International COVID-19 Updates & Discussion 2

[dualmeister]

Even COVID-19 doesn't mess with Moscow

 

[Pitbull]

****, buddy. Can't I drive there?

You could, just assumed he will have to walk or take a bicycle. Dono if he has a car or can drive

 

[IdlePhaedrus]

Cruise passengers in CT quarantined after contact with coronavirus person

Two shipping crew members flew to Cape Town from Turkey, their destination was a cargo ship called the MV Corona.

ewn.co.za

Not sure if this has been posted. People arguing just lengthen the thread so it is difficult to keep track.

 

[2023]

Pitbull has a very strong start to the year, if he keeps it up he'll be a sure bet to win the mybb troll award 2020.

 

[gconey]

You are welcome to prove me wrong... o wait, you can't.

There's a teapot orbiting the earth. Prove me wrong

 

[ShaunSA]

nice hotel you've got there...

...oh wait...

Where's SA's version of Ronaldo

 

[thestaggy]

Can I go to China or Taiwan? I mean will I get a visa?
They seem to have a handle on how to control this thing.

A friend of mine is flying back to China tomorrow. She will have to spend 14-days in quarantine when she gets there though.

 

[gconey]

Cruise passengers in CT quarantined after contact with coronavirus person

Two shipping crew members flew to Cape Town from Turkey, their destination was a cargo ship called the MV Corona.

ewn.co.za

Not sure if this has been posted. People arguing just lengthen the thread so it is difficult to keep track.

The issue is if misinformation is not addressed or challenged then it becomes accepted as fact

 

[Polymathic]

Just cracked 200,000 as of ten minutes ago.

I have a feeling Russia is suppressing their numbers and Iran is in absolute disaster they have no idea how many people are actually infected there

 

[dualmeister]

Coronavirus-Related Shutdowns Leave Series Without Finales, Create Dilemma For ‘Empire’ & ‘Supernatural’

In just one week, the coronavirus outbreak swept through the TV business, from a cause for concern last Monday to canceling wrap parties midweek to shutting down virtually every series and pilots by Friday. Because of the timing — mid-March, all broadcast series still in production were close to wrapping their seasons. The shutdowns came so quickly as the situation was deteriorating rapidly that most shows suspended filming mid-episode.

For many series, including all or almost all CBS, NBC and the CW shows and some ABC and Fox ones, a decision was made right away that this was it for the current seasons, and the remaining 1-2 episodes won’t be filmed this spring. As the COVID-19 outbreak situation remains uncertain and unpredictable, holding onto the crews for weeks in hope to film one more episode is hard to justify financially, and restarting production involves a big expense too.

The long list of the series that stopped short of filming the last episode)s) of the season includes NBC’s Superstore, whose finale was supposed to be farewell episode of star America Ferrera. It also includes CBS’ NCIS franchise, Bull, FBI, SEAL Team, S.W.A.T., Young Sheldon, Bob Hearts Abishola and The Neighborhood, NBC’s Chicago franchise, Law & Order: SVU and New Amsterdam, the CW’s The Flash, Supergirl, Batwoman, Riverdale, Dynasty and Nancy Drew, ABC’s The Goldbergs, Schooled and American Housewife and Fox’s Last Man Standing.

There are a handful of series hoping against hope to go back and finish their orders, like ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, which has four more episodes to shoot, NBC’s The Blacklist, which has three and a half, and Fox’s The Resident, with the odds of that happening diminishing every day. But no need to shoot the remaining episodes is as urgent as that for Fox’s Empire and the CW’s Supernatural, which are 1.5-2 episodes short on their final seasons.

Source

 

[pinball wizard]

A friend of mine is flying back to China tomorrow. She will have to spend 14-days in quarantine when she gets there though.

Yeah, I see most of their new infections are coming from people returning there in order to escape the spread in the rest of the world.

 

[ScottulusMaximus]

Indeed - but there are 5 pages of requirements for an isolation unit - can't just be set up overnight.

Procedures already in place.

Sauce: fiance works for a private hospital.

 

[pinball wizard]

There's a teapot orbiting the earth. Prove me wrong

The earth is flat. Nothing orbits it.

 

[Pitbull]

There's a teapot orbiting the earth. Prove me wrong

So you can't, thought so...

 

[The_Librarian]

Teh-ah-tim-eh

 

[R4ziel]

Teh-ah-tim-eh

I see there are a lot more countries entering the chat lately, soon there will be no single country left with uninfected people, except Antarctica, but I don't think that counts

 

[The_Librarian]

I see there are a lot more countries entering the chat lately, soon there will be no single country left with uninfected people, except Antarctica, but I don't think that counts

I saw so. Stopped doing the announcement as it was so depressing.

 

[Markd]

From reading that earlier link to the Imperial College London report it gave a good indication of the 2 main ways these kind of pandemics are addressed.

The gist of it was you can either Suppress the disease, or Mitigate against it (reduce the risk). We've already gone over the 'leveling of the curve' so wont go over that again, but the majority of the world are trying to Suppress the disease - i.e. isolate yourself and protect against catching it until its gone. Mitigating the disease involves reducing social interaction (close schools) so that it takes longer to spread, health services can better cope with the load, and eventually immunity is developed so the 'herd immunity' effect can come into play. This was the route the UK were going a short while ago. The stats reveal that in either scenario, in the UK the NHS is likely going to be overburdened - its just a question of how badly. So they shifted gear to more drastic suppression measures like we are seeing in the rest of the world. The problem with this is that Suppression of the disease doesn't create immunity to it and so when we all stop self-isolating and come out to play, especially around winter, the whole thing will start again.

So the reality is quite scary again: someone needs to develop a vaccine or show that a drug/set of drugs combats the disease asap, and until then, people have got to try and cope as best as they can, because there isn't a scenario whereby it just goes away permanently.

We can ignore Pitbull - he has absolutely no idea whats cracking and none of us are going to be able to convince him otherwise. He either wont learn, or will only learn the hard way - sadly.

 

[Grant]

These are the designated isolation units - I thought their hospital bed figures only included isolation beds ?

1384 = total beds in the hospital

 

[The_Librarian]

We can ignore Pitbull - he has absolutely no idea whats cracking and none of us are going to be able to convince him otherwise. He either wont learn, or will only learn the hard way - sadly.

Them's fighting words, sir...