[OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic

[heywoodu 16,182]

10 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

First case is a man who went to Champions League, while the second is his brother.

 

Interestingly, first case's girlfriend, who also went to Milan, tested negative.

Better test her again, since plenty of people have tested negative at first  

[Vic Liu 1,699]

If those countries just reported first cases take strong reaction to contain the spread, they still should be considered safe. If the virus can be contained in China, Korea, Italy, Japan and Iran, then it still could be resolved in a couple of weeks. It's a choice between strong action to affect people's daily life and society economy or mild action to keep society work well but greater chance to spread.

[heywoodu 16,182]

3 minutes ago, Vic Liu said:

If those countries just reported first cases take strong reaction to contain the spread, they still should be considered safe. If the virus can be contained in China, Korea, Italy, Japan and Iran, then it still could be resolved in a couple of weeks. It's a choice between strong action to affect people's daily life and society economy or mild action to keep society work well but greater chance to spread.

And if part of the first one is literally locking people in their own homes and violently arresting people who might be sick, that is not an easy choice to make.

[Vic Liu 1,699]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

And if part of the first one is literally locking people in their own homes and violently arresting people who might be sick, that is not an easy choice to make.

 

That's the dilemma we are facing, each action with its own pros and cons. Lots of Chinese scold Korean government not taking strong action to those religious gathering which contributes more than half the patients in Korea. But I can understand because of different political system, Korean government can't do lots of things directly especially seeming violating human rights

[heywoodu 16,182]

34 minutes ago, Vic Liu said:

 

That's the dilemma we are facing, each action with its own pros and cons. Lots of Chinese scold Korean government not taking strong action to those religious gathering which contributes more than half the patients in Korea. But I can understand because of different political system, Korean government can't do lots of things directly especially seeming violating human rights

 

Mostly that is (luckily) an issue, yes. The advantage for the Chinese government is that they just really don't need to worry about silly stuff like human rights  

[Dunadan 1,103]

I believe the virus has already spread (even to those countries which are turning a blind eye to it) and we'll have to live with it. This partial shutdown is not sustainable for long, let alone a stronger one.

[Agger 1,721]

Oh well. 2 persons are being checked for Corona at our local hospital.

Maybe I should go shopping before panic breaks out... 

Edited February 26, 2020 by Agger

[brunamoura 264]

First case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Brazil (São Paulo - also first in South America). And, how do the doctors act? Send the 61 years old man back home ??‍♀️

Ok, we should not panic. But what about the safety of the ones who live with this man? I don't think he is gonna stay 14 days completely isolated in a room in his house. Also, about the safety of himself... we see that a large part of the deaths are old people. I would not accept to be sent home if I were in his place ?

https://jovempan.com.br/noticias/brasil/confirmado-primeiro-caso-de-coronavirus-no-brasil.html

[Vic Liu 1,699]

29 minutes ago, brunamoura said:

First case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Brazil (São Paulo - also first in South America). And, how do the doctors act? Send the 61 years old man back home ??‍♀️

Ok, we should not panic. But what about the safety of the ones who live with this man? I don't think he is gonna stay 14 days completely isolated in a room in his house. Also, about the safety of himself... we see that a large part of the deaths are old people. I would not accept to be sent home if I were in his place ?

https://jovempan.com.br/noticias/brasil/confirmado-primeiro-caso-de-coronavirus-no-brasil.html

 

If he is in China, first he will be mandatorily stay in hospital until he is fully recover. After recovery he will be sent to a hotel with another 14-day quarantine. Second, his close contacts(family members, co-workers) will be quarantine in a hotel for 14 days. Third, his other contacts( neighbors, people wherever he met in a short time) will be asked to quarantine at home for 14 days. local government staff will be responsible to monitor and deliver food and goods during home-quarantine. Hospital treatment and mandatory hotel quarantine are free of charge ( very socialism haha).  A great social loss for China but finally the situation is under control now.

[brunamoura 264]

5 minutos atrás, Vic Liu disse:

 

If he is in China, first he will be mandatorily stay in hospital until he is fully recover. After recovery he will be sent to a hotel with another 14-day quarantine. Second, his close contacts(family members, co-workers) will be quarantine in a hotel for 14 days. Third, his other contacts( neighbors, people wherever he met in a short time) will be asked to quarantine at home for 14 days. local government staff will be responsible to monitor and deliver food and goods during home-quarantine. Hospital treatment and mandatory hotel quarantine are free of charge ( very socialism haha).  A great social loss for China but finally the situation is under control now.

I don't see that ever happening here in Brazil, unfortunately ?

Here, even the ones that are still waiting for the results (suspected) are sent home. Sometimes it seems like they want people to be infected so we can get on international news ??‍♀️?

"Brazil is the first one in South America, yaaaaaayy! " ...