So you posted proof trying to prove that I was wrong without reading your own proof? :rofl: :tup:
Take all the precautions you need to, but this is NOT as serious as it sounds, really. It's lethal when it comes to people who either are of elder age or have developed underlying issues. Influenza is the same way and I don't see anyone clearing out stores because of this. This is being entirely blown out of proportion. Wash your hands, put your health first, and don't do anything you're not suppose to. As for the individuals who have underlying health issues, keep them in isolated places with MINIMAL amounts of people and make sure to keep them clean if they cannot do it themselves.
Or it's just being realistic? I can't spread what I don't have and I cannot contract what isn't present. Why would I hide inside my house all day when at this point in time it's completely unnecessary. Local government officials for my county don't even believe self-isolation is necessary at this time unless you believe you have come into contact with the virus. If the situation gets as bad as California and a mandatory quarantine goes into effect I'll have plenty of time to sit inside and stay safe. Until then, my life shall and will go on as normal. What's happening in California isn't what's happening everywhere.
The reason it actually is such a big deal is because of how contagious the virus is. All you have to do to get the virus is breathe the same air as the people who have the virus do, and you'll most likely get it. Due to this, self-isolation is necessary to protect those who aren't as lucky as let's say me or you who have perfectly healthy immune systems and can fight this off. This virus also isn't only killing those with weak immune systems, by the way, it's killing perfectly healthy individuals as well. Sure, this may be a strand of the flu, but there is medicine, vaccines, and years of experience with the flu. This virus is new and unheard of. Coronavirus can also turn into pneumonia, which easily can kill someone.
Okay, sure, you can't spread what you don't have, but you know why this whole quarantine thing is happening right? The virus takes up to 2 weeks to show symptoms. You can unknowingly spread the virus to others by going out and living life normally. That's why they want people to stay at home. People right now who may be reading this don't realize they have the virus since it doesn't show symptoms for up to two weeks. You can't tell me staying home isn't a bad idea, considering you don't even know if the place you live at now doesn't already have the virus, but no one feels the symptoms.
Okay, that is very true that the flu has been experimented and has had MULTIPLE remedies. However, the coronavirus can still be avoided as much as the flu, but the virus has does have a higher ability to catch onto you if you are exposed to it. You can also obtain the flu by breathing in the same air as others as both are airborne.
I understand that certain countries, cities, and states have undergone quarantines but that's one of the points I'm trying to bring up. Just because California enacted a quarantine doesn't mean the situation is bad everywhere, or that every place on earth should be under lock down. If people wish to self-quarantine in an attempt to stay healthy or come off as being on some moral high ground then by all means that's their right. I just think it's silly to call people selfish who don't want to sit around all day doing nothing productive. Some people want to continue making money and living their lives. When the time comes that the government feels that the situation has gotten to a breaking point they can declare a quarantine for various areas.
The reason I, as well as others, think it's selfish as well as idiotic is that you're basically showing you don't care about others around you. By not self-isolating yourself, you could be spreading the disease that you unknowingly got from someone who also didn't listen to the countless amount of warnings that people, as well as governments, have given out. Doing something like this further hurts people who don't have a strong immune system due to them possibly coming in contact with someone who has the virus.
What's funny about that is that up until a week ago nobody cared about self-isolating. It wasn't until schools began closing that people all the sudden started caring and acting like this virus was an actual threat. The virus was present then, yet nobody cared.
People started realizing how dangerous the virus could be, that's why they started caring. This has the potential to kill more people than the Spanish Flu, we just need to stall enough time to find a cure.
It's not really about delaying to find a cure, it's about exposing it to people as slow as possible so that the medical system doesn't have an influx larger than it has to be.
It isn't the same, not by a long shot. Literally nobody was choosing to self-isolate before schools and businesses began to shutdown with the small exception of those who actually came into contact with the virus. The world is in full panic mode because the media has been fear-mongering and making millions off of this crisis and conveniently leaving out important details such as the fact that the vast majority of those who have passed away were either old or had underlying health issues.
