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originally posted by: ragiusnotiel
NEW: WHO says it no longer has a process to declare a pandemic, says old system with 6 phases is no longer being used - Reuters
From BNO NEWS Twitter
"There is no official category (for a pandemic)," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said. "WHO does not use the old phasing system that some people may be familiar with from 2009.
originally posted by: GlobalGold
An Iranian lawmaker has claimed that 50 people have died, and blamed Iran's health ministry for failing to tackle the spread of the virus.
Ahmad Amirabadi Farahani, a lawmaker from Qom -- the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Iran -- suggested that the outbreak was far larger than previously reported.
“10 people are dying in Qom daily, the number of people who have died from coronavirus until last night (Sunday night) is up to 50 people," Farahani told the semi-official News Agency Ilna on Monday.
via CNN
originally posted by: texasgirl
a reply to: musicismagic
Thank you so much for posting those photos. What are those boxes in the shopping carts?
originally posted by: ragiusnotiel
I hate to say this..
The world seems poised to let this run its course.
Action we are seeing taking place is NOT to contain the infection, more to control the numbers so hospitals aren't completely overwhelmed.
The cornonavirus is here to stay.
Y'all stay safe out there.
originally posted by: TheAMEDDDoc
a reply to: TheIrvy2
Yeah you’re probably, they received some funding donations from the UN Security Council member nations to ensure this does not damage the economy or impact the amount of consumer goods citizens must purchase to maintain that economy.
Meanwhile a virus is ripping through the planet and will cause major issues in poorer nations. It’s a different strategy, they are focusing on controlling the spread in each individual nation and responding to spread In new nations rather than using a world model of fighting this thing. It is partially a political issue too, certain words will scare people, impact trade and elections, releasing actual numbers will crash an economy even harder.
It’s a repeat of the scenario they practiced late last year. It did not end well and we’re moving down the same path.