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Topic History of: The reality as opposed to the Media inflation. Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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wjlmarsh
Barney wrote: So we should ignore a completely new and unknown disease - which has killed 34,000 people, in 3 months - and infected hundreds of thousands?
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Viral infections are definitely highly problomatc and worrying for us all. HIV been one such viral infection.
"completely new and unknown disease" could be easily a description of each flu type viral infections annually. Just not normally described so dramatically as there are similarities to previous variations. And this current coronovirus is also within a group of similarly known viruses. I would agree where a virus heavily affects breathing makes it's destructive influence that much more devastating.
Viruses are a real problem for certain yet they are still a routine occurrance.
I also wonder when ao many infected patients end up in a ward of other patients if there is not a possibility of an extra large number of the virus around to make each patient have more of a struggle. I have no idea just trying to understand why more seem to die in some places than others.
I agree Barney in that nothing should be ignored in regards to our virus enemy at all.
As to the current approach I can not be sure as it does create other life threatening problems as well. Good news though the homeless suddenly can be all housed. And money can also be created both things I relised some time ago.
JK2006
No I think the WHO is reporting accurate figures. As they do from Flu, colds, cancer etc.
But the media are not interested in the truth.
It's a plague!!!
Thousands dead.
OK a tiny amount of those infected. An even tinier amount compared to other deaths from other viruses.
But God forbid any member of the public (or this Forum) has the sense to spot the Emperor's New Suit is invisible.
Barney
JK2006 wrote: The public are fools; they will swallow every media promoted tale.
Essentially, the media is reporting the World Health Organisation's findings.
An Irishman - Michael Ryan - runs the WHO, for the United Nations.
You think that the WHO is making up all the facts and statistics regarding infections and deaths?
wyot
Thanks Havana just read that v interesting Hitchens piece. It made me angry and hopeful. Hopeful that the backlash can speed up the political step down before we collectively fuck ourselves even further on the eve of Brexit...
Angry that so many otherwise intelligent people are falling for this tripe
Havana
Oh thou of little faith... Peter Hitchens no less, a renowned contrarian at the best of times, writing in The Daily Mail says he thinks that COVID-19 might turn out to be a trivial virus. You can read his article here
For the time being, the jury is out for me til' the predicted tsunami of cases becomes a reality. We'll know this for certain when the Nightingale Hospital gets filled up with hundreds of poor coronavirus sufferers on ventilators.