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Well a tad hard to do face-to-face Spoken over phone with a front line nurse friend and my local hospital where I use to work has got 2 full C19 (respiratory wards) with coronavirus patients... and using Day theatre space for ventilated patients - last I heard 3 dead. In Essex total 14 dead, with 1851 nationally. An no haven't seen them personally as I don't work there anymore. Do you think my friend is tellling me fibs? Was 'WW1' also faked? all seems a bit computer generated and unreal don't you think. I've never spoken to anyone who was there.

Public health interventions and epidemic intensity during the 1918 influenza pandemic - Richard J. Hatchett, Carter E. Mecher, and Marc Lipsitch "Early implementation of certain interventions, including closure of schools, churches, and theaters, was associated with lower peak death rates, but no single intervention showed an association with improved aggregate outcomes for the 1918 phase of the pandemic. These findings support the hypothesis that rapid implementation of multiple NPIs can significantly reduce influenza transmission, but that viral spread will be renewed upon relaxation of such measures." Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town, Coronavirus ‘Hit Like a Bomb’ A mourner came to Albany, Ga., to attend the funeral of a retired janitor. After a pause while the infections incubated, the virus swept through the community. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-italy-update-young-people-hospital-luca-lorini-bergamo-a9402531.html In Italy, 61 doctors who caught the coronavirus have died, the Italian Association of Doctors said Monday. In all, 8,358 health workers have tested positive for coronavirus, according to the Italian National Institute of Health. Out of the 61 deceased doctors, 40 were working in Lombardy, the Italian region worst-hit by coronavirus. On the verge of 100,000 cases: With more than 97,000 cases of the virus, Italy is likely to soon become the second country in the world to break the 100,000 mark after the United States. Recently, hospitals in Lombardy have seen people aged between 25 and 50 diagnosed with Covid-19 and subsequently hospitalised for treatment, according to local media reports. “Even if the data is only preliminary, the fact there are more young people hospitalised and in intensive care compared to the first wave can be interpreted as a natural phenomenon,” Pierluigi Lopalco, a professor from Pisa University, told Italian newspaper “In Italy, the first clusters of the infection started around hospitals, more commonly frequented by older people, and in small towns,” he said. "My colleages are still travelling internationally op to this very moment" Where are they travelling? hopefully y they can get reparatriated home or have the emeans to hunker down for a month or three.

The UK government said it skipped the EU procurement scheme for ventilators because it missed an email. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/30/uk-discussed-joint-eu-plan-to-buy-covid-19-medical-supplies-say-officials EU minutes seen by the Guardian reveal British official took part in eight EU health security meetings on coronavirus crisis At least four of those meetings discussed EU procurement schemes on: 31 January, 4 February, 2 March and 13 March. While the government marked Brexit day on 31 January, a British representative joined EU member states and commission officials to discuss what was then called “the cluster of pneumonia cases associated with novel coronavirus in Wuhan, China”. At this meeting, four EU member states said the virus could require increased stocks in Europe of personal protective equipment (PPE) such as gloves, masks and goggles, and the commission said it was ready to help if asked.

Here in UK vulnerable & elderly told to hunker down initially for 3 months while virus is rampant - so looking at 3–6+ months of various forms of social distancing / distruption continuing. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/03/how-cities-flattened-curve-1918-spanish-flu-pandemic-coronavirus/ If history is an indicator, we are in this for the long haul. In spite of our most fervent wishes to get outside and enjoy the rites of spring—college graduations, Mother’s Day, youth sports—life is unlikely to return to normal anytime soon. The great influenza of 1918, considered the deadliest pandemic in modern history, offers a social distancing roadmap for tackling today’s COVID-19. After Philadelphia detected its first case of flu in September 1918, leaders warned people about openly coughing and sneezing, but ten days later the city hosted a parade attended by 200,000 people. The number of influenza cases continued to mount, and two weeks after the first case there were 20,000 more. Several cities (St. Louis's Red Cross motor poll is shown above) responded quickly and decisively—and had a strikingly lower initial death rate. As the world grinds to a halt in response to the coronavirus, scientists and historians are studying the 1918 outbreak, which killed 675,000 Americans and from 50 million to 100 million people worldwide, for clues to the most effective way to stop the pandemic. St. Louis strictly communicated and enforced social distancing, giving it one of America’s lowest urban death rates when the outbreak, known as the great influenza, swept the nation (and the world). Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, and Columbus, Ohio, did the same thing—and had lower death rates the first few months. But that’s not the takeaway—because St. Louis relaxed. It declared victory too soon. That second bump in this graphic above shows the influenza's tragic reoccurrence in St. Louis, writes Nat Geo’s Nina Strochlic. Death rates shot up, higher than before. The lesson from history–don’t cave to a restless, pent-up, impatient populace; it could be fatal. Even as the beauty of spring comes into bloom, keep your distance!

The UK has been rated as one of the most prepared nations in the world, and some experts have said the coronavirus outbreak would have overwhelmed any government. However, a 2019 parliamentary inquiry into biological security was postponed and then cancelled because MPs were focused on Brexit and then the December general election. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/mar/29/uk-strategy-to-address-pandemic-threat-not-properly-implemented

Annual report on global preparedness for health emergencies Global Preparedness Monitoring Board - September 2019 In this first annual report, the Board explores and identifies the most urgent needs and actions required to accelerate preparedness for health emergencies, focusing in particular on biological risks manifesting as epidemics and pandemics. https://apps.who.int/gpmb/assets/annual_report/GPMB_Annual_Report_English.pdf

Holien “Most experts believe that it is not a question of whether there will be another severe influenza pandemic, but when.” (The Government’s Chief Medical Officer, 2002) “Wherever in the world a flu pandemic starts, perhaps with its epicentre in the Far East, we must assume we will be unable to prevent it reaching the UK. When it does, its impact will be severe in the number of illnesses and the disruption to everyday life. The steps we are setting out today will help us to reduce the disease's impact on our population.” (Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, 1 March 2005) https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/framework-pandemic-flu.pdf I studied the Effects of Global Pandemic for a project and presentation when I worked within the NHS in 2006 and realised we were woefully underprepared, and every year since it hasn't got much better. Brexit it bad enough, but this disaster, even when we're past it will be .. er interesting on so many levels. Like who's gonna pick the crops in the fields if we're all in lockdown... Govt prior to all this was planning on getting pensioners to replace foreign workers who'll be sorely lacking.

King Tiger tanks of schwere Panzer-Abteilung 503 having just been transported by rail from Mailly-le-Camp and de-trained at Gare de l'Est, Paris can be are seen turning from Rue d'Aubervilliers into Boulevard de la Villette on their way to Mantes-la-Jolie * https://www.pinterest.com.mx/pin/431078995567859884/ maybe a connection here http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/king-tiger-tank-fontenay-saint-pere.html * This is a photo of a King Tiger Tank turret in France. He said that this and other King Tiger Tank parts were found in 2001 near Mantes-la-Jolie, France, This Tiger 2 tank, from the 101 SS.s.Abteilung, was lost in a crater near Fontenay-Saint-Père on 26 August 1944. And restored 'According to an article from the Musée des Blindés French Tank museum's magazine n° 54, this King Tiger tank, which now carries the turret number 233, is believed to be tank number 123, which belonged to the 1st Company, 101 SS Panzer Abt in August 1944. It is believed to have been abandoned by its crew on 23 August 1944, due to engine problems, at Brueil-en-Vexin, near Mantes-la-Jolie. It was salvaged by the French Army in September 1944, and then stored at the AMX Tank factory at Satory before being transferred to the museum in 1975.' http://tank-photographs.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/tiger-II-heavy-tank-Konigstiger.html 'In August 1944, German Tiger II tanks of 503rd Panzer leaving Paris for the Normandy front.' Colourised version

Did you miss that TheWash doesn't even exist! and now you fall back to the opion piece of a right wing blogger in a right wing's 'think tank' website. How do you explain why a certain President is more than happy to use Factscheck, Snopes. politifact when it suits him - Ironic huh! Does that make your brain short circuit... https://assets.donaldjtrump.com/2017/web/hero_images/Redacted_PUSA_Letter.pdf //and shall pass them on. No look at it yourself, let it sink in and take responsibility for the woo nonsense you keep posting.

https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/13/debunked-this-images-doesn-t-show-extent-of-corpse-burning-in-wuhan In short, this looks like just another more example of the difficulty of separating rumours and misinformation in a subject as sensitive as the coronavirus. Many take advantage of the traditional opacity of the Chinese authorities to multiply the most gruesome speculations. The World Health Organization itself or the major social networks and Internet platforms have created special pages to try to stop false rumours about COVID-19.

https://fullfact.org/health/satellites-wuhan-sulphur-dioxide-coronavirus/ These aren’t satellite images and they don’t show evidence of mass cremations in Wuhan

JK - please tell us about the valididity of the website you sourced - why does it have more credibility than factcheck.org http://theswash.com/

Little point in having mobile subscription when stuck at home in stringent lockdown for 3 months. Did you miss that the fixed line subcribers to home broadband remains steady. https://www.businessinsider.com/wuhan-residents-coronavirus-lockdown-forced-order-food-apps-delivered-home-2020-3?r=US&IR=T

UK Govt advisor Cummings is recruiting just as Boris announces a hardening of stay at home measures

International Space Station or Antartica...

WW2 games you can buy specialist sniper teams - IIRC within existing squads they are more regarded as sharpshooters (just use the spilt squad function if allowed) and use the resulting team with the better than average shooter as required.

Again umlaut can you tell us how did the subsequent turn transpire and play out?

“Most experts believe that it is not a question of whether there will be another severe influenza pandemic, but when.” (The UK Government’s Chief Medical Officer, 2002) “Wherever in the world a flu pandemic starts, perhaps with its epicentre in the Far East, we must assume we will be unable to prevent it reaching the UK. When it does, its impact will be severe in the number of illnesses and the disruption to everyday life. The steps we are setting out today will help us to reduce the disease's impact on our population.” (Sir Liam Donaldson, UK Chief Medical Officer, 1 March 2005) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p059y0p1/contagion-the-bbc-four-pandemic > 2018 https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/crimson-contagion-exercise-trump-administration-failures_n_5e744105c5b6eab7794560e6 > 2019 https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/488069-obama-officials-walked-trump-aides-through-global-pandemic-exercise-in-2017 > 2017

Another factor apparent in the first couple seconds that would add to the tanks invisibility cloak would be the dust kicked up when it was hit acting as a visual screen. This dust and smoke would occur again when it fired off a round and again was struck. What happened in the next turn? Was the tank eventually spotted and how long did it take?

And the same poster PokeTheTruth also comes up with such nuggets > 'perhaps you will understand the epidemic in the United States is influenza, not coronavirus." That's after his Mar 15 2020 post > "coronavirus has killed about 50 people in the U.S" Times moves quickly and I see this morning Sat 21st March US coronavirus fatalities 276

Some interesting tales & toilet humour along with wacky woo coronavirus deniers...

I wonder, if the bog roll stockpiling is related to folk who are either OCD or borderline and the manifestation into reality of one the obsessive aspects and word nightmares, namely fear / anxiety of contamination by disease, infection or an unpleasant substance, and in UK esp we were encouraged into cleaning and hand washing, which pushes OCD leaning folk into other associated extremes of stockpiling & hoarding. It could be a small amount of OCD folk that start it, it attracts attention in the news & social media and then goes viral amongst even among relatively normal folk who then impulsively pick up an extra packet (just in case) when out shopping up as we are dirty bottomed apes by nature.