SARS Pt. 2 - Wuhan Boogaloo

[heydaralon]

First confirmed case in Africa.

Oh No! That place was doing so well before Coronavirus! Whatever shall they do?

[PartyOf5]

I ordered some things online at the end of January that are coming from China. Customer service confirmed that shipment si delayed because of the virus and businesses being shut down. They said they were starting back up on the 14th and my order would arrive by the beginning of March.

Is there much information about how long this thing can survive on inanimate surfaces? I'm already preparing to leave the package outside and try and disinfect both the outside and inside when it arrives as a safety precaution. If this can spread on surfaces, then we could see the rest of the world catching this much quicker once they start exporting from China again.

[PartyOf5]

It's also disturbing how bad the MSM has been on this. All they report on is surface details and what China officials have told them. I have to go to YT in order to get anything deeper than number of reported infections and number of reported deaths.

[Speaker to Animals]

A passenger who disembarked Holland America's MS Westerdam has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Malaysia.

According to Holland America Line, a guest who departed from Westerdam on Friday later reported feeling ill at the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia airport and tested positive for coronavirus. That person is in stable condition at a hospital in Malaysia, according to a release from the cruise line shared with USA TODAY by Buck Banks.

The passenger who tested positive is an 83-year-old woman from the United States, according to the Malaysian Ministry of Health, reports Bloomberg and Reuters.

"We are in close coordination with some of the leading health experts from around the world," said Dr. Grant Tarling, Chief Medical Officer for Holland America Line, said in the release. "These experts are working with the appropriate national health authorities to investigate and follow-up with individuals who may have come in contact with the guest."

As of Sunday morning, no other guests or crew on their way home had reported any symptoms of the illness, according to the cruise line. The passenger who tested positive never visited the ship's medical center while on board.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/c ... 771419002/


I like how they sort of sneak in implicitly that thousands of passengers are exposed and all traveling around the world now.

You have to be such a fucking asshole to go on an international vacation right now that I really think we should abandon these people and not allow them back in. If you are outside the United States right now, made no effort to return, and especially if you have left since this fucking thing began with no very good reason to have gone.. then fuck you. Good luck.

[Manwithnoname]

A passenger who disembarked Holland America's MS Westerdam has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Malaysia.

According to Holland America Line, a guest who departed from Westerdam on Friday later reported feeling ill at the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia airport and tested positive for coronavirus. That person is in stable condition at a hospital in Malaysia, according to a release from the cruise line shared with USA TODAY by Buck Banks.

The passenger who tested positive is an 83-year-old woman from the United States, according to the Malaysian Ministry of Health, reports Bloomberg and Reuters.

"We are in close coordination with some of the leading health experts from around the world," said Dr. Grant Tarling, Chief Medical Officer for Holland America Line, said in the release. "These experts are working with the appropriate national health authorities to investigate and follow-up with individuals who may have come in contact with the guest."

As of Sunday morning, no other guests or crew on their way home had reported any symptoms of the illness, according to the cruise line. The passenger who tested positive never visited the ship's medical center while on board.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/c ... 771419002/


I like how they sort of sneak in implicitly that thousands of passengers are exposed and all traveling around the world now.

You have to be such a fucking asshole to go on an international vacation right now that I really think we should abandon these people and not allow them back in. If you are outside the United States right now, made no effort to return, and especially if you have left since this fucking thing began with no very good reason to have gone.. then fuck you. Good luck.

It matters not. The genie is out of the bottle. All we can do is cross our fingers and hope it’s a minor thing. Maybe it will be the Black Death, maybe just a bad flu. It’s out in the world and out of our hands.

[Speaker to Animals]

A passenger who disembarked Holland America's MS Westerdam has been diagnosed with coronavirus in Malaysia.

According to Holland America Line, a guest who departed from Westerdam on Friday later reported feeling ill at the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia airport and tested positive for coronavirus. That person is in stable condition at a hospital in Malaysia, according to a release from the cruise line shared with USA TODAY by Buck Banks.

The passenger who tested positive is an 83-year-old woman from the United States, according to the Malaysian Ministry of Health, reports Bloomberg and Reuters.

"We are in close coordination with some of the leading health experts from around the world," said Dr. Grant Tarling, Chief Medical Officer for Holland America Line, said in the release. "These experts are working with the appropriate national health authorities to investigate and follow-up with individuals who may have come in contact with the guest."

As of Sunday morning, no other guests or crew on their way home had reported any symptoms of the illness, according to the cruise line. The passenger who tested positive never visited the ship's medical center while on board.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/c ... 771419002/


I like how they sort of sneak in implicitly that thousands of passengers are exposed and all traveling around the world now.

You have to be such a fucking asshole to go on an international vacation right now that I really think we should abandon these people and not allow them back in. If you are outside the United States right now, made no effort to return, and especially if you have left since this fucking thing began with no very good reason to have gone.. then fuck you. Good luck.

It matters not. The genie is out of the bottle. All we can do is cross our fingers and hope it’s a minor thing. Maybe it will be the Black Death, maybe just a bad flu. It’s out in the world and out of our hands.

It's not totally out of your hands. Yes, hope that the mortality rate is much, much lower than the fears, but also take some basic precautions. If it does turn out to be very dangerous, it would be nice to lock your door and just bug in until the vaccine comes out. The ability to do that is still in your reach. A trip to Wallyworld is sufficient to handle most of it.

I already had a substantial emergency food supply, but just adding 60 lbs of rice and about 30 lbs of various legumes boosted that significantly. If it does break out here, I probably will just purchase a lot of fresh meat day one, throw it in the freezer, and I am good to go. Maybe a few large tubs of protein powder so I can turn my isolation into a fitness transformation.

Instead of just thinking in terms of how you can minimize the damage of the pandemic if it is very bad, consider ways you can can come out ahead. It's too late to profit financially unless you want to get into the business of hording supplies and selling them for large markup (the ideal strategy that isn't a cunt move being to have considered this risk to be an eventuality and having invested in all these little biotech companies from which the vaccine is bound to have originated, that are going to make an absolute fucking fortune vaccinating billions of people). In this case, you can still come out literally stronger. You can get prepared to write a book or something. I dunno. I am trying to make the potentiality into more than just a survival scenario (one I am confident I can get through no problem).

I mean.. if there is a small chance we are literally going to be isolated in our homes for months and months, then plan to make something out of that. Don't be like SF, running around with your hair on fire and reading infowars/zerohedge all day and assuming this is The Stand.

[Montegriffo]

Am I the only person seeing the positives here?
This virus has done more to curb unnecessary international flights than anything since Eyjafjallajökull. Gaia approves.
It is weeding out the non-productive members of society ie old people, children and the weak.
It has helped lower international trade deficits with China far more than punitive tariffs ever could.
It could potentially solve unemployment problems and lead to a rise in wages just like the black death did in 14th century Europe.
Finally, it will lead to a reduction in the costs of cruise liner holidays enabling the working classes to enjoy this privilege rather than just the wealthy.

[Speaker to Animals]

Am I the only person seeing the positives here?
This virus has done more to curb unnecessary international flights than anything since Eyjafjallajökull. Gaia approves.
It is weeding out the non-productive members of society ie old people, children and the weak.
It has helped lower international trade deficits with China far more than punitive tariffs ever could.
It could potentially solve unemployment problems and lead to a rise in wages just like the black death did in 14th century Europe.
Finally, it will lead to a reduction in the costs of cruise liner holidays enabling the working classes to enjoy this privilege rather than just the wealthy.

It could be a golden age if you enjoy blowing shit up.

[heydaralon]

Coronavirus is not a big deal. I just bought steak from wal mart and ate it rearly rare. Like I'm talking almost raw. Nothing happened. I feel great and full. I don't even worried about food pathogens much less some chinky little virus from nowhereville. Who cares bro?

[GloryofGreece]

It's also disturbing how bad the MSM has been on this. All they report on is surface details and what China officials have told them. I have to go to YT in order to get anything deeper than number of reported infections and number of reported deaths.

I'd use Lysol or Clorax wipes to go over the entire package before opening it. Wouldn't hurt to leave it out on your deck or garage for a few days as well. Plus maybe stop buying stuff known to be packaged in China or coming from Asia in general but yea I know good luck with that right .