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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #75 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:47am

Gnads wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 7:24am:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 13^th, 2021 at 11:29am:

The death rate for Nipah virus
is up to 75% and it has no vaccine.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210106-nipah-virus-how-bats-could-cause-the...

While the world focuses on Covid-19, scientists are working hard to ensure it doesn't cause the next pandemic.

It was 3 January 2020, and Supaporn Wacharapluesadee was standing by, awaiting a delivery. Word had spread that there was some kind of respiratory disease affecting people in Wuhan, China, and with the Lunar New Year approaching, many Chinese tourists were headed to neighbouring Thailand to celebrate. Cautiously, the Thai government began screening passengers arriving from Wuhan at the airport, and a few select labs – including Wacharapluesadee's – were chosen to process the samples to try to detect the problem.

Wacharapluesadee is an expert virus hunter. She runs the Thai Red Cross Emerging Infectious Disease-Health Science Centre in Bangkok. Over the past 10 years, she's been part of Predict, a worldwide effort to detect and stop diseases that can jump from non-human animals to humans.

She and her team have sampled many species. But their main focus has been on bats, which are known to harbour many coronaviruses.

All the more reason Council authorities should hunt flying fox roosts out of suburban & CBD roosts.

The article discuses that.

Should we just eradicate bats?

Not unless we want to make things much worse, says Tracey Goldstein, institute director at the One Health Institute Laboratory and lab director of the Predict Project.

Bats play hugely important ecological roles – Tracey Goldstein

"Bats play hugely important ecological roles,” says Goldstein. They pollinate more than 500 plant species. They also help to keep insects in check – playing a hugely important role in disease control in humans by, for example, reducing malaria by eating mosquitoes, says Goldstein.

"They play a hugely important role in human health."

She also points out that culling bats has been shown to be detrimental from a disease perspective. "What a population does when you decrease numbers is to have more babies – that would make [a human] more susceptible. By killing animals you increase the risk, because you increase the number of animals shedding virus," she says.

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #76 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:48am

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/13/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

(CNN)The US reported its highest daily number of Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday with more than

4,320 fatalities attributed to the virus in one day

It marked the second time -- both this month and since the pandemic's start -- that the US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in a single day.
Over the past week, the US has averaged more than 3,300 deaths every day, a jump of more than 217% from mid-November.

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #77 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:50am

Bobby. wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:48am:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/13/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

(CNN)The US reported its highest daily number of Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday with more than

4,320 fatalities attributed to the virus in one day

It marked the second time -- both this month and since the pandemic's start -- that the US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in a single day.
Over the past week, the US has averaged more than 3,300 deaths every day, a jump of more than 217% from mid-November.

Fake news.

They only have fifteen cases, and that will soon be down to zero.

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Carl D Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 9662 Rivervale, Perth Gender:	Re: Covid-19 madness Reply #78 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:53am greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:50am: Fake news. They only have fifteen cases, and that will soon be down to zero. And, before that it was "It's one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It's going to be just fine,"
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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #79 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:57am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:50am:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:48am:

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/13/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

(CNN)The US reported its highest daily number of Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday with more than

4,320 fatalities attributed to the virus in one day

It marked the second time -- both this month and since the pandemic's start -- that the US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in a single day.
Over the past week, the US has averaged more than 3,300 deaths every day, a jump of more than 217% from mid-November.

Fake news.

They only have fifteen cases, and that will soon be down to zero.

It's not a joke.
4320 in one day is 3 people per minute.

One person every 20 seconds is dying in the USA from the China virus.

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #80 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:58am

Carl D wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:53am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:50am:

Fake news.

They only have fifteen cases, and that will soon be down to zero.

And, before that it was "It's one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It's going to be just fine," Embarrassed

And despite nearly 400,000 deaths, you have millions of Americans who still believe everything he says.

FFS Roll Eyes

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #81 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 11:06am

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:58am:

Carl D wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:53am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:50am:

Fake news.

They only have fifteen cases, and that will soon be down to zero.

And, before that it was "It's one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It's going to be just fine," Embarrassed

And despite nearly 400,000 deaths, you have millions of Americans who still believe everything he says.

FFS Roll Eyes

Yep - in the USA -

393,609 deaths now an extra 4,010 deaths in the last day.

https://coronaboard.com/

15,044 Corona deaths in the world in just one day.

It's corona madness.

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #82 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 11:44am

Gnads wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 7:15am:

aquascoot wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 2:24pm:

Bobby

I was talking to a phillipino whose family still live in the Philippines.

No one is concerned about covid and it hasn't increased deaths to any extent.

Why?

Because phillipino s are all skinny and they don't have a health system like the west that keeps 85 Yos with diabetes and heart disease alive to " linger"

So this rather weak virus has little effect.

It is the west that has gone against nature , telling morbidly obese people with garbage health they are entitled to gold standard health care forever.

They never should have been told that.

The very old and chronically diseased should not be in ICU .

iICU is for a young person involved in a car accident or who nearly drowns or a newborn baby where they can live a long healthy life.

No 85 yo with several diseases has any prospect of doing that.

We are expecting medicine to do much more than it was ever intended to do

I hope one of your kids have to wheel you out to the back paddock & put you down with a shot behind the ear.

An appalling attitude. Roll Eyes

the appalling attitude is actually the one being displayed by the elderly who , having lived their lives, now expect young people to go without friends, school, social life and jobs for periods that will approach 2 years, just because they wont take personal responibility fior themselves.

if you are old or have lots of health issues ISOLATE YOURSELF .

dont tell LIES to young people that covid is going to kill them.

let them have a decent life, not the life of a hermit, hidden away so that YOU can be kept safe.

it isnt safe for THEM to spend YEARS in these APPALLING mental health conditions, being fear mongered to by the authorities when CLEARLY COVID POSES A TINY TINY THREAT TO THEM.

if i was that selfish that i expected my children and grandchildren to be terrified and abused just to keep me safe, i would BEG THEM to take me out the back paddock and dispose of me Angry

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #83 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 12:03pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 11:06am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:58am:

Carl D wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:53am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:50am:

Fake news.

They only have fifteen cases, and that will soon be down to zero.

And, before that it was "It's one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It's going to be just fine," Embarrassed

And despite nearly 400,000 deaths, you have millions of Americans who still believe everything he says.

FFS Roll Eyes

Yep - in the USA -

393,609 deaths now an extra 4,010 deaths in the last day.

https://coronaboard.com/

15,044 Corona deaths in the world in just one day.

It's corona madness.

15,044 Corona deaths in the world in just one day
means someone dies of Covid every 6 seconds.

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #84 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:22pm

Carl D wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:53am:

greggerypeccary wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 10:50am:

Fake news.

They only have fifteen cases, and that will soon be down to zero.

And, before that it was "It's one person coming in from China. We have it under control. It's going to be just fine," Embarrassed

It was going to be gone by Easter.....
And then it was going to disappear after the election

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The Right Wing only believe in free speech when they agree with what is being said.

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #85 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:26pm

aquascoot wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 11:44am:

the appalling attitude is actually the one being displayed by the elderly who , having lived their lives, now expect young people to go without friends, school, social life and jobs for periods that will approach 2 years, just because they wont take personal responibility fior themselves.

if you are old or have lots of health issues ISOLATE YOURSELF .

dont tell LIES to young people that covid is going to kill them.

let them have a decent life, not the life of a hermit, hidden away so that YOU can be kept safe.

you're a furqen moron

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Our esteemed leader:
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #86 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:39pm

John Smith wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:26pm:

aquascoot wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 11:44am:

the appalling attitude is actually the one being displayed by the elderly who , having lived their lives, now expect young people to go without friends, school, social life and jobs for periods that will approach 2 years, just because they wont take personal responibility fior themselves.

if you are old or have lots of health issues ISOLATE YOURSELF .

dont tell LIES to young people that covid is going to kill them.

let them have a decent life, not the life of a hermit, hidden away so that YOU can be kept safe.

you're a furqen moron

How exactly are residents in aged care and nursing homes supposed to isolate themselves?
By definition they have carers

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The Right Wing only believe in free speech when they agree with what is being said.

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Re: Covid-19 madness
Reply #87 - Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:45pm

The_Barnacle wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:39pm:

John Smith wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 3:26pm:

aquascoot wrote on Jan 14^th, 2021 at 11:44am:

the appalling attitude is actually the one being displayed by the elderly who , having lived their lives, now expect young people to go without friends, school, social life and jobs for periods that will approach 2 years, just because they wont take personal responibility fior themselves.

if you are old or have lots of health issues ISOLATE YOURSELF .

dont tell LIES to young people that covid is going to kill them.

let them have a decent life, not the life of a hermit, hidden away so that YOU can be kept safe.

you're a furqen moron

How exactly are residents in aged care and nursing homes supposed to isolate themselves?
By definition they have carers

i wasn't aware the old people were trying to scare the younger kids either. Roll Eyes

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Our esteemed leader:
I hope that bitch who was running their brothels for them gets raped with a cactus.

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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 107236 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Covid-19 madness Reply #88 - Jan 15^th, 2021 at 12:53pm More Covid-19 madness. Over 2 million people now dead from the China virus: World - 2,002,378 dead - an increase of 15,423 in one day! USA - 397,994 dead - an increase of 4,066 in one day. https://coronaboard.com/
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 107236 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Covid-19 madness Reply #89 - Jan 18^th, 2021 at 7:34am Over 2 million people now dead from the China virus: World - 2,037,385 dead - an increase of 6,282 in one day! USA - 406,790 dead - an increase of 1,529 in one day. https://coronaboard.com/
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