Will SARS make a come back?

[kato]

^ 15 Euros just to cut ones' hair is a lot, even by EU standards, but I guess that is the fair price to pay living in a developed country.

It's mostly the minimum wage that is to blame. A few years ago, before it was introduced, prices used to be around 9 Euro with cheap places for minimum service. Back then employed hairdressers earned half of what is today the minimum wage.

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I just found out today that my local supermarket around the corner is now selling hand sanitizer again. With labels saying they're effective against SARS-Cov2. Only available in 1 Liter bottles, one per person. For 20 Euro. From a company that normally produces pool cleaners...

[Double Edge]

At least our health workers are kitted up in protective suits. But here the mob is chasing them away : (

This is why Chinese send the police along. People aren't going to cooperate.

So we have to wait for people to develop symptoms and beg for help.

Unnecessary waste

[Oracle]

At least our health workers are kitted up in protective suits. But here the mob is chasing them away : (

This is why Chinese send the police along. People aren't going to cooperate.

So we have to wait for people to develop symptoms and beg for help.

Read about it today. You'd imagine why are those people behaving such. This is why I want a ban on Whatsapp and FB in entire India, forever. Those are the epitome of fake news in India.

[Oracle]

[Officer of Engineers]

Scare mongering.

Close to 80% of earth's population had the flu at one time or another.
The 14 day COVID-19 incubation period is an outlier. WHO has stated that it's been 5-6 days.
Wuhan had nowhere near 20-60 percent infection rate and this was the first outbreak when everyone was prepping for Chinese New Year.
95% of the COVID-19 infected population has immunity. If you had COVID-19 and recovered, GO WILD! Hell, they should get jobs serving the public right now.
The data is not out there if social distancing works or not. This is a brand new concept.

[Double Edge]

Read about it today. You'd imagine why are those people behaving such. This is why I want a ban on Whatsapp and FB in entire India, forever. Those are the epitome of fake news in India.

I don't know whether we can ban just whatsapp & FB alone. It's technically possible i'd imagine.

That is without disconnecting the internet entirely which would be a very bad idea at this time.

We would not have got this video otherwise if you think about it.

[Double Edge]

There’s no evidence the new coronavirus spreads through the air – but it’s still possible | The Conversation | Feb 14 2020

I have no idea what to make of this one ?

Yes i get the spreading by droplets but they are saying there is no way to do it via aerosols. As in there is no evidence or is it that the risk is very low.

smaller particles aren’t implicated in the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

Smaller particles remain suspended in the air and evaporate very quickly (at less than one-tenth of a second in dry air). They leave behind gel-like particles made of proteins, salts and other things, including viruses.

These leftovers are called “droplet nuclei” and can be inhaled. They may remain aloft for hours, riding the air currents through a hospital corridor, shopping centre or office block. This is what we mean when we talk about something being airborne.

If so then this virus cannot be spread by the central air conditioning. This has huge implications because it means people can get back to office work so long as other precautions are followed.

They don't need to be wearing N95 masks either.

To infect humans, the droplet nuclei need to contain infectious virus. The virus must be able to land on our mucous membranes – the soft lining of our ears, nose, conjunctiva (eyelid), throat and digestive tract and it must be able to enter our cells and replicate.

There also needs to be enough virus to overcome our early immune responses to the invader and start an infection.

So a few stars have to align for airborne infection to result.

We don't have evidence to show its possible with C19 as yet but that does not mean its impossible. As it has been noticed with other diseases, like measles, MERS, flu viruses & rhino viruses.

But even if an airborne route is found in the future, it’s unlikely to be the major route of transmission.

People who are ill and show symptoms such as coughing and sneezing usually produce and expel viruses in greater amounts than those who show fewer symptoms. These sicker people are more likely to spread the virus via bigger wet droplets, physical contact and contamination of surfaces and objects.

We're talking relative degrees of risk here. Sicker person has more germs to spread and will likely expel more of them via droplets or touching. Yet i question here why isn't their mere breathing also as dangerous ?

This article is dated Feb 14, there might be more current research since that makes the case for aerosols

[Double Edge]

The 14 day COVID-19 incubation period is an outlier. WHO has stated that it's been 5-6 days.

This is what that gentleman who was the frist survivor from my state also said. Developed a fever only a few short days after returning from abroad.

Wuhan had nowhere near 20-60 percent infection rate and this was the first outbreak when everyone was prepping for Chinese New Year.

Would require extremely gregarious people to get up that high and that is without a lock down : )

Exponential estimates assume the chain of infection will not be broken and most of the chains continue infecting others.

95% of the COVID-19 infected population has immunity. If you had COVID-19 and recovered, GO WILD! Hell, they should get jobs serving the public right now.

Good idea

The data is not out there if social distancing works or not. This is a brand new concept.

It needs at least 80-90% compliance to be effective. There's an Aussie mathematical modelling paper that describes this which i have not found yet.

If the leaks exceed that then the whole purpose is defeated and the costs of maintaining the lock down exceed the benefits.

Enforcing compliance with force or penalties would be mixed to counter productive. As an agitated public could fight back defeating the goal of social distancing to begin with. They don't need to fight back they just needs to be mass disobedience an people come out and carry on as usual.

[Oracle]

[Oracle]

960 Tablighi foreigners blacklisted, visas cancelled by MHA; states told to take legal action

Very good.

India may go for 'staggered' exit post 21-day Covid lockdown, PM asks states to come up with a plan

The article doesn't say what 'staggered' exit would be like, so I remain positive of my earlier hunch. DE, what do you think?

[Oracle]

Needed to be put into police custody for a month, and everyday caned in lockup.

[Oracle]

Father son duo enjoying the lockdown riding bike and filming it. Next, he cools his heels with Police. Lol.

[tbm3fan]

Father son duo enjoying the lockdown riding bike and filming it. Next, he cools his heels with Police. Lol.

With Youtube and a cheap video camera and everyone thinks they are a cinematographer or news reporter. Reality is most are stupid.

[Oracle]

With Youtube and a cheap video camera and everyone thinks they are a cinematographer or news reporter. Reality is most are stupid.

That makes 90% of Indians.

Covid-19 in India: Nearly 65% of 544 new all-India cases linked to Tablighi Jamaat’s event in city

[Oracle]

At least our health workers are kitted up in protective suits. But here the mob is chasing them away : (

This is why Chinese send the police along. People aren't going to cooperate.

Karnataka orders action after attack on healthcare staff

Let's see what action they take.

Danish Kaneria requests Yuvraj, Harbhajan to help minorities in Pakistan

Leftist liberals will not speak of this.