The corona virus in China is scaring me
By Alex Socorro
@Alexandoy (65308)
Cainta, Philippines
44 responses
@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
28 Jan 20
It has become a major concern of the CDC and about every country on the planet. Stay safe and keep up dated. It makes me wonder, why the US has done nothing to stop incoming airplanes from effected countries. Looks as if America will act like it's no biggy until it has turned into a more serious situation.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jan 20
Governments are like that. They wait until the situation gets out of control before they implement stricter measures.
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@ptrikha_2 (45467)
• India
30 Jan 20
@lookatdesktop
But some reports tell that US airports are scanning incoming passengers from China.
Or is it being done only at a few airports?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
30 Jan 20
@JudyEv even Hongkong look like a ghost town now. All stores are closed for the fear of getting contaminated. As per the news, this virus scare is a big blow to the economy of China that also affects the other countries.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
That is one thing that is also scary. Why hide the truth?
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@JudyEv (325757)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 20
@Alexandoy I guess they don't want to create a panic. And tourists will stop going there if they believe the disease is widespread.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jan 20
The ban on travel would be a big problem. Countries with personnel in Wuhan City are now requesting to allow their personnel to go back home. What if those people are already contaminated?
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
31 Jan 20
@Alexandoy I heard that these people will be quarantined for two weeks after their arrival.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Feb 20
@akalinus so they say. 14 days is needed to clear those people.
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@amadeo (111948)
• United States
28 Jan 20
@Alexandoy the military men in Beijing?why were they rude?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jan 20
@amadeo when we were entering the Tiananmen Square, they were frisking the people like we were criminals. And there were 3 checkpoints, the first one is about 50 meters from the gate, the second is by the gate and the last is after the gate. It is scary to think what if they find something illegal in my bag?
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jan 20
We were in Beijing 3 years ago. I can imagine the travel restrictions they are implementing now. Their military men are kind of rude.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48929)
• United States
29 Jan 20
@Alexandoy hopefully they can stop the spread of it.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
I am actually scared of the contamination and not on the deaths.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
@Tampa_girl7 I am also hoping for that.
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@Mike197602 (15487)
• United Kingdom
29 Jan 20
It's worrying to be sure but I've read in a couple of publications that they're close to making a vaccine or some sort of treatment.
Slightly off topic...15 years ago I started hearing about "preppers" the people that plan for disasters.
Back then whilst interested I still thought it was a bit of a joke...I certainly don't think so now and am thinking about becoming a prepper in a small way.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
I agree that there is a potential of an apocalypse so the preppers would be rewarded with their preparations.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
1 Feb 20
@akalinus that is the reason why I am buying face mask, not for use now but for the time when it is needed.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
31 Jan 20
@Alexandoy These days are crazy. You never know what will happen next. Best to be prepared as you can be.
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
29 Jan 20
So far Philippines does not have officially declared that we have our own local infection yet. All suspects are infected because they came from China and they are still confirming if they got the virus. Everyone is alarmed indeed, good thing the volcano is simmering down and our focus right now is vigilance over this virus entering and spreading to local population. I just hope China would contain this from spreading out further.
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
29 Jan 20
@Alexandoy But alarming indeed. We really do not know since we have had lots of Chinese tourists flocking in our country.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
No confirmed contamination yet. So far, so good.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
@rsa101 whether tourists or not, there's a lot of them from China so the probability of one infected to enter is high.
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@youless (112112)
• Guangzhou, China
29 Jan 20
It doesn't work if people stay in panic. Actually this Chinese New Year many of us have a peaceful vacation. We will stay at home most of the time and we no longer visit each other. The supple is normal and it is really no need to be in panic. As long as we pay more attention to our own hygiene and avoid going out, then there will be less infection and this will change the situation to be better.
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@youless (112112)
• Guangzhou, China
30 Jan 20
@Alexandoy Of course we will be more careful to it at present. This is why many people stay at home during this period.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
You are right that it is better to be aware of the environment.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
30 Jan 20
@youless do mean to say it is a holiday, no work?
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
29 Jan 20
It is a scary virus. It seems like every year there is some new scary virus.
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@snowy22315 (169940)
• United States
29 Jan 20
@Alexandoy It just seems to happen.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
Maybe it is the law of nature to create such a virus but we don't really know why.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
29 Jan 20
One of the suspect, a Serbian national, who travelled to Goa via a city in China some 750 kms away from Wuhan, has already been quarantined in special cell created by Goa Medical College and Hospital. He was complaining about symptoms close to that of coronavirus.
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@msdivkar (23359)
• India
30 Jan 20
@Alexandoy yes they would do whatever necessary. It is a well established medical college hospital.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
30 Jan 20
@msdivkar nice to hear that assuring opinion.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
The patient should need to be monitored every hour and be strict with the quarantine.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
29 Jan 20
I heard there was confirmed case in Germany yesterday although the man is recovering. Many people do recover but it is alarming.
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@sprite1950 (30453)
• Corsham, England
29 Jan 20
@Alexandoy Yes it's a bit close to home for you.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
@sprite1950 China is actually our neighbor. Worse, so many Chinese come and go every day.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
Thailand has the most contaminated patients at 14. For me that is a scary number already.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
My concern is the way of contamination. It is not really very clear to me. Is the virus airborne?
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@lookatdesktop (27129)
• Dallas, Texas
29 Jan 20
@Alexandoy , Yes.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231535-can-an-n95-face-mask-protect-you-from-catching-the-new-coronavirus/
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@db20747 (43426)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
29 Jan 20
@Alexandoy this is a good question. Anthony Davis just gave us a link.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jan 20
It's good that there is not a patient in your country. Over here, there are some suspected patients.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
@Nevena83 China is the source and I believe you are far from Asia.
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@Nevena83 (65282)
• Serbia
29 Jan 20
@Alexandoy They are gone for now, but we are not sure they will be.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
So far we are still safe because there is no confirmed contamination yet. But since there are so many Chinese here and that makes me worried.
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@simone10 (54189)
• Louisville, Kentucky
30 Jan 20
@Alexandoy I agree. Have they found out yet what started it all? I know the area but didn't know if they know a specific food.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
30 Jan 20
@simone10 a virologist who was interviewed in a French news channel said that the origin of the virus was a bat that it somehow mutated when it transferred to a human.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
Aside from the cure, the prevention is the most important. They should know what started the contamination.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
29 Jan 20
@Alexandoy yes so I heard. It is quite scary
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
Last night 4,500 contaminated and this morning it's more than 5,000 all in China.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
As of the latest from the cable news channel, it is nearly 6,000 patients that are contaminated.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
30 Jan 20
@thelme55 there is a Chinese woman who is confirmed with contamination. She landed in Cebu airport and is now in quarantine together with a man. Reports are not so clear with the details but I heard that from the interview with the head of the health department.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
30 Jan 20
@Alexandoy Yes, I heard that in the tv news. The news said that the Lufthansa airline will no longer fly to and from China, for safety reason. Lufthansa is a German airline.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
To be honest, I have been scared since a few days ago that now I am posting this discussion just to calm me a bit.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
29 Jan 20
@Hannihar yes this discussion calmed my nerves in knowing that I am not the only one who is scared. Thank you for the comments. All comments helped.
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@Alexandoy (65308)
• Cainta, Philippines
28 Jan 20
What makes it scary for me is the contamination and not the number of deaths.
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