The COVID-2019 Thread

[OhOh]

Just found out there is a covid infection in my building.

Just married? Get back to your bride.

[bsnub]

Just married? Get back to your bride.

[crackerjack101]

Am I the only one that found this entire press farce excruciatingly embarrassing?
Beyond belief.




Self love, masturbation, egocentric atrocity.

Finally, if this isn't the ultimate advertising campaign in which most Republicans and Politicians in general will be investing billions.

I'll eat my dog.

[AntRobertson]

Before Planet of the Apes, will there be a Planet of the Goats?

Attachment 47717

Wild goats take over Welsh town as coronavirus lockdown leaves streets empty - LBC News

Oh jaysus those poor goats.

Once all those pent-up Welshman are suddenly free and released again the goats are fucked! Literally!

[thailazer]

Am I the only one that found this entire press farce excruciatingly embarrassing?
Beyond belief.




Self love, masturbation, egocentric atrocity.

Finally, if this isn't the ultimate advertising campaign in which most Republicans and Politicians in general will be investing billions.

I'll eat my dog.

By Far. Not Even Close.

[OhOh]

The bitter irony is of course the reason for it, to protect national security ( against thousands of tourists???), has actually undermined it by hastening the degree of contagion.

Shut the skies!

We had a run into Chanthaburi today.

Normal exit road from the villiage, waived through the Border Police post as normal. A few metres further a new tent, at province boundary, wi 3 bored looking police. I slowed and again waved through.

Traffic light over mountain and highway into Chanthaburi. Chanthaburi city was 10% of normal traffic. The bank had 3 customers, mask, temperature and hand gel compulsory. Same at Tesco, empty but well stocked. Some wine bought. 6 baguettes from the bakers.

On to Makro, mask, temperature and hand gel compulsory, pretty empty well stocked.

Upon return to our village the provincial police post now had three tents. Waived into the first where we were asked, by a police officer, where had we come from and our destination.

Waived onto tent no. 2 where we were told to get out of the pickup and the nurses took over. We had our temps taken and were told to disinfect our hands. Both OK we got back in the truck.

Nobody in the 3rd tent.

[harrybarracuda]

Nobody in the 3rd tent.

That's the one they use for patients they can save....

[harrybarracuda]

Once all those pent-up Welshman are suddenly free and released again the goats are fucked! Literally!

No, in the dystopian Llandudno future, talking goats with guns will ride around on horses oppressing mankind. The humans will shuffle around with slumped shoulders, aimlessly making unrecognisable, guttural screeches and moans.

You know, like they do now.

[YourDaddy]

List of infected condo buildings in Bangkok. It's not complete and a few days old.

Don't ask me how I got it.

[harrybarracuda]

List of infected condo buildings in Bangkok

So did the condo buildings go to a boxing match or were they in Korea?

[harrybarracuda]

Some good news for a change. The bloke on the right has tested positive (I hope he recovers) and the photo was taken last week.

Fingers crossed.

[harrybarracuda]

This feller deserves Hero of the Soviet Union just for trying.

[harrybarracuda]

NEW YORK CITY is offering prisoners at Rikers Island jail $6 per hour — a fortune by prison labor standards — and personal protective equipment if they agree to help dig mass graves on Hart Island, according to sources with knowledge of the offer. Avery Cohen, a spokesperson for the office of Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed the general arrangement, but said that it was not “Covid-specific,” noting that prisoners have been digging graves on Hart Island for years.

The offer is only being made to those with convictions, not those jailed before trial. A memo sent to prisoners, according to a source who reviewed it, does not specify what the work on Hart Island will be, but the reference to PPE leaves little doubt. The offer comes as New York City continues to be the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, with 38,000 people infected and more than 914 dead so far. New York City owns and operates a public cemetery on Hart Island, which has long been maintained by prison labor. The island was identified as a potential resting place for a surge of bodies in the event of a pandemic by a 2008 report put together by the NYC Office of Chief Medical Examiner.

Rikers Island Inmates Offered PPE and $6/Hour to Dig Graves

[David48atTD]

Aircraft carrier captain pleads for help after more than 100 crew are infected with coronavirus



Key Points

• The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier with more than 100 cases of coronavirus wrote a stunning plea for help to senior military officials.
• “We are not at war. Sailors do not need to die. If we do not act now, we are failing to properly take care of our most trusted asset — our Sailors,” wrote Capt. Brett Crozier of the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
• The virus — which has killed at least 40,000 and infected more than 823,000 people around the world — is spreading from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, the largest of all geographic combatant commands.

Coronavirus infections: Aircraft carrier captain pleads for help

[SKkin]

^On another thread, thought I saw someone posted that the US Carrier thing was Chinese propaganda and fake news. Could be wrong though. OhOh might know.




Edit: my mistake it was in this thread. The response to OhOh's post#3272:

..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...

[GracelessFawn]

With the rate of Covid-19 infection now in Manila, I can just imagine the stats to jump even higher in the next 30 days. Flippers are hardheaded. Most do not take the necessary precautions.

They'll prolly believe more if the gov't concocted a ghost 'aswang' story.

Meanwhile, I'm dead tired going to town almost everyday to purchase goods and meds for people......

[Cujo]

^On another thread, thought I saw someone posted that the US Carrier thing was Chinese propaganda and fake news. Could be wrong though. OhOh might know.

hoho will undoubtedly confirm that the Chinese don't do propaganda/fake news.

[katie23]

@GF - the numbers are increasing because we're also testing more. I think the govt has received the test kits from SG? I remember earlier this month, during a Senate inquiry, that there were only 2,000 test kits available. But yes, there are still many ppl who violate the quarantine. Can't blame the others though - some are going out to make a living, like buying/selling goods, transporting ppl in tricycles or motorbikes illegally, etc. They just want to earn some $$ for food. The govt support of 2/3/5 kg rice, some canned goods & noodles - they're not enough to last for 2-3 weeks. The money remittance centers have been very busy - ppl aaking their relatives/ friends for support.

I'm still keeping my hopes up, since yesterday's numbers showed that although the positive cases increased (due to increased testing), the death rate has decreased: from around 8% last week to 6% this week (88 deaths, 2084 cases as of March 30 or 31).

Stay safe and healthy, GF!

[katie23]

Año, Bongbong, Virata test positive | Philstar.com

Bongbong Marcos, Interior Secretary & former prime minister Cesar Virata = all are positive for Covid.

Virata was prime minister during the Marcos years. He's now in ICU, 89 years old, suffered a stroke a few days prior, has pneumonia, and is now intubated.

Bongbong Marcos & the Interior secretary have mild cases and are said to be recovering at home.

+++++

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2...quarantine-okd

Convention center & sports complexes to be used for covid patients

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2...ible-extension

Task force to determine possible extension of lockdown

[misskit]

US Navy Evacuating Aircraft Carrier Infected by Coronavirus

The U.S. Navy says it will remove the vast majority of USS Theodore Roosevelt’s crew so the aircraft carrier can be disinfected, one day after its commanding officer sent an urgent message asking for help controlling a COVID-19 outbreak.


“The key is to make sure that we can get a set of crew members that can man all those critical functions on the ship, make sure they’re clean, then get them back on while we clean the ship and get the other crew members off,” Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly said in a Tuesday interview with CNN. “And that’s the process we’re going through. It’s very methodical. We’re absolutely accelerating it as we go.”


The 1,100-foot Theodore Roosevelt tied up in Guam last week after several sailors were discovered to be infected. On Monday, Capt. Brett Crozier sent an extraordinary four-page letter asking for Navy help. His warship has no space to give infected patients a separate berthing space and bathroom, so he asked for help finding rooms ashore.

MORE US Navy Evacuating Aircraft Carrier Infected by Coronavirus - Defense One

[sabang]

Bongbong Marcos

A'ww, wadda shame.

[Pragmatic]

Going a little too far where I live IMO. I just cycled passed the local cooperative milk depot and they're checking peoples temperature before allowing them in. What's all that about? If the persons temperature is high does that mean they won't take his milk?

[Dillinger]

Going a little too far where I live IMO. I just cycled passed the local cooperative milk depot and they're checking peoples temperature before allowing them in. What's all that about? If the persons temperature is high does that mean they won't take his milk?

No, it means they'll either pass it to you on a long stick, bash you with the long stick, or call the police.

[bowie]

If the persons temperature is high does that mean

Cut off temp is 37.5 C

At dental crown install girl checked my temp - asked her what happens if I'm over the limit - she replied "don't know".

As Makro they won't let you enter the store.

[bowie]