corona virus..

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We're not gonna stop political discussion (unless it gets out of hand), we just don't actively encourage it by giving it it's own section

yup agreed, I was about to start a coronavirus thread anyway.
I will eventually add a news and current affairs forum here where we can talk about these sorts of things out of general anyway.
Needless to say ive seen a fair bit of criticism around many countries handling of it, but I think NZ has done pretty well to keep us free of the virus so far anyway, so give them credit where its due. Its definitely looking like a pandemic is on the cards, how serious it will be, we still dont really know.

There is not much we can really do to prepare, but masks are a help, but no silver bullet.
The US have just announced a similar pandemic plan and are working with logistics to get supplies that are needed for health workers, including masks.
The only real way to slow the spread is to literally close things down and stay out of public. The reality is it is going to arrive in NZ at some point.

Yes exactly, we can only do so much to try and stop ourselves from getting it, if we get it we get it there's not much you can do once you have it apart from going into islolation and telling everyone to stay away but just drop some food and water at the door