Coronavirus RESPECTFUL Discussion Only! (Mod edit: Closed)

betterthanthealternative said:

Largely agree, although I think Trump uses code words to keep his base energized, like consistently using the term "nasty" when labeling women, particularly women of color. He assigns labels to deflect the attention from him and his administration. And it works.

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Nikolai said:

Don't know if this has been brought up, but the Chinese government is has been attempting to pin the blame on the United States for COVID. I'm tempted to see Trump's "coronavirus" comment as a reply to that...but what do I know?

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betterthanthealternative said:

I read an article a couple of days ago that focused on the degree of intergenerational family contact in Italy, which is (according to the article) nearly 3X most other countries. Family contact is a major driver of infection, and when older folks are in contact with younger folks a lot more often, more serious cases and death develops.

This is the opposite of China, where as soon as you show a fever, you are removed from contact with anyone, including family. That's one of the reasons why there has beens such a drop in cases there in the past week.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Tuesday that he will not be ordering the beaches in his state to close despite growing concerns over the international COVID-19 outbreak, NBC News reports.

DeSantis said that beaches in the state must adhere to guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has advised the public to practice social distancing and avoid gatherings with more than 10 people.

"What we're going to be doing for the statewide floor for beaches, we're going to be applying the CDC guidance of no group on a beach more than 10 and you have to have distance apart if you're going to be out there. So that applies statewide,” DeSantis reportedly said at a press conference.

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supafly said:

Anyone feeling any symptoms yet? I’ve been run down for about 2 weeks now with a variety of symptoms, but I don’t have a cough or a fever. It still sucks to be sick at a time like this, and now of course I’m a bit paranoid about it too.

From what I’ve seen here in PA, most of the the tests are coming back negative, so there’s obviously something else going around as well. Either way, I’ll be self-quarantined for awhile.

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TommyBrady12 said:

The problem I have with this take is that Trump treats everyone like that who don't like him or criticize him. And if he hated minorities, why appoint people of color to his administration? As far as calling it the Chinese virus, he's trolling China and making sure everyone realizes that it was China that started it and put the world at risk. This is just who Trump is. He's not diplomatic. He's a troll.

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Nikolai said:

Don't know if this has been brought up, but the Chinese government is has been attempting to pin the blame on the United States for COVID. I'm tempted to see Trump's "coronavirus" comment as a reply to that...but what do I know?

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LuRkeR1978 said:

Stop letting the media gaslight you. Their "rules for thee, not for me" BS needs to end.
Watch: 35 Times The Media Said ‘Wuhan’ Or ‘Chinese Coronavirus’ – But They Blame The GOP

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JetFan79 said:

Something tells me we'll be seeing many of these clips in commercials in a few months...

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LuRkeR1978 said:

Stop letting the media gaslight you. Their "rules for thee, not for me" BS needs to end.
Watch: 35 Times The Media Said ‘Wuhan’ Or ‘Chinese Coronavirus’ – But They Blame The GOP

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Coolade said:

This economy killing lockdown better be temporary.. as in weeks not months.

Get the data and then get the economy going , Trumpy...

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Adam Seward said:

Time to change tune and deflect.


Really cool news source, I bet they did some hard research and were sure to pull clips from only after the WHO gave the disease an official name.

Using the globally accepted term is only partisan because surprisingly, one side keeps calling it the old name to ‘stick it to the ChiComs’. Brilliant, you’ve managed to enlighten everyone around you in the process.

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patsfan13 said:

Look at how much $$$ China has been throwing at WHO.
Follow the money.

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fightingirish595 said:

since it’s still being discussed

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