re: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) ***W.H.O. DECLARES A GLOBAL PANDEMIC***

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We shall see... let’s have 100 million people contract this before jumping to those conclusions.

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Worldwide Flu deaths= 500,000
Worldwide Coronavirus deaths= 15,000


Not even close even on a bigger scale.


FLU>>>>Coronavirus

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Proof? Evidence?

Hope is not a strategy

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Don't waste your time dude.

The guy legit thinks its "not a problem" that hospitals are totally f-ed already RN in NYC and soon to be LA.

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Well I have never seen this much panic over a virus in my 40 years on this earth so I will be on the side of caution. If it isn’t such a big deal maybe y’all should go lick some door handles and report back on how bad this thing is

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There's a thread on here from a guy who tested positive on the virus. Here are some quotes from him:

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I'm still kicking. In fact, there are no symptoms left. I'm not sure maybe some of you who are keeping track know but I think I'm at day 11 or 12. Sorry can't remember well.

Anyways all is good. Life is good. Damn what I wouldn't give just to watch an SEC football game even it was just A&M vs Missouri.

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On my roughest day, it wasn't much. The day after, I was about 101 or 102. Then it would just kind of come and go but then no higher than 100.5 or something like that.

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Odds are you don't have it but if you do, don't worry. For me it was definitely better than most of the colds I get. I can handle viruses but bacteria damn near kills me.

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I actually feel bad about this. seriously. I hope no one is worried. Fear is our worst enemy.

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Maybe it's time to curb some of that fear, no?

Really don't understand why ya'll can't simply comprehend the issues that this will cause at hospitals.

No one is under the presumption that people will be dropping dead in the streets.

The people that DO develop the bad symptoms have to be intubated for long periods of time and we have a serious shortage there.

The president has said as much. Pretty much all last week.

Again, would love to know if you think he's over reacting by sending Navy boats to LA and NYC and actioning the national guard.

Wrong, try again

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Really don't understand why ya'll can't simply comprehend the issues that this will cause at hospitals.

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I have 3 friends who's wives are ER nurses in the area. No problems so far.

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Again, would love to know if you think he's over reacting by sending Navy boats to LA and NYC and actioning the national guard.

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You mean the major metropolitan areas that have hospitals get overrun by the flu in some seasons are also having problems with this virus?

I guess we should shut down the entire country every flu season, just in case.

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welp, I'm almost certain I have it. I've felt like shite for 2 days. It's a mild feeling but you definitely feel it, especially in terms of being sore and having a headache. I'm a 30 yr old in NOLA with no pre-existing conditions, I'm a healthy guy.

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Out of 400 people at BR Midcity that they or a provider thought that they had it that did the drive through testing, 3 tested positive.

Over the entire state 10% of presumed positives are confirmed positive.

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You mean the major metropolitan areas that have hospitals get overrun by the flu in some seasons are also having problems with this virus?

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Yep, we def. send the national guard and naval vessels to major metro areas ever year because of flu season.

You realize people that have studied their entire lives on these types of virus are making these calls right?

Yet you seem to know better? Legit want to ask WTF is wrong with you but I know its a waste of time.

That's the biggest joke in this whole situation. Someone we know just tested positive after showing ZERO respiratory symptoms, but having digestive symptoms. Who knows how many people they've contacted while contagious. We're never going to get this shite under control without proper testing.

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Honestly, when people like you and the other idiot run around here spreading nonsense like humans have "no defenses for this virus", I become more and more disenchanted with the reaction.

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Where exactly did I say this?

It's a novel virus that has been around for 6 months. You truly think its a good idea to just say "frick it" lets see what happens? The fact that you're making "calls" about how to handle this is just pure bigotry.

The leader of the free world is being advised by some of the most educated people in the world and making these decisions.

Again, you really think they're all that misinformed and you're just on another level of logic on how to handle a mass pandemic in one of the largest countries in the world.