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2020-02-04 China-Japan-Koreas

Trump says U.S. has 'shut down' coronavirus threat; China shuns U.S. help

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-04 03:37|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 No assistance needed? Completely understand. As time permits, lettuce know how you are doing.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-04 04:08|| 2020-02-04 04:08|| Front Page Top

#2 "We did shut it down, yes"

Bold words if you ask me. I'm actually surprised that the West has only a few reported cases yet. China seems to apply radical measures now but these only go that far.

Once you have millions infected in China, border controls will no longer solve the problem given the fact that you can carry the virus symptom-free.

Posted by European Conservative 2020-02-04 04:28|| 2020-02-04 04:28|| Front Page Top

#3 shut down for now perhaps

as Euro Conserv says it will be more difficult going forward

the US has a lot of population centers with compromised immune systems, e.g., nursing homes, homeless shelters, etc. and while the fatality rate seems to be below 2% in the general population, the rate is probably more like 20% in vulnerable groups

Posted by lord garth 2020-02-04 07:43|| 2020-02-04 07:43|| Front Page Top

#4 Who the fook thought it was a good idea to join ourselves at the hip to bandit-Communist China?

Posted by Lex 2020-02-04 07:50|| 2020-02-04 07:50|| Front Page Top

#5 We were looking to repurchase a clinic's several Ozone outlet air cleaners last night. The one system that actually kills airborne bacteria and viruses on the fly. "Product unavailable".

Not surprised.

Posted by Woodrow 2020-02-04 08:55|| 2020-02-04 08:55|| Front Page Top

#6 #2 EC I thought the German study showing symptom-less transmission had been withdrawn. When the researchers went back and asked if the carrier had had any symptoms, they self-reported the entire list of coronavirus symptoms.

Inscrutable indeed.

Posted by The peanut gallery 2020-02-04 13:53|| 2020-02-04 13:53|| Front Page Top

#7 There are no absolutes.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-04 21:52|| 2020-02-04 21:52|| Front Page Top

#8 There is nobody to transmit the disease in China anymore. On my daily trek to the local convenience store for booze and cigarettes in a city of 30,000,000, there was not one civilian on the street. Well, one might have been a civilian but she looked a little sketchy ... I don't think she was civilian.

Posted by Beau 2020-02-04 22:40|| 2020-02-04 22:40|| Front Page Top

#9 @The peanut gallery

Yes it seems so, but mild symptoms that look like a common cold will do.

And who hasn't a common cold in February?

Posted by European Conservative 2020-02-04 23:22|| 2020-02-04 23:22|| Front Page Top

#10 Thank you for your continuing reports from the front, Beau. Here’s hoping China succeeds in breaking the transmission of this thing now.

Posted by trailing wife 2020-02-04 23:27|| 2020-02-04 23:27|| Front Page Top

#11 /\ Amen !

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-04 23:35|| 2020-02-04 23:35|| Front Page Top

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