Tell him to fuck off somewhere else will ya
Heading to Dublin then Limerick
Been trying to get a flight for a few days … he said it’s way worse then what;s being let on … Military are out on the streets
That’ll do the finest
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I’ll pass on your well wishes.
The WHO singled out China for being so transparent about this virus, your mate reckons they’re covering up a pandemic. WHO’s telling the truth here ?
Not covering up, but not being fully honest
Fucking hell.
What’s your take on things?
Being downplayed or over hyped?
Downplayed. I don’t like to scaremonger, but if you do the worst case scenario in terms of an exponential pandemic, 50 million infected and 2 million dead by end of February.
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I’ve been telling them from a man on the ground and they are laughing away … there’s no talking to these micks.
Equity markets are collapsing as reality sets in.
It seems to have been easily enough contained outside of Hunan?
As opposed to the usual state of affairs in China??
yes.
German lad picked it up at a business meeting. Day off work and was grand again.
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Wuhan ffs.
Where are you hearing it is “easily contained” outside Wuhan? We are in the very early stages of a pandemic, the estimates I have seen indicate it will peak around May. It’s now in all 31 provinces of China and in 20 countries.
If it’s as easily transmitted as the common cold this will be far worse than the Spanish flu of 1918.
From the Times some roaster from Mayo is going to give the virus the same treatment Apollo Creed got🤦♂️
Wuhan and its people have shown tremendous spirit in their volunteering efforts from local restaurants cooking meals for doctors and nurses for free, to car manufacturers donating cars to shuttle medical staff to and from the hospital.
When I think about this city a quote from one of my favourite movies – Rocky Balboa – comes to mind: “You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!”
I have no doubt we will overcome this. I stand with Wuhan!
- Michael McGreal, originally from Westport, Co Mayo.
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It’s mostly bumping off auld lads in their 70s / 80s.
There are other factors to take into account with the Spanish flu. They don’t know that the flu was a contributing factor in all the deaths attributed to it. The world was just after world war 1 and there were general levels of malnourishment and disease about the place.
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