2019-nCoV Coronovirus (COVID-19]

Discussion in 'Science and Technology' started by Vanilla Gorilla, Jan 29, 2020.

  1. guerillabedlam

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    I can't speak on the acidotic state of blood thing she mentions but she is misinformed about the purpose of the masks in regards to the virus, which is a bit disconcerting given her profession.

    The masks are used to limit transmission of aerosols and droplets which the virus travels in, so the size of the virus itself is irrelevant. Also, she's insinuating that the masks have been touted as personal protective equipment, that's not accurate. As I said, they are used to limit transmission, which is why there were recommendations to save N95 masks (which are PPE) for medical professionals.
     
  2. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Did you say size of virus in irrelevant?

    And you are giving advice?
     
  3. guerillabedlam

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    In terms of wearing masks, yes.

    Face Masks for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
    How Face Masks Work
    When someone who has COVID-19 coughs, sneezes, or talks, they send tiny droplets with the coronavirus into the air. That's where a mask can help.

    A face mask covers your mouth and nose. It can block the release of virus-filled droplets into the air when you cough or sneeze. This helps slow the spread of COVID-19.


    I just commented on the video posted.
     
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  4. relaxxx

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    Canada now has more reported cases as well as deaths than China has REPORTED.

    Let that sink in.

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    Has it sunk in?

    We're supposed to believe that 37 Million Canadian spread over a larger country have more COVID19 than 1.4 Billion Chinese living on top of each other?

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    Will someone please fly a cargo plane over Xi Jinping's house and drop 20 tonnes of LITERAL BULLSHIT on top of him!

    Is the world going to let China lie to our faces this fucking badly?!?!
     
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  5. Vanilla Gorilla

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    GB, you are going to give me a migraine. We are 6 months in, thread is 350 pages long, involves discussion on viral RNA sequencing from corrupted duodenal cells, stuff like that

    And you are telling us facemasks cover your face?

    The WHO is still saying facemasks are far more important than worrying about contact surfaces, which just blows my mind, could they be anymore anymore useless?, The WHO that is



    Edit: sorry, maybe thats a little harsh. But the whole world is giving me a headache right now
     
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  6. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Ewww

    "Coronavirus shutdowns have led to an explosion of rogue, ravenous rats.

    The latest health warning from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the rodents have been starved of restaurant leftovers over the past two months and will likely make themselves known.

    In a species adapted to resort to cannibalism during hard times, the CDC in the US has warned of “unusual or aggressive rodent behaviour” stemming from their lockdown starvation diet."

    New warning issued over ‘unusual and aggressive’ rats
     
  7. Vanilla Gorilla

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    "A top Canadian official has said this is a "great time" to build a pipeline because coronavirus-related restrictions ban large public protests.

    Alberta's Energy Minister Sonya Savage said people needed jobs and "ideological protests" would not be "tolerated" by ordinary Canadians.

    She was referring to the Trans Mountain oil pipeline, opposed by indigenous groups and environmentalists.

    It runs from Edmonton in Alberta to Burnaby, British Columbia."


    Protest ban is 'great time' to build oil pipeline
     
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    Brazil, feat. Brazils President

     
  10. soulcompromise

    soulcompromise Member Lifetime Supporter

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    Shit is opening...

    The record store emailed me. Guess I'll go... Probably die of Covid19.
     
  11. Driftrue

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    what i am most scared about, in regards to opening our shop, is getting it wrong and having people angry at me because i touch something in the wrong order or don't wear something. because it doesn't come naturally to me, to go to any great lengths and some people have learned all this behaviour that i haven't, like changing my disposable gloves every hour or whatever
     
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  12. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Thinking of doing up fake signs that say "Customers must change underwear before entering store" and sticking them to the front window of random stores, see what happens
     
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    Brazil's Bolsonaro joined Trump in downplaying COVID-19, but now faces US travel ban,

    Don't you just love the irony ...lol...especially now that Brazil has overtaken the U.S. for the highest daily death toll,
     
  14. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Errr, that's kind of meaningless at the moment don't you think?

    "With specific exceptions, foreign nationals who have been in any of the following countries during the past 14 days may not enter the United States. For a full list of exceptions, please refer to the relevant proclamations in the links below.

    • China
    • Iran
    • European Schengen area (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City)
    • United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
    • Republic of Ireland
    • Brazil
    Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
     
  15. Irminsul

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    people wear masks like they're eyes and ears aren't exposed lol.
     
  16. relaxxx

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    I'm pretty sure they're building that pipeline to ship oil to....

    CHINA

    Cuz Canada's just everyone's BITCH for discount resources.


    The pipeline is temporary jobs to sell our resources at discount prices. I don't support it at all but also the protestors blocking the railways were stupid cunts. We don't need to hurt the railways, that's what the fucking pipeline will do....

    Here an idiot, there an idiot, everywhere a fucking idiot!!
     
  17. Vanilla Gorilla

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    No shit Sherlock:

    "Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has hit out at state leaders who refuse to reopen borders to allow for domestic travel within Australia.

    Mr Morrison, who appeared on Channel 9’s Today Show, said the decision made by some premiers – including Queensland’s Annastacia Palaszczuk – to keep borders shut was a motion not supported by the National Cabinet.

    “The National Cabinet has never agreed that there should be borders closed in Australia,” Mr Morrison said.

    That was never the medical expert advice that came at any time. Premiers and their governments in states, whether it is South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, have all made their own decisions and so they have got to justify those decisions."

    Scott Morrison says state borders should have never been closed
     
  18. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Coronavirus masks and gloves found with a mass of plastic at Golfe-Juan



    Video shot by a French environmental NGO in the Mediterranean Sea shows masks and gloves littering the seabed.

    Opération mer propre (Operation clean sea) is trying to clean up the coast near the Côte d'Azur resort of Antibes.

    It is appalled by this new coronavirus pollution, which adds to the already chronic problem of plastic pollution.

    The group says it is sounding the alarm, as Europe slowly emerges from lockdown and people start revisiting beaches in the hot weather.


    Alarm at Med pollution from Covid protection waste
     
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  19. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Staten island, an army of Karen's


     
  20. Irminsul

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    I bet Greta wears a mask too.
     

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