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Thousands of people queue to buy face masks in astonishing drone footage from South Korea as the country is gripped by coronavirus outbreak
Daily Mail ^ | 24 February 2020 | Chris Pleasance

Posted on 02/24/2020 7:20:42 AM PST by HK_Kai_Chung

Hundreds of people have been filmed queuing up to buy face masks in the city at the centre of South Korea's coronavirus outbreak.

A long line of people snaked out the doors of a supermarket in the city of Daegu on Monday as people tried to protect themselves against the spread of the disease amid fears of a global pandemic.

South Korea now has the largest number of confirmed cases outside of mainland China after infections spiked at the weekend, standing at 830 by Monday morning.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 02/24/2020 7:20:42 AM PST by HK_Kai_Chung
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To: null and void

ping.


2 posted on 02/24/2020 7:21:31 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

Unbelievable!


3 posted on 02/24/2020 7:22:09 AM PST by rdl6989
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

Looks like a longer line than that to get into a Trump rally.


4 posted on 02/24/2020 7:24:17 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Image a trump rally that offers face masks for every attendee. That should break the record.


5 posted on 02/24/2020 7:29:07 AM PST by HK_Kai_Chung
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

The masks are useless. Standing in crowds is really dangerous.Good way to get infected.


6 posted on 02/24/2020 7:29:52 AM PST by allendale (.)
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To: allendale

The masks are not useless. They have some protective value. It helps to have eye protection as well.


7 posted on 02/24/2020 7:31:43 AM PST by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

Note how your “fighting and working for you” MSM is keeping you informed? They’re not?? Fancy that...


8 posted on 02/24/2020 7:41:24 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: allendale; Kozak

While it is true that simple N95 masks are not a panacea, they do accomplish a few things: first, they DO filter out some germs (whether coronavirus or not); they also serve as a constant reminder to people NOT to touch their face, especially their nose or mouth, and that if they are going to do so then they should wash their hands. Finally, if someone sick is wearing the mask and they sneeze or cough, less (not none, to be sure, but LESS) of whatever they have is going out in an aerosol to infect others.

So they’re not perfect by any means, but they ARE a whole lot better than nothing.

The best thing that people can do is:

1) Stay away from crowds;
2) Wash hands frequently and thoroughly;
3) Get enough sleep; and
4) Take a bunch of vitamins to rev up your immune system.

People do those things, and the spread of this disease (or any other) will be severely limited - and for those that get it, if they’re immune system is stronger, they will recover sooner and in larger numbers.


9 posted on 02/24/2020 7:47:17 AM PST by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: rdl6989; neverdem; ProtectOurFreedom; Mother Abigail; EBH; vetvetdoug; Smokin' Joe; Global2010; ...
In some countries, it would be a scrum at the door, every man for himself, and Devil take the hindmost.

Polite people, the Koreans...

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

10 posted on 02/24/2020 7:50:23 AM PST by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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To: null and void

Who got the Kewpie doll?


11 posted on 02/24/2020 7:51:07 AM PST by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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To: Ancesthntr

Sorry. Washing hands and avoiding crowds is good policy. But face masks and vitamins are worthless.


12 posted on 02/24/2020 7:56:01 AM PST by allendale (.)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

When and if that happens in the US, it will not be an orderly queue, it will be a riot, just like Black Friday at the Walmart.


13 posted on 02/24/2020 7:59:16 AM PST by Fresh Wind (The Electoral College is the firewall protecting us from massive blue state vote fraud.)
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

Those high-rises are exactly why it will spread like wildfire ...


14 posted on 02/24/2020 8:02:31 AM PST by GulfMan
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To: HK_Kai_Chung

We have had some protective items in the house since a previous viral outbreak. I’m glad we have a few things available in case they can help protect us. I can’t imagine standing in a queue like this being breathed and sneezed upon by all the other people in the queue. At this point if I didn’t have a mask, I’d just wrap a cotton bandana across my face, wash my hands, and avoid crowds. The face masks may be helpful, but they’re not magic.


15 posted on 02/24/2020 8:02:56 AM PST by Think free or die
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To: allendale
n95 masks and higher are highly effective at filtering virus, including corona. That's why medical professionals wear them. You are obviously better off avoiding sick people, but if you can't, masks are a critical safety precaution. Stop believing WHO and CDC propaganda which is intended to preserve the supply of masks for their staff, which they believe is critical to public health, but does you no good as an individual. There are dozens of studies showing the efficacy of masks. Google it.

https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn3692-face-masks-are-best-protection-against-sars/

16 posted on 02/24/2020 8:05:39 AM PST by Wayne07
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To: null and void

Me!


17 posted on 02/24/2020 8:06:08 AM PST by numberonepal (WWG1WGA)
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To: numberonepal

Yup!


18 posted on 02/24/2020 8:08:25 AM PST by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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To: allendale

Sorry but you’re wrong. Nothing is a panacea but the right vitamins certainly do positively boost immune systems in a way that might stave off infection to start with. And masks were important with SARS and clearly helps in some circumstances. Washing hands and avoiding crowds are very important too of course.


19 posted on 02/24/2020 8:08:27 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: Ancesthntr

The USA company in China making N95 masks was nationalized by China before this all hit the headlines & Kalitta Air was evacuating out Americans. Before they nationalized the US company, China had stopped EXPORTING the masks. I say this virus problem in China has been going on for some time.

Unless there are other locations manufacturing those masks, this will get alot worse.


20 posted on 02/24/2020 8:14:03 AM PST by ridesthemiles
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