Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Prevenger17]

Who is the jumped up little ferret?

He's a TV Adventure Boy

 

[Paris]

He's a TV Adventure Boy

What's one of those?

 

[Jebus_lives]

Who is the jumped up little ferret?

Wannabe super spreader

 

[Prevenger17]

What's one of those?

Like Bear Grylls, except less famous

 

[davek]

In the coronavirus crisis, our leaders are failing us | Gordon Brown

As I learned in the 2008 crash, a global problem requires governments to work together, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

www.theguardian.com

 

[Kenshin]

Has there been any information being shared about the alternative side to this virus?

1. How many get virus but don't get all symptoms?
2. How quickly do people recover?

Perhaps if this information was broadcast there would be more level headed people? Even now it feels like it's being reported as insta death virus spreading around the world. Which is not true

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

I'm loathe to have a bad word said about Natalie Portman, but good god

If I click on that and it's a bunch of celebrities singing that song where a millionaire who flew around the world by private jet told me to give up all my possessions I'll be very unhappy.

 

[Prevenger17]

Why the assumptions ?

Because it is not difficult to know where you stand on any issue. It's like you fell into a vat of Russian Twitter bots and became Simplor the Unthinking, Despiser of Facts

 

[Paris]

 

[Prevenger17]

Even now it feels like it's being reported as insta death virus spreading around the world.

Where are you seeing that out of interest?

 

[Disgruntledgoat]

This might honestly be one of the worst things I’ve ever seen. They love a good bandwagon to jump on, these Hollywood dopes.

Back in September of 2001, Bono and a load of his mates were releasing a single to raise funds for AIDS mitigation in Africa. Then 9/11 happened so it became for that as well. Not that they are just shallow attention seekers looking for a wagon to hitch their egos to, oh no. The song was a carefully crafted and thoughtfully written treatise on the difficulty of educating a rural and illiterate population on the dangers of spreading HIV that just so happened to also work perfectly for an unprecedented terrorist attack in a large city.

Luckily, neither emergency required Bono, Sting, Fred Durst or anybody else connected with this classic piece of political music to dip into their own massive pile of loot.

 

[Paris]

South Korea does everything right.

Indeed.

 

[Kenshin]

Where are you seeing that out of interest?

Impression of the media mate.

I'm not reading about actual information , I'm reading how many infected, how many dead. Not how many recovering or to what extent people get symptoms. I mean I keep reading X has it with no symptoms for example but nothing further.

 

[Walken]

How many lives will be lost due to obesity as a result of not exercising?

I've tried to exercise whilst in isolation but it is pretty much impossible as there's only so much you can do. You certainly can't go for a run lol

The freelectrics app has a function which alters daily workouts for you having no room or equipment. Not ideal but its something

 

[Prevenger17]

Impression of the media mate.

I'm not reading about actual information , I'm reading how many infected, how many dead. Not how many recovering or to what extent people get symptoms. I mean I keep reading X has it with no symptoms for example but nothing further.

It's been fairly well covered that it doesn't affect young, healthy people imo. The death rates are important, they communicate the impact of the social effort needed to tackle it. I think one look at this thread would show you that there are still plenty who don't really consider the thousands at risk to be much of a loss.