Also at post 1, how the hel do you assume that there are 5000 casualties?
Checking up on an article from yesturday, the estimate is that there are about 2800 infections with about 100 casualties.

Greetings Moritz.

I rather believe factual, checked news than hysterical kids on Facebook or conspiracy theories.
Yeah, a pal of a pal of a pal of mine said that on FB. It's gota be truth cus pal said on FB, ya know, cus nobody bother check news, that's boring stuff man.
Lukas

My lady and I have been following the news on this one.
According to both the reports we've heard on Bbc and sky news, yes there are indeed several thousand confirmed cases in the specific city where the virus started and there were this morning 106 fatalities.
the virus also does spread rather quickly and have a high incubation period.

However, the virus itself is as Jayde said, no worse than the flue. Those who have died were people with existing health problems or were eldily or perhaps infirm.

outside of China, there have so far been no confirmed cases in the Uk, though there is a serious quarrenteen on anyone coming from that part of China, one case in France and I think two in different parts of the USA, however, note that these are only cases of people with the virus, I don't believe anyone outside of China has died from it.

so, all in all, no, it is not a good situation, especially for the poor people in that part of china, but it's not exactly the end of civilization as we know it thus far, also, bare in mind China has a massive research grant itself and pretty much every major disease control agency in the world is looking for this, so everything that could be done is being done.

As for hating China, well that just seems stupid to me.
Last I checked when someone, or yet a country ahad bad things happen, the intelligent response was to feel sympathy and wish to do something about it, not hate them.

Hi.

At 27 well I won't go and believe anything coming ffrom facebook, some random conspiracy theorist who isn't even informed and just spurts out fake news or little hysterical kids like OP who believe such stories, they come from those always true platforms like facebook and twitter right?
I rather believe what I can find in known news formats and read up on scientific data when it's availabley.
Never the less, depending on who will find a cure for the virus first has a very good way to make some serious cash with the cure.

Greetings Moritz.

I'm not worried. Though I'll just point out the coronovirus, or as a friend dubbed it, kung flu (which made me laugh more than I should) comes 102 years after the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. Fairly sure now nature's trying to do population control every centuy now

@manamon player, who are these chienese people  people you speak of? Are they some cannible aliens who are going to eat everyone, that would indeed be bad for everyone's health, indeed my Doctor once told me that I am especially vulnerable to being eaten, especially with bbq sauce, that is why I eat so much bbq sauce myself, to try and develop a tolerance ;D.

Seriously, I always find it funny when people have a downer on the eating habits of other countries, China particularly.
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A chinese friend of mine who lived opposite me at university once told me that in China, the diea of any sort of dairy products is quite disgusting! especially fermented products such as cheese. It's actually true if you think about it, your essentially eating a badly curdled secretion from an animals most intimate bits .

My friend had got used to cheese being in Britain, but he said his parents were quite appauled at the idea .

He also interestingly said the one western habbit he really hated, with the business of  eating cuts of meet without bones.
He said he was okay with a stew, but the idea of a burger or the like really bothered him since he said if you don't see the bones, let alone the head, you don't know it's from a real animal, indeed he couldn't understand one girl who hated the idea of eating things with a face and head still on.

I obviously don't share either of his dislikes myself, not having grown up in China, but I could understand them.

I'll also say btw, you'd be quite amazed how lovely some things are if you try them and if they're cooked properly.

I am a fan of frogs legs and snails, and a friend of mine once cooked me eland. I also quite like zebra when I can get it, and squirrel was rather nice.

I have  tried both fried chicken feet and duck's tongues, neither of which I personally was a fan of, though I do enjoy chicken livers.

Maybe again it's that a lot of traditional British food is a bit more earthy, I was bought up on  steak and kidney pie, and faggots, which are meetballs made  from meat offcuts and frequently contain bits of heart, so I'd say I'm probably the last person  criticise any culture for their  culnerary traditions .

corono virus isnt the reason to hate china, if your searching for a reason, see the facts about Uygur Turks

well at this moment i understand more than hundreds of people has been dead, and 6000 is patient in different countreys.
Thanks, in Georgia is not that virus, govermant closed flying from pekin to georgia, so.
But every day that virus is expanding and keeps doing it, so the nearest location of georgia is france, hope that will end soon.

hi.

At 36 dude, seriously, that's one of the dumbest comments i heard, go and read up on the virus before talking, seriously.
At post 37 yup, exactly what I ment.

Greetings Moritz.

The virus is scary enough on it's own without throwing the tyrant or Nemesis or any of those fun things in .

that being said, we were watching the bbc news tonight and the response seems to be pretty quick. Also as compared to some viruses we've had this century such as the sars virus, this one, though prompt to spread, is not quite as deadly, since all of those who died have been people with existing health problems.

Of course, it's a bad thing, indeed I gather  in China especially the response has been a little draconian, with some villages cutting off all contact from the outside world, and all public transport in Wu han, the affected city (sorry if I'm completely messing up the spelling), being stopped.

That being said, the response from other countries has been quite rapid, one reason why there are comparatively few cases outside china, and none in many countries (I believe there are two in the states and one in France).

To me, the fact that the virus hasn't! become more serious than it has shows what people can actually do when they cooperate, makes me think a good old alien invasion might just be the best thing for world piece .

Hi.

Germany also has it's first 4 cases confirmed and apparently there are still German students at university campusses in Wuhan. I'm wondering though what will happen with the chinese vendors at the toy fare in Nurenberg, there are about 200 of them, and I think some from the Wuhan region.

Greetings Moritz.

We have the virus here too, but they're holding it back, i hope.
It's not China's fault. It happened, now we just have to hope that in the end things will be fine and that they will find a vaccine.
My biggest concern is for the ones who lost and lose family members, friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, thinking of them.
That's the best all of us can do.