Novel CoronaVirus (COVID-19) Updates & Discussion

[rambo919]

My fav conspiracy theory so far is the gates foundation has a patent on the virus and it's partially based on AIDS. A sample was sent to Canada for study, the Chinese stole it, took it to their Wuhan lab..... lost control of it.

 

[Brian_G]

Just because you don't believe in conspiracy theories, doesn't mean they aren't out to get you...

 

[animal531]

Where are you getting 1000 from? I get roughly 600 with the majority of new cases still from China.

COVID Live Update: 143,291,275 Cases and 3,050,454 Deaths from the Coronavirus - Worldometer

Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...

www.worldometers.info

I'm looking at:

ArcGIS Dashboards

ArcGIS Dashboards

gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com

Look at the Other Locations on the bottom of the graph, and ignore the last day which is usually incorrect on this graph (due to when researchers are updating it).

So for example:
02/25 = 2.8k infections
02/26 = 3.3k (+500)
02/27 = 4.3k (+1k)

 

[animal531]

I'm looking at:

ArcGIS Dashboards

ArcGIS Dashboards

gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com

Look at the Other Locations on the bottom of the graph, and ignore the last day which is usually incorrect on this graph (due to when researchers are updating it).

So for example:
02/25 = 2.8k infections
02/26 = 3.3k (+500)
02/27 = 4.3k (+1k)

Also, I forgot to add, look at the China graph:
01/23 = 639 infections
01/24 = 916 (+300)
01/25 = 2k (+1k)

So the rest of the world is pretty much behind China by a month and 2 days.

 

[The_Librarian]

Remember this :

Statistics published from countries outside of China are showing a disturbing trend in fatality rates.
The oft quoted 2% is looking to be far too low. From many perspectives the number appears fine if you just compare the total cases and total deaths, but you have to consider the time delay between diagnosis and peak of symptoms/death. This delay is likely around a week.
Therefore if we look at Italy and their 400 confirmed cases with 12 deaths, the mortality rate isn't 3%, but triples to 9%.
Likewise with South Korea, taking today's numbers gives a low mortality rate, but taking numbers from five days ago gives a mortality equivalent to SARS

 

[daveza]

So how long before we only have 7 people left to post on this forum.

 

[thestaggy]

First confirmed case in Azerbaijan.

A Russian tourist travelling from Iran.

 

[mister]

partially based on AIDS.

It warrants more scientific investigation rather than outright denial in my opinion, especially in light of the reports of using ARVs to treat it.

Coronavirus more likely than Sars to bond to human cells, scientists say

Research by team from Nankai University shows new virus has mutated gene similar to those found in HIV and Ebola.

www.scmp.com

Immunogenicity of the spike glycoprotein of Bat SARS-like coronavirus - Virologica Sinica

A group of SARS-like coronaviruses (SL-CoV) have been identified in horseshoe bats. Despite SL-CoVs and SARS-CoV share identical genome structure and high-level sequence similarity, SL-CoV does not bind to the same cellular receptor as for SARS-CoV and the N-terminus of the S proteins only share...

link.springer.com

(PDF) Uncanny similarity of unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag

PDF | We are currently witnessing a major epidemic caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019- nCoV). The evolution of 2019-nCoV remains elusive. We... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

Retracted paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.30.927871v1.full.pdf

 

[The_Librarian]

So why was my reference to this post deleted?

Because it can land you in hot water.

 

[rambo919]

It warrants more scientific investigation rather than outright denial in my opinion, especially in light of the reports of using ARVs to treat it.

We live in a time where the truth often gets bullied out of relevancy. The sheeple want their easy answers and they are terrified of the thought of someone actually doing dark cloak and dagger things..... of course it requires investigation but it's never gonna happen publicly because the danger of it actually being true is too scary for the general public to want to admit.

Whether it's true or not does not matter, most thinking bubbles will dismiss it entirely just because it sounds dark smoky room enough.

 

[Polymathic]

It warrants more scientific investigation rather than outright denial in my opinion, especially in light of the reports of using ARVs to treat it.

Coronavirus more likely than Sars to bond to human cells, scientists say

Research by team from Nankai University shows new virus has mutated gene similar to those found in HIV and Ebola.

www.scmp.com

Immunogenicity of the spike glycoprotein of Bat SARS-like coronavirus - Virologica Sinica

A group of SARS-like coronaviruses (SL-CoV) have been identified in horseshoe bats. Despite SL-CoVs and SARS-CoV share identical genome structure and high-level sequence similarity, SL-CoV does not bind to the same cellular receptor as for SARS-CoV and the N-terminus of the S proteins only share...

link.springer.com

(PDF) Uncanny similarity of unique inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike protein to HIV-1 gp120 and Gag

PDF | We are currently witnessing a major epidemic caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019- nCoV). The evolution of 2019-nCoV remains elusive. We... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

Retracted paper: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.30.927871v1.full.pdf

They are two completely different classes, it would be like comparing snakes to people

 

[Polymathic]

First confirmed case in Azerbaijan.

A Russian tourist travelling from Iran.

I won't be surprised if the Iranian patient zero actually picked up the the virus from Russia or on the the other former Soviet Republics

 

[Brian_G]

They are two completely different classes, it would be like comparing snakes to people

I think the point is that there appears to be more to it than just nature at work.

 

[daveza]

It seems every country is just workshopping their response to this virus outbreak.

Nobody had any protocols planned for, tested and rehearsed ?

 

[BeerIsNotGood...]

Nigeria also just reported their first case. Hillbrow is fscked now, more than it was before...

Gee jou lewe vir hillbrow

 

[Creag]

A Russian tourist travelling from Iran.

Iran has no intention of closing its borders or going into quarantine. Their economy is a mess as it is without any further isolation.

 

[Eniigma]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1233092977398026241

Hopefully coming back without the virus?
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@3WA
I finally agree with you, time to build that wall around KZN, but you have to keep them all in Guateng.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

The Finacial Times is reporting that South African returnees from Wuhan will be taken to a 'remote part of the Free State'. So far away from civilisation as possible.

South Africa initially followed Chinese government advice to avoid repatriation but has changed its policy “after due consideration of the circumstances, and following several requests from the families of South Africans in the city,” according to the South African presidency. South Africa’s Mail and Guardian newspaper has reported that returnees may be taken to a remote area of the country’s Free State province for the quarantine.

 

[daveza]

The Finacial Times is reporting that South African returnees from Wuhan will be taken to a 'remote part of the Free State'. So far away from civilisation as possible.

There's a quarantine hospital in a remote part of the Free State ?

Or are we going to build one in 6 days...

 

[Brian_G]

It was discussed a few pages back, apparently they'll be put somewhere in or near Thaba Nchu.

I think I did an army activity there when in Bloem, if remembering right it's a township about 50km from Bloem...