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03-16-20 20:05 #15
Posts: 1256Originally Posted by NormalAsianKid [View Original Post]
I had not read about the duck theory but from what the CDC says they wouldn't rule it out.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...s/summary.html
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03-16-20 19:17 #14
Posts: 471How long will the travel ban last
Anyone have an educated guess on how long will this travel ban last?
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03-16-20 14:28 #13
Posts: 121Lockdown
Colombia is closed.
https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/int...1580226297.htm
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03-16-20 13:18 #12
Posts: 169Jetblue
Posted in Medellin Expat group "Jet Blue just cancelled my flight to Ft Lauderdale from Medellin on Friday" Others have confirmed it is true.
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03-16-20 12:21 #11
Posts: 87Originally Posted by MojoBandit [View Original Post]
But depending on what terrorists are trying to do, it is actually much more effective to have a weaponized virus with a low death rate. The problem with a deadly virus is that it'll kill a few people and then stop spreading because deadly viruses tend to put people into their death beds and it's really hard to infect other people when you're sick laying in bed. And then when you die, that virus dies with you. On the other hand, a weaker virus like the flu or CV, where it just gives most people a common cold will spread like wildfire. Nobody is going to self quarantine themselves because they have the sniffles or in the case of CV (you're contagious for a week before you even show symptoms). Which is where our problem lies, how can you stop the spread of a virus when you don't even know you have it till you've already passed it on to other people. Now I'm not saying the CV is a weaponized virus cause that opens a whole new can of worms but if the government wanted to do some population control, this is a pretty well made virus for that. It targets the older / sickly population who contribute less to the economy while using up the majority of medical resources and it doesn't seem to have a big effect on healthy younger people and doesn't affect kids at all.
I want to make it very clear that I'm not an expert on CV and this is all just stuff I've read / listened to. I also want to make it clear that I'm not saying this is a government conspiracy and that I'm definitely anti-CV. So please don't attack me, I'm just passing along information.
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03-16-20 12:06 #10
Posts: 87From what I've read, the 3. 5% death rate is actually like 20% for the 60+ population and like <0. 1% for 20-30 age group. Now that definitely doesn't mean, oh I'm 25, I don't care about getting it cause it's just going to be a cold for me. The problem is if you get it and then pass it onto your parents. Or if you don't visit your parents much, if you pass it onto one of your friends who then goes and sees their parents. A 1/5 chance of having one of your parents die from a cold you passed to them is no joke.
I've also read that at this point, we are way past containment and if we don't find a cure, the CV will spread to about 70% of people in the US and then go away due to herd immunization. The big reason we are doing a mass shutdown is essentially to push the infection down the road. That will 1) maybe allow us to find a cure, 2) definitely be more prepared for when the masses are infected and 3) not overload our hospitals / other resources right now and instead spread out the hospital usage across many months. I've also read that the strain of the CV going around is a much weaker form than the one that was killing people in China. This could explain the insane growth in incidence rates but not a correlated growth in the death rates. But another simple explanation could just be that governments are under reporting the deaths and keeping it under wraps. If you think there is hysteria going on now, could you imagine if the general population found out the death rate was actually 10% higher? Scary stuff right here.
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03-16-20 08:59 #9
Posts: 5429Originally Posted by TyDown [View Original Post]
2. That would be a huge mind fuck. You have to coordinate a big chunk of the Chinese population, plus almost everyone in South Korea and Italy, not to mention all the other doctors, techs, patients all around the world, bring in the CDC, WHO and equivalent agencies around the world and have zero leaks.
How about a #3?
3. It's a real disease, caused by a virus which is a hybrid of SARS and COVID-2. It's new. Nobody has natural antibodies, which makes it more severe. It has a high transmission rate. It causes pneumonia. It has a high hospitalization rate. It has a relatively high mortality rate. There's no cure and no vaccine.
No need for a conspiracy theory.
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03-16-20 08:19
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03-16-20 04:47 #8
Posts: 2888Originally Posted by Knowledge [View Original Post]
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03-16-20 04:28 #7
Posts: 503This is insane.
One of two things are happening, 1) this thing is real, and a real weaponized virus has escaped the lab; or 2) this is one gigantic mind fuck to cover something else up. WTF.
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03-16-20 04:12 #6
Posts: 284I wonder if this policy will reduce the amount of Venezuelan pros in Colombia gradually.
Originally Posted by MojoBandit [View Original Post]
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03-16-20 03:48 #5
Posts: 169Originally Posted by FunLuvr [View Original Post]
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03-16-20 03:25 #4
Posts: 1256Colombia will block entry to travelers who are not residents or citizens
Colombia will block entry to travelers who are not residents or citizens and will close schools and universities from Monday in a bid to control the outbreak of coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said on Sunday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-h...-idUSKBN21211B
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03-16-20 03:24 #3
Posts: 383From the President's translation on Sunday, he announced all non citizens of Colombia are banned starting Monday. Citizens arriving will be in self quarantine for 14 days and also foreign citizens. American airlines has cancelled all flights to Colombia starting Monday.
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03-16-20 03:22 #2
Posts: 1026Originally Posted by AdventureSeekr [View Original Post]
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03-16-20 02:24 #1
Posts: 1256Colombia / Travel Coronavirus Updates
"Starting Monday, Colombia will temporarily ban the entry of foreign visitors traveling from Europe and Asia, President Ivan Duque said Friday.
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the borders with Venezuela will be closed on Saturday already, the president said.
Visitors from the Americas will still be able to enter Colombia, but be subjected to compulsory health checks and tracked. ".
https://colombiareports.com/coronavi...rope-and-asia/