Coronavirus - International stories and thoughts

The Korean outbreak was likely on the original Wuhan coronavirus. The story on the European mutation that hit the U.S. east coast in March is that it is more likely to be able to reinfect someone who already had it.

 

shit! So much for my strategy of fighting it with beer.

 

Trump is so jealous right now
ABS CBN: Major Philippines broadcaster regularly criticized by President Duterte forced off air - CNN

 

Germany opens its economy back up, and the second wave starts within a week.

Germany's infection rate rises above one after they ease lockdown

I wonder if there is anything we should learn from this? Probably not.

 

Northeast China has an outbreak of coronavirus in the province of Jilin (27.5 million people). I don't know how many actual people got infected when the Chinese say that "14 people" got infected, but it has to be a bunch, because they declared it a "Level 3 High Risk area".

Northeast China hit by coronavirus infections, Wuhan reports new case

 

Belgium had a very virulent mutation of the virus, too.

 

In most places, we have growth of the disease here as we open

 

After allowing visitors back into a nursing home where my wife grew up they have a new outbreak there. Everyone that works there has to quarantine for 2 weeks.

 

The U.S. may have some wildlife roaming city streets during the lockdown, but it least we don't have to worry about running into a king cobra here. This happened in Singapore. Don't look at the video if handling large poisonous snakes make you nervous.

Rescuers capture king cobra in urban Singapore

 

Fun fact: snakes are venomous, not poisonous. There are however two snakes that will do harm if ingested: the Oregon common garter snake (they feed on newts and inherit their poison), and keelback snakes which are actually venomous and feed on frogs. The frogs are poisonous like newts and thus the keelback snake has both venom and poison.

 

Well, there goes one of your tools of the trade secrets, Death. Thanks for sharing!

 

Yes, I noticed that when death speaks, people listen

 

Be prefaced that bit as a “fun fact.”

 

Lebanon has reinstated coronavirus restrictions after an increase in cases.

Lebanon reverses decision to ease virus measures after increase in cases

 

"due to the failure of many citizens to adhere to the measures of prevention and public safety, and because of selfishness, recklessness and indifference to their health and the health of their societies"

I feel ya, Lebanese govt.

 

It's working for me so far...

 

No worries. The virus spreads differently in the US.