I think it's unfair and not very mature to act like people here talking about the virus are "party-poopers" or paranoid lunatics in "Hazmat suits and airtight fallout shelters". We're concerned about a serious illness that has the potential to cause a lot of harm.That's unlikely, but rest in peace anyway.
As for the other party-poopers, people are "most contagious when they are most symptomatic", in which case they just won't come, as has been stated over and over.
As has also been repeatedly stated, we will be making a call nearer the time. It's not like we can't cancel on the morning of the event if we want to.
So everyone who's overly worried can go back to relaxing in their Hazmat suits and airtight fallout shelters.
I think it's unfair to assume we are moronic imbeciles who will show up to this event coughing and sneezing into each others' open mouths. We're concerned about mass hysteria that is already causing widespread harm.I think it's unfair and not very mature to act like people here talking about the virus are "party-poopers" or paranoid lunatics in "Hazmat suits and airtight fallout shelters". We're concerned about a serious illness that has the potential to cause a lot of harm.
Like I said earlier, we're not out to ruin fun or intentionally sabotage the event... we're just hoping everyone stays safe.
That was a very quick turn-around from "only listen to information given by medical professionals" to "read this article from an American radio show host who recommends you pray the corona away".Like I said earlier, we're not out to call you a bunch of bubble-wrapped troglodytes... we're just hoping everyone stays rational.
Coronavirus: Stop the hysteria
Just over a year ago, long before the term coronavirus had entered our collective vocabularies, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in just a few short weeks of the 2018-19 winter season, the flu had sickened between 6 million and 7 million Americans.www.washingtontimes.com
The difference is that he never wrote something like this while you actually wrote what he was talking about.I think it's unfair to assume we are moronic imbeciles who will show up to this event coughing and sneezing into each others' open mouths. We're concerned about mass hysteria that is already causing widespread harm.
Any idea why is the situation in Italy so much worse than in other places?
I mean Germany right now has a roughly 0.1% death rate from codvid19 (3 deaths in 2000 cases).
What went wrong in Italy?
In the case of epidemics the differences between various similarly developed countries rarely come from one of them "doing something wrong", but mostly from something happening that likely put one country ahead or behind "on schedule". The fact that Italy is an extremely popular tourist destination, combined with it having some of the highest proportion of older people in Europe as a part of the whole population, Italy was just a perfect candidate for the crisis to start early there.Any idea why is the situation in Italy so much worse than in other places?
I mean Germany right now has a roughly 0.1% death rate from codvid19 (3 deaths in 2000 cases).
What went wrong in Italy?
In the case of epidemics the differences between various similarly developed countries rarely come from one of them "doing something wrong", but mostly from something happening that likely put one country ahead or behind "on schedule". The fact that Italy is an extremely popular tourist destination, combined with it having some of the highest proportion of older people in Europe as a part of the whole population, Italy was just a perfect candidate for the crisis to start early there.
Once a crisis sparks, part of the reason for why numbers keep growing so quickly isn't just that there are new virus cases, but also that simply more resources are being used on testing for new virus cases. The main reason why the numbers of infected people in other countries in Europe and rest of the world might seem so low compared to China/South Korea/Italy is that the other countries simply do really bad job at actually detecting them.
Since the spread of the virus is relatively similar no matter the country, it is likely that a situation similar to Italy's(could also be slightly better or much worse) will develop in other parts of Europe and the world too. The old rule of thumb on predicting the growth of coronavirus is that the number of new cases per day can increase tenfoldly each 19 days, which would put countries like Germany, UK or US about 2-4 weeks behind Italy.
Note that I'm not a medical professional or practitioner, just someone who, due to my town having turned into semi-coronavirus mode recently, had enough time to try to learn what the situation is.
Nice try, but in my first post I literally wrote I would change my mind, if the expert advice called for it. So perhaps you're not being snide, but you're certainly being disingenuous.You've made it clear that you won't change your mind, so I won't bother you about it again, and I hope the meet-up goes well.
Further to my first paragraph in this reply, apart from having my words ignored, it is patronising in the extreme to be preached at by people assuming we're having a party come what may. If they can't be bothered to read and understand the whole context, I will certainly make use of hyperbole for effect. Whether something is said or implied is moot.The difference is that he never wrote something like this while you actually wrote what he was talking about.
Good luck to you. Sounds like your back is against the wall, if you're in Italy? I'll amend my requirement to "medical professionals in the UK".I don't know about Cristina, but I am a medical practitioner. Take care.
There are a few ways to interpret thisBut still, South Korea and Italy present 2 very different scenarios.
Italy has like a 5% death rate while South Korea has like 0.7%.
For more numbers :tl;dr: since South Korea tests practically everyone, including young and healthy, the fatality rate is going to be low, compared to countries like Italy, which due to delayed and imperfect (still better than rest of Europe) handling of the virus nowadays are forced to test mostly those who are already sick.(and show symptoms)
No but this guy isBut is Cristina a medical professional?
I can't believe some people are advocating a meet-up in current circumstances. Just because you're not likely to get affected, doesn't mean it won't affect you in the long term. No "non-essential" gatherings should be permitted in current circumstances.
This is literally one of those examples where people may die because of our actions.
Read this and act Now.
It's quite possibly not going to have more than 10the dutch hc3 meetup will not have more than 100 attendees (I doubt the london meetup will either)