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usaf-vet

(6,092 posts)
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 08:41 AM Mar 2020

Super-rich jet off to disaster bunkers amid coronavirus outbreak

‘Self isolate’ for some of world’s richest means Covid-19 tests abroad, personal medics and subterranean hideouts

Like hundreds of thousands of people across the world, the super-rich are preparing to self-isolate in the face of an escalation in the coronavirus crisis. But their plans extend far beyond stocking up on hand sanitiser and TV boxsets.

The world’s richest people are chartering private jets to set off for holiday homes or specially prepared disaster bunkers in countries that, so far, appear to have avoided the worst of the Covid-19 outbreak.

Many are understood to be taking personal doctors or nurses on their flights to treat them and their families in the event that they become infected. The wealthy are also besieging doctors in private clinics in Harley Street, London, and across the world, demanding private coronavirus tests.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/disease-dodging-worried-wealthy-jet-off-to-disaster-bunkers
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Super-rich jet off to disaster bunkers amid coronavirus outbreak (Original Post) usaf-vet Mar 2020 OP
captain obvious beachbumbob Mar 2020 #1
Money can't protect you from the virus milestogo Mar 2020 #2
Dont forget to seal your windows and doors with plastic and tape Baclava Mar 2020 #3
My son fuels planes in the AF, he is currently stationed in Qatar. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #4
Does he refuel military aircraft exclusively, or does this include civilian as well? bullwinkle428 Mar 2020 #6
Both. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #7
Are they kidnapping their chefs, housekeepers and maintenance people? Ilsa Mar 2020 #5

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
4. My son fuels planes in the AF, he is currently stationed in Qatar.
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 08:49 AM
Mar 2020

They fuel 4 planes in a 12 hour period on average, in the past few weeks they have been fueling between 16-20 planes every 12 hours.

Ilsa

(61,675 posts)
5. Are they kidnapping their chefs, housekeepers and maintenance people?
Thu Mar 12, 2020, 09:11 AM
Mar 2020

I've wondered about how they manage on their own.

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