The 2019-2020 Coronavirus outbreak thread

[Ifreann]

Vampire got cancelled since Twilight.

Sorry.

No those vampires were lame. We need real vampires that suck blood.

Here's an idea:
Vampire zombies

Twilight vampires did suck blood.

[Europa Undivided]

There are floods during the Covid-19 crisis. How does evacuation in these circumstances? And more importantly, what's God doing?

Maybe it would offend some religious people. But historically, God usually did nothing.
God may have a whole universe to control, and won't pay attention to the young "children" on earth.

Have you read the book of Esther?

[Greater vakolicci haven]

No those vampires were lame. We need real vampires that suck blood.

Here's an idea:
Vampire zombies

Twilight vampires did suck blood.

No, they cooked brains with how badly the books were written.

[Europa Undivided]

And remember: it can always get worse.

Also Covid mutates into a zombie virus.

Omg can we have zombies? I like zombies, they eat brains and make the zombie noises. I prefer vampires though. Can we have vampires instead?

Just go to Romania.

[Mettaton-EX]

Omg can we have zombies? I like zombies, they eat brains and make the zombie noises. I prefer vampires though. Can we have vampires instead?

Vampire got cancelled since Twilight.

Sorry.

nah, netflix castlevania has uncancelled them

[Ifreann]

Twilight vampires did suck blood.

No, they cooked brains with how badly the books were written.

Haven't read them, just picked up the gist through pop-cultural osmosis.

[Nakena]

Vampire got cancelled since Twilight.

Sorry.

No those vampires were lame. We need real vampires that suck blood.

Here's an idea:
Vampire zombies

Hellsing says hello.

[Moscareinas]

Stay close to them, you know, just in case.

How do we know which Noah builds the new ark?

trick question: all the little noahs merge into one real big noah

that's right folks, noah is THE ark

and it's a spaceship

choo choo

[Ethel mermania]

That's the fucking problem, I dont know. Any insight would be appreciated.

Maybe we should all volunteer to follow one Noah around each, then tell each other about any boat-building activity?

That's now thinking, Sal. Good job, I will find a noah and report back

[Nakena]

How do we know which Noah builds the new ark?

trick question: all the little noahs merge into one real big noah

that's right folks, noah is THE ark

and it's a spaceship

choo choo

Roland Emmerich's 2012. What a high budget crap of a movie.

[Moscareinas]

and of course trump goes on to tout the effectiveness of hydrochloroquine and azt like a literal snake-oil shill

[Ifreann]

and of course trump goes on to tout the effectiveness of hydrochloroquine and azt like a literal snake-oil shill

Trump is a salesman down to his bones, spurs and all.

[Nakena]

and of course trump goes on to tout the effectiveness of hydrochloroquine and azt like a literal snake-oil shill

Trump is a salesman down to his bones, spurs and all.

Last but not least Trump Steaks.

[Ethel mermania]

and of course trump goes on to tout the effectiveness of hydrochloroquine and azt like a literal snake-oil shill

Trump is a salesman down to his bones, spurs and all.

If the mexicans only bought into that wall deal early....

[Moscareinas]

and of course trump goes on to tout the effectiveness of hydrochloroquine and azt like a literal snake-oil shill

Trump is a salesman down to his bones, spurs and all.

well, yeah, but his hotels, casinos, plane, university, and steaks only ripped people off, not actually potentially maim them

and while the medical literature as of late is encouraging, there's still a ton of work to be done, especially checking out side effects and contraindications, especially important as a significant percentage of the worst off have comorbidities that might not jive well with either drug

all this asshole is doing is giving a possible hope spot, and all for fucking headpats

[Luminesa]

The elderly are going to expire from being too old anyways, so Maria is worth saving more in terms of the economy. They probably aren't retired like the senior citizen is. Assuming the virus impacted everyone equally, our species will survive the best saving reproductive age people first. Teenagers to 40s at latest.

Do you not have grandparents?

[Nakena]

Trump is a salesman down to his bones, spurs and all.

well, yeah, but his hotels, casinos, plane, university, and steaks only ripped people off, not actually potentially maim them

and while the medical literature as of late is encouraging, there's still a ton of work to be done, especially checking out side effects and contraindications, especially important as a significant percentage of the worst off have comorbidities that might not jive well with either drug

all this asshole is doing is giving a possible hope spot, and all for fucking headpats

I too, like head pats. Sometimes.

[Moscareinas]

The elderly are going to expire from being too old anyways, so Maria is worth saving more in terms of the economy. They probably aren't retired like the senior citizen is. Assuming the virus impacted everyone equally, our species will survive the best saving reproductive age people first. Teenagers to 40s at latest.

Do you not have grandparents?

the most important part of any trolley problem is that you don't get to experience doing it yourself, fyi

[Ifreann]

Trump is a salesman down to his bones, spurs and all.

Last but not least Trump Steaks.

Trump Vodka is well known to be inimical to all forms of organic life, but will it "kill" a virus?

[Moscareinas]

Last but not least Trump Steaks.

Trump Vodka is well known to be inimical to all forms of organic life, but will it "kill" a virus?

after a drop of trump vodka, corona-chan has gained sentience!

it is very effective!

[Thermodolia]

(Image)

Source, with many other helpful graphs: https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f ... 5839e06441


And I can't help but notice that the rate in the UK is ahead of the 'catastrophic' Italian curve; though the UK's case trajectory rate (which can be found via the above link) is below Italy's. This may, however, reflect less thorough testing in the UK.

For what it's worth, the US case trajectory rate at 15 days since 100 cases were identified (again accessible via link) is now second only to China's at the same stage. Good luck with that.


Oh, and for all of you Plague Inc aficionados...

Greenland, Cuba, and Madagascar have all now recorded cases.

I’m going to be seriously surprised if when this is all over with several nations don’t overthrow their governments

[Nakena]

(Image)

Source, with many other helpful graphs: https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f ... 5839e06441


And I can't help but notice that the rate in the UK is ahead of the 'catastrophic' Italian curve; though the UK's case trajectory rate (which can be found via the above link) is below Italy's. This may, however, reflect less thorough testing in the UK.

For what it's worth, the US case trajectory rate at 15 days since 100 cases were identified (again accessible via link) is now second only to China's at the same stage. Good luck with that.


Oh, and for all of you Plague Inc aficionados...

Greenland, Cuba, and Madagascar have all now recorded cases.

I’m going to be seriously surprised if when this is all over with several nations don’t overthrow their governments

It might happen somewhere down the road. Specifically in places with already weak institutions.

[Moscareinas]

(Image)

Source, with many other helpful graphs: https://www.ft.com/content/a26fbf7e-48f ... 5839e06441


And I can't help but notice that the rate in the UK is ahead of the 'catastrophic' Italian curve; though the UK's case trajectory rate (which can be found via the above link) is below Italy's. This may, however, reflect less thorough testing in the UK.

For what it's worth, the US case trajectory rate at 15 days since 100 cases were identified (again accessible via link) is now second only to China's at the same stage. Good luck with that.


Oh, and for all of you Plague Inc aficionados...

Greenland, Cuba, and Madagascar have all now recorded cases.

I’m going to be seriously surprised if when this is all over with several nations don’t overthrow their governments

you're gonna be seriously surprised, then, for pandemic is a magic word

[Thermodolia]

It's been pointed out that the above graph is misleading due to discrepancies in population levels between countries.

Here's the same chart adjusted to be proportional:

So much for flattening the curve.

If anything it means that what China did might be the only way

[Thermodolia]

so I was curious about something:

I wanted to see how much corona, if it was 10 times as bad as it is right now in Britain, would actually be. So the UK had about 170 deaths when I last looked, and it goes up by about 50 a day, to be generous to the virus. Last year, half a million people died in England alone. A quarter of those people died of cancer, 125000 people. If 70 people died every day it would equate to 25550 deaths per year, about 1/5 that of cancer. If 700 people died per year in Britain from the virus, it would equate to about the same amount of deaths as heart disease and stroke. This is also the amount of deaths that were predicted by the governments computer modelling should we do absolutely nothing about it.

Think: we are sacrificing our eeconomy for probably the rest of the year in order to prevent the sort of numbers of deaths we would shrug our shoulders at if they came from any other source. The only reason we have such an overblown response to this virus is that it is new.

The problem is that a good bit of those who survive have decreased lung function