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@MagpulPony  
Probably the latter. Which confirms I’ll be screwed if I catch it (I’m technically immunocompromised as my immune system fights medicine, wastes its time trying to kill dust mites, and can’t be bothered to attack germs. That and the last time I got a cold without also getting bronchitis there was nothing connecting Westall Road to South Gippsland Highway and Madden and Bonview still lived where Eastlink is now.)

@Meanlucario  
Yeah, the main issue is containment right now, which both CDC and WHO admit is getting harder by the day. The R0, aka how easily transmittable the virus is between people is supposedly 1.5 to 2. But reports like the latest from that cruise ship suggest that it may be up to 9+ which would make it massively infectious, more so than SARS and closer to measles. But CDC hasn’t confirmed the true numbers yet.

@MagpulPony  
That and it will have a much lower mortality rate outside of China.

@Meanlucario  
We will have likely developed a vaccine by then.

@Background Pony #23D8  
I’d be more concerned about norovirus outbreaks on a cruise ship.

@MagpulPony  
It’s likely both.
 
@Background Pony #23D8  
It should have taken its course by than and be nothing more than another cold-like virus at most.

Should I not go on a cruise ship in July because of the virus?

@Meanlucario  
That would be the best case. Worst case would be China has been lying about the numbers and the death rate is higher than what they’re reporting.

@MagpulPony  
China’s smog-filled environment and terrible healthcare.

A 34 year old Chinese doctor, one of if not the first medical professional to realize the Corona virus was spreading back in December, was initially called a liar by the Chinese government, and told to stop making false statements. He is now dead after contracting the virus himself. As sad as that is, I thought this virus supposedly only killed people who were immunocompromised and or elderly. How did this healthy 34 year old doctor die so fast?

@Count Adramélekh Sear  
An important addition to that chart is the fact that “cases” only referrs to the people who got sick enough to seek medical attention and is usually smaller than the true number of infections.

@Egil  
Great find.  
Ironically modern day china is actually well-equipped to handling this kind of stuff.  
They dont like something, they purge.

@SombrLiz  
Maybe, maybe not. I’ve been to Miramar air base many times, they know what they’re doing. If an outbreak does start here, it won’t be on our bases.

@SombrLiz  
What do you mean?

@MagpulPony  
California is going to be ground zero of the US Coronavirus Outbreak.

@Meanlucario  
Not sure at the moment. There are hundreds of Americans alone still being added to quarantines, 20 people confirmed infected on a cruise ship, and it seems like the R0 is potentially much higher than what is being reported officially.

@MagpulPony  
Numbers outside of China?

563 confirmed dead. 28,000+ confirmed infected. WHO warns of potential Pandemic.

12th case confirmed in the USA, multiple aircraft set to return hundreds of additional Americans back to the US. California air base Miramar is set to receive the next flight.

@Wiimeiser  
Treat it like a cold and you should be fine.

I have a sore throat, I think I might have contracted it. If it’s true, my vulnerability to respiratory disease will probably kill me.

We’ve just confirmed our 3rd case here now.

@Wiimeiser  
They don’t really send out spies so much as they recruit. The FBI arrested a man just a few days ago for attempting to give details on top secret Raytheon weapons systems to the Chinese government. But as it relates to the Coronavirus? I don’t think people have to worry about “spies”.