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« Reply #270 on: March 14, 2020, 02:30:42 PM »

Read an interesting piece earlier alluding to the fact that if this had happened pre the digital age.

Some people would have coughs and colds, some old people would have died of respiratory or other illnesses. No-one would know it was happening, life would go on, economies wouldn't be trashed.



1918-1920 Spanish flu case in point
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« Reply #271 on: March 14, 2020, 03:04:23 PM »

Read an interesting piece earlier alluding to the fact that if this had happened pre the digital age.

Some people would have coughs and colds, some old people would have died of respiratory or other illnesses. No-one would know it was happening, life would go on, economies wouldn't be trashed.



The press would still be reporting on it.  For instance AIDS was all over the TV and newspapers in the 80s and only a few hundred people a year were dying of it.  I don't think The Sun of the 80s would have missed the chance to produce lots of scare stories about some new illness that could kill 5% of people who got it.   

Maybe we would all have been too busy playing cricket on village greens and eating cream teas to notice?


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« Reply #272 on: March 14, 2020, 04:17:15 PM »

Read an interesting piece earlier alluding to the fact that if this had happened pre the digital age.

Some people would have coughs and colds, some old people would have died of respiratory or other illnesses. No-one would know it was happening, life would go on, economies wouldn't be trashed.



The press would still be reporting on it.  For instance AIDS was all over the TV and newspapers in the 80s and only a few hundred people a year were dying of it.  I don't think The Sun of the 80s would have missed the chance to produce lots of scare stories about some new illness that could kill 5% of people who got it.   

Maybe we would all have been too busy playing cricket on village greens and eating cream teas to notice?




Haha, I know I would have been. Hal-e-con days as one of my friends says
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« Reply #273 on: March 14, 2020, 04:20:07 PM »

Read an interesting piece earlier alluding to the fact that if this had happened pre the digital age.

Some people would have coughs and colds, some old people would have died of respiratory or other illnesses. No-one would know it was happening, life would go on, economies wouldn't be trashed.



The press would still be reporting on it.  For instance AIDS was all over the TV and newspapers in the 80s and only a few hundred people a year were dying of it.  I don't think The Sun of the 80s would have missed the chance to produce lots of scare stories about some new illness that could kill 5% of people who got it.   

Maybe we would all have been too busy playing cricket on village greens and eating cream teas to notice?


AIDS has killed 32 million people so far.
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« Reply #274 on: March 14, 2020, 04:36:44 PM »

No-one getting into the States from Monday. At least from Europe anyway, including us.
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« Reply #275 on: March 14, 2020, 04:58:15 PM »

Suprised we weren't on the list at the start, anyway.

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« Reply #276 on: March 14, 2020, 05:05:25 PM »

No-one getting into the States from Monday. At least from Europe anyway, including us.

Good to see Donald got himself tested, hence proving that tests are available for multimillionaires throught the States.

Those laying WSOP cancellation at 20/1 are having a shocker, though it could follow in the footsteps of other World Series and limit itself to locals only?
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« Reply #277 on: March 14, 2020, 06:24:43 PM »

That Amash Adalja interview is quite interesting.

Now going to finish the Rogan one.

Gives me an excuse to not go back to the gym for a few more weeks Grin

Guess I'll have to throw my dumbbells around at home for the timebeing.
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« Reply #278 on: March 15, 2020, 12:30:56 AM »

http://nautil.us/issue/83/intelligence/the-man-who-saw-the-pandemic-coming

Interesting read.
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« Reply #279 on: March 15, 2020, 12:55:22 AM »

The US government has really changed its position.

President Trump committed $2Bn for the fight against coronavirus just over a week ago and the Democrats castigated him, saying $8Bn was needed. He relented and Congress approved the $8Bn.

Now he has declared a National Emergency and is making $50Bn available. That's a lot of dosh.
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« Reply #280 on: March 15, 2020, 02:27:22 AM »

Looks like most of Vegas is shutting down as we speak.

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« Reply #281 on: March 15, 2020, 06:33:20 AM »

Oops posted this on the wrong thread

Looks like I could be getting locked up for 4 months

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-14/elderly-to-be-quarantined-for-four-months-in-wartime-style-mobilisation-to-combat-coronavirus/?fbclid=IwAR3Ab4M2wmPnWheobBPyRFdzuhj_NzG1QAQU8fXixiUabd6KLmexadbtB-g
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« Reply #282 on: March 15, 2020, 12:04:21 PM »

I know how to avoid Corona virus. Move to Albert Square.
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« Reply #283 on: March 15, 2020, 12:29:55 PM »

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« Reply #284 on: March 15, 2020, 01:55:22 PM »

https://twitter.com/i/status/1239102590719332354
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