COVID-19 'Pandemic'

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America and Britain and maybe France and Russia are the only two or three or four countries that have the military capabilities to beat China in a war, so long as the war is not exclusively fought in China's backyard.
 
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Coronavirus: HMS Queen Elizabeth's 800 crew tested

BBC News
29th April 2020



Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has left Portsmouth after more than 800 sailors were tested for coronavirus.

A planned sailing on Tuesday for sea training was postponed and the carrier remained docked while the ship's company was tested.

The decision to test the crew came after a number of outbreaks of the virus on board US and French warships.

The Royal Navy has not said if any crew members tested positive for Covid-19, but said the tests were a precaution.

In a statement, the navy said the training exercises had been agreed by senior defence leaders.

"While many Royal Navy and Royal Marine personnel from the regular and reserve forces remain ashore supporting the current national fight against Covid-19, the ship's company of HMS Queen Elizabeth are focused on ensuring that UK Defence remains prepared for future global threats," it said.

The navy said as a "further precaution" the carrier would "conduct a period of isolation at sea" before training started.

"She will be operating in waters close to the UK coast and the Commanding Officer has the discretion to cease the training if it is deemed necessary," the statement added.

Last week a navy spokesman announced there would be a "short but manageable delay" in sailing while it made use of spare NHS testing capacity.

"This is the right and sensible thing to do to ensure the Navy can continue to deliver on operations now and in the future," he said.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-hampshire-52472479
 
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Hoid said:
Meanwhile south of the border...
US Treasury seeks to borrow a record $3 trillion this quarter
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/04/us-treasury-seeks-to-borrow-a-record-3-trillion-this-quarter.html
Us federal debt nears $25 trillion as the people who worried about Obama turning the USA into a socialist paradise continue to borrow money at a record pace.
Because debt no longer matters.
The president is white.
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Who isn't going into serious debt over this?

Would have been nice if governments were saving for this rainy day during solid economic times.

U.S. and Canada didn't.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who gives a crap about government debt.
 
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Avro52 said:
Who isn't going into serious debt over this?

Would have been nice if governments were saving for this rainy day during solid economic times.

U.S. and Canada didn't.

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who gives a crap about government debt.
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How about all these oil companies going tits up after decades of unfettered profiteerring?
 
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Blackleaf said:
America and Britain and maybe France and Russia are the only two or three or four countries that have the military capabilities to beat China in a war, so long as the war is not exclusively fought in China's backyard.
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Only America has the reach to confront China . Air superiority is the key.
 
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America could not even beat North Korea or North Viet Nam in a war dispite key air superiority.

Got their asses handed to them.
 
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America got their "ass handed to them" in Vietnam?
American casualties: 70,000
Vietnamese casualties: 1,200,000
In case you were unaware, the North Koreans had help from China and Russia.
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All those people killed so we can drive around on Michelin and Pirelli tyres. (tires)
Thanks France!
 
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 5, 2020:
There are 60,772 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.
_ Quebec: 32,623 confirmed (including 2,280 deaths, 7,578 resolved)
_ Ontario: 17,923 confirmed (including 1,300 deaths, 12,505 resolved)
_ Alberta: 5,836 confirmed (including 104 deaths, 2,942 resolved)
_ British Columbia: 2,224 confirmed (including 117 deaths, 1,417 resolved)
_ Nova Scotia: 985 confirmed (including 38 deaths, 638 resolved)
_ Saskatchewan: 467 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 307 resolved)
_ Manitoba: 281 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 238 resolved)
_ Newfoundland and Labrador: 259 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 233 resolved)
_ New Brunswick: 118 confirmed (including 118 resolved)
_ Prince Edward Island: 27 confirmed (including 25 resolved)
_ Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)
_ Yukon: 11 confirmed (including 11 resolved)
_ Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)
_ Nunavut: No confirmed cases
_ Total: 60,772 (0 presumptive, 60,772 confirmed including 3,854 deaths, 26,030 resolved)
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Sask. had a 30 case jump yesterday 29 of which was in the North which remains under lockdown while the rest of province begins reopening.
 
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Hoid said:
America could not even beat North Korea or North Viet Nam in a war dispite key air superiority.

Got their asses handed to them.
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Really ? Elaborate and insure you explain any reasoning .
 
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