Coronavirus

Wogmidget said:
Is it fair to say this is looking like a repeat of the SARS episode?
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The 2002-2004 SARS outbreak had 8,096 reported cases and 774 deaths worldwide. IIRC, Hong Kong, Beijing and Toronto were on lockdown for a while. We're far beyond this now and have been for weeks. SARS had a much higher fatality rate than COVID-19 according to current knowledge, though.

LooseCannon said:
I have a theory on why people are stupid.

We don't know what a pandemic is. So people are assuming it is like "A really big natural disaster". Which it is not. You will be able to go out and get supplies during this pandemic, as evidenced in Italy. You will be able to get out and about. People are being straight up idiotic.
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I think this is part of it, yes. "Pandemic" sounds scary to people who draw their knowledge from disaster films. People think words like "pandemic" and "quarantine" mean the government will have soldiers wearing gas masks patrol empty streets and big trucks picking up people in body bags. Because that's how they saw it in a movie once.
 
All cultural institutions in Berlin are closing until further notice. The start of the summer term in universities is pushed back for two weeks. All conferences before end of July are cancelled.
 
Perun said:
Here's a hierarchy of my concerns:

1. I'm travelling to Berlin to write an exam. 41 hours until then, time enough for the government to announce a snap decision that universities are closed, meaning I'm doing the trip for nothing.
2. Staying with my parents, who are in a high risk group if I should infect them with the virus.
3. A decision to halt the return flight might be made while I'm there.
4. I might fail the exam. I'm tense and this Coronavirus thing and the uncertainties surrounding me don't really help.
5. I'm going to spend a lot of time at airports, on planes and on public transport in a city with 50+ cases and no efficient control, so there's a chance I might contract the virus.
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#2 is the main reason why we have cancelled our holidays in April travelling by car to France and Spain. There is a risk of ending stuck, in quarantine or, more importantly, catching the virus and transmitting it to my parents/in-laws, who are all in a high risk group.
 
In Poland the infection rate is quite low - 7 confirmed new cases. The patient that died yesterday had a transplant and was taking immunosuppressive drugs.

But there is no school and there is plenty of information about students organizing big parties in clubs etc. however, my city is quite empty - no kids on playgrounds, etc. and shops are empty 5 minutes after opening. so at least some people are taking this very seriously.

The government is still thinking about closing the borders, we closed railroad traffic to the Czech republic and Slovakia and there are talks about closing big shopping centers because while schools are closed teenagers gather there.
 
GhostofCain said:
#2 is the main reason why we have cancelled our holidays in April travelling by car to France and Spain. There is a risk of ending stuck, in quarantine or, more importantly, catching the virus and transmitting it to my parents/in-laws, who are all in a high risk group.
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A friend of mine told me that Spain is seriously panicking and that Madrid is basically on a standstill. At least that's what I remember from his slightly chaotic description (a Spaniard - you know). Can you confirm?
 
GhostofCain said:
#2 is the main reason why we have cancelled our holidays in April travelling by car to France and Spain. There is a risk of ending stuck, in quarantine or, more importantly, catching the virus and transmitting it to my parents/in-laws, who are all in a high risk group.
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I'm in a similar situation. My mother was supposed to be going to Lake Como in Lombardy at the start of April and I was going home to cat sit for her. Obviously her holiday has been cancelled and she's decided not to go somewhere else. I have flights booked between London and Edinburgh but there's a risk that I could catch this thing on public transport or in an airport. I could end up stuck at my mother's house for a few weeks if one of us is ill or the government imposes internal travel restrictions. I'm almost certainly going to stay put and just have a week relaxing at home instead.
 
Perun said:
A friend of mine told me that Spain is seriously panicking and that Madrid is basically on a standstill. At least that's what I remember from his slightly chaotic description (a Spaniard - you know). Can you confirm?
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Based on what the press says the situation in Madrid seems to be quite eerie. My Spanish relatives and friends seem to be calm so far (my dad is pretty stoic), but they do not live in Madrid.
 
I'm worried about my trip to Barcelona for Iron Maiden in July. I read that some towns north of there are badly affected. Hopefully things will be better by then

A London Underground driver has the virus now. Bloody hell. About five million journeys are taken on the Tube every day. I'm not planning on going into London for another month, but even the two small events I have tickets to might be called off.
 
Apparently he has been off work this week after coming back from holiday in Vietnam and self-isolating, so hasn't spread it up and down the Jubilee (grey) line (which links Waterloo and The O2 Arena).
 
Spain
Yesterday: 2274 infected at this hour
Today: 4000 infected and 90 deaths

Madrid has double the numbers in the last 24 hours. Many of the people who works and study there have traveled to their families homes and this is spreading the virus for all of country. I have read that we are faster than Italy.
Basque country has declared the alarm status and some catalonian towns are closed and isolated.
Very worring situation
 
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Won't you cough while in my room
I wanna breathe in all your air
I just want you in my lungs
I just want pneumonia there
Feel the fluid start to flow
As I’m wheezing even more
COVID-19 can't be fought
COVID-19 can be sought

Oh well, wherever
Wherever you are
COVID-19's gonna get you
No matter how far
Who’s this strange bloke
Leading me to the chemical shed
COVID-19 wants you for dead​
 
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