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As countries around the world prepare to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, some worrying news has come to light. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that medical supplies needed to help stop the spread of the virus are quickly being depleted.

Talking to reporters at their Geneva headquarters, WHO officials called on manufacturers to “urgently increase production” of medical supplies needed to fights the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak spreading across the globe. According to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, manufacturers would have to increase their production of personal protective gear supplies by 40 percent to meet the medical community’s needs.

“Supplies are rapidly depleting,” stated Tedros. “WHO estimates that each month 89 million medical masks will be required for the COVID-19 response, 76 million examination gloves and 1.6 million goggles.”


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These sentiments were echoed in Capitol Hill by Dr. Robert Kadlec, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), who stated that the U.S. had about 35 million N95 respirator masks. This represents only 10 percent of the 3.5 billion that the country will need if COVID-19 becomes a full-blown pandemic.

A surge in global demand for N95 face masks, which are effective in protecting health-care workers from infection, has affected their supply. In China, nurses and doctors face shortages as the high demand has depleted the country’s stockpile.

Global cases on the rise

The warnings come as global cases of the coronavirus are on the rise. On Friday, WHO officials raised the risk assessment of the virus to “very high” at the global level. They later revealed on Monday that the number of new cases outside China was almost nine times higher than that inside the country in the previous 24 hours. The WHO had declared the virus a global health emergency back in January, at the same time, they had urged the public against overreacting to the virus.

120 new cases were reported by China on Tuesday, compared with 1,848 new infections in 48 other countries. Tedros confirmed that most of these new cases have come from Italy, Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

“Iranian medical doctors and nurses have concerns that they don’t necessarily have enough equipment, supplies, ventilators, respirators, oxygen and all the things you’ve heard spoken about in many of the press conferences,” warned Dr. Michael Ryan, who runs WHO’s emergency program. “Those needs are more acute for the Iranian health system than they are most any other health system.”

Similar to influenza, but not quite the same

The WHO has not yet classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic and has maintained that its focus is on containing the spread, as of press time. Despite these efforts, the virus has moved beyond China and has now been found in almost 60 countries.

Dr. Tedros shed more light on the virus Tuesday, stating that it was similar to influenza. Like the latter, the SARS-COV19 virus spreads via small droplets of fluid from the nose and mouth of a  person who’s sick. That said, he added that the virus actually doesn’t transmit as easily as influenza, highlighting the fact it infected people who aren’t sick don’t transmit it as easily compared to the flu. (Related: Coronavirus patient released “by mistake,” wanders through mall for two hours.)

“First COVID-19 does not transmit as efficiently as influenza from the data we’ve seen so far,” stated Dr. Tedros. “With influenza, people who are infected but not yet sick are major drivers of transmission, which doesn’t appear to be the case with COVID-19.”

Dr. Ryan confirmed this as well saying that while scientists don’t know exactly how the virus behaves, the fact that it wasn’t like influenza gives them some hope that it can be suppressed and contained. However, he also warned that, while health officials believe countries are being transparent about infections within their borders, they could easily be “caught unaware in an epidemic situation.”

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    • Anonymous

      YES – It’s A Surprise Isn’t It – To NUMPTIES LIKE YOU POOPEYE – Go on give just a …..couple of brain cells a nudge
      - where do you think W,H.O gets >>> much of its funding from
      - guess where – the staff at the W.H.O – pass thro’ the revolving door – TO & FROM The W.H.O

      YAWN – CORRECT – BIG PHARMA – (WHO Calls For Production … Yada-Yada Medical Supplies …Now Finish The Sentence Off
      >>>> & Bumper Profits For BIG PHARMA)
      You are incredibly dim POOPEYE.
      …………………………………………………………………………………………………

      HERE IS THE IMPORTANT STUFF – YOU REALLY DO >>> NEED TO KNOW …… READ ON >>>

      he Threat…. Of A Virus is ….. it’s Actual – Numerical _ KILL RATE

      So Lets simplify it ….28/2/2020 the W.H.O Director as you will see below
      Confirms THAT – IMPORTANT CARONAVIRUS KILL RATE ….OVER TWO MONTHS …..AS…….

      >>> 67 DEATHS IN TOTAL…. WORDLDWIDE – Repeat >>> 67 Deaths … GLOBALY
      outside China

      In CHINA ALONE – Regular Common Or Garden SEASONAL FLU – KILLS 88,000 On Average PER YEAR
      - Caronavirus in China – A Tiny >>>3,000
      (50 deaths a day, old, sick & already near death over 2 months out of 1.3 BILLION Chinese)

      So whichever way you look at it – Caronavirus – is an irrelevent PI$$ In The Ocean
      ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
      BUT – IN “MODELS” – YOU CAN COME UP WITH >>> HILLARIOUS NUMBERS & HEADLINES

      READ FACTS …. LIKE THE ABOVE – THEY TELL YOU – THE REAL PICTURE – DON’T THEY ??

      Caronavirus is an INSIGNIFICANT IRELEVANCE – The Rest Is Propaganda – FEAR PORN
      ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
      An Opinion From A FULL MONTY QUALIFIED – WORLD EXPERT !!!
      So MILD >>> 95% Of Cases >>> WON’T EVEN NEED TO GO … TO A DOCTOR !!!

      Lets Hear From ….. Dr Craig Dalton is a public health physician and conjoint Associate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
      He is a former CDC …… Epidemic Intelligence …. Service Officer
      - and runs Flutracking.net one of the largest national surveillance systems …. for influenza-like illness in the world.

      There are many countries with cases that haven’t ….. even detected their ….first cases yet.
      They may have ….thousands of cases…. Before…. the first case is detected.
      - Because …most cases >>>> wont go to a doctor ……

      - In fact ….. most likely >>> 95% >>> are mild
      (allowing for surveillance biases towards more severe cases).

      https://seekingalpha.com/instablog/48606151-craig-dalton/5413058-update-analysts-are-starting-to-understand-coronavirus
      ……………………………………………………………………………………………………
      ANOTHER EXPERT >>> CARONAVIRUS – SO MILD – YOU WOULDN’T… FIND CASES
      >>> WITHOUT ….. MASS TESTING – & LOOKING FOR IT

      Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology >>> at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. He noted that Guangdong, a province in China, conducted surveillance
      - testing of 300,000 people in fever clinics
      - to find about 420 positive cases.

      “If you don’t look,>>>> you won’t find cases,” he said.

      https://www.propublica.org/article/cdc-coronavirus-covid-19-test

      REPEAT >> They Had – TO TEST – Nearly 1/3rd Of A MILLION Chinese – To Scrape up
      >>>> JUST 420 (repeat 420) …. Positive Cases – Yes Moving Heaven & Earth To
      >>> Hype Up The PROPAGANDA Figures !!
      ……………………..…..………..……………………………………………………..…………………

      28 February 2020 >>> WHO Director-General’s…. opening remarks

      As of 6am Geneva time this morning, China has reported a total of 78,959 cases of COVID-19 to WHO, including 2791 deaths.

      Outside China, there are now 4351 cases>>>> in 49 countries, >>>>and 67 deaths.

      Our greatest enemy right now ….is not the virus itself. …. It’s >>>> fear & rumours

      https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19—28-february-2020
      …………………………………………….
      REPEAT WORLDWIDE … OUTSIDE CHINA >>> A TINY TINY INSIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF …. TOTAL DEATHS >>> JUST 67

      ….. BEING PREDOMINANTLY – THE USUAL _ THE OLD, – THOSE WITH SERIOUS UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS – THE IMMUNO-COMPROMISED – AND THOSE ALREADY NEAR DEATH ANYWAY.
      ……………………………………………….
      In contrast, in the US, the Centers of Disease Control estimate that so far for the 2019-20 season, at least …….

      >>> 15 million flu virus illnesses, >>> 140,000 hospitalizations and >>8,200 deaths in the U.S, which has population ……of 330 million,……. about a quarter that of China.

      And there was virtually no coverage or concern regarding
      - the Seasonal Flu,…… which in 2017 resulted >>>>> globally in 650,000 ….deaths.

      https://www.globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-epidemic-who-declares-a-global-public-health-crisis-can-we-trust-the-who/5702360?utm_campaign=magnet&utm_source=article_page&utm_medium=related_articles
      Caronavirus by comparison – is just a PI$$ In The Ocean !!
      …………………………………………….
      IN ADDITION FEB 25th
      RECOVERIES – ARE ALREADY SURPASSING ……the total number of …..daily new infections
      for the first time.

      That occurred on February 19th, …. according to Johns Hopkins University tracking, when there were 439 new cases…. and approximately >>>> 1,800 recoveries.

      The trend has continued since then >>> with fewer than 600 new confirmed COVID-19 cases each day >>>> and an even greater number ….of recoveries.

      https://www.statista.com/chart/20943/new-daily-confirmed-covid-19-cases-and-recoveries
      ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
      YES … It’s A – Cute Pussycat Of A Virus – In VIRAL TERMS (Yes Really) – READ ON >>>>

      Some TRUTH, FACTS & ACTUAL GENUINE USEFUL INFO
      THE TRUTH IS >>> The Caronavirus PlayBook Is Already Written.

      It’s just a repeat of ……the H1N1 Swine Flu (SARS, MERS, BIRD FLU, EBOLA) – They All Run
      The Same – Fake Propaganda Virus Playbook
      And We Are – Just heading into – Chapter 2.

      So How Did SWINE FLU H1N1 PANDEMIC END >>> Well …, At The End Of 18 months of Swine Flu – Fear Porn

      - The World Health Organisation WHO declared …. the pandemic over – & during the >>> 18 months it had killed JUST ..18,500 people globally

      - averaging the figures of lab confirmed deaths – from the 214 countries that report to the W.H.O
      >>>> That averages out at >>>> LESS THAN 90 (as in Ninety) …. Swine Flu Deaths Per Country
      ……………………………………………………………….
      In Hindsight The 18 months of relentless fear porn fake propaganda headlines, >>> were over ……an insignificant, irrelevant virus – Killing On Average …. Just 90 People – PER Country !!
      ………………………………………………
      QUOTE W.H.O OWN WEBSITE
      6 August 2010 – As of 1 August 2010, worldwide… more than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities >>>> have reported laboratory confirmed cases …. of pandemic influenza H1N1 2009, including over >>> 18449 deaths.
      LINK TO W.H.O. OFFICIAL WEBSITE Confirmation Of Above FACT !! >>> https://www.who.int/csr/don/2010_08_06/en/

      And – This CARONAVIRUS >>> Will Be A Repeat.
      ……………………………………..
      Caronavirus Took 2 Months/60 Days To Kill 2,400 (ie a TINY 40 Per Day)

      - of old, sick, frail, immuno-compromised and already on their last legs Chinese

      - Up to 95% of Infected – Have Symptoms – So Mild – They Won’t Even Notice
      - and in most countries – hasn’t even reached a THOUSAND infected

      Regular Annual Flu – Kills 88,000 …Chinese per year

      7 Million Chinese… Die Of All Causes Per Year

      -vs- Caronavirus – UNDER 3,000 !!!

      Read the facts – Engage Brain & Common Sense – It’s an insignificant irrelevance – the rest is Rinse & Repeat VIRAL FEAR PORN
      ……………………………………………………….…
      LETS GET AN OVERALL OPINION FROM EXPERTS – AT THE UK NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (PUBLISHED IN A UK NATIONAL NEWSPAPER) – THE INDEPENDENT

      28/Feb/2020 …. QUOTE….
      “As a member of the public….. you might get… coronavirus

      >>> but your chances…. of being ill …. and in hospital >>>>>is not high.

      On a person …. by person basis >>>>>> IT IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT
      (UNQUOTE)

      https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-uk-deaths-nhs-intensive-care-flu-wise-men-protocol-a9361916.html
      …………………………………………………………………………………
      So – Total Prepping Required – IF you are one of the …very few that do get infected
      - and NOT one of the 90/95% infected that exhibit >>> NO Symptoms

      Or Symptoms >>>> So MILD – You Would’t Even Notice Them …..
      - then…………
      It may be prudent to perhaps – buy a small box ….of paper hankerchiefs/tissues… & Voila …..FULLY PREPPED & Ready

      >>> READ ON
      …………………………………
      LETS GET INITIAL OFFICIAL >>> GOVERNMENT CONFIRMATION ….(Fuller Details Lower Down on THE ACTUAL NUMBERS)

      ………….CANADIAN GOVERNMENT / HEALTH CANADA …………….

      QUOTE “coronaviruses are common …..and are typically associated ….with mild illnesses,
      similar to the common cold. (Unquote)

      QUOTE >>> Those who are infected with COVID-19 may >>>>have little to >>> NO symptoms.

      You may… NOT KNOW ……you have symptoms ….of COVID-19
      because they are similar to …. a COLD or flu. (UNQUOTE)

      https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/symptoms.html
      (& see Quotes At Bottom)
      …………………………………….…………….
      For the… very few …that do get infected noticeable symptoms, …. typical signs include
      - A RUNNY NOSE
      - A COUGH
      - A SORE THROAT / Fever (high temperature).

      The vast majority of patients – at least 97 per cent, ….. based on available data – will recover from these

      >>>> without any issues ….. or medical help.

      https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-7987001/Death-toll-killer-coronavirus-10-TIMES-higher-average-Chinas-Hubei-province.html
      ………………………………………………….
      Its such a happy clappy insignificant symptoms virus – its about as pleasant as you could make – thank you to God or Whoever
      - A Good Job !

      Lest We Forget ….. Ooooh 53 Suspected Cases Out Of 300 MILLION Americans – That’s ‘erm, well – nicely .… very significantly LESS than a PI$$ In The Ocean too really ….isn’t it

      And Based On How Things Have Gone In CHINA So Far – It A case Of >>>> READ ON
      …………………………………………………………………………………………….

      MOVE ALONG FOLKS – NOTHING TO SEE HERE – ALL OVER – JUST MOVE ALONG – GET ON WITH YOUR LIVES

      CHINA
      Yes 2,400 Died Of Caronavirous in 2 months (60 Days) – An Average >>> Really VERY TINY >> 40 Deaths A Day

      - Seasonal Flu Kills An Average 88,000 Per Year (Caronavirus Has Managed 2,400)

      - 7 MILLION Chinese Die Per Year – Caronavirus Has Accounted For 2,400

      And Studies/Reports State whilst there are only 80,000 Confirmed Infections – There Will be >>> 10X that number

      - YES 3/4 MILLION + with Symptoms SO MILD – they Won’t EVEN NOTICE THEM
      ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
      So Move Along Folks – Everywhere Is Opening Up Again – Just Move Along Folks – It Was Just The Usual Fear PORN – Move Along …CONTINUED

      INTERNATIONAL NEWS CHANEL RT NEWS ….. Evidence …..
      >>>> Propaganda Fatigue ….Setting In

      Already Macau CHINA , the world’s biggest gambling hub, …..will allow casinos to…. resume operations from…. February 20,
      …. after authorities imposed a two-week suspension to curb the coronavirus’ spread, authorities said on Monday,

      Macau has not reported >>> any new cases of the virus>>> since February 4, … officials said (As At 20 Feb)
      .
      There have been >>>> ONLY 10 … confirmed cases of the virus >>> in total there.

      Government services, which had mostly been suspended since the start of February, ….. have gradually resumed operations this week.

      https://www.rt.com/newsline/481005-macau-casinos-virus-fear/

      So Move Along Folks – Move Along – Nothing To see Here – Get On With Life – It’s All Over Folks 2,400 deaths and new cases plummeting -

      DEATHS >> Predominantly Sick, Elderly, Immunocompromised, & usual already on their last legs ….. out of 1.3 BILLION CHINESE
      ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
      NB 10 February 2020 BLOOMBERG

      The new coronavirus might have infected….. at least 500,000 people in Wuhan, ….the Chinese city at the epicenter of the global outbreak, …..by the time it peaks in coming weeks.

      But…… most of those people…..>>>> won’t even know it.

      https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-08/virus-outbreak-in-wuhan-may-soon-peak-with-more-than-5-infected
      …………………………………………….
      LOS ANGELES TIMES
      Thousands of people in China and elsewhere ….have been infected ….. but have had…

      >>>> such mild reactions that >>>> no one even noticed,

      - said Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Center for Health Security at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

      https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2020-01-24/china-coronavirus-panic
      ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
      The UK’s NATIONAL BBC News COMMENTS

      – Re INFECTED – HAVING SUCH MILD REACTIONS >>> NO ONE NOTICED

      >>> FROM THE LARGEST STUDY TO DATE (The paper by the CCDC, released on Monday and published in the Chinese Journal of Epidemiology, looked at more than 44,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in China as of 11 February
      ………………………………….
      – So Known Infections Quoted In Study – 72,436 x 10 = 724,000 Who Will Have Had Symptoms – Too Mild – To Notice
      – YES >> ¾ Million
      …………………………………..
      QUOTE >>> Re The Known 72,436 infections

      - Scientists have estimated there could be …..10 times as many people infected ….. as are ending up in the official statistics.

      That ALSO means the….. overall death rate IN THE REST OF CHINA (Outside Hubei) is likely to be
      >>> lower than the 0.4% (rest of China) reported in this study (ie 10X LOWER – Making the death rate potentially ONLY 0.04)

      https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-51540981
      ……………………………………………………………………..
      So Theres Proof Of Precedence – How This Caronavirus Runs

      So Ignore the PROPAGANDA FEAR PORN – ENGAGE BRAIN PUT COMMON SENSE IN GEAR & JUST PARTY ON

    • raburgeson

      Using poly carbonate they can bang out masks that actually seal to the person. Watch the crapola they produce instead.

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