worried about coronavirus (covid19) part 16

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WHO media speech for world plan of action

updated data on this page every day at 2pm until further notice.
www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public#number-of-cases

WHO advice for the public
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

Its not just like flu www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/yes-it-is-worse-than-the-flu-busting-the-coronavirus-myths

Why WHO not declaring a pandemic www.newscientist.com/article/2235342-covid-19-why-wont-the-who-officially-declare-a-coronavirus-pandemic/

Worldometer www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

BNO News bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/

Link to WHO report www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

The Lancet coronavirus hub - latest research and comment www.thelancet.com/coronavirus

JAMA coronavirus research centre jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/coronavirus-alert

Please add in other links for any wanting to increase their understanding and decrease their anxiety!

@ofwarren thank you

@SuckingDieselFella careful on this thread unless you post doomsday scenarios or real life disaster movie situations you will get flamed... Think my time on this thread is over. Ill see you all on the other side .....hopefully

The close school petition link is already in the OP

Also, the chief medical officer has confirmed that this will have massive economic impact, with very little benefit, as yet unknown benefit - as children do not have the receptors in their lungs that CV19 binds to.

The last Italian official bulletin was released this morning and referred to yesterday's figures.
Nothing yet today officially from the Health Ministry.

@HasaDigaEebowai

I wasn't referring to Sky, etc.

I was referring to reddit, a "community journalist", i.e. an untrained one, and the information that has no sources at all.

Breaking 1500 new cases in Italy and 133 new deaths, death toll rises in Italy to 366.

You're posting random, unreliable and unverifiable information. Why are you doing this? Is it your intention to scare people?

This poster just reposts straight from Worldometers

They obviously have huge anxiety issues but I agree, it’s just scare mongering mixed with the ‘thrill’ of posting this news first

Trouble is, there’s plenty of doom mongers on here who are happy to fan the flames (several because Brexit has got a bit boring)

All but 2 of the new deaths in Italy were 60 or older and most had underlying health conditions - CNN

Thanks for your posts ofwarren.

The Italy numbers are horrifying. 133 deaths in one day, speechless.

@DonkeyKong2019

You need to get a new dictionary and look up "unreliable".

Mind you, if you think "fuck off" is an intelligent contribution...

I'm not fearing it although I do have a son and a dad both with shit lungs BUT I do find it really interesting to track. Sure I don't be alone in finding it interesting!

Thank you @ofwarren . Your updates ensure I get the news first on what's occuring globally. I don't have time to sift and I'm not clever enough to use a bit that scours the world news sites

Also, the chief medical officer has confirmed that this will have massive economic impact, with very little benefit, as yet unknown benefit - as children do not have the receptors in their lungs that CV19 binds to.

That’s false I’m afraid. A recent study from Shenzhen showed children got it as much as anyone, just more mildly.

www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.03.20028423v1.full.pdf+html

Death toll in Italy looking closes to 5%. Of the cases that need ICU's 65% of the age of 60. However 35% are under 60. Not just elderly!

1 in 6 cases currently require ICU. Healthcare systems will struggle with this including NHS. Regardless of funding the demand for ICU's would be enormous.

Really hope it starts to slow down in Italy soon. I really feel for them all.

What the hell is going on there?

I’m not sure why posting current figures is ‘scaremongering’.

Jesus, Italy jettisoned into 2nd place

I have been following with caution but those Italy stats are truly terrifying.

We need to act now.

If you want to alert people to misinformation perhaps be clearer in your posts then. Just saying that reporting a French politician is infected is misleading when several are, as confirmed by multiple, reliable French sources, doesn’t really illustrate that does it?

I’m not basing any of my decisions on ofwarren’s posts, I live in France and I’m following our news outlets here. But ofwarren is attempting to synthesise a large amount of information to help people, and the vast majority of it is confirmed.

OfWarren, we got to pg 9 this time. Please keep updating.

I've known several teens complain of mild sore throats, cough etc.

@Bearbehind

I hadn't heard of worldometers but that looks about right.

Is this overall situation not a bit scary? We are hardwired to fear the unknown.

Sharing information and picking through to get to the truth is not really scaremongering. If I read dubious things I scroll on by or google myself.

Posters here are providing a variety of information and sources which one can verify or debunk oneself, and update accordingly.

All but 2 of the 133 were over 60. That's quite perspective putting for how vulnerable they are

The Italy situation is so worrying. The experts need to work out what went wrong there. So it doesn’t replicate elsewhere at that speed and scale. Were they not testing enough? All from this one marathon runner guy (who at 36 now has pneumonia)