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LanternWaste

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49. The one does not deny the other...

Fri Feb 7, 2020, 12:03 PM

Feb 2020

But at least we're getting away from last week's "this is minor... you're all over-reacting!" meme. Gotta admit though, it was damned bemusing to watch that particular goalpost move in real time.

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Wuhan to Round Up the Infected for Mass Quarantine Camps [View all] Devil Child Feb 2020 OP

Well, this is concerning. irisblue Feb 2020 #1

Very. I have little trust in authorities saying they are on top of this. Devil Child Feb 2020 #4

yes, quite catsudon Feb 2020 #30

Holy shit. They're not providing medical treatment at the quarantine stations! SunSeeker Feb 2020 #35

Centers are being set up in the US as well ...Here's the link to the one near Seattle The empressof all Feb 2020 #2

Thanks for the article! Devil Child Feb 2020 #3

I believe there are at least three sites being set up currently in the US The empressof all Feb 2020 #6

I live about 5 minutes from that. AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #7

I'm over on the Eastside, so I know exactly where this facility is. The empressof all Feb 2020 #11

Either way, the busses have to go through Seattle Metro, or if they used Camp Murray or Ft. Lewis AtheistCrusader Feb 2020 #13

If this bug turns into a pandemic Warpy Feb 2020 #8

That is really disturbing PatSeg Feb 2020 #5

We have always been warned by the experts that it wasn't "if" but "when" the next.. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #31

I saw something yesterday where if they are a suspected case, dewsgirl Feb 2020 #9

There is a lot of weird possibly misinformation coming out from China. The empressof all Feb 2020 #12

The flu epidemic of 1918-1920 had a higher death rate than this one. roamer65 Feb 2020 #37

elude Skittles Feb 2020 #19

Thank you, Skittles. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #20

a couple of days ago I had to correct myself the other way around Skittles Feb 2020 #21

LoL😂 dewsgirl Feb 2020 #22

Great time for a Pandemic athenasatanjesus Feb 2020 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author The empressof all Feb 2020 #15

This couldn't be happening at a worse time. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #23

Please don't give the orange anus any ideas. nt Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #14

Last night, the Daily Mail KT2000 Feb 2020 #16

No, this is more like what it looks like when they are trying to prevent it from cstanleytech Feb 2020 #25

Same as the flu epidemic of 1918-1920. roamer65 Feb 2020 #36

My dad's father died in the flu pandemic of 1918 olddad65 Feb 2020 #38

Yes. It was a nasty virus. roamer65 Feb 2020 #43

Those photos aren't of the new hospitals, Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #44

thank you! KT2000 Feb 2020 #52

You're welcome! Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #53

The infection rate still tracks a second-order polynomial The_jackalope Feb 2020 #17

Interesting. Is there a place somewhere with the data drray23 Feb 2020 #26

I use this site The_jackalope Feb 2020 #28

I don't know the true case load in China nitpicker Feb 2020 #40

I think there's some serious under-reporting too. The_jackalope Feb 2020 #41

Thanks for that. And these are just the tested and confirmed Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #45

I don't trust our "authorities" either under this Admin. We are on our own. Katrina showed us that. Evolve Dammit Feb 2020 #18

Lots of Vitamin C now, get immune system strong now... bluecoat_fan Feb 2020 #24

Hate to bust your bubble but dosing yourself with massive vitamin c will do little to cstanleytech Feb 2020 #27

True. We pee most of it right back out. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #32

Vitamin C boosts your immune system, the only defense. bluecoat_fan Feb 2020 #42

According to the latest science it's only a very minor boost. cstanleytech Feb 2020 #48

The one does not deny the other... LanternWaste Feb 2020 #49

I got my pneumonia shot yesterday. thecrow Feb 2020 #56

moderately terrifying woundedkarma Feb 2020 #29

Marshall law is already basically in place. People are forced to stay home and can't travel. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #34

It's martial law, meaning absolute military power is used. Ghost Dog Feb 2020 #46

Well, I guess they figure roundups are one thing they're good at. SunSeeker Feb 2020 #33

If I understand what I have read and heard.. olddad65 Feb 2020 #39

Wow! Delphinus Feb 2020 #47

This is a little too Captain Trips for me (nt) Recursion Feb 2020 #50

I nickname it Captain Tripps, but it is nowhere near it. roamer65 Feb 2020 #54

I've been debating pulling that off the shelf and giving it another read for the past year Devil Child Feb 2020 #55

Good. Interesting read here underpants Feb 2020 #51