The COVID-2019 Thread

[Chittychangchang]

[Iceman123]

^
I’ll do that walk for half that.

[harrybarracuda]

If you are having trouble sleeping in Thailand...

Tonight, artists and stars from around the world will be teaming up for a global musical special to support the UN’s COVID-19 Response Fund. Titled One World: Together at Home, and curated in collaboration with Lady Gaga, the show will see Gaga herself appear alongside everyone from Elton John to Stevie Wonder.

The special will be split into two parts: a worldwide digital live-stream, followed by a two-hour linear TV broadcast. BBC One will be airing the linear broadcast in the UK, but you can also catch the live-streaming special till. Here’s the line-up, how to watch and when to tune in.

Part 1: The Digital Concert

When?

The digital stream will kick off at 2pm ET and run until 8pm on ET on Saturday 18th April, which works out as 7pm to 1am in UK (BST).

Where?

You can stream this for free worldwide on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, Twitter and YouTube.

Who’s performing?

Adam Lambert, Andra Day, Angèle, Anitta, Annie Lennox, Becky G, Ben Platt, Billy Ray Cyrus, Black Coffee, Bridget Moynahan, Burna Boy, Cassper Nyovest, Charlie Puth, Christine and the Queens, Common, Connie Britton, Danai Gurira, Delta Goodrem, Don Cheadle, Eason Chan, Ellie Goulding, Erin Richards, FINNEAS, Heidi Klum, Hozier, Hussain Al Jasmi, Jack Black, Jacky Cheung, Jack Johnson, Jameela Jamil, James McAvoy, Jason Segel, Jennifer Hudson, Jess Glynne, Jessie J, Jessie Reyez, John Legend, Juanes, Kesha, Lady Antebellum, Lang Lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Lewis Hamilton, Liam Payne, Lili Reinhart, Lilly Singh, Lindsey Vonn, Lisa Mishra, Lola Lennox, Luis Fonsi, Maren Morris, Matt Bomer, Megan Rapinoe, Michael Bublé, Milky Chance, Naomi Osaka, Natti Natasha, Niall Horan, Nomzamo Mbatha, P.K. Subban, Picture This, Rita Ora, Samuel L Jackson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sebastián Yatra, Sheryl Crow, Sho Madjozi, SOFI TUKKER, SuperM, The Killers, Tim Gunn, Vishal Mishra and Zucchero.

https://vodzilla.co/blog/features/on...-full-line-up/

[Klondyke]

Attachment 49047

Yep, and the only way you can buy is with money earned, without it the economy collapses.

But the hard-working billionaires need also the yachts, mansions and the valuable things offered at Sotheby's, buying all that with their well-earned money...

[Troy]

What's the latest on lock down in Thailand?

I had heard 17th April, but this has now been pushed back to beginning of May in our area. We have found some small shops open (I needed some computer h/w, which we found eventually), but shopping malls and DIY centres are closed except for some pick-up points.

I'm making a list of things we should have bought before the lock down...

[HuangLao]

If you are having trouble sleeping in Thailand...




https://vodzilla.co/blog/features/on...-full-line-up/

Whatta buncha BS. The easily sucked in....
Where are these phonies when the continued empire is squashing the world?

One World.....indeed.

[PlanK]

Where are these phonies

Right there in post #4731

[OhOh]

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is halting funding for the World Health Organization

"America contributed more than $400m to the WHO last year, making it by far the biggest donor."

Trump halts World Health Organization funding over coronavirus 'failure' | World news | The Guardian

Solidarity Response Fund receives $150 mln from donors — WHO

"The WHO chief also expressed his solidarity with "frontline" healthcare workers.

GENEVA, April 18. /TASS/. The Solidarity Response Fund, created upon the World Health Organization (WHO)’s initiative in March to finance anti-coronavirus measures, has received $150 million in donations from 245,000 individuals and organizations worldwide, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva on Friday.

"So far, the Solidarity Response Fund has generated more than US$150 million from more than 245,000 individuals, corporations and foundations," he said. "These funds are helping us to buy personal protective equipment, laboratory diagnostics and other essential supplies for the countries that need it most."

The WHO chief also expressed his solidarity with "frontline" healthcare workers."

https://tass.com/world/1146617


It appears "money", "Can't buy me love".

[bowie]

Oh man, say it isn’t so…

Three American TV Icon Doctors spreadin’ fake news…
Damn it – read the sign – No Pandering Allowed!

Shame, Shame


Dr. Oz, other TV docs face criticism for coronavirus cracks - AOL News

Dr. Oz, other TV docs face criticism for coronavirus cracks
CORKY SIEMASZKO Apr 18th 2020 7:11AM

Three of America's best known TV doctors are taking their medicine after making inflammatory statements about the coronavirus.

Dr. Drew Pinsky, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Dr. Phil McGraw have all been criticized in recent days for making statements on television and podcasts that appear to downplay the dangers of COVID-19, for buttressing their arguments with bogus statistics, and for making remarks that have been branded as insensitive.

None are experts on pandemics and McGraw isn’t even a medical doctor (he has a doctorate in psychology but is currently not a licensed psychologist). Yet all three weighed in on a pandemic that has paralyzed the country. And Oz was a recent guest on NBC’s "Today" show, talking about the coronavirus.

“What's remarkable in this case is that all three of these folks have gotten into trouble speaking, sometimes in aggressively offensive ways, against the consensus of medical intelligence,” Bob Thompson, a Syracuse University professor and expert on pop culture, said in an email to NBC News. “Part of that may have to do with the fact that they were pandering (in true show business style) to their audience.”

[harrybarracuda]

Oh man, say it isn’t so…

Three American TV Icon Doctors spreadin’ fake news…
Damn it – read the sign – No Pandering Allowed!

It's OK, because the sort of people that would take any of those three seriously (i.e. trumpanzees) are the sort of people Darwin predicted wouldn't survive.

[harrybarracuda]

The WHO chief also expressed his solidarity with "frontline" healthcare workers."

Which is nice considering he's responsible for the death of so many of them.

[HuangLao]

It's OK, because the sort of people that would take any of those three seriously (i.e. trumpanzees) are the sort of people Darwin predicted wouldn't survive.

All quacks and charlatans, whose fifteen minutes of fame passed some time ago -
The attention whore attempt at reviving their names appears to be quite pathetic.

[Jack meoff]

I'm making a list of things we should have bought before the lock down...

This would make a funny new thread.

[hallelujah]

That's outstanding.

God bless you Tom (and Aneurin Bevan).

"The collective principle asserts that ... no society can legitimately call itself civilised if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means."

[Chittychangchang]

Public Health England is to start recording coronavirus cases and deaths by ethnicity, BBC News understands.
It comes after research suggests people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill with Covid-19.
Downing Street has commissioned an investigation into the issue.
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said: "There does appear to be a disproportionate impact of the virus on BAME communities in the UK."
Speaking at the daily Downing Street press conference, he added: "It is for that reason that the Chief Medical Officer commissioned work from Public Health England to better understand this issue. It is right we do thorough research swiftly, so we can better understand it and then take any action that is required."

• Coronavirus: Ethnic minorities 'are a third' of patients
• Are ethnic minorities being hit hardest by coronavirus?
• Nine in 10 dying with virus have existing illness

The Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre found that 34% of more than 4,800 critically-ill patients with Covid-19 identified as black, Asian or minority ethnic.
This is despite only 14% of people in England and Wales being from ethnic minority backgrounds, according to the 2011 census.








Media captionRobert Jenrick: "There does appear to be a disproportionate impact of the virus upon BAME communities".'Risk assess certain groups'

Almost three-quarters of the 51 healthcare workers whose deaths have been announced are also from BAME backgrounds, BBC analysis shows.
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the British Medical Association, said it was vital to find out why ethnic minorities are disproportionately affected.
"We must do everything we can now to prevent further deaths," he said.
"We may need to risk assess certain groups of NHS workers if they are older or have other medical conditions - they should be shielded and prevented from exposure to the virus."
Dr Nagpaul said there was not enough data on why there was greater illness and deaths being seen in ethnic minorities because it was not routinely collected.
He also said death certificates currently don't have information on ethnicity, so it is not possible to see if other factors have played a part.
'Not the right treatment'

Robert Murray, 56, said his family was concerned about the treatment his aunt had received in hospital and were "extremely upset" to be told by staff they were "not going to do much for her".
Sylvia Douglas, a pastor at Bethel United Church in Slough, was admitted to Wexham Park Hospital by ambulance on 1 April after developing breathing problems following a dry cough.
Image copyrightSYLVIA DOUGLASImage captionSylvia and husband Aston DouglasThe 82-year-old, who had high blood pressure, tested positive for coronavirus and died the next day after being placed on a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine.
Mrs Douglas, who was part of the Windrush generation, was described by her family as a "caring, kind and supportive woman" who was hugely loved by her community.
"We were all shocked that she died so quickly and thought she would pull through," Mr Murray said.
"We would really like some clear answers about what happened in those last hours so we can feel confident that we're not being treated differently in the system."
'Distrust of authorities'

De-Shaine Murray, 25, from the West Midlands, said he was concerned about "ridiculous" suggestions on social media suggesting black people could not contract the disease.
The bioengineering PhD student from Imperial College London said the government needed to do more to reach communities who "historically already have distrust of certain authorities".
An undertaker from London, who asked to be anonymous, told the BBC he usually processed three deaths a week but was now "preparing three a day".
"I think the NHS is simply overwhelmed coping with Covid-19 patients and those admitted with more common health concerns," he said.
"We've had relatives saying their elderly loved ones went into hospital even with underlying health conditions and passed away after being admitted within days."

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Dr Riyaz Patel, associate professor of cardiology at University College London, said there were numerous reasons why black and Asian patients could be at greater risk.
These include socio-economic factors, such as BAME patients being more likely to live with many different generations in the same household and in densely populated areas, as well as biological factors.
"One thing very visible to us in London intensive care units now is how diabetes, high blood pressure and possibly being a little overweight, seem to be such potent risk factors for having a severe lung illness, perhaps even more so than having an existing lung disease which you would think would be a greater risk," Dr Patel said.
"All of these risk factors are more common in Black and Asian patients, so there could be a link here which needs further exploration."
The research on critical care patients with Covid-19 also found:

• the average of patients was 59.5 years
• there were nearly three times the number of men as women - 72% male; 27.9% female
• more than a third were overweight - with a BMI of 25-30
• 38% were obese - with a BMI of over 30
• the younger the patient, the more likely they were to survive

[Latindancer]

what could go wrong?

Indeed.

SV40 is an abbreviation for simian vacuolating virus 40 or simian virus 40, a polyomavirus that is found in both monkeys and humans. Like other polyomaviruses, SV40 is a DNA virus that has the potential to cause tumors in animals, but most often persists as a latent infection. SV40 has been widely studied as a model eukaryotic virus, leading to many early discoveries in eukaryotic DNA replication^[1] and transcription.^[2]
The discovery of SV40 revealed that between 1955 and 1963 around 90% of children and 60% of adults in the U.S. were inoculated with SV40-contaminated polio vaccines.<sup>[3]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SV40</sup>

[Cujo]

What Does Covid-19 Do to Your Brain ?

Scientists are racing to figure out why some patients also develop neurological ailments like confusion, stroke, seizure, or loss of smell.


What Does Covid-19 Do to Your Brain? | WIRED

Jaysus.

the zombie apocalypse is coming

Doctors at Henry Ford tested the woman for Covid-19, and she came back positive. They also ordered CT and MRI scans. The images showed a brain aflame, its folds swelling against the patient’s skull. On the computer screen, white lesions dotted the gray cross-sectioned landscape—each one filled with dead and dying neurons in regions that normally relay sensory signals, regulate alertness, and access memories. On the screen they appeared white. But in the electrical grid of the patient’s brain, those areas had gone dark.

[Warwick]

Tonight, artists and stars from around the world

It is crucially important that everyone watches this, in case not seeing them on our screens for a few weeks, we realise just how irrelevant they are.

[tomcat]

...hands off pubic spaces!

[tomcat]

[bowie]

Darwin predicted wouldn't survive.

Sorry Harry - The Creationists are right - consider the abject stupidity displayed by most members of the human race - the dumbest of the dumb displaying just how stupid a man can be, in your face on a daily basis, their DNA could never survive in Darwin's "survival of the fittest"

Darwin's wrong - The Creationists are Right

[Seekingasylum]

Which is nice considering he's responsible for the death of so many of them.

Given that most people with a functioning brain knew by the end of January the virus was a killer and transmissible between humans at an alarmingly fast rate, it was fucking obvious to all global authorities that their citizens the world over were at risk if they did not take steps to impede the extent of the contagion.

Almost universally, those authorities declined to do so because of socio-economic reasons.


If they had curtailed all air travel, both domestic and international, introduced regional quarantines within states and began a regime of universal testing, then we would not be were we are at now.

To attribute blame to the WHO and its titular leader is not only stupid, it is a cynical device to deflect blame from where it truly belongs i.e. individual leaders within governments the world over.

So, please, stop with this crap, it is just making you look like an idiot.

[sabang]

people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are at greater risk of becoming seriously ill with Covid-19.

Don't like the NHS? Fine- go back to where you come from, and chance your arm with your own national healthcare system. Or move to 2nd world America. Bless the NHS.



World map of universal healthcare
Countries with free and universal health care
Countries with universal but not free healthcare
Countries with free but not universal healthcare
Countries without free or universal healthcare
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[Cujo]

Don't like the NHS? Fine- go back to where you come from, and chance your arm with your own national healthcare system.

What's it got to do with liking/not liking the
NHS?
And why's Chyna green on that map?

[Bogon]

^^ Gonna need the colour code to give the map some meaning.

Can guess what green is.