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I think it's the Deputy Health Minister... and he's a fucking idiot. So yeah, there's no way he's good at his job. Last night he went onto PressTV to do an interview where he updates the public with the status of the virus in Iran. But overall he's telling people not to worry. The interviewer has a moment where she's like "you're coughing an awful lot" (and the guy is also sweating visibly on TV) and he makes a joke about how he should be covering his mouth with his arm when he coughs. Then today he makes a statement that he's infected with the virus. He even states that he thinks his time on earth is coming to an end - so much for telling people not to worry...

Midnight's update for international cases outside of mainland China in the last 24 hours (00:00 to 24:00 CET Feb 24): 377 new cases and 10 new deaths. South Korea reported most new cases again (231 new cases and 2 deaths), followed by Italy (74 new cases and 4 deaths), Iran (18 new cases and 4 deaths) and USA (18 new cases - all former passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship). Other countries that reported new cases today are Japan (+13), Honkong (+7), Taiwan (+2) and Singapore, Malaysia and Spain (+1 each). 5 new countries also reported their first ever cases - Kuwait (5 cases), Bahrain and Oman (2 each), Iraq and Afghanistan (1 each). As it stands now, the current total is 2429 cases and 36 deaths in 37 countries.

@Tommy: First case in NRW. A man from Erkelenz has been brought to Düsseldorfer Uniklinik today in a critical condition; tested positive for the virus.

Is it weird that my first thought was "I wonder if I've heard of his band..."?

@Panflute https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51457787

Dumb and dumber?

Thanks guys. It's the double D, they can't resist it.

If I'm gonna die I'm taking you all down with me.

Nah you're just a pig mate.

Happy birthday @Berserker ------------------------------------------------------------------------ So an update on my scouting job. I met up with my boss for the first time yesterday and I don't think it went well. I have a test of fire and I'm going to take it, but I honestly think the whole thing will fall through. Not because I don't believe in my abilities, more because the formatting will need to be perfect I reckon. I'm happy with how far I've gotten though and I'm definitely making some progress in my career. However I am having doubts that this will be the game changing week.

Well, he's not doing a very good job then, is he?

I thought it was another nickname for China when I first read it then realised it's the ship as well

Wonder what the true numbers are out of China...

Happy birthday Spoke and Barsucker!

My birthday is in April but thank you all so much. Nudge was just drunk and often thinks of me I'm sure.

Happy birthday @Devil-Dick Willie @Spike @Berserker.

Nah I think it's just drunk me mixing up @Devil-Dick Willie with @Berserkerwho apparently has birthday the day after yours?... I'm confused.

Happy birthday @Spike and @Devil-Dick Willie.

Happy b'day for the 25th!

Happy birthday @Spike, wouldn't have thought your birthday it's just one day before mine.

I believe that there might be some overlap somewhere(I think the US repatriated 14 confirmed cases because their tests turned negative at the start of the evaluation process but then showed positive on the second test before leaving and they were allowed to board nevertheless) but these 18 new cases are newly diagnosed so they weren't included in the Diamond Princess total!

Put TAA RB then and have Maddison in there. He'll thrive in a team like that with plenty of options ahead of him in addition to TAA bombing up that right flank.

I'd probably get it for Switch tbh. Looks a fun game to be able to take with you anywhere. I finished A Plague Tale last night. Really good game, really nice final boss fight too - enjoyed it. Another game I probably might not have tried out if not for Gamepass that I was really happy that I tried. Next on my list is Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun - a game that looks really interesting and has received loads of good reviews. And it looks nice a cool take on the strategy genre. Apparently the story is very compelling us well. I've got pretty high hopes for it, so I'm looking forward to it.

Peak shithousery right here.

Without a shadow of a doubt. I remember last summer a few fans wanted him gone in favor of Bakayoko.

Bees Work Together To Open Container Of Stolen Honey https://www.thedodo.com/in-the-wild/bees-work-together-to-open-container-of-honey It's over the revolution has started, never thought the Bee movie would become real

This picture of two mice brawling on the London Underground won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year award... funny stuff

Machado has mistaken a cat for a dog in another thread earlier today, that makes me fairly certain he's mixing up Pizarro with someone else here too in fact I'm pretty sure he's mistaken him for Hugo Almeida haha.

Oh god, and I have a stomach bug as well. Let's hope it's that.

My sister and her boyfriend live in Rimini, and they've been in Venice since last week. He has coronavirus symptoms.