Wuhan Coronavirus: Megathread - Got too big

[moocow]

Jim's friend just noticed that Capital One is apparently confiscating TrumpBux checks for their customers, presumably to make sure they pay their credit card bills first.

Imagine being told by your bank that your emergency stimulus check will be delayed by several months because they need to check to see if they can justify stealing it to pay a credit card bill.

As some in the replies have pointed out, the bank is likely putting it in mutual funds or something else to make money off it for a while first. Apparently the daily rates are bad so the banks are feeling the pinch.

Can't wait to see if we get a bank run and a great depression 2.0 out of this.

This is why we have credit unions. This is also why you should never borrow money from the financial institution where you keep your money if you can possibly help it. I will decide who I pay, how much and when. Not my credit union.

 

[Mrs. Addams]

I'm wondering how the police are dealing with the homeless with this lockdown shit, do they leave them alone or take them to one of those secret concentration fema camps?

Homeless in LA are being put up in local hotels on the government dollar. But there's also a couple suspicious looking trashy pup tents in the wash behind the grocery store, so your millage may vary. Some of those people are obviously mentally ill, so I'm not sure how they'd handle living in a hotel.

 

[Gustav Schuchardt]

Another Laowhy video. His last one was very interesting but this one, unfortunately, is more of a rant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-GVcfP1zrg

https://archive.vn/plOtj

 

[EmuWarsVeteran]

Where do you live where making $1k a month/12k a year is considered middle class? That’s below the poverty line in the US. Even that is considered to be inaccurate and the actual poverty line is probably higher. For example, minimum wage ($7.25 an hour) at 40 hours a week would earn you $1,160 a month/$13,920 a year, which people simply cannot subside on (especially considering rent alone in most places is around 1k). There’s a reason why a lot of working class Americans have two or even three jobs.

I understand the concerns about money but a one-time payment of $1,200 is not going to make a long-term difference for people who were already struggling and were left unemployed due to this pandemic. For a lot of people that barely covers rent for a month.

Spain. Indeed the term "mileurista" literallt translated as "person who makes thousand euros a month" is used to refer to the middle class all over the country. I heard about how rent and food costs vary by location but if 1000 is considered poverty line then living costs in america must be fucking abusive.

 

[It's HK-47]

"Authoritarianism is okay because it's snowing! "

- Crazy-faced Michigan Governor lady​

I never knew that the Constitution had a clause that revoked all of your rights to do anything if there's a few inches of snow, but alright.

 

[EmuWarsVeteran]

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"Authoritarianism is okay because it's snowing! "

- Crazy-faced Michigan Governor lady​

I never knew that the Constitution had a clause that revoked all of your rights to do anything if there's a few inches of snow, but alright.

Her eyes say psychopath.
Her smile says Karen.
I think that explains Michigan's situation quite well.

 

[No_one]

There's a leading story on our largest news portal today with a huge headline: "Fewer cases or fewer tests? We asked the Ministry of Health". The ministry literally posts their daily numbers on Twitter. The same news portal reposts these very tweets every day along with a bunch of poorly translated doomer news from the world over. Good job, you succesfully retrieved information from your own website. Investigative journalism, fucking hell.

Their problem, not exclusive to Poland by any means, is living on sensationalism and the news of the current hour. Like today most news portals were all about the parliament discussing highly polarising legal projects and yesterday it was all about the big plane with PPE bought in China (which is probably a waste of money). Meanwhile, really important info like "currently (3 days ago) we have around 100 corona patients on ventilators" - far from maximum capacity - or the story of the hospital which discharged infected patients some of whom died literally hours later gets buried. The only remotely interesting thing in the media I saw today was a piece on Bhutan and how come their case count is so low while they have a border with China. Of course, nobody bothered to check that the border has been closed for the last 70 years or so.

 

[Crunchy Leaf]

Spain. Indeed the term "mileurista" literallt translated as "person who makes thousand euros a month" is used to refer to the middle class all over the country. I heard about how rent and food costs vary by location but if 1000 is considered poverty line then living costs in america must be fucking abusive.

Even in Mississippi, which is the poorest part of the US, the median income is 23k a year. There’s a reason why we get so much migrant labor—the minimum wage in Mexico is less than seven dollars a day, and even the most underpaid farm worker in the US gets more than that.

 

[Gustav Schuchardt]

China Uncensored on the CCP's double standards about racism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G81JPcSWb2c

https://archive.vn/wip/vwt8b

 

[Otterly]

Then there's that weird peak and then it drops off. I'm guessing this data is fake - they told everyone around February 20th that if you're reporting data over some threshold, you will be killed and then reduced the thresholds again on the 24th and then again on March 1st.

That peak was when they changed reporting criteria I think? They included a load of cases diagnosed clinically via x ray and CT not just via a positive test.
And yes, look how different their data looks. False data isn’t that hard to spot in some cases. I remember reading a while ago about the data Greece (?) used to hit some European target being faked and how they detected it by patterns in the dataset. I’ll see if I can find it...

COVID-19 isn't airborne. The transmission vector is in saliva that is coughed out or exhaled in droplets but they're only able to travel about six feet, hence the social distancing. It's not as though they can go through airducts, etc.

It s probably airbourne. SARS spread via shared ventilation (if you look up the Amoy Gardens cluster you’ll see more info.) The distinction between droplet and airbourne isn’t as clear cut as the textbooks will have you think.

 

[JosephStalin]

This is why we have credit unions. This is also why you should never borrow money from the financial institution where you keep your money if you can possibly help it. I will decide who I pay, how much and when. Not my credit union.

Perhaps. But after my last visit to my credit union am planning to leave, after 25 years. I simply don't like being treated as a leper and a criminal because I get money from the teller once a month instead of using an ATM card. Do everything else remotely. They can all go fuck themselves in the ass with barbed wire-wound wooden dicks. For some of those bitches, it would be the first dick of any kind they've gotten in years.



Now, for something in the "Ya think? Ya think? Ya fucking think?" department....

https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/coronavirus-reveals-the-lack-of-unity-at-the-eu-and-the-un/

https://archive.vn/HgIQ4

 

[Aria]

Oh yeah I can't see this backfiring into a surge of nationalistic hatred of foreigners. No siree. I'm sure people'll take this and swallow the pill silently, after all we have like 3 nigga nurse techs for every mere, puny 3000 white doctors, we totally need those unskilled, filthy, disease ridden immegrants and them being self righteous, lying cockweasels while reminding us why we hated them to begin with cannot possibly resurrect those feelings. Self awareness: on the negative numbers.

Anyone who thinks "#YouClapForMeNow" is in any way good or necessary should be booted back to where they came from. These aren't selfless productive people, they're vengeful jerks using tragedy to guilt & manipulate others. It's not caring, it's deranged.

 

[FatalTater]

Her eyes say psychopath.
Her smile says Karen.
I think that explains Michigan's situation quite well.

#OperationGridlock on twitter shows the people of Lansing Michigan protesting in their cars, clogging the roadways around the hospital. It seems like the sort of thing that makes more problems than it solves, but what do I know.

 

[Barnard]

Their problem, not exclusive to Poland by any means, is living on sensationalism and the news of the current hour. Like today most news portals were all about the parliament discussing highly polarising legal projects and yesterday it was all about the big plane with PPE bought in China (which is probably a waste of money). Meanwhile, really important info like "currently (3 days ago) we have around 100 corona patients on ventilators" - far from maximum capacity - or the story of the hospital which discharged infected patients some of whom died literally hours later gets buried. The only remotely interesting thing in the media I saw today was a piece on Bhutan and how come their case count is so low while they have a border with China. Of course, nobody bothered to check that the border has been closed for the last 70 years or so.

Yes, which is why I can't help but dislike most journalist. They either go for clicks or have an agenda (preferably both), then there's the ignorance to top it all off. All too obvious when they're just translating something word for word without any understanding, or poorly covering current domestic events. Either dumb interns or pricks pontificating on Twitter. Might as well be declared non-essential and shut down.

I know about the patients on ventilators (think it's something like one tenth of current capacity, doing well here) but not about that hospital, would love a link here. I did hear they're evacuating one of the large nursing homes and moving patients and personnel to a nearby dedicated hospital, which is nice (better than letting them all die then walking in to count the bodies, which is what they seem to be doing in France). The aircraft from China was probably mostly for show, in which case everyone took the bait, but we do need the masks. Hope they're not the same shitty ones Finland bought.

 

[Silence of the Troons]

Börk news: the Swedish death toll hit 1203 https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/coronaviruset/senaste-nytt-om-coronaviruset-i-sverige/ / http://archive.is/wip/cNLj2

A total of 1,203 deaths from the corona virus in Sweden

Another 170 people have been reported dead in covid-19 the past 24 hours, according to the Public Health Authority.
The Public Health Authority had previously warned that the figures would be higher after the Easter weekend.
Yesterday, 114 people were reported dead.

A total of 1,203 people have now been reported dead in covid-19 in Sweden, of which over half - 702 cases - in the Stockholm region.
Still, a majority of those who have died in covid-19 - 62.3 percent, or 749 deaths - are in the age group over 80.
Deputy state epidemiologist Anders Wallensten says during today's press conference that the number of deceased persons is replenished, and that the high daily figure thus shows no particular increase.

Still half in Stockholm
Anders Wallensten also says it looks like there is a decline in the number of infected people in Sweden.
- As it seems now, it is positive that we did not go up to the height we had before the weekend, he says.
- I think you can follow me on the curve here that we see that this is a clear decline. If it is correct, something substantial has happened, which will be evident in the coming days. But I think it is wise to be careful about such daily updates, says Anders Wallensten.
He goes on to emphasize that it is probably a few more days before you can say anything for sure.
The number of cases of infection is half in Stockholm and half in other regions in Sweden.
- That image holds true, says Wallensten.

Can use military helicopters
Johanna Sandwall, emergency preparedness manager at the National Board of Health and Welfare says they are taking precedence for unpredictable events, and that military resources may be deployed to help the healthcare system transport patients.
- In order to be able to further support secondary transport, we have also, with the Armed Forces, made a proposal on how the Armed Forces' helicopter resources could be utilized by the regions, she says.
Johanna Sandwall says that the Armed Forces helicopters will only be used if necessary and that the regions currently have very good transport capacity.

 

[mr.moon1488]

China Uncensored on the CCP's double standards about racism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G81JPcSWb2c

https://archive.vn/wip/vwt8b

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Lol, It's amazing how the WHO head does nothing but repeat CCP bullshit, but people still think he's legit.

 

[Revo]

Noem using ‘science, facts and data’ to reject TenHaken’s shelter-in-place, isolation center requests; Smithfield COVID-19 cases make it second largest hotspot in country

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) addressed the 120 new COVID-19 cases in the state Tuesday afternoon.

www.keloland.com

Noem doesn't know shit. I had to drive to work today (I'm on call right now working from home otherwise) and what fucking struck me was the sheer amount of people out and about. Sure, some businesses were shuttered, but that maybe only took out about ~30 to 40% of the usual hustle and bustle. There's still plenty of places open that probably shouldn't be. Her expectation that people don't need to be told to shelter and take this seriously is fucking wrong, especially around here. We're at growth rates seen in NYC during the early stages towards when the deaths started to rocket up. If there's any time to tell people to STAY FUCKING HOME it's now.

Noem using science facts and data to reject tenhakens shelter in place isolation center requests (Archive)

I have tried to follow this thread from the beginning so may have missed this....

https://www.amazon.com/Fuck-China-Protest-Supporter-T-Shirt/dp/B07WWKF8P7

Fuck China Protest Supporter T-Shirt (Archive)

Whether it's unconstitutional is up for debate. Most legal officials agree that lawsuits against the government for enforcing quarantine and public restrictions will probably get shot down really quick.

https://www.thestate.com/news/state/north-carolina/article242010496.html

Fact check: Did police violate constitutional rights at ‘Reopen NC’ protest in Raleigh? (Archive)

I pretty much stopped paying to case numbers and case fatality rates two weeks ago. DAE?

Particularly because of bullshit like this:
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NY Times article: Source (Archive)

Well, all our service peeps should be happy about the newest news:

VIA DUFFLEBLOG

https://www.duffelblog.com/2020/04/army-to-combat-covid-19-by-ignoring-it-punishing-soldiers-who-follow-testing-directives

(For those that don't know, it's satire, the military version of the Onion)

Army to combat COVID-19 by ignoring it, punishing soldiers who follow testing directives (Archive)

Some city council members in Trenton NJ fell for the 5G coronavirus meme.

Trenton City Council members fall for coronavirus 5G hoax

A letter from a city resident pushing the conspiracy prompted members of the legislative body to draft a proposal banning the construction of telecommunications towers in New Jersey’s capital, acco…

nypost.com

Trenton City Council members fall for coronavirus 5G hoax (Archive)

China concealed the early coronavirus outbreak, former MI6 spymaster says

What we all knew is practically confirmed fact.

China concealed the early coronavirus outbreak, former MI6 spymaster says (Archive)

China tightens Russia border checks, approves coronavirus vaccine trials

Speaking of Russia. . . Chinese are already prepping for influx of new cases originating with their northern neighbor.

China tightens Russia border checks, approves coronavirus vaccine trials
(Archive)

Some city council members in Trenton NJ fell for the 5G coronavirus meme.

Trenton City Council members fall for coronavirus 5G hoax

A letter from a city resident pushing the conspiracy prompted members of the legislative body to draft a proposal banning the construction of telecommunications towers in New Jersey’s capital, acco…

nypost.com

Trenton City Council members fall for coronavirus 5G hoax (Archive)

China concealed the early coronavirus outbreak, former MI6 spymaster says

What we all knew is practically confirmed fact.

China concealed the early coronavirus outbreak, former MI6 spymaster says (Archive)

China tightens Russia border checks, approves coronavirus vaccine trials

Speaking of Russia. . . Chinese are already prepping for influx of new cases originating with their northern neighbor.

China tightens Russia border checks, approves coronavirus vaccine trials (Archive)

Didn't other countries already do that with pure anonymous information? No names or personal info, just pointers of locations people have been in so others can avoid getting Bat soup AIDs. What's more baffling is that Google/Apple are acting like people don't already know this; boomers are already flaming Bill Gate's instagram and twitter for being greedy cunts.

Protecting Lives & Liberty: How Contact Tracing Can Foil COVID-19 & Big Brother

comic for dummies like me explaining the better alternative

Protecting Lives & Liberty: How Contact Tracing Can Foil COVID-19 & Big Brother (Archive)

Not sure if this was brought up already:

China didn't warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days

In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet...

apnews.com

China didn't warn public of likely pandemic for 6 key days (Archive)

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“Germ theory is one of the greatest myths”

“Learn science”



Maybe OP is a time-traveling doctor from the 1700s who believes in the miasma theory.

miasma theory (Archive)

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Paul's tweet: Source (Archive)

Anyone who thinks "#YouClapForMeNow" is in any way good or necessary should be booted back to where they came from. These aren't selfless productive people, they're vengeful jerks using tragedy to guilt & manipulate others. It's not caring, it's deranged.
https://twitter.com/Scratch_Point_Z/status/1250512466074894342/photo/1

Archive of Scratch's tweet: https://archive.vn/EGE1v
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Remember, archive everything !

 

[Not Really Here]

Börk news: the Swedish death toll hit 1203 https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/coronaviruset/senaste-nytt-om-coronaviruset-i-sverige/

If that mortality happened in the US we should be at around 36,100 dead.

 

[Hippopatumus]

Spain. Indeed the term "mileurista" literallt translated as "person who makes thousand euros a month" is used to refer to the middle class all over the country. I heard about how rent and food costs vary by location but if 1000 is considered poverty line then living costs in america must be fucking abusive.

That's hilarious. My bare minimum monthly bills are $3677 and that doesn't count food or anything else.

 

[moocow]

Perhaps. But after my last visit to my credit union am planning to leave, after 25 years. I simply don't like being treated as a leper and a criminal because I get money from the teller once a month instead of using an ATM card.

Don't switch back to a regular bank. Switch to a better credit union. Most cities have multiple options. I had bad luck with one about a decade ago as well. Rather than keep fighting with them about their stupidity, I just walked away and found a better one. Fuck 'em. If they don't want my business, there are plenty of others that do. The new one's served me well for going on 15 years now. No leper treatment. They even do reciprocity with other local credit unions so I can walk in and make withdrawals or deposits to my account from any of their locations, regardless of which credit union's logo is on the sign out front.