Coronavirus

I don't think it's going to turn into anything on the scale of the 1918 flu in terms of mortality. I also don't think it has the potential to be the global pandemic that causes societal collapse, etc.

Most of the deaths are among the very old, very young, and already sick. They are also primarily occurring in places with insufficient medical infrastructure.

I'm paying attention, because things can change quickly. But I'm far from packing out to my remote bugout location.

We need a larger influx of foreigners .... open borders have no negatoves. .........

With past contagions we bit the bullet - I'm a bit concerned we may perhaps have our guard down a bit too-much this time around

The most immediate impact in the US is going to be on air travelers with a cold, flu, or allergies. Prepare to be examined by the TSA.

-->"Prepare to be examined by the TSA."

Am I the only one who got a little bit of a boner at this statement? Anyone else? Just me?

Anyway, I remember during the last scare, a buddy and I debated whether we should stop SCing for a couple of months; in the end, we didn't change anything. I thought that might have been SARS but that appears to have been around 2003, and I vaguely remember the last scare being around the early 2010s... anyone remember what that was?

As of right now, this isn't even vaguely affecting my day-to-day, including strip clubs.

I'm paying attention, but not worried.

Do I need to drink a different beer now?

I have stage 3 COPD and have been hospitalized 3 times in the last 2 years for pneumonia. The last time was last month. I'm also 78 years old but I am not going to live my remaining years in fear. I am not going to stay at home except on the days that my CF comes over. Flu be damned!

twentyfive asked "Do I need to drink a different beer now?"

Yes. Not because of a virus, but because Corona is a shitty beer.

Yet I like it better than the shitty beer that you like 😂

^^^ He's not wrong.

Add this corona flu to the list after bird flu.

You guys are all going to feel stupid when the reports start trickling in that people are turning into zombies.

^^^ I currently hold that opinion regarding large swaths of people right now...

Stock up on zombie spray

And we’re supposed to trust these guys ?

“Chinese state media and a government official spread a false image they claimed showed a newly constructed hospital building in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak. The image actually shows a modular apartment building more than 600 miles away in Qingdao, China, and was taken from an online listing.”

A new mathematical model reveals that zombies, if left unchecked, could wipe out humanity within 100 days. A new article in a peer-reviewed student journal finds that the zombie hordes would take Earth's population down to a mere 273 survivors in 100 days.

we're in deep shit boys

To help you prepare for a zombie apocalypse, I did a little digging and put together the following list of survival essentials.
1)A zombie-proof car. Most people think big when they think of attempting to survive an attack of hungry flesh-eating undead. ...
2)Water. ...
3)Car fresheners. ...
4)A toolbox. ...
5)Blankets. ...
6)Food. ...
7)A baseball bat.
now you are all set

No ninja sword? Poser!

Me practicing my anti-zombie skills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQCp2nyk…

No, I don't trust the Chinese in terms of transparency, but I still don't see this turning into a global pandemic.

Caronavirus deaths thus far = 80.
Regular flu deaths since October 2019 = up to 20,000. WTF everyone worried about? Political bullshit is what this is. Hey, look at this shiny object over here ! The American people are simply uneducated about this shit and the government capitalizes on our fucking stupidity!

I have news for everyone. Bananas are fucking deadly. It is a well know fact, by intelligent people, that 100 percent of people who consumed bananas in 1865 are fucking Dead. Thus, if you value your life, stop eating bananas.

If by 'government' you mean 'media', then I think that's more correct.

Its not the flu. Its not ebola. Its not as deadly as either but it is NEW to science, so obviously there is no cure/vaccine, it is highly contagious and it has killed almost a hundred people. Thats why people are freaking out, because it spawned out of some freakshow live animal market with no warning.
Its very similar to SARS, which was kind of a dud as far as pandemics go. Chinas gotten much better at disease control (and population control thanks to dystopian-style surveillance network) since then, mostly because of their experience with SARS.
My moneys on this one being a dud, too.
Throughout history humanitys averaged about one pandemic per century and the last one was 1918 spanish flu so we are definitely due.

Damn - I better start taking my vitamin-c

I visited an AMP last week and now it hurts when I pee. Very concerned. What clubs will everyone be at this week?

@25: I thought the most interesting man in the world drank Dos Equus, not Corona.....

@dedertscrub:. If this thing is viral, it is by definition resistant to antibiotics, which are only effective on bacterial infections.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170504-…

There may be many ancient viruses and bacterium locked away in glaciers, and these could come back to bite us in the arse as glaciers melt due to climate change. The article points to an anthrax outbreak which recently happened in a remote part of Siberia, as the permafrost thawed it released the contagion from infected reindeer carcasses frozen for decades when the climate of that area was considerably cooler.

Stay away from permafrost thawed reindeer - got it! - thanks for the tip

this could be a WMD germ-warfare that escape in china backyard by accident, hope i am wrong, it could get ugly fast

when china ordered a new hospital asap, i know this was not for the common flu victims

@ATAC dawg maybe I need to switch my beer brand

dont switch to that cheap chinese beer , everything from china is toxic

Wait... the commie Chinese government could be lying about what is going on, i seriously doubt that.

lol

I’m staying in

It's not a WMD.

Wuhan has two laboratories linked to Chinese bio-warfare program

but if you believe the virus came from people eating bats and snake at a open market, i got some swamp land in florida for sale

A Chinese couple was caught last year trying to ship a similar, or identical, coronavirus from a Canadian government bio lab to the Wuhan bio lab. Just a coincidence, I’m sure.

yes , only a coincidence , maybe it came from the same fish market they say started the virus too

maybe a chinese girl was giving a hand job at the Lab and he dropped the test tube

Breaking news from today

Charles Lieber, the chair of Harvard University's Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, has been arrested and criminally charged with making "false, fictitious and fraudulent statements" to the U.S. Defense Department about his ties to a Chinese government program to recruit foreign scientists and researchers.

The Justice Department says Lieber, 60, lied about his contact with the Chinese program known as the Thousand Talents Plan, which the U.S. has previously flagged as a serious intelligence concern. He also is accused of lying about about a lucrative contract he signed with China's Wuhan University of Technology.

Lieber works in nanotechnology and nanoscience, not virology.

It's not a WMD.

Here’s a prediction. The Coronavirus provides a perfect excuse for raids on Asian Massage Parlors and claims of sex trafficking. Virtue signaling to the nth degree.

Later on in the show, we will show you how to prevent the deep state from scanning your brain, using only a roll of toilet paper and some aluminum foil.
LOLOLOLOLOL

@assmanjoe “ Its not the flu. Its not ebola. Its not as deadly as either“

The stat I heard over the weekend was that the mortality rate of the flu is <1% and that coronavirus is 3-4%. If that stat is right, it’s multiple times more deadly than the flu. Obviously, the exposure so far is fairly contained and the number of deaths is far less than people who die of the flu every year. I think that is consistent with what you were saying. 👍🏼

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The stat I heard over the weekend was that the mortality rate of the flu is <1% and coronavirus is 3-4% making it multiple times more deadly than the flu. Less people are dying because the flu has more widespread exposure and kills many many more people each year. I think that is consistent with what you were saying. 👍🏼

This is weird. Post keeps getting cut off in my view.

^ the deep state is trying to keep the facts from getting out

@Jimmy: Are you by chance using the "greater than" symbol? Your sentence looked looked like you might be. For whatever reason, that symbol will always end your edit.

The> hytff

Huh. Didn't do it to me. Other folks have reported that, so maybe it's the particular flavor of operating system.

Ah. That’s it. Thanks. Here was what I was trying to write:

The stat I heard over the weekend is that the mortality rate of the flu is less than 1%. The mortality rate of coronavirus is 3-4% making it many times more deadly than the flu. The exposure of the flu many many times outweighs that if corona virus and the absolute number of deaths from flu is many many times that of coronavirus. I think that is consistent with what assman said, just wanted to clarify how “deadly” it is. Right now, the risk of being exposed is limited for those not traveling to China.

@skibum “ We need a larger influx of foreigners .... open borders have no negatove”

Typical troll post. It’s all the libruls’ fault. Please tell us how a wall between us and Mexico will stop people from buying a plane ticket and visiting China.

^^^ Agree with both posts.

The direct effect on the US will be small. However, this is going to isolate China for several months while the contagion plays out. This will have a significant ripple effect on the world economy.

The Chinese government recently allocated 9 billion USD to combat the coronavirus. It's not a big deal anywhere else other than China.

The Chinese government is notorious for lying and secrecy so I wouldn't be surprised if the situation in Wuhan is worse than they actually say it is

Thing is getting around

https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/01/th…
There are currently 7,186 confirmed cases worldwide, including 169 fatalities.

Infected countries: Thailand 14 Japan 11 Singapore 10 Hong Kong 8 Taiwan 8 Macau 7 Malaysia 7 Australia 7 United States 5 France 5 South Korea 4 Germany 4 UAE 4 Canada 3 Vietnam 2 Nepal 1 Cambodia 1 Sri Lanka 1 Finland 1
CCP tracker
https://news.qq.com/zt2020/page/feiyan.h…
Infected: 7711
Suspected: 12167
Recovered: 124
Dead: 170

The health minister of Thailand has admitted they are unable to control the disease. Thailand is the most popular travel destination for people from Wuhan. Over 22,000 visited Thailand from Wuhan in the month of January.

the chinese are all over the world, spreading sickness and cheap products

there are more chinese restaurants in america than mcdonalds..... true fact, i do like egg rolls

there is live stream on the internet a coronavirus out break maps, it shows the world map with red dots of the virus infected cities, it has death and infected count too, a graph show parabolic infection rate world wide. hope this helps

You're a rare and unique breed of stupid if you believe any of the official reports from mainstream Chinese sources. Those are all scrubbed and sanitized by the oppressive Chinese government. Nor do I wholly accept the tabloid reports of hospital hallways lined with the dead and dying, and corpses in the streets. I would watch infection rates in ither countries.

More important than this novel coronavirus itself, is how conveniently the scare swept all mention of the revolution in Hong Kong from the news, AND giving the Chi-comm government carte blanche to use any means necessary to break up any peaceable assembly.

^ Wow you actually said something smart did you think that up yourself?

Coronavirus update....... US records first human-to-human transmission as WHO declares global emergency..... the good new is that is it not as deadly if your a healthy adult

WHO has declared a global emergency now. The new virus has officially sickened more people in China than SARS did, although SARS killed 10% of the people who contracted it.

^^^ I think more than 10%, a lot more, of the people who contracted SARS would die. That is what finally makes the virus peter out.

SJG

They have now discovered bird flu in Wuhan ( transmittable to humans ) in addition to coronavirus. Private health clinics are now over capacity across China and turning patients away. Ex-pats, from all countries, are rushing to leave China before there are no flights available. This is especially true for ex-pats with children. What a mess.

It is reminding a lot of the hysteria of the swine flu which ended up being a pretty weak flu. This one probably is as well. It doesn't even have all the symptoms of the flu. Its mortality rate is very low.

There’s a lot of people living in China. If my math is right, with 11,000 infected, chances are about 0.00000733% of the population has got it.

Update: There are now 400 million people living under some form of quarantine in China. But, I’m sure it’s nothing to worry about.

Ya, turns out, tuscl is as good a place to find educated advice on potential epidemics, as it is to get financial advice and find incisive political discussion. Shocker!

Just FYI for a healthy adult it's not really dangerous. The frail elderly and very young are most at risk.

I’ve been to Wuhan, China, but it was in 2016. You won’t catch the virus from reading my stripper jokes.

As long as the people who die from this virus stay dead, I'm not worrying about it.

I switched my beer to Schultz so I should be ok.

Today’s numbers:

64000 cases
1400 deaths
1700 medical workers infected.

The primary thing protecting us is the Pacific Ocean. Yes, medical workers are at greater risk for their proximity to infected patients but the fact that they can’t protect themselves while knowing what they are dealing with is disturbing. Ebola professionals don’t get infected like this. Not due professionals treating the flu.

“Nor due...”

Fuck. Where is the edit button?

“Nor do...”

In the US, it’s a race to develop a vaccine and cure before the virus reaches our shore en masse. It sounds like those are about a year away so next winter will be critical.

Pleaser Shoes USA gets all its supplies, like Acrylic resin, from China. If that supply is interrupted, not more stripper shoes!

SJG

The Mentors: Sex Slave
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-->"I’ve been to Wuhan, China, but it was in 2016. You won’t catch the virus from reading my stripper jokes."

I'm staying off your threads for the next 3 months, just in case.

could the virus get into the acrylic resin? Could you get it from a stripper digging her heels into you when she wants to squeeze tight?

SJG

The 1,000-bed hospital constructed in about a week to handle the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China, opened its doors about 13 days ago, or around Feb 03, has already experienced a massive water leak that has flooded hallways,

hospital constructed in a about a week?

Got any pictures of it?

SJG

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Wireless Remote Control Bullet Vibe
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Peter Frampton Do You Feel Like We Do (2019, quite interesting)
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
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Amy Winehouse/Paul Weller - I heard it through the grapevine.Hootynanny 2006.
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Jefferson Starship Miracles
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I call bullshit. Have you noticed that all the public demonstrations in the streets of China has come to a fucking HALT?! Nice strategy, don’t you think? In the USA, we have had up to 20,000 deaths from the regular fucking flu since October 2019. The Caronavirus (aka common fucking cold) has killed what? 200? 300? Worldwide? Who the fuck cares? Not me.

"A new article in a peer-reviewed student journal"

I know you were already joking, but a student journal (peer-reviewed or not) might as well be monkeys banging on keyboards. I'll get my zombie news from official tweets and Facebook paid advertising, thank you.

The flu kills mostly elderly, infants and the already sick. Coronavirus is killing healthy people. We are protected by China’s isolation. For now.