AIR - Air NZ.

[dr_]

Have a guess what will happen?

Lots of hugs from PM

[Balance]

Lots of hugs from PM

Haha - good one.

But seriously, guess what will happen?

[Beagle]

Princess Cindy so busy dreaming up how to spend money on roads she's fallen asleep at the wheel.

[bull....]

looks like countries are starting to close there borders to all chinese russia has , US this morning now singapore

just in

Singapore closes borders to all Chinese travellers to stem spread of coronavirus


https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/healt...ravellers-stem


nz might have to soon

[Beagle]

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/...+February+2020

[BlackPeter]

According to CNBC a little while ago 31 airlines have now cancelled or curtailed direct flights to China.

AIR needs to do the right and decent thing for its staff and all New Zealanders and cancel all further direct flights to China with effect immediately. Not fearmongering, just good common sense risk management.

Horse bolted - quickly shut the stable door. LOL.

Not understanding, though why anybody infected would be in your view no problem if they come through one of the transit airports? If you really want to compete with bull, than you need to do it properly: Close all ports and airports. Anybody coming from anywhere could be infected.

Ah yes, and don't forget to stop any movement in good old little NZ. We know about some potentially infected people in NZ, and there no doubt will be more to come. Close all airports and ports and make sure nobody is allowed to leave their home for the next 2 weeks.

Ah yes - and be very afraid - lots of hype, fear mongering and idiotic advise on the internet ...

Surprised as well that people who claim to be faithful are spreading this nonsense. Just remind me - what did Jesus do with sick people? Lock them out and let them die? I read a different version of the bible where he helped them, but on reflection this all must have been fake news ...

[Balance]

Imagine the headline -

New Zealand has 3,175 cases and 19 deaths due to the coronavirus breakout.

Guess what will happen?

This actually happened in 2009 with the H1N1 flu pandemic which originated from North America.

Life continued despite the fact that over 60m Americans were infected, carried the H1N1 flu all over the world for over 1 year which subsequently killed several hundred thousands globally.

I think governments are rightly concerned and the ones taking strong steps to contain the spread like Singapore, HK & Mongolia are doing the prudent thing.

There's too much scare-mongering going on however and that's feeding the sense of panic out there amongst those who are not well read - let's not encourage that BS.

[macduffy]

Well, we finally got the answer to Balance's question! I knew you were busting to tell us!!

[Balance]

Well, we finally got the answer to Balance's question! I knew you were busting to tell us!!

Compare & Contrast - China imo has moved decisively to contain the spread of the virus compared to the US doing NOTHING remotely as decisive in 2009.

The economic cost of containment for China is going to be huge but the Chinese are prepared to do it.

Why weren't the US prepared to do the same in 2009? Says a lot, doesn't it about which government is actually more responsible.

Yet the media & the scare mongering mob will have you believe that the world is coming to an end and everyone is going to get infected and die - because the Chinese have allowed the virus to run riot!

The truth is actually the exact opposite - the US was the one which allowed the H1N1 flu to go riot and killed hundreds of thousands of people around the world, including NZ.

Some posters here are going to hate the truth - hard potatoes.

[boysy]

Air NZ suspends daily flights to Shanghai in wake of coronavirus

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/a...ectid=12305195