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Jumpin said:
So, we're getting some weird messaging from the US. Apparently Trump has called the virus a hoax, that he has a health defense shield that has done a great job in defending against the Virus, that they have done better than anyone else. Has put Mike Pence in control, a guy known to pray the AIDS away as the solution. Has said the virus will miraculously disappear in April.

Also, we're hearing that testing is not being done in the US until severe symptoms occur. Also that the government has ordered the CDC to stop publishing numbers.

Speculation is that there will be a massive outbreak in the US if this is true.

Why do up keep embarrassing yourself by posting this fake stuff. Are you so gullible?



There are people buying up toilet rolls and masks to sell online at a huge profit to cash in on the Corona Virus hype train.



numberwang said:
Jumpin said:
So, we're getting some weird messaging from the US. Apparently Trump has called the virus a hoax, that he has a health defense shield that has done a great job in defending against the Virus, that they have done better than anyone else. Has put Mike Pence in control, a guy known to pray the AIDS away as the solution. Has said the virus will miraculously disappear in April.

Also, we're hearing that testing is not being done in the US until severe symptoms occur. Also that the government has ordered the CDC to stop publishing numbers.

Speculation is that there will be a massive outbreak in the US if this is true.

Why do up keep embarrassing yourself by posting this fake stuff. Are you so gullible?

Talking about that, this is reminding me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQfaSJ3cSIs

I really wonder how Trump is still the president of US, don't know if i should laugh or cry anymore...



numberwang said:
Jumpin said:
So, we're getting some weird messaging from the US. Apparently Trump has called the virus a hoax, that he has a health defense shield that has done a great job in defending against the Virus, that they have done better than anyone else. Has put Mike Pence in control, a guy known to pray the AIDS away as the solution. Has said the virus will miraculously disappear in April.

Also, we're hearing that testing is not being done in the US until severe symptoms occur. Also that the government has ordered the CDC to stop publishing numbers.

Speculation is that there will be a massive outbreak in the US if this is true.

Why do up keep embarrassing yourself by posting this fake stuff. Are you so gullible?

Why post such a useless response?

Most of this messaging comes directly from the US President with video clips like the one below.



I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.

It's starting to gain ground in India as well now :/ The USA is still doing better than a lot of countries in Europe, simply by not testing.... However more people died in the USA already than in Japan. Trump is a danger to his own country as well as others. Still more people returning from Egypt with the virus which only has one active case....

Going on holiday is more important than your health or that of your family members! (for example today 21 new cases in India, including a group of 15 Italian tourists)



John2290 said:
Well, I've enough food for 4 weeks, a month worth of fry food in storage and only need to go to the local shops for perishables. I may be overreacting but I feel much more at ease now and reduced my chances of getting sick.

I'm a department head of a wholesale company and we work 2 hours extra a day +Saturday and Sunday now. 

Thx a lot...

Btw there are other people who don't get anything because of some people wo buy everything away from them (even food for their toddlers). This egoistic behaviour is pretty ugly. 

Edit: was going to reply to your other post but clicked this accidentally



John2290 said:
crissindahouse said:

I'm a department head of a wholesale company and we work 2 hours extra a day +Saturday and Sunday now. 

Thx a lot...

Btw there are other people who don't get anything because of some people wo buy everything away from them (even food for their toddlers). This egoistic behaviour is pretty ugly. 

Edit: was going to reply to your other post but clicked this accidentally

I didn't buy whole sale. I added a bit extra to my shopping for the last four weeks. I took nothig away from other people however if I did it isn't my fault that they weren't paying attention. In fact, buying foos now is helping society by not being another statistic in the health services that are about to be overrun. 

I didn't say you bought wholesale but we send our stuff to those who sell it to customers.

When I see 20, 30 years old people who buy shopping carts full of stuff and then I see older people who don't get anything anymore, I could punch  them for it. 

My parents coouldn't even get toilet paper anymore because others thought they need enough for the next years at once.

They couldn't get Rice or noodles anymore because others believe they help everyone with buying enough for themselves to survive two nuclear wars 



crissindahouse said:
John2290 said:

I didn't buy whole sale. I added a bit extra to my shopping for the last four weeks. I took nothig away from other people however if I did it isn't my fault that they weren't paying attention. In fact, buying foos now is helping society by not being another statistic in the health services that are about to be overrun. 

I didn't say you bought wholesale but we send our stuff to those who sell it to customers.

When I see 20, 30 years old people who buy shopping carts full of stuff and then I see older people who don't get anything anymore, I could punch  them for it. 

My parents coouldn't even get toilet paper anymore because others thought they need enough for the next years at once.

They couldn't get Rice or noodles anymore because others believe they help everyone with buying enough for themselves to survive two nuclear wars 

Can't get rice or noodles anymore!  Oh no!   Send them to Chinese restaurants for that.  I heard no one is going to them anymore and are desperate for business.



crissindahouse said:
John2290 said:
Well, I've enough food for 4 weeks, a month worth of fry food in storage and only need to go to the local shops for perishables. I may be overreacting but I feel much more at ease now and reduced my chances of getting sick.

I'm a department head of a wholesale company and we work 2 hours extra a day +Saturday and Sunday now. 

Thx a lot...

Btw there are other people who don't get anything because of some people wo buy everything away from them (even food for their toddlers). This egoistic behaviour is pretty ugly. 

Edit: was going to reply to your other post but clicked this accidentally

It's kind of your job to anticipate trends and stock up before shelves have a chance to run empty. This has been developing since Januari, and you or your boss should have hired extra help to mitigate the pretty much guaranteed run on stores. So far here it's just sanitizer and stuff like that that's all sold out, although I'll find out tomorrow what else is gone when I go shopping. I already got some extra food a week ago, just in case the stores run empty when panic sets in.

Anyway, thanks for putting the extra time in trying to keep up with demand.

I'm less worried about the virus after reading about the results in Wuhan. Children are seemingly not very susceptible, thus the threat of it spreading through schools is a lot lower than for the flu. It's mostly people that keep traveling and then infecting family members who are spreading the virus. Suspend all air traffic until proper tests are in place at boarding would slow this down immediately. But business and tourist sector is more important...

"2 in Orange County in Southern California: a man in his 60s and a woman in her 30s who had recently traveled to countries that have widespread reports of COVID-19"
"10 new cases in Belgium, 9 of which returned from a trip to northern Italy and are now isolated at home after developing an upper respiratory infection with a relatively mild flu-like condition."
"22 new cases in Sweden: in Stockholm, Värmland, Västra Götaland, Örebro county and in Skåne.
he risk of an outbreak in Sweden is judged as "moderate." All cases in Sweden as of earlier today were linked to recent travel abroad ('import case') or contact with a confirmed import case."

Just ugh.

2,237 new cases today (So far), 88 new deaths.



Starting to see 70% alcohol hand sanitiser selling for upwards of £15 for 50ml (£300+/litre) while 96% bioethanol can still be bought for £3/litre and food grade is £7-£15.



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