Corona virus (Page 6)

The high death rate EVERYWHERE is age related.  And what is it that the people briefing us are not doing that the rest of the world is doing.....enlighten me, because I don't see ANY difference.

And what happened to China?  Did everybody over there die?  That's a country of BILLIONS.....where's the rest of the sick folks?  Again, I'm asking.......where is this reason that has people thinking this is more horrible then your garden variety flu......that kills MANY more people in a few months time.  What is it?

So what "communication" are you getting in your country that isn't happening here? I don't care, but you seem to have an opinion on what my country does so I thought I might as well ask.

I happen to think my country needs LESS communication....because, and this cannot be overstated,  you can get a different opinion just by watching another channel....NO MATTER WHAT THE GOVT. COMMUNICATES.  And if you really want to see over communication......go read what the nitwits on twitter put up.

LOL - nice article, I guess (like I said, i don't even know what style of govt. you have in your country....the walleye fishing and the duck hunting is good there, and Edmonton can run a nice triathlon...that's my limit of knowledge of your country....it's all I care about or need).....as someone who is on the local "front-line" for any crisis that arises, I can tell you that your country is not doing A SINGLE THING that my country is not doing.  Not one.  In fact,  we are now limiting attendance to many events or cancelling them outright.....apparently more than you all are.  My country started travel restrictions......and the left howled at the moon over it.  It's a misconception that we are not prepared here, and the threat is monstrously overblown, according to the majority of experts who's talks I have been forced to attend.  I don't know where you get your information about the US response, or even the president's response, but I know most of it comes off of news wires that our media feeds.....and our media, on both sides, is an absolute joke.  People who only watch one channel basically don't have a clue about anything.  LOL  (not directed at you, unless you're THAT guy  )

I don't know if you do or you don't, marcag....but I know I don't understand why you care.  I have never had a thought about how another country is ran, much less their politics.  I just don't care.

fortissimo - so far, there is NO evidence that covid-19 will affect young people the same as old people.  NOT ONE BIT OF EVIDENCE. The avg. fatality age is 80.

ETA - I read your comment again and see how you used "compromised"...and I don't know what that means for your students.

And yeah, I'm going to laugh at quite a bit of what people do and say......because it's funny.

I have to deal with people, usually at their worst, so much, that I don't have room to care about what people in other countries do.  I REALLY don't care about what they think of my country.  I agree that "care" is a strong word.....and I still don't care, at all.   In fact, having to deal with different cultures keeps me from seeing much of the planet, so that kind of sucks, because I think it's a beautiful place and I enjoy seeing places I have never been...but I'm happy with my own culture and don't care about yours, and I don't feel like indulging it.  I'm sure it's perfectly fine....but I don't have the inclination or the need to find out.   That being said, I'm very welcoming to people who want to come to my country to live.....much more than you might imagine.  I just don't have it in me to not understand someone wanting to make a better life for them self or their family....I would certainly do the same.  In that case, I just don't care where they came from.....be American or go back to where you hated being.  That's not hard.

Or....it could be more mild than the flu.  There could be hundreds and hundreds of thousands of cases that nobody recognizes as coronavirus so they don't seek treatment. 

For my family, we have an 87 year old Grandma who has had chronic lung problems.  This would likely kill her if she contracted it.  Luckily she lives alone, and very close to us.  We are making plans to keep her isolated if and when the need arises. 

On another note.....I don't work during the day if I can help it.....but the commute sure is better with (I suppose) less people going out and about, or to work.  There's always a silver lining.

Do a degree, sure.  I watch all of the big "news" networks.  They all have their bias......some, like CNN are just over the top.  They won't even report negative news if it affects their agenda.  Fox is the same way......but I've seen them report against their agenda.  It's easier to watch Fox because the folks there just generally seem happier.  The CNN bunch are pretty beat up and sour at this point. LOL

CNN was the first to put a political bend to the virus....which can be expected since they saw an opportunity to bash Trump.  Would Fox use it to bash a Democrat President?  Well, they never bashed President Obama over H1N1 as far as I can remember.....but admittedly,  politics weren't as polarizing then as they are now.

I don't tend to do much thinking about "what would happen" when so much "what is happening" is going on.

My point is, I'm gonna laugh.....believe it.  Your point was that it's not funny.  THAT's  the difference.