Coronavirus outbreak

[MartinQ]

You do know that many of the undersea telegraph cables were in place by then? Communication of messages from America or India or even Australia etc. was measured in minutes.

Below a map of the British network in 1901

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Apparently quite a few went under London, which was handy when WW1 kicked off.

 

[ozboz]

KEEP OFF !

 

[vickster]

Umm how’s that going to stop someone just pulling the whole lot off the roll

 

[Fab Foodie]

Blimey. I imagine Heathrow is almost bearable for a change?

Getting there!

 

[MartinQ]

Umm how’s that going to stop someone just pulling the whole lot off the roll

Tbh, it's quite a posh loo roll holder for a cyclist. Just mount it on the wall.

 

[rualexander]

wow wasn't aware of that.

Didn't think there had been typhoid here for ages.

I know there was in Naples (60s/early 70s?)

Fray Bentos corned beef from South America was the culprit in Aberdeen.

 

[Rusty Nails]

New York state now has a 1 mile exclusion zone.

Around one town........at the moment.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-51826317

 

[nickyboy]

This whole Twitter thread is worth a read but your point is covered in this particular tweet...


View: https://twitter.com/jasonvanschoor/status/1237144089855963136?s=19

It paints a chilling picture. Perhaps this situation is one reason the mortality rate in Italy is so high?
I read an article about the facilities available in Wuhan. They far exceeded anything available in any western country.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Fray Bentos corned beef from South America was the culprit in Aberdeen.

odds factoids that way ——->

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Tbh, it's quite a posh loo roll holder for a cyclist. Just mount it on the wall.

posh, pah the plastic has broken off the lock body.

 

[MartinQ]

posh, pah the plastic has broken off the lock body.

My lock is a lot more knackered than that one.

 

[CanucksTraveller]

Blimey. I imagine Heathrow is almost bearable for a change?

Today at 1pm:

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Received a voice message from my friend, Mario, he lives just north of Milan.
He and his family are all ok.
All in lockdown though, scary situation

Well, if the population of Milan had stayed put when told, instead for fleeing in a panic to their seaside homes, or going out socializing like the corona virus is all a big joke, the infection would not have spread so fast to the central/south regions.
What is so scary about staying put for a few weeks, and taking basic precautions?
There was a leak of info before the official lock down directives from the government were made public.
Thousands from the Milan/Turin areas left, either to holiday homes or to family homes in the previously non affected zones.
Very irresponsible, imo.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Nadine Dorries tests positive.


View: https://mobile.twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/1237505428570816512

 

[lazybloke]

Data out of Italy on people who’ve tested positive for Covid19

10% show no symptoms
45% show mild symptoms
22% of all positive tests are aged 18-50

Interesting that 55% had mild or no symptoms, makes me wonder about the other 45% and if there's any further breakdown. Got a link?