Virus Views from Overseas

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    That is the only real solution. Am I right in believing that if the entire world went into lockdown for 4 weeks the virus would be gone for good?
     
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    I wouldn't know to be honest but its as gud an idea as weve had so far. WHO KNOWS,
     
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    If we can get the whole world to agree to this then there is hope for tackling the climate issue.
     
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    No, as soon as they can the repair to the economy will be the most important thing and money will be god again.....
     
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    I can dream!
     
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    Thanks for that mate, she has a friend that lives very close by and calls her everyday see if she needs anything, my nephews and nieces cannot now because they have kids.
     
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    I look at the car, write the estimate and give the client options for prices, I am honest as the day is long. I have worked in my repair shops that the integrity is lost and owners push for more profits, that's why I have moved a lot.
     
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    Thanks DubaiRed,
    I work with Audatex, Mitchell but mostly CCC, the management system is easy to use. They don't know how to drive defensively so I can make a good living here in Colorado.
     
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    Four weeks wouldn't be enough, but it could make one hell of a difference.
     
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    Feel for you mate.
    I got on last flight last night from Dubai into Manchester, daft bit was there were empty seats.
    My older brother got his cancelled 48 hrs ago for this morning.
     
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    https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-morocco-idUKKBN212173

    Just to add to the overseas debate and I only learnt this from a moroccan poster on another site ;
    Morocco have managed to raise 2.5 billion dollars
    Mainly from donations from rich citizens ( the king personally has donated 200 million ) in the fight against coronavirus . As they have no effective tax or PAYE systems in place that's pretty much all they ve got . I shudder to think what will happen should this disease hit Africa in a big way . The only thing that has saved them up to present is that not many Africans fly internationally hence why the numbers are low there . Fingers crossed their luck holds out .
     
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    And when I tried to book on that Manchester flight it came up full! The attitude of the airlines to their customers has been disgraceful. At least we got home eventually. Hope your brother got sorted.
     
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