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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from thepharoah in [OFF TOPIC] Hantavirus   
    Yes bro it's shocking. Chinese really love eating RatBBQ , Rat salad ,Rat curry etc I believe  Hope virus hasn't got stronger. Remember SARS and Corona. 
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Hantavirus   
    If it's a new virus spreading easily  Tokyo Olympics may never happen 
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Hantavirus   
    Think so too, Ha ha. Anything also can be created and put as a thread.
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    So pitiful for you. Hope you can sort things out well.
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    It's difficult for us but we are going well. For people in big cities it's OK. I'm in a rural area and no chance of online delivery. Also no grocery store or pharmacy store will be open with District commissners order. 
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Hantavirus   
    I think the whole world will be in for another round of big trouble now. So terrible.
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Hantavirus   
    Yes bro it's shocking. Chinese really love eating RatBBQ , Rat salad ,Rat curry etc I believe  Hope virus hasn't got stronger. Remember SARS and Corona. 
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from dcro in [POLL] Should the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games be cancelled, postponed or held at any cost?   
    The games should have been postponed to October-November I feel. Now if there is an earthquake or tsunami next year in Japan or if China donates another new virus due to their foolishness of eating anything and everything there won't be any Olympics. So that's a 8 year drought of Olympic games .
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from Dunadan in [POLL] Should the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games be cancelled, postponed or held at any cost?   
    The games should have been postponed to October-November I feel. Now if there is an earthquake or tsunami next year in Japan or if China donates another new virus due to their foolishness of eating anything and everything there won't be any Olympics. So that's a 8 year drought of Olympic games .
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    I have actually posted a few pictures as well as mentioned about the very very hard rules in the earlier pages including no grocery no pharmacy no petrol/diesel stations open. 
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    Thank you very much for your updates.
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    Yep it happened in North Indian states especially more. The rules have been followed well in the place I live. Now anyhow it's a very strict curfew in 33 Indian states and Union Territories .
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    Sorry for the late reply. Anyway lack of testing is happening worldwide so WHO said it is indeed worrying. In India some people even tried to run away when being told to quarantine. Really not helping either.
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    Not very happy about that. 
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from Gianlu33 in Sport Events going on during the Coronavirus Outbreak   
    5 each in both genders were selected for Round 2.
     
    Round 3 will be held in few days time. 
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from hckošice in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    I'm satisfied somewhat with my state government. We have sealed borders with other states . No public transport, no railways, no international flight and very soon no domestic flight too. It was supposed to be in covid positive districts .But eventually most of them are following. Only pharmacies and hospitals are open here. Groceries were meant to be open but people here have closed it. So basically no transport no shops. All temples , churces and mosques closed. Schools and Colleges have been closed. 
     
     
    Here's a look at my place :
     
     
     
     





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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to Dennis in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    Unfortunately I got infected through my roommate who came back from Austria about 1,5 week ago after the town he visited got quarantined due to a Corona outbreak. He and all of his friends he went on the trip with all got sick after returning to the Netherlands. Fortunately, my roommate has already recovered in full and I'm slowly recovering as well, and luckily we both only had mild symptoms. However, I've been locked inside with my roommate for more than a full week now and I'm already slowly going crazy. We can't even go outside to buy groceries or medication and have to rely on friends and family to drop that off at the door. Although I'm very thankful for everyone's support, I can't wait to go outside again in a few days when I'm fully recovered, even if it's only a 5-minute walk to the nearest supermarket.
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from konig in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    I'm satisfied somewhat with my state government. We have sealed borders with other states . No public transport, no railways, no international flight and very soon no domestic flight too. It was supposed to be in covid positive districts .But eventually most of them are following. Only pharmacies and hospitals are open here. Groceries were meant to be open but people here have closed it. So basically no transport no shops. All temples , churces and mosques closed. Schools and Colleges have been closed. 
     
     
    Here's a look at my place :
     
     
     
     





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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from OlympicIRL in Totallympics Annual International Song Contest 2020   
    Since I love making and spoiling people's fortunes ,I'm in
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to mrv86 in Your Own Multi-Sport Event   
    Noted, I'll do the changes and submit it during the weekend.
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to Olympian1010 in Totallympics International Movie Festival 2020   
    Amadeus - 1973 (I believe)
    I do not have a link, sorry.
     
    Amadeus is a fictional biopic on Amadeus Mozart. However, the story is told from the prospective of another famous composer of the time, Salieri. It is the first film I watched in my “Art of Film” class, and one of the reasons I fell absolutely in love with movies. The costuming is historically accurate, and captures the craziness of the plot well. The editing could not be better for the insanity of the story. The acting is great. The story itself is captivating. The start of the film is one of the most memorable in history. The music is of course fantastic. This film is currently my favorite film of all-time. 
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to hckošice in Totallympics International Movie Festival 2020   
    Well is not famous for its cinematography for sure and it´s definitely not surprising. we are mediocre in this matter,...
     
    however there some pieces that I can recommend..
     
    Especially Čiara (The Line) for me the best Slovak movie of the last decades
     
    Čiara - The Line

     
    The well known official song one real masterpiece

     
     
    Učiteľka - The Teacher
     

     
     
    Punk je hneď - Punk is now
     

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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from nitinsanker in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    Reading from last 2 pages till here made me forget the heading. Wait What? Porn Accessibility - Which page is this, then realized it was corona pandemic page. 
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    Fly_like_a_don got a reaction from MHSN in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    Reading from last 2 pages till here made me forget the heading. Wait What? Porn Accessibility - Which page is this, then realized it was corona pandemic page. 
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    Fly_like_a_don reacted to up and down in [OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic   
    @Fly_like_a_don
     
    We are all hoping that all the various different countries can do like what Korea is doing mass testing. This is tough to do.
     
    South Korea's coronavirus lessons: Quick, easy tests; monitoring
    South Korea appears to be bringing its coronavirus outbreak under control without resorting to draconian lockdowns.

    More than 8,800 people around the world have now died from COVID-19, and countries are turning to draconian measures from sealing borders to stay-at-home orders to try and curb its spread.
     
    But in South Korea, once the country with the worst outbreak outside China, life seems to be going on with some sense of normalcy. 
     
    Dozens line up at pharmacies to buy their government-rationed face masks every week and many are working from home, but businesses carry on and cities have yet to be subjected to a government-instituted lockdown. 
     
    Even better, South Korea has one of the lowest casualty rates from COVID-19 in the world, at just 1 percent.  
     
    "South Korea really distinguished itself for being able to transparently disclose information and combat the virus," said Hwang Seung-sik, an epidemiologist and professor at Seoul National University. 
     
    "We did our best to stockpile resources and we worked hard to mass-test people and conduct quarantines. But the coronavirus has been around for about three months now, and it's not very clear what preparations the US or other European countries have made."
     
    Swift action
    South Korea's coronavirus outbreak is a lesson in early action and swift containment. 
     
    One month ago on February 18, South Korea diagnosed its 31st patient with COVID-19, and she soon became known as the country's "super-spreader."
     
    A middle-aged woman who took part in mass congregations at a religious group called the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Patient 31 passed the virus onto other members of the faithful as well as other unsuspecting residents of the southeastern city of Daegu. 
     
    Suddenly, South Korea's coronavirus cases multiplied 180-fold in a two-week span. At its peak, medical experts were diagnosing more than 900 new cases a day, making South Korea the second-largest outbreak in the world.
     
    Blocking off certain areas and stopping movement was what people did in the Middle Ages when they were dealing with the Black Death.
     
    Now, that growth rate has significantly slowed - and there is even talk that the outbreak might have peaked.
     
    "We indeed succeeded in decreasing the rate of new confirmed cases to less than 100 per day. It's a big accomplishment, but we can't celebrate that just yet," Hwang said. "This could be an optical illusion that's fooling us into believing that the outbreak is over - an illusion caused by the previously skyrocketing numbers in Daegu."
     
    More than 8,500 people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in South Korea as of mid-morning on March 19, and nearly three-quarters of those cases are concentrated in Daegu. 
     
    Meanwhile, in the rest of the world, the virus rages on: nearly 3,000 people have died in Italy, along with 1,135 in Iran and 638 in Spain, according to Johns Hopkins University which is tracking the pandemic. US casualties have already outpaced those in South Korea. In China, where the virus was first detected late last year, more than 3,200 have died. 

    Even so, medical experts caution about being over-confident.
     
    "It's difficult to say that the Korean government has gained full control over coronavirus," said Roh Kyoung-ho, a doctor who works at the Department of Laboratory
     
    Medicine at the National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital. "Since Korea is a country with a high population density, there is a big possibility that coronavirus can return with high propagation power and it may even appear as just a small group infection to start."
     
    Last week, South Korea saw a new cluster of cases around a call centre in Seoul, reversing an 11-day trend of declining infection rates.
     
    On Thursday, a new cluster emerged at a nursing home in Daegu, ending four days of daily cases below 100.
     
    "We shouldn't be so conceited about our results just yet," Hwang agreed.
     
    Widespread testing
     
    Nevertheless, South Korea's success in controlling the epidemic has garnered praise from around the world. 
     
    When Chinese scientists first published the COVID-19 virus' genetic sequence in January, at least four South Korean firms quietly began developing and stockpiling test kits alongside the government - well before the country had its first outbreak. 
     
    By the time things got bad, the country had the ability to test more than 10,000 people per day, including at makeshift drive-through testing centres and newly added consultation phone booths at hospitals.
     
    Anyone with a mobile phone in the country also received alerts about nearby infection paths so that citizens could avoid areas where the virus was known to be active.
     
    South Korea
    Passengers at a railway station in Daegu maintain at least one-metre distance from each other amid the COVID-19 outbreak [Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters] 
     
    At the same time, the South Korean government created a GPS-enabled app to monitor those under quarantine and set off an alarm if they ventured outdoors.
     
    Travellers entering the country are also being asked to record their symptoms on a state-sponsored app.
     
    Unlike other countries, South Korea also managed to turn its outbreak around without locking down cities or banning travel. In fact, the term "social distancing" first originated with the South Korean president's campaign against the virus. 
     
    However, that does not mean all other countries should follow suit. South Korea's mass-testing and early detection may have afforded it the luxury of being able to avoid declaring a total shutdown. 
     
    "Because Korea has the ability to sample and test faster than in other countries, there was no reason to do what other countries are doing [and lock down]," Roh said.
     
    "The method of blocking off certain areas and stopping movement was what people did in the Middle Ages when they were dealing with the Black Death. It was because they didn't know what was causing infections at the time and they didn't know where the disease was spreading."

    At least 15 South Korean firms are racing to develop vaccines and other treatments for COVID-19. Some are attempting to develop a testing kit for people to use at home, while others are already in the middle of clinical trials.
     
    Hwang estimates it will not be until around the second half of 2021 that a vaccine will become available to the public.
     
    Until then some of the old methods of containment, supported by 21st-century technologies, may still prove most effective.
     
    "We have to keep focusing on our fight against this crisis until then," he said.
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