Coronavirus

Gardenlover said:
China says disease 'curbed' in Wuhan and Hubei
President Xi Jinping has visited the city of Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, sending a message that Beijing has the situation under control.

Link to full article: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51813876

Light at the end of the tunnel, wishful thinking or propaganda?
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If it's curbed, why are they all wearing masks?
 
I went to breakfast with my Wed morning pals and we tried to follow all of the latest precautions:

Elbow bumps instead of handshakes.
Washed hands before sitting down.
Everyone had their own little handwipes, and used them.
Signed the electronic credit card screen using our pinky fingers.
Washed hands after getting up..
Used paper towels to open and close the bathroom door.

This is all going to get very old, very quick. I doubt that most people will even try to sustain it, …. until other people around them start dying.
 

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, the wife of Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, becoming the latest in a string of high-profile individuals to become infected with the potentially deadly pathogen.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsa...anadas-trudeau-tests-positive-for-coronavirus

Australia's home affairs minister confirmed Friday that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, less than a week after meeting with Attorney General William Barr, senior White House adviser Ivanka Trump and other White House officials.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/13/poli...arr-australia-minister-coronavirus/index.html
 
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Oh, good grief! "Someone said," "I heard that..." "I do have a page or two on that, somewhere..." "I also heard that...." Chinese have dirty kitchens? Africans eat monkeys, which gave the world AIDS? Bats, snake blood, deer ***** wine?

Get a grip, people! This all falls under the category of panicky rumor-spreading. No one knows yet what caused the original coronavirus infection; you can be sure that if anyone did, it would be a major newspaper headline and all over the TV news and Internet.

And what if we do learn that? Will that information be used to protect people and prevent more lethal infections? I doubt it. We all know that many of the fast food concoctions clog up our arteries, and that cigarette smoking often causes cancer. Yet, people are still flocking to McDonald's, and some people still smoke.

I suspect that if the virus did originate in China, all this shocked schoolyard-type whispering would be yet another nail in the coffin of human brotherhood. It would be used to incite even more hatred of "others" and distrust of people who seem strange to us. Probably some Chinese do eat weird, "exotic" parts of animals. And by the way, so do some Americans.

Here's something else to mull over: Do we actually know where and when other infectious diseases originated? Who had the first case of smallpox?
Tuberculosis? Diphtheria? Scarlet fever? Whooping cough? Polio? Does it matter?
 
Well it is all getting a bit hairy now over here in the UK and Europe.
It makes one wonder were on earth this will all end!:unsure:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8108333/Coronavirus-fears-spread-Europe.html

Europe is now the EPICENTRE of coronavirus: WHO issues stark warning the continent has more daily cases than China did at the HEIGHT of its outbreak as countries rush to build emergency wards
  • WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Europe was reporting more cases than China at its height
  • Medics have been working from makeshift tents in Italy and Poland with patients placed on temporary beds
  • In Russia, diggers were working into the night on a new infectious diseases clinic intended to serve Moscow
  • France, Luxembourg, Portugal, Malta and Belgium are among the latest countries to shut down their schools
  • France's Emmanuel Macron proposed tougher EU border control while Denmark warned against foreign trips
  • Spain has declared emergency with case toll rising to 4,200 and four towns in lockdown near Barcelona
  • Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
 
Sunny said:
Oh, good grief! "Someone said," "I heard that..." "I do have a page or two on that, somewhere..." "I also heard that...." Chinese have dirty kitchens? Africans eat monkeys, which gave the world AIDS? Bats, snake blood, deer ***** wine?

Get a grip, people! This all falls under the category of panicky rumor-spreading. No one knows yet what caused the original coronavirus infection; you can be sure that if anyone did, it would be a major newspaper headline and all over the TV news and Internet.

And what if we do learn that? Will that information be used to protect people and prevent more lethal infections? I doubt it. We all know that many of the fast food concoctions clog up our arteries, and that cigarette smoking often causes cancer. Yet, people are still flocking to McDonald's, and some people still smoke.

I suspect that if the virus did originate in China, all this shocked schoolyard-type whispering would be yet another nail in the coffin of human brotherhood. It would be used to incite even more hatred of "others" and distrust of people who seem strange to us. Probably some Chinese do eat weird, "exotic" parts of animals. And by the way, so do some Americans.

Here's something else to mull over: Do we actually know where and when other infectious diseases originated? Who had the first case of smallpox?
Tuberculosis? Diphtheria? Scarlet fever? Whooping cough? Polio? Does it matter?
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I think it came from a Lab. Released accidentally.
 
Here is the latest from the Canadian government:
Avoid all travel on cruise ships

The Government of Canada is advising that Canadians avoid all travel on cruise ships due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, until further notice.
Cruise passengers include travellers from around the world who may be arriving from areas with known or unknown spread of COVID-19. The virus can spread quickly on board cruises due to the close contact between passengers. Older people and people with a weakened immune system or underlying medical condition are at a higher risk of developing severe disease.

“We don’t really have any evidence to show that wearing a mask in public spaces is going to protect you,” says Dr. Hota. Just try and stay about 2 metres away from other passengers if they are coughing or sneezing, if at all possible.
 
Even though there has been only a couple of people diagnosed with this virus, in Missouri, the local actions being taken to reduce its spread are increasing almost daily. The list of closures and cancellations of public gatherings is increasing...schools, sporting events, music concerts, etc., etc.

Either there is a lot of "overreaction" to this illness, OR governments are "sitting on" a lot of information that could cause people to Panic. Personally, I am starting to think that the Latter is a real possibility, and the U.S. is on the doorstep of a major epidemic. There is more than one medical "expert" who is saying that there are probably thousands of people going about their daily lives who have the virus, but with symptoms that haven't shown up yet. With the seeming lack of test kits...just now becoming a high priority...the next few weeks may be critical. Either the U.S. will escape the brunt of this illness....OR we will be looking like parts of Europe and Asia by April.
 
China certainly created the Corona virus. Italy created the bubonic plague. Spain created influenza. Portugal is responsible for cholera.
Ethiopia created smallpox. Austria created typhus. South Africa is linked with Malaria. And Sudan created HIV/AIDS. There you have it.

My burning curiosity is in which lab did STUPIDITY originate? It's totally out of control. Albert Einstein summed it up...

-Artificial Intelligence is no match for STUPIDITY.
-The difference between STUPIDITY and genius is that genius has its limits.
-Only two things are infinite, the universe and human STUPIDITY. And I'm not sure about the former.
-There is no vaccine against STUPIDITY.
 
I went to a viewing of an old friend yesterday. I spoke with his oldest son who told me that after he received his first COVID vaccine, two days later, he was walking through the mall with his wife when suddenly, he couldn’t remember where he was or who he was. He held onto his wife until she could sit him down.

Of course, she called 911, got him to a hospital nearby, and after testing found he had a stroke, which effected his vision in his right eye. He has since lost his driver’s license. The doctors came to the conclusion that the vaccine probably caused the stroke because there is a history of the vaccine causing strokes. He is 55 years old and was in good health with no pre existing conditions. No surgery was required.
 
Been There said:
I went to a viewing of an old friend yesterday. I spoke with his oldest son who told me that after he received his first COVID vaccine, two days later, he was walking through the mall with his wife when suddenly, he couldn’t remember where he was or who he was. He held onto his wife until she could sit him down.

Of course, she called 911, got him to a hospital nearby, and after testing found he had a stroke, which effected his vision in his right eye. He has since lost his driver’s license. The doctors came to the conclusion that the vaccine probably caused the stroke because there is a history of the vaccine causing strokes. He is 55 years old and was in good health with no pre existing conditions. No surgery was required.
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That factored into my decision not to get the vaccine. I read about that possibility. I've had 3 TIA's (mini strokes that are temporary). It wasn't worth the risk to me.
 
Been There said:
I went to a viewing of an old friend yesterday. I spoke with his oldest son who told me that after he received his first COVID vaccine, two days later, he was walking through the mall with his wife when suddenly, he couldn’t remember where he was or who he was. He held onto his wife until she could sit him down.

Of course, she called 911, got him to a hospital nearby, and after testing found he had a stroke, which effected his vision in his right eye. He has since lost his driver’s license. The doctors came to the conclusion that the vaccine probably caused the stroke because there is a history of the vaccine causing strokes. He is 55 years old and was in good health with no pre existing conditions. No surgery was required.
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That would be enough to completely ruin my life. The biggest issue for me: "You can't "untake" a vaccine. If it causes harm (immediately or in the future), you have to live with it. And it seemed like an especially bad idea for an illness that is mostly survivable.
 
Been There said:
I went to a viewing of an old friend yesterday. I spoke with his oldest son who told me that after he received his first COVID vaccine, two days later, he was walking through the mall with his wife when suddenly, he couldn’t remember where he was or who he was. He held onto his wife until she could sit him down.

Of course, she called 911, got him to a hospital nearby, and after testing found he had a stroke, which effected his vision in his right eye. He has since lost his driver’s license. The doctors came to the conclusion that the vaccine probably caused the stroke because there is a history of the vaccine causing strokes. He is 55 years old and was in good health with no pre existing conditions. No surgery was required.
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Interesting that doctors said the vaccine probably caused the stroke. Most doctors would never blame the vaccine for anything - especially one that's so heavily advertised. A friend of mine had a heart attack the day after his first booster. His doctor said, "No....just a coincidence."
Maybe, maybe not. But he's not getting any more boosters.
 
win231 said:
Interesting that doctors said the vaccine probably caused the stroke. Most doctors would never blame the vaccine for anything - especially one that's so heavily advertised. A friend of mine had a heart attack the day after his first booster. His doctor said, "No....just a coincidence."
Maybe, maybe not. But he's not getting any more boosters.
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He told me that the doctor said based on the number of strokes that have happened recently and within the same time period after having taken the vaccine, he would think the vaccine may have been the cause. Normally, when a person has a stroke caused by a blood vessel in the brain, it will either break or at least leak. His blood vessel only, (what he called), bubbled, which is very unusual and has been known to happen due to medication.

I questioned why was his driver’s license taken away and was told that they can be restored, but he must take his driver’s test again. He took the test and failed.
 
Been There said:
I went to a viewing of an old friend yesterday. I spoke with his oldest son who told me that after he received his first COVID vaccine, two days later, he was walking through the mall with his wife when suddenly, he couldn’t remember where he was or who he was. He held onto his wife until she could sit him down.

Of course, she called 911, got him to a hospital nearby, and after testing found he had a stroke, which effected his vision in his right eye. He has since lost his driver’s license. The doctors came to the conclusion that the vaccine probably caused the stroke because there is a history of the vaccine causing strokes. He is 55 years old and was in good health with no pre existing conditions. No surgery was required.
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What did the friend die of? Was it the stroke, or somethng else, much later?
 
Been There said:
He told me that the doctor said based on the number of strokes that have happened recently and within the same time period after having taken the vaccine, he would think the vaccine may have been the cause. Normally, when a person has a stroke caused by a blood vessel in the brain, it will either break or at least leak. His blood vessel only, (what he called), bubbled, which is very unusual and has been known to happen due to medication.

I questioned why was his driver’s license taken away and was told that they can be restored, but he must take his driver’s test again. He took the test and failed.
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Sometimes those giving the shots don't aspirate which is standard procedure for giving a shot. If they hit a blood vessel instead of the muscle then the vaccine goes straight into the bloodstream and clots can result. I'd still like to know a lot more about this technology before submitting my body for experimentation. The "no product liability" clause really bothers me.
 

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