Some Covid-19 thoughts
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UPDATED: Monday, September 29, 2025 18:59
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In Taiwan, coronavirus pandemic is playing out very differently. What does life without a lockdown look like?
Cellphones tracked, restaurants with X's taped on every other chair, thermometers to enter a building. Taiwan shows that the post-virus normal is different.
Taiwan appears to have emerged from the crisis relatively unscathed. It managed to keep its 11 million-strong labor force working and its economy running.
It has recorded only about 400 cases of coronavirus and six deaths. But with no vaccine in sight, Taiwan is taking no chances. And if its example is any guide, the new normal — life without a lockdown — won’t look much like the old normal at all.
Here’s how Taiwan does it: www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwanese-authorities-stay-vigilant-virus-c
risis-eases-n1188781
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
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Originally posted by second:
Cellphones tracked, restaurants with X's taped on every other chair, thermometers to enter a building. Taiwan shows that the post-virus normal is different.
I don't think that would play here, not with the chick pea sized, conspiracy fueled brains of most devoted Trumpers. "There are some things that more important than life! Like Commerce... get out there and spend the money you don't have, lil' Trumpers!"
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
SIX is just pulling stuff outta his ass, again.
I think what happened is that he looked at Trump's guidelines for reopening states' economies and realized that (1) they were more restrictive than mine and (2) Big Daddy Trump didn't have his back.
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I don't pay much attention to Trump. Outside of a few tweets I might have posted here over the years for laughs have I ever posted a video of him giving a speech or even referenced one in a post?
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Originally posted by second:
In Taiwan, coronavirus pandemic is playing out very differently. What does life without a lockdown look like?
Cellphones tracked, restaurants with X's taped on every other chair, thermometers to enter a building. Taiwan shows that the post-virus normal is different.
Taiwan appears to have emerged from the crisis relatively unscathed. It managed to keep its 11 million-strong labor force working and its economy running.
It has recorded only about 400 cases of coronavirus and six deaths. But with no vaccine in sight, Taiwan is taking no chances. And if its example is any guide, the new normal — life without a lockdown — won’t look much like the old normal at all.
Here’s how Taiwan does it: www.nbcnews.com/news/world/taiwanese-authorities-stay-vigilant-virus-c
risis-eases-n1188781
The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly
Despite what Cap'n Crunch says, that should be pretty terrifying to you.
Australia (thankfully) backpeadled their decision to make a Coomph tracking app mandatory.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/piracy/coronavirus-governmen
t-considers-making-mobile-tracking-app-mandatory/news-story/f2cacdf3ef3dbc844664ae9f648620cf
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The Prime Minister has conceded the government won’t force Australians to download tracking software after it was viewed by many as a draconian measure to trace coronavirus cases in the community.
On Friday, Scott Morrison said he wanted to make the app compulsory if enough people didn’t sign up for it because at least 40 per cent of the population needs to be on board to make it effective.
But in a tweet this morning, he confirmed it “will not be mandatory”.
That doesn't mean that they won't try guilting the hell out of you to download and use it though.
Quote:
“I know this would be something they might not normally do at an ordinary time but this is not an ordinary time,” he said.
“If you download this app you’ll be helping save someone’s life.”
If I were an Australian Citizen would I be forced to have the app if the law passed as well, even though I don't have or ever intend to have a cell phone again? Would I be forced to go out and buy one and pay a monthly plan out of my own pocket to install this tracking app?
As an aside...
Has anybody else who lives in an area that never has helicopters flying by had a lot of chopper activity? At least 3 per day are flying over the vicinity of my house this week, and that's just the ones flying close enough to be audible.
I could probably count on one hand how many I've noticed in 8 years of living here.
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How many people in NYC have been infected with SARS-COV-2?
150% as some data indicates?
100% as JACK claims?
The answer so far is closer to 20%
Quote:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/nyregion/coronavirus-antibodies-tes
t-ny.html
1 in 5 New Yorkers May Have Had Covid-19, Antibody Tests Suggest
But rather than using antibodies in the decision to relax anti-SARS-COV-2 measures, Cuomo is basing his recommendation on numbers of people being hospitalized, about 1,350 patients per day. That number indicates there's still dangerous levels of infection.
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
How many people in NYC have been infected with SARS-COV-2?
150% as some data indicates?
100% as JACK claims?
The answer so far is closer to 20%Quote:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/nyregion/coronavirus-antibodies-tes
t-ny.html
1 in 5 New Yorkers May Have Had Covid-19, Antibody Tests Suggest
But rather than using antibodies in the decision to relax anti-SARS-COV-2 measures, Cuomo is basing his recommendation on numbers of people being hospitalized, about 1,350 patients per day. That number indicates there's still dangerous levels of infection.
That's not an answer, and it's certainly not a legitimate news source.
You already know that NYT is a partisan shill hack outlet these days. At least you used to know that.
Why are you citing them as a legitimate news source on this issue?
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And now for what could be worse news:
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https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/23/data-on-gileads-remdesivir-release
d-by-accident-show-no-benefit-for-coronavirus-patients/
New data on Gilead’s remdesivir, released by accident, show no benefit for coronavirus patients. Company still sees reason for hope
Quote:However, as I previously posted, that could be because the drug was given AFTER cytokine storm became the primary pathology.
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-slide-report-gilead-miracle-d
rug-remdesivir-flopped-during-first-clinical-trial
Stocks Dump, Gilead Crashes After FT Reports Gilead's Remdesivir "Flops" In First Clinical Trial
Update (1350ET): How did the FT and Statnews get their hands on the remdesivir study? They were simply perusing the WHO website at the right time and just happened to stumble upon.
Giving it earlier might still work.
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JACK:
and it's certainly not a legitimate news source.
You already know that NYT is a partisan shill hack outlet these days.
Pick whichever 'source' you would prefer, JACK. All you need to do to get your preferred 'source' is to go to google and search out the topic under 'news'.
But perhaps you need someone to do that for you, so here's a start:
https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-residents-coronavirus-antibodies-s
tudy-cuomo-2020-4
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/23/new-york-antibody-study-estimates-13po
int9percent-of-residents-have-had-the-coronavirus-cuomo-says.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-new-york-coronavirus-
antibody-survey-20200423-4mulrpltbvflrpmq6miw7yhzlq-story.html
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-antibody-study-early-results
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:Quote:
JACK:
and it's certainly not a legitimate news source.
You already know that NYT is a partisan shill hack outlet these days.
Pick whichever 'source' you would prefer, JACK. All you need to do to get your preferred 'source' is to go to google and search out the topic under 'news'.
But perhaps you need someone to do that for you, so here's a start:
New York Times: 1619 Project. Nuff Said.
https://www.businessinsider.com/nyc-residents-coronavirus-antibodies-s
tudy-cuomo-2020-4
"Cuomo says"
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/23/new-york-antibody-study-estimates-13po
int9percent-of-residents-have-had-the-coronavirus-cuomo-says.html
"Cuomo says"
https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-nw-new-york-coronavirus-
antibody-survey-20200423-4mulrpltbvflrpmq6miw7yhzlq-story.html
"Cuomo said"
https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-york-antibody-study-early-results
Fuck Fox News.
Seriously. Why are you going to believe any study that Cuomo says on the issue. The number 21% doesn't even come close to your most bleak predictions for the City.
It's bullshit.
And besides, they're all just essentially plagiarizing the New York Times article and passing it off as their own anyhow. You might as well just read it in the Times.
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