I'm starting this thread as a side discussion of all things Corona Virus related. I understand that this is going to be discussed in almost all other topic threads but we could collect news and other items here. 

 

At work, many conferences have been cancelled.

NBA - Suspended.

NHL - About to be suspended. 

NCAA March Madness - Playing - no crowd. 

 

Political Rallies have been cancelled. 

Travel bans. 

 

Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks tested positive. They're in Australia where testing is available. If they were in the US, they wouldn't have been tested. 

So close and yet so far, other provinces are seeing an uptick, we are not immune, oh well time to start another streak

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-antibodies-vaccine-idUSKCN24F261

There's no vaccine coming. 

YET.

37 minutes ago, Floyd said:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-antibodies-vaccine-idUSKCN24F261

There's no vaccine coming. 

And may never be.

Israeli Data Show School Openings Were a Disaster
 

Of 1,400 Israelis diagnosed with COVID-19 last month, 657 (47 percent) were infected in schools. Now 2,026 students, teachers, and staff have it, and 28,147 are quarantined.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/israeli-data-show-school-openings-were-a-disaster-that-wiped-out-lockdown-gains?ref=home

 

You can plainly see what a disaster these trumpians are trumpeting about with this Daily News montage of embarrassing, too soon, celebrations.

 

 

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-coronavirus-where-is-the-us-on-the-curve/

This is a very good article about what is actually happening in the states instead of Trump-distorted sound bites or covid hysteria...

For the most part, the US has covid under control...  80% of the states have flattened or eradicated 'the curve'...  yet all we here is how Florida hospitals are about to be 'overwhelmed'

 

On 2020-07-13 at 4:57 AM, Mr Dee said:

 

 

No, it wasn't a hoax... I've had some facebook friends in Alberta say that Covid is fake. That the media is promoting panic among the public. Like WTF??  We can't trust the media because they lie, they say. 

5 hours ago, Mr Dee said:

YET.

We will get a vaccine for one strain of covid... but it will keep mutating and evolving - it either magically goes away - via randomness or herd immunity - or it doesn't and we remain prisoners of ourselves or we treat it as 'another flu' next year

In Manitoba, this winter 1900 confirmed cases of the flu... 403 people were hospitalized with the flu, 40 in ICU and 29 died... for Covid, 7 died out of 330 confirmed cases of covid (with almost no hospitalizations)

Why do we ignore Manitoba statistics but we all focus on Florida because its a total gong show... not much about this makes sense.

5 hours ago, Tracker said:

And may never be.

Sorry, can't tell me this isn't a man made virus. It's almost too perfect. 

7 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Sorry, can't tell me this isn't a man made virus. It's almost too perfect. 

But its not too perfect... and trust me, I'm a conspiracy guy.

The problem is our reporting.  Its all over the place but we are comparing data like they are all from the same source...

The 'spike from reopening too soon' in Texas and Florida...?  They weren't reporting covid cases until they were forced to because of hospitalizations

That isn't reopening too early... that's never really closing...

I'll say it again - life should be back to normal in Canada with considerations and precautions taken to protect the vulnerable.... the border should be open to residents of all states that do not have an outbreak

We should be controlling clusters - instead we are hiding in our homes...

32 minutes ago, Floyd said:

We will get a vaccine for one strain of covid... but it will keep mutating and evolving - it either magically goes away - via randomness or herd immunity

 

Herd immunity wont matter if it mutates tho.

1 hour ago, Floyd said:

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2020-coronavirus-where-is-the-us-on-the-curve/

This is a very good article about what is actually happening in the states instead of Trump-distorted sound bites or covid hysteria...

For the most part, the US has covid under control...  80% of the states have flattened or eradicated 'the curve'...  yet all we here is how Florida hospitals are about to be 'overwhelmed'

 

You could make the same argument about Quebec in Canada - so what? 

8 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Feels very Grand Beach like.

 

I can tell you for sure that two of the cases have nothing to do with Grand Beach, including the one in the Interlake. 

1 hour ago, FrostyWinnipeg said:

Herd immunity wont matter if it mutates tho.

Actually it does...  based on the last coronavirus outbreak

57 minutes ago, Mark H. said:

You could make the same argument about Quebec in Canada - so what? 

Yes and that's why we have a 'western Canada travel bubble' and a northern travel bubble...  in fact, that's my entire point - you can't generalize about different jurisdictions or compare data really

Do you think that Manitoba should be under total lockdown until Quebec gets all covid cases resolved?

 

 

Dr. Fauci has faithfully protected the American people through six administrations. Real presidents don’t have guys silenced. Mobsters do. - Scott Linnen

Edited July 15, 20205 yr by Mr Dee

 

 

9 hours ago, Floyd said:

Yes and that's why we have a 'western Canada travel bubble' and a northern travel bubble...  in fact, that's my entire point - you can't generalize about different jurisdictions or compare data really

Do you think that Manitoba should be under total lockdown until Quebec gets all covid cases resolved?

 

No, but let's go back to United States for a minute.  

They have almost a quarter of the deaths on the globe.  That is a shoddy record for a western democracy, no matter how many states are flattening the curve.  I think a country has to own all of their data. 

On 2020-07-10 at 11:56 AM, do or die said:

Do or Die's exclusive interview with President Trump

Do or Die:  So just how did that cognitive testing go?

President Trump:  "The doctors, now these were big men, with tremendous hands ....they all said 'Mr. President, sir... We've never seen anyone pick out a picture of a elephant, as quickly as you did in the history of testing. Truly, it's like nothing ever seen before. Verily, you are without a doubt, the most brilliant and intellectual president that ever existed - you must surely know more about virtually everything, than anyone else.  They said this with tears running down their faces. So many tears, believe me. It's because I have good genes, the best genes. Those kind of amazing unheard of genes. As far as the fake media, and crazed Democrats talking about my being stable - just watch me drink this little cup of water --- with one hand!

You forgot to say the doctors were crying. 

WTF is going on in this thread?

Just a quick glance at the latest posts... the flu is worse than Covid-19 and this coronavirus was man- made....?

 

Please stop with misinformation guys... those were all fox news talking points back in March. 

Wear a mask, don't touch you face, wash hands and practice physical distancing.

My favourite story is when the flu threatened to over run the Hospitals in Texas, those were the days.....the flu is worse than Covid-19.... get out of here.

Edited July 15, 20205 yr by wanna-b-fanboy

1 hour ago, Jacquie said:

You forgot to say the doctors were crying. 

As they were prostrating themselves before the demi-god. Important detail.

12 hours ago, SpeedFlex27 said:

Sorry, can't tell me this isn't a man made virus. It's almost too perfect. 

Too perfect...? What does that even mean? In what way is this strain of coronavirus perfect, much less too perfect?

Feel free to present even a shred of credible evidence with scientific data showing COVID-19 is artificially made.

Control the message?

 

Sounds like a bad idea to me..

In Case You Missed It -

Trump speak - “They're dying because they can't do what they're doing." talking about school children and parents. A reason why they have to open schools.

Sean Hannity demeaning the New York Times as “toilet paper” in Fox News.
👁‍🗨 Hmm, toilet paper and Hannity. Some sort of connection there..

Walmart will require customers at all of its US stores to wear masks beginning next week, becoming the largest retailer to mandate facial coverings as coronavirus cases continue to rise.

News: Chris Wallace will be interviewing President Trump for his Fox News Sunday show. 
The interview will air this Sunday.

Helen Aguirre Ferré is the spokeswoman for Florida governor Ron De Santis. She previously worked for Trump.
The "alarmist" headline she is criticizing tops an article that predicted 4,000 coronavirus deaths in Florida.
Florida now has 4,400+ coronavirus deaths.

Covid-19 is now killing about as many people each day in FL as it is in the whole EU, which has 20 times as many people

Fifty-four Florida hospital ICUs have reached capacity as Miami-Dade County reports Covid-19 ventilator use is up 92%  cnn.it/2ZsN0sF