[Mr.HappySilp]

Any idea why the guy in Vancouver/Richmond gets to stay home, instead of hospital?
Is he handcuffed to his bed? Does he get to go out freely?

He pretty much gets to stay home. However, no one is supervising him and he can go out if he wishes. But I mean the guy turn himself in so I doubt he would go out.

[MG1]

someone photoshopped the original

https://www.who.int/images/default-source/health-topics/coronavirus/social-media-squares/1overall.tmb-479v.png?sfvrsn=a48f6595_2

Lol, at the bat in that poster. Anyway, most of you know I frequent the laundromats in the GVRD. Things have not changed. Guys still cough and hork into the sinks and urinals, grab their junk and shove it back into its resting area, dripping shit onto the floor. Picking their nose right after and eating the shit. No washing of hands whatsoever. Then, they go play on the slots and roulette machines. I’m going to have to carry disposable gloves with me from now on. Someone should swab the machines to see how filthy they actually are.

[BIC_BAWS]

This is so sad: A female resident in Wuhan recounts her and her family's journey in Wuhan from Mid to Late January, after her Dad, Mom and Brother have all been infected with the coronavirus

https://www.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/evjzso/my_mom_passed_away_in_an_isolated_ward_in_wuhan_a/

[SumAznGuy]

Lol, at the bat in that poster. Anyway, most of you know I frequent the laundromats in the GVRD. Things have not changed. Guys still cough and hork into the sinks and urinals, grab their junk and shove it back into its resting area, dripping shit onto the floor. Picking their nose right after and eating the shit. No washing of hands whatsoever. Then, they go play on the slots and roulette machines. I’m going to have to carry disposable gloves with me from now on. Someone should swab the machines to see how filthy they actually are.

Quit spying on me. :alone::alone::alone:

[ilovebacon]

This is so sad: A female resident in Wuhan recounts her and her family's journey in Wuhan from Mid to Late January, after her Dad, Mom and Brother have all been infected with the coronavirus

https://www.reddit.com/r/China_Flu/comments/evjzso/my_mom_passed_away_in_an_isolated_ward_in_wuhan_a/

A few tears dropped...

[Mr.HappySilp]

A few tears dropped...

I am pretty sure a lot of people in China that are infected is like that too. Feels like the gov should do better in terms of education about eating stuff that shouldn't be eaten and clean up the wet markets......

[Simplex123]

Just announced that they're bringing the 160 Canadians back
Ottawa secures plane to evacuate Canadians from China, warns against all travel to country (https://globalnews.ca/news/6479044/ottawa-wuhan-evacuation-coronavirus/)

[belka]

Just announced that they're bringing the 160 Canadians back
Ottawa secures plane to evacuate Canadians from China, warns against all travel to country (https://globalnews.ca/news/6479044/ottawa-wuhan-evacuation-coronavirus/)

They better at least quarantine them for the incubation period and not release them into the wild. Or is that too much of a racist suggestion?

[nabs]

Air Canada suspending flights from YVR to China destinations.

[ImportPsycho]

They better at least quarantine them for the incubation period and not release them into the wild. Or is that too much of a racist suggestion?


Americans are doing it right

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUaVx67_u0k

land on remote airbase, quarantine right away.

Why do I have feeling Canada will just bring them straight to YVR and let them off after they fill out questionnaire form.... :facepalm:

[nabs]

Why do I have feeling Canada will just bring them straight to YVR and let them off after they fill out questionnaire form.... :facepalm:

we believe they will self declare, then the world will be a better place, otherwise feelings will get hurt because of discriminations... :lawl:

[ilovebacon]

Australia is sending all its Australians from china to Christmas island. The USA is also sending theirs to an island... What island do we have?

[Mr.HappySilp]

Australia is sending all its Australians from china to Christmas island. The USA is also sending theirs to an island... What island do we have?

Victoria!

[ilovebacon]

We can but it's too high populated compared to other country's islands.

[Simplex123]

Australia is sending all its Australians from china to Christmas island. The USA is also sending theirs to an island... What island do we have?
We've got more islands than both of them combined.. just need to find one with enough facilities.

They are only monitoring them - not quarantined - for 3 days in the US. Also, apparently it is voluntary - if they wish to leave, they can ask to leave.

[buhdeh]

Come on guys, mainlanders would never lie nor defraud us............

[belka]

Australia is sending all its Australians from china to Christmas island. The USA is also sending theirs to an island... What island do we have?

Hornby.

[ilovebacon]

Come on guys, mainlanders would never lie nor defraud us............

It's not only mainlanders, it's a vast range of ethnicity

[ilovebacon]

This man is a hero, and the end...

https://youtu.be/V14W8A73XW0

[SkinnyPupp]

This man is a hero, and the end...

https://youtu.be/V14W8A73XW0
If that was HK they would have chased him down, pepper sprayed him, and stomped him on the ground LUL

[Y2K_o__o]

This man is a hero, and the end...

https://youtu.be/V14W8A73XW0

That guy has my respect for donating supply
That's kinda weird, at least say something instead of just walking away like you stole something

[stewie]

Australia is sending all its Australians from china to Christmas island. The USA is also sending theirs to an island... What island do we have?

I do believe there's a place called Deadman's Island in vancouver :lol quarantine them there with no medical aid and the name suits it quite well

[SkinnyPupp]

https://twitter.com/MandyLeeDUBHKG/status/1222669065103212548

[asian_XL]

If that was HK they would have chased him down, pepper sprayed him, and stomped him on the ground LUL

most people have said if they were infected, the first thing they do must be going to the police station. lol

[MG1]

Australia is sending all its Australians from china to Christmas island. The USA is also sending theirs to an island... What island do we have?

Barnston Island.............

Home of our well hidden, 1/4 mile drag strip. Hee hee, hue hue, pew pew.........


Inside joke that only old school, RS members would remember.

[SkinnyPupp]

most people have said if they were infected, the first thing they do must be going to the police station. lol
Biological terrorism LUL

The first thing they did was put up barriers in front of the check ins at police stations

A side note, here's a well written and easy to understand infographic on the mask situation. Share with your friends and family if they are going nuts spending hundreds on N95 masks, or wearing those cool looking pollen masks

B76NSVaFwsP

[Mikoyan]

Was at Costco today and it looks like people have been buying up nitrile disposable gloves. It was pretty much sold out.

[320icar]

Was at Costco today and it looks like people have been buying up nitrile disposable gloves. It was pretty much sold out.

Some old asian guy (who was really nice and friendly) just got back from China 3 days ago and coughed RIGHT in my face.

It was nice knowing you all. Make sure my car goes to a good home

[twitchyzero]

Why do I have feeling Canada will just bring them straight to YVR and let them off after they fill out questionnaire form.... :facepalm:

any alcohol/cigarettes to declare? no? good, next

[BIC_BAWS]

Was at Costco today and it looks like people have been buying up nitrile disposable gloves. It was pretty much sold out.Well shit what am I gonna use to work on my car.

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[Euro7r]

Some old asian guy (who was really nice and friendly) just got back from China 3 days ago and coughed RIGHT in my face.

It was nice knowing you all. Make sure my car goes to a good home

Bruhhhhhh...time for you to drink some hard liquor and kill any germs inside your body :fuckyea:

[yray]

Well shit what am I gonna use to work on my car.

Sent from my Pixel XL using Tapatalk

nth like motor oil hand moisturizer

[SkinnyPupp]

It's getting a bit crazy out there. In the first presser, Carrie Lam said the government will work with Chinese manufacturers after new years to obtain mask supplies in HK. People took that to mean they were doing what they did in Macau, providing everyone with masks to prevent an outbreak.

Today they came out and said that was just a rumor. They won't be providing anyone with anything at this point. This led to even more panic buying

https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1222714596600844290

It's one of those weird situations, where people are doing the right thing (everyone wearing masks) for the wrong reason (they think it stops them from getting sick). You don't want to tell them that, because you want everyone in a mask in case they get sick (this is where masks ARE effective). But at the same time, you feel bad that people are going crazy trying to get masks.

[danned]

just send them up in the north pole
plyaing with some polar bear :fuckyea:

[trd2343]

It's getting a bit crazy out there. In the first presser, Carrie Lam said the government will work with Chinese manufacturers after new years to obtain mask supplies in HK. People took that to mean they were doing what they did in Macau, providing everyone with masks to prevent an outbreak.

Today they came out and said that was just a rumor. They won't be providing anyone with anything at this point. This led to even more panic buying

https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1222714596600844290

It's one of those weird situations, where people are doing the right thing (everyone wearing masks) for the wrong reason (they think it stops them from getting sick). You don't want to tell them that, because you want everyone in a mask in case they get sick (this is where masks ARE effective). But at the same time, you feel bad that people are going crazy trying to get masks.

That is correct, it is more important to prevent spread of virus than to try protect oneself.

A reminder that the virus is transmitted through the mouth nose eye, you don’t even have to have someone cough in your face, as long as your hands are contaminated and you touch your face, you could potentially be infected.

Below is a link to the precautions that healthcare professionals should take:
http://www.bccdc.ca/resource-gallery/Documents/Statistics%20and%20Research/Statistics%20and%20Reports/Epid/Influenza%20and%20Respiratory/ERV/2019-nCoV_BCCDC_PHL_Testing_Guidelines_Jan_25_2020v3.pd f

Note even a healthcare professional is only required to use N95 in aerosol generating procédure, and during normal care, only droplet and contact precaution is required. Unless you in close proximity to a patient for extended period of time, a mask is not required as part of prevention.

VCH droplet and contact precautions signs:
http://ipac.vch.ca/Documents/Additional%20Precautions/Online/Droplet%20and%20Contact%20Precautions%20sign%20VCH .0431.pdf

If it hasn’t been sad, surgical mask are only one time use, and needs to be changed after it’s wet
https://www.primed.ca/clinical-resources/astm-mask-protection-standards/

Lastly a hand washing guide
http://www.vch.ca/Documents/How-to-handwash-poster.pdf

[ilovebacon]

It is so stupid how we have to be taught how to wash our hands... Its basic common sense?

[SkinnyPupp]

It is so stupid how we have to be taught how to wash our hands... Its basic common sense?
Count how long you wash lather with soap.. is it at least 30 seconds? I bet you rinse before you get to like 10. (the average is 6 seconds)

[Traum]

Was at Costco today and it looks like people have been buying up nitrile disposable gloves. It was pretty much sold out.
I bet none of them shopers know Princess Auto has a shxt ton of nitrile gloves. :lol

[ae101]

Have u guys ever wonder if this whole thing was just a conspiracy just so mask companies get ppl to buy mask since they market for mask has been down over the past years? The companies created this virus just to get ppl in fear just to buy masks?

Starting to miss CiC and wonder where he’s been

[6793026]

Have u guys ever wonder if this whole thing was just a conspiracy just so mask companies get ppl to buy mask since they market for mask has been down over the past years? The companies created this virus just to get ppl in fear just to buy masks?
I bet you all the workers there are saying FUC**** I just want to go home, fuck this overtime making masks 24 by 7....


https://twitter.com/joshuawongcf/status/1222714596600844290

It's one of those weird situations, where people are doing the right thing (everyone wearing masks) for the wrong reason (they think it stops them from getting sick). You don't want to tell them that, because you want everyone in a mask in case they get sick (this is where masks ARE effective). But at the same time, you feel bad that people are going crazy trying to get masks.

2 things about Joshua's post. 1) Proper newcast will say the Corona Virus... douchbags who don't give a fuck, always labels this as WuHan virus. 2) Hong Kong is now under the "severe" hit of Coronavirus, and unfortunately, our earloop masks here now face tremendous supply shortage. Fuck you!!! Please define what you consider "severe".... 10? 100000 confirmed? 3) Lastly, if Hong Kong gov't is withholding medication which is actually preventive or curing... sure... it's only a fucking mask and not even considered 100% effective.


Hornby.

man I used to go up to Hornby to dive after the 6 gill sharks!

For the life of me I don't understand why people eat snakes, bats and other animals that carry disease. What is the obsession with eating every type of meat in China? This won't be last outbreak if they don't regulate what meat is OK for consumption.

Even beef / chicken / pork are regulate and outbreak still happens, esp. in china & even HK.

Being Asian, I do get this a lot when i came here in the 80s, from shark fin soup, to pigeons/quail with the head deep fried, to snake soup, snack gall bladder, i got made fun of all the time. Saying why we are so gross and uncivilized. I HONESTLY cannot tell you what the obsession is in our culture, but I can say, some do taste really good.

Don't westerns go over to thailand and eat the crazy shit like scorpions, bugs, crickets????

My dad once asked some red necks neighbours on why they feel like they need to eat bison + deer + bear (they bought us a dozen of bear sausage to share)..... and the guys in the interiors said it's just things they do when they go hunt and eat.

No different than when i go up and volunteer on a native researve and they hunt and eat seal meat (fuck it was gross).

[twitchyzero]

No different than

only difference is certain twisted groups in Asia find the most inhumane way to do it claiming it tastes better, which makes clubbing seals look tame

smoldering a puppy alive, eating ape brain while it's still alive, eating a snapper while it's alive, chop dorsal fin off and toss the shark back into the water, list goes on

[AzNightmare]

Well shit what am I gonna use to work on my car.

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I buy mine at Canadian Tire, they still have a lot of stock.

[SkinnyPupp]

2 things about Joshua's post. 1) Proper newcast will say the Corona Virus... douchbags who don't give a fuck, always labels this as WuHan virus. 2) Hong Kong is now under the "severe" hit of Coronavirus, and unfortunately, our earloop masks here now face tremendous supply shortage. Fuck you!!! Please define what you consider "severe".... 10? 100000 confirmed? 3) Lastly, if Hong Kong gov't is withholding medication which is actually preventive or curing... sure... it's only a fucking mask and not even considered 100% effective.

The correct name is "2019 Novel Coronavirus" or "2019-nCoV" changed from de facto name "Wuhan Coronavirus" for political reasons. "Coronavirus" itself is just a type of virus - many common colds are a coronavirus. SARS was a coronavirus.

Obviously a lot of people are going to stick to the original name though, I wouldn't call them "douchebags" for it. Don't complain about the name because it's named after a place in China - MERS is even more deadly and nobody bothered to change its name LUL (Edit: They actually changed naming conventions (https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2015/naming-new-diseases/en/) after MERS)

There's no medication to help, but a vaccine is being developed and is already in animal testing phase. Should be around 1 year for it to be ready for the public use.

[whitev70r]

Oh my ... just in this morning. 6000 passengers on a cruise ship in Rome on holding pattern until confirmation ... 1 person on board may have Coronoavirus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQwxm5d7_CI

[dachinesedude]

Fake news?

[Mr.HappySilp]

It is so stupid how we have to be taught how to wash our hands... Its basic common sense?

Guess you haven't been to China. Most washroom don't provide soap for you to use. In some places in China they don't even provide sink for you to wash your hands in(this happens even in Beijing so you can image in a 2nd 3rd tire city like WuHan there are even less sinks and soap for people to use). When I use to go back I bring my own wet wipes the antibacterial ones coz I rather no risk it.

Also in China most washroom are not sanitizer you can see shit and poo most of the time and stains. So I can see washing hand might not be so common in China.

[Y2K_o__o]

Guess you haven't been to China. Most washroom don't provide soap for you to use. In some places in China they don't even provide sink for you to wash your hands in(this happens even in Beijing so you can image in a 2nd 3rd tire city like WuHan there are even less sinks and soap for people to use). When I use to go back I bring my own wet wipes the antibacterial ones coz I rather no risk it.

Also in China most washroom are not sanitizer you can see shit and poo most of the time and stains. So I can see washing hand might not be so common in China.

many mid-aged men I've seen just walk away after using an urinal and touch the door knob

[yray]

Fake news?

:rukidding: her mask ain't even st pauls color

its indigo

[twitchyzero]

hospitals/clinics can change mask suppliers/batch

russia closed the border with China

apparently the wechat psa was from a burnaby city councilor who reached out to the infected, if its even remotely accurate and not exaggerated...horey shet our system is ill-prepared if we did turn her away several times AND let her get on a plane for 12 hours with other people

we're lucky everyone involved in BC so far has been self-reporting/vigilant

[yray]

hospitals/clinics can change mask suppliers/batch

I'm there everyday :lol

#yolo

[pastarocket]

Oh great, India is confirming its first case of coronavirus.

Another country with over a billion people has a person carrying this nasty bug.
:heckno:

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/30/india-confirms-first-case-of-the-coronavirus.html

[hi-revs]

This grandpa is ahead of is all.

[sonick]

Official world health emergency by the WHO. Anybody know what this means? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51318246

[Mr.HappySilp]

Coronavirus declared global health emergency by WHO

The new coronavirus has been declared a global emergency by the World Health Organization, as the outbreak continues to spread outside China.

"The main reason for this declaration is not what is happening in China but what is happening in other countries," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The concern is that it could spread to countries with weaker health systems.

The death toll now stands at 170 people in China.

The WHO said there had been 98 cases in 18 countries outside of the country, but no deaths.

Most cases have emerged in people who have travelled from the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the outbreak began.

What coronavirus does to the body
Coronavirus: A visual guide to the outbreak
Diary of a life in locked-down Wuhan

However, there have been eight cases of human-to-human infection - in Germany, Japan, Vietnam and the United States.

Dr Tedros, speaking at the press conference in Geneva, described the virus as an "unprecedented outbreak" that has been met with an "unprecedented response".

He praised the "extraordinary measures" Chinese authorities had taken to prevent it from spreading.

"Let me be clear, this declaration is not a vote of no confidence in China," he added.
When has this happened in the past?

The WHO declares a Public Health Emergency of International Concern when there is "an extraordinary event which is determined … to constitute a public health risk to other states through the international spread of disease".

It has previously declared five global public health emergencies:

Swine flu, 2009 -The H1N1 virus spread across the world in 2009, killing more than 200,000 people, and a public health emergency was called to ensure the world was carefully monitoring its spread and able to respond, including with vaccines.
Polio, 2014 - Although closer than ever to eradication in 2012, polio numbers rose in 2013. An emergency was declared due to fears the global fight against its eradication could face a major setback.
Zika, 2016 - The WHO declared Zika a public health emergency in 2016 after the disease spread rapidly through the Americas. Although for many Zika symptoms are mild, it can be dangerous for pregnant women and the emergency was called to spur urgent research.
Ebola, 2014 and 2019 - The deadly disease has twice been declared a public health emergency. The first one lasted from August 2014 to March 2016 as almost 30,000 people were infected and more than 11,000 died in West Africa. The WHO cited "the virulence of the virus, the intensive community and health facility transmission patterns, and the weak health systems" in affected countries. A second emergency was declared last year as the disease spread in the DR Congo.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51318246

[ImportPsycho]

https://twitter.com/leilah_9/status/1222765942096027648

:facepalm:

[SkinnyPupp]

Official world health emergency by the WHO. Anybody know what this means? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51318246
Nothing drastic yet, but you'll start seeing measures being taken, like hand sanitizer pumps everywhere (USE THESE!), bleached floor mats at entrances, hiring cleaners to clean doorknobs, elevator buttons, handrails at regular intervals. At least you SHOULD be seeing that kind of stuff, in countries with more responsible governments.

Some events may start to be canceled - sports games, concerts, movie theatres.

This is going to sound insensitive, but I urge people to avoid places that are really popular with mainland tourists. This isn't to "blame" a certain group, but when literally 98% of all cases have been from people from one city, and the other 2% are from a neighbouring city, you have to keep that in consideration. This will lower your risk, it won't eliminate it.

There have been I think 8 secondary infections outside China (ie. someone from Wuhan infected locals in other countries) and I think that's a pretty low number. In every case except two (two tour guides on a bus in Japan) these have been family members of Wuhan travelers.

[SkinnyPupp]

Lufthansa canceled all flights to and from China

British Airways did it a few days ago

American Airlines pilots trying to get them to cancel

[Infiniti]

Lufthansa canceled all flights to and from China

British Airways did it a few days ago

American Airlines pilots trying to get them to cancel

Add Air Canada to that list

[SpeedStars]

https://twitter.com/leilah_9/status/1222765942096027648

:facepalm:

I was looking for some Dettol on Tuesday and noticed literally anything that can "kill" germs is sold out. Even those scented hand sanitizers from bath and body works are completely sold out. Hysteria in Richmond be real.

[Mikoyan]

Nothing drastic yet, but you'll start seeing measures being taken, like hand sanitizer pumps everywhere (USE THESE!), bleached floor mats at entrances, hiring cleaners to clean doorknobs, elevator buttons, handrails at regular intervals. At least you SHOULD be seeing that kind of stuff, in countries with more responsible governments.

Some events may start to be canceled - sports games, concerts, movie theatres.

This is going to sound insensitive, but I urge people to avoid places that are really popular with mainland tourists. This isn't to "blame" a certain group, but when literally 98% of all cases have been from people from one city, and the other 2% are from a neighbouring city, you have to keep that in consideration. This will lower your risk, it won't eliminate it.

There have been I think 8 secondary infections outside China (ie. someone from Wuhan infected locals in other countries) and I think that's a pretty low number. In every case except two (two tour guides on a bus in Japan) these have been family members of Wuhan travelers.

One of the German cases was a wuhan resident infecting her coworker/business meeting partner.

[DaJo]

I was looking for some Dettol on Tuesday and noticed literally anything that can "kill" germs is sold out. Even those scented hand sanitizers from bath and body works are completely sold out. Hysteria in Richmond be real.

Yikes... I hope this isn't going to open another can of worms with the over-usage of these types of sanitizers... Ex. super bug...

Best line of defence is to continue washing your hands regularly and avoid face contact.

[GS8]

https://www.businessinsider.com/corona-beer-virus-wuhan-no-link-trusts-customers-2020-1

Fucking brainlets :facepalm:

Wait until I start spreading the news that the Sun's outermost atmosphere is called the Corona and its UV rays allow it to flow into Earth's atmosphere and ultimately inhaled by us. It can mix with fine particulate in our air which can create a virus like organism called the Coronavirus!

#ontheinternet

[Badhobz]

Hysteria in Richmond be real.

all the restaurants are empty man.... ITS AWESOME

[BaoTurbo]

all the restaurants are empty man.... ITS AWESOME

Lido has half the traffic it always had :fuckyea:

[BIC_BAWS]

https://www.businessinsider.com/corona-beer-virus-wuhan-no-link-trusts-customers-2020-1

Fucking brainlets :facepalm:

Wait until I start spreading the news that the Sun's outermost atmosphere is called the Corona and its UV rays allow it to flow into Earth's atmosphere and ultimately inhaled by us. It can mix with fine particulate in our air which can create a virus like organism called the Coronavirus!

#ontheinternet

hmmm sounds like free SEO. Time to buy a bunch of lysol and rebrand it to "Beer Virus" Killer.

[danned]

https://www.truthorfiction.com/lysol-coronavirus-conspiracy/

[Gumby]

https://www.revscene.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=31086&stc=1&d=1580454939

[StylinRed]

A Watson's had stock for face masks I guess and the lineup was several blocks long, I was so shocked

First confirmed case of human to human transmission within HK happened today I hear

Hotels are also scanning everyone's temperatures as they enter the lobby

Feels like fears amped up today

SOGO closed early made me wonder if it's cuz of flu fears

[Ducdesmo]

What does human to human transmission mean? I thought this was all spread from human - human.

[Vansterdam]

Even those scented hand sanitizers from bath and body works are completely sold out.



side note this is the best shit to have with you after you smoke a blunt or doobie :nyan:

[StylinRed]

What does human to human transmission mean? I thought this was all spread from human - human.

Think it was believed all those sick in HK got sick outside of hk n brought it back, and this "first" case in HK was caught/transmitted within hk

[68style]

all the restaurants are empty man.... ITS AWESOME

Woooo... I might actually get good service at BBQ Master this weekend.......

Yah right who am I kidding :fuckthatshit:

[winson604]

all the restaurants are empty man.... ITS AWESOME

Even last Saturday on Chinese new year I went to Richmond as per normal and it was not a ghost town by any means but noticeably quieter. I can only imagine now a week later with things crazier that it's even worse.

[inv4zn]

What does human to human transmission mean? I thought this was all spread from human - human.

Well it started from animals (like many viruses or diseases), but is now spreading human to human.

Some viruses are transmitted from animals to humans, but cannot be transmitted FROM a human to another.

This virus can, and is. It's just nomenclature, but an important distinction.

[Y2K_o__o]

Even last Saturday on Chinese new year I went to Richmond as per normal and it was not a ghost town by any means but noticeably quieter. I can only imagine now a week later with things crazier that it's even worse.

Great ! less C-lai on the road !

[Mr.HappySilp]

Can someone from HK/China confirm that people buying this Chinese meds coz there is some post online saying it will help with the coronavirus? Saw some post people in China re lining up to get the meds..... which is stupid coz people should stay away from crowded place......

[Y2K_o__o]

Can someone from HK/China confirm that people buying this Chinese meds coz there is some post online saying it will help with the coronavirus? Saw some post people in China re lining up to get the meds..... which is stupid coz people should stay away from crowded place......

from biology standpoint
once a person is infected, a virus can't be destroyed but only be suppressed with meds
If he is uninfected, vaccine can provide protection

[SkinnyPupp]

Finnair, Delta and American Airlines canceled all flights to China (remember AA pilots were threatening to sue)

Cathay staff threatening to strike if they don't cancel China flights (remember they weren't even allowed to wear masks from when the protests started, until last week)

US not allowing any foreigners into the country who have been to China in the last 2 weeks. Kuwait also banning Chinese (and HK) nationals

Also, the top court in China confirms in their ruling that people should have listened to the 8 whistleblowers in Wuhan, instead of arresting them FailFish

[Digitalis]

Heard some rumors from inside that there are certain apartment complexes having their doors welded shut and boarded in...

[Y2K_o__o]

Finnair, Delta and American Airlines canceled all flights to China (remember AA pilots were threatening to sue)

Cathay staff threatening to strike if they don't cancel China flights (remember they weren't even allowed to wear masks from when the protests started, until last week)

US not allowing any foreigners into the country who have been to China in the last 2 weeks. Kuwait also banning Chinese (and HK) nationals

Also, the top court in China confirms in their ruling that people should have listened to the 8 whistleblowers in Wuhan, instead of arresting them FailFish

That's essentially the problem here
Provincial & City government think they can handle the situation. The mentality is "If we can solve it, why bother disclose the problem and put myself in a bad situation that possibly affects my promotion"

The infected number, in reality, is ALWAYS much higher than what was officially announced. They purposely keep the number low to maintain so-call "social stability" and prevent people from panickink, but when everybody thinks the number was purposely underestimate, that creates more social panic...........

I just don't get it.......

[whitev70r]

Don't know whether to laugh or cry ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHtgniM-Nt0

Guy needs to step up his chirping game to cover his fat pot belly ass.
Lady cannot be so polite when calling out idiot. "Hi ... I'm .. .I'm so sorry but I think that's a very racist comment."

[Verdasco]

laugh or cry? I think outraged tbh.. He only did it cause its a girl. Do it to another guy and he gets his ass whooooooped.... whooped by all 19 of my nguyen, dao, vi, pham, tran, vu, and dongs :fuckyea:


/s

[eclipseman]

Man...can't believe hand sanitizer is sold out across town here...

Someone selling a bottle of hand sanitizer for $300 on craigslist... lol.

[whitev70r]

Oh Lord, say it isn't so.

Masks sold from vehicle in Richmond parking lots

https://www.richmond-news.com/news/masks-sold-from-vehicle-in-richmond-parking-lots-1.24066205

https://images.glaciermedia.ca/polopoly_fs/1.24066207.1580509145!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_804/mask-seller.jpg

[ilovebacon]

^License plate = address = box of masks = profit.

[UnknownJinX]

My brain cells dying from all the stupidity will kill me long before the coronavirus.

Some of the mask use is understandable, like if you are a kid, old, weak, already ill or you work closely with patients, then yeah it makes sense. If I am in Vancouver now, I wouldn't wear one because I don't fit into that bracket.

[Mr.HappySilp]

Finnair, Delta and American Airlines canceled all flights to China (remember AA pilots were threatening to sue)

Cathay staff threatening to strike if they don't cancel China flights (remember they weren't even allowed to wear masks from when the protests started, until last week)

US not allowing any foreigners into the country who have been to China in the last 2 weeks. Kuwait also banning Chinese (and HK) nationals

Also, the top court in China confirms in their ruling that people should have listened to the 8 whistleblowers in Wuhan, instead of arresting them FailFish

Add Italy to the list.

[StylinRed]

Vietnam n Singapore etc

Flying out of here soon else I won't get back into Canada :lol

[buhdeh]

https://twitter.com/fryan/status/1223031221900333057

[spoon.ek9]

kind of naive to think anything on wechat is actually private, no?

[Mr.HappySilp]

https://twitter.com/fryan/status/1223031221900333057

Lol is wechat all conversion is monitor. Ie if you use the China version of wechat you can't type certain things like 1989, 1964 incidents but of you use the oversea version you can. Also some sensitive information when I message relatives in China they simply won't get that message.

[Mr.HappySilp]

Vietnam n Singapore etc

Flying out of here soon else I won't get back into Canada :lol

You are trying to get out while I am trying to get in in March.

[keifun]

You are trying to get out while I am trying to get in in March.

I'm flying to Vietnam next week connecting from Taipei. Now I'm thinking if I should cancel my trip and ask for a refund:okay:

[Mikoyan]

I'm flying to Vietnam next week connecting from Taipei. Now I'm thinking if I should cancel my trip and ask for a refund:okay:

Going to Singapore via Taipei in April. Seeing how things go or we may cancel as it's a family trip with elderly and preschool kids.

[SkinnyPupp]

Are you kidding, now is the best time to go on a trip! There will be THOUSANDS of mainland tourists NOT THERE PogChamp

Mainland visitors to HK are down to 19.5K and 16K on the first two border control days (Jan 30, 31). The few days before this, it was 27-29K daily

It's not enough for some (edit: most actually. Polls show 80% people responding want a closed border), and the new hospital union plans to strike on Monday

In response, the govt plans to control further, but still no full border closure

Unfortunately the problem si the govt won't negotiate with the people, just tell them what's best for them, and do whatever they can under Xi's thumb. I mean we've seen this since June, and this is just an extension of it.

My opinion on this is a full closure is unnecessary at this point, and would lead to severe issues in daily life, if logistics and food supplies are shut down. I think people are being way too drastic. Shutting out all tourists is a good idea, and be strict with temperature checks and travel histories of everyone else.

[AstulzerRZD]

Guy needs to step up his chirping game to cover his fat pot belly ass.


Having to ask for a Yaris sedan at a dealer is already fairly undigifying... AFAIK the leases were more expensive than the new Corolla sedan and the MRSP is within a thousand or two.

[yray]

did the border close during sars?

[keifun]

Are you kidding, now is the best time to go on a trip! There will be THOUSANDS of mainland tourists NOT THERE PogChamp
Oh don't get me wrong. I still want to go to Vietnam very much next week. The lack of mainlanders is great! I'm worried about getting there as the airline is currently suspending flights from Taiwan/HK/China. Oh wells, guess I gotta wait for any changes.

[SkinnyPupp]

Oh don't get me wrong. I still want to go to Vietnam very much next week. The lack of mainlanders is great! I'm worried about getting there as the airline is currently suspending flights from Taiwan/HK/China. Oh wells, guess I gotta wait for any changes.
BTW Vietnam rescinded their ban on HK and Taiwan after the govts convinced them they're not actually China LUL

[SkinnyPupp]

did the border close during sars?
Nope, and 300 people died (almost as many that were reported in China)

[Vansterdam]

https://pics.me.me/planes-from-wuhan-68750977.png

https://i.imgur.com/Z1bSdUb.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/RmcRPNH.jpg

[Mikoyan]

Personally, I think Singapore and Taiwan should be ok by April, but my in laws are freaking out.

[SkinnyPupp]

Supermarkets seem 100% back to normal as of today. Still no masks or hand sanitizers though.

I live kind of out in the boonies, but near a hiking trail entrance. I noticed a lot more people than usual on the trails, especially families with kids (usually it's just old people on Sundays). Seems a lot of people are doing outdoor activities out of the crowds these days, rather than going shopping which is by far the most popular weekend activity. Hope they stick to it even after this!

"Mall" areas of Kowloon like Kowloon Tong and Megabox, almost 100% people wear masks, maybe 95-98%. I am usually the only one without one, but I'll put one on when it gets really crowded. In MK, there are practically no tourists which is crazy to see, but still lots of locals out and about. With these people, mask wearing is about 70% I'd say, whether it's old or young people. Either they don't care, or just can't find any for regular price. Also lots of smokers who obviously don't give a fuck.

Saw some pharmacies in the area selling them for $400 HKD per box of 50, which is roughly 10X normal price (also who knows how legit these masks are). Nobody was buying those, but lining up at other pharmacies (not sure what they were selling or how much)

HK may have its first case of person to person transmission outside Wuhan travelers. That of course is freaking everyone out. The union backed out of talks with the government, since Carrie Lam refused to show up to the meeting. Strike is still planned for tomorrow.

[Teriyaki]

Reporting from Tokyo. Managed to find a pack of facemasks today at a non-descript konbini of all places. All the drugstores, supermarkets, department stores have been 100% sold out for some time now.

Not related to this recent outbreak, but most malls and supermarkets always have pump hand sanitizers here so its not too bad.

[StylinRed]

When I was leaving HK today (yay I'm out) I noticed police patrolling everywhere, I hadn't seen one officer my entire time back in HK, just saw a police van once, today, there were teams of 3 patrolling every block up to the MTR

[buhdeh]

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/beijing-kept-the-world-in-the-dark-as-coronavirus-spread-20200202-p53wyb.html

[6793026]

When I was leaving HK today (yay I'm out) I noticed police patrolling everywhere, I hadn't seen one officer my entire time back in HK, just saw a police van once, today, there were teams of 3 patrolling every block up to the MTR


It's not a surprise. I asked my cousin + his wife as they are both cops. I asked them it's common to walk "beat" but they say they generally don't walk "the beat" anymore. Po po are worried about their safety + protest, they just normally sit around in the van.

[StylinRed]

^^^ just found it so odd, I thought maybe something was going to go down, there were sooo many of em!

Thailand thinks it has a cure, using HIV treatment drugs

https://www.dailysabah.com/health/2020/02/02/thailand-cures-coronavirus-with-anti-hiv-drug-cocktail-in-48-hours

[SkinnyPupp]

^^^ just found it so odd, I thought maybe something was going to go down, there were sooo many of em!

Thailand thinks it has a cure, using HIV treatment drugs

https://www.dailysabah.com/health/2020/02/02/thailand-cures-coronavirus-with-anti-hiv-drug-cocktail-in-48-hours
Where was it? There have been scattered protests and the government tries to find a place to quarantine 'all these sick tourists that keep coming in' that are always in residential areas. SSP was one, as well as Richland Gardens in Kowloon Bay area.

I don't know why they don't just use the Disneyland resort. Disneyland will be closed the entire time, is partially owned by the government, and is far away from any residential area. And it would be comfortable for those who were quarantined, so they don't go nuts in tiny shitty rooms with no amenities. It would be the perfect place to quarantine, and any government with people who have functioning brains would at least consider it.

But nope, let's force the issue and just pepper spray people who say no.

[SkinnyPupp]

Hospital built in 10 days... Definitely not for show!

1000 beds, almost enough to cover the amount of new infections in Wuhan the day it was opened

https://twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1224187022866145280

[6793026]

I don't know why they don't just use the Disneyland resort. Disneyland will be closed the entire time, is partially owned by the government, and is far away from any residential area. And it would be comfortable for those who were quarantined, so they don't go nuts in tiny shitty rooms with no amenities.

You are right on the partially owned, but because it's also private, gov't doesn't have a right to jeopardize & dedicate the private sector.

No one ever wants it in their backyard so there will always be riots wherever they pick. The only place I can think of is the old airport but now its actual docking ports. During SARS, someone thought of using cruise ships. But because there is a risk of quarantine and corpses there are special regulations on sharing same ventilation systems.

I don't fucking get it; they feel disrespected because Carrie didn't meet. Nurses protest for shutdown & strike Monday. Tuesday, firefighters, Wednesday, janitor union strike, Thursday doctors strike, Friday pharmacist .... Oh, do you see a cop saying FUCK this, dude has a ak-47, MP5, I have a revolver, I'm leaving. Firefighters seeing stage 4 fire, they feel threaten and leave? when will this ever stop.

[SkinnyPupp]

Border is being closed tonight, except for two points (I assume so logistics can still happen)

https://twitter.com/damon_pang/status/1224259195957940224

[SkinnyPupp]

You are right on the partially owned, but because it's also private, gov't doesn't have a right to jeopardize & dedicate the private sector.

No one ever wants it in their backyard so there will always be riots wherever they pick. The only place I can think of is the old airport but now its actual docking ports. During SARS, someone thought of using cruise ships. But because there is a risk of quarantine and corpses there are special regulations on sharing same ventilation systems.

I don't fucking get it; they feel disrespected because Carrie didn't meet. Nurses protest for shutdown & strike Monday. Tuesday, firefighters, Wednesday, janitor union strike, Thursday doctors strike, Friday pharmacist .... Oh, do you see a cop saying FUCK this, dude has a ak-47, MP5, I have a revolver, I'm leaving. Firefighters seeing stage 4 fire, they feel threaten and leave? when will this ever stop.
Govt would of course pay for the use of the resort, just like they would for all the other places they're trying to rent. Including those in the private sector. That is not a valid argument.

As for "when will this ever stop" the answer is pretty clear.

Not sure what your point is about firefighters and police.. Nothing to be said there unless you want to clarify what you were trying to say...

[StylinRed]

The police presence? That was at north point, by the harbour north malls

[twdm]

You are right on the partially owned, but because it's also private, gov't doesn't have a right to jeopardize & dedicate the private sector.

No one ever wants it in their backyard so there will always be riots wherever they pick. The only place I can think of is the old airport but now its actual docking ports. During SARS, someone thought of using cruise ships. But because there is a risk of quarantine and corpses there are special regulations on sharing same ventilation systems.

I don't fucking get it; they feel disrespected because Carrie didn't meet. Nurses protest for shutdown & strike Monday. Tuesday, firefighters, Wednesday, janitor union strike, Thursday doctors strike, Friday pharmacist .... Oh, do you see a cop saying FUCK this, dude has a ak-47, MP5, I have a revolver, I'm leaving. Firefighters seeing stage 4 fire, they feel threaten and leave? when will this ever stop.
I think the better comparison is sending a beat cop with a rubber baton against armed robbers, then finding out only 1 in 3 of them will have a rubber baton.

[whitev70r]

Damn, Greta might be right!

Coronavirus outbreak shows the risk in ignoring human activity’s impact on nature (Toronto Star article)

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/02/02/coronavirus-outbreak-shows-the-risk-in-ignoring-human-activitys-impact-on-nature.html

[belka]

Damn, Greta might be right!

Coronavirus outbreak shows the risk in ignoring human activity’s impact on nature (Toronto Star article)

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/02/02/coronavirus-outbreak-shows-the-risk-in-ignoring-human-activitys-impact-on-nature.html

This is just natures way of trying to remove the human virus off the planet. We need a good culling of people, naturally, as this planet is horrifically overpopulated.

[yray]

Border is being closed tonight, except for two points (I assume so logistics can still happen)


Well whats gonna happen to those that commute, live in SZ work in HK?

https://i.redd.it/0fmo8bajkoe41.jpg

are hongers immune to the bloody virus? all the bloody focus is on mainlanders :rukidding:

[bcedhk]

are hongers immune to the bloody virus? all the bloody focus is on mainlanders :rukidding:

well considering >90% of the total 17,000 cases are from mainlanders, of course there is a focus on them. Based on the current stats, I think it's foolish to say HKers are being racist for not letting mainlanders in. This is a health issue we are talking about that is hard to track and even harder to contain once it starts spreading.

If this started in HK, i'm sure China would have closed off all the borders to restrict HKers to leave.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

The government is currently doing half ass measures rather than having a set of balls like other countries (Italy, Vietnam, etc..). Take a hardline approach and close all the borders. If it doesn't work, the government can at least have the excuse of saying they listened to the people and they were wrong.

[RRxtar]

Damn, Greta might be right!

Coronavirus outbreak shows the risk in ignoring human activity’s impact on nature (Toronto Star article)

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2020/02/02/coronavirus-outbreak-shows-the-risk-in-ignoring-human-activitys-impact-on-nature.html

Bubonic Plague checking in from before human caused climate change was invented.

[yray]

well considering >90% of the total 17,000 cases are from mainlanders, of course there is a focus on them. Based on the current stats, I think it's idiot to say HKers are being racist for not letting mainlanders in. This is a health issue we are talking about that is hard to track and even harder to contain once it starts spreading.

If this started in HK, i'm sure China would have closed off all the borders to restrict HKers to leave.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

The government is currently doing half ass measures rather than having a set of balls like other countries (Italy, Vietnam, etc..). Take a hardline approach and close all the borders. If it doesn't work, the government can at least have the excuse of saying they listened to the people and they were wrong.

you also have 40k hongers coming back from SZ for god knows what on feb 2nd, also do we tell the 3* id card hongers that live in sz to GLHF?

[bcedhk]

Well yes. HKers in China should remain in China until the virus subsides. If China/HK are really under the 1 country 2 system, then build or find a building that can offer support to HKers in the Mainland until there is more control of the spread of this virus.

It will probably be safer for them to stay where they are rather than be in a crowded border line ups with potential virus carriers.

Stay home, eat, sleep and repeat.

[winson604]

Lol went to Superstore and walked by the hand sannies just to see, cleared, even the travel size ones. Was at Whole Foods after and they had some. Guess people don't want it bad enough if they have to pay whole food prices for them.

[Ch28]

Lol went to Superstore and walked by the hand sannies just to see, cleared, even the travel size ones. Was at Whole Foods after and they had some. Guess people don't want it bad enough if they have to pay whole food prices for them.

Wouldn’t surprise me the least bit if they bought them all to resell via WeChat

[Traum]

The latest border closing measures are practically useless as far as getting on top of the coronavirus spreading situation is concerned. All it will do is reduce the volume of Hong Kong - China traveller volume by a bit, but all remaining travellers will simply be consolidated to those 3 remaining ports of entry.

Furthemore, the airport and Shenzhen Bay entry points are the highest volume ports of entry for Mainland Chinese visitors anyway, so little is changed.

The way Carrie Lam is handling this is exactly like how she absolutely fxxked up the China extradition law fiasco. At first it was steadfast refusal, then she gave in a little, calling it postponement instead of outright withdrawl, then she gave in a little more, saying the bill is dead, and then she uttered some more nonsense while still refusing to formally withdraw it. Just like the CCP hasn't learned shxt from 2003 SARS, Carrie hasn't fxxking learned shxt from the extradition bill either.
FailFish

[twitchyzero]

if there's an outbreak in the US would Canada close its border?

doubt it, same deal

[Traum]

if there's an outbreak in the US would Canada close its border?

doubt it, same deal
If this hypothetical outbreak in the US is as big as the coronavirus outbreak is in China, you'd be out of your mind to think that Canadians wouldn't be screaming to have our borders closed. The federal government would probably be reluctant at first to close the borders, but as the epidemic escalates and public cry for border closure escalates, it'd be silly to think the Canadian gov wouldn't cave into the demands of Canadians. If they didn't, the governing party would be punished for years to come at the polls.

[twitchyzero]

lmao like how Liberals got punished for SNC scandal?

they might restrict, doubt any govt in Ottawa would have the balls to completely close off crossings (esp. Windsor/Detroit) and cancel all US-bound flights (just think of how many connections are made in the US) for a month or three

our economy would go in a freefall if we cut own our jugular and cease all trade with the US even for weeks

[SkinnyPupp]

The latest border closing measures are practically useless as far as getting on top of the coronavirus spreading situation is concerned. All it will do is reduce the volume of Hong Kong - China traveller volume by a bit, but all remaining travellers will simply be consolidated to those 3 remaining ports of entry.

Furthemore, the airport and Shenzhen Bay entry points are the highest volume ports of entry for Mainland Chinese visitors anyway, so little is changed.

The way Carrie Lam is handling this is exactly like how she absolutely fxxked up the China extradition law fiasco. At first it was steadfast refusal, then she gave in a little, calling it postponement instead of outright withdrawl, then she gave in a little more, saying the bill is dead, and then she uttered some more nonsense while still refusing to formally withdraw it. Just like the CCP hasn't learned shxt from 2003 SARS, Carrie hasn't fxxking learned shxt from the extradition bill either.
FailFish
The thing that the "100% closed borders" people aren't taking into account is that HK kind of needs a somewhat open border in order to keep logistics flowing. We rely on China for food and quite a few essential goods. Shutting down the border completely means none of this will be able to make it through anymore.

Sure middle class people and above can go to the supermarket and buy food from other countries, but poorer people rely on low cost meat from China, and especially vegetables.

I guess we could look to other countries for produce, like Thailand, but will the cost be as low? Do countries like Vietnam even export many goods?

I am 100% in favour of strict border controls, but I'm against the idea of a 100% closure to China. I think leaving SZ Bay bridge and Macau bridge can allow things to flow through, while at the same time severely limit the amount of potentially infected people from coming in. Be extra strict with temperature checks and scrutinize their travel. There are plenty of people who NEED to come in, to Hong Kong's benefit, and are at relatively low risk of having the virus.

This current closure should bring daily mainlanders crossing via land down to 2000, from like 20-30K before. That's not zero, but it's pretty damn significant and maybe manageable.

If the government wasn't literally evil, then maybe people would be willing to work with them. But it seems to be that only the most extreme solution will do because of their history.

If they would have done THIS closure on DAY ONE, HK may be at like 5 or 10 infections instead of 20, and people wouldn't be as freaked out.

But nope. Carrie Lam just kept admonishing people, calling them "radicals" while stubbornly closing the borders more and more each day FailFish

[Traum]

Hong Kongers are not demanding a 100% closed border from Carrie right now. As I understand it, they just want the border closed to Mainland Chinese people. Goods and stuff are still expected to come in?

At least that's the gist I have always been getting.

[yray]

Hong Kongers are not demanding a 100% closed border from Carrie right now. As I understand it, they just want the border closed to Mainland Chinese people. Goods and stuff are still expected to come in?

At least that's the gist I have always been getting.

I always got the gist that they want to fully close the border. If you want the border closure to be effective, than you limit hongers leaving to the mainland too.

Mainlanders can't just freely enter unless they have shenzhen hukou (even thats once a week, max 7 day stay) or an entry permit that was issued before the outbreak( new entry permits have been suspended after the outbreak)

They can try for transit through HK for a flight to an international destination, but HK immigration can refuse if they feel such transit is not valid.

I'd be more worried about hongers going to the mainland and coming back with the virus. For example the cruise passenger that got tested positive when the ship was docking at Yokahoma.

[SkinnyPupp]

Hong Kongers are not demanding a 100% closed border from Carrie right now. As I understand it, they just want the border closed to Mainland Chinese people. Goods and stuff are still expected to come in?

At least that's the gist I have always been getting.
Who's to bring in these goods? They just drop it off at the border and someone picks it up?

[SkinnyPupp]

First death in Hong Kong (https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3048839/coronavirus-hong-kong-confirms-first-death-39), 39 year old male from Wuhan

First death in Philippines (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/world/asia/philippines-coronavirus-china.html) was a 44 year old male from Wuhan

These are the first 2 deaths outside China. No idea if they had underlying conditions, but the age is pretty scary.

[twitchyzero]

chances of YVR rejecting all Taipei flights in March? (Italy did it because of WHO's designation of 'Taipei, China')

[SkinnyPupp]

Only retard countries will be blocking Taiwan

[bcedhk]

Who's to bring in these goods? They just drop it off at the border and someone picks it up?

via rail, Just have a few guys with right hazmat clothing to drive it over and let it isolate for a few days.

[twitchyzero]

the physician who tried to warn about the outbreak then got detained contracted the disease :(

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/03/asia/coronavirus-doctor-whistle-blower-intl-hnk/index.html

[StylinRed]

Whats worse is the dad who was quarantined, but his disabled kid was left home alone, and died. The father had plead online for help too, but after a week his son was found dead at home

[Ch28]

Whats worse is the dad who was quarantined, but his disabled kid was left home alone, and died. The father had plead online for help too, but after a week his son was found dead at home

That's fucked

[Traum]

Who's to bring in these goods? They just drop it off at the border and someone picks it up?
I dunno, but I'm sure that can be arranged.

Also, rarely mentioned in the "border-closing" request is a condition where Hong Kongers returning to Hong Kong (from Mainland China) will be placed under a 14 day quarantine.

[StylinRed]

My cousins fiancé is from the mainland, and her pass into hk is up, they won't give her an extension, so he's bringing her into sz today, guess he'll get quarantined when he comes back

In taiwan rn masks are hard to find, but if you go into miniso it's filled with the novelty marvel fabric ones, almost couldn't resist :lol

[ilovebacon]

The number is really growing... 427 death in china.
Do we really have 4 confirmed cases in Canada? I thought it was 3.
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

[SkinnyPupp]

My cousins fiancé is from the mainland, and her pass into hk is up, they won't give her an extension, so he's bringing her into sz today, guess he'll get quarantined when he comes back

In taiwan rn masks are hard to find, but if you go into miniso it's filled with the novelty marvel fabric ones, almost couldn't resist :lol
Borders might be 100% locked down when he tries to come back, possibly no flights allowed either :heckno:

We've been trying to get my wife's dad to come down here, but nope he refuses.

[ilovebacon]

^ My aunt went back to China in November and after I discovered about coronavirus in early January. We told her to come back but refused...

[SkinnyPupp]

Have you talked to her about it since? Some places are more at risk than others, even when not locked down. I wouldn't want to be in Guangzhou for instance

[StylinRed]

Wow things are moving fast now eh, hopefully thing s don't get worse, in terms of ppl contracting the virus

Have some relatives in China, they've got Canadian visas, and foreign passports etc, but they're /shrug about leaving, yet are afraid to leave home too, makes no sense

[6793026]

I have relatives all over the world looking for mask; and here are some complaints.

1) Most shipments of masks from China are locked down; unable to ship out from China to outside. Customs will just take them. There were 10 boxes declared lost.
2) With masks being shipped out, there has been thefts also. When you call the courier company; they will pay you insurance + 15% of declared value. Tons of anger but you can't not declare them as mask and you can't over declare the content's value.
3) My uncle is going to fly to Indonesia to personally pick up mask to bring back to HK.
which I think is f-ed up.... to go thru all this for a mask. Desperate times I guess.

[SkinnyPupp]

Wow things are moving fast now eh, hopefully thing s don't get worse, in terms of ppl contracting the virus

Have some relatives in China, they've got Canadian visas, and foreign passports etc, but they're /shrug about leaving, yet are afraid to leave home too, makes no sense
Dude things are going to get much, much worse before they get better. It's barely even started yet. Incubation alone can be up to two weeks and we're not even at that point since this thread started. Barring a miracle cure, if it really is R0 3.8, the numbers are going to be staggering before they level out and start to go down. Not to freak anyone out, but this could very possibly be a pandemic the likes of which we haven't even considered possible in the last 100 years. Thankfully we also have technology to fight it, such as the spread of information and the ability to react with quarantines, monitoring, and border closures (lul).

The locked down cities in China are going to be so, so fucked when this is over. The "best case scenario" is that only a few million people get infected, and a few thousand die (remember SARS killed around 300 people) and that only wonderful scenario only happens if this is mostly contained within these cities. It's too late to save them. Why do you think countries are bailing people out of there? Anyone left in these cities are pretty much left to get sick and hopefully not die.

I totally understand the notion of not wanting to ditch your home, and just worry about getting by, but at the same time you can't just live your life like nothing is going on if you're in China or even Hong Kong (and possibly elsewhere eventually)

[blkgsr]

Why are Canadian-Chinese people not wanting to leave China to come back to Canada? Is it the risk of expose on route?

[whitev70r]

The same reason as why HK'ers with international passports didn't want to leave when riots were at it's height. Same reason why some don't want to leave when there are forest fires. Home is home. I bet most of us wouldn't leave here if it happened in Vancouver.

[jackmeister]

Why are Canadian-Chinese people not wanting to leave China to come back to Canada? Is it the risk of expose on route?

A lot of people I've talked to, its not going out from home/hotel to airport that is scary, but the 12hr plane ride with recirculated air that is scary.:heckno:

Not to mention, on those flights that are still coming back through Japan/HK/Korea are a lot of people that are connecting from China.

[Traum]

There are 2 somewhat related issues that are boiling me up in different ways.

The first is China's continual refusal to give Canada a clear pass to evacuate Canadians stuck in Hubei. As far as I know, Global Affairs Canada has arranged for a flight and stand ready to pick those guys up from Hubei, but officially, China is citing some BS excuse of how the Wuhan / Hubei airport and airspace are closed, so our Canadian chartered plane cannot go there to pick the Canadians up. Well... that closure certainly hasn't stopped US, UK, Germany, Japan, etc. from evacuating their citizens...

Of course I have zero proof over this, but I can't help but think that despite being in a time like this, China is still trying to play games with us over the Meng Wenzhou detention and snubbing us.

Another baffling issue is, when these said Canadians are ready to be flown out of Hubei, supposedly they'll be taken to CFB Trenton in Ontario for a 14 day quarantine. That is absolutely the right thing to do, but in the face of that sound policy, our Canadian ports of entry continue to only require self declaration of whether someone has recently been to Wuhan. Right now, the epidemic has already spread so far and wide beyond Wuhan & Hubei. And we continue to keep our borders wide open.
FailFish

If we are gonna quarantine Canadians for 2 weeks when they return from Hubei, why aren't we doing the same to travellers who have been to China in the last 2 weeks?

[belka]

If we are gonna quarantine Canadians for 2 weeks when they return from Hubei, why aren't we doing the same to travellers who have been to China in the last 2 weeks?

That would be deemed racist. We have the fucking idiotic drama club running the country, only concerned about feelings and empty platitudes.

Assholes in Toronto gifted us this shitty government only to get the coronovirus in return. Ironically, the same people that voted for these clowns will get infected.

[68style]

^
That be a pretty impressive virus if it knew how to seek out and infect liberal party voters :lol

[Rallydrv]

feel extremely lucky having just (relatively) come back from my trip to Thailand and Japan on the Jan 13th (via Taipei). reading story how some Korean woman picked up the virus in thailand. WutFace

in Japan and was debating picking up some masks as they r super cheap there (prob quality is better also). but didn't . did pickup some Japanese whisky tho. :lol

feels like having dogged a bullet. :heckno:

[Manic!]

That would be deemed racist. We have the fucking idiotic drama club running the country, only concerned about feelings and empty platitudes.

Assholes in Toronto gifted us this shitty government only to get the coronovirus in return. Ironically, the same people that voted for these clowns will get infected.

Better than a chai wallah.

[pastarocket]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/04/coronavirus-second-bc/

Second case in BC. :heckno:

[Mr.HappySilp]

Looks like there is a paitent from Wuhan in VGH

[ImportPsycho]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/04/coronavirus-second-bc/

Second case in BC. :heckno:

Vancouver Coastal Health region again
Richmond? lol

[SkinnyPupp]

So another rumor (https://www.richmond-news.com/news/richmond-restaurant-hurt-by-rumours-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-1.24068041) started spreading on online after a guy collapsed in front of HK BBQ Master in Richmond. Dude passed out from an epileptic seizure and people are freaking out.

I want people to take this seriously, but don't be an idiot. FailFish

[Hondaracer]

This is prime time for some YouTube bait videos

Head to Richmond Costco and start coughing up fake blood everywhere

[SkinnyPupp]

This is prime time for some YouTube bait videos

Head to Richmond Costco and start coughing up fake blood everywhere
Nah you'd just get a circle of people taking pictures to post on Social Media, I doubt it would be very exciting to see

[fliptuner]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/04/coronavirus-second-bc/

Second case in BC. :heckno:

She caught it from friends visiting her from Wuhan......and are still here. :heckno:

[Gumby]

This is prime time for some YouTube bait videos

Head to Richmond Costco and start coughing up fake blood everywhere
Tell that to the idiot who did this on a plane 2 hrs into a flight from Toronto to Montego Bay...
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3048988/coronavirus-prank-forces-jamaica-bound-flight-back

[320icar]

This is prime time for some YouTube bait videos

Head to Richmond Costco and start coughing up fake blood everywhere

I’m not first aid anymore so IDGAF lol

[Razor Ramon HG]

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/coronavirus-cruise-ship-travel-wellness-intl-hnk/index.html

2500 passengers that all have a good chance of catching the coronavirus.

[ImportPsycho]

Tell that to the idiot who did this on a plane 2 hrs into a flight from Toronto to Montego Bay...
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3048988/coronavirus-prank-forces-jamaica-bound-flight-back


https://toronto.citynews.ca/wp-content/blogs.dir/sites/10/2020/02/03/POTOK-PHILIPPE.jpg

Looks like total idiot too

[Hondaracer]

Says he flies to Jamaica 4 times a year to shoot “music videos”

Pulling that Type of shit on a plane it sounds like you’ve never flown before period, what a fucking idiot

[fliptuner]

Send him to Wuhan

[ilovebacon]

Have you talked to her about it since? Some places are more at risk than others, even when not locked down. I wouldn't want to be in Guangzhou for instance

Its Guangzhou...

[twitchyzero]

Assholes in Toronto gifted us this shitty government only to get the coronovirus in return. Ironically, the same people that voted for these clowns will get infected.

are you this hard in real life?

[ilovebacon]

I have relatives all over the world looking for mask; and here are some complaints.

1) Most shipments of masks from China are locked down; unable to ship out from China to outside. Customs will just take them. There were 10 boxes declared lost.
2) With masks being shipped out, there has been thefts also. When you call the courier company; they will pay you insurance + 15% of declared value. Tons of anger but you can't not declare them as mask and you can't over declare the content's value.
3) My uncle is going to fly to Indonesia to personally pick up mask to bring back to HK.
which I think is f-ed up.... to go thru all this for a mask. Desperate times I guess.


Those idiots are shipping maks out of china?? Why on earth would a person do that when China needs it most than anywhere... Sounds stupid.

[ilovebacon]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/04/coronavirus-second-bc/

Second case in BC. :heckno:

"Henry adds if the people from Wuhan test positive, they will be put into the local health system, saying the Richmond hospital where they may go does have protocols in place to protect health workers there."

:heckno: Not hanging around in Richmond anymore...

[ilovebacon]

She caught it from friends visiting her from Wuhan......and are still here. :heckno:

Really? I heard it was not related to coronaviruses. There was a posting floating around on Wechat about how it was just a seizure.

[fliptuner]

^^^ 2 different events

[StylinRed]

Cruise ship docked in Japan has a coronavirus outbreak
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51381594

3700 aboard, 300 tested so far, of those, 31 results are in, with 10 confirmed to have the virus

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51379088
Ppl are ill with the flu in wuhan but aren't getting tested for the virus, and hospitals won't admit them, due to lack of space, and the fact they aren't confirmed for corona

[belka]

are you this hard in real life?

I think you need to go back to your safe space.

[danned]

https://i.redd.it/qzvk3mhhrwe41.jpg

[GS8]

:heckno: Not hanging around in Richmond anymore...

I was saying that before coronavirus Kappa

[SkinnyPupp]

Cruise ship docked in Japan has a coronavirus outbreak
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51381594

3700 aboard, 300 tested so far, of those, 31 results are in, with 10 confirmed to have the virus

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51379088
Ppl are ill with the flu in wuhan but aren't getting tested for the virus, and hospitals won't admit them, due to lack of space, and the fact they aren't confirmed for corona
There's one that came to HK after being denied port in Taiwan. I don't know why they came here instead of going back to its original port in China.

3 confirmed cases, and at least 30 people with fevers. The whole damn thing could be infected WutFace

Took a picture of it from the gym today lol

https://i.imgur.com/QnP4b4X.jpg

[ilovebacon]

^Do you work live in Vancouver and work in Hongkong?

[Teriyaki]

This whole thing is like a movie with the trains, and ships spreading the virus around. Just minus the whole zombie thing.

[SkinnyPupp]

^Do you work live in Vancouver and work in Hongkong?
Nope

[SkinnyPupp]

This whole thing is like a movie with the trains, and ships spreading the virus around. Just minus the whole zombie thing.
I mean zombie movies are pretty much metaphors for this exact thing WutFace

[StylinRed]

Prolly a good time to rewatch train to Busan, and Contaigon, etc movies :lol

[Y2K_o__o]

Man who made fake coronavirus claim causing Toronto-Jamaica flight to return wanted to make viral video

https://globalnews.ca/news/6503789/false-coronavirus-claim-passenger-westjet-toronto-jamaica/

what's going on with people these days, i really hope he learnt his lessons well
btw, can an airline sue their passenger for these losses like this?

[StylinRed]

He didn't learn anything, he said it was great publicity

[gilly]

Man who made fake coronavirus claim causing Toronto-Jamaica flight to return wanted to make viral video

https://globalnews.ca/news/6503789/false-coronavirus-claim-passenger-westjet-toronto-jamaica/

what's going on with people these days, i really hope he learnt his lessons well
btw, can an airline sue their passenger for these losses like this?

ya he was criminally charged. and got a court date.

[Y2K_o__o]

He didn't learn anything, he said it was great publicity

the passenger sat around him throughtout the flight must be nerve racking

[hi-revs]

Apparently a baby in Wuhan was diagnosed with coronavirus 30hrs after being born... but the mom may have had it during pregnancy... wonder how this will end

[quasi]

ya he was criminally charged. and got a court date.

I wonder if airline sues him for lost revenue on the flights they had to reroute and cancel? I think they probably should, slam dunk win IMO.

[Berzerker]

Apparently a baby in Wuhan was diagnosed with coronavirus 30hrs after being born... but the mom may have had it during pregnancy... wonder how this will end

That`s how super zombies are made. We`re fucked.

Berz out.

[Derpdidoo]

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3871594

this happened on 3 separate occasions showing vast differences in what is being reported by WHO...

[jjson]

Prolly a good time to rewatch train to Busan, and Contaigon, etc movies :lol

Contagion was such a good movie! Linked the trailer to my friend last night and he was like must watch! so relevant right now lol. I think it's still on Netflix.

[SFU_wmc]

There's one that came to HK after being denied port in Taiwan. I don't know why they came here instead of going back to its original port in China.

I'm curious too. I wonder if it's because 90% of the pax are HK citizens?

[SkinnyPupp]

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3871594

this happened on 3 separate occasions showing vast differences in what is being reported by WHO...
Most people assume that the official numbers aren't as high as the actual numbers, but when they see what the actual numbers may be, they freak out and deny the possibility.

It could be 10X higher, so 120K infected, 20K dead. More likely it's 20X higher, so 250K infected, 40K dead.

We may never know unless the government falls and real info gets out.

[StylinRed]

It must be extremely high for govts to ban flights, shutdown factories, and rescue their citizens from hubei
They're probably not saying anything to prevent mass panic

[hud 91gt]

Showing a rental suite to a 3 people who flew in from Taiwan yesterday. How much PPE should I wear? Hahaha

Besides my insensitive comment, that speculation on real China numbers seems much more realistic in my eyes. Super scary though. All these cruise ship occurrences coming out now are equally as scary. Those things are cesspools.

[Digitalis]

Who would have thought limiting the testing kits availability and flat out shooting people and starving them would lead to deaths due to causes other than coronavirus? LOLZ

[SkinnyPupp]

Hong Kong forcing 14 day quarantine on ALL travelers from China now

https://twitter.com/HongKongFP/status/1224976416904597506

[hi-revs]

I hear that the Uighurs concentration camps have dozens infected with coronavirus, but china isnt directing much, if any, resources to those parts of china.
Feel so bad for all those locked up for the sake of being taken from families. But to contain them in a coronavirus cesspool with inadequate medical attention...... fuck you china.

[whitev70r]

Showing a rental suite to a 3 people who flew in from Taiwan yesterday. How much PPE should I wear? Hahaha


Do you have a Hazmat suit? No ... then a jug over your head with a couple of breathing holes should do.

[Verdasco]

went to canadian tire tonight in richmond and they had n95 masks or whatever its called

fucking mainlanders hogging it and grabbing a cart ton like we are in a zombie apocalypse... jesus fuck christ get it together guys

savages killing each other for just buying masks! :rukidding:

[Mr.HappySilp]

went to canadian tire tonight in richmond and they had n95 masks or whatever its called

fucking mainlanders hogging it and grabbing a cart ton like we are in a zombie apocalypse... jesus fuck christ get it together guys

savages killing each other for just buying masks! :rukidding:

Should join the fight and start coughing and said you just came back from WuHan. They will run for the exit.

[StylinRed]

"I need a mask please! I'm sick! I don't want to infect anyone! *cough**cough*“

[ilovebacon]

^ probably reselling it back to China, since their out of stock and hard to find.

[HonestTea]

^ probably reselling it back to China, since their out of stock and hard to find.

I thought the China govt cracked down on the reselling of masks?

[ilovebacon]

I thought the China govt cracked down on the reselling of masks?

That is not how you prevent infects... If so China gov is on crack..

[Amuse]

Question to all:

1. People coming back from Hong Kong to Vancouver. Are they required to self isolate themselves or quarantine themselves for 14 days?

2. People coming back from other airports in China (ex. Shanghai) to Vancouver. Are they required to self isolate themselves or quarantine themselves for 14 days?

[Hehe]

Question to all:

1. People coming back from Hong Kong to Vancouver. Are they required to self isolate themselves or quarantine themselves for 14 days?

2. People coming back from other airports in China (ex. Shanghai) to Vancouver. Are they required to self isolate themselves or quarantine themselves for 14 days?

There's no requirement of anything, but if I were that person, I'd simply do it out of precaution of anyone around me like co-worker and whatnot. Heck, I'd probably just make a temporary tent in the shed so I don't have to be with my kids.

[ae101]

I’m starting to get pissed off every fucking day I wake period

This virus is causing ppl fear, but personally it’s a little too much that I’m getting pissed off and edgy in a way I wanna punch the crap out of someone for their stupidity

I live in Guangzhou and my daily routine is survival, I go to my local wet market to buy overpriced veggies everyday in morning cuz if not by the afternoon it’s all gone cuz there few stalls of scumbags open

Everyday I’m at home doing nothing cuz the government is scared so they don’t let any business that would have crowded ppl open

So ppl are back to work with fear but they are barely working.......while for me I can’t work because none of my distributor our working

Public transit now runs every 30mins and supermarkets are all closed early (I don’t even live near a big name supermarket)

Just last night I got kicked out of a restaurant (the only one opened late at night) cuz the jackass of a waiter doesn’t know their shitty thermometer is broke, my friend check in fine but when it was my turn, they told me to hold back

Recheck me again and it was the same, then ask to check my friend again and he was high all of a sudden, waiter kicked me out by saying I could be a hazardous

I’m pretty fucking mad at this point cuz I just walked in with 2 military looking guys checked in with their thermostat at the entrance checkpoint but now after a 15 sec walk I’m high all of a sudden

I demanded him to check other random ppl that have been checked (he Refused cuz it would cause fear) and few others already eating were a bit high but it didn’t matter since waiter wouldn’t admit their thermometer is broke

This is all cause by Ignorance, since they didn’t learn jack shit from sars and still continue to buy wild animals to eat from places with dirty non clean environments

[ilovebacon]

Could this be fake news?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqBTfQwrWGs

An interesting video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Af6b_wyiwI

[SkinnyPupp]

I’m starting to get pissed off every fucking day I wake period

This virus is causing ppl fear, but personally it’s a little too much that I’m getting pissed off and edgy in a way I wanna punch the crap out of someone for their stupidity

I live in Guangzhou and my daily routine is survival, I go to my local wet market to buy overpriced veggies everyday in morning cuz if not by the afternoon it’s all gone cuz there few stalls of scumbags open

Everyday I’m at home doing nothing cuz the government is scared so they don’t let any business that would have crowded ppl open

So ppl are back to work with fear but they are barely working.......while for me I can’t work because none of my distributor our working

Public transit now runs every 30mins and supermarkets are all closed early (I don’t even live near a big name supermarket)

Just last night I got kicked out of a restaurant (the only one opened late at night) cuz the jackass of a waiter doesn’t know their shitty thermometer is broke, my friend check in fine but when it was my turn, they told me to hold back

Recheck me again and it was the same, then ask to check my friend again and he was high all of a sudden, waiter kicked me out by saying I could be a hazardous

I’m pretty fucking mad at this point cuz I just walked in with 2 military looking guys checked in with their thermostat at the entrance checkpoint but now after a 15 sec walk I’m high all of a sudden

I demanded him to check other random ppl that have been checked (he Refused cuz it would cause fear) and few others already eating were a bit high but it didn’t matter since waiter wouldn’t admit their thermometer is broke

This is all cause by Ignorance, since they didn’t learn jack shit from sars and still continue to buy wild animals to eat from places with dirty non clean environments
Go ahead and complain about the inconvenience while they try to prevent the world's greatest epidemic of all time outside your door.

Better to be mad than dead I guess...

Edit: This may have came off worse than intended, so I'll just say that yeah it sucks when we have to be inconvenienced like this, especially when it's due to someone just being stupid or not doing things right. But think about how serious this issue is, and it might be easier to let this stuff pass. This is not a situation where we can live our lives normally. Not for now, and for some, maybe never again.

There are tons of things to complain about with regards to how bad this has gotten due to incompetence, corruption, etc. We might not even be here if they didn't try to cover it up instead of acting immediately.

But here we are, and we're going to have to deal with some shit. Oh and it hasn't really even started yet, so get used to it.

And for every restaurant that turns you down, think about all the people stuck in locked down cities, or the ones who are dying, family members, pets, etc. All because someone didn't want to "lose face" and deal with a serious but "embarrassing" issue.

This is a really serious thing, it doesn't matter if you have to get your veggies early.

[fishCak3s]

I recently flied back to YVR from TPE, everyone on the flight was wearing a mask except the flight attendants. There were lots of hand sanitizing stations at YVR, but the only screening measure I saw was 1 question at the kiosks asking if I've been to Wuhan in the past 14 days. Answered no and walked right passed the CBSA officers.

[twitchyzero]

restaurant is private property

must be annoying having a waiter take your temps but they have every right to refuse service

cases and deaths are piling exponentially after all

[6793026]

i'm in Yellowknife right now and mask here are sold out also. F-ed up.

Chinese people are worried as shit and they are wearing them. Some tour guides are wearing them to protect them from bringing it to other clients.
1st thing they say "why are you wearing a mask? None of us are infected".. ahahahahah OK,I guess I'm going to take your word now.

BC Geoduck + crab are having issues on too much supply. Staff at dim sum places (where my bro works) got laid off until further notice at the one above TD bank on #3 road.

People at Cathy Pacific also got notified they need cash flow = 3 weeks no pay vacation; came thing happened during SARS time.

Embrace for impact all; manufacturer are going to have issues fulfilling orders due to shutdown in china.

[DaJo]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-05/china-is-trying-to-patent-gilead-s-experimental-coronavirus-drug?fbclid=IwAR2fpGRUPL4P94LtbVTcFbNqF0ttj_AERExm KoEfXKiAUj-BKJr-Q9DLjsY

Basically to put it short, China is trying to steal and make money off this experimental drug...

Lives are at stake, and guess what... This virus originated from CHINA... Now the Chinese wants to license the drug that THEY didn't even create so other parts of the world HAVE TO PAY to be cured/vaccinated?!

Very classy move China... :rukidding:

Enjoy...

[Badhobz]

i'm in Yellowknife right now and mask here are sold out also. F-ed up.

Chinese people are worried as shit and they are wearing them. Some tour guides are wearing them to protect them from bringing it to other clients.
1st thing they say "why are you wearing a mask? None of us are infected".. ahahahahah OK,I guess I'm going to take your word now.

BC Geoduck + crab are having issues on too much supply. Staff at dim sum places (where my bro works) got laid off until further notice at the one above TD bank on #3 road.

People at Cathy Pacific also got notified they need cash flow = 3 weeks no pay vacation; came thing happened during SARS time.

Embrace for impact all; manufacturer are going to have issues fulfilling orders due to shutdown in china.

King krab at Kirin is 49.99lb !!! Love it.

[buhdeh]

https://www.twitter.com/JChengWSJ/status/1225345240153772032

"Journalists at the Xinhua news agency…have been told to keep their coverage of the virus positive…They were ordered… not to cover every infection discovered overseas. 'Only cover what needs to be covered.'"
@zhonggg

China #1

[belka]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-05/china-is-trying-to-patent-gilead-s-experimental-coronavirus-drug?fbclid=IwAR2fpGRUPL4P94LtbVTcFbNqF0ttj_AERExm KoEfXKiAUj-BKJr-Q9DLjsY

Basically to put it short, China is trying to steal and make money off this experimental drug...

Lives are at stake, and guess what... This virus originated from CHINA... Now the Chinese wants to license the drug that THEY didn't even create so other parts of the world HAVE TO PAY to be cured/vaccinated?!

Very classy move China... :rukidding:

Enjoy...

China is just a piece of shit country, in all aspects.

[StylinRed]

One if the doctors that first warned about corona (and was told to stfu) has died from corona

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51403795

[68style]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-05/china-is-trying-to-patent-gilead-s-experimental-coronavirus-drug?fbclid=IwAR2fpGRUPL4P94LtbVTcFbNqF0ttj_AERExm KoEfXKiAUj-BKJr-Q9DLjsY

Basically to put it short, China is trying to steal and make money off this experimental drug...

Lives are at stake, and guess what... This virus originated from CHINA... Now the Chinese wants to license the drug that THEY didn't even create so other parts of the world HAVE TO PAY to be cured/vaccinated?!

Very classy move China... :rukidding:

Enjoy...

How did you come to this conclusion from reading this article? All your conclusions are completely the opposite of what the article says.

They said that China is respecting world copyright issues by doing it the right way instead of infringing upon them and would allow them to start making the drug in China faster for their own citizens because the company that makes it can't make enough of it fast enough... it even says that global sales would be unaffected by any of the steps China is taking.

It's like you read the first line and made the rest up yourself.

[RRxtar]

any bets on:

does the virus run its course or do we 'cure it'? 6 months?, 1 year?, more than 1 year?

do the olympics go as planned or are delayed?

[Badhobz]

China is just a piece of shit country, in all aspects.

Fuck you

[buhdeh]

One if the doctors that first warned about corona (and was told to stfu) has died from corona

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-51403795

Chinese government is spreading propaganda claiming there is a chance he can still be saved... smh.

Wuhan police sure did a good job arresting him.

[pastarocket]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/06/bc-newspaper-novel-coronavirus-headline/

What are your thoughts on this news headline from the Province? Personally, I have not been a target of racist attacks as a Canadian Born Chinese, born and raised in Vancouver, during this corona virus outbreak.


The lady that is mentioned in the article, Linda Hao, does make a good point. H1N1 was not labelled the "American virus". Zika was not labelled in the media as the "Brazil virus". Then the Province rag puts out a headline "China Virus" to describe Corona virus.

This sounds to me as an outright attack and bullying by the Province paper against the Chinese community in Vancouver and in other cities around the world. :considered:

[UnknownJinX]

https://www.twitter.com/JChengWSJ/status/1225345240153772032



China #1

Let's be real here, if this happens in America or the West in general, no government would have the balls to release the real numbers.

And it's perfectly understandable. A mass panick will only make the already bad situation worse.

[HonestTea]

King krab at Kirin is 49.99lb !!! Love it.

$50/lbs is cheap for King Crab? I remember it being cheaper.

[StylinRed]

How did you come to this conclusion from reading this article? All your conclusions are completely the opposite of what the article says.

They said that China is respecting world copyright issues by doing it the right way instead of infringing upon them and would allow them to start making the drug in China faster for their own citizens because the company that makes it can't make enough of it fast enough... it even says that global sales would be unaffected by any of the steps China is taking.

It's like you read the first line and made the rest up yourself.

It also says that governments are allowed to ignore patents n licensing during an emergency situation (like corona) but instead China's like naw we'll let everyone make some money off of this :lol

[Badhobz]

$50/lbs is cheap for King Crab? I remember it being cheaper.

That’s the cheapest I’ve seen it at Kirin for years. Maybe like 5 years ago it was 39.99lb

[twitchyzero]

hong kong foot
middle east respiratory syndrome
stockholm syndrome

thousands are dying in China but Vancouver is triggered over a headline? life is too good here

[68style]

It also says that governments are allowed to ignore patents n licensing during an emergency situation (like corona) but instead China's like naw we'll let everyone make some money off of this :lol

If they had done that, someone would be posting an article saying "China ignores company's copyright and steals their work to create and sell counterfeit drugs"

Can't win man. Also I think you're misunderstanding the purpose of the copyright application in this case... I don't believe there's any intention to make money off their own citizens in this case.

[SumAznGuy]

There's no requirement of anything, but if I were that person, I'd simply do it out of precaution of anyone around me like co-worker and whatnot. Heck, I'd probably just make a temporary tent in the shed so I don't have to be with my kids.

This is a good question.
I've heard stories of ppl being told to stay home from work for 14 days unpaid after they came back from HK or had a connecting flight at HKG.

What is the legality of employers to require employees to stay home and not pay them.

[twitchyzero]

that's a tough one

i can see it from both employer/employee perspective: why should i pay you to sit at home if wasn't a work-related trip/vancouver is expensive i cant skip an entire cheque

[BIC_BAWS]

This is a good question.
I've heard stories of ppl being told to stay home from work for 14 days unpaid after they came back from HK or had a connecting flight at HKG.

What is the legality of employers to require employees to stay home and not pay them.

My friends parents are coming back from HK, he still lives with parents so TD Bank gave him 2 weeks paid time off LOL

[belka]

Fuck you

Don’t worry, despite the cesspool that China is, its still not as bad as Toronto.

[The_AK]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-05/china-is-trying-to-patent-gilead-s-experimental-coronavirus-drug?fbclid=IwAR2fpGRUPL4P94LtbVTcFbNqF0ttj_AERExm KoEfXKiAUj-BKJr-Q9DLjsY

Basically to put it short, China is trying to steal and make money off this experimental drug...

Lives are at stake, and guess what... This virus originated from CHINA... Now the Chinese wants to license the drug that THEY didn't even create so other parts of the world HAVE TO PAY to be cured/vaccinated?!

Very classy move China... :rukidding:

Enjoy...

Copyright laws are non-existent in China. This patent will do literally nothing.

[Traum]

any bets on:

does the virus run its course or do we 'cure it'? 6 months?, 1 year?, more than 1 year?

do the olympics go as planned or are delayed?
The closest estimate we can draw from is how the timeline for SARS played out. On the other hand, transmissibility is way higher and far more difficult to track down. The Wuhan coronavirus epidemic has also grown far larger than SARS had ever been.

I fully expect the new cases to peak some time before May, and then it will start trending downward, but how long it would take before it completely dies down is anyone's guess. The real danger is that it cannot be completely eradicated this "season", and sporadic cases continue to occur until we hit Oct / Nov 2020 where it can flare up again. If that happens, then we'd know the disease is here to stay. :(
FailFish

[Mr.HappySilp]

Some Ahole told our tech who went to install her internet that she just came back from China, she been coughing and mention she was in WuHan and then wish our tech good luch of not catching anything from her. Now our tech have to self isolate at home for 14 days. We aren't even sure if she is serious or not..........

[320icar]

https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/06/asia/li-wenliang-coronavirus-whistleblower-doctor-dies-intl/index.html

Let’s be real. Who believed he *wasnt* poisoned by the government. My money is he got his ass epstein’d

[ImportPsycho]

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/van/hab/d/vancouver-95-mask-astm-level-3/7067479291.html

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rch/for/d/richmond-procedure-face-mask-level-2/7069370545.html

WTF... I paid $6 for a box of 50's and haven't even used single one.
maybe I will sell it ROFL!!!

[threezero]

[QUOTE=320icar;8973613]https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/06/asia/li-wenliang-coronavirus-whistleblower-doctor-dies-intl/index.html

Let

[AzNightmare]

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/06/bc-newspaper-novel-coronavirus-headline/

What are your thoughts on this news headline from the Province? Personally, I have not been a target of racist attacks as a Canadian Born Chinese, born and raised in Vancouver, during this corona virus outbreak.


The lady that is mentioned in the article, Linda Hao, does make a good point. H1N1 was not labelled the "American virus". Zika was not labelled in the media as the "Brazil virus". Then the Province rag puts out a headline "China Virus" to describe Corona virus.

This sounds to me as an outright attack and bullying by the Province paper against the Chinese community in Vancouver and in other cities around the world. :considered:


https://www.change.org/p/stop-calling-novel-coronavirus-as-china-virus

LOOOOOLL :lawl:

There's a petition now. I mean, I get it, they shouldn't have called it a "CHINA VIRUS"... but pls.

This is so "gen snowflake" to be blowing it out of proportion.
I don't really understand what this petition is supposed to do. And just how many times have this virus been referred to as "China Virus"? Cause the petition makes it sound like that's the term being used everywhere.

[SumAznGuy]

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/health-officials-confirm-second-vancouver-case-of-coronavirus-was-transmitted-in-canada

We might be up to 4 confirmed cases.

[yray]

Some Ahole told our tech who went to install her internet that she just came back from China, she been coughing and mention she was in WuHan and then wish our tech good luch of not catching anything from her. Now our tech have to self isolate at home for 14 days. We aren't even sure if she is serious or not..........

isolate with her :ifyouknow:

[pastarocket]

Another two more cases of coronavirus in BC. :heckno:

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/06/novel-coronavirus-bc-update/

[twitchyzero]

wonder how many more with the virus got through before the 14 day quarantine was established

vancouver coastal region jiayouuuu

[m3thods]

hong kong foot
middle east respiratory syndrome
stockholm syndrome

thousands are dying in China but Vancouver is triggered over a headline? life is too good here

Forgot the big one: Spanish flu

While I think the headline is a bit inflammatory, people in general are too sensitive these days. I can't imagine living life where the smallest inconvenience or slight sends me overboard.

[Traum]

Another two more cases of coronavirus in BC. :heckno:

https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/02/06/novel-coronavirus-bc-update/
These 2 "new" cases are really nothing new to worry about, because they are directly related to the 50+ person that was infected earlier. In fact, I'd be more worried if we could not identify the 2 Wuhan relatives of this 50 y.o. person.

So essentially, they are just the same cluster of infections, instead of some other new source creeping up out of nowhere.

[SkinnyPupp]

Apparently Dr. Li is still alive, barely. They reportedly have restarted his heart and have him on ECMO (artificial lung)

Fucking tragic if this man dies.