Posted on 02/19/2020 9:39:04 AM PST by SpeedyInTexas
A Kobe University doctor touched off a furor with a firsthand account of a virus-stricken cruise ship in which he said the protections against infection were so weak he was scared he would get sick himself.
Kentaro Iwata, who made the allegations in widely circulated YouTube videos after spending Tuesday aboard the Diamond Princess, told The Wall Street Journal in an interview that the crew should be removed as soon as possible because of the danger of catching the novel coronavirus on the ship.
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I am in awe of the pilots/co=pilots/engineers & crews of Kalitta Air for having the nerve to fly the evacuated Americans back to the USA.
This virus is more dangerous then anyone is admitting to, IMO.
japan was original target anyway so it finally got delivered
Yet there are over 14,000 fatalities in the USA from the flu this year.
I am in awe of the pilots/co=pilots/engineers & crews of Kalitta Air for having the nerve to fly the evacuated Americans back to the USA.
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The epidemiologists and other medical professionals know what they are doing.
Asian people are a superstitious people ......doesn’t take much to rile their fears up.
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There must be a lot of Asian FReepers.
COVID-19 is 30 TIMES deadlier than the seasonal flu.
COVID-19 is 30 TIMES deadlier than the seasonal flu.
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Not if fewer people catch it.
How many people are dead from COVID-19 in the USA?
Just watched CNBC special on the virus.
Dave Abel (British citizen) and wife have now tested positive for the virus. He has done many interviews with TV stations over the past 2 weeks. You may have seen him.
It appears there are no more beds in the Tokyo region. He will be sent to a hostel for 5 days until a hospital bed is available.
Japan screwed up the situation so bad, they are now out of isolation beds in Tokyo.
What would you rather get, the seasonal flu or COVID-19?
I assure you, you are 30 times more likely to die if you get COVID-19.
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