drol 11,974 Posted February 18, 2020 Funny (serious) article explains how Jiang Zemin is behind the pandemic. Oh, and he also killed Frank Plummer! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted February 19, 2020 Not seen any updates of the totals for a few days, has everyone either died or got better? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted February 19, 2020 Media cycle has got bored, and do have we. Reported cases and deaths per day have fallen slightly (but still nearly 100 deaths per day); global spread is slowly creeping up; China started reopening factories and reducing road blocks in recent days. Recent large studies continued to show about 2% mortality, increased rates in older patients (8% in those over 70, 0% in under-10s). 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
torbrexbones 717 Posted February 19, 2020 I believe the deaths figure has gone over 2000 but no confirmation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted February 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, torbrexbones said: I believe the deaths figure has gone over 2000 but no confirmation. According to the Johns Hopkins figures, confirmed deaths are at 2,012 (with 74 thousand confirmed cases) https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted February 19, 2020 On 08/02/2020 at 11:09, msc said: SARS was 774 for those keeping score at home. Then it's a big jump to 2035 confirmed deaths from swine flu. Closing in on swine flu death toll , death toll will probably surpass it today. What's next? lol Really taking hold in Japan and South Korea. Does anyone believe China's numbers? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted February 19, 2020 It might be down to getting over a chest infection (not coronavirus) but I really don't give a toss about Chinese numbers or what not tbh. Either it'll transform into a superflu and wipe out all of us, or it'll be like every other pandemic in the last 30 years and kill up to half a million people then get forgotten by Christmas. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted February 19, 2020 4 hours ago, msc said: It might be down to getting over a chest infection (not coronavirus) but I really don't give a toss about Chinese numbers or what not tbh. Either it'll transform into a superflu and wipe out all of us, or it'll be like every other pandemic in the last 30 years and kill up to half a million people then get forgotten by Christmas. . Much more likely the latter, of course. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted February 19, 2020 A few days ago, the director of a hospital in Wuhan died & now there are people on Twitter who write that a second hospital director in Wuhan is fighting for his life too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,480 Posted February 21, 2020 Not to panic The Engineer unnecessarily, but coronavirus has started killing folk in Iran who had never left their home country in their lives. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/iran-confirms-coronavirus-cases-200220125104907.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted February 21, 2020 3 hours ago, msc said: Not to panic The Engineer unnecessarily, but coronavirus has started killing folk in Iran who had never left their home country in their lives. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/iran-confirms-coronavirus-cases-200220125104907.html And South Korea has declared emergency measures after confirmed cases there double to over 200 in a day. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51582186 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted February 21, 2020 Another doctor from Wuhan died. He was just 50. https://twitter.com/PDChina/status/1230889919335276546 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,974 Posted February 21, 2020 Outbreak in Italy with six confirmed case (and none of them returning from China). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,974 Posted February 21, 2020 1 hour ago, drol said: Outbreak in Italy with six confirmed case (and none of them returning from China). Well, now sixteen cases. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThePrematureBurial 224 Posted February 21, 2020 There's a new coronavirus breaking news account on Twitter: 6,700 people in California told to quarantine at home. https://twitter.com/novel_covid_19 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,155 Posted February 21, 2020 My neighbours are going on holiday to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam next week. Should I move before they get back? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,219 Posted February 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Toast said: My neighbours are going on holiday to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam next week. Should I move before they get back? Fucking hell! Your neighbours aren't Stuart Hall and Rolf Harris, are they? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted February 22, 2020 15 hours ago, msc said: Not to panic The Engineer unnecessarily, but coronavirus has started killing folk in Iran who had never left their home country in their lives. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/02/iran-confirms-coronavirus-cases-200220125104907.html Chinese workers go to Iran and they reckon it started from there. I'm very worried now I'm ordering a hazmat suit and ninja stars as we speak. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,979 Posted February 22, 2020 Italy's Patient Zero is 38 years old and currently on a ventilator. He had been examined before and got sent home, but the disease worked its way over several weeks. They say that in China, the infection rate is slowing down. But I think the death toll follows with a delay of several weeks. I think China alone will end up with 7000...8000... deaths once this is over. Now I wonder if other countries will do better or worse. Some countries have better medical care, but are not so autocratic. If China can serve as a sort-of "median" country in terms of readiness against the disease, and China contains about a 5th or 6th of the world's population, we might then look at about 40.000 deaths. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,974 Posted February 22, 2020 50 infected in Italy, two dead, starting to be like Wuhan... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted February 22, 2020 9 hours ago, gcreptile said: Italy's Patient Zero is 38 years old and currently on a ventilator. He had been examined before and got sent home, but the disease worked its way over several weeks. They say that in China, the infection rate is slowing down. But I think the death toll follows with a delay of several weeks. I think China alone will end up with 7000...8000... deaths once this is over. Now I wonder if other countries will do better or worse. Some countries have better medical care, but are not so autocratic. If China can serve as a sort-of "median" country in terms of readiness against the disease, and China contains about a 5th or 6th of the world's population, we might then look at about 40.000 deaths. If you think china is telling the truth that is. Could already be over 10k in deaths. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,974 Posted February 23, 2020 Around 150 people infected in Italy right now. EDIT: Three deaths. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,404 Posted February 23, 2020 Four of the 32 Brits & Irish people recently evacuated from the cruise ship have returned with a touch of the Coronas. Cases in the UK now up to 13. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grobler 35 Posted February 25, 2020 My daughter and husband are (were?) off to Houston on friday for a year work secondment . Chances of being admitted to USA are what now , do you think ? What are the current screening methods? Heat sensors..?.. Swabs ? I cant believe Donald is letting all and sundry in..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,974 Posted February 25, 2020 322 infected, 11 dead in Italy. Government insists the situation is under control. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
