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The Virus is Yet Another Reason for West to Rethink Relationship with China
There is nothing to suggest the virus is manmade. But Chinese policies, including suppression of early reports about the outbreak, have contributed critically to the new pandemic.
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He really is a complete imbecile.
With regards to Nigel Farage, that's because he is one. A smeared racist gashsmear.
With regards to Nigel Farage, that's because he is one. A smeared racist gashsmear.
11:41 The number of COVID-19 cases in Spain has jumped to 17,147. There were 3,500 new cases reported in the past 24 hours.
Deaths surged 30%, with a total of 767 having died from the disease in the country, according to health ministry figures.
11:30 The UK and Germany will make their respective army reserves available to assist with the coronavirus outbreak.
11:05 The EU's chief Brexit negotiatior Michel Barnier has tested positive for coronavirus.
"The German economy is speeding into recession," said Ifo Institute President Clemens Fuest.
08:04 Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said that his country's lockdown must be extended beyond the current deadline of April 3.
05:38 Australia is closing its borders from 9 p.m. (1000 GMT) on Friday to all visitors, except for citizens and permanent residents and their close family members, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said.
www.dw.com
Deaths surged 30%, with a total of 767 having died from the disease in the country, according to health ministry figures.
11:30 The UK and Germany will make their respective army reserves available to assist with the coronavirus outbreak.
11:05 The EU's chief Brexit negotiatior Michel Barnier has tested positive for coronavirus.
"The German economy is speeding into recession," said Ifo Institute President Clemens Fuest.
08:04 Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said that his country's lockdown must be extended beyond the current deadline of April 3.
05:38 Australia is closing its borders from 9 p.m. (1000 GMT) on Friday to all visitors, except for citizens and permanent residents and their close family members, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said.
Coronavirus latest: Italy deaths surge past China – DW – 03/19/2020
Deaths from the coronavirus across Spain have surged 30% in the past 24 hours. Italy plans to extend its nationwide lockdown, as India urges its nearly 1.4 billion people to stay inside. Follow DW for the latest.
www.dw.com
And a Polish research team discovered an enzyme inhibitor, which targets a specific covid-19 enzyme. They made their research available for free in the public domain.
What's interesting, is that the genome of the virus in China is different to the one currently targetting Italy. And the genome of the virus in Poland is yet again different to the one in Italy. It seems that covid-19 is continuously changing.
tompaw0w
Of course, the racist card.
of course, the "of course, the racist card" card.
Hi guys, I thought the world hasn’t had enough of pests so I’ve decided to come back and annoy you all again!
How is everyone?Anyone already self isolating?
How is everyone?Anyone already self isolating?
yea. dad's super vulnerable so i'm being careful.
Good move, so many people are still not taking it seriously.
Until a couple of weeks ago, I was feeling a bit blase about it. I've always been fairly careful with hygiene, always washing my hands properly and aware of how I touch public taps etc. to minimise contact with the palm, so I wasn't changing my behaviour. But now, I'm thinking about virtually everything I touch.
The gravity of the situation is starting to hit home with me. It's hard to get my head around the idea that for months, perhaps longer, I can't go to the cinema or a restaurant, or other things where a lot of people are in close quarters. That's not too bad, but then there's the thought that I will have to be vigilant about touching my face, paranoid about touching things and hand washing frequently in case I am carrying a potentially deadly disease (I have no reason to think I am at the moment, but who knows? I could fall ill tomorrow, next week, perhaps never, yet I might already have it and be unwittingly infecting people). It's pretty daunting. Boris Johnson has announced that from tonight, the government is telling UK pubs and restaurants to close until further notice, though restaurants can deliver takeout food.
When it first got into the news, I imagined that it wouldn't last very long, that the effect outside of China would be minimal and short lived, and not be a serious threat to either my lifestyle or health- essentially they would be nothing more to me than news items, much as SARS and norovirus had been in the past- but now I am considering the prospect that my parents could very easily contract this virus and die in the near future. An awful thought. Still, it's important to keep a sense of perspective and not let oneself get carried away. I am lucky enough to still be in work, as yet I don't know anyone who has fallen ill, and with vigilance there need not be great hardship for me, or most people in the UK. Modern technology, as bad as it is for enabling fake news and panic to spread faster than ever, enables people to work and socialise to a great extent and alleviate the onerous effects of this situation. I might just have to learn how to use Skype soon!
The gravity of the situation is starting to hit home with me. It's hard to get my head around the idea that for months, perhaps longer, I can't go to the cinema or a restaurant, or other things where a lot of people are in close quarters. That's not too bad, but then there's the thought that I will have to be vigilant about touching my face, paranoid about touching things and hand washing frequently in case I am carrying a potentially deadly disease (I have no reason to think I am at the moment, but who knows? I could fall ill tomorrow, next week, perhaps never, yet I might already have it and be unwittingly infecting people). It's pretty daunting. Boris Johnson has announced that from tonight, the government is telling UK pubs and restaurants to close until further notice, though restaurants can deliver takeout food.
When it first got into the news, I imagined that it wouldn't last very long, that the effect outside of China would be minimal and short lived, and not be a serious threat to either my lifestyle or health- essentially they would be nothing more to me than news items, much as SARS and norovirus had been in the past- but now I am considering the prospect that my parents could very easily contract this virus and die in the near future. An awful thought. Still, it's important to keep a sense of perspective and not let oneself get carried away. I am lucky enough to still be in work, as yet I don't know anyone who has fallen ill, and with vigilance there need not be great hardship for me, or most people in the UK. Modern technology, as bad as it is for enabling fake news and panic to spread faster than ever, enables people to work and socialise to a great extent and alleviate the onerous effects of this situation. I might just have to learn how to use Skype soon!
Skype is pretty bad.
For me it feels like everybody started copying my lifestyle. the biggest change that affects me is how everything is calmer and more peaceful outside. I wouldn't care much if no restaurants or cinemas would ever open again.
Skype once made me write a strongly worded letter to Bill Gates. That was the only time I ever attempted communication with a celebrity.
Skype once made me write a strongly worded letter to Bill Gates. That was the only time I ever attempted communication with a celebrity.
Huh? Why not? I have no clue what the alternatives are
And it did just occur to me that I don't even have a webcam....you need one of those, right? Skype was something my brother suggested to me as a way of the family keeping in touch, I don't know if we will bother or just do emails and phone calls.
Abraxium
As someone in Italy (Trento) and hence in quarantine, this would be ten times easier if my wifi didn´t decide to stop working like one week in. Police aren´t very courteous and I was already asked twice for papers when I was out on a walk near my home..
PS : Thank you to the police patrol car outside my apartment early in the morning that very loudly exclaimed through his/her loudspeaker that there is a quarantine going on and that civilians should not be outside without a reason, this was news to me.
PS : Thank you to the police patrol car outside my apartment early in the morning that very loudly exclaimed through his/her loudspeaker that there is a quarantine going on and that civilians should not be outside without a reason, this was news to me.
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De Blasio blames Trump for NYC hospital equipment shortage: ‘People will die’
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday warned that Big Apple hospitals are just 10 days away from running out of essential equipment to save lives from the novel coronavirus. “If we don’t get m…
nypost.com
Trump is an asshat and could certainly do a whole lot more to help the country, but shouldn't individual states have started stockpiling supplies since at least January? Seems a bit rich to blame the federal government but not taking preemptive action.
...How much we can take this isolation without working...?
...I'm really out of money, if it take one/two weeks long, gov should start give some € or they will see lot people arguing on the street...
...don't think I'm the only one with this problem...
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