How could you abandon us?! Now us Duchies are alone in our reckless refusal of stringent measures.
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How could you abandon us?! Now us Duchies are alone in our reckless refusal of stringent measures.
It was just a matter of time. We'll all be spending a great deal of time indoors this spring. Once that decree goes out in my state, I'm going to volunteer for any critical positions where there's a manpower shortage, be that stocking store shelves, keeping the waste treatment plant operational, walking dogs at the Humane Shelter etc. Whatever is needed.
He didnt have much choice to be honest, after he tried appealing to peoples better nature they proved they don't have one.
It'll make no difference to those of us who paid attention anyway.
How could you abandon us?! Now us Duchies are alone in our reckless refusal of stringent measures.
Really? I just thought it was us Brits being reckless?
Nope. We now have an 'intelligent lockdown' (and please ignore how needlessly offensive this is towards the other lockdowns around the world). It means we are in 'voluntary lockdown'. You are not to leave the house unless you 1) go to work, 2) go for buying essential supplies such as food, 3) go for a brief walk outside, or 4) just dont care. The PM acknowledged 4) is a bit daft, so he encouraged all of us not to be a silly goose. But if you do want to be silly, well, who would the police be to argue against that?
Also, mayors are now allowed to ban public gatherings on beaches and parks and such, if they feel like it. And if not that is cool too, you know. Gatherings of more than three people where individuals do not keep more than 1.5m can be fined in these areas, but maybe we won't. I mean, lets not be too strict about such matters. In the last six days 50% of our ICUs have been filled and the rate of hospitalization is exponentially increasing. We're expected to be fully booked in a few days, a week top. So plenty of time to have a cup of tea and think about it so more.
And these are the super hardcore new measures announced two hours ago.
You Dutch are even nicer people than Canadians!
Its happened right now!
Ha, I hope that in the end this will just be that: an odd anecdote. :/ Thing is that we are as a culture not very used to listening to authority...
And by repercussions, our situation also for quite a long time no doubt.
I saw it coming, people cannot be trusted to do the right thing, without some legal encouragement. Far too much selfishness, and not enough common sense!
If point 4) is what makes it intelligent, that's quite the oxymoron.
I think the idea is that it is an 'intelligent lockdown' because it relies on the intelligence of the people to comply.
Then it's already failed. Most people are about as intelligent as a box of rocks, and honestly, that's insulting the rocks.
Prominent 30-year-old Zimbabwe broadcaster dies of coronavirus | CNN
A prominent 30-year-old television journalist has died in Zimbabwe after contracting the new coronavirus infection, the first person to die in the country from the virus.
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The interesting bit is the opening sentence:
An alternative explanation is that rather than the very first victim just happening to be a local celebrity, the disease is being woefully untested for. Also:
China sending emergency funds to Europe, the US infecting Africa; truly this is a remarkable time to be alive.
Prominent 30-year-old Zimbabwe broadcaster dies of coronavirus | CNN
A prominent 30-year-old television journalist has died in Zimbabwe after contracting the new coronavirus infection, the first person to die in the country from the virus.
The interesting bit is the opening sentence:
An alternative explanation is that rather than the very first victim just happening to be a local celebrity, the disease is being woefully untested for. Also:
China sending emergency funds to Europe, the US infecting Africa; truly this is a remarkable time to be alive.
But isn't this the virus which only kills the elderly? Uh oh, so much for that!
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Well, if it was a "disappointing 2", it wouldn't be classified a CAT 3 Biohazard (technically it's a CAT 4).
And when was the last time over 1 Billion (!) people worldwide - tendency increasing - have ever been placed under lockdown? With all Economies being shutdown?
Remember if enginered - it's a Prototype at best. A science project then, which got loose. That'd make it an unfinished thing - luckily.
Its missing broad lethality is one of the only two remaining details that prevent it from being a global catastrophe of unparalleled scale. Something we should be darn happy about.
- more than sufficient disruptive potential? Check. Should be obvious.
- sufficient lethality to overwhelm even the best global healthcare Systems if not ultra-aggressively countered (i.e. massive lockdowns, entire economies be damned)? Check
- highly resident? Check, extremely unusual for a Virus and hallmark of any military Biological or Chemical compound. With upto 9 days (record observed), it's unique for a Virus AFAIK
- contagious? Check, its genetic modifications make it by 3 to 4 orders of magnitude more contagious than ordinary/common Viruses, acting like a highly effective booster into the host
btw. in mid 2019, there was a scandal revolving around multiple chinese scientists that were ousted after working at Canada's only BSL-4 Lab. The National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg. Where did they frequently travel to? The BSL-4 Lab in Wuhan.
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Make of it what you wish. As I said, it's not a bad idea to keep it in the back of your mind.
Whatever it is... it's out in the free, eating through entire continents and has sufficiently proven it's capable to spread with geometric speed.
For a Virus, nothing I'd call "disappointing". Far from it. I'd call that "damn dangerous" instead, causing entire continents to be turned upside down... but that's just me.
Random cases can suffer severe symptoms, such as SARS or pneumonia. But mostly it's the elderly or people with weakened immune systems who are most at risk.
Both groups are not insignificant in number, and have as much right to live as the rest of us. To think anything less is abhorrent.
Stating they're more at risk (they are) doesn't mean they deserve death more than someone else (they don't).
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