Coronavirus, Covid 19 Discussion and How It Has Affected Your Daily Life Chat Thread

[Miss Lydia]

I'm not much for political correctness
But anyway IMHO it shouldn't have been called coronavirus. Should've started right from the get-go calling it covid-19. Too many confused people out there thinking its been around decades because coronavirus is on the back of Lysol cans.

From the WHO website; (I see they still list place of origin on MERS )
"Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV)."

For those that didn't hear it reported, read the NY Times (a left wing outlet, just for clarification) that China had said "It is an American disease that might have been introduced by members of the United States Army who visited Wuhan in October."
The Time's stated "There is not a shred of evidence to support that, but the notion received an official endorsement from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs".

Fake news!

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Coronavirus is a family of viruses that have been around for years and Covid-19 is the illness that it causes in people.
So, it is a coronavirus that causes Covid-19, but not everyone gets sick.

 

[sdm111]

Thanks! You got a point. I guess they’ll be dinner in 3 months.

I'd still sell them.

 

[seminolewind]

I'm not much for political correctness
But anyway IMHO it shouldn't have been called coronavirus. Should've started right from the get-go calling it covid-19. Too many confused people out there thinking its been around decades because coronavirus is on the back of Lysol cans.

From the WHO website; (I see they still list place of origin on MERS )
"Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV)."

For those that didn't hear it reported, read the NY Times (a left wing outlet, just for clarification) that China had said "It is an American disease that might have been introduced by members of the United States Army who visited Wuhan in October."
The Time's stated "There is not a shred of evidence to support that, but the notion received an official endorsement from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs".

I am politically correct and super biased . But I never talk to anyone about politics unless they believe the same thing I do. Good for you to go to the source for your information (WHO).

 

[Beer can]

While our state is mandating closing certain businesses, others were told to go from 50% staff to now 25%.
My oldest DD works at a plant that supplies parts for military and aerospace, thought they would be exempt apparently not they were told today going to 25%.
I work in a dairy plant and food is exempt so I have to work. They did give us starting this week a $100 per week bonus if we work all our scheduled hrs.

 

[seminolewind]

Fake news!

Oh Miss Lydia, you make me laugh!!!

 

[sourland]

Oh really? They are calling it that????? Gee, I wonder why? Maybe it's because that's where it all started!

Given the source, I can't help being dubious.

 

[DuckyDonna]

I'm not much for political correctness
But anyway IMHO it shouldn't have been called coronavirus. Should've started right from the get-go calling it covid-19. Too many confused people out there thinking its been around decades because coronavirus is on the back of Lysol cans.

From the WHO website; (I see they still list place of origin on MERS )
"Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV)."

For those that didn't hear it reported, read the NY Times (a left wing outlet, just for clarification) that China had said "It is an American disease that might have been introduced by members of the United States Army who visited Wuhan in October."
The Time's stated "There is not a shred of evidence to support that, but the notion received an official endorsement from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs".

Of course it did!

 

[Beer can]

I'll say this, about everyone in the US has forgot about swine flu, bird flue, Ebola, sars, mers, I really don't think we'll ever forget this one, the year the toilet paper disappeared....

 

[DuckyDonna]

Given the source, I can't help being dubious.

What do you mean the source is dubious? It came from China, that's been known for some time. It is what it is.