Virus

KinderLad wrote:A ako je dva sloja šala?

Molili smo prvi
da se zatvore škole,
apelovali da se ranije uvede vanredna situacija.

Predložili desetine mera,
od kojih mnoge usvojene.

Ali danas neću gledati obraćanje predsednika.

Ne mogu da slušam
kako se dere na ljude,

a i ne znam koji
od ove dvojice
će nam se obratiti. pic.twitter.com/Vbj9N0pyff

— Nikola Jovanović (@Nik_Jov) March 23, 2020

KinderLad wrote:A ako je dva sloja šala?

ontheotherhand wrote:https://twitter.com/TomaMomirovic/status/1242047917285875712

Mr.Pink wrote:

sve normalno, zasto

gde su antivaxeri sada, sta rade

KinderLad wrote:A ako je dva sloja šala?

Talason wrote:
када ми нестане кеса, тј филтера од усисивача, користићу неки други папир, видећу шта нађем, макар папирне марамице, тога имам

Trump: 'We can't let the cure be worse than the problem itself'

BY BRETT SAMUELS AND REBECCA KLAR - 03/23/20 08:11 AM EDT

President Trump is suggesting he might lift restrictions intended to prevent the spread of coronavirus if the economic pain from the measures becomes too great, tweeting that "we cannot let the cure be worse than the problem itself.

WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY PERIOD, WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 23, 2020

The message from Trump comes as the number of coronavirus cases in the United States grows and grows and as New York becomes an epicenter. New York now accounts for an estimated 5 percent of the world's cases.

Yet the economic calamity emanating from social distancing policies that have closed much of the U.S. economy are also having devastating effects, with some projections of 20 percent or 30 percent unemployment in the second quarter.

Some local leaders have said the restrictions that have closed bars, restaurants, theaters, music clubs and gyms could last for weeks or even months.

But Trump on Monday morning retweeted several accounts that urged the loosening of those restrictions in the name of getting Americans back to work, a sign he may be growing impatient with the dismal economic numbers that could threaten his reelection hopes in the fall.

"Correct. 15 days, then we keep the high risk groups protected as necessary and the rest of us go back to work," one user retweeted by Trump said.

Trump also retweeted Dawn Michael, a sex therapist whose tweets he has regularly amplified, who posited that "fear of the virus cannot collapse our economy."

"We The People are smart enough to keep away from others if we know that we are sick or they are sick!" she tweeted. "After 15 days are over the world can begin to heal!"

The president last week brought former Council of Economic Advisers chief Kevin Hassett back on in an advisory role. Hassett has said the U.S. may have to consider sending people back to work at some point to avoid a Great Depression–like event.

Vice President Pence said at a briefing on Sunday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would be issuing new guidelines allowing workers who may have self-quarantined or been exposed to the virus to return to their jobs more quickly by wearing masks.

The guidance, paired with Trump's new tone, previews a looming clash between the president, who has tied his reelection bid closely to the strength of the economy, and public health experts who have insisted that social distancing measures and changes to daily life may drag on for weeks or months to avoid a soaring number of infections and deaths.

Several states have adopted temporary policies in line with the federal government's recommendations against large gatherings, calling for dine-in restaurants to be shut, school closures and mass event cancellations.

Early Monday, “Today” host Savannah Guthrie asked Surgeon General Jerome Adams about the president's tweet, noting that Adams said last week that the U.S. would likely have to follow the restrictions for more than 15 days.

“It sounded like the president was at least considering ending these measures after the 15-day period,” she said, reading the tweet. “That sounds like what we're doing to stop it is worse than the virus itself. Where do you come down on that?"

“As the nation's doctor I'm here to help America understand how we need to respond to this, and where I come down is that every single day counts. Every single second counts, and right now there are not enough people out there taking this seriously,” Adams responded, adding there’s crowds at California beaches and in Washington, D.C., to look at the cherry blossoms.  

“We need to take this seriously,” he said.

"It sounded like the president was at least considering ending these measures after the 15-day period ... That sounds like what we're doing to stop it is worse than the virus itself. Where do you come down on that?" @savannahguthrie asks @Surgeon_General about president's tweet pic.twitter.com/ARSlvG4FYs

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) March 23, 2020

Health experts have warned that the mitigation practices may not show an immediate response, and early and vast social distancing could help reduce the peak number of cases.

Water Sport

SA star Olympian Van der Burgh struggling with coronavirus: 'It's no joke!'

2020-03-23 06:29

Olympic champion swimmer Cameron van der Burgh said on Sunday that he had contracted Covid-19, offering insight into how coronavirus infection could affect 2020 Olympic hopefuls.

"I have been struggling with Covid-19 for 14 days today," South Africa's van der Burgh wrote on Twitter.

"By far the worst virus I have ever endured despite being a healthy individual with strong lungs (no smoking/sport), living a healthy lifestyle and being young (least at risk demographic)."

Van der Burgh, the 2012 Olympic 100m breaststroke world champion and former world record-holder, retired from the sport in 2018.

A still-fit 31, he remained among those least likely to be severely impacted by the deadly virus.

But he said the debilitating effects of the illness were lingering.

"Although the most severe symptoms (extreme fever) have eased, I am still struggling with serious fatigue and a residual cough that I can't shake," van der Burgh wrote.

"Any physical activity like walking leaves me exhausted for hours."

Van der Burgh followed his London triumph with a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and retired after winning gold in the 2018 short course world championships.

He said contracting the virus would be a severe blow to any athlete in training.

"The loss in body conditioning has been immense and can only feel for the athletes that contract Covid-19 as they will suffer a great loss of current conditioning through the last training cycle. Infection closer to competition being the worst."

As the International Olympic Committee faced mounting pressure to delay the 2020 Tokyo Games in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, Van der Burgh feared that Olympic hopefuls would put their health at risk trying to prepare.

"Athletes will continue to train as there is no clarification re summer Games and thus are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk - and those that do contract will try rush back to training most likely enhancing/extending the damage/recovery time," he wrote. "Please, look after yourself everyone! Health comes first - Covid-19 is no joke!"

BREAK:

Italy reports 4789 new cases of #coronavirus

Unfortunately 602 new deaths

Total number of confirmed cases reach 63,927

Total death toll reaches 6078

BUT rate of new infections has SLOWED for second day in a row

This is our PM, and honestly I am more scared from him than from #COVIDー19 #Bosnia #fadileoprosti
Fadile ukini se! pic.twitter.com/iSzRuOrZmV

— Mirnes Kovac (@MirnesKovac) March 23, 2020

Bendegúz Somogyi wrote:

BREAK:

Italy reports 4789 new cases of #coronavirus

Unfortunately 602 new deaths

Total number of confirmed  cases reach 63,927

Total death toll reaches 6078

BUT rate of new infections has SLOWED for second day in a row

Erős Pista wrote:Jel ste primetili sta Vucic nije pomenuo na KZS?