Los-Angeles-Shooter Loc: Los Angeles

http://variety.com/2020/scene/news/roy-horn-dead-dies-siegfried-roy-coronavirus-1234602573/

14-Year Las Vegas act featured big cats and major stage illusions. Horn survived horrific mauling and returned to performing...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

At this point, I'm skeptical of any death reports attributed to Covid19. There are just too many various sources quoting too many various data.
--Bob

JeffL Loc: New Jersey

It is not the "China" virus. It may have originated there, but it is racist to call it the China virus. There is a proper name; novel coronavirus, which causes a disease called COVID-19. The "19" means it was discovered in 2019, not that it is the 19th coronavirus. Plus the fact that corona viruses have been around forever. This happens to be a new one for which there no vaccine or cure. The "novel" part of the name means it was transmitted from animal to humans.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

It is NOT racist to refer to a virus by name of the region, country, continent, etc. which was the point of origin. It's simply a geographic identification. It would probably be racist to call it the Chink Virus, for example. I'd suggest you educate yourself on the difference between a geographic location and a population of people living there.
--Bob

MSW

Too bad about the fellow … he was a tremendous craftsman

ELNikkor

and what do you call the Spanish Flu?

coyotecall Loc: New Mexico

I'm with you! "Spanish flu" originated in Kansas at an army base.......now that we're Number One in cases and deaths shouldn't we "own" this new virus? Makes us "great" again.

MSW

so, if I refer to the Asian Giant Hornet as the "Murder Hornet," I'm some bigoted, knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, low-information-voter, scuz ball fascist?

well then,

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now go back to your safe space, leave your politics out of photography, and while you're at it, you can kiss my bog irish you-know-what

rck281 Loc: Overland Park, KS

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So, what should we call the 1918 SPANISH flu? You must be a liberal.

Los-Angeles-Shooter Loc: Los Angeles

China has more deaths than the USA, but is lying outrageously. In addition, number of USA deaths is deliberately exaggerated due to pressure from CDC and financial incentives to over-report China virus deaths.

Los-Angeles-Shooter Loc: Los Angeles

It is subtly dishonest to hide its origin. And offensive for you to term straight talk as 'racist.' And to demand we obey your notion of political correctness and censorship.

Why do you feel obliged to try to hide the facts of its origin?

Or do you prefer the more precise term 'Wuhan virus?'

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rehess Loc: South Bend, Indiana, USA

I remember a simpler time - about two months ago - when we could list every victim and do that in a few minutes - a time when a member here stated he would be surprised if the total reached 300 by April 1; but even then, that total was doubling every few days. These deaths are counted the ways flu deaths are; these are deaths in which the person would still be alive, albeit weakened, if the virus had not tipped the scale. It seems like a big number, but this is a vicious virus. Here in town seven elderly people are counted, including three ‘nuns’ in a convent that might as well be a nursing home because all of them are retired. After hearing the personal accounts of survivors, I believe this virus is capable of such things because it is highly contagious as well as vicious; for example, several people associated with the White House were sickened in a single day.

So, I believe the total built up this way is reasonable right now. I have a medical appointment this week, and I am required to wear a mask, the second time in a month a medical provider has included this requirement, so I believe they also believe this virus is capable of such things.

junglejim1949 Loc: Sacramento,CA

Well said Bob.

Dalek Loc: Detroit, Miami, Goffstown

Is a reference to a Chinese Junk (the boat) allowed?