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Dear all, wherever you are. With this virus travelling its wretched way around the world I just wanted to send my best wishes to everyone around the globe and particularly everyone in China and Italy that is believed to be the worst hit. May you all stay safe, if you have a God may he keep you healthy and at peace, and may we all come through this wiser and stronger.

 

I’m a priest so I hope you don’t mind me wishing you all God’s blessing.

 

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Thank you for the kind words and taking the time to write this. I'm sure you're expressing what everyone here (hopefully) is thinking.

 

Have a nice day and stay safe.

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I’m a priest so I hope you don’t mind me wishing you all God’s blessing.

 

I dont mind, and also wish you good health .. but my impression is that this virus danger has been blown up out of proportion by the media .. a lot more people die from other causes that no one cares ...

 

For example, hunger produces 9 million deaths per year: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fact-check-bloomberg-claims-more-people-die-of-obesity-than-hunger

 

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I dont mind, and also wish you good health .. but my impression is that this virus danger has been blown up out of proportion by the media .. a lot more people die from other causes that no one cares ...

 

For example, hunger produces 9 million deaths per year: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fact-check-bloomberg-claims-more-people-die-of-obesity-than-hunger

 

Sure thing.

 

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Matteo from Northern Italy here.

Thank you for your words.

I find it quite cool that a priest plays DCS!

Here the situation is scary but I’ve noticed that, in the latest days, people are starting to take this issue seriously; it seemed to me that they underestimated it in the past weeks.

IMO, once people are aware of this risk and implement the proper measures like avoiding crowded places it shouldn’t become too bad.

And yes, putting it into perspective, there are other causes of death a lot of people don’t talk about, like the seasonal flu, which kills hundreds of thousands of people every year.

Some facts worry me, though:

There are some affected people, even in their fourties, who need a specific device to brearhe for some weeks; seasonal flu doesn’t cause things like that, usually.

The elderly ones are particularly at risk,so I, being 31, am afraid to have the virus and pass it to older coworkers, for instance.

The hospitals are so full that if you have any accident or illness you may not get the right care because there are so many doctors busy with this virus. I’ve heard at the newscast that they have also called back some retired doctors and, if I’ve got it right, some guys who are almost graduated have been involved to collaborate.

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I dont mind, and also wish you good health .. but my impression is that this virus danger has been blown up out of proportion by the media .. a lot more people die from other causes that no one cares ...

 

For example, hunger produces 9 million deaths per year: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fact-check-bloomberg-claims-more-people-die-of-obesity-than-hunger

 

 

The problem with SARS-CoV-2 is not that it´s got a high mortality (infact it hasn´t, compared to Ebola or similar), the problem is that there is very little knowledge about the virus and that it has such a long incubation time (2-3 weeks) before there are signs of an infection, wich is absolute remarkable for a potentially short term deadly disease. Ebola for example will kill you within a few days after infection and has very little chance to travel from africa to america or europe. This (and the lack of knowledge about it) is what makes SARS-CoV-2 dangerous and supports spreading over the whole world. The best advise is to clean your hands regulary and don´t panic.


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It seems that there is a great deal of very sound, calm sense on this DCS forum.

 

Yeah .. but the general trend of the public is anything but calm:

 

I went today to a Car Service to change the oil of my car (still havent been able to replace it with an electric car :( )

 

.. and what catched my attention is that they had a sign "Sorry for not greeting you with our traditional handshake" .. and they opened all the car windows, cloth-wiped the car's steering wheel, transmission knob and door handles before they drove the car over the service position

 

... and then repeated the procedure before delivering it back to me.

 

I couldn't avoid thinking that it was a bit much, considering that my country still has less than 2 dozen infected and no deaths yet ... but hey, better safe than sorry, isnt it? :smartass:

 

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my impression is that this virus danger has been blown up out of proportion by the media .. a lot more people die from other causes that no one cares ...

 

For example, hunger produces 9 million deaths per year

 

The problem is not how many people are dying now, it's it's not even how many will die - it's how fast the infection spreads.

 

Roughly 10-15% of people infected need to go to the hospital. Right now, epidemiologists are saying we can expect anywhere from 40-70% of the world population to be infected in the next year. Let’s say that’s an exaggeration and go with a more conservative 30%. In the US, that means roughly 110 million people getting sick. And of those 110 million, over 10-15 million or more need a hospital bed.

Yet, the US only has 924,000 hospital beds… and about two-thirds of those are filled at any given time

 

If you can spread those infections over 2 years, most of the sickest will be treated & survive.

If infections are unchecked, the disease will increase exponentially & more will be sick at the same time. If they all happen over 3 months, hospitals will be swamped, most of the sickest people won't get into a hospital & will die.

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Yes, that is VERY MUCH the issue and what is so frustrating about people who handwave it, including a certain world leader until the last 48 hours or so.

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It seems that there is a great deal of very sound, calm sense on this DCS forum. Thank you fir your replies and I pray you all come through this without too much stress and hurt.

 

If a decade of flying has impressed on me one thing, it's the need to keep your emotions in check. A calm mind is both a decisive mind and one most likely to make the best decisions.

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I dont mind, and also wish you good health .. but my impression is that this virus danger has been blown up out of proportion by the media .. a lot more people die from other causes that no one cares ...

 

For example, hunger produces 9 million deaths per year: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fact-check-bloomberg-claims-more-people-die-of-obesity-than-hunger

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It seems that there is a great deal of very sound, calm sense on this DCS forum. Thank you fir your replies and I pray you all come through this without too much stress and hurt.

Thanks, I also try to remain calm and stay away from multiplayer as well as other crowded places for the time being.


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A Priest playing DCS is very cool, but that he expresses his beautiful words here is even cooler:thumbup:

I Love this Forum because of the general common sense and like minded people that I always find giving their views about anything, appreciate you all. Here from Spain now that the government has closed down all schools and prevented anything that gathers more than 1,000 people, I am going to have to stay at home with wife and kids and after playing with all them for as much as they want, I will then pass time reading this forum and playing DCS, sadly I cant work from home.

Hope all of you stay well:)

 

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Here in Rome the situation is better then in the northern part, but everything is scary, people are wearing masks (also improvised ones).

But i feel we are in the right direction, people is staying home as much as they can (i have to go to work unfortunately for me) and in order to move we have to sign an auto-declaration to show to police officers (and they will check).

I think this is what every country should start to do before it is too late

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@Weta43

Yes, that is VERY MUCH the issue and what is so frustrating about people who handwave it, including a certain world leader until the last 48 hours or so.

 

Wasn’t a hand waved dude. It was an attempt to remain calm and not panic the population until the facts were gathered.

I used to work for fema until I realized what a paper tiger it was. NOBODY walks into public office trained to respond to this type of thing.

Kindly keep your political hogwash to yourself, this is not the time or the place.

To OP and all,

Stay safe and prayers to all!

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Waaaaay overblown by the media. Not worried in the least.

 

The Chinese Govt, the Iranian Govt, the Italian Govt, the E.U., the British, the WHO, NY state, the POTUS & the US media ???

-'cause obviously there's a group that all have a common interest in over-blowing the threat & sabotaging their own economies.

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It's not political hogwash. It's a fact and has nothing to do with anyone's politics.

 

Your right, my bad. Should have known that I could get the facts from a Viagra spambot....

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Cool beans having a Priest playing DCS! thank you for your thoughts and prayers. I extend mine to all as well! take care.

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yes hopefully ED delays in releasing the next patch having nothing to do with the corona virus.

 

 

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besides right now is not a good time to be spending on modules anyways. wanna save your money, for the obvious price hike we can expect due to the recent Toilet paper crisis. Ih hear the new fear index..... is in the toilet!

 

its understandable, no one wants to be isolated at home only to have nothing to wipe themselves with after a trip to the potty. Now that would make for a good horror flick!

 

Toilet paper > non perishable food. AMIRITE!?


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Overblown or not, peparation at all times is the surest way, health and immune system is a dynamic thing and you can ruin or improve it quickly if you do a mistake or two or you know what you're doing.

 

Tho, wishes and hopes won't do it alone, what you eat matters the most, do you eat healthy, do you eat correct foods? Do you know which are bad carbs and good carbs? Is your food overcooked and devoid of nutrients? Does the food contain a mix of digestion-confusing ingredient types such as a mix of fats and sugars?

 

People with good immune system? Who are they, so simple, it's people who eat well first and foremost, eating for nutrition and not for taste. Then it comes exercise, which is said to be and I also agree, overrated, you don't need to marathon for 15 miles per day and get totally exhuasted, that's just going to drain the minerals/vitamins through excretions requiring you to increase the intake which in such a scenario would be short to come by.

Good walk or two per day can do it enough, movement throughout the daily chores is good but not enough alone, avoiding sitting for long period of time (computer chair and desk should be as comfortable as possible) especially in a forward leaning(TV, screen) position where digestion system is pinched this may block it from working properly, then if you happen to have some storage bags to punch into you can even improvize a boxing ring sort of in the basement, that'll be a good exercise if you move your whole body around, it's more about movement and balanced muscle contraction/extension to keep the lymph system moving so that it does not accumulate waste, but most importantly to keep the digestive tract working at optimum capacity and prevent waste buildup and delayed excretion, so avoid pure lifting and strenght exercises, and more movement to also get oxygen intake. Laying down in bed for 15 minutes a few times a day may also help to relax and improve digestion and keep immune system going, but NOT sleep, must not interfere with the sleep cycle. Stress can lower the immune system quickly and alot, if you got the required info and stuff you need there's no need to watch repeated TV drama over and over, that just adds to stress, even if you don't feel it, I rather read the key information from a paper that is devoid of emotions rather than listening to a dramatic TV anchor.

 

A stroll to the woods is a very good idea, or at least park, proximity of trees should offer bettery oxygen concentrations and purity than the household air where CO2 and particulates accumulate, that's just a no brainer, but the medical profession fails to mention many of these basics.

 

When you actually get sick, eating a lot per and every day is discouraged because it takes energy to digest, that's why preparation is key that you are well fed and nutrition rich before you get sick, after than you can practice periods of more liquid foods such as lemon water and homemade soups out of chicken or beef and avoid carbs and sugar, you get the minimal required sugars and carbs in lemon and vegetables anyway, otherwise when the body does get hungry for carbs (sluggish mental capacity, sleepy) then potatoes and rice should fit the bill completely, don't need any pastas, wheat or grain products (gluten), pastry, breads and all the packaged snacks. Sugar is the infection's best friend forever.

 

Sickes may take a week or even two, for the body to defeat and possibly develop partial immunity, food will be required, can't go for 2 weeks on that low diet, but that doesn't mean you need to gorge on meat, you need proper fats as well, but you need to know what is proper fat in the first place, it's well known that vegetable oils are chemically processed to the point they may be completely unnatural and possibly unhealthy due to transfats which is finally being acknowledged by the mainstream medical profession, and we got laws last year severely limiting transfat contents for the industry. But still the veg oils are produced using heat or bleach extraction, chemically modified such as hydrogenation, it's just not the kind of food by it self. There is exception with cold pressed extra virgin olive oil but still depends if it's fake or not, a lot of fakery out there, scammers will not bother with the effort/time/expenses it takes with the proper extraction methods. Coconut oil has shown time and time again it's benefits and almost no side effects, there was a study recently that was about Soybean Oil and found it's pretty bad and they had other oils for comparison, Coconut did not have noticable ill effects. But still not all coconut is the same, there are fakes again, extracted improperly, refined and processed, I found only 1 brand directly from a local producer down in Sri Lanka where it's made and packaged there and sent over in bottle, usually coconuts are brought raw and shelled, transported, opened up in facilities in europe and then processed and packaged here, I found the taste of those to be modified and one was particularly bad it tasted and had a totally different feel to it, as if they added something in the mix, the taste had a chemical-feel to it and consistency more like silicone.

 

Immunity is kinda a sort of intelligence file right, at least that's what I believe is going on, the body knows what this enemy is and has experience fighting it, knows it's weaknesses, but immunity still takes ammunition right, the biggest point everyone's missing, nutrition is ammunition, what does it do good if you only have a great intelligence file with the flight plan if you lack the ammunition or nutrients which are required to complete the mission or create white blood cells (infantry) and other viral/bacterial fighting substances, then you're in big trouble.

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Here Rober, in Madrid, the worst corona point in Spain. Good luck you all, fly in DCS and try to be outside the least the best. See you online!

 

But timing and planning to take the best out of the sunlight and sun-skin exposure so that you get enough of the hugely imporant vitamin D3 for the immune system. Sometimes it's cloudy/rainy for a week, a 30 minute window of good mid-day sunlight is enough but if you don't pay attention you can miss it quickly.

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