Posted on 02/26/2020 9:31:01 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's director general, played down fears of a global COVID-19 pandemic despite the emergence of new outbreaks of the virus in South Korea, Italy and Iran. He said that "using the word pandemic now does not fit the facts, but it may certainly cause fear", though he added that "the sudden increase in new cases is certainly very concerning". South Korea has now confirmed 977 cases, Italy has recorded 283 and Iran has reported 95. Despite the WHO's statement, many experts believe a pandemic is inevitable and that it's only a matter of time until they start using that term.
There have been some positive developments regarding containment of the disease, however, with the number of recoveries surpassing the total number of daily new infections for the first time. That occurred on February 19th, according to Johns Hopkins University tracking, when there were 439 new cases and approximately 1,800 recoveries.
The trend has continued since then with fewer than 600 new confirmed COVID-19 cases each day and an even greater number of recoveries. The slowdown of the outbreak has occurred mainly in China where control measures such as quarantines, self-isolation and movement restrictions are finally having an impact.
Despite that positive development, the spike in cases in other countries suggests that the world is still approaching a tipping point in its attempts to limit the outbreak. There are now more than 2,000 cases of the coronavirus in over 30 countries outside China and while the WHO has said that it's too early to describe its spread as a pandemic, it did warn governments to be "in a case of preparedness". The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. is already preparing for a pandemic by coordinating with hospitals, pharmacies, supply chain partners
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I’ve got good news and bad news.
The bad news is we are all gonna die.
The good news is it probably isn’t going to be today.
Sleep well folks because tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone.
Pretty sure the intent of this article is to calm the markets and a few psychotics.
I figure the old and diseased like myself will go down.
But it’s a real plus for the financials of Soc Sec and Medicare to take out all the Boomers.
According to the CDC broad I’m already dead.
The WHO is useless. It’s run by a Marxist who allowed thousands of his countrymen to die of cholera and wanted to appoint Robert Mugabe as a world health “ambassador.”
You are not. My response was not meant for you. My apologies.
Not in Korea.
I wonder if Korea has changed their counting methods three times. Sheep will believe anything.
One day, they tell you not to believe the numbers and the next day they tell you everything is fine.
Idiots.
The rat plan happened too quickly...shucks! Now with 8 mos to go the Dow should be cresting just above 30k on erection day.
What!?
I have bee reading so many “Chicken Little” comments on FR I was thinking of offing myself.
You mean that 5 Billion people aren’t going to die?
Yes Mrs.Lincoln...other than that, how was the play?
LOL.
All you have to do is believe the numbers coming out of Communist China.
What could go wrong?
LOL. So all should go back to normal in the markets? That was short.
I trust President Trump, who is better informed than anyone else.
The stage is set for everything to go back to normal.
Pacifico Clara Mexican Lager Beer is about the only beer I drink as an old man.
It is good and doesn’t leave an aftertaste or overwhelm the food you are eating.
We like a small section of lime squeezed into the neck of the bottle.
I’ll have to give that a try. Looks like WalMart carries it at some stores.
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