Starkist tuna individual packs were on sale today at my local grocery store $1.69 marked down to $0.88.. great variety of flavors..they keep for 2 1/2 years..and I love tuna.. I may or may not have bought 35 ??
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Yellow Snow
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Starkist tuna individual packs were on sale today at my local grocery store $1.69 marked down to $0.88.. great variety of flavors..they keep for 2 1/2 years..and I love tuna.. I may or may not have bought 35
Alright... who smells like a cat?
Yellow Snow
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Prime Minister Johnson holding an emergency meeting today:
Coronavirus: UK to remain in 'containment' phase of response
Measures such as school closures will not yet be introduced, as the UK's fourth virus death is confirmed.
www.bbc.com
smast16
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If the panic continues there's no telling what might happen economically. I get that this is a new unknown virus, but the global panic is ridiculous. This is not an end of the world, killing everybody it touches, "I Am Legend" type of virus. If people would use common sense, wash hands, stop going places if sick, leave their stocks alone, live life, etc, we will get through this like we do the flu every year. I'm not being insensitive here, I really do feel for the people who are dying and losing loved ones and it is truly tragic for them. But the whole world panicking and forcing global economic collapses, etc will accomplish nothing. The flu averages a half million deaths worldwide every year, where is the global panic for that?
See the problem here is you're taking a deep breath, slowing your decision process, and using common sense to come up with that. We know the world lost its common sense years ago.
But on a serious note, I do agree. People are reacting emotionally. Panic Selling on the stocks, Panic buying of supplies, and spitting out doomsday prophecies about global economic collapses. China is getting back to work. They are recovering and moving on, and we will too...
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Heelyes
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The bubble had to pop someday and the coronavirus is the needle. We had a trillion dollar deficit last year with a booming economy, this year could dwarf that.
Yellow Snow
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A reminder - we have a new stock market thread now:
Stock Market
Since the Coronavirus thread has a lot of stock market discussion, here's a thread dedicated to discussing it!
southernwx.com
Heelyes
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If I post about the coronavirus effect on the economy in the stock market thread I would probably be told to keep it here. They are connected
Shaggy
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Reading some on the oil manipulation by SA. They are trying to crash the OPEC and Russia share of the market. The geopolitical pressures could mount and armed conflicts have started this way.
Quite frankly IMO societies are fragile to begin with because man walks a fine line between keeping order or descending into chaos. As long as the everything stays undisturbed then we walk the line. Throw in some kind of major societal disturbance like a natural disaster or pandemic and then geopolitical imbalances then anything is possible.
Nerman
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Some good myth debunking here... for example, it's not like the flu
www.livescience.com
www.livescience.com
Recap of the studies so far:
It's more contagious than the flu.
It has a higher percentage of hospitalizations than the flu.
There is a higher percentage of deaths than the flu.
14 coronavirus myths busted by science
There's plenty of nonsense about the coronavirus online. Here are some of the biggest COVID-19 myths out there and the science to explain why they aren't true.
www.livescience.com
How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu?
Research so far indicates that COVID-19 spreads more easily and has a higher death rate than the flu.
www.livescience.com
Recap of the studies so far:
It's more contagious than the flu.
It has a higher percentage of hospitalizations than the flu.
There is a higher percentage of deaths than the flu.
Yellow Snow
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There hasn't been much focus on South America, but that continent could become a hotbed of infection - limited healthcare facilities & personnel combined with terrible living conditions for millions of poverty stricken people (on a trip to Recife, Brazil I saw a favela where people were living directly adjacent to raw sewage runoff) could mean that there are many, many cases going undiagnosed.
Nerman
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I have in-laws in Brazil. The seasonal weather change is just beginning. It is very worrying.
Yellow Snow
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Don't know if this has already been posted, but the CDC has an interactive risk assessment map for international travel.
www.cdc.gov
COVID-19 and Your Health
Symptoms, testing, what to do if sick, daily activities, and more.
Some good myth debunking here... for example, it's not like the flu
14 coronavirus myths busted by science
There's plenty of nonsense about the coronavirus online. Here are some of the biggest COVID-19 myths out there and the science to explain why they aren't true.
How does the new coronavirus compare with the flu?
Research so far indicates that COVID-19 spreads more easily and has a higher death rate than the flu.
Recap of the studies so far:
It's more contagious than the flu.
It has a higher percentage of hospitalizations than the flu.
There is a higher percentage of deaths than the flu.
Actually the only one of those three are semi true at this point is death rate being higher than the flu. The reason it’s semi true is because it is definitely more dangerous for older people than the flu. For healthy people under 50 I’m not sure it is as deadly as the flu or at least provable at this point.
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Wilkes County health department showed me this. 
I always do the 4 can pack great value brand. It’s like 55 cent/can. Then can add bold Texas Pete.Starkist tuna individual packs were on sale today at my local grocery store $1.69 marked down to $0.88.. great variety of flavors..they keep for 2 1/2 years..and I love tuna.. I may or may not have bought 35 ??
Shaggy
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So why is Italy and SK, Japan, China and SA closing cities and provinces if this is a just a hyped illness to effect an election?
Shaggy
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Good level headed article.
www.marketwatch.com
Opinion: Why this epidemiologist is more worried about coronavirus than he was a month ago
Americans need to prepare themselves that the next 12 months are going to look very different.
www.marketwatch.com
Nerman
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Did you not read it?
The measure scientists use to determine how easily a virus spreads is known as the "basic reproduction number," or R0 (pronounced R-nought). This is an estimate of the average number of people who catch the virus from a single infected person, Live science previously reported. The flu has an R0 value of about 1.3, according to The New York Times.
Researchers are still working to determine the R0 for COVID-19. Preliminary studies have estimated an R0 value for the new coronavirus to be between 2 and 3, according to the JAMA review study published Feb. 28. This means each infected person has spread the virus to an average of 2 to 3 people.
Nerman
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POTUS must be reading SouthernWX ☠
Donald J. Trump
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So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!
Donald J. Trump
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So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!
GeorgiaGirl
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If it can ever come up, Fulton County schools had an employee diagnosed with coronavirus. They dismissed the school in question immediately and are shutting down for tomorrow. Tweets:
The ember spat out of your fireplace burning underneath the gasoline-soaked dried out Christmas tree in your living room is infinitesimal compared to the fire that destroyed your neighbor's house last year. Think about that!
-- @realcoldrain
Just now
Steven_1974
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This has been making the rounds on the internet and I doubt Wilkes County is where this originated from. Clearly this isn't some election year hype. Really wish people would stop spreading things like this.
Steven_1974
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We have a vaccine for the flu. There isn't one for this yet. People have been getting incredibly sick with this virus over a very small amount of time. That's the big difference. A lot of those deaths for the flu would be preventable if people would get the shot.
snowlover91
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Supposedly there is a vaccine in phase one of testing but it will take a good deal of time before it's readily available, probably 12-18 months assuming everything moves along quickly.
CEO of company claiming to have coronavirus vaccine says they are moving on to phase one of testing
A group of Texas scientists claims to have created a vaccine to prevent the coronavirus, and according to the CEO of the Houston based engineering company, it could be approved and available to the public by the end of the year.
www.foxnews.com
Coronavirus Can Stay In Air For 30 Minutes, Travel Twice 'Safe Distance' According To Study
www.zerohedge.com
Coronavirus Can Stay In Air For 30 Minutes, Travel Twice 'Safe Distance' According To Study | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
www.zerohedge.com
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The owner of the company work for just left a vm saying our banquet is still on in Austin. That the flu is worse. Is not the cases in China and SK decreasing?Coronavirus Can Stay In Air For 30 Minutes, Travel Twice 'Safe Distance' According To Study
Coronavirus Can Stay In Air For 30 Minutes, Travel Twice 'Safe Distance' According To Study | ZeroHedge
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero
They are, allegedly. They have also taken extreme measures to lock down and quarantine vast areas.
I did read it and read it when it was first published a week and a half ago. When things are regarded as preliminary or estimated it isn’t fact at least not yet.
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I chose to skip the banquet. Thing that bothered me about his vm is he seemed so it’s nothing but a flu. Even though a lot of our sales force is 60 and up. We have several near 70. Oh he also referred to the warmer temps will kill it. ??
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Coronavirus Update: Number Of Cases Continues To Climb Across Tri-State; New Jersey's 1st Patient Speaks Out
New York now has the largest number of confirmed cases in the country.
newyork.cbslocal.com
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Downeastnc
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yeah lol people keep citing China's cases decreasing, they literally locked down what would be equal to HALF of the US population totally....they actually dumped dump trucks worth of dirt on major roads to prevent people from leaving etc....real end of the world stuff, that is what they had to do to slow it down and stop it.
Nerman
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‘Get ready’: Italian doctors warn Europe of coronavirus impact on hospitals
‘It will be tough’, British doctor admits after Italian experts warn one in 10 of those infected need intensive care
www.independent.co.uk
Italian doctors have warned medics across Europe to “get ready” for coronavirus in a letter revealing up to 10 per cent of all those infected with coronavirus need intensive care, with hospitals becoming overwhelmed.
It's interesting Italy's hospitals didn't get overwhelmed with the flu? But this is POTUS last tweet:
"So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that! "
Webberweather53
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Yep and many in the US still don’t think it’s a big deal and is just like the flu... Ugh
Nerman
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Thread by @silviast9: 1/ I may be repeating myself, but I want to fight this sense of security that I see outside of the epicenters, as if nothing was going to ha…
Thread by @silviast9: 1/ I may be repeating myself, but I want to fight this sense of security that I see outside of the epicenters, as if nos going to happen "here". The media in Europe are reassuring, politicians are reassuring, while there's little to…
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That is a crazy read if you want to hear what it's like inside an Italian hospital. Not for the faint of heart. But it's why this needs to be taken so serious.
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