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A second person in Sweden has been infected by the virus. It's a man in his thirties who lives in Gothenburg and had been on a vacation in Northern Italy before they came back and experienced symptoms, at which point they used a public online health advisory service and they were directed towards the local infectious diseases centre.

They apparently have a good idea of any likely people he may have infected.
 
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Trump has proclaimed Pence a healthcare expert and puts him in charge of the Coronavirus response.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
Trump has proclaimed Pence a healthcare expert and puts him in charge of the Coronavirus response.
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"Let Mikey do it"

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I should add it didn't stop Trump from giving an hour long press conference bragging about how his decision to ban all Chinese nationals from China (as if Americans don't carry disease) has kept the country safe. And of course he added his usual BS that everyone complained but look how smart Trump was.... gag.

Happily the news media didn't fall for it and cover the BS live. They showed snippets then said they'd monitor it if there was anything else newsworthy.
 
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Skeptic Ginger said:
This whole sidetrack is a waste of time. A suggestion was made as to how Hawaii could isolate itself from the world. I merely mentioned one hole of many in that hypothetical plan.

Everyone is welcome to knock themselves out discussing a meaningless hypothesis. I see nothing to be gained.
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This is what I was trying to get at, from the Mad Virologist:
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(I'm having issues sharing the image even though it is on Dropbox)
https://virologydownunder.com/so-you-think-youve-about-to-be-in-a-pandemic/
Authorities will try to slow the speed of COVID-19 to prevent hospitals – which are essential to care for the sickest people – from being overloaded. Public gatherings – sports events and concerts – as well as schools and childcare centres, could be postponed or closed. All of which aims will be to keep people apart, making it harder for the virus to spread quickly. Again, these decisions will differ between places, and may not even have to be made.
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Some other general good information in there about preparing.
 
More ignorance on masks on the local news: a beard will block the exhalation valve. Where does this crap come from, rumors in the news room?

What idiots, it's so basic. Facial hair interferes with a tight seal on your face.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
More ignorance on masks on the local news: a beard will block the exhalation valve. Where does this crap come from, rumors in the news room?

What idiots, it's so basic. Facial hair interferes with a tight seal on your face.
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I got some pretty extensive NBC training in the US Army..more then the average grunt;I was in the Artillery, and we are the ones who will probably deliver the stuff ..at least with chemical weapons..if we have to retaliate....and I have to laugh at a lot of the ignorance concering protection I am seeing nowdays.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
More ignorance on masks on the local news: a beard will block the exhalation valve. Where does this crap come from, rumors in the news room?

What idiots, it's so basic. Facial hair interferes with a tight seal on your face.
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Yeah. You're right of course but if it gets people wearing masks to shave it's all good.

DJT backed off his more ridiculous tweets so there's some progress. It's a small start preparing people for what's most likely to be required.
 
From today's press conference: Trump just had to show that map that had the U.S. as NUMBER 1 in preparedness to fight the spread. Reading down the list, he got to #7, South Korea, without even a trace of recognition of the major problem they're having right now.

He's also foisting off all responsibility to Pence so that he has someone to blame when all goes south.

And he did say "We'll see what happens..."
 
alfaniner said:
From today's press conference: Trump just had to show that map that had the U.S. as NUMBER 1 in preparedness to fight the spread. Reading down the list, he got to #7, South Korea, without even a trace of recognition of the major problem they're having right now.

He's also foisting off all responsibility to Pence so that he has someone to blame when all goes south.

And he did say "We'll see what happens..."
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There is concern that the reason why South Korea has such high numbers is simply a reflection of the fact that they have had more extensive testing than a lot of other places.
 
Armitage72 said:
So the healing power of prayer?
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Hasn’t worked so well so far give that some of the major outbreaks have occurred at religious sites such as Qom in Iran and that religious cult in South Korea.

Oh, but of course....they must have got it because they are worshipping the wrong religion.

ETA: countdown to “punishment from God....”
 
The Atheist said:
I think you could put safe money on the Olympics being postponed right now.
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Yeah, as I said before, this has been the chatter on the TV for some time here in Japan regardless of what the official word has been. In fact, the official word hasn’t changed much like the WHO is insisting that there is no pandemic yet.

Now in Japan, a few prefectures have closed schools and will probably not open again for the rest of the school year (though that is only until the end of March).

Some universities have already cancelled graduation and entrance ceremonies, but they won’t be the last.

I think at some point next week, all schools will close.

I had planned to go to the cinema to watch 1917 this morning, but I decided to cancel.
 
The hearless, illegitimate Trump regime is already moving to protect drug company profits in developinn a vaccine.

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday declined to promise that a coronavirus vaccine would be affordable for all Americans.

"We would want to ensure that we work to make it affordable, but we can't control that price because we need the private sector to invest," Azar told members of Congress during a hearing concerning the coronavirus outbreak and the administration's budget request. "Price controls won't get us there."
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https://www.businessinsider.com/tru...p4835LojP9ltgt6yU0Man07-kD4nAok-snd2psz2kHMDE

ALL medical research should belong to the government so it's benefits can be provided "at cost" or subsidized as needed.
 
Skeptic Ginger said:
More ignorance on masks on the local news: a beard will block the exhalation valve. Where does this crap come from, rumors in the news room?

What idiots, it's so basic. Facial hair interferes with a tight seal on your face.
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Yup, that's why in the RN sailors with beards have to shave them off before going in to action
 
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