Wuhan Killer Sneeze (thanks Tea)

[sufi]

Don't want to jump the gun on good news but I'm dying for it atm

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-effective-in-treating-coronavirus-says-china

"Medical authorities in China have said a drug used in Japan to treat new strains of influenza appeared to be effective in coronavirus patients, Japanese media said on Wednesday.

Zhang Xinmin, an official at China’s science and technology ministry, said favipiravir, developed by a subsidiary of Fujifilm, had produced encouraging outcomes in clinical trials in Wuhan and Shenzhen involving 340 patients.

“It has a high degree of safety and is clearly effective in treatment,” Zhang told reporters on Tuesday.

Patients who were given the medicine in Shenzhen turned negative for the virus after a median of four days after becoming positive, compared with a median of 11 days for those who were not treated with the drug, public broadcaster NHK said."

:crylarf: i was just about to post that, with apologies for spoiling this grisly thread with some positive news!

 

[Corpsey]

Weird isn't it - thinking there could be good news atm seems naive...

 

[yyaldrin]

can animals also get the virus btw?

 

[...]

Yeah, bats.

 

[baboon2004]

pangolins, sadly

 

[baboon2004]

Arnold Schwarzenegger quarantined with miniature horse and pony

"The gymnasiums - out the window"

 

[Corpsey]

I do really wish I had a pet atm. Something I can spend time with without having to listen to its opinions on the coronavirus.

 

[yyaldrin]

Yeah, bats.

how come bats always develop viruses?

 

[baboon2004]

I do really wish I had a pet atm. Something I can spend time with without having to listen to its opinions on the coronavirus.

I ended up finding this after reading your comment, so I'm going to make you watch it too. Goddamn.

 

[Corpsey]

noooooo

 

[Corpsey]

how come bats always develop viruses?

Don't wash their hands

 

[baboon2004]

They have very strong immune systems, so when viruses try to counter this immune system, they mutate by spreading more rapidly between cells. Hence when the viruses reach humans, we're screwed.

Also, their use of hand sanitiser is awfully patchy.

 

[baboon2004]

Uk policy results:

26% increase in recorded cases over the past 24 hours, to 2626 overall. The maths says that this means a doubling of cases almost exactly every three days. So if this goes on, in approx 10 days we will have more cases than Italy does now (31000 ish). With a health system even less equipped to deal, less ICU beds etc. Oh and not testing NHS workers, oh yeah, that one.

 

[Mr. Tea]

Also, their use of hand sanitiser is awfully patchy.

The signs giving hygiene advice are always in a font that's too small for their rubbish little eyes to read, the poor dears.

 

[Simon silverdollarcircle]

Just driven down the road (we're in self isolation) and was really surprised by how busy it is in london. Bars, coffee shops, barbers, nail bars, florists FFS all open and busy.

If the modelling is correct and extensive distancing is needed to avoid catastrophe then we are fucked

 

[Mr. Tea]

Well, fuck. Just be glad you're not quarantined in Vietnam:

 

[yyaldrin]

They have very strong immune systems, so when viruses try to counter this immune system, they mutate by spreading more rapidly between cells. Hence when the viruses reach humans, we're screwed.

Also, their use of hand sanitiser is awfully patchy.

i was just thinking if all these viruses come from bats we should just kill all bats but apparently there's billions of them and to be fair it's not their fault anyway.

just think it's interesting because bats always had a negative image. why is that? just because they live in the dark?

 

[baboon2004]

Just driven down the road (we're in self isolation) and was really surprised by how busy it is in london. Bars, coffee shops, barbers, nail bars, florists FFS all open and busy.

If the modelling is correct and extensive distancing is needed to avoid catastrophe then we are fucked

Yes.

I've been to a supermarket twice, but not sure how to avoid that, and there's no social distancing so it's just a case of get out quickly, and ask staff if they've got stuff that they haven't got.

 

[baboon2004]

i was just thinking if all these viruses come from bats we should just kill all bats but apparently there's billions of them and to be fair it's not their fault anyway.

just think it's interesting because bats always had a negative image. why is that? just because they live in the dark?

Othering, and because some of them are vampires.

 

[version]

Landlords...

Landlords are threatening to evict tenants, including in at least one case an NHS worker, because they are scared of catching coronavirus from them, a housing charity has revealed.

Shelter said that it has been contacted by tenants facing eviction or already evicted because of the pandemic and warned that more than 50,000 households could be turfed out of their homes in the next six months unless the government acts urgently to protect tenants.

The housing secretary, Robert Jenrick, is expected to detail measures on renters after the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced on Tuesday that homeowners would be granted a mortgage holiday to help them through the coming months. On Wednesday, the prime minister, Boris Johnson, told parliament: “We will be bringing forward legislation to protect private renters from eviction.”

Shelter said that it has been contacted by one renter who works at an NHS hospital who said their landlord wanted to evict them and the other tenants in the property, some of whom also work at the hospital, because he fears contracting the virus from them. The landlord reportedly added that unless a cure in found in the next few weeks, they will have to leave.

Another renter was illegally evicted while on holiday in Italy without notice after the landlord said they were worried they would catch the virus. The tenant offered to self-isolate for 14 days elsewhere before returning to the property, but the landlord still refused, Shelter said. The cases emerged from the charity’s online help service and could not be verified by the Guardian.

"Tens of thousands of renters face being turfed out of their home in the next six months if the government fails to act quickly,” said Polly Neate, chief executive at Shelter. “We need a wholesale and complete halt to all evictions while the coronavirus crisis unfolds. The government has stepped to in to support mortgagees and it must now act decisively to help renters survive the current storm. It must legislate immediately to halt all eviction proceedings during this period of social disruption.”

Renters’ organisation Generation Rent said almost two-thirds of renters have no savings, at least 2 million live in houses of multiple occupation putting them at higher risk of contracting the virus, and there are 1.1m self-employed heads of households who rent their homes, who are at a high risk of losing work as a result of coronavirus.

Caitlin Wilkinson, policy manager at the campaign group, said:

"We know that many landlords will take action to evict tenants, leaving them homeless in the midst of a pandemic. Renters should not have to choose between staying healthy and keeping a roof over their head.

https://www.theguardian.com/politic...088d7575595cd9#block-5e723e828f088d7575595cd9