Mike Smalling
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Yes.
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Yes.
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No is the short answer. The cases have been steadily climbing and I wouldn't be surprised if they're drip feeding us the actual numbers.
Aha, like a mutating virus. Gotcha.
I suspect quite a few of us have wondered about this. Is there any evidence that face-covering women get fewer colds and things though? They'll just catch it off their husbands and children won't they?I wonder if there have been any cases of burka women being infected? Probably not.
I bet they are feeling very smug right now, not that we will ever know or see.
If we look beyond the trustworthiness of the Chinese figures, it is still likely that the number of infected is way higher than reported. Due to the supply crunch, it seems that suspected cases in Wuhan has to wait more than a month before test results are out. So basically the number released probably reflects the situation a month ago there.No is the short answer. The cases have been steadily climbing and I wouldn't be surprised if they're drip feeding us the actual numbers.
Wondering the same. Seen a few reports of people in their 30s dying..Did he die though?
Worrying as he's quite young. He doesn't fit the profile of most deaths that are reported thus far; the elderly and those with pre-existing health issues.
The chinese guy that died in the Philippines was only 44 too. Not sure either of his overall health, prior to Wuhan flu
Normally I would agree, but with China its probably more likely that it has been manipulated!The numbers are confirmed cases, so its people that have made it to a doctor for a proper examination and diagnosis. Actual numbers will obviously be higher but that doesn't neccessarily mean they are manipulated.
It looks like the coronavirus is a hell of a lot more infectious than SARS.
But thankfully, so far, much less deadly (coronavirus is at about 2%, SARS was at about 10%).
But now, another 5 Brits have just got infected at a ski chalet in France. This is going to get much worse before it gets better. The genie is out of the bottle.
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this will become a true pandemic.It looks like the coronavirus is a hell of a lot more infectious than SARS.
But thankfully, so far, much less deadly (coronavirus is at about 2%, SARS was at about 10%).
But now, another 5 Brits have just got infected at a ski chalet in France. This is going to get much worse before it gets better. The genie is out of the bottle.
Well done sir.Yes.
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The subway here in Toronto is a good example of that. Two confirmed cases of Coronavirus in this city so far as well.Glad I'm not taking packed stuffy trains to work every day at a place full of international students now anyway. Two prime places for catching anything going round.
Tend to agree...this will become a true pandemic.
I.e. almost everyone in the world will become exposed at some point.
its already way too far gone to contain and I suspect people working on it know that already.
A vaccine will be fast tracked but the timescales for that are way to slow to do anything. Maybe in a year someone will have something tested and ready for production. Something of a space race this is for big pharma. Whoever gets there first will be quids in.
So, stay healthy everyone!
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Feck me.The Chinese governments lack of concern for its citizens might be exactly whats needed to nip this in the bud. I know everyone likes to hate on them for being autocrats, but I feel its brutality in trying to stamp out this virus is well placed.
Very easy to say when it's not you that's dying.The Chinese governments lack of concern for its citizens might be exactly whats needed to nip this in the bud. I know everyone likes to hate on them for being autocrats, but I feel its brutality in trying to stamp out this virus is well placed.
You what?The Chinese governments lack of concern for its citizens might be exactly whats needed to nip this in the bud. I know everyone likes to hate on them for being autocrats, but I feel its brutality in trying to stamp out this virus is well placed.
From what i understand, that family had arrived from a city that had a high infection rate and were being placed under quarantine, so its akin to a house arrest. No need to be dramatic.Feck me.
That's just stage 1 right. Surely we've seen enough movies by now to know what stage 2 is?That video is creepy and sinister
What? People are already dying. You have any way of stopping a virus spreading that doesn't involve a lockdown? What they're doing is what I would recommend done. Quarantine, seal, lock, control the spread. And no one better than a single minded autocratic entity to implement it.Very easy to say when it's not you that's dying.
That “single minded autocratic entity” as you put it, did way more harm by restricting information from being released initially.What? People are already dying. You have any way of stopping a virus spreading that doesn't involve a lockdown? What they're doing is what I would recommend done. Quarantine, seal, lock, control the spread. And no one better than a single minded autocratic entity to implement it.
Whatever they do it is too late, the virus is already out there, in the wild, worldwide.What? People are already dying. You have any way of stopping a virus spreading that doesn't involve a lockdown? What they're doing is what I would recommend done. Quarantine, seal, lock, control the spread. And no one better than a single minded autocratic entity to implement it.
Was it?That “single minded autocratic entity” as you put it, did way more harm by restricting information from being released initially.
What a movie. They just don't make them like that anymore.I'm thinking of the film Outbreak.
You know that the news currently has been spread freely around the world about exactly this deadly virus, as has been the case for bird flu, swine flu etc. in the past...Was it?
Imagine letting people freely spread the news about a deadly virus. People would panic and flee the affected areas, carrying the disease everywhere.
They are using padlocks, not welding. Its fine not to trust government officials but you should at least fact check before completely trusting a twitter account that calls itself Captain Planet.Whatever they do it is too late, the virus is already out there, in the wild, worldwide.
But WELDING people inside of buildings is never a solution ffs.
Also I actually believe those tencent figures to be closer to the truth sadly, I can't trust China to reveal the real figure.
Scary.