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SvennoJ on 06 March 2020
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Quartz said:
SvennoJ said:

And that's the whole problem right there. This needs global coordination to slow it down and get it under control.

The WHO doesn't call upon governments to get their act together and coordinate the entire government to tackle the Flu. The long incubation period is making it more dangerous.

I understand your concern with regards to the outbreak and incubation times. However in the UK we do have a system in place as explained in the source I provided which was from the UK government.  As for a gobal movement on this problem, the best that can be done is put the situation into the public conscience. You can't exactly force people to stay at home and not operate, doing that would do even more damage to the country. 

As far as I was last aware the AUS government was working on a vaccine.

Just a quick google search https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/scott-morrison-announces-2-million-for-coronavirus-vaccine/news-story/fe947f696fb5e400b8083055cc6bead9

Testing a promising vaccine candidate will begin in April, but it will still at least be a year before any type of mass production can begin if it turns out to be successful.

This is what I am referring to



Leadership from the top: We call on country leaders to mobilize their plans, coordinating every part of government, not just the health ministry – security, diplomacy, finance, commerce, transport, trade, information and more – the whole government should be involved.

We're concerned that in some countries the level of political commitment & the actions that demonstrate that commitment don't match the level of the threat we all face. This is NOT a drill NOT the time to give up NOT a time for excuses This is a time for pulling out all the stops.

For example countries can check the temperature of every passenger at boarding and arrival. They can scan everything else... However then what... There are no further tests in place that can be performed at scale. So we'll just keep going like Lemmings over a cliff!

And yep the problem is, the mindset is still, taking big steps will do even more damage to the country.


Today's update for Canada

1 in Ontario: a person who traveled to Las Vegas for an international conference [source]
8 in British Columbia: 1 has no travel history, 2 had recently returned from Iran, 4 are linked to a previously confirmed case, 1 is connected to University Canada West where a presumptive case is being investigated [source]
1 in Alberta: a woman in her 50s from the Calgary area who had been on board of the Grand Princess cruise ship, which is currently quarantined off the coast of California awaiting tests for all passengers and crew [source]

I guess Canada will soon also change the risk from low, to low to moderate.