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-Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Flu cases plummet in southern hemisphere, attributed to coronavirus measures
2020-07-29
[IsraelTimes] From Australia to South America, infections and deaths from annual influenza drop dramatically, apparently due to social distancing and better hygiene practices.

Annual flu rates have dived in the southern hemisphere with infections in some areas down to a fraction of their usual numbers for the season, with medical officials saying that restrictions to limit coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
infection rates were having a similar impact on flu transmission.
Posted by:trailing wife

#8  ^dis·in·gen·u·ous
/ˌdisənˈjenyo͞oəs/
adjective
not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-07-29 15:06  

#7  ^ It's like a religion for who now?
Posted by: Frank G   2020-07-29 14:47  

#6  ^It's like a religion for you people "I shall reject the Devil Covid 19 and all its works!"?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-07-29 14:42  

#5  ...alternatively, many Common Influenza cases are being misdiagnosed as CoVid-19, ya think?
Posted by: magpie   2020-07-29 14:40  

#4  Yeah g(r)om, that's why they never have flu outbreaks in asian countries where masks are commonly worn.
Posted by: ed in texas   2020-07-29 13:05  

#3  Bolivian prisoners start riot on the roof of overcrowded jail following the death of inmate from coronavirus
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-07-29 10:28  

#2  Flu is so passe'
Posted by: Skidmark   2020-07-29 09:40  

#1  I thought masks kill?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2020-07-29 05:58  

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