Conavirus......

[ApatheticNoMore]

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coron...e-f4d3d9cd99ca

Interesting article

That guy has no qualifications, no expertise to speak on the topic as far as I can tell. So he cashes in on corona and pumps his media presence, this writer of random click bait articles (look at his prior articles). Always grifters (um influencers) in a crisis, seeking an opportunity to cash in.

Look he could be wrong, he could be right. But why are we taking advice from people with no qualifications to give it? There is a time for opinions, and everyone has one, and a time to take whatever real information we get (and yes this is hard in the U.S. due to the Trump administration policy of blocking information). Not of course that anyone could act on this information, these are not decisions in individuals hands. So wash your hands

[Rogar]

Isn't it a variant of the flu, also a virus, transmitted the same way amongst people, but as a novel virus one that no one has developed immunity to yet, and for which no vaccine has been developed yet? I find the comparisons pretty accurate.

Are SARS and MERS a variant of the flu and how do they compare to Covid-19 or do they all compare to each other and the common flu?

[Tradd]

As far as this being a joke, a hoax, or media-inflated hype--Does anyone really believe the WHO, CDC, and countless countries around the globe would be taking unprecedented precautions and huge financial hits just for the fun of it? I can't say I understand what makes this affliction different from the annual flu strains that change and mutate and cause scientists to develop new vaccines, but I have some confidence that epidemiologists do. And they seem very, very concerned.

My coworker is an idiot. She can’t be bothered to prepare for anything whether it is a snowstorm or this virus.

[Simplemind]

You're right ANM, he could be right and he could be wrong. Which brings me to my favorite quote today "We don't have a lot of studies, but is panic really worse than neglect and carelessness during an epidemic of this sort?" Dr. Daniele Macchini. ICU doc in Bergamo.
I'm not feeling panic but I am also prepared to generally isolate for the health and welfare of the high risk people I do need to come in contact with. I don't believe just washing your hands and going your merry way is going to cut it. But I could be wrong...….. (We can assess in 60 days)

[Tradd]

Work just got really interesting for tomorrow.

[Tradd]

NBA has just suspended its season.

[dado potato]

San Francisco CA has prohibited public and private events of 1.000 people or more. The ban will be in effect for 2 weeks.

[Yppej]

I got my hair cut the shortest it has ever been. This week my governor declared a state of emergency and if this expands to salons I will be set for awhile.

[sweetana3]

Rogar, here is the first comparison article I found: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...mbers-n1150321

[happystuff]

My temple has just canceled all events for March and April. It's a good thing as one of the directors does have health issues and would died if caught the virus.