Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Paris]

I'm currently speaking to someone in China who has been on lockdown for two months already and has another month to go.

Why anyone would want to suffer that is beyond me, especially as I'm already on the verge of telling you all to bugger off after just 3 days.

 

[Prevenger17]

A spokesperson said "this is the one thing we didn't want to happen"

 

[LinekersLegs]

I'm currently speaking to someone in China who has been on lockdown for two months already and has another month to go.

Why anyone would want to suffer that is beyond me, especially as I'm already on the verge of telling you all to bugger off after just 3 days.

I don’t think anyone wants to suffer that but it doesn’t appear like that is inevitable either.

South Korea experience seems to be indicating that you don’t need to be as drastic as full lockdown, as long as you do basic hygiene, social distancing, wide-scale testing and temporary isolation of those showing infection/symptoms fairly early on so the outbreak is manageable in most areas.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Wish I had a bidet factory at times like this.

There’s a pun available here but I’m struggling. Anyone able to intervene?

 

[LinekersLegs]

Yay California!

 

[Bruce Wayne]

There’s a pun available here but I’m struggling. Anyone able to intervene?

In the future when these times are studied, they will remark upon the great toilet paper shortage and how the nation survived what will come to be known as B Day.

 

[SerenityNigh]

In the future when these times are studied, they will remark upon the great toilet paper shortage and how the nation survived what will come to be known as B Day.

It's a sh!t joke, but I still laughed

 

[Blue Piper]

There’s a pun available here but I’m struggling. Anyone able to intervene?

Ah bidets are here again

 

[Paris]

I don’t think anyone wants to suffer that but it doesn’t appear like that is inevitable either.

South Korea experience seems to be indicating that you don’t need to be as drastic as full lockdown, as long as you do basic hygiene, social distancing, wide-scale testing and temporary isolation of those showing infection/symptoms fairly early on so the outbreak is manageable in most areas.

There are a few here who want that, I won't mention any names, but they know who they are. K?

 

[Tubey]

A spokesperson said "this is the one thing we didn't want to happen"

One of the best lines ever delivered in TV history that.

 

[Toast]

Ah bidets are here again

Very good.

 

[Billy Dean]

You're probably more likely to get food poisoning tbh (no reflection on German cuisine btw).

you're probably right. But I'm skipping it. If it was people I knew well I'd be fine. No happy time for me tonight

 

[Prevenger17]

One of the best lines ever delivered in TV history that.

I was hoping someone would get it

 

[Axlswhk]

Do Italians not travel to China and other places in the world for business/pleasure? I don’t think targeting one demographic of society to blame is going to help anything.

Don’t think a small number of Italian returning from China will be as devastated as tens of thousands of returning Chinese factory workers.

Majority of the Chinese traveled to China for new year celebration in mid February and returned to Italy in late February. If you look at the average incubation period, the timeline of the current outbreak matches the date of their return. With no mandatory 14 days quarantine, it’s no surprise italy is paying the price now. Most of the Italian base Chinese came from Wenzhou, one of the worst hit area in China. Many were trying to get out of due to health system getting overwhelm and Italy is a logical place to go. Most of them are migrant factory workers for famous fashion brand.

While China banned travelling within its own border, the rest of the western country sit back with ignorant attitude and with little or no border control.

It’s no surprise to see country with stringent quarantine measures and partial border restriction are keeping the virus under control. Just look at Taiwan compare to japan and Korea.

Nothing about targeting anyone. It is just the way it is. While the rest of the world are suffering, China media are having a good time mocking Europe and US for the way they are handling the crisis and would be happy to see travel restriction implement on people from these region.

 

[JimmyJeffers]

In the future when these times are studied, they will remark upon the great toilet paper shortage and how the nation survived what will come to be known as B Day.