Flu

[AlbertaFarmer5]

Has any cold hearted analyst run the numbers on which would do the least damage to world GDP, and have the quickest recovery to growth:

Letting the virus run its course through the world, accepting the miniscule death loss, and somewhat significant loss of productivity due to sick people,

Or rolling quarantines(with apparently only partial effectiveness) around the globe, extending for months if not more, while global trade, commerce, tourism etc. comes to a virtual standstill?

[sumdumguy]

Cruise lines are still running and Caribbean says they haven’t cancelled any cruises.

[biglentil]

Has any cold hearted analyst run the numbers on which would do the least damage to world GDP, and have the quickest recovery to growth:

Letting the virus run its course through the world, accepting the miniscule death loss, and somewhat significant loss of productivity due to sick people,

Or rolling quarantines(with apparently only partial effectiveness) around the globe, extending for months if not more, while global trade, commerce, tourism etc. comes to a virtual standstill?

Let's see even the WHO admits that 16% of the cases end up with serious complications in need of hospitalization, the common flu is 0.2%. That's a factor of 80.

Albertafarmer if a fire breaks out the best course of action is containment. Unless it's a yellow combine :-).

[rumrocks]

How many years will it take the world to trust China again assuming the CCP will survive this oops moment, with what looks like a Dr. Evil altered virus.

Will this be the equivalent of a Pearl Harbor, or Holocaust event.

[GDR]

Cruise lines are still running and Caribbean says they haven’t cancelled any cruises.

There is no way in hell I would go on a cruise right now.

[tweety]

How many years will it take the world to trust China again assuming the CCP will survive this oops moment, with what looks like a Dr. Evil altered virus.

Will this be the equivalent of a Pearl Harbor, or Holocaust event.

Once again showing the rumors, myths and outright lies are far worse then the disease.

[jazz]

Once again showing the rumors, myths and outright lies are far worse then the disease.

Invoke logic tweety and follow it to its conclusion. There are companies in the US and Canada losing $10k a day waiting for a $10 part from china, 10,000 miles away behind a communist curtain. Imagine a scenario where internal unrest happens, or a huge natural disaster, or the next outbreak. 3 have come from there now.

You don't think companies aren't going to look at diversifying their supply chains now. Even if it doesn't come home to the US, it will be split to more than one country now. Guaranteed. The china experiment is over.

[rumrocks]

Once again showing the rumors, myths and outright lies are far worse then the disease.

Do you think the mutations are a natural evolution.

[rumrocks]

Once again showing the rumors, myths and outright lies are far worse then the disease.

Yes I should of have waited for more facts, but it would just turn into a another cut and paste battle, more my scientists against your scientists, however this story is a rarity, as facts aren't as important because the jeanie is out of the bottle relating to peoples opinion on the origin of this mutant virus.

The reason being the CCP have an atrocious record when it comes to human rights and validity of information, government related.

Let me compare it to someone who is charged with child molesting, even if you're found innocent by the courts, all subsequent crimes against children will raise suspicion towards you by some people.

The people's opinion, be it right or wrong, will decide.

[shtferbrains]

Once again showing the rumors, myths and outright lies are far worse then the disease.

Your talking about the way the CCP and most of the ROW Leaders are handling controlling WuFlu?

Risk is very low.

Till it's not.

Basically none will test if you haven't been on an airplane.