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2020-02-20 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Video purportedly showing Iranian security forces blocking off roads in city of Qom

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Posted by Fred 2020-02-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top
File under: Govt of Iran

#1 What they lack in medical knowledge and disease treatment they plan to make up in pure brutality and it may actually be effective in containing the virus.

I think this is the same type of response that will be used in NKor.

What I am most worried about is a breakout into, say Indonesia or Pakistan where the leaders of the country imagine they have effective responses but where this is not the case.

The virus may have mutated into a less lethal strain, at least in some places. For example, in Xinjiang province in NW China, there are officially, 76 infected and 1 death and on the Diamond Princess, 600+ infected and 2 deaths and these places do not have first rate treatment facilities.

Singapore, which does have first rate treatment facilities has 86 infected and no deaths.

Posted by lord garth 2020-02-20 10:44|| 2020-02-20 10:44|| Front Page Top

#2 LG: what makes you think this is Cornonavirus related? Simple regular crushing of dissent is more likely

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-20 10:48|| 2020-02-20 10:48|| Front Page Top

#3 What I am most worried about is a breakout into, say Indonesia or Pakistan

Uh, why?

Posted by Skidmark 2020-02-20 10:58|| 2020-02-20 10:58|| Front Page Top

#4 skid

because Indonesia and Pakistan have densely populated cities with sanitation and other issues (both claim to have no infections as of this morning)

there could be many many people infected in a short time

and many of the citizens of Indonesia and Pakistan participate in the global economy and travel widely and it will make it hard to contain

Posted by lord garth 2020-02-20 11:41|| 2020-02-20 11:41|| Front Page Top

#5 Looks like you were right on it, Lord Garth

Posted by Frank G 2020-02-20 15:10|| 2020-02-20 15:10|| Front Page Top

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