source: https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-italy-towns-in-lockdown-after-covid-19-deaths/a-52477823
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What you need to know about the virus in China "2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)"
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South Korea:
What does this mean?
There's no information about this "red" level.
As far as I understand it, it allows South Korean government to take action regardless of current laws...something similar to Martial Law.
Iran:
***Personal opinion***
Redacted...speculative!
Source: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200223004051315?section=national/national
What does this mean?
There's no information about this "red" level.
As far as I understand it, it allows South Korean government to take action regardless of current laws...something similar to Martial Law.
Iran:
This is a serious response from Iran's neighboring countries...clearly they see the 'writing on the wall'.
***Personal opinion***
Redacted...speculative!
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BeepPeep_61
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Hello guys ,
I live in Brescia in Lombardy, a few tens of kilometers from the countries where three people died and the cases of contagion are for now in this region 118 and a closure perimeter of a territory has been installed.
All schools of all levels are closed including universities and tomorrow my son will also stay at home.
In supermarkets we have already seen scenes from films with people who buy everything they can !!!
Someone tells us that it is just a normal influence, but the feeling is that it will not be so in the near future unfortunately !!!
I live in Brescia in Lombardy, a few tens of kilometers from the countries where three people died and the cases of contagion are for now in this region 118 and a closure perimeter of a territory has been installed.
All schools of all levels are closed including universities and tomorrow my son will also stay at home.
In supermarkets we have already seen scenes from films with people who buy everything they can !!!
Someone tells us that it is just a normal influence, but the feeling is that it will not be so in the near future unfortunately !!!
BeepPeep_61
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Don't mean to criticize. I don't think your "calculation" is scientific. 1) the sample size is too small (8 deaths). 2) we don't know anything about the patients, including their health conditions before they passed away, and under what conditons did they contract the disease etc. For example, the infection rate observed is much higher on the Diamond Princess, based on the data released. And we know it is most likely due to the environment in which the people were subjected to and not a "typical" scenario.
I understand that people have biases and "notions" about certain countries on their "honesty/trustworthiness". We all have biases and that is something that we can never deny. I am not here to change anyone's mind or judge anyone. I just think that we should make "claims" based on data/evidence, in the spirit of this forum.
Regards,
US CDC:
It's a very important precaution yes. One day @ a time ...
I would actually to stock up on Vitamin D and ideally get your levels tested.
These outbreaks (flu, SARS, corona virus) all seem to occur in winter where most area don't get the proper wavelength of UV needed to make Vitamin D due to sun angle. China with its high levels of air pollution likely has most of the UV filtered even in the summer. Some of this is intuitive, but a quick check finds an article from Science Daily Vitamin D protects against colds and flu, finds major global study https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170216110002.htm . While it does not prove that it will be effective against the Corona virus, I would certainly consider taking Vitamin D supplements (that would be D3 in liquid form as opposed to dry), esp for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. For more info on the 'Sunshine Vitamin' check out the The Vitamin D Council. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, Heart Disease and various kinds of cancers.
I'll just stay home, listen to Mozart's Requiem Mass, and order everything online to be delivered or for drive-thru pickup.
DKT88
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I'm at that point already, in South Korea. Went to work today and had to got through a health checkpoint at the gate to the Kori Nuclear Power Station. They took my temperature with a camera. Asked me some questions about travel to outbreak areas and whether I have a cough. Told me I had to wear the mask at the site. Since I'm a professor and classes are delayed a few weeks I just bailed after an hour and came back to the apartment. Got my audio system and a new OLED tv.
gikigill
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The Requiem Mass seems a bit ghoulish in this context.
It would not seem particularly inappropriate to me, given the 2,619 souls currently counted as gone.
requiem
3 b: a musical composition in honor of the dead
Any idea what the chances of death are now if contracting this virus?
Too many variables for a simple answer...
Depends upon your situation.
Example:
https://www.statista.com/chart/20860/coronavirus-fatality-rate-by-age/
Latest information we know (posted 7 days ago):
From: China's CDC
n=44,672 confirmed cases.
First number if number of cases (number in bracket is percentage of overall).
Source:
https://github.com/cmrivers/ncov/blob/master/COVID-19.pdf
Hmmz chronic respiratory disease would include asthma I am sure. Must sleep well and eat properly...
It depends on exposure, health service expertise and service capacity, government commitment and preventive action, population density and your age or individual susceptibility.
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