<p>Today WHO raised the pandemic alert level from 5 to 6, the highest and most dangerous level, and declared a global pandemic for the first time in 41 years.</p>
<p>Discuss.</p>
<p>It was upgraded not because of it’s lethality, but because it has spread all over. This disease is very rarely lethal. For most, it is a case of the sniffles. The only people, at least in the US and Europe, who have died all had severe pre-existing conditions. Hell, those people might have been killed by your ordinary flu.</p>
<p>It’s a whole lot of nonsense.</p>
<p>Who raised the alert?</p>
<p>WHO did. World Health Organization.</p>
<p>Lol, nevermind.</p>
<p>^clever. very clever. lol.</p>
<p>I’ll probably understand in like 3 hours. But for now I don’t understand.</p>
<p>They only raised the alert because it’s spreading so quickly, not because it is lethal. I still don’t think it’s something to panic about.</p>
<p>it’s a play on the word.</p>
<p>Yay! I’m so excited!</p>
<p>Who as in the organization and who as in the interrogative.</p>
<p>XD</p>
<p>It’s pointless to worry.</p>
<p>Dang you.</p>
<p>I was hopping all those idiots would have shut up about this thing by now. I guess not… ><</p>
<p>I think I heard about that on DW. I only watch the news in German, which I of course don’t know at all, so I understand very little.</p>
<p>I loved pinball wizard. I had no idea those guys did pandemic alert levels too.</p>
<p>Woot Tommy!</p>
<p>someone at my school got it. i live 2.5 hours from nyc. o.O</p>
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<p>Which guys?</p>
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<p>Who are “those guys”</p>
<p>^yes they are</p>
<p>That’s what I’m asking you! Who?</p>