I’m in the USA, they cancelled the #1 food trade show this week with many of us visiting from all over the globe; yet have kept Disneyland open which is across the road with tourists from all over the world.

they have declared a state of emergency in LA, enabling a bunch of health government things be done.

and nba teams have been asked to plan for playing games with empty stadiums!

the virus is coming for all communities, stay well everyone.

On 3/6/2020 at 4:11 PM, Sir Why You Little said:

Yes Religous gatherings have been a major Coronavirus source

Says a lot about the relevance of the almighty Cartoon Character in the sky doesn’t it

If ever there is a time for someone to come down and do that "left and right" trick it's now....

For what it's worth someone I know has just flown into Norway from England to do some cross country skiing. The small village she's staying in has 5 people with Covid-19 and another 15 people in quarantine. She got talking to someone who's relative is one of the five with the virus but who shows none of the obvious symptoms of it. The reality is that we're probably now beyond containment so anyone with a low immune system or who is elderly should probably try and adjust their lifestyles until a vaccine has passed all clinical trials and is on the market. Everyone else needs to stop losing their [censored] over this. 

13 minutes ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

Everyone else needs to stop losing their [censored] over this. 

Salient point considering the panic buying of bogroll.

2 minutes ago, demonstone said:

Salient point considering the panic buying of bogroll.

I honestly think we've started to regress as a race Demonstone. This outbreak of idiocy is spreading far quicker than any virus. 

Italy went from 20 confirmed cases to 233 dead in fifteen days.

 

16 million people are now in heavy quarantine.   This virus is worse than anything since small pox and possibly worse than the spanish flu.

 

Australia is not doing enough now and we will end up like Italy with mass hard quarantines

2 hours ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

Were you the only Melbourne supporter in your class or, perhaps, the whole school (assuming you supported the Demons in your school days)?

Pretty much, I didn't know of any others

18 minutes ago, green_machine said:

Australia is not doing enough now and we will end up like Italy with mass hard quarantines

We could shoot down any planes that try to land here, if that will make you happy

1 hour ago, Rab D Nesbitt said:

I honestly think we've started to regress as a race Demonstone. This outbreak of idiocy is spreading far quicker than any virus. 

 

1 hour ago, green_machine said:

Australia is not doing enough now and we will end up like Italy with mass hard quarantines

What do you think Aus should be doing?

There's now no stopping coronavirus spreading, and every expert knows it.

What's left now is to attempt to slow the spread (eg. isolation/self-quarantine) so that the healthcare system isn't inundated with all the cases at once. This needs to be balanced against still having people going about their daily activities, so society doesn't fall apart (which includes health professionals rocking up to work, drivers delivering food and other products, emergency services available when called upon, etc).

50 minutes ago, Rogue said:

What do you think Aus should be doing?

There's now no stopping coronavirus spreading, and every expert knows it.

What's left now is to attempt to slow the spread (eg. isolation/self-quarantine) so that the healthcare system isn't inundated with all the cases at once. This needs to be balanced against still having people going about their daily activities, so society doesn't fall apart (which includes health professionals rocking up to work, drivers delivering food and other products, emergency services available when called upon, etc).

Correct. It is a very strong Flu Strain

Those who are sick must not go to work for a start (Don’t Soldier on with a Codral, with this baby)

The Japanese Government should be held accountable for letting all those passengers off the cruise ship who were not secondary tested, and all went home on Public Transport 

The Chinese knew about this in Early December, but told the initial Doctor to be quiet and go back to work  

He died doing his job

The Virus is out now....

Seems that what is driving people really crazy is that the main things we each as individuals can do are all just the same things we keep being told every year ahead of regular flu season.  Proper, regular, hand washing, coughing/sneezing into the crook of your elbow, keeping a little bit of distance from people who are ill, trying to minimise how much you share you workstation, pushing buttons/opening doors with your wrist or where practical, keeping the space arou you clean, espcially all those frequent-touch places, taking a bit of time off if you are sick (which kind of sucks for casuals who might not be able to pay rent, but I'm sure a sensible simple solution will be put in place to soften that blow without it becoming an ideological crapshow...).

Also, try not to spit in each other's face for a while.  I know, habits are hard to break.

But seriously, if people just do the basics without waiting to find out if they specifically are at risk, it dramatically reduces the spread rate and dramatically increases the chances of being able to track and contain any given chain of illness.

Also, try to reduce your contact with repressive totalitarian regimes or medieval theocracies.  #lifetip

Ever since it was brought to my attention that you can say “Covid-19” to the tune of “Come on, Eileen,” I’ve been unable to read it any other way

I reckon I’ve bought worse communicable diseases to the footy than coronavirus!

38 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

A case of The Cure being worse than the disease? 

Edited March 8, 20206 yr by Rab D Nesbitt

2 hours ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

I reckon I’ve bought worse communicable diseases to the footy than coronavirus!

To be honest, staff at your local bottle shop were under the assumption that you were panic buying shiraz for the last 5 years

2 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

Ever since it was brought to my attention that you can say “Covid-19” to the tune of “Come on, Eileen,” I’ve been unable to read it any other way

Try Redgum's "I Was Only 19".

Well today i was walking out of Coles, and this bloke spat into a garbage bin, in side the shopping centre.?

Also seen both adults and children choughing and sneezing all oveer the place. ?

http://www.theshovel.com.au/2020/03/03/residents-in-vaucluse-and-toorak-have-started-panic-buying-bidets/

1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

To be honest, staff at your local bottle shop were under the assumption that you were panic buying shiraz for the last 5 years

That’s only because you are too tightarsed to ever open a bottle Moonie 

3 minutes ago, Bitter but optimistic said:

That’s only because you are too tightarsed to ever open a bottle Moonie 

why tf should he when he's got a perfectly good gooney bag

1 minute ago, daisycutter said:

why tf should he when he's got a perfectly good gooney bag

Mooney gooney!

9 hours ago, 1964nowMORE said:

I’m in the USA, they cancelled the #1 food trade show this week with many of us visiting from all over the globe; yet have kept Disneyland open which is across the road with tourists from all over the world.

they have declared a state of emergency in LA, enabling a bunch of health government things be done.

and nba teams have been asked to plan for playing games with empty stadiums!

the virus is coming for all communities, stay well everyone.

Hi, I live in the USA and they have continued with the Arnold Palmer Classic BUT no corporate events and no spectators....

Edited March 8, 20206 yr by Ohio USA - David
no change

22 hours ago, 1964nowMORE said:

I’m in the USA, they cancelled the #1 food trade show this week with many of us visiting from all over the globe; yet have kept Disneyland open which is across the road with tourists from all over the world.

they have declared a state of emergency in LA, enabling a bunch of health government things be done.

and nba teams have been asked to plan for playing games with empty stadiums!

the virus is coming for all communities, stay well everyone.

I believe they postponed Expo West due to pressure being put on them from exhibitors and large suppliers (e.g. Well Well). There are certainly concerns, but perception and pandemonium  rule. There's a lot of food and beverage handling and tasting at that show, so that may well be the worry. My missus was there but came back the moment it was called off, more out of fear of not being able to get a seat home than the virus.

Agree that the Disneyland situation is odd. Perhaps at Disney the greenback rules over everything else.

Edited March 8, 20206 yr by Moonshadow