Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big

[Ponderous Pillock]

So while the WHO tone polices and the American Government puts a lid on recording anything for a White House Press Briefing, Boris "Chadwick" DePieffel Johnson has the whole UK's briefing livestreamed.

He did this briefing with the UK's Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser. They're shockingly open with the full plan and discussing what the NHS and UK's battleplan is.

It's part of the actual "opening up of government" that BoJo and his adviser Dominic Cummings has pushed for since taking office.

Damn I got a lot to catch up on.

So here in the UK we are starting to get panic buying where we are. I am waiting for a testing kit as I have been running fevers lately however my boss and I agreed to self-isolate for 28 days, I work IT so its cool /praiseremotet. One thing I can tell you is the numbers are being fudged as the doctor just carted me home but I was not reported even though I have all the symptoms as I have had a flu jab too. I have been in no contact with anyone abroad from Italy so its via public spread. It is perplexing though as I dont really go near people in that sense so its range of transmission is pretty good.

This thing definitely targets certain ages though as people in their 20s show no real symptoms and cases like this have been popping up. The problem is if it mutates. That is when the fun begins.

Probably because you have the regular seasonal flu and not the Kung Flu. The big problem with it is that right now we're all mixed in with the regular flu and usual outbreaks we have every year. It does mean the NHS knows how to plan this sort of scenario pretty damn well, and the battle plan gives me a bit of confidence in this.

The big problem with certain shortages is as follows: Most of the masks are chink made which has seen its supply line buggered up so there's simply none on the chinese ships as they come into port.

The second is the radio adverts early on with the Kung Flu also recommended hand sanitiser alongside washing your hands. So cue the regular supply quickly outstrip the demand, plus people are being lazy as fuck. Easier to squirt some sanitiser on your hands and just shrug and keep on rather than standing still at a sink for a minute or two.

 

[DewsLit]

Best Korea showing off their protective gear.

《조선의 오늘》

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Archive

 

[theshep]

So while the WHO tone polices and the American Government puts a lid on recording anything for a White House Press Briefing, Boris "Chadwick" DePieffel Johnson has the whole UK's briefing livestreamed.

He did this briefing with the UK's Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser. They're shockingly open with the full plan and discussing what the NHS and UK's battleplan is.

It's part of the actual "opening up of government" that BoJo and his adviser Dominic Cummings has pushed for since taking office.

I've totally lost confidence in the WHO. The chief Tedros or whatever his name is, is useless. Something, something, diversity hire, something.

In terms of ineffective bureaucracy, it's right up there with the UN and EU. I liked BoJo as mayor and Boris Johnson Prime Minister is growing on me ever so slowly. But let's be real, it's Dominic Cummings who is writing the script, de Pfeffel is just the actor.

 

[Overly Serious]

That is basically why lmao. Surgeons wear masks to protect the patient from the microbes THEY have, not usually the other way around. That said they do protect you more than just breathing it in directly if you change them often and wear goggles.

I wanted to take some breathing masks on a plane journey recently. Had someone tell me "they don't protect you". Well first off, if fitted correctly they do help, but secondly if there were someone with symptoms on the plane I would have offered a mask to them.

 

[Ponderous Pillock]

I've totally lost confidence in the WHO. The chief Tedros or whatever his name is, is useless. Something, something, diversity hire, something.

In terms of ineffective bureaucracy, it's right up there with the UN and EU. I liked BoJo as mayor and Boris Johnson Prime Minister is growing on me ever so slowly. But let's be real, it's Dominic Cummings who is writing the script, de Pfeffel is just the actor.

Great Prime Ministers are typically the sum of their own mind and that of their closest adviser. I'm more of the camp of "BoJo wouldn't keep someone around if he didn't think like them." which is pushed by most Tory Bods. Mostly because the MSM wanks itself off daily to the idea of shadowy Dominic Cummings being the UK equivalent of Rasputin screams more like them spitting their dummies out because he's trying to make the government more open and accessible and they're losing their perks and privileges.

Even the advisor imposed on him as London Mayor by CCHQ wound up being a good friend of his.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

Was looking up Corona Chan because bored. Got Jackie Chan instead.

Jackie Chan denies he's been quarantined for coronavirus

Jackie Chan is denying reports that he has been placed under quarantine over coronavirus concerns, saying he’s “very healthy and safe.”

thehill.com

Spoiler: Article text

Jackie Chan is denying reports that he has been placed under quarantine over coronavirus concerns, saying he’s “very healthy and safe.”

“Firstly, I’d like to take this opportunity to say ‘thank you’ for everybody’s concern,” Chan wrote Thursday on his website. “I’m very healthy and safe, and haven’t been quarantined. I’ve received many messages from friends asking if I’m ok. Your love and concern is so heartwarming.”

He thanked fans for sending him face masks and said he asked his staff to “donate your kindness through official organisations to those who need it most."

The 65-year-old actor, who was born in Hong Kong, wrote earlier this month that his recent movie "Vanguard" was pulled out of China due to concerns that coronavirus would spread to moviegoers in theaters, outlet Straight Times reported.

Chan took to the social media site Weibo to offer a reward of 1 million yuan — approximately $197,000 — for the development of an antidote.

"Science and technology is key to overcoming the virus, and I believe many people have the same thought as me and hope that an antidote can be developed as soon as possible," he wrote. "I have a 'naive' idea now. No matter which individual or organisation develops the antidote, I want to thank them with 1 million yuan."

There have been 94 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Hong Kong and two deaths as of Friday, according to the South China Morning Post. The city has released a list of buildings that have been placed under quarantine.

Early Friday, Hong Kong officials confirmed that a dog has tested “weak positive” for the virus, meaning there were low traces of the disease. Its owner, a 60-year-old woman, tested positive for the virus earlier this month.

The dog is currently under quarantine at a port in Hong Kong, according to the Hong Kong Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department. There are no other animals using the facility and the dog will be returned to its owner once it tests negative for the virus.

More than 80,000 people have been infected with the virus so far and at least 2,800 have died worldwide, most of them in mainland China.

197,00 dollars in yuan is a little low. Could be a lot for someone in China. If not, it's the thot that counts. I guess.

 

[Yeeted Teet]

I see Chinese people everyday, at least 1-2 are wearing a mask.

Want to know where the masks went In the US? It was Chinese people buying out entire stores and cases. Same with hand sanitizer and cleaners.

This is true in my country too. I know a manager at a big chain pharmacy here, before they (and every other retailer) sold out of stock a month ago, it was Chinese people buying them all up to the point where upper management had to implement a two-per-person limit. People would still argue and sometimes try to bribe them to sell more. They also hit up tattoo and piercing supply shops to try to buy cases of masks when the pharmacies sold out.

 

[The 3rd Hooligan]

First case in Poland

Fuck me. I mean TV now will be nothing but this fuckshit. I live in bumfuck nowhere and dont need to go out in near future so Im kinda safe atm.

Which Jim's stream on Wuflu was the first one? Dont know where to start with those reuploads

 

[AMHOLIO]

I miss hearing from inside of China daily. The situation probably hasnt changed mulched but getting cut off by your government is a bitch

 

[Underestimated Nutria]

Like I said, psychological band-aid. Normal people don't have means or understanding to even remove the mask without contaminating themselves in the process, and the mask itself makes no difference. And you really think that anyone would start wearing goggles? And even if they did, how exactly are you going to remove the goggles without potentially contaminating yourself in the process, unless you have some kind of air-locked sterilization chamber at your house?

And ultimately, why? This is not some end-of-the-world disease. Where I live, no-one wears any "protectice gear", and no-one is going to, as that is something that only lunatics do.

Professional and home-made face masks reduce exposure to respiratory infections among the general population. - PubMed - NCBI

which is pretty much common sense would tell you, no?

I have no idea where this bullshit about the perfect being the enemy of the good re: masks came from.

 

[Cooking Mama]

When I asked one of them why they have to normally use masks during surgery, the reply was "So that my chewing tobacco doesn't accidentally fall in to the patients wounds."

What the fuck?! Not even a, “so no fluids get in or around our mouth/nose”, god damn.

 

[Logical Fallacies]

I bought 2 packages of toilet paper that were left. A friend told me her boss called to the giant warehouse because they didn't have any left. Turns out 2 mega warehouses are empty. Completely empty.
This is in germany, just about 200+ official infected.
I think I will once again see the true face of a lot of people when times go rough. First desinfections then tp what's next?
Funny thing was almost all tomato in cans was gone Except the ones that say they are direct from Italy. How wacist of them to not want to get infected.

Just checked the news, we have 240 infected.

I'm glad I like all that organic stuff the country-bumpkin normies here don't eat because they don't know what it is, so I'll be fine.

Coronavirus Deutschland: Schulschließungen und Infiziertenzahlen - WELT

In Bayern sind zwei Senioren an den Folgen der Infektion gestorben. Ärztefunktionäre weisen auf eine drohende Knappheit von Krankenhaus-Mitarbeitern hin. Ein Überblick über die Entwicklung in Deutschland.

www.welt.de

Coronavirus Newsticker: Iran lässt über 54.000 Häftlinge frei – Mehr als hundert Covid-19-Tote in Italien

Das Coronavirus greift weltweit um sich. In Italien wurde am Mittwoch angekündigt alle Schulen und Universitäten zu schließen. In Deutschland wurden bis Mittwochmittag 262 Infizierte gemeldet. Der Iran hat vorläufig 54.000 Häftlinge freigelassen. Alle Entwicklungen hier im Newsticker.

www.epochtimes.de

ZEIT ONLINE | Lesen Sie zeit.de mit Werbung oder imPUR-Abo. Sie haben die Wahl.

www.zeit.de

Also, people have started stealing facial masks from hospitals. Fuck these people.

Coronavirus im Landkreis Diepholz: Nur keine Panik!

Zurzeit gibt es weder eine bestätigte Infektion noch einen Verdachtsfall im Landkreis Diepholz. Aber die Angst vor dem Coronavirus ist spürbar. Dabei sind die Kliniken auf den Ernstfall vorbereitet.

www.kreiszeitung.de

 

[Shield Breaker]

Why would you turn down a good fuck out of fear of getting corona? This is not AIDS or Ebola we're talking about.

She claimed she was being tested for it, has been one of the biggest doomers, acting like it is the black death, but was then potentially passing it along to the boyfriend.

 

[Bum Driller]

She claimed she was being tested for it, has been one of the biggest doomers, acting like it is the black death, but was then potentially passing it along to the boyfriend.

She also claimed to have documents about the situation in China, including blueprints for the pop-up hospitals they've cooked up in Wuhan. If you believe anything she said, I would have this nice deed for the Brooklyn bridge for sale too. You interested?

 

[Shield Breaker]

She also claimed to have documents about the situation in China, including blueprints for the pop-up hospitals they've cooked up in Wuhan. If you believe anything she said, I would have this nice deed for the Brooklyn bridge for sale too. You interested?

I already addressed this:

It’s not believing as pointing out the discrepancies.

Heaven forbid I point out that her story has holes in it while she's claiming to have important documents.

 

[lottalove]

I bought 2 packages of toilet paper that were left. A friend told me her boss called to the giant warehouse because they didn't have any left. Turns out 2 mega warehouses are empty. Completely empty.
This is in germany, just about 200+ official infected.
I think I will once again see the true face of a lot of people when times go rough. First desinfections then tp what's next?
Funny thing was almost all tomato in cans was gone Except the ones that say they are direct from Italy. How wacist of them to not want to get infected.

Some time ago I saw a documentary about Italy being the worlds top importer of Chinese tomatoes. Canned in Italy. Consumed everywhere as "italian".

 

[soft breathing]

Also, people have started stealing facial masks from hospitals. Fuck these people.

They will probably start stealing disinfectant from public toilets and/or hospitals soon.
If they aren't already. This so stupid.

Not sure what region of Germany you are in, but pharmacies and drugstores here started hanging up "DON'T ASK FOR DISINFECTANT - WE ARE OUT" signs last week already.

 

[sifareh592]

After they drag out the dead bodies, city council...

 

[Otterly]

This is interesting. Two main strains circulating, one more severe than the other.

On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2

Abstract. The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic started in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since impacted a large portion of China and raised major global concer

academic.oup.com

Archive here,, can someone save the actual pdf file, please, it’s not letting me archive it.

On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 | National Scien…

archived 4 Mar 2020 08:03:15 UTC

archive.is

we talked about this earlier on, how a more aggressive strain can spread if people are crammed together in a high throughout area, just like what happened in the WW1 field hospitals.
Questions now: how old is the older milder strain?
How long has that been circulating?
Where and when did the newer strain arise? Can it be tied to a practice such as the stupidly bad field hospitals?
does infection with one provide immunity to both? Or does infection with one prime the immune system to react in a different way?
were any reinfection cases a different strain?
How are the proportions of, and spread of, each strain changing with time?

 

[Niggaplease]

I already addressed this:



Heaven forbid I point out that her story has holes in it while she's claiming to have important documents.

I do though and toats don't have corona I've been tested as soon as I got back to my job. it's just that I'm not sure whether or not to post my shit because occasionally I sell info and someone's interested in my set of documents. It'd be bad business but I'm waiting to see if my boss is done perusing the info and, I want too see how much this buyer is willing to shell out. I'd probably sell it then release it for free on here. It