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Wow....

Yeah, DIA is never that empty. My goodness, this thing has really gotten ahold of people. But I suspect that it's going to make a far bigger dent in the global economy than the global population. 

What changes have you made? Personally, I have tickets to fly to San Francisco with my kids to see my brother in a couple of weeks. And, so far anyway, I plan to go. But I have to say I'm a little nervous about it, especially with my kids. Not as much about the virus as how people are panicking about it. A flight yesterday was rerouted to Denver because someone, um...sneezed. And I am narrowing in on some ridiculously priced tickets to Cancun in May. Am I crazy? 

“A gentleman is someone who can play the accordion, but doesn't." - Tom Waits

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This made me laugh....

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Thank you Mayo Clinic and U of MN. Minnesota has tested 2,000 people. Across the country it was 13,000 (over the weekend). I am glad the state labs are making test kits, it is going to make a difference across the country.

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Hmmm...... So the "it's just the flu" simpletons are having a rather rude awakening.......

Or not.

 My guess is Big  egos,over confidence and lack of critical thinking  leads to bad outcomes with pandemics.  

 

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@"Mattyman" said: Hmmm...... So the "it's just the flu" simpletons are having a rather rude awakening.......

Or not.

 My guess is Big  egos,over confidence and lack of critical thinking  leads to bad outcomes with pandemics.  

 


Nature has its way of thinning the herd to ensure the survival of the best and strongest traits of a species.

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Lisa Grace Davis
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There is no Coronavirus. It’s all fake news to force a massive world wide quarantine eventually, because Satan loves to divide and conquer and isolate us. Because there is greater strength in numbers. Stay connected to others. Don’t isolate yourself.

Oh.

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Amen Andrew...

Time to get the Army Corps of Engineers involved...

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@"BarrNone55" said:
Lisa Grace Davis
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There is no Coronavirus. It’s all fake news to force a massive world wide quarantine eventually, because Satan loves to divide and conquer and isolate us. Because there is greater strength in numbers. Stay connected to others. Don’t isolate yourself.

Oh.



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LMAO!

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@"Vikergirl" said: https://twitter.com/WFLA/status/1239618604255059975?s=19
So high school and college kids aren't in school and probably won't be for the rest of the school year....flights are DIRT cheap right now.....its not surprising. Dumb, but kids are bulletproof. There are definitely some Floridians in that mass but many are also Spring Breakers from out of town. 
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Some good news (please note that this was taken from Facebook, so I can't vouch for it's truthiness)...

-China has closed down its last coronavirus hospital. Not enough new cases to support them.
- Doctors in India have been successful in treating Coronavirus. Combination of drugs used: Lopinavir, Retonovir, Oseltamivir along with Chlorphenamine. They are going to suggest same medicine, globally.
- Researchers of the Erasmus Medical Center claim to have found an antibody against coronavirus.
- A 103-year-old Chinese grandmother has made a full recovery from COVID-19 after being treated for 6 days in Wuhan, China.
- Apple reopens all 42 china stores,
- Cleveland Clinic developed a COVID-19 test that gives results in hours, not days.
- Good news from South Korea, where the number of new cases is declining.
- Italy is hit hard, experts say, only because they have the oldest population in Europe.
- Scientists in Israel likely to announce the development of a coronavirus vaccine.
- 3 Maryland coronavirus patients fully recovered; able to return to everyday life.
- A network of Canadian scientists are making excellent progress in Covid-19 research.
- A San Diego biotech company is developing a Covid-19 vaccine in collaboration with Duke University and National University of Singapore.
- Tulsa County's first positive COVID-19 case has recovered. This individual has had two negative tests, which is the indicator of recovery.
- All 7 patients who were getting treated for at Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi have recovered.
- Plasma from newly recovered patients from Covid -19 can treat others infected by Covid-19.
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@"MaroonBells" said: Some good news (please note that this was taken from Facebook, so I can't vouch for it's truthiness)...
-China has closed down its last coronavirus hospital. Not enough new cases to support them.
- Doctors in India have been successful in treating Coronavirus. Combination of drugs used: Lopinavir, Retonovir, Oseltamivir along with Chlorphenamine. They are going to suggest same medicine, globally.
- Researchers of the Erasmus Medical Center claim to have found an antibody against coronavirus.
- A 103-year-old Chinese grandmother has made a full recovery from COVID-19 after being treated for 6 days in Wuhan, China.
- Apple reopens all 42 china stores,
- Cleveland Clinic developed a COVID-19 test that gives results in hours, not days.
- Good news from South Korea, where the number of new cases is declining.
- Italy is hit hard, experts say, only because they have the oldest population in Europe.
- Scientists in Israel likely to announce the development of a coronavirus vaccine.
- 3 Maryland coronavirus patients fully recovered; able to return to everyday life.
- A network of Canadian scientists are making excellent progress in Covid-19 research.
- A San Diego biotech company is developing a Covid-19 vaccine in collaboration with Duke University and National University of Singapore.
- Tulsa County's first positive COVID-19 case has recovered. This individual has had two negative tests, which is the indicator of recovery.
- All 7 patients who were getting treated for at Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi have recovered.
- Plasma from newly recovered patients from Covid -19 can treat others infected by Covid-19.
MB, I read something similar last week that China new cases hat flatlined.  Maybe psychic Sylvia Browne was spot on? ;)
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