Cont: 2019-nCoV / Corona virus Pt 3

[Kings Full]

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3556998

Two researchers from MIT have just published a study in the journal Social Science Research Network that suggests the virus may spread slower in warm humid environments. The research is preliminary and by no means suggests that the virus won't spread in warm humid areas.

Still, it's encouraging. The link above is to the abstract for the paper. There are links on that page to the full paper for those interested.

 

[The Atheist]

Prince Charles is isolating at Balmoral with Covid 19.

Meanwhile Prince Andrew is isolating at Windsor with Jennifer, 15.

(from Keith Allen)

Brilliant! I LOL'd.

Should be in the humour thread.

 

[The Atheist]

Couple of posts from the closed thread:

That's a big "what if" question. I have no idea. We have no data to determine the answer. But Italy shows some actual data. And it seems to be looking good. I'm at least preliminary going with the data we have rather than data from blind speculation.

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=13031868#post13031868

Italy's data only shows the slowdown and the point was about what happens when the shutdown ends. Italy provides no answers there, and it isn't speculation but scientific reality that if countries open up while cases are unaccounted for, it will break out again.

According to Google The Epoch Times is a multi-language newspaper founded in 2000 by John Tang and a group of Chinese Americans associated with the Falun Gong spiritual movement.

They are off course implying a LOT more people died. Could this be true.

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=13031970#post13031970

Wow, I've covered this a few times and no, it could not be true.

1 The Falun Gong has a long and bitter history with PRC and would miss no opportunity to attack it.

2 When we have satellite pictures of trenches dug to inter a few thousand Iranians, it's pretty obvious you aren't going to be able to hide millions of deaths.

3 Even in the repressed and controlled country of China, word gets out, and you couldn't possibly hide millions of deaths. An excellent example is how they couldn't hide the mere handful that started all this.

I'm surprised Trump hasn't quoted it, but I bet Breitbart has.

 

[Matthew Best]

Brilliant! I LOL'd.

Should be in the humour thread.

OK, I'll put it there.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

It would help to give people a reasonable alternative. Are there government-run television channels in Japan?

If so, devote one to cherry blossoms. Twelve hours a day. Six two-person roving camera crews, some directors in a studio/van, and the necessary technicians. No chatter. No celebrities. No commercials. Music optional.

Not as good as being there, but better than any standard TV or Internet alternative version.

Japan is incredibly well versed in the internet. It would not need to be on TV.

This made me think of something funny here in the US. Anyone ever leave the burning Yule Log on the TV channel on Christmas?

 

[Armitage72]

Celebrity chef Floyd Cardoz has passed away in a hospital in New Jersey after being admitted with COVID-19. He was 59 years old. He returned from filming a Netflix series in India on the 8th, admitted himself to the hospital on the 17th because he was feverish, and tested positive on the 18th.

I remember watching him compete on Top Chef Masters. One challenge was to prepare a dish using various live insects as ingredients, but his beliefs wouldn't let him personally kill any animal, so he forfeited that round and served them on the side as a live "garnish".

 

[wasapi]

pot and the virus

https://www.nytimes.com/article/cor..._content=this_am_v1_image&utm_campaign=200325

I found this interesting. Marijuana dispensaries are going strong, and most are remaining open and experiencing a high volume of sales.
It make sense to me. Has anyone altered their use in any way, because of the virus?

 

[calebprime]

mass. has cut off the rec. users.

medical only for now.

I was only a week ahead of that.

 

[dudalb]

Trump supporters are turning on Fauci

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/24/anthony-fauci-fringe-maga-target-147401

His real crime: He is not sufficently worshipful of Dear Leader.

 

[dann]

https://www.nytimes.com/article/cor..._content=this_am_v1_image&utm_campaign=200325

I found this interesting. Marijuana dispensaries are going strong, and most are remaining open and experiencing a high volume of sales.
It make sense to me. Has anyone altered their use in any way, because of the virus?

Freetown Christiania in Copenhagen has barricaded itself against all visitors to protect itself from the virus, so now the pot peddlers have lost the place where they used to sell (still illegal) pot: Pushere er rykket på gaden i København: 'Det er helt uacceptabelt (DR.dk, March 24, 2020)
So they are now selling it in the streets of residential areas next to Christiania, and the residents aren't happy.

 

[dann]

The governor of Tokyo is now requesting that people in the city don't go out at the weekend except for essential visits.
The problem is that cherry-blossom season is beginning and a lot of crowds are expected.
We've all seen this movie before and I am pretty sure the request will fall on deaf ears.
The news is at least informing people that numbers are likely to explode.

They closed the park where the Copenhagen Sakura Festival was going to take place.

 

[Dr.Sid]

mass. has cut off the rec. users.

medical only for now.

I was only a week ahead of that.

Can somebody translate this ? What language is it anyway ?

 

[TellyKNeasuss]

Number of deaths in USA continues to accelerate. It is so terrifying that the USA administration appears committed to loosen restrictions under these circumstances and even before we will be anywhere close to having enough masks and testing kits.

Since almost all of the restrictions in the USA were imposed by state or local governments, Trump has limited ability to lift the restrictions. So it might be a case of trying to have it both ways: blaming governors and mayors for the negatives stemming from the restrictions while not having to deal with the consequences of the restrictions being prematurely lifted.

 

[Kings Full]

Can somebody translate this ? What language is it anyway ?

Massachusetts has suspended sale of recreational pot. Medical use only.

 

[sir drinks-a-lot]

Trump supporters are turning on Fauci

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/24/anthony-fauci-fringe-maga-target-147401

You mean a minority of Trump supporters (according to the article itself).

 

[JoeMorgue]

Can somebody translate this ? What language is it anyway ?

"Can no longer 420 Blaze It."

 

[sir drinks-a-lot]

Has anyone altered their use in any way, because of the virus?

I have. I don't use very often as it is, but haven't hit the jazz cabbage at all since the covid-19 outbreak.

Trying to practice good respiratory system health.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Trump supporters are turning on Fauci

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/24/anthony-fauci-fringe-maga-target-147401

His real crime: He is not sufficently worshipful of Dear Leader.

And Fauci is seriously messing with their fantasy beliefs.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Freetown Christiania in Copenhagen has barricaded itself against all visitors to protect itself from the virus,.....

I wonder if they can actually keep the plague out. I'm going with: No. It will come on on fomites.

 

[Skeptic Ginger]

Since almost all of the restrictions in the USA were imposed by state or local governments, Trump has limited ability to lift the restrictions. So it might be a case of trying to have it both ways: blaming governors and mayors for the negatives stemming from the restrictions while not having to deal with the consequences of the restrictions being prematurely lifted.

That's how fantasies work, you can have everything.