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2020-02-20 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

2,512 new virus infections per day average reported in week before Valentine’s Day, but rose to 15,148 on the day itself, another Wuhan hospital chief infected

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Posted by Fred 2020-02-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 It's strange to me so many new cases keep popping up. It has figured out how to transmit itself through video games and soap operas? Okay, liquor bottles and cigarettes maybe ... but there is really no one on the street to give you the virus.

Posted by Beau 2020-02-20 02:33|| 2020-02-20 02:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Experts are probing whether the coronavirus can be spread through communal sewage systems after a Hong Kong high-rise found 2 cases 10 floors apart

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-20 05:46|| 2020-02-20 05:46|| Front Page Top

#3 New diagnostic methods.

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2020-02-20 06:45|| 2020-02-20 06:45|| Front Page Top

#4 From Frank's link (#2) Fears over the new potential cause of spread came as Hong Kong recorded its 50th coronavirus case on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.

So it may have slowed down the Hong Kong outdoor protests, but not taken out the protesters. So far.

Posted by Bobby 2020-02-20 09:45|| 2020-02-20 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 South Korea sees its first coronavirus death and Daegu city's 2.5 million people are told to stay indoors as number of cases spikes after spreading through 'cult'

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-20 11:44|| 2020-02-20 11:44|| Front Page Top

#6 No issue with the spike in the infection rate, as the virus spreads the infection rate will go exponential which it apparently has

This is a major public health crisis and a pandemic in the making

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2020-02-20 12:58|| 2020-02-20 12:58|| Front Page Top

#7 How many years did AOC say we had left ?

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-20 13:03|| 2020-02-20 13:03|| Front Page Top

#8 12

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-20 15:44|| 2020-02-20 15:44|| Front Page Top

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