World closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread

Reuters ^ | March 14, 2020

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Countries around the world on Saturday continued to close borders, impose strict entry and quarantine requirements and restrict large gatherings in efforts to contain the spread of the new coronavirus.

Apple Inc said it will close all its retail stores worldwide, outside Greater China, until March 27. Apple reopened all 42 of its branded stores in China on Friday as the spread of the virus on mainland China slowed dramatically.

Countries have shuttered museums, tourist attractions and sporting events to minimize the risk of coronavirus transmission, with more than 138,000 people worldwide infected and more than 5,000 dead.

Colombia said it will close its borders with Venezuela and stop visitors who have been in Europe or Asia, while a U.S. ban on entry for most people from continental Europe was due to start midnight Friday.

Saudi Arabia will suspend all international flights for two weeks, starting Sunday, state news agency SPA said, Taiwan will require travelers from mainland Europe, Britain and Ireland to self-isolate for 14 days, while New Zealand implemented a similar measure.

[Sedona13]

Evil commie Chinas gift to the world. The world says please sir may we have more.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

China rattles the Western world and interfered in the 2020 election without firing a single shot or placing a single Facebook ad.

[xrmusn]

‘LOVE IT’

Even the hysteria that has befallen us on our usually very sane sight.

Yes, we all should pay attention and be a bit more diligent than usual and yes, if you feel ill, maybe good to stay to yourself for a few days.

I do remember as a young kid measles among others were still being quarantined, nobody in or out until it passed.
TB patients were put in sanitariums.
Not sure about the Polio, believe there was some restrictions about contact.

We went from the above to people with AIDS being ‘allowed’ to work in kitchens serving the public.

This present day panic is tantamount to the ‘panic’ that was in place during the ‘DC Sniper reign of terror’.

Am not saying there wasn’t a random danger as they were very mobile but the LEO reaction was somewhat on a ‘keystone kop’ level with all the ‘People smarter than all’ had the ‘snipers as sophisticated terrorists, WHITE, driving a WHITE Van, truck, tractortrailer, car etc etc etc...interesting choice as most ‘newer’ vehicles were white.

Got to the point where they would stop traffic on major highways and search everything, tying things up for hours.

I realize they had to do something but getting hysterical should not be on of the alternates

Oh, BTW, those WHITE guys in a WHITE truck turned out to be 2 Black guys in an old chevy with a ‘gun mount’ in the trunk.

OOOOPS...

Having lived through (to name a few) the 1970s ice age, the later ‘ice bergs melting and flood the world’, polio, Asian flu, Mad Cow, etc and that was before the ‘turn of the century’...
Since Y2K (WHICH WAS GOING TO KILL US ALL AND PLANES WERE GOING TO FALL OUT OF THE SKY)
we have been ‘threatened’ with
Anthrax, West Nile Virus, SARS, Bird Flu, Ecoli, Swine Flu,Ebola, Zika and now - after all the doom and gloom failed to wipe us out, we all of a sudden ‘panice’ over Corona - which, basically from the same strain that has been tormenting us with flu over all these years.

Not harping etc, but other than what the USN may have given me in the 50s/60s, I have NEVER taken the flu shot, never gotten ‘shut down’ sick and if I listen to all, I may as well lock my 80 year old arse in the bathroom with my horde of toilet paper.

‘Riot’ because of no toilet paper?
‘Riot’ because of no hand sanitizer?

‘Forcing’ Vodka companies to say their product isn’t strong enough to ‘replace’ hand sanitizer.

Wear gloves...don’t you realize that if you wear glove (to protect you and OTHERS) that once you touch something the rubber glove you are wearing has to be destroyed, lest you pass on whatever you picked up etc etc etc

Sorry, but the IMPOSED PANIC is what is REALLY making me sick.

And yes, I heard an ‘interview’ with a psycologist saying that his patients were in ‘mortal fear’ because of all the ‘fear mongering’.

Sounds as sensible as allowing someone to collect SSDI because they are stressed out from being stressed out.

ENOUGH

Sorry about the rant but things are past the ‘out of hand’ status.

[Sedona13]

Evil commie Chinas gift to the world. The world says please sir may we have more.

[shanover]

One of the biggest pushes by the left has been open borders and “what could possibly go wrong” has come to the forefront. The left DOES NOT CARE AT ALL especially with a Republican in office.

[HangnJudge]

...when folks go crashing through from denial to anger to bargaining to depression in the matter of a few hours, they are going to need all of our help.

Trust in The Lord

I am reminded also of the Litany Against Fear
https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Litany_Against_Fear

“I must not fear.
Fear is the mind-killer.
Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration.
I will face my fear.
I will permit it to pass over me and through me.
And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path.
Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”

We, as Christians, are Baptized in Water, Fire, and The Holy Spirit
In Christ there is no fear, only Victory

[null and void]

Haven't seen much of the "it's just the flu, bro!" crowd lately...

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.

The false positive rate was 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 or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

[null and void]

It’s like a Seinfeld episode ... What do you call it when almost no one under 70 dies? A Geridemic?

You could call it a Jerrydemic...

[goodnesswins]

And...Aids infected people MUST be allowed to give blood

[BDParrish]

Pandemic is a term with specific meaning. It only refers to the extent of the spread of the virus not it’s virulence.

[9422WMR]

Mexico is demanding the US build a wall on the border.
And they want the US to pay for it!

[Savage Beast]

No, the single-minded purpose of the left is to destroy Trump. If America is destroyed in the process, it’s no significant loss as far as the left is concerned. In fact, many on the left consider the USA to be an evil, racist, nazi nation that must be destroyed, and, to those, destroying Trump is a step toward the destruction of the USA.

[TigerClaws]

https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-act-today-or-people-will-die-f4d3d9cd99ca

Good article but I don’t want to start yet another thread on this topic and get flamed.

[knarf]

[Redcitizen]

Next weeks headlines: Solar system closes borders, restricts travel to contain coronavirus spread.

[Redcitizen]

Psalm 91 comes to mind. My thoughts: pray first, prepare food and supplies, take your vitamins, wash your hands and maintain social distance ( easier to do here in wide open spaces of New Mexico) and above all do not be afraid.

[Redcitizen]

Good words. So far we haven’t seen riots and looting in the streets from black communities.

[Baldwin77]

Ain’t globalism grand ???

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Colombia said it will close its borders with Venezuela and stop visitors who have been in Europe or Asia

Can you imagine if this thing gets into Venezuela??? Most of their people are already weakened by hunger, malnutrition, poor medical care and crime. It will be a massacre.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Wu Flu! (When I fell heavy metal)
Wu Flu! (When I’m pins and I’m needles)
Wu Flu! (Well I lie and I’m easy)
Etc.