(COVID/ETC CONTENT HERE) China Locks Down 11 Million in Wuhan,

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  1. Inkslinger's Avatar

    Inkslinger said: 03-04-20 20:59
    Quote Originally Posted by mack7.62 View Post
    WHO: Contaminated Cash May Help Spread Coronavirus

    https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2...-be-contained/

    Dirty cash may fuel the spread of the novel Chinese coronavirus, which is currently more than three times deadlier than the seasonal flu, the World Health Organization (WHO), a United Nations agency, warned this week.

    Banknotes may be spreading the new coronavirus so people should try to use contactless payments instead, the World Health Organization has said.

    Customers should wash their hands after touching banknotes because infectious [coronavirus] may cling to the surface for a number of days, the UN agency said on Monday night.
    I was never very good with math, but with a death rate of 2% isn’t the Coronavirus 20 times deadlier? Not sure about what the article is reporting.

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    Honu said: 03-04-20 21:51
    Quote Originally Posted by Inkslinger View Post
    I was never very good with math, but with a death rate of 2% isn’t the Coronavirus 20 times deadlier? Not sure about what the article is reporting.
    It’s not 20x deadlier

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    MegademiC said: 03-04-20 23:23
    Quote Originally Posted by WickedWillis View Post
    Only 60% alcohol and above, and it's fine in a pinch, but will not ever work as well as washing your hands.

    Also, it does not touch the norovirus. They are not even sure if this strain of the coronavirus is effected by it 100% as of yet.
    Dont forget towel-drying is actually an important step vs air-drying. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3538484/

    Washing your hands=best
    90% isopropyl =2nd best
    70% isopropyl = 3rd best
    Bacardi 151 (or any 160+ proof liquor) =expensive 4th best?

    A lot of options. How does methanol work?
    How about H2O2? 3%?

    I’ll skip the 35% for hand rinses unless I have copius amounts of rinse water available.
    Last edited by MegademiC; 03-04-20 at 23:27.

  4. lsllc said: 03-04-20 23:29
    When I did microbiology, the sub-70% hand sanitizers did not manage to kill most bacteria for what it’s worth. We bought the popular brands and cultured after application. After incubation, there was a significant difference.


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  5. jpmuscle said: 03-04-20 23:32
    The more this drags on the more I just want to get it, get over it, and move on with life.


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    Diamondback said: 03-04-20 23:53
    Frankly, with the groups this bug threatens the only reason it scares me is for my girlfriend's dad. In his 80's and missing half a lung means two strikes against him right from the start.
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    vicious_cb said: 03-05-20 00:00
    Quote Originally Posted by Inkslinger View Post
    I was never very good with math, but with a death rate of 2% isn’t the Coronavirus 20 times deadlier? Not sure about what the article is reporting.
    The death rate has been bumped up to 3.4% from all the countries who are NOT China who was probably cooking the books on the previously reported 2%. But really, its just the flu so theres nothing to worry about.

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    FromMyColdDeadHand said: 03-05-20 01:49
    3% kill rate, even targeted at the 'right' people, isn't enough to fix society. We need to be getting of the 70s IQ people, not the 70year olds. Traffic is worse the last week if anything. When traffic dies down, then you know people are taking it seriously and staying home.

    Starting to feel like child abductions and murders. Even though child abductions and murders are at an all time low, people think think the world is far more dangerous than it is.

    Kids aren't getting it because most kids don't interact with other kids face2face, they all interact online.
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    Diamondback said: 03-05-20 01:55
    Quote Originally Posted by FromMyColdDeadHand View Post
    Starting to feel like child abductions and murders. Even though child abductions and murders are at an all time low, people think think the world is far more dangerous than it is.
    Doesn't help having the media have to sensationalize everything... "We're scared of absolutely everything including our own shadows, and we won't rest until everybody else is too!" News has NEVER sold without a generous amount of blood mixed into the ink...
    You really have to ask why Conservatives have guns? Because Liberals block freeways, burn cities, throw Molotov cocktails, loot, turn over cop cars, and think this behavior is Socially Acceptable.
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  10.  Mozart said: 03-05-20 05:10
    My math says it’s 340x deadlier than flu. CDC says flu kills roughly 60,000 Americans annually. That’s 0.01% of the population. If coronavirus kills 3.4%, isn’t that 340x more?

    Saw this post today:

    Based on other countries timeline of events, here’s what I believe is in store for us short term:
    In another 7-10 days (March 16th,) there will be over 1,000 confirmed cases in the U.S. By about 3 weeks from now (March 26th,) that number will be around 10,000. At that point, 3-4 weeks from now (April 1st,) you’ll start seeing state and federal orders to shut down schools and colleges, public transport, and maybe even private gatherings such as movie theaters. They’ll start doing what they should’ve been doing now, early March, a month late, around early April.

    At that point, about 4-5 weeks from now (April 10th,) as schools close, people who haven’t adequately prepared themselves will flood stores. That’s when you’ll start seeing pandemonium at grocery stores, with packed parking lots, empty shelves and fist fights over a box of captain crunch. Some won’t be able to get more than a week or 2 of food and supplies. By weeks 5-7 from now (April 24th,) the economic effect of schools closing will start being felt, as many parents will stay away from work indefinitely, to stay home with their kids for many different reasons. Many businesses will have trouble keeping going with a skeleton staff.