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Mike 03

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4. Entire economies are beginning to lock up

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 25, 2020, 08:42 AM

Feb 2020

And millions of people have been confined to their homes with limited food and water for a month.

Also, a lot of people with severe medical needs (other than the novel coronavirus) are avoiding seeking medical treatment because they fear contracting the new virus.

It's a very dangerous scenario.

It's spreading in Italy too.

(I know you know all this, but others may be blissfully unaware).

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US and South Korea may scale back joint military exercises over coronavirus fears [View all] nitpicker Feb 2020 OP

My son's Sergeant and best friend is in South Korea, we watched dewsgirl Feb 2020 #1

Wow, so you've been directly or indirectly touched by this. Mike 03 Feb 2020 #2

Thank you, Mike. I am so sick of the it's just the flu narrative. dewsgirl Feb 2020 #3

Entire economies are beginning to lock up Mike 03 Feb 2020 #4

I believe they are, and for awhile there would think to myself dewsgirl Feb 2020 #5

Right dewsgirl, their numbers are available realtime 24 hours a day soryang Feb 2020 #6