GMC:er Posts: 25.297
Joined: 23-December 09
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
There is a Corona Virus spreading out of China and a few hundred folks are infected and several have now died. China has locked down two cities to try to prevent spread. There is NO TREATMENT for Corona Virus. So the problem for people who get it, is that there is very little that can be done for them. We have just one case in the states. So it's not a big deal here. It's a problem in China though. Don't get too freaked out by this stuff though as it's probably going to stay mostly in China. I'm starting to see crazy videos on youtube where people are really blowing it out of all proportion. It's not as deadly as SARS so it's sorta like a bad flu virus that reguiar meds won't work on. EDIT: MARCH 25, 2020: I just looked at this original post which I made back in January. In this post I say stuff like "it's probably going to stay mostly in China" and "It's not as deadly as SARS". Both statements were proved to be just wrong as time went on. At the time, the news was indicating that it was not a big deal and was mostly centered around China and that the United States was at very low risk as was the rest of the world. A few months later, this thread is still going and the news keeps getting worse. I wish we could go back to January
So Wash your hands a lotStay away from people who seem sickstay home if you get sick.