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    I suspect the rates in China will start to increase again (not that they'll tell anyone).

    With the semester starting, more travel, more international students coming into Korea, the numbers will likely start to increase here again to. This is week 1, but week 4 is back in the classrooms, so maybe that'll be round 2.

    Some interesting news from Korea, considering we are 6-8 weeks 'ahead of the curve' with regards to most other places outside of China:



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    Quote Originally Posted by Seekingasylum View Post
    You are in Nonthaburi?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Seekingasylum View Post
    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??
    SA has his own strategy when it comes to motivating and supporting his own employees:


    1. Stop the incessant fucking moaning for five minutes that's if he can manage it that long.
    2. Er....
    3. That's it really.

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    ^^^

    I would have suggested SK follow the Chinese, "imposed isolation, in central government controlled accommodation" system, but as you suggest, the numbers from any country can be adjusted.

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    ...Fox News understands the gravity of the current health crisis:

    Fox News Host Ainsley Earhardt: People Under Lockdown 'Can't Get Their Nails Done'
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    HuffPostMarch 27, 2020, 12:35 AM GMT+7


    Fox News Host Ainsley Earhardt: People Under Lockdown 'Can't Get Their Nails Done' Fox News continued its familiar drumbeat of downplaying dying people when a host lamented not being able to return clothes or get hair and nails done amid COVID-19 lockdowns.

    “Women, all my friends are saying, you know, this is not a priority, people are dying and I realize that, but they can’t get their nails done,” said on Thursday morning.

    Earhardt was talking to fellow hosts Steve Ducey and Brian Kilmead about the coronavirus, which has killed thousands around the world. A lack of testing kits and an administration downplaying the threat has contributed to the rising number of cases in the U.S.

    While Earhardt began by praising countries like China and South Korea, which have taken significant steps to slow the spread, she quickly shifted to complaining about not being able to complete everyday tasks as states have told people to stay home.

    “But I was thinking, you know, we all ― I live in the city ― you can’t go back to the city,” Earhardt said. “You can, but I don’t want to because I don’t want to be around the area that’s affected the most. But I’m thinking like, all the bills that are stacking up at my apartment, you gotta think about that kind of thing. If you bought clothes before all of this happened, if you want to return it, are stores gonna waive that 30-day period where you get your money back if you need to return something?”

    Fox News hosts have previously played down the threat of the coronavirus, and some have even parroted the president’s lie that the severity of that threat was a Democratic or media “hoax.” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on Fox News earlier this week to say that old people are willing to die to protect the economy. And now Earhardt has suggested that the inability to complete some beauty routines is worth people’s concern these days.

    “Y’all don’t think about this, guys ― this is not a priority ― but women have to get their hair done,” she said. “I saw someone tweet, ‘You’re gonna see what color our real hair is because our roots are gonna grow in.’ Women, all my friends are saying, you know, this is not a priority, people are dying and I realize that, but they can’t get their nails done. Businesses are closed everywhere right now, we’re in priority mode right now. It’s pharmacies and grocery stores, those are really the only places people are going now.”

    As of Thursday, more than a thousand people in the U.S. have died from the disease. And in New York ― the city Earhardt refers to ― hospitals have been packed with sick people. The New York Times reported Wednesday that 13 people died in a day at just one Queens-area hospital. And if we want those numbers to go down, then Earhardt will have to wait a little longer to return those clothes.
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    On the off chance any of our convicts friends were still considering getting on a plane:

    Tough new quarantine rules will force all international travellers arriving in Australia into a two-week isolation period in a hotel.
    It means Australians returning home will not be allowed to complete the mandatory 14-day self-isolation period at home, but will instead be taken straight to a state-run quarantine centre.
    Coronavirus quarantine rules will force international arrivals into two-week quarantine in hotels and caravan parks - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

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    Quarantined fans of popular music may be pleased to hear of this fine selection of streamed concerts.


    Or not.


    Every live concert and band you can stream on March 26 from your home - CNET

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    Quite why folk cannot simply accept the glaring reality of modern man: he is generally, in the main, taking everything into consideration, by and large, all things being equal, essentially and for the most part, a fucking idiot.

    That is why we have COVID, why we have Trump, why we have Brexit, why Americans kill each other in such prodigious numbers each year, why the Israelis are such tossers, why BoJo is PM, why the French riot because of high taxes and then riot when benefits are cut, why everyone thinks the world will end in 2100 because of climate change yet want to take out 60 year mortgages, why world leaders suck up the puerile rhetoric from an adolescent autistic schoolgirl ......the list is endless.

    COVID is the future, I think we should embrace it and carry on eating rare bat steaks.

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    ^Ever considered motivational-speaking, Chuckles?

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    Tweet

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    The Trump administration is appealing to countries around the world to give or sell the US items as basic as hand sanitizer and as complex as respirators to combat the surging coronavirus pandemic.

    https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1243032713533304832

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    Whilst:

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    : I made it clear to our #G7 partners – especially to our friends in Italy and the rest of Europe – that the United States remains committed to assisting them in all possible ways.

    https://twitter.com/StateDept/status...68429005320195

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    ^^Why the world's largest economy cannot provide this for itself would be a mystery until one realised they have elected a fucking idiot as leader.

    The Age of The Stupid......enjoy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Klondyke View Post
    The Trump administration is appealing to countries around the world to give or sell the US items as basic as hand sanitizer and as complex as respirators to combat the surging coronavirus pandemic.
    Sorry Donald, those items are under a tariff, under a quota.

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    Damn Hezbollah:

    Hezbollah rallies medical teams, hospitals against coronavirus in Lebanon

    Hezbollah said its plan will comply with WHO and Lebanese Health Ministry protocols [Getty]
    Date of publication: 26 March, 2020


    Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is rounding up around 25,000 people, including thousands of health workers, and preparing hospitals as part of Lebanon's COVID-19 reponse, according to a Wednesday Reuters report.

    Hezbollah's plan involves deploying 1,500 doctors, 3,000 nurses and paramedics and 20,000 more activists, Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah's executive council, said on the group's Al-Manar television channel.

    "It is a real war that we must confront with the mindset of a warrior," said Safieddine. "Our role is to complement the government apparatus and not to stand in its place."

    Lebanon has recorded 368 COVID-19 cases as of Thursday, along with six deaths.

    The government, formed with support from Hezbollah and its allies, has declared a medical emergency.

    Hezbollah rallies medical teams, hospitals against coronavirus in

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    Indeed, it would seem there is an inexhaustible supply of fuckwits in this Trump administration.

    They really, really are quite stupid. I mean, do ventilators go 'off' while in storage or is it truly a question these American retards actually think there will never be another pandemic after this one??

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    To all the idiots who had no common sense before...or still don't

    Corona-Pandemie26.03.2020

    Reinhardt recommends wearing simple protective masks !!!


    Berlin - President of the German Medical Association Dr. Klaus Reinhardt appealed to the citizens to wear simple protective masks. "Wearing simple masks can also be useful for containing the corona virus," said Reinhardt of the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung. The simple masks made of fabric or other materials are only an auxiliary construct, but still better than nothing. "My advice: Get simple protective masks or make your own and wear them in public spaces. These masks do not guarantee protection against infection. But they can help a little to reduce the risk of infecting others or getting infected yourself. ”
    At the same time, the President of the German Medical Association urged citizens to use only simple masks. “Do not order or buy professional protective masks online. If you are not in the healthcare sector or have previous medical conditions, you do not need FFP2 or FFP3 masks. ”These professional protective masks should be worn by sick people when they are dealing with other people. "Above all, however, doctors and nurses who care for the sick need these masks so that they do not become ill themselves and become carriers.

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    ^ the latter seems to be part of the reason that the UK don't mention masks as standard attire - they simply don't have enough for healthcare professionals, nevermind everyone else.

    China & Korea have terrible small particle pollution and loads of KF94+ masks (mine are made in Korea and cheap; under $1 each), so these countries did tell everyone to wear them knowing that: 1) they do help to stop the spread of the virus; 2) they have a lot in shops and can manufacture more quickly.

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    A friend sent me this from Pattaya today.

    This is Big C, where they've closed off all the non essentials. He couldn't even buy paper and felt tips for his kids



    And this is one of the 7/11s there, guarded by armed police three of them within a metre



    I wonder when and where all the pillaging is gonna start. All the burglars are fucked with everyone at home. I see armed house robberies soon.

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    All the G20 leaders committed "helping".

    Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit Statement on COVID-19


    Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit Statement on COVID-19

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    Religious Ignorance Kills: Landon Spradlin, a Virginia pastor who claimed the “mass hysteria” around the coronavirus pandemic was part of a media plot against Trump, has collapsed and died from the virus.


    Pastor Who Claimed Covid-19 ‘Hysteria’ Was Plot Against Trump Dies From Virus | Michael Stone

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    Will US Aircraft Carrier Become Next Diamond Princess?

    "Questions have been raised over whether there will be large-scale novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections on a deployed US warship after the US aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt reported three confirmed cases on Tuesday in what is believed to be the first such COVID-19 case on the deployed warship.

    While the US Navy likely has contingency plans against biohazards to prevent a large scale outbreak on board, cross infections remain possible if sailors on the carrier did not apply a great deal of caution, but the incident will still deal a heavy blow to the US' military capability and global deployment, experts said on Wednesday.

    The US Navy announced on Tuesday that three sailors on board the Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier in the Philippine Sea have tested positive for COVID-19, US media outlet The Hill reported on Tuesday.
    This marks the first incident of COVID-19 presence on a deployed US warship, the report quoted US Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly as saying.

    The three sailors have been quarantined and will soon be flown from the ship, and people on board who had contact with the confirmed cases are also being quarantined, Modly said.

    Holding a crew of 5,000 people with dozens of fighter jets and other types of aircraft, the carrier recently visited Vietnam, and then went on a mission to carry out exercises in the South China Sea "in an effort to send a message to Beijing," US media said.

    Chinese military experts said that sailors live and work in crowded cabins on an aircraft carrier, making it vulnerable to infectious diseases. Some military observers said the Theodore Roosevelt might become the next Diamond Princess or Grand Princess, two cruise ships isolated at sea and seriously struck by the coronavirus.

    The Theodore Roosevelt is likely equipped with effective quarantine facilities, and the US military is expected to equip its warships with strong anti-biological attack facilities, so a large scale outbreak on board might not occur (as easily as on civilian cruise ships,) Song Zhongping, a Chinese military expert and TV commentator, told the Global Times on Wednesday.

    However, if the sailors did not have good awareness of epidemic control, the three people could have already spread the virus prior to their quarantine, Song said, noting that the US aircraft carrier should transfer them via helicopter to a nearby land-based hospital as soon as possible.

    Vietnamese media previously reported that the carrier's officers and sailors took part in courtesy calls, technical exchanges and sport events, and US sailors on board also went ashore and visited the city of Danang. Reports also said some Vietnamese were allowed to board the aircraft carrier.


    While there is no evidence to relate the COVID-19 cases to the carrier's visit to Vietnam, all of these activities risked cross infection, analysts said, noting that since COVID-19 has a latent period of one to 14 days and there are possibly asymptomatic patients, time will tell if there will be more cases on the aircraft carrier.

    Regardless of whether the outbreak on board Theodore Roosevelt will further spread, the incident will definitely have a serious impact on US' military operations across the world, analysts said.
    Many of the US military's exercises will have to stop, as some soldiers and officers will become infected with the virus and undergo quarantine, resulting in combat position vacancies, Song said.

    As of Tuesday, the US Navy has announced 86 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 57 active military personnel. The number for the entire US military reached 174 by Tuesday, 41 more than the previous day.

    US Defense Secretary Mark Esper also admitted earlier that the US military's combat readiness could be affected.

    Esper said on Monday that the disease has forced the US military to cancel some training exercises, and the virus could affect its readiness to conduct combat missions if it worsens, USA Today reported on Monday.

    Since the US military follows a global deployment strategy, the COVID-19 will have the biggest impact on its combat readiness, Song said, noting that the US has military bases around the world to exercise its international influence, but now the strategy has backfired and many of its troops must stay where they are and cannot interact with its allies as frequently.

    The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the US military is also reflected in the conflict between its global deployment and safety of its personnel, Song said. "The Americans must reconsider and make a choice between global deployment and the safety of its personnel. If the US military insists on global deployment, it must have enough measures to deal with crises like this epidemic," he said."

    Will US Aircraft Carrier Become Next Diamond Princess? - Sputnik International
    Will US aircraft carrier become next Diamond Princess? - Global Times
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    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    Will US Aircraft Carrier Become Next Diamond Princess? - Sputnik International
    Will US aircraft carrier become next Diamond Princess? - Global Times
    ..let's see: one source is a Russian propaganda outlet and the other is a fount of Chinese misinformation...

    ...your news feed needs a bit of fine tuning...

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    Researchers from the University of Sydney have suggested that 80% of us need to stay home and limit our contact with others. If it is anything less than 80%, our fight to flatten the curve will be lost.

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