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I Found That Many Articles About Coronaviruses Were Difficult To Digest, So I Made An Easy Infocomic (17 Pics)
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I Found That Many Articles About Coronaviruses Were Difficult To Digest, So I Made An Easy Infocomic (17 Pics)

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This is the first comic about the coronavirus that I published.

In January, I was on sick leave for three weeks due to a respiratory illness. While I was ill, I spent a lot of time researching respiratory illnesses. At that time, news about the COVID-19 had just broken. As an illustrator, I made a summary of what I’ve learned about coronaviruses in general. I found that many informative articles about the topic were difficult to digest, so I tried to simplify the comic as much as possible so that they would be understandable even for children.

I have also made the comic available as an infographic—feel free to download and print them as posters. With the help of many individuals, this comic has been translated into multiple languages as well! If you would like to help as a translator, please email me at comicsforgood@gmail.com.

Stay tuned for my follow-up comics about the coronavirus and how to exercise precaution!

More info: linktr.ee | Facebook | Instagram | twitter.com | comicsforgood.com

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Daria B
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, don't forget to clean your phone often. It's the thing you touch the most. Especially if you commute.

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Carol Emory
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus people unwittingly put them down on restaurant tables and chairs that may have not had the best cleaning in the world. Once you pic up the phone and use it..you then touch your face. Oops.

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Ilona
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did anyone else try to touch their face with their elbow? No? Just me then..

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Pillowhead
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol I did it too! Trick is laying your head on the table :^D This will be my accomplishment for the day. Stay safe everyone

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Lsai Aeon
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thing is, these things should all be common sense and part of your daily, possibly even hourly routine, NORMAL things EVERYONE does ALL THE TIME. The fact we have to tell grown-a*s adults to wash their god damn hands is outrageous.

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Sarah Kitsune
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder how all the soap is sold out now. Like don’t people have soap already? Didn’t they wash their hands before?

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Jeff Requier
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

NO dont go wasting face masks for people who dont need them. Go look up Scibabes reasons for this

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Janine B.
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To put a long story short: living in a big city, using public transport, working somewhere with people around and being forced to go shopping once in a while, you can't avoid it anyway. Yes, it's a very serious disease and we all have to act reasonably but please stop all the panic. Yesterday I wanted to buy water and toilet paper and didn't get any of it. That's just weird.

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Harold Summer
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is one of the clearest and most rational prevention guides. Please share. Also, I hope the author puts it on Buzzfeed, Quora, Instagram, Facebook.

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The Duke
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeeehh There are some facts wrong with those comics. 1. If you're healthy and show no symptoms - DONT wear masks. Since everyone went panic mode and bought a shitton of those things, the people who REALLY need them (such as cancer patients for example) do not have them anymore. 2. Masks in general do not hold "a day". They are effective for 2 hours, after that they are useless. 3. Elderly and allready sick people are in danger the most. People under 39 years old shouldn't worry too much (Death ratio under 39 is 0.2%) 4. The first traces of the Virus go back to MARCH 2019. One year ago - It didnt just spread the exact moment it was discovered. It probably spread months and months ago. Remember 4 months ago when you didnt get paranoia because someone sneezed? See... Stay calm.

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Cold Contagious
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very effective illustration, add the phone tho as suggested by Carol Emory, that's one of the most utilized objects that probably get overlooked by people.

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AlaskasWorld
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not a good practice in routine life. However, recent corona virus threat has lead many of us to try something which we never put in day to day practice. With only a 6 cases in my part of world, people and administration has started panicking like anything. It is just a matter of self precautionary steps to prevent such infections. https://alaskasworld.club

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Mike Huntly
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WhoThe F**k uses the same towel ?? That you dried your a**s on ?

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Carolyn Dennis
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you! My youngest son (10) has been very stressed, not able to understand the concept well. After reading this he sighed, his shoulders relaxed and he just said, "oh, I get it."

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Julie Julie
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sharing utensils and each having your own towel... Clearly this person doesn't have a toddler who licks their fingers and then runs them everywhere or even better licks your face? But sure, having separate towels will keep us safe from his germs hahaha

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Christina Uhlir
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Weiman, wouldn't it be better if this virus (and all previous ones ) never came to existence ? Why didn't you include in your comic why and how did Covid-19 originated? We know that in China (and all East Asian countries) people have a good appetite for "exotic" meat, that these deadly viruses originate in "wet" meat markets, where frightened, suffering animals are crammed in small cages and heinously tortured and brutally murdered (it is believed that those poor animals, including dogs and cats, "must" be tortured before slaughter so the meat would taste better). It is simply evil!! It's not just live animal markets that pose a public health menace. Factory farming and the slaughter industry have been linked to emergence and spread of whole host of threats, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria, egg-born Salmonella, mad cow disease, and dangerous strains of influenza. Why not write and draw that? After all, this nightmare could be easily avoided - just have a compassion!!!!

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Carol Roeder
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can't understand all that, you need to go back to school!

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Jacessid
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I make a big amount online work . How ??? Just u can done also with this site and u can do it Easily 2 step one is open link next is Click on Tech so u can done Easily now u can do it also. open this ☛ https://bit.ly/2ugdH7h

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Shinobi Shabby
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you!! was too lazy to read all the long articles... This was needed!

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Grace Marraffa
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did anyone else try to touch their face with their elbows??? It didn’t work for me......

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Stille20
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like that references were included.. in a comic... amazing

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Biljana Malesevic
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't... I live in country where so many people have no concience at all. The litter and toss cigarette butts everywhere and they never ever use tissue when they are sick and coughing and sneezing in public area. I usually wrap my head in thick scarf when I am in public transport but even that doesn't feel helpfull. So many people coughing and sneezing around me so carelessly in the air. It's not just corona, I have chronic illness and I should not get sick, especially get fever. But no one cares. They just don't want to spend like 10cents on pack of paper tissues. It's really disgusting and I don't understand how no one can see that. And that is why there will be epidemics here.

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Obese Lukas
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can complain here, or you could start using your own car or anything of that sort. "But no one cares" - you sound almost as if you think it's up to them to make you feel comfortable/included/safe/whatever. Not to mention, I imagine this is pretty common in most countries during winter (you should visit Japan, using tissue in public is considered rude => in public transport, everybody is coughing/sniffing)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coronaviruses continue to grow very rapidly. This is a serious problem for us.

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Christina Uhlir
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And it is unconscionably painful problem for those heinously tortured and murdered animals. There is 8.7 billion people on this planet. These (not all) eat more than one million animals EVERY hour, so adding to 8.7 billion of people there are billions upon billions of animals raised for food - more than 300 brutally slaughtered EVERY SECOND!! How can our planet to sustain it? It cannot!!! This is why these deadly viruses exist. Corona virus - is NOT the last one. Do you get it??

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NotMe
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about the eyes? I've heard it can be transmitted via the eyes.

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Yugan Talovich
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you, these are great. I suggest an addition: if at all possible, don't use public sit-down toilets. Good luck and best wishes from Taiwan.

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Debrina Blackmoon
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

unavoidable-i use wipes or paper towels/ tissue with hand sanitizer or antimicrobial soap if there are no seat covers

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Spring Fisk
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read that the Coronavirus can last up to 9 days on an uncleaned surface.

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Brandy Grote
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Corona viruses can survive for 9 days on surfaces. So yes, wash them down! If you can't find rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide is effective against viruses.

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Perpetual Peripheral Persons
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just don't Think that Corona Virus is worth the Panic. Obviously, the Deaths are Tragedies, but many many other Causes of Death are more Devastating. A few Examples- Heart Disease, Topsoil Depletion leading to Starvation, Buildup of Heavy Metals in the Food Chain, Antibiotic Resistance; yet none of these receive the Fear mongering and Attention the Corona Virus does.

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Daria B
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4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree it's no reason for panic (so violence and racism is not justified), but careful measures should be taken. Rational careful measures. I'm in Korea and that's how we do it here. Trying not to panic, but taking these measures.

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Niffler_13
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

According to everything I've read, face masks won't protect you from the virus...

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Daria B
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They will protect others from you, though. And you may be infected without actually being sick, so without knowing, and sadly, not everyone has a strong immune system.

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Daria B
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, don't forget to clean your phone often. It's the thing you touch the most. Especially if you commute.

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Carol Emory
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus people unwittingly put them down on restaurant tables and chairs that may have not had the best cleaning in the world. Once you pic up the phone and use it..you then touch your face. Oops.

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Ilona
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did anyone else try to touch their face with their elbow? No? Just me then..

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Pillowhead
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

lol I did it too! Trick is laying your head on the table :^D This will be my accomplishment for the day. Stay safe everyone

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lsaizul avatar
Lsai Aeon
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thing is, these things should all be common sense and part of your daily, possibly even hourly routine, NORMAL things EVERYONE does ALL THE TIME. The fact we have to tell grown-a*s adults to wash their god damn hands is outrageous.

kaiser-sarah avatar
Sarah Kitsune
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wonder how all the soap is sold out now. Like don’t people have soap already? Didn’t they wash their hands before?

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Jeff Requier
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

NO dont go wasting face masks for people who dont need them. Go look up Scibabes reasons for this

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Janine B.
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To put a long story short: living in a big city, using public transport, working somewhere with people around and being forced to go shopping once in a while, you can't avoid it anyway. Yes, it's a very serious disease and we all have to act reasonably but please stop all the panic. Yesterday I wanted to buy water and toilet paper and didn't get any of it. That's just weird.

jerald-winter avatar
Harold Summer
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is one of the clearest and most rational prevention guides. Please share. Also, I hope the author puts it on Buzzfeed, Quora, Instagram, Facebook.

theduke avatar
The Duke
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeeehh There are some facts wrong with those comics. 1. If you're healthy and show no symptoms - DONT wear masks. Since everyone went panic mode and bought a shitton of those things, the people who REALLY need them (such as cancer patients for example) do not have them anymore. 2. Masks in general do not hold "a day". They are effective for 2 hours, after that they are useless. 3. Elderly and allready sick people are in danger the most. People under 39 years old shouldn't worry too much (Death ratio under 39 is 0.2%) 4. The first traces of the Virus go back to MARCH 2019. One year ago - It didnt just spread the exact moment it was discovered. It probably spread months and months ago. Remember 4 months ago when you didnt get paranoia because someone sneezed? See... Stay calm.

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Cold Contagious
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Very effective illustration, add the phone tho as suggested by Carol Emory, that's one of the most utilized objects that probably get overlooked by people.

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AlaskasWorld
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is not a good practice in routine life. However, recent corona virus threat has lead many of us to try something which we never put in day to day practice. With only a 6 cases in my part of world, people and administration has started panicking like anything. It is just a matter of self precautionary steps to prevent such infections. https://alaskasworld.club

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Mike Huntly
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WhoThe F**k uses the same towel ?? That you dried your a**s on ?

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Carolyn Dennis
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you! My youngest son (10) has been very stressed, not able to understand the concept well. After reading this he sighed, his shoulders relaxed and he just said, "oh, I get it."

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Julie Julie
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not sharing utensils and each having your own towel... Clearly this person doesn't have a toddler who licks their fingers and then runs them everywhere or even better licks your face? But sure, having separate towels will keep us safe from his germs hahaha

cjucz22 avatar
Christina Uhlir
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Weiman, wouldn't it be better if this virus (and all previous ones ) never came to existence ? Why didn't you include in your comic why and how did Covid-19 originated? We know that in China (and all East Asian countries) people have a good appetite for "exotic" meat, that these deadly viruses originate in "wet" meat markets, where frightened, suffering animals are crammed in small cages and heinously tortured and brutally murdered (it is believed that those poor animals, including dogs and cats, "must" be tortured before slaughter so the meat would taste better). It is simply evil!! It's not just live animal markets that pose a public health menace. Factory farming and the slaughter industry have been linked to emergence and spread of whole host of threats, including antibiotic-resistant bacteria, egg-born Salmonella, mad cow disease, and dangerous strains of influenza. Why not write and draw that? After all, this nightmare could be easily avoided - just have a compassion!!!!

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Carol Roeder
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you can't understand all that, you need to go back to school!

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Jacessid
Community Member
4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I make a big amount online work . How ??? Just u can done also with this site and u can do it Easily 2 step one is open link next is Click on Tech so u can done Easily now u can do it also. open this ☛ https://bit.ly/2ugdH7h

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Shinobi Shabby
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you!! was too lazy to read all the long articles... This was needed!

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Grace Marraffa
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did anyone else try to touch their face with their elbows??? It didn’t work for me......

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Stille20
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I like that references were included.. in a comic... amazing

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Biljana Malesevic
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can't... I live in country where so many people have no concience at all. The litter and toss cigarette butts everywhere and they never ever use tissue when they are sick and coughing and sneezing in public area. I usually wrap my head in thick scarf when I am in public transport but even that doesn't feel helpfull. So many people coughing and sneezing around me so carelessly in the air. It's not just corona, I have chronic illness and I should not get sick, especially get fever. But no one cares. They just don't want to spend like 10cents on pack of paper tissues. It's really disgusting and I don't understand how no one can see that. And that is why there will be epidemics here.

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Obese Lukas
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can complain here, or you could start using your own car or anything of that sort. "But no one cares" - you sound almost as if you think it's up to them to make you feel comfortable/included/safe/whatever. Not to mention, I imagine this is pretty common in most countries during winter (you should visit Japan, using tissue in public is considered rude => in public transport, everybody is coughing/sniffing)

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Coronaviruses continue to grow very rapidly. This is a serious problem for us.

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Christina Uhlir
Community Member
4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And it is unconscionably painful problem for those heinously tortured and murdered animals. There is 8.7 billion people on this planet. These (not all) eat more than one million animals EVERY hour, so adding to 8.7 billion of people there are billions upon billions of animals raised for food - more than 300 brutally slaughtered EVERY SECOND!! How can our planet to sustain it? It cannot!!! This is why these deadly viruses exist. Corona virus - is NOT the last one. Do you get it??

Load More Replies...
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NotMe
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What about the eyes? I've heard it can be transmitted via the eyes.

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Yugan Talovich
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank you, these are great. I suggest an addition: if at all possible, don't use public sit-down toilets. Good luck and best wishes from Taiwan.

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Debrina Blackmoon
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

unavoidable-i use wipes or paper towels/ tissue with hand sanitizer or antimicrobial soap if there are no seat covers

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Spring Fisk
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I read that the Coronavirus can last up to 9 days on an uncleaned surface.

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Brandy Grote
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Corona viruses can survive for 9 days on surfaces. So yes, wash them down! If you can't find rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide is effective against viruses.

perransteward avatar
Perpetual Peripheral Persons
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just don't Think that Corona Virus is worth the Panic. Obviously, the Deaths are Tragedies, but many many other Causes of Death are more Devastating. A few Examples- Heart Disease, Topsoil Depletion leading to Starvation, Buildup of Heavy Metals in the Food Chain, Antibiotic Resistance; yet none of these receive the Fear mongering and Attention the Corona Virus does.

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Daria B
Community Member
4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I agree it's no reason for panic (so violence and racism is not justified), but careful measures should be taken. Rational careful measures. I'm in Korea and that's how we do it here. Trying not to panic, but taking these measures.

Load More Replies...
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Niffler_13
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

According to everything I've read, face masks won't protect you from the virus...

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Daria B
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They will protect others from you, though. And you may be infected without actually being sick, so without knowing, and sadly, not everyone has a strong immune system.

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