Forum Support Tommy T. Posted March 5, 2020 Forum Support Posted March 5, 2020 13 minutes ago, Guy F. said: And down 969 today. Wheeeee! In previous years I have noted that when the US stock markets start to swing a lot day to day from big highs to big lows, it usually ends up with a number of big lows and drops to correction territory and below and then stays there a while. So I am expecting it to drop a few more times - maybe another few thousand points - and then settle there. Perhaps I am wrong - I hope, really, that I am wrong... Meanwhile, just this morning, I came across a news article that medical researchers have determined that the virus has already mutated into AT LEAST two strains: Scientists believe there are at least two different strains of the COVID-19 virus causing illnesses. A preliminary study conducted at Peking University’s School of Life Sciences and the Institute Pasteur of Shanghai discovered that one strain of coronavirus, type L, accounted for about 70% of the cases in China and is much more aggressive than the other strain, type S, which is milder and is the source of about 30% of the infections. The coronavirus outbreak began in Wuhan, China, and has since spread to dozens of countries, infecting almost 97,000 and killing at least 3,305. Researchers said type L was more common in the “early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan” but began to decrease “after early January 2020.” “Human intervention may have placed more severe selective pressure on the L type, which might be more aggressive and spread more quickly. On the other hand, the S type, which is evolutionarily older and less aggressive, might have increased in relative frequency due to relatively weaker selective pressure,” the scientists wrote. The researchers said the S type is thought to be the ancestral strain and that the findings “strongly support an urgent need for further immediate, comprehensive studies that combine genomic data, epidemiological data, and chart records of the clinical symptoms of patients with coronavirus disease 2019.” The genomes studied were only sourced from China, so it is unclear what strains are most common in other countries or if there have been further mutations. Cases of the illness in the United States have shot up in recent days. As of Thursday afternoon, there were 162 confirmed cases and 11 deaths. https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/coronavirus-has-mutated-at-least-once-into-two-strains-study-finds/ar-BB10NALk?li=BBnb7Kz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted March 6, 2020 Posted March 6, 2020 7 hours ago, Mike J said: One of our taxi drivers said he will not stop for people who look like they are Chinese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuya John Posted March 6, 2020 Author Posted March 6, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 10:24 PM, Mike J said: One of our taxi drivers said he will not stop for people who look like they are Chinese. What about South Korean's? Some stores in UK struggling to keep up demand for Toilet rolls and Tissues also over the counter pain relief such as Paracetmol, as fear of shortages starts to grip some of the Nation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary D Posted March 7, 2020 Posted March 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Kuya John said: What about South Korean's? Some stores in UK struggling to keep up demand for Toilet rolls and Tissues also over the counter pain relief such as Paracetmol, as fear of shortages starts to grip some of the Nation! Our son in the UK has a cold and was trying to buy Paracetamol earlier in the week but the supermarket shelves had been stripped bare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Tommy T. Posted March 7, 2020 Forum Support Posted March 7, 2020 23 hours ago, Kuya John said: What about South Korean's? And Italians and Kanos and Brits and...and....and... now Filipinos? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuya John Posted March 8, 2020 Author Posted March 8, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Tommy T. said: And Italians and Kanos and Brits and...and....and... now Filipinos? When I mentioned the South Koreans.............. Never knew they all look Chinese! either that or the Taxi driver should of gone to Spec-savers. Edited March 8, 2020 by Kuya John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewool Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 Latest news. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hounddriver Posted March 8, 2020 Posted March 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, stevewool said: Latest news The humour is appreciated but I am more worried about the Pope. That old codger would be seriously affected if he came down with it. And think of all the world leaders he may have passed it to. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/coronavirus-vatican-city-first-covid-19-case-health-clinic-12509840 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary D Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 4 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said: The humour is appreciated but I am more worried about the Pope. That old codger would be seriously affected if he came down with it. And think of all the world leaders he may have passed it to. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/coronavirus-vatican-city-first-covid-19-case-health-clinic-12509840 Yes it could knock quite a few old dictators of their perches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy79 Posted March 9, 2020 Posted March 9, 2020 It looks like an 86 yr old American in Ortegas has been confirmed with the virus. No further information but it would be interesting to find out if he had a carer that passed it on to him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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