Ramp it up. No one is paying attention now. We need a crisis to focus our willingness to let go of our freedoms.
What the hell? Regular flu is 40,000 times more deadly than this stuff.
It's been running its course in Mexico, and the number of deaths there is currently unimpressive for a country of over 100 million people.
What is going on while we are being inundated with the flu crisis news?
What is Congress new laws passing?
Anyone keeping a record of this?
It’s an official definition. It does not have to do with death rates...
Phase 5 is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region. While most countries will not be affected at this stage, the declaration of Phase 5 is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short.
Phase 6, the pandemic phase, is characterized by community level outbreaks in at least one other country in a different WHO region in addition to the criteria defined in Phase 5. Designation of this phase will indicate that a global pandemic is under way.