If a raging forest fire was 10 miles away from you and the wind was blowing in your direction,would you be so complacent or would you ,at least,think it prudent to take some precautions?Quote:
Originally Posted by Badenoch
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If a raging forest fire was 10 miles away from you and the wind was blowing in your direction,would you be so complacent or would you ,at least,think it prudent to take some precautions?Quote:
Originally Posted by Badenoch
If you're right, you'll have the satisfaction of saying I told you so. If you're wrong... well, there isn't much of a prize for that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Badenoch
Good luck.
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Precautions are fine. Acting like the world is about to end is the act of an overwrought drama queen who lined up for hours at Costco only to find the toilet paper sold out.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
Wash your hands, social distance, don't touch your face, cover your sneezes. Take a deep breath and stop acting like a frightened fool. Most people won't be infected with the virus. Most people who are infected will survive. Most of the people who die will have underlying pre-existing health conditions and/or or are of an age that makes them already vulnerable to season influenza among other conditions.
So by your logic its okay that most of the people you are referring to die? Their old, or have underlying medical conditions, let's just go about our day and watch them die?Quote:
Originally Posted by Badenoch
What I'm saying is that people need to see this in a proper perspective, not panic and act like idiots and understand that this too will eventually pass.Quote:
Originally Posted by huntervinni
Take a look at the condition of Italy, we are only a couple weeks behind them. Maybe that will show some perspective of what's coming. Who said anything about panic and how long do you think it will take pass a month or two...lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Badenoch
From what I've read,the only reason the Italians are balls deep in it is because they chose to ignore it at the outset until it came right up in their faces. We were,too,but,not to such a great extent. I'm kind of curious why countries with tropical climates don't seem to be in as serious condition. Maybe,we should hope for a early hot summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by canadaman30
Virtually all of those warmer countries are far less developed with health care systems that are no where close to the level we have. The result of this is far less testing per capita than we are doing. The result is gross under reporting. Look at Russia's numbers (not a warm country but similar climate to us so should be similar infection rate if climate is key). Country of 145 million with most of their population in large cities in or close to eastern Europe. Not chance they only have 145 cases. Finland with 5 million people on their border has more than twice that number reported. Russian health care is probably doing next to no testing and than Putin is probably making them lie on top of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
I am amazed any cases have been reported from Africa at all. Hard enough to get a reliable malaria test over there never mind testing for an emerging pathogen. In every country I have been to in Africa (13 at last count) the patient had to pay for any test they wanted out of pocket - virtually nobody could afford it so it never happened.
I have been to half a dozen South American countries as well and while the public health care is better than Africa it is still nowhere close to what we have in terms of treatment or diagnostic testing.
I believe alot of countries are going to catch up to Italy very quick, us included. Italy reported 475 deaths in the last 24hrQuote:
Originally Posted by trimmer21
The usa will be at over 10 000 today give that a few more days and it will be right up near the top. Its current numbers at 9464 and 155 dead.Quote:
Originally Posted by canadaman30
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