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Re:Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel co... by raxxorrax on Monday January 27, 2020 @04:13AM (#22157890)
Nothing about this is a war situation. This just reads like reactionary fear mongering.
Re:Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel co... by jiofih on Monday January 27, 2020 @04:49AM (#22158049)
Nothing indeed; besides China having put 20m+ people on lockdown, 5m having fled the cities possibly carrying the virus, it having already reached Europe, the US and Australia, doctors on the ground reporting over 100k infected, and the fatality count racing past the hundreds. Enjoy your breakfast.
Re:Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel co... by danieltillett on Monday January 27, 2020 @04:16AM (#22157905)
...and exactly how do you know this?
Re:Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel co... by raxxorrax on Monday January 27, 2020 @06:27AM (#22158367)
I don't know, Coronaviridae have neither oil nor WMD?

There might be cause for some concern like for any form of disease, but calling it a war is ridiculous and inappropiate to describe the situation. Even a well intentioned reading of the statement leaves much to wish for.

The common cold kills more than 50,000 people a year. 90% of media reports are intentionally worded to dramatize the situation, so I don't think anything warrants this classification with respect to the people deceased.

This reaction is precisely the reason why some might think about restricting information about infections or simliar health hazards to the public.

Re:Clinical features of patients infected with 2019 novel co... by danieltillett on Monday January 27, 2020 @07:00AM (#22158524)
So you think the Chinese government has put 50 million people into lockdown just to dramatise the situation for some sort of media beat up?

If we are lucky the problem is not as bad as it appears, but so far nothing I have seen suggests this is anything other than very, very serious.