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Not sure what it is about the crack wipes.You never slow down, you never grow old!Comment
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An extract from an article in the Economist.
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The titular conceit of “28 Days Later”, as with many contagion-style horror films, is of a man waking up after a month-long coma only to find society upended by a rampaging virus. Many Americans are experiencing something similar. On March 3rd there were just 122 confirmed cases of covid-19—the disease currently sweeping the world—and only seven deaths. By March 17th there were 7,786 confirmed cases (even these were a sure underestimate given the dearth of testing) and 118 deaths. Twenty-eight days later, on March 31st, what might America look like?
“We don’t know whether we’re going to look like Italy or the provinces outside Hubei” in China where the spread of covid-19 was fairly effectively contained, says David Blumenthal, president of the Commonwealth Fund, a health-policy think-tank. “But the likelihood is—given the slowness with which we responded to the epidemic—that we look more like Italy,” he adds. Jerome Adams, the surgeon-general, has warned of the same.
Can America’s health system cope? The structural problems that make pandemic response more difficult—lack of paid sick pay, a large uninsured population and a significant number of insured people nonetheless worried about out-of-pocket medical bills—cannot be mended overnight. Instead, public-health experts and doctors are increasingly worried about sheer capacity constraints. In China, 5% of those diagnosed needed intensive care. There are roughly 97,000 beds in intensive care units (icus), of which one-third are empty. Though America has relatively few total hospital beds per person compared with other countries, it ranks among the highest for icu beds per person, with nearly three times as many as Italy.
“The real limiting factors are likely to be the ventilators or the staff,” says Greg Martin, a professor of medicine at Emory University and president-elect of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. There are roughly 50,000 physicians trained in critical care and 34,000 similarly specialised nurses and assistants. This could be insufficient in the face of hundreds of thousands of cases at peak rates of infection.Comment
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Things seem to be under control here in the ROK, but spots of new cases pop up suddenly. The locals had reduced new cases down into double digits while raising recovered numbers in the triple. But it turns out one of those crazy cultists visited an old folks home and spread it around, so numbers spiked today.
The SK gov't now has a new message: do not become complacent. The spread can be controlled if people take it seriously. High Middle and Elementary School is officially out until April 6th. We (universities) will remain online until at least then.
Me n the family are staying in, exercising social distancing. So far so good. Still very low numbers in my city, 39. 3 are foreigners.
The irony is that the air quality is the best it has been in years as people stay home, factories in China are not working as hard so not churning out pollution that sweeps across Korea...yet everyone still has to wear masks!03/2015 Start <Able to last ~ 2 mins PIV>
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How are the supermarket shelves incog?Comment
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Fine, we've not encountered any of the silliness that has hit other places.Originally posted by Pegasus View Post
The first time there was a big spike Costco was a mad house, but we've have been back since and no shortages.
The one thing is masks, but not in the crazy sense that happens elsewhere: each day the gov't announces where to get masks, each person is allowed a limited purchase and you have to have gov't issued ID. When we wake up in the AM for the sons morning meeting (school) I glance out the window and see the line forming.
We keep a supply of masks at home (the air is always bad in the spring, except this year) and the wife is friends with a nurse who gave us some extra, so no problem.
Here is one thing that folks may not know about the ROK these days, delivery has far outpaced retail in the last few years. Everyone buys online. Everything. Korea is about the size of Indiana (or half of Victoria, Aus), and Seoul is smaller than New York City with 2 million more people (and greater Seoul, from airport, where I live, to other end is about 50 kms square, with 30+ million people). One day (or even same day) delivery of virtually anything has become the norm. Groceries, cosmetics, clothing, all is now delivered.
Our neighbors both work 8 to 6ish, with the husband often coming home late (I hear him at 1 AM). Their front door has a pile of delivery boxes outside daily. Foodstuffs, etc.
And food delivery is ubiquitous. We have 5 chicken, two pizza, 3 korean and 1 chinese delivery places within a quarter mile of out apartment (all withing the actual complex). Go out a half mile and that doubles. Not to mention both Burger King and McDonalds (3 within 3/4 mile) deliver in Korea.
Oh, and all have free delivery. The only time we pay delivery fees is if the product comes from abroad. No tipping, either.
This was all normal before the current COVID-19 situation. They have now simply ramped it all up to 11. No one needs to hoard because fresh supplies are an app away. When the wife orders toilet paper she always gets a pack of 36, and often they will have a 2+1 deal, meaning if you get two, the third is thrown in. So she does that and gives one away to family or whatever.03/2015 Start <Able to last ~ 2 mins PIV>
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Most asian countries are more disciplined . Remember earlier I said that western countries would find it harder .Comment
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Does Korea allow "price gouging"? The laws against it in the US are creating a massive supply issue, leading to irrational consumer behavior. Curious to know if that might be a difference where you are IncogneeetoeComment
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Everybody price gouges, "crisis" or not. Not sure why it's such a big issue now.
You really think sneakers are worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars?
You never slow down, you never grow old!Comment
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It's a big issue now because laws prohibit it, leading to supply issues.
Worth is up to the consumer. If they pay thousands of dollars for sneakers, they're worth it to them
Anyway... I didn't want to get into an economics discussion, but was just curious to know if that might be a factor where incogneeetoe is.Comment
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I doubt there was price gouging in South Korea ,Japan,Singapore or China . Actually these countries have all dealt with the Virus reasonably well . However cultural differences mean western countries might be better looking to successful western countries for pointers like ummm ahhhh umm New Zealand perhaps ?Comment
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Is it true americans are out there buying even more guns?Comment
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Even policemen can be infected, removed from exposing the virus to others. Societies are at risk of crumbling. Elected officials must take measures out of necessity, like no longer meeting at place of work.
This kind of stuff can almost occur anywhere. Citizens will only stay confined for so long....
Valued Member of 11 years at the TheBiohackerLooks are deceiving, mirrors don't lie.Comment
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From Breitbart
The Food and Drug Administration approved a rapid coronavirus test on Saturday that will deliver results in about 45 minutes. The test will be available in the next few weeks and no training will be necessary to administer the tests.Valued Member of 11 years at the TheBiohackerLooks are deceiving, mirrors don't lie.Comment
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watch your hands dont touch carelessly, stay in clear air, keep social distancing, watch your eyes nose and mounth, wash your hands frequently, if you get infected issolate yourself and dont spread to others
the virus need 8 to 14 days to hack your human cell and producing more virus in the human host body,
the best way for us now is to stay not infected, i've read that the vaccine were still to be tested in UK next month
i also had read some edu website that the virus could stayed in plastics material for 72 hours, its about 3 days, i forget how long for stainles steel or any materials but you all can do a small research on the internet for it.
you cant kill the virus with hair dryer heat you cant kill the virus with your stomach acid, that was totaly a bogus
but i've read some temperature can deactivate it, its about 100 degree celcius, that was enough to make human to self injury, so that sollution was not possible,
the only thing that can fight it is our self imune systemLast edited by ramagel; 03-22-2020, 05:41 AM.Comment
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