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Corona Virus Fears in your area (pg. 20)
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| Lews |
| quote: | Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
A week ago there were 11 confirmed cases in Leeds. |
Confirmed being the operative word, there. |
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| Trance-M |
Damn, Italy can't even keep up counting the people dying, far over 600 today. Spain also shows bad numbers. I hope I misunderstood yesterday, but a virologist said the peak in Italy is expected in 2 or 3 weeks :mad:
Another one expects the coronavirus epidemic will last around 10 weeks.
The province above ours, Brabant which is right above Belgium got hit hardest here. Hospitals over there are at maximum capacity now and have asked other hospitals to help. The government now takes the lead and the army will start helping to transfer new patients to other hospitals. It's to be expected also here things will get a lot worse before it's getting better.
We can only hope we were in time to slow it down.
A colleague, he's 63 years old and working from home, lives in Eindhoven, which is in Brabant. A couple of days ago he sent me a message one of his aunts was in the hospital with the coronavirus.
I told him that didn't sound good as I know his mother is over 90 years old. I didn't ask for his aunt's age, but today he told me she was recovering well and could leave IC tomorrow.
He said:"Well, not all old people die".
At least one positive message for once. |
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| Zoso |
At least one confirmed case in the county where my wife works at a behavioral health facility (and 6 more awaiting test results), so she is not working until further notice.
In other breaking news, Zoso has established a Go Fund Me account for beer, with a strong preference for craft IPAs, stouts, and porters. :gsmile:
Edit: Stu, you can send mothering FOSTER'S. |
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| Vector A |
| Even most 80+ year old people don’t die of it *if* they get proper medical attention. It’s not Ebola or even SARS-1. But it’s enough to put even developed countries through hell. |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vector A
Even most 80+ year old people don’t die of it *if* they get proper medical attention. It’s not Ebola or even SARS-1. But it’s enough to put even developed countries through hell. |
We (wife and I) are operating off 2 assumptions out of an abundance of caution: 1.) her chemo-damaged lungs and 2 bad heart valves significantly increase her risks; 2.) if/by the time she needs medical care, is likely to be overrun.
Hope I am wrong about both, but it seems silly to assume anything else. |
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| Sushipunk |
Things haven't completely hit the fan here yet. Yet being the operative word. We've had about 750 confirmed cases in Australia, and only 6 deaths at this point. We also have thousands upon thousands of complete idiots descending on Bondi beach yesterday, despite being told by everyone everywhere that people should be socially distancing :rolleyes: Glad I don't live in Sydney, which has the most cases so far anyway.
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
Edit: Stu, you can send mothering FOSTER'S. |
Sir, I will not! |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
Things haven't completely hit the fan here yet. Yet being the operative word. We've had about 750 confirmed cases in Australia, and only 6 deaths at this point. We also have thousands upon thousands of complete idiots descending on Bondi beach yesterday, despite being told by everyone everywhere that people should be socially distancing :rolleyes: Glad I don't live in Sydney, which has the most cases so far anyway.
Sir, I will not! |
It's cool, I love you too, bro. I'm actually enjoying an Oil Can (TM) right now, as I work the late/on-call shift from home tonight, lulz. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Zoso
It's cool, I love you too, bro. I'm actually enjoying an Oil Can (TM) right now, as I work the late/on-call shift from home tonight, lulz. |
I would consider drinking an actual can of oil over Fosters :p |
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| Zoso |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
I would consider drinking an actual can of oil over Fosters :p |
There's a scene near the end of Quantum of Solace that implies such. That might open up a can of whoop ass on coronavirii, too. |
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| Lews |
When I was doing my MA, one of my classmates was the daughter of the 'scientist' who had adapted Fosters for the EU market :stongue:
I told her to go and herself :mad: |
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| Silky Johnson |
| I always WANT to drink, but then think about the effort required to do it as well as to function optimally the next day, and I back out like a lame. I did enjoy a whiskey and Fever Tree ginger ale on St Paddy's, gatdamn that is bomb. |
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| Sushipunk |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
When I was doing my MA, one of my classmates was the daughter of the 'scientist' who had adapted Fosters for the EU market :stongue:
I told her to go and herself :mad: |
And rightly so!
I honestly couldn't understand why it was so popular over there when I lived in the UK. Almost every pub was serving it, whereas nobody drinks it here at all. Is it still that popular, or have people finally figured out that it's swill? |
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