Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[Nautilus]

Hiku said:

LurkerJ said:

That's really stupid to point out. There is lots of new guidance out there and takes time for these new rules to become daily habits. Even doctors would tell you they're still finding it difficult to follow all the rules all the time, that doesn't mean they're not trying or they're breaking the rules on purpose.

No, what's stupid to point out is that a specialist in infectious disease should not have been following this guideline his entire career.
Covid-19 is not the first infectious disease is it?

You should never cough into your hands. Ever. And he of all people should have been aware of this for decades better than anyone. And he knows that even the seasonal flu kills people annually. And yet he coughs into his hands during a press conference where he's advising us on how to not spread the disease. And contributes to viruses killing people.

This shows he doesn't give two fucks about other people's well being.
I've never done it in my entire life to my recollection, because I learned not to in kindergarden.

Nautilus said:

The lockdown is stupid for *most* places(This obviously implies exceptions), so yeah, he is not fucking anything.

Plus, he is not influencing people much, this is comming from them.Do you expect epople are happy about being unemployed, or are more afraid of this *weak* virus than starving or being homeless?

*Most* other countries are not blocking ambulances.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/operation-gridlock-lansing-michigan-protest-ambulance-gretchen-whitmer-social-distancing-coronavirus-a9468756.html

And yeah he is, in a very insidious way.

Yeah sure, there are stupid shit being done by one side, but there are alot of stupid shit being done by the other side, like states aresting people just because they are walking in the street.Which if I need to remind you, is a constitucional right in most countries.Examples are plenty along the thread.

And yeah, Trump has said nothing wrong.I agree with him.In most cases this lockdown is simply stupid.And that's not exclusive to the US.If I was in his position, I would have said the same thing.People who defend this extremist kind of lockdown usually can't see the gigantic damages to the economy that has already been done and will be done, because they usually think that if people don't stay home, this will be the apocalipse where billions will die.That's why having good leaders is hard, because every leader needs to make hard decisions, where nothing is black and white.That's directed to the world, not just Trump so you know, because there are more countries in the world than just the US.

And I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this, far from it actually.The protest are just the tip of the iceberg in my opinion.