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

I’d say it possible but this article has absolutely no merit, re-read it and the main point seems to me a general revisited the area...

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https://twitter.com/JeremyKonyndyk/status/1233253785281159169

Currently 0.2 miles from the school that's had a confirmed case. Get the train through Haslemere every day. Hmm.

gf is meant to be visiting family in Italy next week and has been concerned about the prospect of 'self-immolation'. Either it's a language slip or things have escalated quickly.

currently 0.6 miles from the hospital where the first case arrived in an uber

Live in a country in the world where a disease is.

Mate of mine has just got back from northern Italy after doing a gig out there. He feels fine. Should he self-isolate?

All the advice is here:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

They'll only need to self-isolate if they have a cough, high temperature or shortness of breath when they get back. If they come back healthy they don't need to do anything, unless they're going skiing in one of these places:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public#lockdown-areas

Some Iranian dissident activists are spreading the craziest stories on social media about the situation there, making claims that clearly aren't true because Iran isn't North Korea and just could not hide such things if they were actually happening (mass plague pits etc.). The basic story is "Iran about to implode, please send UN/American army to help".

Not going to link to them because they're bullshit and I'm disappointed with friends/acquaintances who are sharing them with "Huge if true" disclaimers.

Going to be a lot more of this shit around as political opportunists of all kinds look for an edge.

Iran about to implode, please send UN/American army to help

Seems legit

Ah alright, cheers. They're going to a different place but not too far from those listed. I doubt the uni is aware of this trip as it's organized by students, so I'll notify them and let them decide what to do with it. Feels a bit fear mongery but not doing anything doesn't sit right with me either.

Maybe China will make up the deaths from the virus by having fever deaths from air pollution.

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fever deaths from air pollution

Excellent typo

Now one of my new lyrics... 🤪

So Valencia is doing fuck all to prevent the spread of disease ... Las Fallas, the biggest street party in Spain (Europe?) kicked off today and will continue for 20 days.

I didn’t see a single mask ... maybe beer and explosions will keep it at bay.

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Sobis the gov website everyday except Sundays, as I don’t see an update today...?

What do you do when you are a cyclist under Quarantine in the UAE?

https://youtu.be/9sr9eFRw0XA

Been trying to find a copy of this not from facebook Believe it is from private eye, what do you think?

Peer reviewed medical journal https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2002032

FWIW, the kind of masks people are wearing do sweet FA for preventing spread of the virus.

Yebbut a bloke down the pub says if you've already had a cold you must have antibodies and are therefore immune:

Nobody ever gets a cold twice, everyone knows that

Which do you recommend.

I'm with fox...

Would oul military masks work for modern day viruses?