Main Coronavirus / Covid-19 Discussion Thread

[Super Steve Earle]

The population is expected to peak at below 11B by the end of this century, it's then expected to fall.

Sauce?

 

[Albion my Albion]

Here the newly employed security at the airports screening the passengers coming in from Wuhan China are called "Chinese Checkers."

What do you call executive chefs that get the Wuhan virus? unfortunate cookies.

 

[dingodan]

Sauce?

https://www.un.org/development/desa/en/news/population/world-population-prospects-2019.html

"But a growing body of opinion believes the UN is wrong..." (we won't reach 11B)

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...pulation-crisis-wrong-fertility-rates-decline

 

[Uncle C]

Most of the masks being worn to avoid contamination are general dust masks and totally unsuitable.

 

[Winker]

It's a pre-fab. Once the land is cleared you basically slot it together like building an IKEA table.

I guess they'll end up with a ward they don't know what to do with!

 

[peterward]

Interesting and alarming. English language teacher stuck in Wuhan.

 

[OzMike]

It was made in China, so should be broken in a week.

 

[nicko31]

All UK nationals advised against all essential travel to mainland China.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/coronavirus-britons-china-return-to-uk-a4347141.html

I assume no restrictions if you are coming from China to the UK?

 

[portlock seagull]

Most of the masks being worn to avoid contamination are general dust masks and totally unsuitable.

Psychological though. Stupid I know, they’ve been wearing for decades to protect against air pollution similarly. Does little however, lung disease cases must be in there millions. Not that it would be reported outside the bureau mind.

 

[KoreanSeagull]

People in Korea are starting to get those masks on, slightly worried atmosphere here but it'll be no harm at Sussex.

 

[nicko31]

People in Korea are starting to get those masks on, slightly worried atmosphere here but it'll be no harm at Sussex.

I see there is a petition against Chinese national entering South Korea, over 500k signed///

 

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[peterward]

I see there is a petition against Chinese national entering South Korea, over 500k signed///

Great but that's S. Korea.... A tad nearer to home in the UK and Ireland, what about this crowd, who've allegedly disappeared :-(

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/health-news/fears-over-group-chinese-tourists-21384562

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

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China doesn't recognise dual citizenship so as he's Chinese in their eyes, he cannot leave the country. Perhaps complain to the Chinese?

 

[beorhthelm]

All UK nationals advised against all essential travel to mainland China.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/coronavirus-britons-china-return-to-uk-a4347141.html

I assume no restrictions if you are coming from China to the UK?

always amusing when Foreign Office advises against travel, days after the event is widely known to the public. its like they are still in the 19th century.

 

[vegster]

Stock markets getting the jitters now, if production in China is interrupted by this for any length of time it will affect the global economy.

 

[surrey jim]

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As was reported elsewhere as the child only has a Chinese passport, not a dual citizenship its the Chinese who are not allowing the boy to travel not the British government.

 

[bluenitsuj]

2 cases reported in UK - it was only a matter of time I suppose

 

[Springal]

14 days in quarantine in the Wirral? I think I'd rather let the virus take me

 

[bluenitsuj]

All this news about the flight bringing back British nationals who will then go into quarantine while a friend of mine who lives and works in China - Beijing was able to book his own flight to gatwick -jump on the train and arrived back into Eastbourne yesterday afternoon. No checks or quarantine.