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| Hudini...from your unique perspective, thoughts on the new Chinese corona virus (Page 63/146) |
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MidEngineManiac
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MAR 11, 02:19 PM
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Rsvl-Rider
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MAR 11, 03:01 PM
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Copied from on-line sources.........
Sports matches are the most common type of events being canceled and or postponed across Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Second, are concerts and festivals. One of the most high-profile events postponed this week has been the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Organizers moved the April 10-12 and April 17-19 dates to October 9-11 and 16-18 on hopes the virus crisis developing in the US would subside in the next six months.
Organizers are also pulling the plug on conferences, auto shows, film production, and even political events.
Another major event that was delayed this week has been the New York International Auto Show, postponed until late-August due to virus fears.
"We are taking this extraordinary step to help protect our attendees, exhibitors and all participants from the coronavirus," Mark Schienberg, president of the dealer group, said in a statement.
Many other noteworthy events have been delayed or outright canceled in the last several weeks as the virus spreads. Here's a round-up of some top events that have been affected:
Concerts
Mariah Carey tweeted earlier this month that her scheduled performance in Hawaii on March 10 was canceled and will be rescheduled for November.
Khalid informed fans last month that his entire Asian tour would be canceled this year.
Korean boy band BTS recently canceled their performances in South Korea.
Rapper Stormzy canceled his "Heavy Is the Head World Tour" to Asia. The London rapper called off his Zurich, Switzerland, performance on March 5, after the government banned any events with more than 1,000 people.
Rockband Green Day canceled upcoming performances in Singapore, Bangkok, Manila, Taipei, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka, and Tokyo.
Avril Lavigne said her world tour in Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, and several cities in China would be canceled.
English singer Louis Tomlinson canceled his March 11 show in Milan, Italy, and told fans he would be back "in July."
Madonna canceled two shows in Paris on March 10 and 11 due to France banning gatherings over 1,000 as the number of confirmed cases rise in the country.
Pearl Jam postponed their four-month North American tour on virus fears.
Miley Cyrus canceled her upcoming Australian tour.
Zac Brown Band announced on March 10 they would post the Owl Tour.
Conferences
2020 South by Southwest was canceled after tech companies, including Apple, Facebook, and Twitter withdrew participation on virus fears.
Tucson Festival of Books, slated for March 14-15, was canceled due to virus prevention measures, it's one of the biggest book festivals in the country.
Google canceled its I/O developer event near Palo Alto, California, in May.
New York International Auto Show was rescheduled to late August on hopes the virus crisis in the Tri-state area would subside in six months.
Mobile World Congress, the biggest smartphone conference in the world, held in Barcelona, Italy, was canceled for virus fears.
Game Developers Conference in San Francisco was canceled after Sony and Microsoft pulled out of the event.
Google News Initiative Global Summit was canceled because of the outbreak.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Las Vegas was postponed for new virus cases in the town.
Shopify canceled its annual developer conference for virus issues.
Seattle's Emerald City Comic Con was canceled for March 12-15 as cases and deaths soar in Washington.
TED 2020 in Vancouver for April 20-24 was canceled.
World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium on March 17-18 in Lausanne, Switzerland, was canceled.
Festivals
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was postponed until October for virus fears in California.
Ultra Music Festival in Miami was canceled for July because of virus fears.
St. Patrick's Day parades in March were canceled across Ireland.
Top fashion shows in Paris and Milan have been canceled for the next several months.
Tomorrowland Music Festival at the Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine Ski resort in the French Alps, slated for March 14-21, was canceled.
Sporting Events
Chinese Grand Prix slated for April has been postponed.
Bahrain Grand Prix suspends ticket sales for March 22 event.
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) canceled three upcoming tournaments across Asia.
FIFA postponed the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.
2020 BNP Paribas Open in Coachella Valley, California, was canceled after virus cases surge in the region.
New York City Half-Marathon planned for March 15 has been canceled.
Formula E's Sanya E-Prix on March 21 in China has been canceled.
Formula E's Rome E-Prix on April 4 in Rome, Italy, has been postponed.
The Olympic qualifying tournament in Taiwan has been postponed.
BMX European Cup rounds March 19-28 in Verona, Italy, has been postponed.
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens for April 3-5 has been postponed until October 16-18.
Singapore Rugby Sevens for April 11-12 has been postponed until October 10-11.
Asia women's rugby championship in Hong Kong for March 14-22 has been rescheduled to May 8-16.
Asia Sevens Rugby Invitational, doubling as an Olympic Sevens test event for April 25-26, is now canceled.
Barcelona Marathon on March 15 postponed to October 25.
Seoul Marathon on March 22 canceled.
Rome Marathon on March 29 canceled.
Paris Marathon on April 5 postponed to October 18.
Milan Marathon in Italy on April 5 postponed.
Wuhan Marathon in China on April 12 canceled.
Arsenal v. Manchester soccer match on March 11 postponed.
Political Events
Senator Bernie Sanders and former Vice President have both canceled political rallies for virus fears on March 10.
Launches and Premieres
Disney+ European Press Launch event in London for the second week of March has been canceled.
Peter Rabbit 2's international release has been postponed until August.
No Time to Die release has been shifted to November.
Sonic The Hedgehog's Chinese premiere delayed.
Film and TV Shoots
The Bachelorette filming in Italy halted.
Jeopardy! and Wheel of Fortune is filming without an audience.
The Amazing Race filming production in England and Scotland postponed.
Mission: Impossible 7 production in Italy halted.
To sum up, the cancellations and postponements of events around the world don't' bode well for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that are expected to start in late July. An announcement next month by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) could decide the fate of the Games.
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MadMark
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MAR 11, 04:25 PM
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I just looked at the statistics page on this virus. China is almost done with it with 36 new cases. While Italy has 2313 new cases with 196 deaths today alone. It is obviously out of control in Italy. Italy is in serious trouble.
One other metric that no one is talking about is the rate of infection per million, China is 56.1, Italy is 206.1, Iran 107.2 and South Korea is 151.3. Compare that to the US of A, is 3.4, obviously the US has done something right so far. I think that is pretty amazing considering how connected the US is to the rest of the world.
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Rsvl-Rider
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MAR 11, 04:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by MadMark:
I just looked at the statistics page on this virus. China is almost done with it with 36 new cases. While Italy has 2313 new cases with 196 deaths today alone. It is obviously out of control in Italy. Italy is in serious trouble.
One other metric that no one is talking about is the rate of infection per million, China is 56.1, Italy is 206.1, Iran 107.2 and South Korea is 151.3. Compare that to the US of A, is 3.4, obviously the US has done something right so far. I think that is pretty amazing considering how connected the US is to the rest of the world. |
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You can't trust the Chinese numbers. The government lies about anything that doesn't suit them. Especially economic numbers. Or anything that might jeopardize their grip on the populace
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Tony Kania
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MAR 11, 05:22 PM
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366 confirmed and 29 deaths here in Washington State.
Seattle Public Schools just shut down for two weeks.
Toilet paper was out at Walmart locally.
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Rsvl-Rider
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MAR 11, 05:50 PM
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Italy is the current hot spot. They have essentially quarantined the entire country with travel restrictions into, out of, and around the country.
And this just in...
Italy has confirmed that it will order all stores in the country that sell items other than medicine and food to close. Factories can continue working, but all restaurants and bars must close as well. The prime minister stressed that there is "no need for a run on supermarkets."
Topline: Italy on Wednesday ordered the closure of all businesses except for pharmacies, grocery stores and banks—the most dramatic actions any government has taken to combat the coronavirus as Italy contends with the world’s most severe outbreak outside of China.
Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said in a statement all commercial and retail activities must shut down, including all shops, bars and restaurants.
Factories can still manufacture products, but will be required to adopt safety measures, such as regulating work shifts, allowing employees to take days off and closing all non-essential departments.
Farms and other agriculture companies will still be able to produce food, but they will also have to adopt safety measures.
Essential government functions, such as transportation, utilities and the postal service will still be up and running.
The measures will likely harm Italy’s economy and some are worried the virus may push the country into a recession.
Crucial quote: “The country needs the responsibility of each of us, the responsibility of 60 million Italians who make small sacrifices every day for the duration of this emergency,” Conte said.
Key background: The move is an escalation of Italy’s lockdown on movement within the country, which banned all travel to, from and within Italy unless it is necessary for work or health reasons. The country had already banned large events and shut down schools in response to Covid-19.
News peg: Italy is facing the worst outbreak of Covid-19 outside of China, where the disease originated. More than 12,000 people have been infected in the country while 827 have died, according to Johns Hopkins, and the disease is continuing to spread. Covid-19 has overwhelmed the Italian healthcare system, which is dealing with a shortage of qualified doctors and nurses. Some doctors have said they must choose who to treat because the demand is so high, prioritizing young people because they have the greatest chance of survival.
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Patrick
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MAR 11, 05:50 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by MadMark:
COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
One other metric that no one is talking about is the rate of infection per million, China is 56.1, Italy is 206.1, Iran 107.2 and South Korea is 151.3. Compare that to the US of A, is 3.4, obviously the US has done something right so far. I think that is pretty amazing considering how connected the US is to the rest of the world.
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Current rate of infection per million - USA is 3.9 and Canada is 2.7
A lot of members here love to knock the socialized Canadian medical system. After the dust settles, it'll be interesting to see which country, Canada or the US, has the lowest rate of infection.
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maryjane
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MAR 11, 08:15 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Current rate of infection per million - USA is 3.9 and Canada is 2.7
A lot of members here love to knock the socialized Canadian medical system. After the dust settles, it'll be interesting to see which country, Canada or the US, has the lowest rate of infection. |
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It will be the nation with the most area that is most sparsely populated and fewer international visitors i suspect.
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maryjane
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MAR 11, 08:27 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
Not a chance I don't think. It's (Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo) already been going on since mar 3. It runs from March 3 - 22, 2020.
Concerts every night after the rodeo competitions. There is an on-line petition circulating but I don't think it's going to go very far. I think it has 4000 signers, but the Houston metro area is over 5 million people. |
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I was sure dead wrong about THAT!
Houston cancelled rodeo and any other gathering that exceeds 250 people. The Rodeo BBQ cookoff was last Feb 28. 77,000+ people attended, (did I mention Houston Rodeo was a big deal?) and it was learned late yesterday, that one of the attendees had coronavirus.
https://www.click2houston.c...ns-over-coronavirus/
| quote | The remainder of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo was canceled Wednesday as officials in both Houston and Harris County declare a health emergency.
According to an alert from the Houston Rodeo app, the grounds at NRG Park will be closed as of 4 p.m.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the new presumptive positive case of coronavirus that was reported Tuesday in Montgomery County was not related to international travel, and there was evidence of community spread in that case. That is what led to the decision to cancel the Rodeo, Turner said.
“This decision has not come easily,” Turner said.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said it is believed that the Montgomery County coronavirus patient, identified only as a man in his 40s who lives in Montgomery County, attended the barbecue cookoff at the Rodeo on Friday, Feb. 28. She said epidemiologists are working to retrace the patient’s steps and determine whether the patient had symptoms when attending the event.
According to the rodeo attendance numbers, there were 73,433 people who attended the “World Championship Barb-B-Que Contest,” on Friday, Feb. 28. The total attendance numbers for that day were 77,632. |
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In other news, I took this photo today of the toilet paper/paper towel aisle in the local Walmart...
The only place I visited today that had any tp was the local CVS. I got 12 rolls in case my sisters needed some or in case my church ran low.
Oddly, in Walmart, I saw a guy with a shopping cart plumb full of Nabisco original saltine crackers and about 40 boxes of regular table salt. I asked him why.."I'm just stocking up in case..."
What the heck is anyone going to do with that much salt???[This message has been edited by maryjane (edited 03-11-2020).]
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MadMark
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MAR 11, 08:30 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Current rate of infection per million - USA is 3.9 and Canada is 2.7
A lot of members here love to knock the socialized Canadian medical system. After the dust settles, it'll be interesting to see which country, Canada or the US, has the lowest rate of infection. |
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That would not be the metric I would chose to see which system was better. I would chose how many survived vs how many were infected. The number infected doesn't mean anything as to how well your medical system is working. And like maryjane said the dispersed population of Canada plays into the numbers too.
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