Dr.D00p
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Mask Efficacy |OT| Wuhan!! Got You All In Check
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Let's be honest here, we all were at that age.
Fuz
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I wasn't.
Smiles and Cries
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Today so far
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Coronavirus Update (Live): 131,897,800 Cases and 2,865,517 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Pandemic - Worldometer
Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...
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The Scrivener
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EU dubblin' down on the scare mongering. Why even publish the bastard's dumb suggestions. Let him speak and no one listen. Gonna run 4K on my 1080p monitor and download all the Game Pass games. Although I must say, Rocket League's player count last night was double what it usually was. Courtesy of the UK's communist newsfeed:
"The European Union’s industry chief has called on Netflix and other streaming services to take action to reduce congestion on the internet, amid surging demand as millions of people confined to their homes go online.
Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for industry, told Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings that he and other operators should take responsibility for preventing internet congestion by switching to standard definition rather than high definition.
In a statement released after the discussion, Breton said:
Streaming platforms, telecom operators and users, we all have a joint responsibility to take steps to ensure the smooth functioning of the internet during the battle against the virus propagation.
The commission would also like internet users to reduce their data consumption, by using Wi-FI or choosing lower resolution for content."
"The European Union’s industry chief has called on Netflix and other streaming services to take action to reduce congestion on the internet, amid surging demand as millions of people confined to their homes go online.
Thierry Breton, the European commissioner for industry, told Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings that he and other operators should take responsibility for preventing internet congestion by switching to standard definition rather than high definition.
In a statement released after the discussion, Breton said:
Streaming platforms, telecom operators and users, we all have a joint responsibility to take steps to ensure the smooth functioning of the internet during the battle against the virus propagation.
The commission would also like internet users to reduce their data consumption, by using Wi-FI or choosing lower resolution for content."
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pennythoughts
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I'm that age and might be an idiot but I'm not doing that!
Smiles and Cries
Member
we are at 226,,318 and counting
Smiles and Cries
Member
that is all the updates of numbers since I went to sleep
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Have I missed something here, or do they not know how wi-fi works?
"Dang this Xbox update is 30 gigs."
"No worries, bruv. Just switch over to wi-fi".
The Scrivener
Member
I was wondering that too. I assume he means mobile data. Either that, or he'll come out on stage with the Internet box, ala The I.T. crowd, and declare it needs protecting.
Also I want to add, that I'm not actually gonna stream 4K on my 1080p monitor, because then my wife wouldn't be able to watch Netflix on her iPad, and I'm tellin' you, that would be worse for me than catching a flu or something.
Also, disclaimer, I'm not a cunt. I won't be downloading Game Pass all night. It was just a joke.
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Porcile
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Hard to listen to this when Europe fucked up equally hard or worse after watching China fuck up for four months. let's be honest.
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NeoGiffer
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DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Confirmed cases? Sure, Italy might overtake them.
Actual cases? lol there's no way China's numbers are accurate now that the rest of the world sees what happens when this virus gets into the populace.
CrapSandwich
former Navy SEAL
Probably the biggest bungle of this corona episode is the lack of any official recommendation for everyone to start slamming vitamin d3. Vitamin D produces antimicrobial proteins, particularly in the respiratory tract, and the lack of those proteins is a big part of why flu and cold flourishes during the winter months when our bodies aren't getting D3 from the sun. The science is already settled on D3's ability to help fight respiratory ailments, so why is there no official guidance on this? While it doesn't prevent infection, it does help immensely with duration and severity.
I can vouch for this as I started supplementing last September and caught a flu from my wife (who doesn't supplement). She was knocked on her ass for a week, somewhat sick for another week, while I got off with only two days of a light cough. As for which supplements work, I can only vouch for Kirkland Signature (from Costco) vitamin D3 2000 i/u. But that stuff definitely works. Before supplementing, my nanograms/milliliter was at 32--bottom of the suggested healthy range of 30-100. That was all naturally derived from sunlight. 4 months (October-January when there isn't enough U/V in the sunlight to convert to D3) of taking 14,000 units of D/day got my level up to 123 nanograms/milliliter (which is too high). So don't take that much. I'm now down to 6,000 units a day (which is 3 pills, about 30 cents worth IIRC). I'd recommend staying in the 4000-6000 range. A lot of lunatics online are suggesting super doses, but an overabundance of D can seriously fuck you up.
I can vouch for this as I started supplementing last September and caught a flu from my wife (who doesn't supplement). She was knocked on her ass for a week, somewhat sick for another week, while I got off with only two days of a light cough. As for which supplements work, I can only vouch for Kirkland Signature (from Costco) vitamin D3 2000 i/u. But that stuff definitely works. Before supplementing, my nanograms/milliliter was at 32--bottom of the suggested healthy range of 30-100. That was all naturally derived from sunlight. 4 months (October-January when there isn't enough U/V in the sunlight to convert to D3) of taking 14,000 units of D/day got my level up to 123 nanograms/milliliter (which is too high). So don't take that much. I'm now down to 6,000 units a day (which is 3 pills, about 30 cents worth IIRC). I'd recommend staying in the 4000-6000 range. A lot of lunatics online are suggesting super doses, but an overabundance of D can seriously fuck you up.
nush
Gold Member
I'd like to offer my services to any hot European woman in need of a D injection. Totally free of charge service.
rofif
Can’t Git Gud
Good to hear. I started taking THE D 2 months ago. 2 or 3 x2000 units per day
CrapSandwich
former Navy SEAL
How many nanograms do you have to offer, though?
Smiles and Cries
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1 Iranian dies from coronavirus every 10 minutes, health ministry says
Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a tweet today that every 10 minutes, one Iranian is killed by the coronavirus.
Every hour, at least 50 Iranian are infected.
Iran’s Health Ministry confirmed 149 new deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, raising the overall death toll to 1,284 on Thursday.
This is the country's highest spike in death toll over a 24-hour period since the coronavirus outbreak began.
There were additional 1,046 confirmed cases of coronavirus bringing the total to 18,407, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said.
www.cnn.com
Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in a tweet today that every 10 minutes, one Iranian is killed by the coronavirus.
Every hour, at least 50 Iranian are infected.
Iran’s Health Ministry confirmed 149 new deaths from coronavirus in the past 24 hours, raising the overall death toll to 1,284 on Thursday.
This is the country's highest spike in death toll over a 24-hour period since the coronavirus outbreak began.
There were additional 1,046 confirmed cases of coronavirus bringing the total to 18,407, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi said.
March 19, 2020 coronavirus news
TheSadRanger
Banned
Society has already been restructured, are you that obtuse?
How many rights do you think should be taken away?
TheSadRanger
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BTW, there actually is some Russian bullshit going on here.
GobbledeeGoo
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Well, people who were infected and either recovered or died are immune to it now so they cant be nodes for spreading it. The less potential carriers, the harder it is to spread. Also China disinfected streets, money, buildings indoors and probably a ton more. The authoritarian nature of the country actually benefits it in a scenario like this because they throw human rights to the wind and force isolation, physically remove people they might think are infected, etc. This makes it harder for it to spread.
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Smiles and Cries
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CDC loosens guidelines to allow medical experts exposed to COVID-19 to keep working
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has loosened its guidelines to allow health care workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 to continue working as long as they wear a mask, according to CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
www.cnn.com
whoa big step for them
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has loosened its guidelines to allow health care workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 to continue working as long as they wear a mask, according to CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
Within the guidelines, the CDC says bandanas and scarves could be used in place of a mask, Gupta said. The reason for these guidelines is due to a lack of personal protective equipment and not enough health care workers, Gupta said.
CDC loosens guidelines to allow medical experts exposed to COVID-19 to keep working
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has loosened its guidelines to allow health care workers who have been exposed to COVID-19 to continue working as long as they wear a mask, according to CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
whoa big step for them
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Fuz
Banned
Well, they should stop resurrecting him.
TheSadRanger
Banned
So you post some old ass Friends meme and expect everyone to give up all of their rights?
edit: We've already given up EVERYTHING.
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DunDunDunpachi
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It's a fair question. People should be aware of what governments are trying to pull during the dilemma (one example):
Amidst the Wu Flu pandemic, the US Senate is advancing a bill with the potential to remove all Internet privacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-bill-governments-not-so-secret-plan-scan-every-message-online Imagine an Internet where the law required every message sent to be read by government-approved scanning software. Companies that handle such messages wouldn’t be allowed to securely...
To me it seems kind of.... paper-thin to wring hands and worry about coronavirus yet not be worried about authoritarian governments taking this opportunity to seize more power.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
It's official now. We'll enter healthcare collapse at some point in the next week. Once that happens, you can't get medical attention anymore. Today they begin to conscript physicians who retired in the last 2 years and students on their last year of college as a desperate measure to delay the collapse.
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DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Would've been nice if China and the media took this seriously in November/December.
Say goodbye to the old global order. The sun has set on China as a superpower.
GaviotaGrande
Banned
Dutch health minister collapses during coronavirus debate
https://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-health-minister-collapses-during-coronavirus-debate/
https://www.politico.eu/article/dutch-health-minister-collapses-during-coronavirus-debate/
Smiles and Cries
Member
Economist says if everyone stays home for 6 months, it's like a "Great Depression"
Former Trump administration economist Kevin Hassett says the April jobs report will be “the worst jobs number you ever saw.”
In an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Thursday, Hassett said that if everyone stays home for six months, “it is like a Great Depression.”
www.cnn.com
Former Trump administration economist Kevin Hassett says the April jobs report will be “the worst jobs number you ever saw.”
In an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Thursday, Hassett said that if everyone stays home for six months, “it is like a Great Depression.”
March 19, 2020 coronavirus news
GobbledeeGoo
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Sorry man, Coronavirus is the main concern right now.It's a fair question. People should be aware of what governments are trying to pull during the dilemma (one example):
Amidst the Wu Flu pandemic, the US Senate is advancing a bill with the potential to remove all Internet privacy
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/03/earn-it-bill-governments-not-so-secret-plan-scan-every-message-online Imagine an Internet where the law required every message sent to be read by government-approved scanning software. Companies that handle such messages wouldn’t be allowed to securely...www.neogaf.com
To me it seems kind of.... paper-thin to wring hands and worry about coronavirus yet not be worried about authoritarian governments taking this opportunity to seize more power.
Cunth
Fingerlickin' Good!
But it will be like a party onlineEconomist says if everyone stays home for 6 months, it's like a "Great Depression"
Former Trump administration economist Kevin Hassett says the April jobs report will be “the worst jobs number you ever saw.”
In an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow on Thursday, Hassett said that if everyone stays home for six months, “it is like a Great Depression.”
March 19, 2020 coronavirus news
Smiles and Cries
Member
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Unfortunately the barbaric chinese regime was more worried about saving face than being effective.
I mean fuck after sars stopped being news they lifed the restrictions on consuming wild animals and that led us to the coronavirus crisis. And now that the bat soup made the rounds in the news, they implemented the restrictions again. You bet your ass those chinese clowns will be lifting the restrictions once again once the coronavirus is no longer news.
GobbledeeGoo
Member
Yeah, they're trash culture. Trump is the same with how he handled this initially.
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hariseldon
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Which country?
Smiles and Cries
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2 TSA screeners at JFK airport test positive for coronavirus
www.cnn.com
my airport (the one I normally fly out of)
March 19, 2020 coronavirus news
my airport (the one I normally fly out of)
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GobbledeeGoo
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You own it?2 TSA screeners at JFK airport test positive for coronavirus
March 19, 2020 coronavirus news
my airport
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Don't assume people are only able to exert concern for one topic at a time.
It is possible -- and I'd like you to take a deep breath before continuing -- to be simultaneously concerned about the virus, concerned about misinformation concerning the virus, and concerned about how governments might use this as an opportunity to seize power and cause long-term oppression within their borders.
The bigger question is whether the chinese citizens will finally stand up for themselves. When it comes to the world economy, they're screwed either way. So will they hold their gov't responsible or will they toe the party line?
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Country is Spain, region is Catalonia (think Barcelona). I make that distinction because covid patients aren't being offloaded too far from point of origen to avoid contagions.
Part of me wonders if this is all just security theater at this point. Basically, they know a good portion of the population will just... die. But, people won't completely flip shit if it's a slow burn, rather than all at once. Also, a slow burn allows the police and military to take control of the few that rebel, whereas the other scenario they'll be completely overwhelmed.
Yup, probably.
Yup, probably.
GobbledeeGoo
Member
Yes, I understand. The typical American is more concerned with remedying the situation we are in at any expense that doesn't directly impact them or their surroundings. Sorry man, it's how people operate. No different than the Patriot Act.
DunDunDunpachi
Banned
Patriot Act was an abuse, which is why it is sensible to bring up the risk of it happening again in the current coronavirus situation. I think you and I are saying the same thing but with different words.
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hariseldon
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GobbledeeGoo
Member
I agree with you, it's clearly an opportunity to take away certain rights from citizens. However, it's not going to happen. You'll just be yelling into the void and personally, I'd rather save my voice.
Bitmap Frogs
Mr. Community
Never going to happen. And with the social credit they can fuck up people's lives without getting their hands dirty. You seen what happened to Xu Xiaodong? Regime is brutal as fuck.
Smiles and Cries
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Second coronavirus-related death reported in Connecticut
www.cnn.com
My State (no I don't own it, I just live here)
GobbledeeGoo
did not know we already had deaths
March 19, 2020 coronavirus news
GobbledeeGoo
did not know we already had deaths
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