Chat about Novel Coronavirus - 2019-nCoV - COVID-19

You could well be right. I think the current mixed messages aren't helping.

We have a colleague coming over from our Italian factory next week. It's veneto, but not shutdown area, so no reason she shouldn't under current circumstances - I was there 2 weeks ago. But I know she works with Chinese subcontractors... some of whom may have been back over cny....very easy to get paranoid. Probably more risk than a school skiing holiday though.

it's totally wrong for anyone to be eating animals that are endangered

For example, the eels in yer pie and mash mate. But I suspect someone eating eels will be treated differently to someone eating pangolin.

(I agree with you but making the point that there is definitely racism involved here.)

The big difference being you can't spot a pangolin in the canal at Mile End if you're lucky.

UAE Tour cancelled, all riders now being checked for coronavirus
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"So here's what appears to be chain of events:

The Trump administration repatriated infected Americans over the
objections of the CDC.

HHS then sent federal workers to interact with the infected population
without adequate training or protection

Then those workers went out into the public with no monitoring or
testing regime in place.

And now the first US-contracted case has appeared right near one of
the airforce bases where this all happened."

https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1233149900428320769

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us-workers-without-protective-gear-assisted-coronavirus-evacuees-hhs-whistleblower-says/ar-BB10uepj

Dow Jones in biggest fall in one day since 2008. 1190 points.

And so it begins. The economic consequences are likely to be far reaching.

Thanks Ru for the peace of mind.

Newsnight from last night was quite sensible.

great investment opportunity.

How long before I’ve been #coronad is trending on twitter?

Came back from Singapore, very impressed with the way they are dealing with it.
Came through Heathrow, one of largest interchange of humans in the world.... Business as usual, no extra cleaning, no hand wash stations, no notices etc

Came through Heathrow, one of largest interchange of humans in the world.... Business as usual, no extra cleaning, no hand wash stations, no notices etc

T3?

Nice bit of Private Eye malgorithms, reading this story:-

https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/staff-pupils-who-visited-northern-17818601

the advertising I get served (yes I know it's targeted individually) is all from HomeAway advertising ski chalets in Northern Italy.

(I haven't looked at the HomeAway site at all in the last 3 years.)

I found myself absent mindedly playing Angry Birds 2 on my new tablet yesterday and I shit you not, I had an in game advert for hand made coffins!

When I look at RHEL forums I get adverts for literal red hats

Alex Azar said he cannot promise that the vaccine will be affordable.

Fuck sake.

useful thread here:

https://mobile.twitter.com/alimanfoo/status/1232693018295250946

We'll contain this virus originating in China, by flying potential suffers all over the world and trusting them to stay at home.

I'm going to The Winchester.

1. Don't panic buy enough food to survive a zombie apocalypse. But do buy a few extra provisions. Do it a bit at a time, add a few extra things in when you normally go shopping. Have 2 weeks worth of provisions, including some chocolate or other treats. Don't forget about pets.
   

Eating the dog seems a bit extreme.

What is it with right wing voters and the enthusiasm for people being repatriated at any expense? Public expense that is.
Shouldn't they use such incidents as a proof of concept that private insurance is universally more effective?

Because you could consider it part of the welfare state? c.f.

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What is it with X voters and the enthusiasm for people being medically treated at any expense? Public expense that is.
Shouldn't they use such incidents as a proof of concept that private insurance is universally more effective?
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Thanks for that.

Right wing twats on the internet holding North Korea and Hungary up as examples why open borders are a bad thing. I.e strict border control means no covid-19

I don't even know where to start

Hommerton main entrance today. Didn’t see anyone in there.

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This!

Insane to willingly fly ppl around the world in an effort 'to look after our own'. Defeats the point of a quarantine.

Humanity is stupid. May our sentient tech descendants be more wise.