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Well to this point he has taken virtually no action to prevent its spread to the point his wife was in a fairly high risk situation. On the upside this could push some adult in the liberal party (hopefully one exists) to take charge while jr hides out
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Ah skippy taking another 2-3 week vacation, will probly self quartine at a beach with good surf.. pos
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Absolutely, DW is one of the best out there. On my daily reading list, along with Reuters and a couple of others. Another nice thing about it is that it focus on Europe for the most part, as well as the world in wide sense of the word, unlike local or American media, and it never hurts to know what is going elsewhere on the planet. Their perspectives and opinion pieces are also on point more often than not.
Here is a more detailed description of approaches taken by S Korea and Italy, with the Korean being very similar to that of Singapore. Also mentions why it would not likely work here and the US. Pretty impressive how the DW article mentions that the Taiwanese were getting ready since SARS and this one says the Koreans since SARS and MERS. What was the rest of the world doing since?
Retires: Special Report: Italy and South Korea virus outbreaks reveal disparity in deaths and tactics
Glad to hear some are working or planning to send people to work from home.
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Great article!
Thanks for posting that.
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Still trying to keep some distance from this thread for a bit. But, can't resist. Received a couple more bits of insider info. Wetaskiwin hospital is apparently being set to become the central hub for Alberta cases. I was told there were 12 new confirmed cases there last night, yet to be made public info though. Also, Westjet will be stopping all operations until further notice, should be announced in the next day or two, I was told from someone very much in the know.
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03-12-2020, 06:43 PM
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Absolutely, DW is one of the best out there. On my daily reading list, along with Reuters and a couple of others. Another nice thing about it is that it focus on Europe for the most part, as well as the world in wide sense of the word, unlike local or American media, and it never hurts to know what is going elsewhere on the planet. Their perspectives and opinion pieces are also on point more often than not.
Here is a more detailed description of approaches taken by S Korea and Italy, with the Korean being very similar to that of Singapore. Also mentions why it would not likely work here and the US. Pretty impressive how the DW article mentions that the Taiwanese were getting ready since SARS and this one says the Koreans since SARS and MERS. What was the rest of the world doing since?
Retires: Special Report: Italy and South Korea virus outbreaks reveal disparity in deaths and tactics
Glad to hear some are working or planning to send people to work from home.
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This is why the US has been the poster child of how not to handle this.....
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-...-team-n1153221
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...e-say-n1143656
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You're being sensible but it will take time for people to relearn every day habits. At least people are making an attempt while the risk is still relatively low. The most important issue was getting people to wrap their heads around that this is not just a flu.
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Yes, but then there is an opinion columnist (Dave Truscott) for a local rag (Fort Saskatchewan) called the Sturgeon Creek Post who just wrote:
"We've been through this before...And yet Covid-19 is just the flu." 
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03-12-2020, 06:48 PM
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Still trying to keep some distance from this thread for a bit. But, can't resist. Received a couple more bits of insider info. Wetaskiwin hospital is apparently being set to become the central hub for Alberta cases. I was told there were 12 new confirmed cases there last night, yet to be made public info though. Also, Westjet will be stopping all operations until further notice, should be announced in the next day or two, I was told from someone very much in the know.
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THX for the updates!
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Still trying to keep some distance from this thread for a bit. But, can't resist. Received a couple more bits of insider info. Wetaskiwin hospital is apparently being set to become the central hub for Alberta cases. I was told there were 12 new confirmed cases there last night, yet to be made public info though. Also, Westjet will be stopping all operations until further notice, should be announced in the next day or two, I was told from someone very much in the know.
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Why on earth Wetaskiwin I wonder?
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Originally Posted by bloopbloob
Still trying to keep some distance from this thread for a bit. But, can't resist. Received a couple more bits of insider info. Wetaskiwin hospital is apparently being set to become the central hub for Alberta cases. I was told there were 12 new confirmed cases there last night, yet to be made public info though. Also, Westjet will be stopping all operations until further notice, should be announced in the next day or two, I was told from someone very much in the know.
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Wow, 12 is a lot of people to be in one small hospital that is not used to dealing with really infectious people.
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03-12-2020, 07:02 PM
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Went into Superstore this afternoon to get the weekly grocery trip out of the way before the weekend madness.....
I wasn't the only person with that idea - lineup to pay stretched to the very back and wrapped half way around the store, it was pandemonium haha. Looked like everyone was getting their "2 weeks of quarantine" supply.
'Glad I chipped away at that little stockpile the past few weeks, should be good to go other than my wife and I probably using socks to wipe our rectums 
I can only imagine the next few days will only get worse, so if you need even the usual groceries I'd recommend going asap
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Went into Superstore this afternoon to get the weekly grocery trip out of the way before the weekend madness.....
I wasn't the only person with that idea - lineup to pay stretched to the very back and wrapped half way around the store, it was pandemonium haha. Looked like everyone was getting their "2 weeks of quarantine" supply.
'Glad I chipped away at that little stockpile the past few weeks, should be good to go other than my wife and I probably using socks to wipe our rectums
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Not to worry. There is a guy on kijiji selling tp for $5 a roll 
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Still trying to keep some distance from this thread for a bit. But, can't resist. Received a couple more bits of insider info. Wetaskiwin hospital is apparently being set to become the central hub for Alberta cases. I was told there were 12 new confirmed cases there last night, yet to be made public info though. Also, Westjet will be stopping all operations until further notice, should be announced in the next day or two, I was told from someone very much in the know.
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Wow, even WestJet pilots don't even know that lol
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Wow, 12 is a lot of people to be in one small hospital that is not used to dealing with really infectious people.
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I was informed that this is where cases will be getting sent for serious treatment and they are getting all set up for that role. Guessing these 12 are the first batch....
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03-12-2020, 07:09 PM
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Wow, even WestJet pilots don't even know that lol
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Umm nope, they do. Info Came from a pilot buddy who was just notified a couple hours ago.
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03-12-2020, 07:12 PM
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Why on earth Wetaskiwin I wonder?
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It's a faily large and newer hospital. I'm guessing one of the better hospitals not in a major center. Probably has something to do with mitigating risk to the public in the bigger centers? Just a guess, but kind of makes sense
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03-12-2020, 07:13 PM
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I was laughing at everyone, and I mean everyone walking out of the Walmart and Co-op today, not a single cart without TP in it. Some people had nothing at all but TP.
Guess I should have invested in tp futures.
On a side note- my daughter is flying back from Mexico today, the guy in Veg that has it apparently got it in Mexico. Great.
We have the grandsons here, sure would like to keep them here for 2 weeks to a month until they are certain they do not have it.
Yes, I know fatality rates are low in kids, big goddamn deal who wants to be that sick?
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Not to worry. There is a guy on kijiji selling tp for $5 a roll |
Something tells me that'll be a bargain in a few weeks lol
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03-12-2020, 07:19 PM
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I was laughing at everyone, and I mean everyone walking out of the Walmart and Co-op today, not a single cart without TP in it. Some people had nothing at all but TP.
Guess I should have invested in tp futures.
On a side note- my daughter is flying back from Mexico today, the guy in Veg that has it apparently got it in Mexico. Great.
We have the grandsons here, sure would like to keep them here for 2 weeks to a month until they are certain they do not have it.
Yes, I know fatality rates are low in kids, big goddamn deal who wants to be that sick?
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That’s not an unreasonable idea Ken.
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It's a faily large and newer hospital. I'm guessing one of the better hospitals not in a major center. Probably has something to do with mitigating risk to the public in the bigger centers? Just a guess, but kind of makes sense
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What a brilliant plan!!!...let's move the infected people out of the major centers to a rural one,then when that hospital is over loaded, we can move the next batch to some other rural hospital...what could possibly go wrong???
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Whelp..... sparkle socks wife has been Covid confirmed.
All hail Prime Minister Freeland.
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What a brilliant plan!!!...let's move the infected people out of the major centers to a rural one,then when that hospital is over loaded, we can move the next batch to some other rural hospital...what could possibly go wrong???
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Oh....I think that is when the other countries moved in the incinerator’s?
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How do so many top politicians keep getting it? Due to the international travel? What the ****
Won't lie I am getting quite worried and anxious about all of this
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How do so many top politicians keep getting it? Due to the international travel? What the ****
Won't lie I am getting quite worried and anxious about all of this
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They travel a lot. Airports are incubators.
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Funny but coincidentally understandable.
Just in mid January my wife and I were shopping there for the first time for a friend so we were in the store for a while trying to find everything. On leaving I remember I commented to my wife how I got a very negative vibe from the customers there. I couldn’t recall that perception or sensation of people in any other store anywhere, ever and that’s why I brought it up with my wife.
I can’t recall the details but it was things like no “excuse me”’s, no moving to let me get by, etc - just like a room full of unhappy people.
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I agree with you
Normally its fairly easy there. Big shoppng lists usually takes me to Superstore because i save about $100 each trip over Safeway.... but for 5-10 things, I hit safeway
But today was WOW. Theres a lot of scared people.....it isnt right, but theyre scared.
Sometimes I wish there was less information out there.....it keeps the manipulators in check
I am a believer in the notion of "Fake News"
Im starting to dislike them more than politicians...and that takes some doing! Lol
But people need to use their own brains. Its our fault. People seem to be getting conditioned into believing almost anything.
I had ZERO intention of buying into this stockpiling thing that is going on, but in honesty, if you dont obtain a few extras, you will be sucking the back teat.
Im not talking a garage full of ammo and toilet paper, but I might buy 6 of something rather than my normal 2 on my next trip to the store.
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Whelp..... sparkle socks wife has been Covid confirmed.
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How does this work here. Shouldn’t all those ministers be tested. Freeland is always near him and Sparkle socks has lots of other people in the same room
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Whelp..... sparkle socks wife has been Covid confirmed.
All hail Prime Minister Freeland.
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Will it make any difference, if Trudeau isn't hiding at home, he is spending taxpayer dollars on vacation? It's not like he actually does anything of value.
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Im noticing Africa is pretty darn quiet.........
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Wow, even WestJet pilots don't even know that lol
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Are you a pilot for WestJet? Serious question. Maybe my info is incorrect. Indirect info from a good friend. But my friend has worked for Westjet for almost 15 years, flying their largest planes, and that is what he told me today. There are also talks of shutting down commercial flights Canada wide, not just Westjet. Getting so tired of getting sucked back into this. Don't know why I even bother sometimes. I just find it important. Hopefully some get something, out of some of what I have to contribute to the discussion is the only reason I keep coming back.
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Im noticing Africa is pretty darn quiet.........
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There are a few that make no sense. Only time will tell. 144 in Canada now, up from 122. Wonder if that includes the 12 I heard about, haven't looked for the details yet
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Are you a pilot for WestJet? Serious question. Maybe my info is incorrect. Indirect info from a good friend. But my friend has worked for Westjet for almost 15 years, flying their largest planes, and that is what he told me today. There are also talks of shutting down commercial flights Canada wide, not just Westjet. Getting so tired of getting sucked back into this. Don't know why I even bother sometimes. I just find it important. Hopefully some get something, out of some of what I have to contribute to the discussion is the only reason I keep coming back.
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Just ignore all those people. There are starting to be less and less of them!
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