Coronavirus politics and news.

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Originally Posted by drt1010

At this point it's just a trial, too small a sample. They will probably do more testing and if they find it to be effective on larger samples they could fast track it.

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Gotcha. If it's worked so far seems like they should definitely continue to test it.

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Originally Posted by Kinkotheclown

There are many thing surfacing about how poorly we as a country are responding to this compared to the rest of the world

Our lack of faith in all of our elected officials and government is evident in the way we are handling this

We kinda suck. We are selfish, foolish and spoiled because we have been sold that we are number 1. We are not. We are part of the world community and this is a stark awakening as to how poor we are at accepting our own flaws as a nation
This is from decades of a government that has pitted us against them even when the “them” is literally your neighbor and friend.

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Originally Posted by goingfor28

Ya, my problem is I've eaten all the really good stuff like snack food and frozen pizzas first. Should just buy myself About 50 of them next time I go, if there are even any available lol. I haven't been in a week so not sure what to expect. I'm sure things like bread, pasta, Mac and cheese, are all gone.

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Lol. Yep. I feel you

We got so much food it’s crazy. We are probably good for at least 2 months if not more

Try and get flour, rice... dried beans. Stuff that will stay for years. It’s just good to have

I do find it encouraging they are planning for 18 months.
I do think if they get some things in place and have a cohesive plan, people will chill out and the markets will start to at least stabilize

I feel like I am losing my mind . Just so scared

I'm going to get so incredibly tired of being home every day really fast. Worth it though.

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Originally Posted by goingfor28

I'm going to get so incredibly tired of being home every day really fast. Worth it though.

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Still have your ps4?

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Originally Posted by Kinkotheclown

Still have your ps4?

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Yes. Just turned it on last Friday for the first time in months bc I got The Show.

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Originally Posted by drt1010

Nicky, a vital month of testing time was lost in the US because of a bad strategy and an unreliable CDC test. Testing in the United States has been dogged by both bureaucratic bungling and technical errors, leaving public health authorities largely ignorant of the true extent of the outbreak.

Federal officials waited until early March to invite large private labs, which can run thousands of tests a day, to begin testing, leaving the US with a backlog of swab samples even as case numbers double every two days.

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I understand...I’m just overly consumed by the media with this creepy crud. The finger pointing must stop. It is not Trump’s virus but it did originate in China.


I do have one question though.

Why is Russia so quiet?

I never hear anything about their country and the Coronvirus.

The finger pointing must stop.

This is China's fault!

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Originally Posted by rrzubnyy

I understand...I’m just overly consumed by the media with this creepy crud. The finger pointing must stop. It is not Trump’s virus but it did originate in China.


I do have one question though.

Why is Russia so quiet?

I never hear anything about their country and the Coronvirus.

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Well, Russia does like to keep things quiet.

As of today, Russia has reported 52 new cases, bringing the total to 199. This marks a 35% jump in cases in the past 24 hours. The Russian government announced a "high alert" status for all 85 of its regions, requiring the whole country to take anti-coronavirus measures such as banning large gatherings, moving schools to online classes and encouraging working from home.

Nicky where is Dr. Tony Fauci? Did Trump deep six him?

Please get on the phone with your contacts at the WH and let us know. He should be the guy steering the ship. The country needs to hear from a qualified expert. Thanks in advance.

Just had a conference call w work. Saturday is my last day at work for a while. Starting next week Geek Squad will only be open for appliance install/repair and computer/networking jobs (the stuff that people consider essential). All other work is stopped. We still get paid for the next 2 weeks without having to use PTO as well.
All work is voluntary going forward. Everyone could choose not to work without being penalized. Anyone who does work gets a $5 per hour increase for the time being.

Figured it was a matter of time til we stopped.

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Originally Posted by rrzubnyy

I understand...I’m just overly consumed by the media with this creepy crud. The finger pointing must stop. It is not Trump’s virus but it did originate in China.


I do have one question though.

Why is Russia so quiet?

I never hear anything about their country and the Coronvirus.

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They just had their first death. The **** is going to hit the fan for them unless they figure it out fast.

Everything is going to be okay. Our country will get through this. Don't be scared. Follow instructions from reliable sources like the government and doctors. Wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer whenever you can, and stay home unless you have to leave the house. If we keep the number of people who are out in the world to a minimum, the risk of spread is greatly decreased.

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Originally Posted by Phoba Rama

Everything is going to be okay. Our country will get through this. Don't be scared. Follow instructions from reliable sources like the government and doctors. Wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer whenever you can, and stay home unless you have to leave the house. If we keep the number of people who are out in the world to a minimum, the risk of spread is greatly decreased.

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How's it in the hospitals? I've heard some horror stories from friends in the field with the lack of masks/asking them to reuse masks even after exposure and what not.

I have a friend whom works for a local hospital to not be named. She had a patient with active TB and they asked her to reuse the same mask multiple times over the course of multiple days to help with said patient. That's just asinine.

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Originally Posted by Kinkotheclown

There are many thing surfacing about how poorly we as a country are responding to this compared to the rest of the world

Our lack of faith in all of our elected officials and government is evident in the way we are handling this

We kinda suck. We are selfish, foolish and spoiled because we have been sold that we are number 1. We are not. We are part of the world community and this is a stark awakening as to how poor we are at accepting our own flaws as a nation
This is from decades of a government that has pitted us against them even when the “them” is literally your neighbor and friend.

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Is your name Obama?

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Originally Posted by drt1010

Nicky, a vital month of testing time was lost in the US because of a bad strategy and an unreliable CDC test. Testing in the United States has been dogged by both bureaucratic bungling and technical errors, leaving public health authorities largely ignorant of the true extent of the outbreak.

Federal officials waited until early March to invite large private labs, which can run thousands of tests a day, to begin testing, leaving the US with a backlog of swab samples even as case numbers double every two days.

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Dr, testing isn’t going do anybody any good anyway. Cuomo said he needs 37,000 ICU beds and currently only has about 3500.

It’s too late.....

Hopefully we flatten the curve and not head towards Italy’s curve....

I’ve read reports where they didn’t take it seriously and are still way behind the US with response.

Dr, when do you expect the peak for the US?

I expect April 1

I still think something this bad was man made. Somebody didn’t intentionally let this loose. I feel mistakes happened and didn’t realize it was out and couldn’t contain it because they were kept quiet and didn’t want to alarm anybody at the time. They probably prayed that it would just affect a small amount of people and then it was too late as it consumed Wuhan. Just think of Chernobyl in 1986.

Either that or global warming melted some ice that was frozen for millions of years and bad germs escaped.

That is my opinion.

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Originally Posted by drt1010

Nicky where is Dr. Tony Fauci? Did Trump deep six him?

Please get on the phone with your contacts at the WH and let us know. He should be the guy steering the ship. The country needs to hear from a qualified expert. Thanks in advance.

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He was probably being too honest and it scared Trump so he told him to tone it down...

I don’t know, I was expecting him today. He is a terrific Dr that tells the truth.

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Originally Posted by goingfor28

Just had a conference call w work. Saturday is my last day at work for a while. Starting next week Geek Squad will only be open for appliance install/repair and computer/networking jobs (the stuff that people consider essential). All other work is stopped. We still get paid for the next 2 weeks without having to use PTO as well.
All work is voluntary going forward. Everyone could choose not to work without being penalized. Anyone who does work gets a $5 per hour increase for the time being.

Figured it was a matter of time til we stopped.

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Stay safe and get caught up with the new PS4 games. I’m getting Doom tonight at midnight, that is when they are unlocking it. I was a first generation Doom players back in the 90s.

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Originally Posted by Phoba Rama

Everything is going to be okay. Our country will get through this. Don't be scared. Follow instructions from reliable sources like the government and doctors. Wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer whenever you can, and stay home unless you have to leave the house. If we keep the number of people who are out in the world to a minimum, the risk of spread is greatly decreased.

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Now they are saying half of California will get this ****.

WTF!

After it wipes most of out there will really be some sort of a zombie apocalypse.

This is a movie that is turning bad fast.

The NBA is falling like dominos. Nets, Lakers, Celtic and 76ers have players who tested positive.

This is getting bad. Where do you hide?

I haven’t slept much these last 2 days

California has ordered their people to stay at home.

Geez, these are the same idiots who are now saying that they see a silver lining in this Coronvirus with China’s pollution being reduced.

Come lefties! Really?

Climate change drives epidemics?

These people, idiots, never stop!

De Blasio is an idiot!

The idiot is releasing prisoners because of the Coronvirus.

Now he is creating a public safety issue!

Thst sure makes sense!

Solving a public health problem by releasing prisoners?

Really?

What a joke!

Dr, you can blast Trump all you want about the slow response...

But back in January Trump, the Dem Congress priorities was IMPEACHMENT!

Wuhan was suffering and the Dems were more concerned with impeachment.

If it wasn’t for you this board would be a ghost town . Man I am scared

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Originally Posted by rrzubnyy

Stay safe and get caught up with the new PS4 games. I’m getting Doom tonight at midnight, that is when they are unlocking it. I was a first generation Doom players back in the 90s.

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You too. Just ordered 3 more games - Remnant, Just Cause 4 and Assassins Creed Odyssey. I'll run inside the store and pick them up when I get off work Saturday, then home for a while.
I might go insane being stuck in the house 247 and playing stay at home dad during the day while the wife is able to work from home. We'll see.

I am truly scared man

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Originally Posted by Posada20

I am truly scared man

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Stay home and you'll be fine.

I have been staying home , only other place I go is to my parents

https://twitter.com/TheCoronaMemes/s...356903937?s=19

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Originally Posted by goingfor28

https://twitter.com/TheCoronaMemes/s...356903937?s=19

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I see you can’t sleep either . Man we are doomed

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Originally Posted by Posada20

I see you can’t sleep either . Man we are doomed

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The peak is when we will know how bad it is. Hopefully we flatten that curve with all of the precautionary measures so far.

Dr, how are you doing? We may disagree with politics but we are still like one big family on this forum. Hope all stays safe.

And I still think something this bad is man made. The death rate is very alarming and that is why I say that somebody created this stuff.

And why in 2020 when technology is at its highest can a virus like this strangle the World?

Why didn't something like this pop out in say 1965 when it was harder to knock a virus out?

From the Spanish flu(1917)-2020 nothing has ever been this bad GLOBALLY, nothing that is this contagious by touching something or getting a droplet from a sneeze. It had to be manufactured by man IMO.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist but things I read make me turn my head a little.

And it takes a full 12-18 months to develop a vaccine? Really?

We could all be dead by that time.

Somebody needs to step up and find a cure to this madness. World WarS were certainly bad but life went on for the most part during 1939-1945. This is worse IMO.

Can’t CNN just IGNORE the POLITICS of this Fckn crisis?

Wow!

They never stop!

We have a National Health crisis and all they are concerned is to grade The WH.....

How come they never graded China?

CNN is just downright pathetic!

We need to just put the politics aside for at least 15 min today and just spread more advice on how to prevent the virus instead of having Political analysts grading every little thing with the WH Health Care Team.....

How about more analysts who give advice on this crisis?

They can’t do it....

Of course this all for the 2020 Election, they just gotta try to say anything negative to knock Trump out....still hilarious!

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Originally Posted by rrzubnyy

Can’t CNN just IGNORE the POLITICS of this Fckn crisis?

Wow!

They never stop!

We have a National Health crisis and all they are concerned is to grade The WH.....

How come they never graded China?

CNN is just downright pathetic!

We need to just put the politics aside for at least 15 min today and just spread more advice on how to prevent the virus instead of having Political analysts grading every little thing with the WH Health Care Team.....

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What grade would you give China? From what we are at least shown, I give them a solid A. They listened to the lockdown. They built hospitals for the sick. They have no new cases reported.

You are correct. This shouldn't be politicized.

Florida however should be chopped off the rest of the country and turned into an island. The governor is an absolute fool and a disgrace. The idea that he allows this to happen is ****ed. Florida is on of the top 2 or 3 states most heavily populated with retirees. That population also lives in close proximity to one another.
I think he should be tried for treason. His choice could end up decimating the population of the state and severely inhibit the countries ability to combat the virus.

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Originally Posted by rrzubnyy

The peak is when we will know how bad it is. Hopefully we flatten that curve with all of the precautionary measures so far.

Dr, how are you doing? We may disagree with politics but we are still like one big family on this forum. Hope all stays safe.

And I still think something this bad is man made. The death rate is very alarming and that is why I say that somebody created this stuff.

And why in 2020 when technology is at its highest can a virus like this strangle the World?

Why didn't something like this pop out in say 1965 when it was harder to knock a virus out?

From the Spanish flu(1917)-2020 nothing has ever been this bad GLOBALLY, nothing that is this contagious by touching something or getting a droplet from a sneeze. It had to be manufactured by man IMO.

I’m not a conspiracy theorist but things I read make me turn my head a little.

And it takes a full 12-18 months to develop a vaccine? Really?

We could all be dead by that time.

Somebody needs to step up and find a cure to this madness. World WarS were certainly bad but life went on for the most part during 1939-1945. This is worse IMO.

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Stay calm my friend. It is still around a 2-4% death rate. It is scary. Stay home. Go for a walk, run or bike ride. Get stuff you need from the store. Stay home
Unplug CNN, FOX, MSNBC...

The Flu is this bad globally but we have a vaccine. Measles, Mumps, Polio were all this bad but we found vaccines.
I hope that the world works together and finds a vaccine. I hope that happens and I hope no one takes credit.

I have also had the suspicion that this is man made. We won't know.

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Originally Posted by rrzubnyy

Is your name Obama?

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No. We are part of the world community.

You are, on the next page, saying you want the world to find a vaccine. You want the rest of the world to help us but you don't want to be part of it?

I said government and decades of this crap has led to this. I didn't blame a single person or even name one.
I find it ironic and absurd that you did.
You just exemplified my comment. You drew a judgement based solely on the side of the fence you stand instead of looking from a wider perspective.

You say we don'e need the world but then say, the world has to do something about this.
It doesn't go both ways. It's either us against them or all of us are in it together.
Deal with it

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Originally Posted by Phoba Rama

Everything is going to be okay. Our country will get through this. Don't be scared. Follow instructions from reliable sources like the government and doctors. Wash your hands frequently, use hand sanitizer whenever you can, and stay home unless you have to leave the house. If we keep the number of people who are out in the world to a minimum, the risk of spread is greatly decreased.

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I was wondering how you were doing. Are you actively dealing with this? Or just waiting in the wings till needed?