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  Coronavirus Positive

  by snare&racket in

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  hey all,.

  i'm day six of isolation, confirmed to have coronavirus.

  i have been seeing very sick cv positive patients over the last month in my a&e role (emergency physician) it was inevitable i would contract it.. just wanted to give some symptom and treatment advice, it's anecdotal but may help.. started as sore throat and headache, then croaky voice, then dry cough, then episodic transient fevers, all this over the first few days.

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  That's great news, thanks for the update.
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

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  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  cofty

  The experts are not yet certain but received wisdom is that once you have antibodies you are safe.
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  Do you have any evidence that the GB had bad intent?

  by AlainAlam in

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  do you have any evidence that the gb had bad intent?

  as opposed to blind faith/cognitive dissonance and honest mistakes.. i'm inclined to think they have the best of intentions and are just wrong (primarily because the bible is wrong), but i'm willing to consider the evidence otherwise..

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  cofty

  Everyone, any evidence? - AA

  Their response to the child abuse scandal is conclusive evidence of malice - no doubt motivated by misguided attempts at self-preservation.

  I have not the slightest doubt that they know they have misunderstood the blood issue and continue to expose members to lethal risk.

  They lied in a study article about the Greek words naos and hieron in an attempt to support their doctrine that the Great Crowd are not in heaven.

  They know that Jerusalem was not destroyed in 607 B.C. and disfellowship anybody who asks awkward questions about it.

  They lied about their focus on 1975

  They knowingly lied about the reasons for their membership of the UN

  They allowed members in Malawi to suffer appalling persecution for a legal technicality while turning a blind eye to elders and circuit overseers in Mexico joining the military reserve.

  They lie to the media by telling them that nobody is compelled to shun family members

  They lie to the media by telling them that members freely make their own decision whether or not refuse a life-saving blood transfusion.

  They have lied again and again by misquoting prominent scientists and knowingly ripping their words out of context so as to make them say the exact opposite of their intention in order to support their moronic creationism.

  I'm just getting started!
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  A side-effect of Covid 19?

  by The Fall Guy in

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  after the conclusion of our "house-arrest", (whenever that may be) will we feel like we're julian assange's love-child?.

  how the hell did he remain sane?.

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  He didn't...
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  Covid-19 (Coronavirus) - Status Update Thread

  by Simon in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this topic is to focus on status updates & advice (no opinion or politics please).. status.

  latest status is that it's serious, probably isn't going to be contained and most large companies are making contingency plans, cancelling large events etc... which i don't think would happen if it was just people being alarmist.

  the incubation period means it may have already spread further and infected many more people than are currently known, so expect jumps in the numbers over the coming days and weeks.. tracking.

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  In the UK people are allowed to walk in their local park as long as they stay at least 2m from people from other households.
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  A chance for the unrighteous?

  by AlainAlam in

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  the witnesses teach that the "unrighteous" are brought back to life in order to learn about god during the 1000-year reign.

  i don't think that's a bible teaching, for the following reason:.

  1) no verse says that.

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  How about Matt 25 and the separation of the sheep and goats?

  It takes a lot of mental gymnastics to conclude that their fate is decided by their future actions rather than their past actions.
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  I'm interested in discussing basic JW doctrines that you believe are unscriptural

  by AlainAlam in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  background info: although i'm an apostate, i don't hate jehovah's witnesses, or the organization itself.

  actually i find that many derogatory comments here are extremely biased.

  i think most of them are amazing people, and i wish more non-witnesses were like them.

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  cofty

  The watchtower's prohibition against blood transfusions are also based on a misunderstanding of the bible.

  Short version - The Watchtower are Right About Blood...

  Longer version - My Explanation of Why They Got it Wrong About Blood Using Only the NWT..
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  How much will Life Change after its all over?

  by Slidin Fast in

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  this period of crisis seems endless and absolutely weird but end it will.. in the mean-time people are working successfully from home, the skies have cleared, international meetings are held on line.

  lots of frustrating commuter journeys are just not necessary.

  the world is cleaning itself almost visibly in days, the skies are clearing.

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  No I'm not sure anything will change much in the long term. We are social animals.
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  I'm interested in discussing basic JW doctrines that you believe are unscriptural

  by AlainAlam in

  1. watchtower
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  background info: although i'm an apostate, i don't hate jehovah's witnesses, or the organization itself.

  actually i find that many derogatory comments here are extremely biased.

  i think most of them are amazing people, and i wish more non-witnesses were like them.

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  Hello AA. Welcome to the forum.

  I think one of the errors that the Watchtower has made is to denigrate the role of Jesus. I am convinced that the trinity is a post-biblical invention but it is also clear that early christians had a very different relationship with Jesus than modern day JWs.

  If you are interested you could have a read at this old thread..

  In summary - The apostles described themselves as witnesses of Jesus, they called him their only owner and Lord, and the one to whom they belonged. They were baptised in his name, led by his Spirit, rejoiced in his blessing and overflowed with praise for him.
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  UK Government web site - Covid 19 is no longer an H.C.I.D.

  by The Fall Guy in

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  2. current

  "as of 19 march 2020, covid-19 is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious diseases (hcid) in the uk.. now that more is known about covid-19, the public health bodies in the uk have reviewed the most up to date information about covid-19 against the uk hcid criteria.

  the advisory committee on dangerous pathogens (acdp) is also of the opinion that covid-19 should no longer be classified as an hcid.

  " https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid.

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  Just passing on the U.K. government's insulting, infuriating, and dangerous misinformation! - fallguy

  And so far you have not offered a single example.

  New data and changes to public behaviour means that the projected death toll no longer falls under the technical definition of HCID. So?