San Francisco declares state of emergency to help prepare for an outbreak of coronavirus; there are currently no confirmed cases in the city - SF Chronicle
'This could be bad': Top CDC doctor contradicts Trump and warns it's 'not a question of if but WHEN' coronavirus spreads in America, as she tells parents to prepare for school closures, tele-schooling and 'significant disruption in our lives'
Senior CDC official Nancy Messonier said coronavirus is moving closer to meeting the criteria of a pandemic
She says she that it's not a question of if, but when, spread will occur in the US
Dr Messonier said she called her children's school and asked if there are plans for tele-schooling if necessary and recommended parents do the same
More than 80,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 2,700 people have died
- They want you to start panic buying rice and beans now.
Already stocked up on cans, dried stuff, loo roll and nappies for the little one about to arrive, plus bought an extra freezer....
OK, not totally for the virus, so much as the panic buying which might strip the local supermarket. Will use it all anyway, so why not?
The extra freezer on ebay was less than a couple of botttles of decent wine, and now I can stay in for a couple of months if I need to. If I am wrong, i will happily have the piss taken out of me, mate. But I'll take that risk
I did my panic buying ages ago.
Nothing wrong with keeping stocks up, specially with a nipper up the spout.
We keep a lot of stuff ready, but I stocked up on anti-flu type stuff (and no elec/water type stuff!)
Already going a bit stir crazy though. Practically broke the postman the other day with hearty welcomes.
#nohomo 
