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Second Student being tested for Corona Virus at Smith College
Mass Live ^ | 2/5/2020 | Mass Live

Posted on 02/05/2020 8:21:36 AM PST by Vermont Lt

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To: grey_whiskers

Note: there are reports out, that the actual death toll in Wuhan, yes, the *death* toll, in Wuhan alone, is in the tens of thousands.

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Nothing like rumor mongering to keep the FR panic going.


21 posted on 02/05/2020 8:41:04 AM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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To: allendale

As someone wrote the other day,

“until I hear their accent, I will assume all Asians are infected.”


22 posted on 02/05/2020 8:45:00 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Moonman62

Read the source.


23 posted on 02/05/2020 8:45:25 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Read this source:

https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

25,000 is the number of people who are sick in China, not the number of fatalities. Johns Hopkins data also shows that the number of confirmed recoveries is growing much faster than confirmed deaths. A couple of days ago the ratio was about one to one.


24 posted on 02/05/2020 8:54:41 AM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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To: BipolarBob

clever... brings back memories


25 posted on 02/05/2020 8:55:18 AM PST by LurkedLongEnough
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To: KevinB

“I got the Corona virus once in college. Twenty Coronas and I was puking my guts out. :-)”

Wait until you get the Modelo virus.


26 posted on 02/05/2020 8:55:35 AM PST by dljordan
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To: Moonman62
It's more than just baseless rumormongering. The Chinese website Tencent posted some startling numbers, which later were "corrected" to match the Chinese government position. The uncorrected numbers were something like 150,000 infected, 80,000 more possible cases, and more than 24,000 dead. Here's the link:

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

27 posted on 02/05/2020 8:56:03 AM PST by Little Pig
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To: Moonman62
I've been following the Hopkins site for over a week and a half now.

Since you did what appears to be a knee jerk reaction, the whole point of the site I linked, is that the Hopkins numbers are based on *lies* by the Chicoms; further, that the Chicoms have a more accurate set of numbers (those known by China to have been killed by Coronavirus 2019-nCoV); and also that many have died of this virus, whose deaths are either not recorded or are reported as due to other causes.

In other words, it is not rumor mongering based on an accidental resemblance of two figures, which both approximately equal 24k.

28 posted on 02/05/2020 9:00:25 AM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change with out notice.)
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To: dp0622
Levity is what gets us through the worst of times.

“Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion."~Truvy Jones.

29 posted on 02/05/2020 9:01:46 AM PST by 444Flyer (John 3 Revelation 20 Joshua 24:15 Pick a side..)
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To: grey_whiskers

These Hong Kong researchers tried to sound the alarm on the faulty numbers back at the end of January. https://scitechdaily.com/scientific-estimates-of-spread-of-coronavirus-much-higher-than-official-reports/


30 posted on 02/05/2020 9:02:32 AM PST by LilFarmer
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To: dp0622

The Korana virus.

31 posted on 02/05/2020 9:05:56 AM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: Vermont Lt

Don’t let the street level narrative, relevant though it seems, distract you from the fact that this virus was likely engineered in a laboratory.

And that the deep state and its malignant partners have their eyes on using this for power and gain.


32 posted on 02/05/2020 9:06:27 AM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: dp0622
Everyone should be taking care of themselves who have been following this story closely. It's unbearable at times to handle the human suffering and information and videos coming out of China. If this does hit stateside full force you will need your energy.

Take breaks away from the news every day.
Eat well/take your vitamins etc..
Get some sunshine and exercise.
Get rest.
Allow yourself levity and distractions daily to balance out the horrible stories.
And #1 for me is pray.

And don't forget to laugh. (Proverbs 17:22)

(In rough times... my best friend emigrated from Ireland and has schooled me well in the ways of gallows humor.)

33 posted on 02/05/2020 9:28:18 AM PST by 444Flyer (John 3 Revelation 20 Joshua 24:15 Pick a side..)
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To: fishtank

Undoubtedly the most dangerous 1 long-term


34 posted on 02/05/2020 9:42:13 AM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: 444Flyer

Hey that was a great post and applies to much more than just this virus. It’s appreciated


35 posted on 02/05/2020 9:42:46 AM PST by dp0622 (Radicals, racists Don't point finger at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
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To: grey_whiskers

That would be really bad news for China if the rumors are true. Also, is China using genetic testing to verify that people are actually infected with nCoV? The positive rate for the CDC genetic test is kind of low.

In other news the virus looks well contained within China.


36 posted on 02/05/2020 9:47:19 AM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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To: grey_whiskers

That isn’t even remotely believable.


37 posted on 02/05/2020 9:54:07 AM PST by Codeflier (Tagline for sale.)
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To: Codeflier

Actually if you apply standard influenza stats to this, the death rate that high is not really out of the realm of the possible. Not saying that’s the case, but is a sigma or two of the range.


38 posted on 02/05/2020 10:01:03 AM PST by Vermont Lt
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To: Vermont Lt

I tried to find the original source on this....

39 posted on 02/05/2020 10:14:21 AM PST by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: dp0622

Awesome!:)


40 posted on 02/05/2020 10:46:49 AM PST by 444Flyer (John 3 Revelation 20 Joshua 24:15 Pick a side..)
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