[OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic

[heywoodu 15,174]

Paper on the doors of a GP's 'office'.

 

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2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

 

This already looks as awful as it can be in a non-virus world  

 

You are right about it. Well in the midst of these there is a joker around in US to poke fun and make jokes as well. The leader of America. So funny.

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Question now is when will the virus disappear? When will it go off? Tokyo 2020 Olympics already confirmed to be postponed due to the virus.

[dcro 10,210]

2 minutes ago, up and down said:

Question now is when will the virus disappear? When will it go off? Tokyo 2020 Olympics already confirmed to be postponed due to the virus.

 

It will probably disappear by itself, like Spanish flu did.

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2 minutes ago, dcro said:

 

It will probably disappear by itself, like Spanish flu did.

 

Hope so too. Hope it will disappear as soon as possible.

[heywoodu 15,174]

Can we just sit back and think how freaking bizarre this all is by the way? Apart from some tiny local stuff, mostly in Africa and such, the entire world of sports has come to a crashing halt. God knows how many shops are being closed everywhere and so thousands and thousands of people are suddenly losing their jobs and their livelihoods. Huge amounts of people are suddenly discovering that working at home is actually quite possible, but also sometimes challenging. Dozens of countries (and more every day) - and yes, that includes some of the generally most 'free' countries there are - have placed bans of various strictness, sometimes even fines or worse, on non-family groups of more than two or three people walking together on the street! Absolutely packed highways are now largely empty, the biggest touristic hotspots are mostly deserted. Going to the supermarket is a thing to plan carefully, not to save yourself the effort of having to go too often, but to avoid getting among people too often, and when doing so, everyone is walking around each other as if it's some sort of worldwide game of 'don't touch me'.

 

All of this in a non-war period. It's just bizarre.

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7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Can we just sit back and think how freaking bizarre this all is by the way? Apart from some tiny local stuff, mostly in Africa and such, the entire world of sports has come to a crashing halt. God knows how many shops are being closed everywhere and so thousands and thousands of people are suddenly losing their jobs and their livelihoods. Huge amounts of people are suddenly discovering that working at home is actually quite possible, but also sometimes challenging. Dozens of countries (and more every day) - and yes, that includes some of the generally most 'free' countries there are - have placed bans of various strictness, sometimes even fines or worse, on non-family groups of more than two or three people walking together on the street! Absolutely packed highways are now largely empty, the biggest touristic hotspots are mostly deserted. Going to the supermarket is a thing to plan carefully, not to save yourself the effort of having to go too often, but to avoid getting among people too often, and when doing so, everyone is walking around each other as if it's some sort of worldwide game of 'don't touch me'.

 

All of this in a non-war period. It's just bizarre.

 

Yes you are right. The latest news just arrived today. An Indonesian badminton coach is now down with the Coronavirus after the All England tournament which is held in Birmingham, England the previous week. He only knew he got the virus today after his test result came out positive. Oh no.

Edited March 24, 2020 by up and down

[dcro 10,210]

38 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Can we just sit back and think how freaking bizarre this all is by the way? Apart from some tiny local stuff, mostly in Africa and such, the entire world of sports has come to a crashing halt. God knows how many shops are being closed everywhere and so thousands and thousands of people are suddenly losing their jobs and their livelihoods. Huge amounts of people are suddenly discovering that working at home is actually quite possible, but also sometimes challenging. Dozens of countries (and more every day) - and yes, that includes some of the generally most 'free' countries there are - have placed bans of various strictness, sometimes even fines or worse, on non-family groups of more than two or three people walking together on the street! Absolutely packed highways are now largely empty, the biggest touristic hotspots are mostly deserted. Going to the supermarket is a thing to plan carefully, not to save yourself the effort of having to go too often, but to avoid getting among people too often, and when doing so, everyone is walking around each other as if it's some sort of worldwide game of 'don't touch me'.

 

All of this in a non-war period. It's just bizarre.

 

Well, if everyone is on a loss, then nothing changes.

[heywoodu 15,174]

Just now, dcro said:

 

Well, if everyone is on a loss, then nothing changes.

But not everyone is. Plenty of business that can go on reasonably well without physically being present, while others simply have to shut down.

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2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

But not everyone is. Plenty of business that can go on reasonably well without physically being present, while others simply have to shut down.

 

Do you happen to know Indonesian language? Do you think you can help to translate the article?