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| First case of Corona Virus in Pakistan, 3 in France, 1 each in Australia and Vietnam |
| 2020-01-25 |
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France confirms first three cases of coronavirus in Europe [Jpost] France confirmed on Friday its first three cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, with two patients being hospitalised in Paris and the other in the southwestern city of Bordeaux. Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told a news conference authorities had confirmed two cases, Europe's first, and that more cases were likely to occur in France. In a separate statement on Friday, the health ministry announced the third case, a relative of one of the first two. Earlier, the charity SOS Medecins said it had treated one of the cases, a patient of Chinese origin who was showing symptoms of a fever and who said he had been in contact with people from Wuhan in China, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak. Buzyn said the patient was 48 years old and had returned two days ago from a trip to China which included a stop in Wuhan. "He's been put in an isolated room so as to avoid any contact with the outside world. He's fine", she said. Most of the cases and all of the deaths so far have been in China, where officials have imposed severe restrictions on travel and public gatherings. Australia’s first confirmed case of the new and deadly coronavirus... and Vietnam's... [PUBLISH.TWITTER]
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| Posted by:3dc |
| #13 Starting to wonder whether this is even big enough to be a proper Chinese fire drill. Seriously... if I ran the Pooh Zoo and wanted to put my peeps through their paces, civil defense-wise -- and I would -- I'd do it up a lot bigger than this. Probably stitch the Mohammedans up for it, too, and I haven't seen a word about that. Any interesting finger-pointing going on? |
| Posted by: Ulomons Grundy7910 2020-01-25 23:06 |
| #12 Don't trust the media. They still live by the motto "When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." R0 is the propensity to spread - and 2019-nCoV is like MERS novel coronavirus and SARS novel coronavirus, seatmates are roughly 2-3. Measles for example is 18. Flu is typically similar. This is a lot of fear mongering. Per the CDC, Flu and complications from it (primarily pneumonia) in the 2017-2018 season killed about 80,000 Americans, which was one of the worst years in decades. Typical range is 12000 to 55000 deaths. That's the flu. Yet you dont see waves of panic in the media. But being rational doesn't generate enough drama and panic to sell soap ads on network TV or generate clicks online. Current Flu info: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm "Wuhan" Coronavirus 2019-nCoV https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/faq.html CDC current response: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/summary.html#cdc-response Advice from my medical friends? Wash your damned hands, avoid crowded public places, avoid mass transit and air travel. And DO NOT go to the ER unless you have something life threatening. |
| Posted by: Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-01-25 22:28 |
| #11 Kung Flu |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2020-01-25 17:08 |
| #10 ^ on Netflix right now :-) |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-01-25 16:51 |
| #9 "Food for five years, a thousand gallons of gas, air filtration, water filtration, Geiger counter. Bomb shelter! Underground... God damn monsters."-Burt Gummer, Tremors |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-01-25 16:29 |
| #8 Cambridge biotech company working to develop coronavirus vaccine |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-01-25 14:26 |
| #7 #2 in Steven King's series the Stand, it was a American bio lab that leaked the plague. Always blaming the Americans school of story telling. |
| Posted by: Procopius2K 2020-01-25 07:13 |
| #6 Belt and Road...and Quarantine and Death |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-01-25 05:20 |
| #5 Appears to be a little more serious than the average cold: Guardian - Coronavirus outbreak: Wuhan hospital doctor dies from virus as toll hits 41 – updates |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-01-25 03:42 |
| #4 #2 He's a fucking ex-spook not a virologist. And his statements is the usual "look at me, look at me!" |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-01-25 03:20 |
| #3 Year of the (Lab) Rat(s) and their two-legged CCP equivalents |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-01-25 03:16 |
| #2 /\ Thankfully, your people appear to be on it. Please keep us updated: The deadly animal virus epidemic spreading globally may have originated in a Wuhan laboratory linked to China’s covert biological weapons program, according to an Israeli biological warfare expert |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-01-25 03:09 |
| #1 Hope somebody works on vaccine because it's obviously not contained. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-01-25 03:04 |