Can someone explain to the village idiot that people are not going out to enclosed croweded places generally to be good citzens and protect the vulnerable rather than total hysterial (or that is the reason that most people are giving where I live). The supermarkets near to my home are not being emptied there is plenty of fresh food so from what I see here people are being quite ok at the moment.
Can someone explain to the village idiot that people are not going out to enclosed croweded places generally to be good citzens and protect the vulnerable rather than total hysterial (or that is the reason that most people are giving where I live). The supermarkets near to my home are not being emptied there is plenty of fresh food so from what I see here people are being quite ok at the moment.
Its just that even though SARS was a more deadly virus, no one gave a shit.
It peetered out at 700 world deaths even though it was first predicted to kill millions.
HN1 in 2009 killed 12K Americans and 250K worldwide, I remember a few people on tv wearing masks...barely a murmur from the government.
So far Corona has killed 5K and any guesses of death rate are pointless atm.
Its the mild symptoms that make it an issue, you dont know you have it and can pass it on.
Its media hysteria that has driven the government reactions.
Healthline..fact checked.
Here's How COVID-19 Compares to Past Outbreaks
Official stats for you. So far from official figures, its mainly old people and people with pre-existing conditions that are dying to the Corona Virus, most other people are just recovering from it after a few days.
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You are either really really really really really really really stupid or a troll - looking at your normal posts I cant credit you with any real intellect (not even raw natural intellect) so I have to conclude you are really^infinity stupid ..Its just that even though SARS was a more deadly virus, no one gave a shit.
It peetered out at 700 world deaths even though it was first predicted to kill millions.
HN1 in 2009 killed 12K Americans and 250K worldwide, I remember a few people on tv wearing masks...barely a murmur from the government.
So far Corona has killed 5K and any guesses of death rate are pointless atm.
Its the mild symptoms that make it an issue, you dont know you have it and can pass it on.
Its media hysteria that has driven the government reactions.
Healthline..fact checked.
Here's How COVID-19 Compares to Past Outbreaks
Isn't it because it's a flu strain that it's so concerning?
It's highly contagious, that's the primary concern, compared to the likes of Ebola which was much harder to catch but had a much higher death rate.
The second concern is that it's a flu virus, so it could continue and mutate for a very long time to come, making it much more difficult to vaccinate.
@Job have you checked for the responses from the likes of WHO? They're probably the best organisation to take seriously and not take much notice of the hysteria.
The only thing that concerns me is that we appear (as a country) to be trying out new things that other countries are doing the opposite of.
There are advantages to both methods, governments can only go on what they are told.
The virus is largely hidden in most countries, the majority of people in a country with it will not be counted since it is just those who actually make contact with the health services who will go into the statistics. The impression this virus is going to disappear is massively wrong, it'll keep bouncing around for some time with any of these methods countries are using and the only thing you can hope is to extend the time frame so you might have a vaccine to eradicate this version of the virus as well as reduce the load.
Much like the rest of the world. I guess thats were we are going.Rumours going around, out here in the sandpit, that the UK is about to close borders.
Thing is theres not really an expert on this particular virus. So its all based on old data. The last pandemic was before mass travel so all they can do is model and predict and hope. Which is why there are differences in different countries.Government's make decisions based on options given to them.
That's why these politically neutral scientists go to downing street to tell Boris what his choices are.
You can be hideously pragmatic and stop chasing numbers, closing down a country is hugely destructive for the economy and the world economy if everyone does it.
Or..keep calm, carry on and let it burn through, people will die, shit happens.
The vast majority of those will be people with one foot in the grave anyway, we all get herd or personal immunity, evolution wins.
Looks like people power is winning though...everyone's said..fuck that.
Which is glorious in itself.
Rumours going around, out here in the sandpit, that the UK is about to close borders.