WHO Officially Declares Corona Virus a Global Epidemic

full article here

Buckle up, this isn't a drill.

This started out pretty slow when it was cooking in china since early December, and it quickly spread from one country to another. The past two months has been quite interesting.

• Nearly half of the people I see out there are wearing masks now. Its the new normal.

• It was absolutely nuts in china. Their government is doing everything possible to cover it up.

• Hospitals/concentration camps were constructed, crematoriums working round the clock, breakdown of civil society, people trying to infect others, anger and actual defiance against their tyrannical government, and so much more.

• And then the virus started showing up in Japan and Korea, in record time their infections skyrocketed to over nine thousand.

• Iran and Italy has hundreds of cases, and the numbers are rising. 

• Several cities in the USA has declared a state of emergency but their president is strangely unfazed. The left has also politicized the emergency. This is the same group who wants to open borders and give free healthcare to illegal immigrants. They might be the real zombies...

• Americans have been hoarding TP. Beavis is not pleased. 

• China Uncensored hit a million subscribers last month despite YouTube's demonitization of their videos critical of the chinese government. Chris Chappell: Drinks are on me if you're in town. 
• The virus has also made it to Greenland. If you've been playing Plague Inc. for as long as I have...

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My own country has declared a sub level 1 Code Red meaning the first case of person to person infection has happened locally. We have 20 confirmed cases and more than twice that being monitored by the government. I trust the skills of our medical professionals, its the policy governing them that I am doubtful of.

With nearly a million illegal chinese workers staying here I find it highly improbable that official numbers are not higher.

And just 15 minutes ago I read that the World Health Organization has finally declares the Corona Virus a Global Epidemic.

School have been canceled for the time being. That's good, better to overreact than to regret it later.

Panic buying has started right about yesterday. Isopropyl alcohol at the Mercury Drugstores I visited were mostly depleted. There were people at the groceries throughout most of the day as well. You could tell that people are getting spooked. Lazada has been out of N95 masks for weeks now. I was able to get some prior to this mess right after Taal Volcano blew its top, and now stocks are gone.

Our supplies at home are still good. More than two months of food and drinking water are on standby and we're quietly getting more.

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That's the vibe right now. Its 3:37 AM. I hope you're safe and healthy. Try to minimize being around large crowds if you could help it. Wash your hands and don't touch your face. Boost your immune system and don't fall for scare tactics because to paraphrase Frank Herbert: fear is the brain-killer!




Stay vigilant!

Ebolapocalypse? Nope.

“I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.”    

- Bene-Gesserit Litany Against Fear

from Frank Herbert's DUNE

Friends, I have a few things to clairfy: 

The darn Ebola virus is not airborne.
It is not being spread by the CDC
It is not a UN-backed conspiracy to depopulate the Earth
And it is definitely NOT an alien thing.

<sigh> Come on guys.

A zombie apocalypse can also take form when brain-dead people buy into the panic that the media feeds us on the news. Save your ammo for the walking dead, or those who go nuts and loot people's homes just cause they didn't get ready when TSHTF.

Ignorance is deadlier than the virus itself. Preparation is better than panic. The same preparations we are making for the invasion of dead walkers applies to this contagion. 

Sorry, I'm dealing with a shocking increase of friends and relatives who have been watching too much garbage on TV.

And yeah, I've missed blogging and the gang over here. I've been up to stuff lately so a few reviews are coming up later this month.



Stay vigilant!

Survival Strategy #13: Surviving the Great Panic

Part 1: Get Home Alive

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer.

- Paul Atreides

I. Caught Up

What a lousy week, Chasing deadlines, long hours, and the urge to bash your idiot boss in the head is rising.

And its only Tuesday.

6:00 PM:

• You're still at the office, and there's some garbage on Bloomberg about a mysterious disease that turns people into homicidal killers. 

7:30 PM:

• You're getting TWEETS about the dead getting up in the morgue. On Youtube there are videos of policemen shooting at patients & doctors. 

8:30 PM:

• A commotion's started outside, the internet is down and you finally close your laptop. You see cars aren't moving and people are fill the streets. What the hell is going on?

8:35 PM:

• Your mobile's stopped working. You can't reach your wife and kids. Now you're scared.

You've committed the first mistake of a survivalist, you weren't vigilant.

II. The Great Panic

Really bad things happen when you least expect it. Many have met their end when the proverbial pants are down.

Let's face it, nobody will be completely prepared. You'll only be as good as your worst day of your week because this is when the shit could hit the fan.

This is the early stage of a zombie outbreak, some scholars call it the beginning of a "great panic". People don't know what's going on, and they still won't believe it even when the living dead are chewing on their brains.


III. Preparation Defeats Fear

You need to know about these to get you through the opening phase of the zombie war.

1. Before any big catastrophe happens, train your family to have an emergency plan. For example:

• Where do the kids wait for us if we can't call them up?
• Do the kids know which door to barricade?
• Where is our muster point in case the house needs to be abandoned?

and so on.

This will solve your first worry. You'll feel better knowing that everybody's going to be smart when something really bad starts to happen!

2. Always carry a get-home bag. Some folks have all kinds of “Everyday Carry” or EDC. This one need to help you get through the day or three you'll need to make it back.

Typical contents:

• multi-tool or similar knife
• high-calorie snacks that marathon runners use because they're small and effective
• grooming kit
• flashlight (preferably one that is a hand-crank or solar powered)
• first-aid
• city map
• grappling hook
• etc.

3. Are you physically fit? Have you been working out? Stamina is more important, it will help you get places without getting your brain eaten.

4. Transportation will collapse and new hazards will arise. Your map & street smarts can help you find the best way home to reach your family. Back streets and shortcuts will save your life.

Can you make it home on foot?

5. Be strong, stay focused, and stick to your plan. Your family needs you, don't wimp out now.


It is about to get worse, but with your odds dramatically improve with everybody safe & sound!


Stay vigilant!