1. After quarantines/lockdowns are lifted, there will be a "new normal" where people will still practice social/physical distancing, washing hands, or wearing masks out of fear of getting infected.

Businesses will have a hard time gaining customers like theaters (as stated in the OP) and even restaurants. I've seen a video on Wuhan where a vendor is having difficulty selling even after the lockdown has been lifted.

2. After a cure is found for COVID-19, everything will go back to the "old normal". People will go back to the old ways as if the pandemic didn't happen. We've already seen this happen in the past and I don't think this will change because of COVID-19.

The Telegram privacy features is like double-edged sword. It attracts Legit users who wish to maintain their privacy while going on with their business and Scammers who wish not to be traced for their fraudulent acts. One example is that any user can delete their private messages both on the sender & receiver's end.

To address all these concerns, Telegram also came up with a new feature. Legit users can now report suspected scammers and Telegram will put a "SCAM" label next to their usernames with a warning if proven guilty. If you wish to report also, just contact telegram support or message @notoscam and provide the necessary evidence.


Here's a sample of a tagged scammer on telegram:

This is not surprising really.

I remember Mark Z. was saying something like China is taking over the blockchain industry when Facebook/Libra was being questioned by US Congress.

Jack Ma, before he retired as Alibaba CEO, has also been very open that they are interested in blockchain technology.

I'm not sure what you are trying to imply here but they, being Chinese businessmen, might have gotten information that we aren't aware yet.   

I tried to look over the net but no luck. Everything leads to subscribing 

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This story was also covered by yahoo by the way. Some feedback in there were hilarious and encouraging.

I can't blame the newbies for falling victim to this buying of fake bitcoin. If you search and type "buy bitcoin" on google or other search engine, it's https://buy*bitcoin*com/ that usually appears at the top instead of https://bitcoin.org/en/buy or other exchanges.

@mk4, OP need updating. The new website for tracking COVID-19 cases in the Philippines is now

Interesting data as of April 11, 2020.

Total tests done: 38,640
Unique individuals tested: 33,814
No. of positive cases: 4,913
No. of negative cases: 28,870

I'm still confused why the positive cases tested (4,913) differs from total confirmed (4,648) as reported. I'm not sure if it means the other labs who made their tests are not yet certified by RITM/DOH.

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I also read that they will no longer use PUI and PUM to classify COVID-19 patients but will use Suspect, Probable, Confirmed instead.  According to them, the change was done to have uniform reporting of cases.

• Suspect - those who have mild, severe, or critical symptoms but have not undergone testing yet.
  
  
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  A suspect case has influenza-like illness such as 38 degrees Celsius body temperature, has cough or sore throat, has difficulty in breathing, and experienced sudden lung problems from undetermined cause.
  
  A suspect case also has travel history to a place or country with local transmission of COVID-19 within 14 days before the symptoms have shown and has close contact with a confirmed or probable COVID-19 individual.
  
  Suspect cases can be those who are 60 years old and above, have heart illnesses, delicate pregnancy, and health workers.
• Probable - those have mild, severe, or critical symptoms that have undergone testing but the results are not yet certain or the test was conducted in an unofficial testing laboratory.
• Confirmed - those who tested positive.

*source

The article sited in the OP was poorly written. You can try this one instead. What happens is that they have to create an account there first before they can use the service. Once an account is created, you can now send crypto via SMS to other Criptolago users.

You send crypto via SMS > Criptolago receives the request > Criptolago sends crypto to the intended beneficiary

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FYI, Dash has been allowing Venezuelans to send thru SMS since 2018 according to that same article I shared. They call it  Dash Text.

This is how it works:

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Here are other platforms that allows sending crypto via SMS (not particularly in Venezuela):

• https://coinapult.com/
• https://cointext.io/en/
• https://www.lite.im/
• https://crypterium.com/

Please allow password verification or at least give the players an option to view first before clicking the sign up button. It's a small thing but this saves users the trouble in case they typed a different letter/number/symbol when entering their password.

What requirements are you trying to eliminate with the platform provider? Is the documents that you require users to submit? If so, why ask the platform provider and not go directly to the licensing authorities?

Since you are currently accepting cryptocurrencies only, does your current withdrawal policy applies? It appears that what's written there are for fiat/card transactions.


But if it applies to the above, do you not plan on relaxing those policies a bit? Like setting a minimum withdrawal/deposit before requiring KYC verification?

This explains why she pulled out of UFC 249 even before it was cancelled.

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Dana plans to hold the event sometime in May. Things could have settled down to allow flights and other public transportation by then.

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Tachi Palace Casino Resort in California where UFC 249 is supposed to be held is in a private island?
Only UFC 249 was postponed and not the events on the yet to be disclosed Fight Island on May.

Here's a simple breakdown of the 2019 and 2020 approved budget for our healthcare:

2019's Php 165.92 billion approved budget (source):

• DOH - 98.57 billion
• Philhealth - 67.35 billion

2020's Php 172.37 billion approved budget:

• DOH - 101.02 billion
• Philhealth - 71.35 billion

As you can see, there was no budget cut in the total funds (both for DOH and Philhealth). There changes with the allocation of the funds within our healthcare sector but I don't think there's a need to discuss that in detail.

Yup, any help we can get is needed. Donations must be one of the perks of being a third world country lol.
The good thing is that test kits made from UP has been approved by the FDA for commercial use. Some sectors have also agreed to manufacture PPE sets locally. Those are huge steps for us because we can't rely on donations and importations forever.

One instance why I said they underestimated the virus - In Philippines, still no need to use face masks vs 2019-nCoV: DOH official

There was another where I read DOH claimed it's not airborne but later studies suggests it is.

Yeah, nobody wants those kind of events from happening again. That's why I appreciate what the Government did in prioritizing the low-income households. Not even our armed forces can control them once they get hungry, go out on the streets, and start rioting.

The money from the local and national government will eventually run out soon. Both Mayor Isko and President Duterte knows that and that is why they keep addressing the public (with desperation in their voice) to follow ECQ protocols strictly to contain the virus as fast as possible. Asking help form the private sector and realigning the 2020 budget are only temporary measures but If we don't kick start the economy in the next month or two, I think we will be in big trouble.

I don't know why I expected too much from the title and before opening this thread. I thought I'll be reading news that the league will go straight to the Playoffs once the game resumes but, as it turns out, it's all about the Lakers 

Lock this thread for now and let's discuss this again when playoffs starts. Everyone will just speculate which team will make it.

The "unpreparedness" was not the effect of a budget cut. The initial proposal for the 2020 budget was lower than that of 2019 but the approved budget was actually higher.

• 2019 approved budget: Php 165.92 billion; 2020 Approved/Signed - Php 172.37 billion (source)
• 2020 proposed budget - Php 166.5 billion (source)

I think there were major boosts/improvements in our healthcare system since this current administration took over but it's still not ready to take on a global pandemic like COVID-19. We can also assume that our medical experts had underestimated this virus but, to be fair, almost every country did and many of them had a better healthcare system than us.

With the increasing daily testing capacity, with more quarantine facilities being built and with more protective gears & medical equipment being bought/manufactured/donated, hopefully we can flatten the curve even further and lessen the number of casualties.  

Those who didn't buy when it was around $100 (ATH at the time) probably thought it was also too late.

I cannot be sure if it will go below Php300K but there's a chance. It can also shoot up to Php400K. Such is the unpredictability of Bitcoin but if you are here for the long run, the probability of Bitcoin's price going up is higher than going down.

Whether you buy now or not is still for you to decide.

Because the Altcoin hype is gone and investors/speculators realized that Bitcoin remains the main coin that moves the entire crypto market. The price of most alts that we are seeing right now is probably what it's price should be if 2017 to early 2018 pump didn't happen.

I guess it still depends on what the activity is. Git activity is just one of the many factors to consider and it does not necessarily mean they are good or they have a bright future.

For example, if the project has a poor use case and the dev team insists on pushing that, what you get is a shit project with active devs. It would be a different thing if the dev team keeps on working and adding something new that will make the coin/token really useful.

^ Welp, that's what you get when you decide to do things and not talk to all parties involved. He wasn't swayed by the health concerns raised by many and all it took was an order to stand down from Disney & ESPN executives (ESPN is the exclusive pay-per-view distributor of UFC events). At the end of the day, it's still the money who talks to Dana 

Looking forward to May and the Fight Island. Hopefully, the pandemic will be contained by that time.

Buy bitcoin and wait until it moons? 

Seriously, you can buy bitcoin now because it's way cheaper that where it was before this COVID-19 became a global pandemic. Despite the price volatility, you can still profit if you hold it for long term. Remember that this is only a suggestion and not a financial advice. Follow at your own risk.

If you have other skills, you can try some online gigs that pays in crypto. Check out these platforms:

• https://latium.org/
• https://www.cryptomarketads.com/marketplace
• https://crypto.jobs/

Sources: [1]][2]

Pretty amazaing that you already know these stuffs.

Maybe start with the Bitcoin whitepaper (link)? 
Another one is the Bitcoin book (link)

If you are looking for investment-type of books, I suggest that you just google them.

You don't need to create a new account if you plan to make this your official thread because you (anna_beXpro) will not be able to edit the original post. If you insist on using the new account, I suggest that you login to annagalias08 and lock this thread first (option can be seen below - left side) and then create a new topic using anna_beXpro.

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I read in your Terms of Use that users can withdraw through their connected personal bank accounts. Is that the only option? If so, you might consider adding more in the near future. One of things that makes coinsph stands out among Filipino users is the numerous withdrawal options. That's just a suggestion but it might actually increase your user base.

KYC policy is also strict that everyone is required to submit personal information before anyone can deposit or withdraw. Maybe allow a small amount for tier 1 verification level (email/mobile verification)?

The campaign on Bitcointalk ended. OP is probably mistaken and is actually talking about the Cryptotalk campaign's pay-per-post.

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@Xking7 If you still want to join Yobit's signature campaign, click this link https://cryptotalk.org/topic/21-get-paid-for-every-post/

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An update from the DOH COVID-19 tracker:

For those who are monitoring the official Philippine nCOV tracker, the website will be down until April 11 because they are in the process of encoding all of their backlogs. I'm not sure why it's going to take that long but it's better that they do to give us complete and updated information.

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Warning from the FDA:

In case you are seeing posts on social media by some individuals/groups claiming they have the cure for COVID-19, please be careful of these misleading posts. There is no known vaccine/drug yet and they are just trying to profit from the desperation and fear of the public.

I'm all for taking in FDA approved food supplements to strengthen our body's immune system and help fight any virus but no one should claim or make it appear that it's the cure for COVID-19.

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Singapore was praised by WHO and by many countries on how they handled the pandemic. Some of our citizens are even suggesting that our government should follow their lead. Well, their government also implemented a one month lockdown because they can no longer contain the second wave of infection coming from local transmissions.