The facts about coronavirus: What you need to know

CBS Sunday Morning ^ | March 1, 2020 | Doctor Jon LaPook

[John W]

Since this is a new type of coronavirus, it's very difficult to predict. Respiratory viruses often like cold, dry air and may possibly start to die down with warmer, moister weather. But we don't know that for sure, and there could be more waves of infection to come. Bottom line: There's no way of knowing right now how long coronavirus will remain a problem.

One thing we should definitely expect is another outbreak of another type of virus. COVID-19 is just the latest example of a deadly viral disease jumping from animals to people. SARS, MERS and Ebola are others. We need to study why this has been happening. In Asia, deforestation may have increased contact between humans and bats, which can carry the virus that causes SARS or COVID-19. And we must think globally about how to prevent and respond to future outbreaks.

[John W]

Excellent video at link.

[Sirius Lee]

Peppermint oil in spray form.
It gets rid of spiders.

"Making coronavirus threads useful since 2020" - Serius Lee

[Tallguy]

I wonder if these are “fact-facts” or CBS-guesses? There doesn’t yet seem to be a lot of agreement about what is going on with this virus outbreak.

[John W]

At link is video by Dr. Jon LaPook. Believe they are his thoughts.

[stuck_in_new_orleans]

Why don’t you just post them instead of making people watch some cbs video

[Blurb2350]

The mainstream media’s many “just the facts” articles are of some use, but they seem to be intended mainly to quash talk of bioweapons, racial targetting, whodunnit, etc. When actual outbreaks occur here in the U.S., they’re tight-lipped with details about the source and the victims. They try to present “community” cases as if they’re occurring spontaneously. They’d rather die themselves than reveal unfashionable details. Political correctness will be the death of us.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Thanks for the tip ... where do you buy peppermint oil??

[Sirius Lee]

Well, the good stuff comes out of Chin... Oh, yeah, never mind.

[TaxPayer2000]

But I like spiders...

[laplata]

“Why don’t you just post them instead of making people watch some cbs video”

Who is holding a gun to your head? Geez.....

[trebb]

A weak vinegar solution also repels spiders...

[bigbob]

Same reason I was forced to post this reply...because we csn.

[null and void]

Respiratory viruses often like cold, dry air and may possibly start to die down with warmer, moister weather. But we don't know that for sure,

We do know for sure that hot, humid Singapore has an outbreak...

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.

[Grampa Dave]

Stopped reading at this:

In Asia, deforestation may have increased contact between humans and bats, which can carry the virus that causes SARS or COVID-19. And we must think globally about how to prevent and respond to future outbreaks.

[1_Rain_Drop]

Lol. I read that and my first thought was...
Deforestation? bonsai?
Let’s go green!
Stop eating meat!
Ban everything including plastic bags and straws!
Use paper bags instead!
Stop breathing!

Seriously now.
I wish people would stop hugging when they meet. Think about it. We’re told to sneeze or cough into our sleeves...we hug...guess where that sleeve goes? Transmits snot form your sleeve to another person’s shoulder area. YUK.

[Grampa Dave]

The green nazis never miss an opportunity to lecture us on how to live, eat, and think. Your summary of this bs article is like mine:

Lol. I read that and my first thought was...
Deforestation? bonsai?
Let’s go green!
Stop eating meat!
Ban everything including plastic bags and straws!
Use paper bags instead!
Stop breathing!

However, we are a hugging family and will be forever.

[John W]

That was pretty far in though wasn’t it?

[Lazamataz]

[Fungi]

Would you see a doctor named LaPook?