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Coronavirus !!! Very Political Thread !!!

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I just got a new iPhone this past weekend. Thinking ahead.
 
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...le-of-chinas-secretive-wildlife-farm-industry

Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industry
Peacocks, porcupines and pangolins among species bred on 20,000 farms closed in wake of virus

early 20,000 wildlife farms raising species including peacocks, civet cats, porcupines, ostriches, wild geese and boar have been shut down across China in the wake of the coronavirus, in a move that has exposed the hitherto unknown size of the industry.

Until a few weeks ago wildlife farming was still being promoted by government agencies as an easy way for rural Chinese people to get rich.

But the Covid-19 outbreak, which has now led to 2,666 deaths and over 77,700 known infections, is thought to have originated in wildlife sold at a market in Wuhan in early December, prompting a massive rethink by authorities on how to manage the trade.

China issued a temporary ban on wildlife trade to curb the spread of the virus at the end of January and began a widespread crackdown on breeding facilities in early February.

The country’s top legislative officials are now rushing to amend the country’s wildlife protection law and possibly restructure regulations on the use of wildlife for food and traditional Chinese medicine.
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Besides being used for Chinese medicine, much of the meat from the wildlife trade is sold through online platforms or to “wet markets” like the one where the Covid-19 outbreak is thought to have started in Wuhan.

“All animals or their body parts for human consumption are supposed to go through food and health checks, but I don’t think the sellers ever bothered,” said Deborah Cao, a professor at Griffith University in Australia and an expert on animal protection in China. “Most of them [have been] sold without such health checks.”
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WakeForestRanger said:
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If this virus turned into something that killed millions of Americans, I have little doubt that Fox and Fox Business would start discussing how much easier life will be when there are fewer people around to cause traffic jams, long lines at drive-thrus, and whatever else they could think of. "Why, progressives and Democrats should be happy with all these deaths - it means there will be less pollution, amirite!"
 
Highland Deac said:
If this virus turned into something that killed millions of Americans, I have little doubt that Fox and Fox Business would start discussing how much easier life will be when there are fewer people around to cause traffic jams, long lines at drive-thrus, and whatever else they could think of. "Why, progressives and Democrats should be happy with all these deaths - it means there will be less pollution, amirite!"
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Dead libs. The ultimate way to own the libs.
 
 
So they're talking about maybe cancelling the Olympics. This is a big deal, folks.
 
I heard we have the virus contained. There’s no need to change any plans.
 
I bet Nancy from the NCIRD is going to be in deep shit and thus ends the transparency from officials that know what they are talking about.
 
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