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Mod note: Keep it on topic. Random political topics should go in the appropriate thread. This thread is for new and ongoing info related to Covid-19.
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Hi guys,
I think by now we were able to inform and educate as many that we could about what's coming, when early preparation mattered. I'm not just talking about early shopping for essential household supplies or sorting out our 401K and stocks holdings a month ago, but also convincing our complacent friends and families to change some of their personal habits and travels planning that could help keeping them out of harm's way. You might seems crazy then, or even laughed at by some of them because you were the only one in your circle who knew what's coming from watching the Asian prologue, but they're probably grateful for you soon enough.
For the handful of you who DIDN'T listen or even tried to downplay the seriousness of the situation when others warned you earlier in this series, and now find your pants around your ankles as your own states and cities are instituting containment measures, good luck to you and your families as well.
Now that the pandemic pretty much has arrived for us all, all preparations that could have been done are done, and there's nothing left to do but to brace for impact, the Mods and I have decided to let this thread continue running its course.
There will be no more new thread splits or new Thread Indexes to help late-comers catch up, as everyone should be caught up with all the basics from the previous chapters by now, and v13 will remains the last and final chapter on this series until the storm comes to pass. I will try to update the OP once a day with the biggest news updates that you guys contribute to the thread, but I think we all know we're about to be hit with a tsunami of bad news from here on out, so I apologize if I can't include them all.
It's going to be tough to process it all in one huge Mega Thread, but the Mods are here to help as much as they can, so if you see any thread-derailment attempts from a repeated offender, please don't respond to them, just smash that Report button so they can be re-added to the Thread Ban for one last time, and this final chapter can continue on track with all the latest Breaking News around the world.
Stay safe, everyone!
Arkain2K
The International Coronavirus Breaking News Thread, v13 - The Final Chapter
- This serious topic about the latest worldwide developments on the COVID-19 pandemic is for rational and informed grown-ups only! Neither the hysterical "The end is nigh!" nor the ignorant "Just the flu" bros are welcomed here!
- If you are here specifically for other reasons than to contribute new International Breaking News, consider the following threads that are more suitable for your needs:
- The U.S Govt Response Analysis thread for all Trump-related tribal politics.
- The Economy thread for in-depth discussions on the effects the pandemic has on the economy.
- The Meme thread for all your shoops and memes.
- The Flu comparison thread if you want to bang with the Just The Flu bros.
- Refrain from clogging up the thread with off-topic derailments, be it mindless political rants, dumb memes, or regurgitating unsubstantiated conspiracy theories (bio-weapons or otherwise) that had been done to death in the previous threads (v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7, v8, v9, v10, v11, v12)
Stay calmed and informed. Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. Be safe, everyone!
Useful Resources:
- COVID-19 Global Map by Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering
- Coronavirus: Key Questions Answered
- Yes, It Is Worse Than The Flu: Busting The Coronavirus Myths
- Live News Updates: BNO Newsroom, CBS, Guardian , CNBC, NY Times, CNN
- Masks/Respirators Guide
Thread Index:
- 21,000 healthcare workers from around the U.S are coming to help New York (April 2, 2020)
- U.S Coast Guard Tells Foreign Cruise Ships With COVID-19 Cases To Stay Away From U.S. Ports (April 1, 2020)
- U.S breaks 1,000 daily deaths (April 1, 2020)
- Tesla to reopen New York facility to manufacture Medtronic ventilators (March 30, 2020)
- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to accept state residents off Holland America cruise ships (April 1, 2020)
- Gov. Ron DeSantis will issue a 30-day stay-at-home order for Florida (April 1, 2020)
- Australia seizes faulty coronavirus protective equipment imported from China (April 1, 2020)
- Coronavirus cases in Spain now exceed 100,000 with more than 9,000 total deaths (April, 2020)
- Taiwan is sending 10 Million masks to Europe and the U.S (March 31, 2020)
- Moscow orders citywide lockdown (Mar 29, 2020)
- UK scientists enrol volunteers for coronavirus vaccine trial (Mar 27, 2020)
- U.K: Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Health Secretary Matt Hancock, Prince Charles tested positive (Mar 27, 2020)
- U.S. Navy ship Mercy docks in Port of L.A. (Mar 27, 2020)
- Curfew-breakers in India faces Punjabi Justice (Mar 24, 2020)
- India announces 21-day total lockdown (Mar 24, 2020)
- U.K Prime Minister orders Britons to stay in their homes (Mar 23, 2020)
- Australia is shutting down “non-essential” services (Mar 22, 2020)
- President Trump gives approval for Ford, GM and Tesla to begin producing ventilators (Mar 22, 2020)
- New York will start implementing the trial drugs to treat Coronavirus (Mar 22, 2020)
- 4,800 health-care workers in Italy have been infected by coronavirus (Mar 22, 2020)
- Angela Merkel is in self-isolation , Senator Rand Paul tests positive, (Mar 22, 2020)
- Italy: Crematorium running out of space may be forced to stop accepting coffins (Mar 22, 2020)
- Bondi beach finally shuts down. Australia's Northern Territory closes its borders. (Mar 21, 2020)
- Ruby Princess logged 158 cases of illness before passengers disembarked without coronavirus testing (Mar 21, 2020)
- Australia urges Ruby Princess cruise passengers to self isolate after 4 test positive for virus (Mar 20, 2020)
- California governor issues statewide order to 'stay at home' (Mar 19, 2020)
- Doctors say old malaria drug Chloroquine may help treat novel coronavirus (Mar 19, 2020)
- Burger King offer free Kids Meals, Minnesota has classified grocery store workers as emergency personnel, Distilleries are making free hand sanitizer,
- Australia and New Zealand closing borders (Mar 18, 2020)
- Over 3000 retired nurses in Ontario come out of retirement (Mar 18, 2020)
- U.S. and Canada agree to close border to 'non-essential traffic' (Mar 18, 2020
- Human trials for a potential vaccine is underway in Seattle (Mar 18, 2020
- Italy says coronavirus lockdown may need to be extended (Mar 18, 2020
- Italy rushes 10,000 new student doctors into service (March 17, 2020)
- EU Finally Locks Down Borders (Mar 17, 2020)
- We are all one: all European countries and U.S states are now on the COVID-19 map (Mar 17, 2020)
- U.S. Military Prepares Hospital Ships for Deployment (Mar 17, 2020)
- Italy’s Coronavirus Victims Face Death Alone (Mar 16, 2020)
- Italian Mayor: We Can’t Cremate Bodies Fast Enough (Mar 16, 2020)
- WHO cautions medical staff on aerosol-generating procedures (Mar 16, 2020)
- More than 1,350 inmates escape from prisons in São Paulo (Mar 16, 2020)
- FDA giving states authority to approve own coronavirus tests (Mar 16, 2020)
- Nearly 30 trials for COVID-19 could start to yield data in the next couple of months (Mar 16, 2020)
- Spain has nationalized all of its private hospitals
- EU to suspend all non-essential foreign arrivals (Mar 16, 2020)
- First human trial for coronavirus vaccine begins Monday in the U.S (Mar 16, 2020)
- Spanish nurse says her country's hospitals are like 'warzones' (Mar 16, 2020)
- Canada is finally closing its borders (Mar 16, 2020)
- Thermo Fisher provides update on production of test kits (Mar 16, 2020)
- Spain may requisition private health clinics and make military hospitals available to the public health system (Mar 16, 2020)
- Quebec has ordered the closure bars, theatres, gyms, ski hills, sugar shacks, arcades, and pools (Mar 16, 2020)
- Philippines Senate Majority Leader Migz Zubiri tests positive (Mar 16, 2020)
- At least four cruise ships have been stranded in different parts of the world (Mar 15, 2020)
- In pictures: Italy's battle against the coronavirus (Mar 15, 2020)
- Czech Republic goes into lockdown (Mar 15, 2020)
- New York City will close its schools, bars, movie theaters, and restaurants (Mar 15, 2020)
- CA Gov. Newsom calls for all 5.3 million California seniors to self-isolate, all bars and restaurants to close (Mar 15, 2020)
- The CDC recommended that Americans cancel gatherings of 50 or more (Mar 15, 2020)
- Italian mayor of Cene, Lombardy, died from Coronavirus (Mar 15, 2020)
- Religious gathering at mosque in Malaysia with 16,000 people led to spike in cases (Mar 14, 2020)
- The Philippines' capital region goes under partial lockdown (Mar 13, 2020)
- U.S international airports are packed with Americans returning from Europe (Mar 13, 2020)
- Apple CEO Tim Cook announced all stores outside of China will be closed for two weeks (Mar 13, 2020)
- France will shut shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities (Mar 13, 2020)
- Spanish Prime Minister's wife has tested positive for coronavirus (Mar 13, 2020)
- 23 of Africa's 54 countries have COVID-19 (Mar 13, 2020)
- President Donald Trump Tests Negative for Coronavirus (Mar 13, 2020)
- Italy's Deputy Health Minister Pierpaolo Sileri tests positive for coronavirus (Mar 13, 2020)
- Gilets Jaunets (yellow vests) are defying France's coronavirus curfews to protest (Mar 13, 2020)
- West Virginia Is the Last State Without a Coronavirus Case (Mar 13, 2020)
- U.S: Thermo Fisher to produce millions of coronavirus diagnostic tests (Mar 13, 2020)
- Denmark rushes through emergency coronavirus law (Mar 13, 2020)
- Saturday afternoon recaps (Mar 13, 2020)
- U.S is extending the current travel ban to the U.K. and Ireland (Mar 13, 2020)
- Spain going in nationwide lockdown (Mar 13, 2020)
- Herd immunity: will the UK’s coronavirus strategy work? (Mar 13, 2020)
- U.K's Chief scientific adviser wants 40million Britons to catch coronavirus for herd immunity to take effect (Mar 13, 2020)
- EU Commission chief warns EU member states against travel restrictions (Mar 13, 2020)
- Understanding the science behind the Coronavirus (Mar 13, 2020)
- European countries sealing their borders (Mar 13, 2020)
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