Coronavirus Thread: Worldwide Pandemic

[Chronic]

SEOUL, April 29 (Yonhap) -- Five Chinese cities and provinces will start allowing expedited entry for South Korean businesspeople from next month, in exception to entry restrictions enacted due to the coronavirus outbreak, Seoul's foreign ministry said Wednesday.

South Korea and China have been seeking to establish a "fast-track" entry system to enable swift visits by business travelers so as to help them minimize the fallout from entry curbs imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The decision was finalized during a working-level meeting between the two sides held earlier in the day, led by Kang Sang-wook, director-general for Northeast Asian affairs at the foreign ministry and his Chinese counterpart, Wu Jianghao.

Under the agreement, the faster entry system is applied to 10 Chinese cities and provinces in principle, but half of those places, including Shanghai, Liaoning, Shandong, Jiangsu and Anhui, will be able to bring the system into force for now since regular flights only operate there, the ministry said.

The simplified entry system will enable South Korean businesspeople to apply for a visa upon presenting an invitation from a company based in China.

Before departure, they need to self-check their health for two weeks and have state-certified documents ready proving they have been cleared for the virus. Once they arrive in China, they will be required to self-isolate for one or two days at a facility designated by the provincial government and will be tested for the virus again.

Beijing currently bans the entry of foreigners, except for cases involving diplomats or others with essential reasons. The limited entries require at least 14 days of isolation at designated facilities.

In Wednesday's talks, the two sides agreed to continue discussions on ways to revitalize bilateral exchanges once the virus outbreak stabilizes, including restoring flight operations to facilitate travel.

They also shared assessments on the virus outbreak situations in their countries and agreed to continue cooperation in quarantine and health sectors to cope with the disease, according to the ministry.

 

[BK The Great]

 

[BK The Great]

Mark Cuban > Trump

 

[The ADD]

 

[wire28]

Florida is now blocking medical examiners from releasing COVID-19 death totals
Florida WTF

 

[Gus Money]

This shyt always drags poor people and people of color down first.

 

[GunRanger]

Coronavirus News: 100 bodies found in unrefrigerated trailers outside Brooklyn funeral home


I live close to this place

 

[3rdLetter]

Florida is now blocking medical examiners from releasing COVID-19 death totals
Florida WTF

Apparently, Florida isn't counting non residents in their death count either. We'll probably never know how many people got sick and died there.

 

[sjankis630]

Apparently, Florida isn't counting non residents in their death count either. We'll probably never know how many people got sick and died there.

Deny deny deny. Why not? It has worked so far for the current President.

 

[JBoy]

found out one of my uncles in Ohio has COVID (68 or 69 and in a nursing home from a bad motorcycle accident) he is very much high risk so I'm concerned he won't make it, fukk this evil virus for real.

 

[nyknick]

More from Japan, where one of the country’s best-known comedians has apologised for suggesting that financial hardship caused by the coronavirus outbreak would force attractive women to work in the commercial sex industry once the crisis is over.

Takashi Okamura, one half of the comedy duo Ninety-nine, said he deeply regretted” the remarks, made late last week during his All Night Nippon radio show.
The 49-year-old said in a statement that he had made the comments “without considering circumstances around the world,” adding they were “extremely inappropriate towards people who are in a tough position”, according to the Kyodo news agency.

Okamura had been responding to a listener who complained that he was unable to visit commercial sex establishements during the pandemic. “After the coronavirus is over, something fantastic will happen,” Okamura responded. “You will think, ‘I’ve never seen girls like this’ ... so please hold on, save your money and spend it (in the sex industry)“ once the pandemic has ended.

Nippon Broadcasting System, which airs the show, said Okamura’s remarks showed “a lack of understanding of the current coronavirus crisis, as well as a lack of respect for women”.

Japan seems like the real world version of JBO

 

[Serious]

Florida is now blocking medical examiners from releasing COVID-19 death totals
Florida WTF

 

[Serious]

This shyt always drags poor people and people of color down first.

Oh because they're not going get unemployment?

 

[iceberg_is_on_fire]

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Grifters will grift

Bizarro world brehs.

 

[Serious]

COVID-19 , WORLD vs THE UNSEEN ENEMY, Everyday Heroes, President Donald J, Trump, Vice President Michael R. Pence, Secretary S. Mnuuchin, Drs. Jerome Adams Deborah Birx Anthony Fauci Pre-Order, Historic Moments in History Series, All Profits Donated!

Grifters will grift

Bizarro world brehs.

shyt is so dated looking.