Those viruses do not resist temperatures over 24-25C, so if spring is not sufficiently hot, we just need to disconnect the air condition in the hotel and save some energy. Seriously. I think it is too early for taking a decision, and the decision may depend on the German authorities to cancel events, and in that case, everybody will be able to claim flight and hotel expenses if they have been pre-paid, including the cost for the NCC itself, which I guess is non-refundable if cancelled without the authorities mandate. Regards, Jordi @jordipalet El 2/3/20 20:27, "ripe-list en nombre de Antonio Prado via ripe-list" <ripe-list-bounces@ripe.net en nombre de ripe-list@ripe.net> escribió: On 3/2/20 7:33 PM, Elmar K. Bins wrote: > so...why the fuss? Hi, I really don't know if it's fuss or not, if the topic has been overstated or not, if the outbreak is going to be contained or not. I'd just stick to the facts: the seasonal flu has been studied for decades, there is an effective vaccine and the death rate is around 0.1% (in US), despite the high number of deaths (18k), and a R0 (how easily a virus spreads) value of 1.3. OTOH, very little is known about the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, there is not a vaccine so far, the death rate is around 2.3% (in China), and a R0 value between 2 and 3. Anyway, as Jim recalled, a lot of events are being cancelled to which I would add ITB Berlin: "The responsible health authority of the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf in Berlin imposed significantly tighter restrictions on holding the event". https://www.itb-berlin.de/en/Extrapages/HealthInfo/ IMO, we as a community should care of it and tackle this issue with a correct, rational, prudent attitude. -- antonio ********************************************** IPv4 is over Are you ready for the new Internet ? http://www.theipv6company.com The IPv6 Company This electronic message contains information which may be privileged or confidential. The information is intended to be for the exclusive use of the individual(s) named above and further non-explicilty authorized disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information, even if partially, including attached files, is strictly prohibited and will be considered a criminal offense. If you are not the intended recipient be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this information, even if partially, including attached files, is strictly prohibited, will be considered a criminal offense, so you must reply to the original sender to inform about this communication and delete it.