OT Coronavirus: America in chaos, News and Updates. One million Americans dead and counting

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  1. ehizzy3

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    Does anyone really believe that it’s not in NY?
     
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    It isn’t anti semitic to dislike a person who happens to be Jewish for doing other fucked up shit. That’s like claiming it is anti semitic to call David Berkowitz a murderer. I don’t know what claims Maris made, but I will say fuck George Soros, and I’m not anti semitic for saying that.
     
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    I'd love to get into how nefarious the things Maris says are but I'm not sensing a desire for meaningful conversation about this. I will say obviously you can hate a guy without being racist.
     
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    I'd love to get into how nefarious the things Maris says are but I'm not sensing a desire for meaningful conversation about this. I will say obviously you can hate a guy without being racist.
     
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  5. SlyPokerDog

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    Mike Pence warns of MORE American deaths from coronavirus after Washington man, 50, becomes first to die in US from the virus and fears grow for 50 showing symptoms at nearby nursing facility
    • Vice President Mike Pence admitted that more US coronavirus deaths could be imminent
    • The US' first death from coronavirus was confirmed Saturday in Washington state
    • Pence said 'we could have more sad news', in a clip from Sunday's 'State of the Union' show
    • This came as fears are mounting for 50 staff and residents at a nursing facility in Washington state as they show symptoms of the disease, after a resident and staff member tested positive
    • Trump continued to urge the public not to panic in a press conference Saturday
    • Two new US cases – one in Illinois and another in Santa Clara, California – were confirmed Saturday night, taking the number of US cases to 71 and counting
    • Australia confirmed its first death Saturday in a passenger from the doomed Diamond Princess cruise ship, where 44 American passengers contracted the disease and were repatriated to the US
    • The first US death was of a 'medically high-risk' male in their 50s who died in a Kirkland hospital, Washington state, just two miles from Life Care nursing facility
    • Two new confirmed cases in Washington are connected to the long-term care home - with one female staff member in her 40s and one female resident in her 70s both testing positive
    • 25 staff and 27 residents of the the Life Care nursing facility in Kirkland, Washington state, are now also showing symptoms of coronavirus, health officials said Friday
    • The CDC and local health officials are sending an emergency response team to the facility to try to control the escalating situation
    • A growing number of US cases are of 'unknown origin', where the patient had not recently traveled overseas or been in contact with another known case
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-American-deaths-coronavirus-man-50-die.html
     
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    It is most definitely anti-Semitic to blame a shadowy "Jew" for anything and everything, saying mysterious Jewish money is behind all social movements, with no evidence, and expecting to be believed based on anti-Semitic stereotypes of world Jewish conspiracy.
     
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  7. SlyPokerDog

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    Trump: "It's a hoax!"

    Pence: "People will die!"

    Trump: "Pence is off the ticket, I'll be my own vice president, the greatest president and vice president ever! Trump/Trump 2020!"
     
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  9. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    Come on and hurry up, April.
     
  10. Lanny

    Lanny Original Season Ticket Holder "Mr. Big Shot"

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    The coronavirus is 20 times as deadly as the common flu. That's why people are so apprehensive.

    Edit:
    I'd like to add that the coronavirus is twice as contagious as the common flu.
    Therefor, if 20,000 died of the flu last year then 800,000 would die due to twice as many being infected and 20 times the lethality. Actually, the number would be much higher since twice the contagiousness of the flu would mean an exponentially larger number of total victims than the 20,000 because of an exponentially larger number than the 20 Million afflicted by the common flu times 2% rather than 0.1%.
     
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    Somebody on this board is eventually gonna get hit by the virus. That's when I'll get nervous.
     
  12. SlyPokerDog

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    This forum is 100% virus free.
     
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    its interesting to note: many workers do not have paid sick time in this country, so they will continue to show up at their food service jobs when they get sick. better hope they dont sneeze on your spicy italian!
     
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    Also childcare workers and farm workers, home care workers, many store clerks have no sick leave and can be fired if they take time off.
     
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    Ive not heard its 20 times as deadly. Im hearing its tough on elderly and
    so I can take my gloves off?
     
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    Jesus, you people politicize everything. What do you want? Trump to go up to his podium and scream “EVERYBODY PANIC!!! YOURE ALL GONNA DIE HORRIBLE MODELOVIRUS DEATHS!!!”?

    It’s best to just be cautious, wash your god damn hands you freaks, and if you get symptoms contact your medical professional and get treatment right away.

    Spreading a virus is awful but spreading panic is worse, don’t be irrational.
     
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    I want Trump to stop blaming Democrats and media. I want them to stop gagging scientists. I want them to stop making up shit like a vaccine will be available soon. I want Trump to stop saying only five sick people when it was more than 60. I want people to be able to get tested and treated free of charge. I want the administration to make necessary resources available. I want doctors and scientists in charge, not a VP who rejects biology, denies smoking causes cancer, and called for praying away HIV. I want daily fact based updates from scientists. I want an admission it was wrong for Trump to have dismantled the entire epidemic response teams.

    That's what I want.
     
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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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  19. SlyPokerDog

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    Coronavirus has been spreading in Washington State for SIX WEEKS and there could be HUNDREDS of undiagnosed people, say experts as panic buying spreads and new cases are reported in Rhode Island and Illinois following first US death
    • Trevor Bedford, of the University of Washington, shared a diagram that shows how coronavirus case WA2 stems from the same tree as WA1
    • Both infections were in Snohomish County residents and the the Seattle Flu Study found striking similarities
    • It's nearby King County where six people have been confirmed to be infected
    • None of the Washington cases had a history of recent travel and are being treated as 'community spread'
    • 'This strongly suggests that there has been cryptic transmission in Washington State for the past 6 weeks,' Bedford tweeted Saturday
    • Anxious shoppers descended on supermarkets on the west coast, stocking up on supplies like bottled water
    • Delta Air Lines Inc on Sunday said it is suspending until May flights to Milan in northern Italy where most of that country's coronavirus cases have been reported and American Airlines Group Inc announced similar
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...on-state-SIX-WEEKS-confirmed-cases-hit-8.html
     
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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    Pretty sure he meant other than you. We just assume you have all the diseases.
     
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