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John2290 said:

Indeed. We'll make it work, we always do. Never thought of how it will effect technology, it may well usher in AR for meetings or at least adopt FaceTime more broadly which will be more efficient and convenient, that's a cool thought and yeah, maybe it'll end all that decisive political BS of the last few years. Right now though, gotta get those assholes who keep repeating "It's only the flu, bro" or "It's old old people, yo" to realise the depth of the situation, get them to cop the fuck on and meet the situation with the respect it demands cause they might as well be putting people in coffins with their physical hands for allnthe difference it makes. 

Indeed to those "It's only the flu":

252 new cases in Denmark:
Government closes all schools and universities
All public employees will be sent home beginning on March 13 [source]

Merkel warns that up to 70% of Germany's population could contract the coronavirus, which would amount to 58 million people (population of 83.7 million people) [source] [Germany Population]

  • Hungary declares State of Emergency: [source]
    - closes all Universities
    - bans indoor events for more than 100 people
    - bans outdoor events for more than 500 people
    - stops flights, trains and buses from Slovenia and Austria
    - tightens control of the border with Croatia
    - requires quarantine for Hungarian citizens returning from Italy, China, South Korea and Iran

ITALY SHUTS DOWN

Italy closes all commercial activities, offices, cafes, shops

Only transportation, pharmacies, groceries will remain open

[source]