Posted on 01/23/2020 9:19:58 AM PST by 11th_VA
Four Chinese patients have been taken to hospital in Scotland and tested for the killer coronavirus after returning from China with flu-like symptoms, it can be revealed.
The unidentified patients are thought to be from Wuhan, the city at the heart of the outbreak which has killed 18 people – officials today revealed the first person had died outside of Wuhan's province Hubei. Up to 10,000 patients in the city may already be infected, scientists fear – but only 601 cases have been confirmed. ... Scientists have today revealed the never-before-seen virus can be spread by coughs and sneezes from someone nearby – not just though saliva or close contact such as hugging.
Tests on the four patients in Scotland have so far failed to rule out coronavirus. Three are reportedly being treated in Edinburgh, the other is receiving care at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Passengers from Wuhan last night claimed they were just waved through Heathrow and told to ring NHS 111 if they began to feel ill – despite Government promises of 'enhanced monitoring' of flights out of the Hubei city. ...
Officials in China's capital Beijing today announced major Chinese New Year events have been cancelled because of the virus, which can cause pneumonia and organ failure.
Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Singapore have today confirmed cases, meaning the SARS-like infection has spread to ten countries, including the US – where a patient is reportedly being treated by a robot. Chinese officials have warned it will mutate and become deadlier.
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I believe it.
Perhaps what is going on with this virus will be a teaching moment in preparation for when something really nasty comes up.
Isn’t it great to have people from a country where snakes and bats are considered food for humans globe-trotting in this digital economy?
This’ll make a great pandemic movie. Assuming there’s anyone left to watch it. :D
You just hope Xi catches it as karma.
A few lucky ****ards will have genetic immunity. They get to repopulate the planet.
Ten women for every man. And, of course they must be selected by their physical desirability to ensure the men are sufficiently motivated to do their duty to propagate the race.
—Dr. Strangelove (a paraphrase)
Office workers covered under a plastic sheet ( like Visqueen) at work in their cubicles. This is beyond crazy.
https://twitter.com/smilenio2/status/1220364039253037056
They will get sick if they go to NHS...................
It may be crazy, but I won’t blame them a bit!..................
No, I don’t blame them, but I would take some time off.
https://patents.justia.com/patent/10130701
Coronavirus
Jul 23, 2015 - THE PIRBRIGHT INSTITUTE
The present invention provides a live, attenuated coronavirus comprising a variant replicase gene encoding polyproteins comprising a mutation in one or more of non-structural protein(s) (nsp)-10, nsp-14, nsp-15 or nsp-16. The coronavirus may be used as a vaccine for treating and/or preventing a disease, such as infectious bronchitis, in a subject.
https://www.pirbright.ac.uk/partnerships/our-major-stakeholders
The Pirbright Institute is a publicly funded private company. We have a diverse range of major stakeholders, and receive strategic funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) which is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
Our major stakeholders are:
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
UK Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Wellcome Trust, Medical Research Council (MRC) and other research funding agencies
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Industrial producers of veterinary vaccines and antivirals
Farmers and livestock keepers
“...spread to ten countries, including the US – where a patient is reportedly being treated by a robot.”
We must fear something.
“We must fear something.”
Yep the robot is doing all the work even checking his heart. Only minimal human contact.
I expect major new cases announced in the next few days
We don’t need a wall to keep people out of the country!/s
Anyone know the incubation period for this virus?
7-14 day incubation period
Eat two Haggis and call me in the morning...
Only 2?.......................
Thanks... that is a problem as people can appear well and travel to distant locations.
Ebola has a short incubation period so it spreads slower.
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