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- api1
Confirmed Cases 27.03.2020 - North America. Sowing the impact on New York
- grafician4
When even celebrities speak out on twitter...the shit hits the fan?
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our president is purposely killing americans who live in states that have governors that weren’t nice to him. safe to say we’ve turned a corner and the theoretical “is he a fascist” convo is over.- lol when the celebrities get involved is when the dialog becomes *really* smart.MondoMorphic
- el p is awesomemonospaced
- El p is entertaining. More so with killer Mike than solo. But that's about the end of his worth.********
- its not entertaining its the horrible truts, the
prez is guy with anti moral it´s clear that we will perish in untruth.neverscared - truthneverscared
- grafician3
https://www.economist.com/scienc…
Entire article here, as it's behind a paywall:
"Airborne particles may be assisting the spread of SARS-CoV-2
Reducing pollution seems to reduce the rate of infectionScience and technology
Mar 26th 2020Pollution and disease have long been associated in people’s minds. The very word “malaria”, for example, means “bad air” in Italian. But the germ theory of infection, developed in the 19th century, knocked on the head the idea that it is the air itself which causes illness. Rather, bad smells indicate sources of pathogens, such as sewage, which are best avoided. A paper just published by a group of Italian researchers does, however, posit the idea that sars-cov-2, the virus behind the covid-19 pandemic, might be getting a helping hand from atmospheric pollution.
The paper in question, by Leonardo Setti of the University of Bologna and his colleagues, has not yet been through any process of peer review. Such early releases are, though, becoming commonplace for covid-19-related work, on the assumption that holding ideas back for bureaucratic approval might cost lives. Dr Setti and his associates found themselves wondering why (even allowing for time lags caused by its arrival in different places on different dates) sars-cov-2 seemed to spread much faster in Italy’s north—specifically in the wide plain that forms the valley of the Po—than in other parts of the country.
Their hypothesis is that the catalyst was pollution—specifically, small airborne particles that might carry the virus on their surfaces. These are usually far more abundant in the Po valley than elsewhere. In the paper, the researchers cite previous work from other places which suggests that influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial viruses and measles viruses can all spread by hitching lifts on such particles. And they make a good case that, allowing for a 14-day delay caused by sars-cov-2’s incubation period, the daily rates of new infections in the Po valley correlate closely with the level of particulate pollution.
An alternative explanation for this correlation might be that, rather than carrying the virus themselves, airborne particles increase susceptibility to infection in those who encounter the pathogen by some other means. Either way, though, a reduction in airborne-particle levels may be a second way, independent of reduced human contact, that lockdowns will help stop the virus spreading around."
- and yet when robo suggested it over 2 weeks ago... :D https://www.qbn.com/…kingsteven
- grafician1
The UK is not far out...
"The government regrets to announce that a chance to procure ventilators somehow ended up in Boris Johnson’s spam folder
Still, we are told that the government will consider taking part in ‘future rounds’ now that we’ve missed out on this one"
- utopian-1
- shapesalad2
Amazing to see how small these virus things are, while these images don't have coronavirus, you can imagine just how small it is.
There are 1000 micrometers to 1mm.
Human hair around 60 micrometers.
There are 1000 nanometers to 1 micrometers.
1 unit of coronavirus is super tiny. Amazing how life at this tiny scale keeps going, surviving, doing it's best to reproduce and move forward.
Definitely need a good quality mask to avoid inhaling that thing.
- ebola looks like a beast!shapesalad
- You see SARS there? Same thing when it comes to size is my guess.monospaced
- See the “crown” around it? That’s the corona it’s named after.monospaced
- Shape:
https://www.ncbi.nlm…
COVID requires >0% TIL, that's the main reason why these masks need to be hq.sted - Yes Mono, I know I can look at the things you pointed out. It's just that here, the size ranged a lot:shapesalad
- https://www.intmedpr…shapesalad
- Sure. I was just using comparison to that because it’s so similar in general and it is also a Coronavirus like most bad colds out there. :)monospaced
- utopian1
The Lost Month: How a Failure to Test Blinded the U.S. to COVID-19
- utopian0
Will the U.S. Run Out of Groceries Under Lockdown?
Food is on American minds as tens of millions coop up at home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Restaurants are closed except for takeout. Grocery stores, deemed essential businesses, are open, but empty shelves show evidence of panic buying across the country. News outlets have compiled lists of which stores are open and their operating hours, clarifying and reinforcing a fundamental concern: Will grocery stores close because of the coronavirus pandemic?
- shapesalad2
Mask wearing seems the way forward:
- utopian1
900 NYPD members will be positive for coronavirus by Monday, commissioner says
- grafician0
lol after all the drama with the easter opening
"WASHINGTON—President Trump on Sunday said he was extending the administration’s social-distancing guidelines for another 30 days through the end of April, after saying for days that he was hoping to open up the country in the coming weeks.
Mr. Trump, speaking at a news conference in the White House Rose Garden, said the peak of the death rate from the new coronavirus was expected to hit in two weeks. Mr. Trump predicted the country would be on its way to recovery by June 1.
“Nothing would be worse than declaring victory before victory is won,” he said. “It’s very important that everybody strongly follow the guidelines.”"
- He also said that Nurses/Doctors are probably stealing masks in NY hospitals & that reporters should look into it, what a joke.Ramanisky2
- His idiot supporters must be lining up to suck his cock as this point.monospaced
- PhanLo1
Feeling down about Coronavirus? Here's Chomsky to cheer you up.
- Ramanisky24
There’s no bottom, none.
- a bag of rocks have a higher IQutopian
- #senilenbq
- #senileneverscared
- If Trump plays games with relief funds for New York, the city should seize his hotels by eminent domain and use them as hospitals.neverscared
- sted0
- Ramanisky25
Every reporter should do what this CNN reporter did for Yamiche Alcindor... also FUCK that mic Nazi with shades.
- Bobo's dictator played a blinder there.PhanLo
- Creating distrust in the media is a horrific outcome of his presidency. We all know 24/7 news is designed to be clickbait nonsense, but they are NOT our enemy.inteliboy
- Mind you, the irony being that model was created by Fox News.inteliboy
- Half the country believes this is acceptable behavior from a President.
“You People” I’m sure he meant “You Reporters” riiight .. America is Fucked!!Ramanisky2 - Say everythings TipTop or don't ask any more questions.PhanLo
- he needs the media more than ever, thats the only thing what will keep people in their homes, except the military.sted
- it's amusing that he easily confuses himself - verntilators, generators, etc.dorf
- Phanlo, bobo made it clear Biden would be a hysterical President because Obama's and Clinton's will return. #Biden2020robotron3k
- @dorf aint that fun for that company in edison.sted
- or anybody who runs business related to this situation in that area.sted
- Fav words: 237-great, 122-tremendous, 143-massive, 67-best, 96-incredibleutopian
- Bobo's hero has spoken. Spoken about what, no one will ever know?utopian
- Bobo what are you talking about Biden for? He's not the president, stop being weird.PhanLo
- wow, just wow.fadein11
- 'Stop being weird'. That like asking water to stop being wet.Continuity
- Lol you guys are like momo you take bobo too seriously.robotron3k
- Stop trying to make momo a thing, bobo.monospaced
