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black3dynamite

@scottalanmiller said in Non-IT News Thread:

Kenny Rogers has passed away

https://people.com/music/lionel-richie-mourns-death-of-kenny-rogers-i-lost-one-of-my-closest-friends/

At first, I was thinking it was COVID-19 that caused his death.

black3dynamite

https://kutv.com/news/local/lt-gov-cox-disappointed-in-missionary-families-at-airport-who-did-not-social-distance

Dashrender

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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:

Coronavirus: Italy's death toll overtakes China's

Coronavirus has killed more people in Italy than in any other country, after deaths there rose by 427 in a day.
The number of deaths now stands at 3,405, which is more than in China where the virus originated last year. There have been 3,245 reported deaths in China, but there have been questions over the reliability of its data. A lockdown imposed on 12 March in Italy has been extended beyond the original 25 March end date. Nearly all Italians have been told to stay at home. Despite these measures, the number of new cases and deaths has continued to spiral. There have been 220,000 cases of the virus worldwide with more than 9,000 deaths.

According to new study, 99% of patients killed by COVID-19 in Italy had existing illnesses.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8130479/99-patients-killed-coronavirus-Italy-existing-illnesses-study-finds.html

Yeah, but what qualifies as "another illness"? By the time you are dying of anything, you generally have multiple things.

Yeah, I'm not entirely sure how to take this... Many people "die from the flu" actually die from pneumonia, not the flu. But, I'm guessing they might never have gotten pneumonia had they not already been weakened by the flu... so which is really to blame?

Exactly. Sounds like the HIV/AIDS thing. HIV never kills you, it just makes you weak so that ANYTHING else kills you.

Bullets don't kill you, it's the loss of blood.

COVID-19 is severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It can kill on its own as it is a respiratory illness. But for anyone without other health issues, those respiratory effects are typically not life threatening. Note, the "typically" thre, because like any illness, it can affect some in extreme ways.

Yeah, this is one I know - being asthmatic, my concern level is higher than normal.

black3dynamite

Dollar Tree shopper cleans out toilet paper from store
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241423136.html

black3dynamite

Elon Musk: Tesla will make ventilators if there is a shortage
https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/19/elon-musk-ventilator-coronavirus/

scottalanmiller

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/us/louisiana-coronavirus-fastest-growth/index.html

zachary715

@scottalanmiller Mississippi will be next. A lot of people here think it's a conspiracy to hurt Trump during the election or to take away freedoms, etc. People I would otherwise consider somewhat intellectual people. It's wild.

Grey

@zachary715 said in Non-IT News Thread:

@scottalanmiller Mississippi will be next. A lot of people here think it's a conspiracy to hurt Trump during the election or to take away freedoms, etc. People I would otherwise consider somewhat intellectual people. It's wild.

None of the intellectual people that I know would involve themselves in anything near scump.

black3dynamite

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black3dynamite

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black3dynamite

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black3dynamite

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hobbit666

BBC News - Coronavirus: UK in lockdown as strict curbs on life brought in

Boris Johnson has outlined strict new measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus, including a ban on public gatherings of more than two people.

mlnews

Coronavirus: Wuhan to ease lockdown as world battles pandemic

The lockdown in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the global coronavirus outbreak began, will be partially lifted on 8 April, officials say.
Travel restrictions in the rest of Hubei province, where Wuhan is located, will be lifted from midnight on Tuesday - for residents who are healthy. A single new case of the virus was reported in Wuhan on Tuesday following almost a week of no reported new cases. Countries around the world have gone into lockdown or imposed severe curbs. The UK is getting to grips with sweeping new measures to tackle the spread of coronavirus, including a ban on public gatherings of more than two people and the immediate closure of shops selling non-essential goods.

Obsolesce

Sweden's CORVID-19 Policies among the most measured, clearly-communicated, transparent and innovative

Take their approach to shutting schools down for example. Based on what the public health authority knew of the virus so far, and mindful of how society functions, they only shut down upper secondary and university studies. The rationale for this was that children ages 16 and older are better able to manage remote learning, care for themselves without a parent, and have longer distances to travel to and from school. Keeping these students off of public transportation and in their homes, while still learning remotely would help stop the spread of the virus.