Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Paulie]

Talking to a mate from Mongolia last night. Hes convinced this came from a laboratory. Said the chinese have been eating bats for thousands of years and has never been a problem before.

It can't be passed from a bat to a human though, it must be passed from bat to another animal to a human.

 

[Blueclouds]

It can't be passed from a bat to a human though, it must be passed from bat to another animal to a human.

Yeah I've read that another animal the middle man was involved in transferring it to a human.

 

[Paulie]

Yeah I've read that another animal the middle man was involved in transferring it to a human.

They thought it was a Pangolin. Truth is, I don't think they know. Or maybe they do and it was a laboratory.

 

[Blueclouds]

They thought it was a Pangolin. Truth is, I don't think they know. Or maybe they do and it was a laboratory.

If this was built in the lab, would they let the public know? Maybe they discovered it by accidentally and started messing about with it.

 

[Tea_drinker]

If this was built in the lab, would they let the public know? Maybe they discovered it by accidentally and started messing about with it.

That's the story. They have a big laboratory I'm Wuhan and this one got out by mistake. That's the line from Mongolia anyway.

 

[AUXLEN]

Was a great graphic about it here

2019 coronavirus: The Korean clusters

How coronavirus cases exploded in South Korean churches and hospitals

graphics.reuters.com

That is an excellent graphic...thanks for posting

 

[Blueclouds]

Its says that Wuhan lab have been researching coronavirus for years. Strange

 

[Blueclouds]

That's the story. They have a big laboratory I'm Wuhan and this one got out by mistake. That's the line from Mongolia anyway.

The lab that been researching coronavirus for years apparently.

 

[Tea_drinker]

The lab that been researching coronavirus for years apparently.

And in the true spirit of the age it's been brought to my attention that plenty of Chinese students are selling face masks if anyone interested.

 

[tsubaki]

I didn’t say any different. I said no politician would take the decision to kill 100,000 people.....

“no politician” is of course doing a lot of heavy lifting in this sentence - Cummings not being one, so those media reports (including in Tory papers) that alleged he was doing just that don’t count, nor does the clear implication of the “herd immunity” policy if you believe Pete that it was everyone apart from politicians who decided that.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

People actually voted for him mate, i find that more scary.

The DUP were in the last UK Government.

I dont think world politics has ever been more in the gutter.

I dunno mate... I think Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini, Franco, Hirohito and Mao all kicking around at the same time may edge it...

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

Can’t think of any alternative course of action but still a tad worrying as tiredness often leads to mistakes and poor judgement...

This doesn't worry me so much as the actual operation of a generating plant is largely automated and requires very little manual intervention these days.

I would imagine planned maintenance has been scaled back to the essentials to free up capacity for any extra reactive maintenance that needs to be performed too.

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

In Ireland banks were asked to give people struggling with repayments due to covid 19 a 3 month mortgage break
The banks agreed and said they would just add the 3 months on at the end of the term.
Then it emerges they will be adding the extra interest
Scum

We had the awesome news yesterday that most of our banks will possibly be unable to offer any payment holidays on account of their parent companies moving the profits to France to help them offer it.

Bustards.

 

[NilSatisOptimum]

Talking to a mate from Mongolia last night. Hes convinced this came from a laboratory. Said the chinese have been eating bats for thousands of years and has never been a problem before.

There are a number theories from the now illegal Chinese wet market's that allow consuming transmission contenders bats and pangolins. There is also evidence this virus predates the Wuhan market outbreak... It's always wise to step away from the various narrative and agenda, one thing the modern age has told us, all our governments have the ability to lie and will.

 

[aazak]

The Mexican brewer of Corona beer said it was suspending production because of the health emergency in the country over the Covid-19 pandemic.

Grupo Modelo - whose brands also include Pacifico and Modelo - said the measure was in line with the Mexican government's order to suspend all non-essential activities until 30 April to slow the spread of coronavirus.

Mexico's government has said that only key sectors such as agribusiness will be able to continue to function.