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2020-03-05 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

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Posted by Fred 2020-03-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ] Top

#1 DHS officials fear illegal border crossings may spread coronavirus

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-03-05 01:15|| 2020-03-05 01:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Iran, Italy and SKOR now adding over 1000 new cases a day while China adds 100-200 a day.

Iran became 3rd country with 100+ deaths (Italy and China are others)

The Diamond Princess is something of a closed system lab for corona virus. Everybody, I think about 4000 people including crew, on board the ship has now been tested. Some 400 or so tested positive but had no symptoms (only one new positive in the past week). There were 300 or so with symptoms, there have been 6 fatalities

various people are keeping this up to date on wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_coronavirus_outbreak_on_cruise_ships#Diamond_Princess

Posted by lord garth 2020-03-05 09:09|| 2020-03-05 09:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Coronavirus in Iran: Video shows body bags inside Qom hospital
Disturbing video has emerged of body bags strewn on the floors of a hospital in an Iranian city where the coronavirus was first detected in the hard-hit Islamic Republic — and the man who filmed it has been arrested, according to a report.

The footage, which was apparently shot by a hospital worker in the holy city of Qom, has been viewed more than 920,000 times after being shared in social media by journalist Mohamad Ahwaze, according to the UK’s Metro.

“One of the medical personnel documents the death of dozens of people infected with the coronavirus in the city of Qom only, and says many deaths, and there is no place for funerals,” Ahwaze said in a tweet.

“While the Iranian government covers up the scale of the disaster and says there is nothing to worry about!” he added.

Qom’s deputy prosecutor announced that the man who captured the footage had been arrested.

Posted by Frank G 2020-03-05 10:22|| 2020-03-05 10:22|| Front Page Top

#4 For your quarantine foodstuffs and, uhm..., neighbors.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-05 11:13|| 2020-03-05 11:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Iranian revolutionary guard chief claims coronavirus outbreak 'may be the product of an American biological invasion' aimed at China and Iran

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-05 12:00|| 2020-03-05 12:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Two new coronavirus cases in New York City are UNRELATED to the other 11 in the state sparked by Manhattan attorney - as Mayor Bill de Blasio pleads for more test kits and cleaning crews hit the subways

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-05 12:03|| 2020-03-05 12:03|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm beginning to think that asymptomatic carriers been running around the world for months before the outbreak in Wuhan.

Posted by g(r)omgoru PB 2020-03-05 12:08|| 2020-03-05 12:08|| Front Page Top

#8 Kinda like a pre-deployment mission kickoff party was held at the bushmeat market in Wuhan.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-03-05 12:36|| 2020-03-05 12:36|| Front Page Top

#9 Wait until it hits some of the tent cities and homeless camps around Seattle and Scat Francisco.

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-03-05 13:38|| 2020-03-05 13:38|| Front Page Top

#10 It'll make Hep A look like a cakewalk

Posted by Frank G 2020-03-05 13:40|| 2020-03-05 13:40|| Front Page Top

#11 Germany: As of today

349 cases of Corona, 0 deaths (yet)
119,280 cases of Influenza (since October), 202 deaths.

Posted by European Conservative 2020-03-05 14:06|| 2020-03-05 14:06|| Front Page Top

#12 Whelp....

Washington county with nine coronavirus deaths urges ALL its 2.2MILLION residents to work from home, pulls 22,000 students from school and tells everyone over 60 to stay indoors - while state officials warn primary voters not to lick ballots

Make sure you have some backup supplies and food.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-03-05 14:31|| 2020-03-05 14:31|| Front Page Top

#13 California won't let cruise ship into port but illegal border crossers with tuberculosis and STDs are still welcome.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-03-05 15:54|| 2020-03-05 15:54|| Front Page Top

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