China Virus Threat 2020

[Mortblanc]

I have to agree with Mary. You guys have lost more people to drunk drivers since the "outbreak" began. You are still out on the roads even though you chances of getting killed driving on the wrong side over there are higher than CV.

Yesterday I saw a clip of a guy running out of a store because someone sneezed. He looked like he was escaping the clutches of a terrorist

Every case I read about that results in death is an elderly person, usually over 80, that also has "underlying health issues" as all elderly do.

I was at my doctor for a regular checkup Monday. He told me one thing that I had not heard up till now. The CV can be killed with soap and water. Washing your hands after possible contact is the first line of defense. A bottle of alcohol in the vehicle, or hand sanitizer (I guarantee you will not find a bottle anywhere in a civilized nation right now) for use after public contact is a good idea. Other than that his advice was don't be an 80 year old chain smoker.

The "containment area" in New York is a ridiculous political move. CYA for a local politician.

First, it is not a containment area and not a quarantine. There is no restriction on movement. People can come and go at will. Businesses are not closed, hoping to not harm the economy of the area. Only public gatherings are halted. No meetings or church services, which is a big deal in that area since the community is heavily Orthodox Jewish.

That area is one of the most heavily populated areas in the U.S. with that "containment area" of a couple miles diameter possibly sheltering nearly one million and they have a couple of hundred confirmed CV infections. Not a couple of hundred deaths, just a couple of hundred people with a runny nose. What they have done will in no way contain the spread of CV.

People are still going to work, moving in and out of the community at will and the stores are all open. There are no road blocks with soldiers blocking the paths.

Add to that the fact that the "emergency" does not start until tomorrow, Thursday, three days after the desperate effort at containment was announced.