Corona Thread |OT| Nu variant, who dis?

[benjipwns]

My professor is one of those tech fascists and I found out today I have to record a speech in front of four adults. I don't even know four adults.

What you need to do is force your way into an old folks home!

[Joe Molotov]

They'll never find my Windows Phone.

[benjipwns]

I'm the proud owner of an e-mail stating that my job next week is to "I don't know whatever"

[Don Rumata]

Oh, I'm not even talking about the deaths from the virus. More the world collapsing as society even worse than the great depression and no way out for most people.

Dude, the Spanish Flu broke out during the worst war the world had ever seen, and was followed a couple of decades later by the ACTUAL worst war the world ever saw.
Not that it was fun times, granted.

[benjipwns]

Like if some extremist web forum decides to start an uprising to kill some U.S. Senators?

[Leadbelly]

So how many Boreans got the Corona already? 3?

I don't think I have it. I kind of hope I already have it or had it and I am just asymptomatic. Because I can't see any way around it. Either this week or next week, the chances are high I will get it. Mainly because of work.

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https://twitter.com/songofthewhale1/status/1240855436586299393

[Tripon]

IN RECENT WEEKS, investment bankers have pressed health care companies on the front lines of fighting the novel coronavirus, including drug firms developing experimental treatments and medical supply firms, to consider ways that they can profit from the crisis.

The media has mostly focused on individuals who have taken advantage of the market for now-scarce medical and hygiene supplies to hoard masks and hand sanitizer and resell them at higher prices. But the largest voices in the health care industry stand to gain from billions of dollars in emergency spending on the pandemic, as do the bankers and investors who invest in health care companies.

Over the past few weeks, investment bankers have been candid on investor calls and during health care conferences about the opportunity to raise drug prices. In some cases, bankers received sharp rebukes from health care executives; in others, executives joked about using the attention on Covid-19 to dodge public pressure on the opioid crisis.

https://theintercept.com/2020/03/19/coronavirus-vaccine-medical-supplies-price-gouging/

 

[OnlyRegret]

So far the big factors it seems are:

age
smoking
obesity
serious underlying conditions of the heart and lungs

that covers a lot of people

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[OnlyRegret]

on a slightly related note, I don't understand but masks seem so aesthetic to me now

[toku]

Yeah I'm not taking part in the fear and panic bs but if you or your loved ones can't wait for things to get back to "normal" you might be in for a rough time. There is going to be a new normal.

[OnlyRegret]

States being more powerful seems like the obvious course going forward.
If even some American GOPers have floated the nationalize option this early, we're getting bigger gov

[OnlyRegret]

https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200317/mild-cases-may-be-driving-coronavirus-spread

The study has profound implications for the spread of the disease within the U.S. Researchers in Seattle, who have been studying genomes of the virus isolated from people with known infections, have estimated that the virus has been quietly circulating here for about 8 weeks.

Based on the study’s findings, Shaman said the 150,000 confirmed infections worldwide probably represent just the tip of a much larger iceberg.

“We’re probably approaching close to a million infections globally,” he said. “Generally, you’re looking at about an order of magnitude more cases than have been confirmed.”

Makes sense, spread by barely symptomatic people would enable rapid growth and dispersion.
Means some people had a cold or particularly potent cold that wasn't really a cold and they spread it over months. Unconcerned because Trump and co were denying it until like last week.

[Himu]

Y'all. I don't want to go to work and even consider the chance of getting this shit.

I don't know what to do. My job doesn't give paid leave, we are one of the few businesses allowed to operate despite others being on lockdown. Real talk, I do not want to go to work tomorrow.

[Rufus]

/Channel4News/status/1240370011488862216

JUST TAKE IT ON ME CHIN M8

It's frustrating to see so many people not understand that it's not only about them.

[bluemax]

Every business in California suddenly realizing how essential they are

My dog's daycare emailed me to let me know they consider themselves essential!

it will be the end of the world as in the world that we knew

Yeah, I honestly just don't expect things to go back to how they were a few months ago whenever this ends. I don't expect a total collapse (but maybe I will in a week), but this is still some kind of inflection point in history.

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[VomKriege]

The head of the infectious diseases at the Bichat hospital in Paris said on the radio that lockdown should in his opinion lasts 6 weeks or more.

It's hard to imagine it won't last at least a month.

[VomKriege]

The French Health Minister said we used to have a stock of 1 billion surgery masks and 600 million FFP2 masks as a guideline. After the H1N1 scare, it was decided we didn't need to stockpile and that the global market could provide.

 

[Don Rumata]

There's now officially more deaths in Italy [3,405] than in China [3,130], though I wouldn't necessarily take the Chinese numbers at face value.

Here's a convoy of army trucks, carrying the bodies out of Bergamo, because there's too many for them to process and dispose of:


#gottajusttakeitonthechin.

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https://twitter.com/homoseokjin/status/1240852033323683841

 

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[jorma]

https://twitter.com/homoseokjin/status/1240852033323683841

 

see, this is why this man can't make fun games anymore:

https://twitter.com/davidscottjaffe/status/1240853550080471040

[thisismyusername]

...And how are they going to disinfect those facemasks if someone sick/virus'd sewed one?

(I know how they'd do it, I'm more nit-picking/making fun of the fact that it seems like a bad idea to ask the public for that)

[VomKriege]

...And how are they going to disinfect those facemasks if someone sick/virus'd sewed one?

(I know how they'd do it, I'm more nit-picking/making fun of the fact that it seems like a bad idea to ask the public for that)

Home made masks should be for the individual using it.

Entering the tramway with a homeless man shouting "We love Corona" (in English). Yare yare daze...

[VomKriege]

French Ministry of Economy asking companies to give a 1000 euros bonus (tax free) if they can. Only works for employees with a contract specifying some sort of profit sharing. That's a leftover / mutation of a measure passed last year to facilitate an exceptional bonus to mollify people during the Yellow Vest movements.

[BisMarckie]

Germany threatening the people with a curfew. as I said earlier, I think the vast majority of people are following the guidelines, but there always some exceptions. i don’t think a complete lockdown is needed or appropriate, but I think it will happen regardless.

[bork]

https://twitter.com/kingvader/status/1240720130415316993

[nudemacusers]

Where are my coronabux at... sales are ending soon 

[bork]

https://twitter.com/KiraBuckland/status/1240874231274950658

[bork]

https://twitter.com/playasia/status/1240941205506142208

[Madrun Badrun]

it will be the end of the world as in the world that we knew

Good.  let's try to make the next one better. 

[VomKriege]

Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

[Don Rumata]

it will be the end of the world as in the world that we knew

Good.  let's try to make the next one better. 

(Image removed from quote.)

Lesson 1: Cut down the whole amazon forest, to make more toilet paper to sell on Amazon.

[Leadbelly]

So the UK has jumped from 590 reported cases to 3269 in 7 days. Obviously the real figure is way more than that.

[Himu]

As someone that had asthma as a kid I'm starting to get worried about getting this.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Persistent rumors of national guard being deployed in the US to enforce a quarantine. I have a hard time seeing Trump wanting to be the President that has that on him though.

[tiesto]

https://business.financialpost.com/financial-times/do-i-quarantine-in-the-hamptons-the-rich-flee-on-private-jets-seek-expensive-concierge-medical-services

As coronavirus spreads through New York City, Dr Kruger is in fact doing a roaring trade. “This last month has just been insane,” he said. “I’m getting 75 calls a day, asking: ‘Do I quarantine myself in the Hamptons? Do I stay in the city?’”

The wealthiest Americans may separate themselves through concierge healthcare services like the one operated by Dr Kruger. They can provide instant access to primary care physicians in luxurious settings and, he claims, a test for coronavirus — although not one using one of the government’s officially-authorised kits. Not unlike private jets, they may also allow the wealthy to bypass crowded emergency rooms and so reduce their risk of infection.

But once they are sick, it is not clear that such services will spare them from the same public health maths to which everyone else is now subject. (The equation might be even worse in a place like Aspen, which is now suffering its own outbreak but has limited healthcare facilities.)

At that point, patients will require hospitalisation in an intensive care unit, and possibly a ventilator to help them breathe. With the rarest of exceptions in America, that is still determined by medical need. “Once you are sick and in the hospital,” said Dr Blumenthal, “whether you have concierge medicine or not is not relevant.” Given the shortages of hospital beds and medical equipment being forecast by authorities, money may not much matter.

“You can’t find . . . ventilators no matter how much you’re willing to pay right now,” said Andrew Cuomo, the New York governor.

Ironically enough, the first reports of the virus in Suffolk were from a Southampton college student who was studying abroad in Italy and brought it here.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Persistent rumors of national guard being deployed in the US to enforce a quarantine. I have a hard time seeing Trump wanting to be the President that has that on him though.

National Guard is being deployed to help with logistics. Which happens pretty much anytime a state of emergency is declared in any circumstances.

That I'd understand. These rumors are more along the lines of 'patrolling the streets making sure people don't leave their house.'
I don't think any republican president wants that on their hands.

[tiesto]

Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

I've been seeing "Global South" a lot, is this the common European parlance for "third world"?

[BisMarckie]

It‘s the more politically correct way, if you will, to refer to these countries commonly referred to as third world countries since that is a cold war relic.

[ToxicAdam]

Persistent rumors of national guard being deployed in the US to enforce a quarantine. I have a hard time seeing Trump wanting to be the President that has that on him though.

National Guard is being deployed to help with logistics. Which happens pretty much anytime a state of emergency is declared in any circumstances.

That I'd understand. These rumors are more along the lines of 'patrolling the streets making sure people don't leave their house.'
I don't think any republican president wants that on their hands.

They won't have time to "police the streets". They'll be too busy acting as couriers for all kinds of supplies. At most, you might see checkpoints set up in heavily populated areas.

[I'm a Puppy!]

You know, I am rather shocked that there's little news of an Indian outbreak. You'd figure that Corona would run rampant through there.

[toku]

https://twitter.com/LeyfCosplay/status/1240778335736811521

[BisMarckie]

It‘s only been 4 days of staying at home, While I appreciate the NEET life as much as the next guy, not having the option certainly takes a toll on your mental health

[BisMarckie]

Thankfully I have a backyard that‘s big enough for my daughter to run around in. Otherwise she would drive us insane.
But sitting there still feels like being stuck in a nicer part of your prison. 

Nightly walks are a good idea though, might go for one at 3 AM or so.

[thisismyusername]

Introverts of the world, UNITE!

...Over there... away from me...

[Madrun Badrun]

watch people try to infect you in real time

https://www.flightradar24.com/WEN3463/243d004b

[VomKriege]

You know, I am rather shocked that there's little news of an Indian outbreak. You'd figure that Corona would run rampant through there.

Testing is lagging and there's already 200 cases or so on record. It might be running rampant.

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/NYGovCuomo/status/1241024005299109889

[thisismyusername]

Virus-chan looking like she's gonna kill theaters. Disney is releasing Onward for buying around the same price that other movies that are in theaters (currently) are wanting you to spend to rent for like 2 days.

[team filler]

lots of local things saying they are essential and staying open for takeout orders 

[Tripon]

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241026998245482497

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241003863156678656

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241009326975848451

https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1241014225901957120

[Coffee Dog]

My life hasn't changed due to quarantine, other than the lack of funds and available work. I'm not an agoraphobe, but I live like one, so I'm not as prone to going stir crazy as most.

It's going to be interesting to see how people exercise and keep themselves sane.

[Great Rumbler]

We're really turning a briefing about coronavirus into fuck the media, fuck you reporters specifically rants.

Trump's feeling totally powerless with stocks in free-fall and the economy heading towards a massive recession [the only metrics he actually cares about], lashing out at the media in frustration is the only thing he knows how to do.

[thisismyusername]

https://twitter.com/LeyfCosplay/status/1240778335736811521

https://twitter.com/alexdowski/status/1240821123299913728

Cackling, RN. Not gonna lie.

[nudemacusers]

Persistent rumors of national guard being deployed in the US to enforce a quarantine. I have a hard time seeing Trump wanting to be the President that has that on him though.

National Guard is being deployed to help with logistics. Which happens pretty much anytime a state of emergency is declared in any circumstances.

That I'd understand. These rumors are more along the lines of 'patrolling the streets making sure people don't leave their house.'
I don't think any republican president wants that on their hands.

Being scared of flabby NG also-rans

[I'm a Puppy!]

Still continually blown away by TP being sold out.

We always basically have 2 packages and buy a new one when we break into our second one... which happened a few days ago... 5 trips to 3 stores, and no TP.

Not an emergency at this point because we have most of our last package left, but still lol

I probably have enough packs for another 1-2 weeks but god, I haven't seen TP in the stores in the last 2 weeks. WTF?

[OnlyRegret]

Not to be grim but that thing could wreck Africa, maybe India, the less wealthy Asian countries and possibly South America. I would expect we'll emerge from this with at least a year long severe control of immigration into the "Global North" and the far right will cream at this with the argument that "Well we did it... Why not continue ?".

It'll do some damage but bear in mind. Africa is young, some countries really young with an average age of like eighteen! Young people will get sick for sure, but the effect won't be remotely the same like in Italy.