aliboy Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 6 minutes ago, Provost said: None of what you are saying is true. This year's flu has a much lower mortality rate, as does H1N1... go look at the actual sources and not InfoWars or whatever you watch. The only reason there are more death from those is because they were more widespread. This one is only at the beginning, so containing and trying to at least flatten the curve of the infections is pretty critical. Right now in Italy, an affluent country... doctors are rationing limited treatment and respirators and just telling older patients that they are going to die because other patients are the priority. It is not just death rates, but an estimated 20% of identified cases require hospitalization for this flu. https://www.sciencealert.com/dragging-out-the-coronavirus-epidemic-is-important-in-saving-lives You are completely correct, if the fatality rate is 1%, which what is being reported by the experts then it's easy enough to do the math. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xereau Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Welcome to Buckrogersland. We will watch you enjoy your stay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post HKSR Posted March 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 12, 2020 The coronavirus is not a typical flu virus. Flu virus typically infects the nose, throat, and sometimes progresses to the lungs. Coronavirus goes right after the lungs. Hence why fever and a dry cough are the preliminary symptoms. The fact that the coronavirus goes after the lungs is what makes it more scary, and why the death rates are probably around 1% whereas the influenza is about 0.1%. That's a BIG difference. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lateralus91 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 The right thing to do. With the shoddy health system in the US and Mike Pence in charge of the whole situation this has the potential to get pretty terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glug Datt Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, 250Integra said: Or ask the Canucks that... ERROR 404 - FILE NOT FOUND.. sorry, I've deleted that memory.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violator Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, aliboy said: You are completely correct, if the fatality rate is 1%, which what is being reported by the experts then it's easy enough to do the math. Id say its somewhere in the middle probably 100,000 to ten million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieCanuckFan Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 13 minutes ago, aliboy said: Easy for the VP to say that....he's got Jeebus on his side. Just pray & the evil virus will stay away. Behold the power of Jeebus! But no worries....Pence is the messenger of Jeebus and he will heal you all. Just bow and believe in the power of Jeebus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastal.view Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, HKSR said: The coronavirus is not a typical flu virus. Flu virus typically infects the nose, throat, and sometimes progresses to the lungs. Coronavirus goes right after the lungs. Hence why fever and a dry cough are the preliminary symptoms. The fact that the coronavirus goes after the lungs is what makes it more scary, and why the death rates are probably around 1% whereas the influenza is about 0.1%. That's a BIG difference. no the biggest difference is that it is a new strain which no one on earth has built up any resistance to other forms of the flu are mutations of previous versions and many many people have built up partial immunity to those strains that is why this is not comparable to other flus but is a new strain all on its own just happens to be on a spectrum that makes it part of the flu family it is otherwise new to the world and there is nothing in people that provide any help in dealing with it other then our own current immune system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HC20.0 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 50 minutes ago, Toni Zamboni said: i blame the dude that created the "we have made the playoffs thread" I mean, if the regular season’s cancelled but playoffs happen... we’re there. Maybe he knew what was up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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komodo0921 Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 21 hours ago, NUCKER67 said: The owners would sure lose a lot of money, millions for every team in the playoffs. I actually prefer to watch the games at home on the big screen, comfortable, got my fridge, got my cannabis, no lineup for the washroom, I can pause it or rewind. I can fast-forward through the commercials and Ron MacLean. And I don't have to take the train in to Vancouver or fight the crowds on the way home. I did hear though, that if they don't allow people to attend that they would still produce the game on TV. But, I believe we would have to pay to watch the games (PPV) I wonder as well, with this virus, packing in hoards of peope in tight spaces isn't a good idea. So, will they continue to run the Skytrain if things get worse? I have to take that germ tube every day, and some days there's people right in your face. Makes me think "maybe it's not that bad, life seems to be going on as normal. I'm still required to take the train to come in to work every day. Kids are still in school. Maybe everything will be fine?" How bad will this get? It would, definitely, be bizarre but kind of cool. With fan noise eliminated, we'd be able to hear everything that s said on the ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliboy Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 32 minutes ago, Violator said: Id say its somewhere in the middle probably 100,000 to ten million. The numbers quoted by health care professionals are based upon mathematical models that have proved themselves throughout history. I believe it was the Canadian Minister of Health that said yesterday on the news the projection for Canada is 30% to 70% of the population, based upon proven models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 No surprise there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksJay Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Rob_Zepp said: Who hates those people? If you want to take every precaution, why pick a relatively middle of the pack corona strain over all the others that have occurred? Why didn't the league shut during SARS or H1N1 or even every season during flu season? EVERY YEAR in the US this is what happens - EVERY year. Why pick this particular event? Do you only not hate people during a media driven event? Are you more concerned with trying to be right rather than taking every precaution on what is seemingly the fastest spreading virus we have witnessed (and now labelled a pandemic)? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John.Tallhouse Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 Obviously this is who caused this.. IMG_0700.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 7 minutes ago, komodo0921 said: It would, definitely, be bizarre but kind of cool. With fan noise eliminated, we'd be able to hear everything that s said on the ice. You know how sometimes the crowd noise and announcers go quite just in time to hear a player yell "&^@# you!"? It'd just be a whole lot of that guys yelling nicknames that end in "sy". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt kilgore Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I am surprised they went full def con 5 on this. Suspension of games. I had thought the next step was going to be no fans at games. I imagine the NBA players getting positive tests was a big alarm bell. But still, playing devil's advocate, could they not have set up a strict protocol for NHL players and coaches, officials. Everyone gets tested immediately. Maybe even hockey players families. Weekly. That's not a lot of people relatively, so it could be doable. If even one test is positive, shut it down, but if all players, refs, are cleared, you allow televised games. With of course strict rules about hygiene for the players. Also hockey is different than basketball in that you are geared up and covered from head to toe. Ban fighting during this time. Is that crazy? or just crazy to watch Canucks hockey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HerrDrFunk Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 minute ago, kilgore said: I am surprised they went full def con 5 on this. Suspension of games. I had thought the next step was going to be no fans at games. I imagine the NBA players getting positive tests was a big alarm bell. But still, playing devil's advocate, could they not have set up a strict protocol for NHL players and coaches, officials. Everyone gets tested immediately. Maybe even hockey players families. Weekly. That's not a lot of people relatively, so it could be doable. If even one test is positive, shut it down, but if all players, refs, are cleared, you allow televised games. With of course strict rules about hygiene for the players. Also hockey is different than basketball in that you are geared up and covered from head to toe. Ban fighting during this time. Is that crazy? or just crazy to watch Canucks hockey? With NBA and NHL teams sharing locker rooms, they didn't have much of a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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