Coronavirus thread

[ritter]

I don't get it.   

What condition do you think he could have been in to put the "x" where he did? 

[Ratliff]

What condition do you think he could have been in to put the "x" where he did? 

A hallucinated box marked "no I'm using LSD instead."

[Florestan]

What condition do you think he could have been in to put the "x" where he did? 

Feverish and head-ache-ish from Covid-19? 

Seriously now, I thought about that but it's rather lame. Otoh, if there were two X, one in the NO field and another very nearby... 

[prémont]

Seen in a friend's instagram account  :

The "don't know" option is missing.

[Florestan]

The "don't know" option is missing.

Or the capture might suggest it's left to the reader's imagination... 

[Herman]

The "don't know" option is missing.

Or "Lemme get a drink first" box.

[Karl Henning]

Could you repeat the question?

[prémont]

Or "Lemme get a drink first" box.

If one chooses the" don't know" option, it might mean that one doesn't remember because of an intoxicated state.

[SimonNZ]

Exclusive: She's been falsely accused of starting the pandemic. Her life has been turned upside down

"Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China.

The false claims are spreading across YouTube every day, so far racking up hundreds of thousands of apparent views, and have been embraced by Chinese Communist Party media. Despite never having tested positive for the coronavirus or experienced symptoms, Benassi and her husband are now subjects of discussion on Chinese social media about the outbreak, including among accounts that are known drivers of large-scale coordinated activities by their followers.

[...]

"In the early weeks of the coronavirus, conspiracy theorists began claiming, without evidence, that it was a US biological weapon. Later one member of the Chinese government publicly promoted the notion that the US military brought the virus to China. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said it was "completely ridiculous and it's irresponsible" for someone speaking on behalf of the Chinese government to promote such a claim.

It wasn't until March, months after the first reported coronavirus cases in China, that conspiracy theorists turned their focus to Maatje Benassi. The baseless theory began with her participation in October in the Military World Games, essentially the military Olympics, which was hosted by Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak began last year.

Maatje Benassi competed in the cycling competition there, suffering an accident on the final lap that left her with a fractured rib and a concussion. Despite the crash, Benassi still finished the race, but it turned out to be the start of something worse. While hundreds of athletes from the US military took part in the games, Maatje Benassi was plucked out of the group and given a starring role in the conspiracy theory.

Perhaps the most prominent cheerleader of the idea that Benassi had a role in the imaginary plot to infect the world is George Webb, a prolific 59-year-old American misinformation peddler. Webb has for years regularly streamed hours of diatribe live on YouTube, where he has amassed more than 27 million views and almost 100,000 followers.

In 2017, CNN revealed how Webb was part of a trio of conspiracy theorists that pushed a false rumor about a cargo ship with a "dirty bomb" that was set to arrive at the Port of Charleston in South Carolina. The bomb never materialized, but the claims did lead to parts of the port -- one of the biggest in America -- being shut down for a time as a safety precaution."[...]

[arpeggio]

How New Zeeland is handling the crises: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/new-zealand-says-it-has-eliminated-community-spread-of-the-coronavirus-but-is-keeping-most-restrictions-to-stop-it-coming-back/ar-BB13gfxH

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Heart-breaking story here:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52451094

[Karl Henning]

Heart-breaking story here:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52451094

Grievous.

[JBS]

From the Netherlands
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-netherlands-mink/mink-found-to-have-coronavirus-on-two-dutch-farms-ministry-idUSKCN2280FZ

[Irons]

Heart-breaking story here:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52451094

To witness death on that scale proved too much. Poor woman.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

To witness death on that scale proved too much. Poor woman.

I can't imagine what the stress must have been like.  Being the medical director of an ER alone would certainly be rough, I'd think, but then to see people coming in in ambulances that were already dying before they could even be removed?!  She became infected herself, but went back to help.  What a wonderful person and a true hero.  Such a sad ending.

[Karl Henning]

What a wonderful person and a true hero.  Such a sad ending.

Yes!

[Karl Henning]

Pence meets with Mayo Clinic patients, staff while not wearing face mask

[vandermolen]

Heart-breaking story here:  https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52451094

Terribly sad.

[Pohjolas Daughter]

Pence meets with Mayo Clinic patients, staff while not wearing face mask

Yes, I've just been hearing about that on the news (upcoming story I believe)....yep, just watched it.  Sigh....apparently, they even told him of their policy!   

Upcoming meat shortages for many Americans seems possible (according to CBS news)...people in main (think huge) meat processing plants getting Covid 19 due to bad working conditions?  https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/08/business/meat-plant-closures-coronavirus/index.html
but Pres. Trump is trying to get them considered "essential"?  https://apnews.com/67cb4bad7ffe500beabdf8e7e7efea5d

[Karl Henning]

'The notion of a quick vaccine or a quick cure has largely evaporated. The Atlantic's Yascha Mounk writes that "our hopes for the pandemic's quick resolution should clearly be shelved. ... COVID-19 is too deadly to let it rip through the population. An effective cure is not in sight. And the federal government is incapable of formulating a coherent pandemic response."'