Mega Thread Coronavirus & the AFL - season postponed. (Thread part 1 - cont in part 2, link in thread)

[Chief]

This is part 1 of this thread.

Continued in Part 2:

Mega Thread - Coronavirus & the AFL - season postponed. Part 2 * CONTINUED ABUSE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED *

https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/pages/covid-stats-australia/

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[wizzard400]

The spread of Coronavirus the last few days has been unprecedented. The number of cases outside of China has jumped significantly with more than 82,000 people infected globally and is worrying governments worldwide with it's rapid spread. The PM has initiated an emergency response plan as a top Australian virologist has declared that 'everyone is likely to contact coronavirus' and that we are on the verge of a global pandemic. More information regarding this can be found in this Herald Sun article - heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/health/coronavirus-questions-over-home-isolation-rules-for-chinese-students-returning-to-australia/news-story/b7d91a7fe8e431868007e36a7a7e2542

For those unaware, Coronavirus has a long incubation period (roughly 2 weeks, sometimes longer) therefor the number of cases worldwide is a rough estimate and we don't know how many people have actually been infected.

The reason I bring this up in regards to the AFL, is that numerous sports events are starting to be affected by this virus. The Six Nations rugby tournament has been postponed due to the number of cases in Italy, the last two stages of the UAE Tour in cycling have been cancelled and A-League side Perth Glory have refused to play an AFC Champions League game in Korea against Ulsan Hyundai. Other sports events such as the Cheltenham Festival, Euro 2020, the Giro d'Italia and the Tokyo Olympics are all monitoring the situation.

Should the AFL release a statement or have a plan in place in regards to the spread of the virus? While the number of confirmed cases in Australia is at 23, that number could well rise and potentially affect scheduled games.

 

[Chief]

Not sure if this has been touched on yet - if so mods please delete.

The spread of Coronavirus the last few days has been unprecedented. The number of cases outside of China has jumped significantly with more than 82,000 people infected globally and is worrying governments worldwide with it's rapid spread. The PM has initiated an emergency response plan as a top Australian virologist has declared that 'everyone is likely to contact coronavirus' and that we are on the verge of a global pandemic. More information regarding this can be found in this Herald Sun article - heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/health/coronavirus-questions-over-home-isolation-rules-for-chinese-students-returning-to-australia/news-story/b7d91a7fe8e431868007e36a7a7e2542

For those unaware, Coronavirus has a long incubation period (roughly 2 weeks, sometimes longer) therefor the number of cases worldwide is a rough estimate and we don't know how many people have actually been infected.

The reason I bring this up in regards to the AFL, is that numerous sports events are starting to be affected by this virus. The Six Nations rugby tournament has been postponed due to the number of cases in Italy, the last two stages of the UAE Tour in cycling have been cancelled and A-League side Perth Glory have refused to play an AFC Champions League game in Korea against Ulsan Hyundai. Other sports events such as the Cheltenham Festival, Euro 2020, the Giro d'Italia and the Tokyo Olympics are all monitoring the situation.

Should the AFL release a statement or have a plan in place in regards to the spread of the virus? While the number of confirmed cases in Australia is at 23, that number could well rise and potentially affect scheduled games.

What's worse (or more accurate) is that this doesn't include people who get a bit of a cold and recover without reporting or needing any medical attention.

 

[Milanista28]

What's worse (or more accurate) is that this doesn't include people who get a bit of a cold and recover without reporting or needing any medical attention.

That's me, I don't see a doctor for any kind of flu, I'd need to be pretty sick to go to the docs.

 

[Slartibartfast]

If it becomes uncontained here in OZ which would be quite easy for that to happen the season would be stopped.

I am sure Gilligan would have already been briefed about this.

 

[LegendLewis]

Was planning to travel OS in the next 6 weeks or so and now not really sure??? Never been one to heed travel warnings and been in quite a few countries safely even though the media was painting bleak pictures but this situation has me hesitant.
In this day and age of Fake news its hard to tell what is being reported is over the top or understated, which is just a tad frustrating.
As BigFooty is a forum of members form all over the world it would be great to hear some REAL stories from people in China or elsewhere that is being effected by CV.
Any info would be highly appreciated and big thanks in advance.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

That's me, I don't see a doctor for any kind of flu, I'd need to be pretty sick to go to the docs.

Good man.

 

[faible]

Should the AFL release a statement or have a plan in place in regards to the spread of the virus? While the number of confirmed cases in Australia is at 23, that number could well rise and potentially affect scheduled games.

Probably going too early on it if they did.

What would it say? - "we're monitoring the situation"

I imagine they'll have some contingencies in place, such as playing games but only televising them instead of allowing crowds type thing to mitigate the monetary loss. Shortening the season by cancelling round(s) if it starts to look to be an issue.

 

[Milanista28]

My Boss's mum just flew in from Vietnam, her plane was full of Chinese students who flew into Vietnam and then to Australia, There was no screening, no questions needed answering, the measures aren't there right now if they actually want containment.

 

[BobbyMorri]

You can play the matches behind closed doors if worst comes to worst. Noticed Inter Milan did that last night. it really depends on the response by the government.

I can't see how we will not have it here now that it is in Europe and East Asia. Just a matter of time

 

[M Malice]

This thing is likely been blown out of all proportion by the media, which would be true to form. Nothing but exaggerating, sensationalising, clickbaiting attention seeking whores.

 

[Topkent]

This thing is likely been blown out of all proportion by the media, which would be true to form. Nothing but exaggerating, sensationalising, clickbaiting attention seeking whores.

It's 0.001% of the world's percentage lol.

The flu kills 650000 people every year.

 

[HardcoreGeelongFan]

Looks like it was created by millenials to eradicate boomers. A lot of people I know and love are boomers. If they ever find the **** that leaked it onto the street I'll throw him into a pit of hyenas

 

[Tiger Toffee]

WOW, 82,000 people out of 7,767,084,002 at last count are infected. Talk about unlucky, i think i'll take my chances i will run into the 7,767,002,002 that are not infected.

Nothing like a minor pandemic to get the world in a panic.

 

[catters_28]

I haven't been keeping up with the whole saga as much I probably should have , so I'm a bit confused. As far as I've heard it only seems to be people 65 and over , usually with pre existing medical conditions that seem to be dying, which seems quite typical for the flu. Apparently a newborn baby recovered from the virus without any medication the other day. So why has this whole thing blown into a massive saga where some sports are being played behind closed doors and places are being quarantined?

Just genuinely asking because I honestly feel like I've missed something crucial with this whole thing.

 

[Aussie in exile]

Was planning to travel OS in the next 6 weeks or so and now not really sure??? Never been one to heed travel warnings and been in quite a few countries safely even though the media was painting bleak pictures but this situation has me hesitant.
In this day and age of Fake news its hard to tell what is being reported is over the top or understated, which is just a tad frustrating.
As BigFooty is a forum of members form all over the world it would be great to hear some REAL stories from people in China or elsewhere that is being effected by CV.
Any info would be highly appreciated and big thanks in advance.

Where ever people are in the world at the moment the message surely must be stay there and certainly don't travel overseas as i can see a situation soon where some countries are going to ban all people from infested countries if they are not nationals of the country.

 

[Sttew]

What's worse (or more accurate) is that this doesn't include people who get a bit of a cold and recover without reporting or needing any medical attention.

In a perverse way this is also a positive. One ‘expert’ said 70% of the world population may contract carnovirus but most wont even know it.

 

[Sttew]

I haven't been keeping up with the whole saga as much I probably should have , so I'm a bit confused. As far as I've heard it only seems to be people 65 and over , usually with pre existing medical conditions that seem to be dying, which seems quite typical for the flu. Apparently a newborn baby recovered from the virus without any medication the other day. So why has this whole thing blown into a massive saga where some sports are being played behind closed doors and places are being quarantined?

Just genuinely asking because I honestly feel like I've missed something crucial with this whole thing.

The last pandemic was 2009 with the H1N1 flu. I don’t recall any AFL games being cancelled in 09

 

[catters_28]

The last pandemic was 2009 with the H1N1 flu. I don’t recall any AFL games being cancelled in 09

Yeah my mum actually caught that one funnily enough. She's still kicking today.

 

[STFU Donnie]

Glad to see others think as I do; that this has been a wild, ridiculous overreaction.

 

[Topkent]

The last pandemic was 2009 with the H1N1 flu. I don’t recall any AFL games being cancelled in 09

Ya kidding? Ebola, Zika lol. I'm sure there were more too.

 

[Righteo]

This thing is likely been blown out of all proportion by the media, which would be true to form. Nothing but exaggerating, sensationalising, clickbaiting attention seeking whores.

This post brought to you by the Communist Party of China

 

[Chief]

In a perverse way this is also a positive. One ‘expert’ said 70% of the world population may contract carnovirus but most wont even know it.

I listened to this last night:

WS More or Less: Coronavirus - The Numbers

Podcast Episode · More or Less: Behind the Stats · 02/15/2020 · 9m

podcasts.apple.com

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Ya kidding? Ebola, Zika lol. I'm sure there were more too.

They were not pandemics.

They were epidemics.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

I haven't been keeping up with the whole saga as much I probably should have , so I'm a bit confused. As far as I've heard it only seems to be people 65 and over , usually with pre existing medical conditions that seem to be dying, which seems quite typical for the flu. Apparently a newborn baby recovered from the virus without any medication the other day. So why has this whole thing blown into a massive saga where some sports are being played behind closed doors and places are being quarantined?

Just genuinely asking because I honestly feel like I've missed something crucial with this whole thing.

Because it has a longer incubation period than the typical flu, there's no vaccine for this strain of Coronavirus and there's always the worry of it mutating into something more deadly.

The mortality rate of the normal flu is lower than the mortality rate of Coronavirus.

In saying that, there's no need to be alarmed and panic at this stage.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

The last pandemic was 2009 with the H1N1 flu. I don’t recall any AFL games being cancelled in 09

No cancellations in 2009.

I don't even recall it being a possibility as opposed to now.