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by The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp » Fri May 29, 2020 1:49 pm
by Valrifell » Fri May 29, 2020 2:00 pm
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:-Astoria wrote:Get your desks ready for slamming your heads onto;
Donald Trump breaks US ties with World Health Organization over coronavirus pandemic
Trump being a dumbshit. Again. Figures.
by Lost Memories » Fri May 29, 2020 2:29 pm
The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India.
One of the primates was reportedly later spotted up in a tree, chewing one of the sample collection kits.
The undamaged kits were later recovered, the Meerut medical college superintendent, Dheeraj Raj, told AFP.
He added: "They were still intact and we don't think there is any risk of contamination or spread."
by The New California Republic » Fri May 29, 2020 2:51 pm
Lost Memories wrote:A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus blood test samples.The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India.
One of the primates was reportedly later spotted up in a tree, chewing one of the sample collection kits.The undamaged kits were later recovered, the Meerut medical college superintendent, Dheeraj Raj, told AFP.
He added: "They were still intact and we don't think there is any risk of contamination or spread."
Boring indian monkeys, can't even make an interesting news.
But samples aside, what the hell with monkeys stealing stuff from laboratories.
by Shrillland » Fri May 29, 2020 2:51 pm
by The Lone Alliance » Fri May 29, 2020 3:31 pm
Valrifell wrote:I can't wait for "Abandoning the WHO to Chinese influence that we're supposed to be fighting against is a good thing, actually"
by The Lone Alliance » Fri May 29, 2020 3:47 pm
Shrillland wrote:Well, we're entering Phase 3 today as we're averaging 12-1600 cases per day now, which is still lower than most of the month has been. Shops can open up with requirements, restaurants can now allow outdoor seating with requirements, we made it legal to sell hard liquor when ordering takeout or delivery(GrubHub and the like can't transport them however), offices and salons can open up with requirements, and outdoor or one-on-one training at healthclubs is now allowed. Crowds of up to 10 can now congregate with requirements, and all state parks that hadn't yet been opened up can now do so.
Slow and steady really will win the race. If all goes well, we enter Phase 4 at the end of next month, where gyms, restaurants, bars, schools, theatres, etc, can open at reduced capacity with requirements.
by Shrillland » Fri May 29, 2020 3:50 pm
The Lone Alliance wrote:Shrillland wrote:Well, we're entering Phase 3 today as we're averaging 12-1600 cases per day now, which is still lower than most of the month has been. Shops can open up with requirements, restaurants can now allow outdoor seating with requirements, we made it legal to sell hard liquor when ordering takeout or delivery(GrubHub and the like can't transport them however), offices and salons can open up with requirements, and outdoor or one-on-one training at healthclubs is now allowed. Crowds of up to 10 can now congregate with requirements, and all state parks that hadn't yet been opened up can now do so.
Slow and steady really will win the race. If all goes well, we enter Phase 4 at the end of next month, where gyms, restaurants, bars, schools, theatres, etc, can open at reduced capacity with requirements.
Coming from an area that has opened almost everything up except for a few stores and restaurants, things can get better. Most large gathering places are still closed but that's mostly from lack of demand more than anything else.
There are even some small businesses that survived.
Then again my area was lucky enough that we had been in an area that dodged the worst of the virus.
by Greater Miami Shores » Fri May 29, 2020 3:51 pm
by Cannot think of a name » Fri May 29, 2020 3:54 pm
The New California Republic wrote:Lost Memories wrote:A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped with a batch of coronavirus blood test samples.The bizarre incident saw the troop of primates launch their assault near Meerut Medical College in Delhi, India.
One of the primates was reportedly later spotted up in a tree, chewing one of the sample collection kits.The undamaged kits were later recovered, the Meerut medical college superintendent, Dheeraj Raj, told AFP.
He added: "They were still intact and we don't think there is any risk of contamination or spread."
Boring indian monkeys, can't even make an interesting news.
But samples aside, what the hell with monkeys stealing stuff from laboratories.
by Fartsniffage » Fri May 29, 2020 3:55 pm
by The Lone Alliance » Fri May 29, 2020 4:00 pm
Shrillland wrote:
We've had mixed fortunes ourselves. Five cases and no deaths here, but we're a rural county with 13,000 altogether. The areas closer to states that didn't impose rules or had them stripped, like Iowa and Wisconsin, are seeing much higher case loads than ones with similar populations further inside.
by Shrillland » Fri May 29, 2020 4:03 pm
Greater Miami Shores wrote:A merchandise store near my house opened up again. But the customers and employees still have to practice the necessary health guidelines, wear a mask and social distance at the checkout counters. They are letting in x numbers of customers at a time, but their are still dozens of customers inside the store at the same time. Americans are learning how it is to live in Cuba with the long lines and shortages without the virus for over 60 years of the revolution.
by Greater Miami Shores » Fri May 29, 2020 4:18 pm
Shrillland wrote:Greater Miami Shores wrote:A merchandise store near my house opened up again. But the customers and employees still have to practice the necessary health guidelines, wear a mask and social distance at the checkout counters. They are letting in x numbers of customers at a time, but their are still dozens of customers inside the store at the same time. Americans are learning how it is to live in Cuba with the long lines and shortages without the virus for over 60 years of the revolution.
My good GMS, there's a difference between doing things because it's a totalitarian communist state with no freedoms and CDRs willing to rat you out at a moment's notice and doing things because there's a killer plague that can spread to hundreds of people before a person's aware that they have it.
by Shrillland » Fri May 29, 2020 4:36 pm
Greater Miami Shores wrote:Shrillland wrote:
My good GMS, there's a difference between doing things because it's a totalitarian communist state with no freedoms and CDRs willing to rat you out at a moment's notice and doing things because there's a killer plague that can spread to hundreds of people before a person's aware that they have it.
My comment is just that Americans are learning how it is to live in Cuba with the long lines and shortages without the virus crisis. Yes, their is a big difference between Cuba, the USA and most nations. We still have it good despite the virus crisis and the occasional temporary shortages in the nations we are posting from. I am pleasantly surprised you know about the CDRs, I used to live 3 houses down from the head of the CDR in my neighborhood. Thank you for the totalitarian communist state with no freedoms and the CDRs rat comments.
by Estanglia » Fri May 29, 2020 4:49 pm
-Astoria wrote:Get your desks ready for slamming your heads onto;
Donald Trump breaks US ties with World Health Organization over coronavirus pandemicUS President Donald Trump says he is "terminating" the relationship between the United States and the World Health Organization (WHO), claiming it failed to adequately respond to the coronavirus pandemic because China has "total control" over the global organisation.
Speaking from the Rose Garden of the White House on Friday, Mr Trump said Chinese officials "ignored" their reporting obligations to the WHO and pressured them into misleading the world when the virus was first discovered.
He said the WHO had failed to make reforms to the organisation that the President had demanded earlier this month.
Mr Trump has repeatedly threatened to eliminate American funding for the group, which amounts to hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
"China has total control over the World Health Organization despite only paying $40 million per year compared to what the United States has been paying which is approximately $450 million a year," he said.
Mr Trump said the US would be "redirecting" this funding to "other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs", without providing specifics.
The US is the largest source of financial support to the WHO and its exit is expected to significantly weaken the organisation.
Mr Trump has long questioned the value of the United Nations and scorned the importance of multilateralism as he focuses on an "America First" agenda.
Since taking office, he has quit the UN Human Rights Council, the UN cultural agency UNESCO, a global accord to tackle climate change and the Iran nuclear deal.
The World Health Organization is a UN specialised agency — an independent international body that works with the United Nations.
More to come.
Torrocca wrote:"Your honor, it was not mein fault! I didn't order the systematic genocide of millions of people, it was the twenty kilograms of pure-cut Bavarian cocaine that did it!"
by Greater Miami Shores » Fri May 29, 2020 4:55 pm
Shrillland wrote:Greater Miami Shores wrote:My comment is just that Americans are learning how it is to live in Cuba with the long lines and shortages without the virus crisis. Yes, their is a big difference between Cuba, the USA and most nations. We still have it good despite the virus crisis and the occasional temporary shortages in the nations we are posting from. I am pleasantly surprised you know about the CDRs, I used to live 3 houses down from the head of the CDR in my neighborhood. Thank you for the totalitarian communist state with no freedoms and the CDRs rat comments.
Surprised? It's just right there in Wiki like so much else.
by The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp » Fri May 29, 2020 5:10 pm
by The Derpy Democratic Republic Of Herp » Fri May 29, 2020 5:14 pm
Valrifell wrote:Are we just sharing fun advertising for plague-related media now?
by Gurkha Nepal » Fri May 29, 2020 5:21 pm
by Zeritae » Fri May 29, 2020 6:41 pm
Zurkerx wrote:Agarntrop wrote:snip
One already exists: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=484632&start=25
And seeing we're over the page limit, I #ilock now. We can't let the umm, super virus get out now.
by Tinhampton » Fri May 29, 2020 6:41 pm
by Major-Tom » Fri May 29, 2020 6:49 pm
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