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[COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« on: March 22, 2020, 07:45:00 AM »
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

Mapping 2019-nCoV (Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins University)
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Responding to COVID-19 together
https://news.microsoft.com/covid-19-response/

Join Avast in supporting Folding@home and the search for answers on COVID-19
https://blog.avast.com/help-the-fight-against-covid-19-by-joining-the-foldinghome-project
https://www.avast.com/folding-at-home

Coronavirus Vaccine Tracker
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html

Edit: Updated the initial post with important info.

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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #1 on: March 22, 2020, 10:19:07 AM »
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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2020, 12:50:26 PM »
Russia deploying coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-disinformation/russia-deploying-coronavirus-disinformation-to-sow-panic-in-west-eu-document-says-idUSKBN21518F

These Russians...are they under your bed right now ?

I don't trust western news sources .They lied so many times. They lied us into wars . At this point they are just russophobic neolibcon warmongering propaganda.

  https://www.globalresearch.ca/china-coronavirus-shocking-update/5705196

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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2020, 01:13:27 PM »
Dear global avast-users,

What is very bad during all this, is that MS and Google,
so actually all of Silicon Valley and Silicon Forest leaves us out in the cold for now.

No more browser updates and patches coming
(developers stay at home/work from home during lock-down, and major companies are rather afraid of espionage).
The economic damage done here in Europe is beyond belief.

YouTube video quality downgraded 25% because of higher demand.
Firefox allowing weak TLS for corona-websites.  :o

We should step up security in these uncertain circumstances with a common threat, not  weaken it.
Cybercriminals and provocative state actors are just waiting round the corner to take advantage of such a situation.
ransomware and fraud flourish as never before.

The fabric of our known societies starts to come loose at the seams.
Let us all be vigilant.
Stay in-doors, keep your distance, the young should take care of the elderly.

Stay digitally safe and secure,

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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #4 on: March 22, 2020, 02:17:09 PM »
Dear global avast-users,

What is very bad during all this, is that MS and Google,
so actually all of Silicon Valley and Silicon Forest leaves us out in the cold for now.

No more browser updates and patches coming
(developers stay at home/work from home during lock-down, and major companies are rather afraid of espionage).
The economic damage done here in Europe is beyond belief.

YouTube video quality downgraded 25% because of higher demand.
Firefox allowing weak TLS for corona-websites.  :o

We should step up security in these uncertain circumstances with a common threat, not  weaken it.
Cybercriminals and provocative state actors are just waiting round the corner to take advantage of such a situation.
ransomware and fraud flourish as never before.

The fabric of our known societies starts to come loose at the seams.
Let us all be vigilant.
Stay in-doors, keep your distance, the young should take care of the elderly.

Stay digitally safe and secure,

polonus (volunteer 3rd party cold recon website security analyst and website error-hunter)
Now we have time to read a book   ;)


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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #5 on: March 22, 2020, 02:22:26 PM »
"No we have time to read a book"
I can spend all day in front of a computer screen but, when I pick up a book, magazine or newspaper,
I'll be asleep in 5 min. or less.
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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2020, 02:26:10 PM »
That depends on what you are reading, bob3160,

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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #7 on: March 22, 2020, 02:39:24 PM »
Or i can shoot my airguns. hmmm .... If those who designed this bug had made it in bright visible colours i could use it as target    ;D




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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #8 on: March 22, 2020, 10:44:49 PM »
Russia deploying coronavirus disinformation to sow panic in West, EU document says
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-disinformation/russia-deploying-coronavirus-disinformation-to-sow-panic-in-west-eu-document-says-idUSKBN21518F

These Russians...are they under your bed right now ?

I don't trust western news sources .They lied so many times. They lied us into wars . At this point they are just russophobic neolibcon warmongering propaganda.

  https://www.globalresearch.ca/china-coronavirus-shocking-update/5705196

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« Reply #10 on: March 22, 2020, 11:08:59 PM »
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« Reply #11 on: March 22, 2020, 11:23:07 PM »
Believe it or not, good read. Talks about what's so lacking these days.....Trust

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/the-single-most-important-lesson-from-the-1918-influenza/ar-BB11mTDQ?li=AAggNb9&ocid=msnclassic
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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #13 on: March 23, 2020, 08:20:54 AM »
Upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases
https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/03/upcoming-chrome-and-chrome-os-releases.html

Due to adjusted work schedules at this time, we are pausing upcoming Chrome and Chrome OS releases.
Update on Stable channel releases for Microsoft Edge
https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/03/20/update-stable-channel-releases/
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Re: [COVID-19] - News & Discussion
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2020, 11:50:22 AM »
hxxps://www.globalresearch.ca/china-coronavirus-shocking-update/5705196
Had a quick look, that's certainly not a site I would trust for reliable info. :o
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