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    Quote Originally Posted by prawnograph View Post


    Finally I can wear it again

    First case confirmed in Germany

    Germany reports 1st novel coronavirus case in Bavaria - Outbreak News Today

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    Borders with China/Mongolia now closed, I would imagine it is only a matter of time before flights are canceled; children have also been banned from public places, the fear on the ground here is real.

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    A good up to date tracker from John Hopkins University at this link. Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS

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    Quote Originally Posted by HermantheGerman View Post
    You gotta stop that wanking
    . . . sanitiser!!!!!! SANITISER!!!!!



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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    A good up to date tracker from John Hopkins University at this link. Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS
    I find this bit rather worrying:



    Particularly the bit on the right in relation to the bit on the left...
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    I cannot believe the Thai have not taken the decision to close the borders to inbound Chinese from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao.

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    Germany's first confirmed coronavirus patient caught the disease from a Chinese colleague who visited Germany last week, officials said on Tuesday.

    The case is the first human-to-human transmission reported on European soil.

    Germany's first coronavirus case is human-to-human transmission | News | Al Jazeera



    A person in Japan who had not visited the Chinese city of Wuhan has contracted the new coronavirus, Japan’s health ministry said Tuesday.


    The infected man is a tour bus driver in his 60s in the city of Nara, who had contact with visitors from Wuhan between Jan. 8-16, the ministry said on its website. He began showing symptoms on Jan. 14 and was hospitalized on Jan. 25 before being diagnosed, according to the statement.

    UPDATE 2-Person in Japan who has not visited Wuhan contracts coronavirus - ministry - Reuters

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    & the WHO do very little because they don't want to upset the sensitivities of the Chinese...

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    Quote Originally Posted by nidhogg View Post
    It is spread mainly by droplet transmission -coughs, sneezes etc. But those droplet can land on surfaces (door handles, door knobs) which then come into contact with your hand, and you finish the process when you bring your hand near your face, nose, eyes etc.
    I thought assumed likely, rather than know, as WHO and CDC have not yet confirmed this information?

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    The COVID-2019 Thread-624ba827-1b1b-45cd-8f51-4cbc2a02d4c2-jpeg

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    Damn, Thailand makes the front page of Sky News.


    Thailand 'not able to stop the spread' of new coronavirus

    With 14 cases, Thailand now has the highest confirmed number of coronavirus infections outside China and people are starting to worry.

    Thailand is a top foreign holiday destination for tourists from Wuhan.

    About 22,000 people from the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak have visited in January alone.


    Six new cases were confirmed today, five of them involving a family from China's Hubei province, and the sixth from Chongqing province.


    While all arrivals from China will now be screened and thermal scanned for signs of the disease, the coronavirus is believed to be contagious during the incubation period.

    Thailand 'not able to stop the spread' of new coronavirus | World News | Sky News

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mandaloopy View Post
    Borders with China/Mongolia now closed, I would imagine it is only a matter of time before flights are canceled; children have also been banned from public places, the fear on the ground here is real.
    Chief of the Chiang Mai provincial tourism and sports office Parisa Panprom said Chiang Mai international airport has suspended all flights between Wuhan and Chiang Mai from Jan 24 to Feb 4 to stem the coronavirus spread. The flights affected are Air China Limited’s CA707 (Wuhan-Chiang Mai) 09.05-11.40 and CA708 (Chiang Mai-Wuhan) 12.50-16.55 which operate on Sunday, Tuesday and Friday. Other airlines are not affected.

    https://www.pattayamail.com/thailandnews/chiang-mai-international-airport-flights-between-wuhan-and-chiang-mai-suspended-285752?fbclid=IwAR0wvuyouFwugYTA2MgHzRaorisLWedHIH Ir0Xgeewn6Y8qHhjePWbFNhbc
    Some classic closing of the stable door after the virus has bolted there.

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    My wife has a cousin at university in Chiang Rai. Says Chinese are coming in by land because flights are all canceled and Mae Sot to. Time to stop them coming in at the land boarders to. If this is true it’s crazy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lostandfound View Post
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    Made by the danish newspaper Jyllands Posten, known for the Muhammed Drawings

    Bad taste and even worse timing

    We might have to give back our pandas

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    Quote Originally Posted by helge View Post
    We might have to give back our pandas
    Save you some money, considering they are not yours and you are paying millions to rent them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    So, no need to fudge figures
    The figures I posted were accurately sourced and linked to by me. Which were from various MSM. Care to illustrate my "fudged figures".

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    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    you are paying millions to rent them.
    What ? !
    We were told NOT mentioning Tibet would suffice.

    TIBET !!!!

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    Fuck that, Pandas cost $1m a year to rent, and if by any chance you can get one up the duff, there's a $400k tax on babies.

    So TIBET away my friend, you're paying for it. Let's face it, it's the only reason the chinkies haven't eaten the fuckers.


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    Soon be time to move this thread into World News.....

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    Firm Quarantines 3,000 Chinese Workers at Indonesian Plant over Virus Fears

    A Chinese-controlled firm said Tuesday it had quarantined all 3,000 of its Chinese employees who work at an industrial complex in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province, amid fears that the new coronavirus could spread here after hundreds of new workers arrived from China last week.


    The workers at the plant in Morowali regency were being monitored for any signs of infection, said Dedy Kurniawan, a spokesman for the Chinese-owned company, the PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP). China’s Tsingshan Holding Group holds the majority stake in the park, which produces nickel and stainless steel.


    “When the news of the outbreak came to the fore, the management immediately implemented strict procedures,” Dedy told BenarNews.


    “To facilitate the examinations, 3,000 foreign workers have been quarantined. If they are found to be free from the virus, they will be released from the quarantine,” he said, adding that so far, no one was found to be infected.


    Dedy said the move followed the arrival of 600 workers from China last week, including 15 from Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province in China, considered ground zero for the virus. The quarantine began on Jan. 25, the same day the company announced a temporary freeze on bringing workers from China.


    Production continues despite the quarantine of the Chinese workers who are housed in dormitories on the campus of the industrial park. The plant also employs 28,000 Indonesians, according to officials.


    While the government so far has confirmed no cases of the coronavirus in Indonesia, Central Sulawesi health chief Reny Lamadjido said her department was in touch with IMIP officials and that two local hospitals were ready to treat patients in case of an outbreak.


    “Because there are thousands of foreign workers, the majority of whom are from China, the area is our focus. But we are also on alert in other places,” Reny told BenarNews.


    Elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the Philippines was monitoring more than two dozen people but none had yet been diagnosed with the coronavirus, officials said. Malaysia and Thailand, on the other hand, had confirmed seven and 14 cases, respectively, as of Tuesday.


    Globally, there were at least 4,690 confirmed cases, including 80 in countries other than China as of Tuesday, according to a tracking map created by Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.


    The World Health Organization has classified the risk level of spreading the coronavirus as very high in China, where the government reported the death toll had reached at least 106.



    Stuck in Wuhan


    The Chinese government has imposed a lockdown on Wuhan, where public transportation and other services have stopped as authorities struggle to contain the spread of the virus.


    Indonesian students have urged their government to help them return from China. Government officials said 243 Indonesians were in Hubei province, including many in its capital, Wuhan.


    “We really hope that the Indonesian government will immediately repatriate us, or at least get us out of Wuhan first,” Siti Mawaddah, a student at Hubei University, said on Kompas TV.


    She said she and other Indonesians had been confined to their rooms for eight days because of a government lockdown.

    “Being confined to our room is not good for our health. Every day we hear that the number of victims continues to increase, as if we were just waiting for our turn to be infected,” she said.


    Meanwhile, about 50 Filipinos in Wuhan were seeking help to return home, government officials said.


    “I wish to inform the public that the government will take care of you whether you choose to stay or return home. For those who choose to return, you will be taken care of in a health facility for monitoring and further medical management,” Health Secretary Francisco Duque said.


    Thai officials reported that 54 students and 10 workers were in Wuhan, and none had been diagnosed with the virus.



    Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand


    In Manila, Philippine health authorities said they were monitoring people for possible coronavirus infections, as the government implemented tougher security at ports of entry.


    “We now have 27 persons under investigation in the Philippines,” Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo told reporters, adding they included Chinese, Brazilian, American and German nationals who had travelled to Wuhan recently. Of that total, several have been cleared and none have been found to be infected with the coronavirus.


    On Tuesday, immigration and coast guard authorities said two cruise ships from China carrying hundreds of tourists were allowed to dock in Manila, but were later turned back after pressure from local officials.


    The latest developments also forced immigration officials to take steps to slow the flow of Chinese immigrants, including indefinitely suspending flights between the Philippines and Wuhan.


    “We are now temporarily suspending the issuance of visas upon arrival for Chinese nationals to slow the influx of group tours,” Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said in a statement.


    On Tuesday, The Malaysian Ministry of Health confirmed three new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the nationwide total to seven.


    Among the most recent cases is the daughter-in-law of a 66-year-old Chinese man, who was the first to be diagnosed with the coronavirus in Singapore. The man, a resident of Wuhan, traveled to Singapore with his family on Jan. 20 and tested positive for the virus.


    Meanwhile, Thai officials on Tuesday confirmed new coronavirus cases, bringing the total to 14.


    “We found another six cases, all of whom are Chinese patients. Interestingly, these six are from Hubei, five are from the same family, and are between the ages of 60 and 6,” said Dr. Sukhum Kanchanapimai, permanent secretary for the Public Health Ministry.


    Thai officials said the outbreak and subsequent travel restrictions could mean a loss of 50 billion baht (U.S. $1.6 billion) in tourism dollars from Chinese visitors. They estimate about 2 million fewer Chinese likely will visit the country this year.

    Firm Quarantines 3,000 Chinese Workers at Indonesian Plant over Virus Fears

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    WHO leader praises China's response to novel coronavirus outbreak

    "China's powerful system and the effective measures it has taken to prevent and control novel coronavirus-related pneumonia are rarely seen in the world, Director-General of the United Nations' World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.

    Ghebreyesus made the remarks while meeting with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing.

    The WHO and the international community highly appreciates, and fully affirms the decisive measures the Chinese government has taken to deal with the outbreak and also thank China for its tremendous efforts to curb the spread of the contagion, he said.

    China set a record in identifying the pathogen in a short time following the outbreak of the contagious disease, Ghebreyesus said, and he praised the country's timely sharing of the virus' DNA information with the WHO and other countries.
    The WHO hopes to strengthen cooperation with China and also stands ready to provide all necessary assistance in line with the country's need, he added.

    Regarding some countries' intention to withdraw their nationals from China, particularly those in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, which is the epicenter of the outbreak, Ghebreyesus said the WHO does not support such a move. He said that in current circumstances, countries should stay calm and avoid overreacting.

    The WHO has full confidence in China's capability of preventing and controlling the contagion, Ghebreyesus said."

    WHO leader praises China's response to novel coronavirus outbreak - Chinadaily.com.cn
    A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.

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    They were handing out these forms at my daughter's school this morning... must be some kind of indemnity for insurance.

    It's as of they don't realise that Thailand is an infected country, and furthermore has the highest number of cases outside of China.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Mendip View Post
    They were handing out these forms at my daughter's school this morning... must be some kind of indemnity for insurance.
    I doubt that.. More a case of finding which kids are the bigger risk.
    I got a form a bit like that here in Malaysia and had to agree to my child being screened at school on her first day back after CNY hol today. If I was to get out of the car and enter the school I would have been screened too.. Also sent a video yesterday and she had to wear a face mask to school today.
    I thought about giving her the day off to let them weed out any ill first but decided against it.
    Any kids who had been to China in the last two weeks are banned from entering the school for two weeks.
    At least they are taking it seriously I guess.

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    The strange thing is, at my daughter's school... in Thailand... it's only the teachers and kids with a five day break over Chinese New Year.

    There was no Thai public holidays so the parents continued working, and their kids generally stayed at home. The only travellers would have been the Singaporian teachers back to Singapore and the Chinese teachers back to China!

    But, as you say, at least they are taking it seriously.

    I would have thought the biggest risk (after visiting China) would generally be domestic travel within Thailand, to areas with Chinese tourists.

    A plus for Korat I guess... no tourists ever come here!

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