Coronavirus

[wader]

I'm no scientist but I do believe we're crazy for letting in any flights from the region. For those Americans that need to come home, they too should wait until they have been cleared.

that's part of the problem George................

It's already left the region.
And with a 2 week incubation period before symptoms start to appear & with those being affected capable of spreading it during the incubation period - I'm afraid the proverbial "cat is already out of the bag".

 

[wader]

Coronavirus death toll rises to 170, but Americans on flight back from Wuhan don't appear infected

As the coronavirus death toll in China hits 170, Americans fleeing the outbreak arrived at March Air Reserve Base in California.

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Anne Zink, Alaska’s chief medical officer, said the passengers were excited to be back on American soil.

“For many of us directly involved, this has been a moving and uplifting experience,” Zink said. “The whole plane erupted in cheers when the crew said, 'Welcome home to the United States.' "

 

[Roccus7]

Yeah, you don't want to be in a long test tube where the cabin air is constantly being recirculated.

I call it the flying incubator..

 

[CELLFISH]

da news says, the virus started in a seafood ? market in a certain city in China... that is most likely... cellie...
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[wader]

Mask Hoarders Are Raising Risk of a Coronavirus Outbreak in the U.S.

Even though there are only five cases of Wuhan coronavirus in the United States, the mask hoarding has begun.Some pharmacies report being entirely sold out of masks. Some popular sellers on Amazon say deliveries will be delayed for weeks.Although masks actually do little to protect healthy...

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[Fluke Whisperer]

Ok, this virus has potential, so on the lighter side.

 

[Fluke Whisperer]

I call it the flying incubator..

Coming back from Fla last November, I was on a flight that was packed, not one seat was empty, woman in back of us was hacking her brains out, a week later I was so sick, my throat was so red and sore that I had to take a solution with lidocaine because I couldn't swallow, 2 strep tests were negative, I had a very nasty virus, I am just getting over it.
So yes, I agree about the flying incubator.

 

[wader]

From the Opening of Spamalot:
(Voice Over)
A FAMOUS HISTORIAN

England, 932 A.D. A kingdom divided. To the West, the Anglo-Saxons.
To the East, the French. Above, nothing but Celts and some people from Scotland.

In Guinard, Palace, and Difford, plague.

In the kingdoms of Wessex, Sussex, Essex and Kent, plague.

In Mercia, and the two Anglias, plague, with a 50% chance of pestilence
and famine coming out of the Northeast at twelve miles per hour.

 

[jpd]

Coronavirus spreads for first time in U.S., CDC says

 

[Roccus7]

From the Opening of Spamalot:
(Voice Over)
A FAMOUS HISTORIAN

England, 932 A.D. A kingdom divided. To the West, the Anglo-Saxons.
To the East, the French. Above, nothing but Celts and some people from Scotland.

In Guinard, Palace, and Difford, plague.

In the kingdoms of Wessex, Sussex, Essex and Kent, plague.

In Mercia, and the two Anglias, plague, with a 50% chance of pestilence
and famine coming out of the Northeast at twelve miles per hour.

What no mention of moose bites and Ralph the Wonder Llama???

 

[wader]

What no mention of moose bites and Ralph the Wonder Llama???

nope that was it - curtain then went up & this followed:


Saw it twice on Broadway& once locally - hysterical

 

[Roccus7]

nope that was it - curtain then went up & this followed:


Saw it twice on Broadway& once locally - hysterical

IIRC there were some subtle reminders to the opening credits of the movie in Spamalot, either by direct comments, items on stage, and/or quick sound bites, just can't remember the exact one, but I'm 100% sure there was a reference to llamas and 70% sure of a moose reference.

I'll have to ask my D, she's the walking musical reference source...

 

[wader]

IIRC there were some subtle reminders to the opening credits of the movie in Spamalot, either by direct comments, items on stage, and/or quick sound bites, just can't remember the exact one, but I'm 100% sure there was a reference to llamas and 70% sure of a moose reference.

I'll have to ask my D, she's the walking musical reference source...

there very well may have been - I'm of that age where the mind doesn't remember all the details as well as it did............but I'm positive you got the opening Historian narrative - then open curtain - then the above scene

 

[Chinacat]

I saw it on Broadway, the patchogue theatre and last year at the Tilles center at CW Post
Great stuff

 

[wader]

We now Return You to Your Regularly Scheduled Program..

UN agency declares global emergency over virus from China

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week. China first informed WHO about cases of the new virus in late December...

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“The main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in China but because of what is happening in other countries," he said. “Our greatest concern is the potential for this virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems which are ill-prepared to deal with it."

“This declaration is not a vote of non-confidence in China," he said. “On the contrary, WHO continues to have the confidence in China’s capacity to control the outbreak."

 

[wader]

China locked down 50 million people and has to keep them fed

Carrying permits demanding “fast passage,” truck drivers rushed a 560-ton shipment of disinfectant from eastern China to Wuhan, the locked-down city of 11 million people at the center of a vast effort to contain a new viral disease. Outside the metropolis in central China, the cargo was shifted...

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As global anxiety about the new virus rises, authorities have blocked 50 million people from leaving Wuhan and nearby cities at the center of the outbreak. That in turn requires a massive effort to keep them supplied with food and other necessities.

“Wuhan is not an isolated island,” declared a state newspaper, the Yangtze Daily.

Few governments could attempt such drastic restrictions on a population bigger than South Korea's or Australia's. They are made possible by the ruling Communist Party's extensive controls on society and experience combating the 2002-03 SARS epidemic.

The Latest: Russia closing its land border with China

Russia is closing its land border with China, similar to steps taken by Mongolia and North Korea, to guard against a new viral outbreak. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin issued the decree Thursday, ordering the 2,600-mile land border with China closed starting Friday. Some countries...

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[jpd]

Delta, American and United suspend flights between US, China

 

[pequa1]

Delta, American and United suspend flights between US, China

it took them long enough. oh yes, money before lives. Like the Takata air bag recall, its easier and cheaper to send checks to the survivors that sue than to recall millions of cars. Ford waited until last year to recall my pickup.

 

[wader]

this is trashing the stock market - DOW down over 600 today

 

[wader]

The Pentagon is preparing to house up to 1,000 people at military sites who may need to be quarantined due to the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

The Pentagon is preparing facilities at four military installations to hold up to 1,000 people quarantined to prevent the virus from spreading.

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and we just got the first confirmed case on the East Coast (Massachusetts) - might be time to start sourcing masks?