Coronavirus 2019-2020 thread (no unsubstantiated rumours!)

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One little suggestion. To avoid potential stereotyping and discrimination, the WHO and all other international health care bodies have decided to avoid using the name of the originating location (cities and countries) in the name of a virus. I would suggest that we stop using "wuhan virus" and starting using the official name of the virus, which is officially accepted by all international organizations: 2019 novel Coronavirus or its abbreviation 2019-nCoV. In fact, most newspapers in the US have been using the official name since the beginning. You only see the location "Wuhan" when they describe the details of the virus.

Here at the SDF, we pride ourselves for being professionals. We typically go through months and years arguing the official naming systems of the PLA for their new weapons. Here is a similar situation. The international health care officials have issued an official name for the virus. Let's respect the official naming system, just as we respect the naming system of the PLA.
 

Gatekeeper

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Coronavirus now spread to a cruise ship! This ship are like a mini city with thousands of people, and worse, they would all visit various ports. Etc. It is now in Rome, been to barcelona in Spain and Marsilie in France.

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We better had that vaccine pretty quick!

Anyway, great video of the construction of hospital in progress. Power grid connected!

 
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Gatekeeper

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One little suggestion. To avoid potential stereotyping and discrimination, the WHO and all other international health care bodies have decided to avoid using the name of the originating location (cities and countries) in the name of a virus. I would suggest that we stop using "wuhan virus" and starting using the official name of the virus, which is officially accepted by all international organizations: 2019 novel Coronavirus or its abbreviation 2019-nCoV. In fact, most newspapers in the US have been using the official name since the beginning. You only see the location "Wuhan" when they describe the details of the virus.

Here at the SDF, we pride ourselves for being professionals. We typically go through months and years arguing the official naming systems of the PLA for their new weapons. Here is a similar situation. The international health care officials have issued an official name for the virus. Let's respect the official naming system, just as we respect the naming system of the PLA.

I thought we all call it coronavirus. Don't remember anyone here calling it the Wuhan virus?
 

Rettam Stacf

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Apologize for using "Wuhan Coronaviru" in my last post.

Can someone with authority to do so please change the name of this thread to the proper term ? I think at least one forumer also made such a request in an earlier post.
 

adiru

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Coronavirus now spread to a cruise ship! This ship are like a mini city with thousands of people, and worse, they would all visit various ports. Etc. It is now in Rome, been to barcelona in Spain and Marsilie in France.

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We better had that vaccine pretty quick!

Anyway, great video of the construction of hospital in progress. Power grid connected!



From what I read, they said some Chinese people on the ship got ill, no proof yet that it was the virus nor that it transmitted to others, but out of caution they will examine everyone on the ship.

So the odds of this causing an outbreak are low at this point. US is thinking about banning all flights from China but not implemented yet, but still other than the five cases, CDC says no new cases in the last week. So appears to be well contained
 
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