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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    The Brazilian baldy orange cunto who is going to kill a lot of people.




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    He'll end up stretching a rope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    I've found it really strange how Europe and the US haven't followed the Korean model (which worked). Instead, they seem to have followed something similar to Italy which has been a complete failure.

    In Korea, there are no issues at shops, all products are available, nothing is closed, I can go to MacD, then see a film and stop at a bar on the way home if I want. But, people are being sensible, each case is being followed exactly and everyone is notified of the infected persons travels, hour by hour in the days upto hospitalization.
    That's good then... not much was done here in Canada when it was spreading in China/SK .. it was only when there was a case in Canada in early March were things starting to close down in Canada and people told to physically distance themselves. Ontario is now declared a state of emergency and only essential services are open. You can be fined $1000 or more if you don't self quarantine for two weeks if you come back from another country.

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    International social distancing...how they're doing it: https://www.washingtonpost.com/graph...ge%2Fstory-ans

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    Wow! The US is hitting it out of the park...

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    The COVID-2019 Thread-screenshot_2020-03-27-01-48-27-a

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chittychangchang View Post
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    That's not good, Chitty.

    Some folks I spoke to in the UK were wondering if different strains were about thus explaining the higher death rates. But, it also seems to be closely linked to the testing procedures, as in a BBC article today about the low death rates in Germany; basically, Germany is testing a wider breadth of folks including those with weak symptoms while Italy/UK are testing people who are hospitalized - or words to that effect.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    Wow! The US is hitting it out of the park...
    Well you know, we always like to brag we are the "Global Leader" in everything. why should the virus be any different.

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    Spoke with my daughter this morning. She said they have 31 cases at the hospital she is working at. She said 7 of them are on life support now and will likely not make it. She is isolated from the general population being she is in the newborn pediatrics unit. They have it under strict quarantine from any visitors (including parents). There are 8 nurses covering 2 shifts (12 hrs). They enter in a special area and change clothes, go through a ionizer disinfectant type room before entering. While they are away their street clothes are washed and sanitized. They are also taken home in a van to ensure they remain isolated.

    Pretty strict controls but good for my daughter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nidhogg View Post
    Very very intersting. Look at the curve for Korea where they stamped hard and heavy versus America where they have faffed. That American curve is real scary.
    China too. I was talking with a coworker in China yesterday and we compared notes on the Coronavirus. China is past the peak now and life is returning to normal. Pay attention to this: Chinese residents stayed in their homes FOR SIX WEEKS, with only one family member allowed to leave for groceries once or twice a week. They had to wear a mask outside the home at all times, and would use hand sanitizer EVERY TIME they touched anything outside of their home, such as placing an item in a grocery cart, or making a transaction. The SIX WEEK lock down worked because the virus found no new hosts. I have a feeling that we in the USA are screwed based on how our totally inept "leader" in Washington DC is ignoring any real action on this issue. We will peak in about 3 weeks, and our hospitals will be over run. We will be dealing with this for a long time, and I dread the death count.
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    COVID-19: Stopgap Measure Proposed for Respiratory Distress


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    Quote Originally Posted by thailazer View Post
    China too. I was talking with a coworker in China yesterday and we compared notes on the Coronavirus. China is past the peak now and life is returning to normal. Pay attention to this: Chinese residents stayed in their homes FOR SIX WEEKS, with only one family member allowed to leave for groceries once or twice a week. They had to wear a mask outside the home at all times, and would use hand sanitizer EVERY TIME they touched anything outside of their home, such as placing an item in a grocery cart, or making a transaction. The SIX WEEK lock down worked because the virus found no new hosts. I have a feeling that we in the USA are screwed based on how our totally inept "leader" in Washington DC is ignoring any real action on this issue. We will peak in about 3 weeks, and our hospitals will be over run. We will be dealing with this for a long time, and I dread the death count.
    ...keep in mind that a majority of Americans polled think tRump is doing a fine job handling the covid-19 crisis...maybe some need exposure to the realityvirus...

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    Quote Originally Posted by thailazer View Post
    we in the USA
    Hey TL, Good to see you post,

    My dad told me today that Safeway up in Napa has designated times for people to come to the store based on age. Not a bad idea. So they can go to Safeway from 9am to 11am. Age is 65 and up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPPR2 View Post
    Hey TL, Good to see you post,

    My dad told me today that Safeway up in Napa has designated times for people to come to the store based on age. Not a bad idea. So they can go to Safeway from 9am to 11am. Age is 65 and up.
    ...alert!: image-conscious gay geezers will try to sneak in with the 30-40 age group...

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    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    ...alert!: image-conscious gay geezers will try to sneak in with the 30-40 age group...
    Apparently, they check ID's.

    I do like the idea of time slots to keep at risk folks away from others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    The Brazilian baldy orange cunto who is going to kill a lot of people.




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    He'll end up stretching a rope.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chittychangchang View Post
    In the UK tonight everyone started clapping, letting off fireworks and beeping car horns to show support for the NHS.
    One hopes I am not alone in thinking this ghastly, peculiarly British, cringingly, mawkish display of vacuous sentiment to be excruciatingly awful.

    Mostly, it is because they are so stupid they fail to see the reality of the situation, in much the same way the majority failed to comprehend the stupidity of Brexit.

    These very same health professionals are the ones who are being denied basic protection from infection on a daily basis because this Tory government dithered and dallied for three weeks before it finally accepted its responsibilities, a delay that followed a further two months of no action at all.

    One wonders just what the dying patient drowning in their anoxia because they caught the virus from a nurse or doctor will think as life's spark is finally extinguished.

    " At least I'm contributing to the herd immunity and Goebbels Cumming's strategy of killing the weak and aged" perhaps??

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    all the spring break chickens headed home to roost

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    Headed out to our local Makro for what will be our weekly or semi-weekly shopping excursion.

    Early @ 8AM - parking lot fairly occupied, only the last 3-4 rows open. Inside store, about 1/3 of isles roped off - not foodstuffs so not fro sale. Check out counters, about half open, long lines at all. Shelves pretty full. Well stocked. Saw a bit of empty space in the canned fish aisles - but, store attendants scribbling numbers down for the restocking clerks. Only "out-of-stock" was eggs. Not a chicken egg in sight. Quite a few quail egg cartons available though.

    Hit the customer service aisle to purchase our face mask ration. Limit of one pack of ten per person - THB 10 per pack. About twenty folk in line. Need ID card and you get logged into computer: a) hand in ID card, b) logged into computer, c) pay ten Baht, d) get facemarks pack and ID card back. For myself, they accept my drivers license but as I am not in the computer database they make a photocopy of my drivers license.

    About a half hour after I got my face mask pack the announcement came that they were out of face masks. More will be available tomorrow.

    So, basically, far more shoppers than normal but no panic buying - less chicken eggs.


    On another note - 4 or 5 of the male family members in my extended family are slayed off, or not able to work due to the anti-Covid restrictions implemented by the government. They are waiting for the "promised" government subsidy but don't believe they will ever see it.

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    You are in Nonthaburi?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    Wow! The US is hitting it out of the park...

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPPR2 View Post
    ...any different.
    That's not what Bombama said. Or did he lie?

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    Quote Originally Posted by thailazer View Post
    China too. I was talking with a coworker in China yesterday and we compared notes on the Coronavirus. China is past the peak now and life is returning to normal.
    Which considering they that have an unspecified number of people running around who may be infectious but asymptomatic (they never bothered testing them) is worrying some people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dragonfly View Post
    the US is going to be the clear winner short term, but every country is going to face the same numbers eventually

    quarantine won't stop the virus, everyone know that

    it's lying there somewhere waiting to come back,
    No shit Sherlock !

    It's all about slowing down the spread and winning time.
    Scientist from around the world are working hard, and that is what keeps my faith up.


    P.S. the religious nutters are sitting in the corner with no contribution for mankind ......as always)

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    Quote Originally Posted by JPPR2 View Post
    Hey TL, Good to see you post,

    My dad told me today that Safeway up in Napa has designated times for people to come to the store based on age. Not a bad idea. So they can go to Safeway from 9am to 11am. Age is 65 and up.
    Quote Originally Posted by tomcat View Post
    ...alert!: image-conscious gay geezers will try to sneak in with the 30-40 age group...
    Exactly. Spoke to mother last night, asked her how the over 60s shopping went, and she said it was packed with 30-40 year olds; the staff were over-run and couldn't do anything about it..

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