Coronavirus Updates

[Essence Lumin]

Residents of Moldova thank China for the masks.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Color me not surprised.
Coronavirus Cases Are Spiking In Places Where Trump Supporters Protested Stay-At-Home Orders

 

[Kara Spengler]

Color me not surprised.
Coronavirus Cases Are Spiking In Places Where Trump Supporters Protested Stay-At-Home Orders

Next up is them protesting there again so they can make things worse.

 

[danielravennest]

Color me not surprised.
Coronavirus Cases Are Spiking In Places Where Trump Supporters Protested Stay-At-Home Orders

Can we award them a 2020 group Darwin Award?

 

[Innula Zenovka]

UK vaccine trial volunteer says she is 'doing fine' after online death rumours

A fake article about Elisa Granato’s death was circulated on social media

www.theguardian.com

 

[eku zhong]

 

[Willow Matthews]

<3 Eku

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

An internal GOP memo about the coronavirus has been leaked, and how to use it to launch massive anti China assaults and help Trump get reelected. You can read the entire memo here.

The authors suggest three main messages for the electional campaign, namely

1. "China has caused the pandemic, because they have obscured its severeness and are hoarding the global supply of medical equipment. China is an enemy which has stolen millions of American jobs, send fentanyl to the United States and puts religious minorities into concentration camps."
2. "My democratic opponent is lenient to China, he cannot stand up against the Chinese Communist Party and we cannot rely on that he will fight the battle against them."
3. "I will stand up against China, bring back our jobs and make it happen that China will get heavy sanctions for its role in the spread of this pandemic."

This should be stuffed out with stuff like that almost all medics in the US come from China, they used dumping tactics to get American manufacturers out of business and therefore have stolen million of American jobs.

Republican candidates should always asked about coronavirus this:

1. "It is China's fault. The virus came from China and they have covered it up. Because China lied about the severity of the virus our own health authorities acted late."
2. "I would have preferred that all acted earlier - this includes our members of parliament, the WHO and CDC."
3. "I am glad that President Trump acted early and banned travel to China - which is something my Democratic opponent does not support, and Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi called xenophobic and racist."

From the Republican point of view this smear campaign against China might be the best way to damage Joe Biden. Biden's son is in the center of critic because he made business with a Chinese company while Biden was Vice President. The way the Republicans are walking on though now might craete a unforgiving crack between the two countries.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

An internal GOP memo about the coronavirus has been leaked, and how to use it to launch massive anti China assaults and help Trump get reelected. You can read the entire memo here.

The authors suggest three main messages for the electional campaign, namely

1. "China has caused the pandemic, because they have obscured its severeness and are hoarding the global supply of medical equipment. China is an enemy which has stolen millions of American jobs, send fentanyl to the United States and puts religious minorities into concentration camps."
2. "My democratic opponent is lenient to China, he cannot stand up against the Chinese Communist Party and we cannot rely on that he will fight the battle against them."
3. "I will stand up against China, bring back our jobs and make it happen that China will get heavy sanctions for its role in the spread of this pandemic."

This should be stuffed out with stuff like that almost all medics in the US come from China, they used dumping tactics to get American manufacturers out of business and therefore have stolen million of American jobs.

Republican candidates should always asked about coronavirus this:

1. "It is China's fault. The virus came from China and they have covered it up. Because China lied about the severity of the virus our own health authorities acted late."
2. "I would have preferred that all acted earlier - this includes our members of parliament, the WHO and CDC."
3. "I am glad that President Trump acted early and banned travel to China - which is something my Democratic opponent does not support, and Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi called xenophobic and racist."

From the Republican point of view this smear campaign against China might be the best way to damage Joe Biden. Biden's son is in the center of critic because he made business with a Chinese company while Biden was Vice President. The way the Republicans are walking on though now might craete a unforgiving crack between the two countries.

You do know that in this mess, it has come out that the US gov is stealing medical supplies from the states; that we've shipped much of our medical supplies to China, and that the orange gibbering one owes a -lot- to China, right?

 

[Clara D.]

You do know that in this mess, it has come out that the US gov is stealing medical supplies from the states; that we've shipped much of our medical supplies to China, and that the orange gibbering one owes a -lot- to China, right?

But his idiot followers won't accept actual facts.

 

[Free]

Wuhan discharges all coronavirus patients as Beijing takes steps to stop second wave

According to the National Health Commission, as of Sunday the number of new coronavirus patients in Wuhan was at zero. “Thanks to the joint efforts of Wuhan and medical staff from around the country,” said a spokesman for the commission, Mi Feng.

Two of the three new cases on Sunday were imported infections, while the third was a locally transmitted case in the northeastern border province of Heilongjiang, which has seen an uptick in cases as Chinese nationals have rushed back home from Russia.

China, which has recorded more than 82,000 cases and a total of 4,633 deaths, has begun to gradually reopen after months of paralysis. On Monday, almost 50,000 high school students in their third year, the most important for preparing for the national university entrance exam known as the gaokao, returned to class in Beijing. Other cities and provinces have announced various dates for reopening schools.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

But his idiot followers won't accept actual facts.

Yes, but he only got those swing states because there were people who didn't like HRC more, not because of his actual cultists. So, last night one of my friends was saying Biden won't win, and I'm like, how do you figure? He's got the support of the progressive arm of the party, the moderate arm of the party and a chunk of republicans [this is weird in itself].

 

[Clara D.]

Yes, but he only got those swing states because there were people who didn't like HRC more, not because of his actual cultists. So, last night one of my friends was saying Biden won't win, and I'm like, how do you figure? He's got the support of the progressive arm of the party, the moderate arm of the party and a chunk of republicans [this is weird in itself].

One of the few conservatives I still communicate with is sick of being associated with stupid.

 

[Fionalein]

But his idiot followers won't accept actual facts.

Applied Darwinism does not care wether you accept it.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

This is the kind of thing that makes alarming headlines and goes viral, but I think it's important to remember that the medical advice hasn't changed, and all the doctors quoted stress that it's simply something of which hospitals and doctors need to be aware, since it needs further investigation.

At least 12 UK children have needed intensive care due to illness linked to Covid-19

Patients may have new type of toxic shock syndrome, which causes pain and inflammation

www.theguardian.com

What is the new illness affecting children, and is it linked to coronavirus?

In recent weeks, a small number of children have been treated in ICU for a severe immune reaction

www.theguardian.com

 

[Sovereignty]

I only see the abstract.

Aerodynamic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 in two Wuhan hospitals

The concentration of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in aerosols detected in isolation wards and ventilated patient rooms was very low, but it was elevated in the patients’ toilet areas.

Although we have not established the infectivity of the virus detected in these hospital areas, we propose that SARS-CoV-2 may have the potential to be transmitted via aerosols.

Authorities should publicize the possibiliity of transmission through fecal matter. Fecal matter may be injected into the air in tiny water droplets when toilets flush. That might make people think about reopening too soon. Of course, there's no cure for the dumb ass.

ETA: "The dumb ass" is like a medical condition. Highly intelligent people can display the symptoms. It cannot be prevented, hence no cure.

 

[Sovereignty]

Kind of a theme.

Some scientists are using sewage to measure the prevalence of coronavirus in their communities

 

[danielravennest]

Yes, but he only got those swing states because there were people who didn't like HRC more, not because of his actual cultists. So, last night one of my friends was saying Biden won't win, and I'm like, how do you figure? He's got the support of the progressive arm of the party, the moderate arm of the party and a chunk of republicans [this is weird in itself].

Trump got a "rally round the flag" bump in approval early on in this pandemic. Then he started doing nightly press briefings and lost it all. He's back to -9.3 points. Biden's ahead in polls in most of the "swing states" that Trump needs to win. We still need to work hard on voter registration, getting out the vote, mail-in balloting, and preventing dirty tricks (like closing polling places and not delivering voting machines). We need to beat Trump by a wide enough margin that none of the usual R tricks will work, and claims of voter fraud will be laughed at. Also flipping the Senate would be nice.

Today we crossed 1,000,000 US coronavirus cases, and in a day or two we will surpass total casualties from the Vietnam War. Donnie wanted to be a wartime president. Well Johnson ended up being a one-termer.

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Trump got a "rally round the flag" bump in approval early on in this pandemic. Then he started doing nightly press briefings and lost it all. He's back to -9.3 points. Biden's ahead in polls in most of the "swing states" that Trump needs to win. We still need to work hard on voter registration, getting out the vote, mail-in balloting, and preventing dirty tricks (like closing polling places and not delivering voting machines). We need to beat Trump by a wide enough margin that none of the usual R tricks will work, and claims of voter fraud will be laughed at. Also flipping the Senate would be nice.

Today we crossed 1,000,000 US coronavirus cases, and in a day or two we will surpass total casualties from the Vietnam War. Donnie wanted to be a wartime president. Well Johnson ended up being a one-termer.

Yup, been pushing people I know on FB to go and request mail in ballots. I requested mine a few weeks ago. Even the few people I know who thinks Twitler is doing a bang up job deserve to vote -safely-, even if I think they are idiots.

 

[Clara D.]

Arizona keeps fucking up polling places -- randomly moving them, not opening them, etc.

Because of that, It's best to vote via mail here -- they at least make signing up easy, just "re-register" via the MVD site and pick the mail option, no stipulations on it.