Current Affairs Coronavirus Thread - Serious stuff !!!

[Paris]

A team of folk in white space suits are on their way - just to be on the safe side.

They'll bring their own sandwiches. No need for you to do anything.

I'll soon be with the angels of Nana Plaza.

 

[Paris]

5th case now confirmed in Thailand.

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand on Friday confirmed its fifth case of the new coronavirus, a senior public health official said, in the second instance in which a patient was not detected at the airport before entering the country.



“The patient is a 33-year-old woman from Wuhan on vacation,” Deputy Public Health Minister Sathit Patucha told Reuters, adding that she was under quarantine at Rajavithi hospital and her condition was improving.



The woman arrived in Bangkok on Jan. 21 with her daughter and visited a private hospital complaining of a fever, coughing and muscle aches before being transferred to a government hospital on Jan. 23, Sathit said.



Her daughter tested negative for the virus.



A Thai woman who contracted the virus after spending the New Year in Wuhan was admitted to Nakhon Pathom hospital, 60 km (40 miles) west of Bangkok, on Jan. 15 and discharged on Friday after lab tests cleared her of the virus, the Public Health Ministry said in a statement.



Thailand currently has two patients under quarantine for the virus.



China has stepped up measures to contain the virus, which has killed 25 people and infected more than 800, with public transport suspensions in 10 cities, temples shutting, and the rapid construction of a new hospital to treat those infected.



The Wuhan airport was closed on Jan. 23.

 

[Paris]

36-Year-Old Man Is Youngest to Die in China Coronavirus Outbreak

The 36-year-old man from Hubei province was not reported to have any prior medical conditions, according to local health authorities

time.com

A 36-Year-Old Man Is the Youngest Victim of the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak So Far - no prior medical conditions.

This does not look good. At least before one could placate themselves that this was only wiping out the elderly.

 

[Barry Rathbone]

Is making up stories fun for you Barry?

Of course it is as is singing, dog walking and minor construction projects in the garden these are just some of the intricacies of a full and enjoyable life.

If you're a good boy I might share my SAS story or the quick thinking tale that ultimately saved a man's life and if you send me money the truth about the runaway trailer careering down the slipway with a 17ft day boat on board at Falmouth slipway might get an airing. But don't get me started on the dream that saved the jobs of 110 people at a factory I worked at - there is only so much worship a man can take

*puts the telly on like an adventuring boss

 

[Harryflashman]

Woke up with a cough and temperature today , it’s either man flu or this .

wish me luck

 

[JimmyJeffers]

Of course it is as is singing, dog walking and minor construction projects in the garden these are just some of the intricacies of a full and enjoyable life.

If you're a good boy I might share my SAS story or the quick thinking tale that ultimately saved a man's life and if you send me money the truth about the runaway trailer careering down the slipway with a 17ft day boat on board at Falmouth slipway might get an airing. But don't get me started on the dream that saved the jobs of 110 people at a factory I worked at - there is only so much worship a man can take

*puts the telly on like an adventuring boss

Can someone call Barry a whopper from me please.

 

[Paris]

Can someone call Barry a whopper from me please.

Certainly.

@Barry Rathbone I don't know who you are or where you come from, what I do know is that you're a whopper.

 

[Barry Rathbone]

Certainly.

@Barry Rathbone I don't know who you are or where you come from, what I do know is that you're a whopper.

As long as someone as important as you knows then the free world can rest safely in their beds - go get 'em champ.lol

 

[PITA]

Agree with most of that. But the amount of people who don't wash after the bathroom in the pub is over %50 I'd estimate.

Definitely. Someone I work with who is very respectable says that he doesn't wash his hands after peeing because he doesn't get pee on his hands. Odd.

 

[coollino]

Just going to follow Barry around in the current affairs forum.

 

[bigbadjeff]

Never gave putting the seat down a single thought. That said, I am a bloke, y'know.

I always put the seat down ,,,,,,,,,,,,, To pee, serves them right

 

[The binman chronicles]

Heard on the radio this morning a young man talking about how he just got back from the affected area and no one stopped him at the airport despite having flu like symptoms. He then preceded to tell how he had been to loads of public places like Starbucks and alike whilst blaming everyone else. I mean is personal responsibility a thing of the past? How about stay in bed and avoid everyone until you have recovered or had it confirmed it isn't snake flu at least you massive bell.

 

[spectateur]

Agree with most of that. But the amount of people who don't wash after the bathroom in the pub is over %50 I'd estimate.

Must be a posh pub with bathrooms for customers.

 

[Pudsey]

Were the dancing JCB's corralled in that building plot in China, doing nothing, meant to be reassuring? It just shows another example of the utter contempt the political elites, of all hues, have for all of us.

 

[Paris]

All flights from China must be suspended, sadly though, all that matters is the money that the Chinese tourists will bring in at this time of year.