Lots more to follow - entire music industry scrambling right now. Coachella has been very publicly moved, Weenie Roast (LA festival) canceled before being announced and Lollapalooza supposedly pulling the plug which is an August festival in Chicago so not a good sign for the entertainment...
I have a feeling the inept and rudderless US government may be about to start taking things seriously...
Multiple republican congressman are in isolation after coming into 'sustained contact' with a CPAC (right wing annual conference) attendee tested positive for the virus. Interestingly, one...
Quiet game for big Jurg today as they lost 2-1 to Atlanta - saw him really scuff the shot he had - "trickles wide unopposed" was the commentary line. Maybe he won't be dominating the MLS like I thought he would...
Was reading this in an article just before - hand washing and hand sanitizer if you're out and about is the best defense!
"it’s actually been proven by science. A large new study published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews reinforced that hand washing helps slow the spread of...
For the "it's just the flu" crowd, have you considered that hundreds of millions of people receive the flu vaccine each year vs the zero people that are vaccinated or have any natural immunity against corona because it's a new virus? That's before you take into account the new corona virus being...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/mar/01/chaos-in-italy-as-more-serie-a-matches-suspended-over-coronavirus?CMP=share_btn_tw
"Chaos in Italy as more Serie A matches suspended over coronavirus"
Serie A in serious danger of being unable to finish, after more games get postponed through at...
Being as unfortunately au fait with the US visa system as I am - imagine he entered on an ESTA which he can do for business meetings etc but to actually play and be paid he'll need his full visa in place. Even expediting as a superstar celeb footballer, its a solid week of paperwork with...
Lol not sure the Huffington Post is an 'extreme source' but ok, it's a very widely reported event while he was governor if you would like to google for yourself
He had a pretty short timeframe to get his visa sorted, even if they expedited it which I'm sure they did. Looks like he's waiting for it before flying to the US which he would need to do.
I've canceled a client's month long visit to Thailand for March and some other events around SE Asia - personally not traveling anywhere at the moment, no inclination to be in an International airport or sitting on a plane. My office is at home so can do quite OK from here
As governor of Indiana he fomented an HIV epidemic because he insisted on trying to pray about it rather than act, and went against all public health advice leading to the outbreak;
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-pence-indiana-hiv_n_57f53b9be4b002a7312022ef
He's also a religious...
Olympics look in serious doubt too, report saying they could make the call as late as May if they need to. Japan has closed all schools though the end of March
Incredibly sad news, a real character of NSC and the Albion. Didn't know him but always enjoyed reading his posts and the ensuing melee. Many condolences to the family and his friends :bhasign: