# \#not-covid-19 **URL:** https://tw.forumosa.com/tag/not-covid-19/623.md [Latest](https://tw.forumosa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://tw.forumosa.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://tw.forumosa.com/tags.md) --- ## [The second plague pandemic and Dutch Formosa](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-second-plague-pandemic-and-dutch-formosa/212180)
**Author:** [@hansioux](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/hansioux)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2025, 5:32am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-second-plague-pandemic-and-dutch-formosa/212180 "2025-05-16T05:32:08Z")
I just realized that while the Dutch were in Taiwan between 1624–1668, and the Spanish were here from 1626 to 1642, the second plague pandemic was raging on back in Europe. The second plague pandemic hit the low countri… --- ## [Mysterious pneumonia cases exploding in Tianjin, China](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/mysterious-pneumonia-cases-exploding-in-tianjin-china/235388)
**Author:** [@afterspivak](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/afterspivak)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/mysterious-pneumonia-cases-exploding-in-tianjin-china/235388 "2024-02-28T21:30:14Z")
What is happening in Tianjin? Here’s what I’m reading: Mysterious pneumonia cases exploding in Tianjin China, emergency rooms are in full capacity, & nurses are overwhelmed with work. It is reported that Tianjin’s chil… --- ## [The effectiveness or otherwise of wearing masks](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-effectiveness-or-otherwise-of-wearing-masks/188141)
**Author:** [@tess0115](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tess0115)\ **Replies:** 1723\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2024, 11:24pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-effectiveness-or-otherwise-of-wearing-masks/188141 "2024-01-26T23:24:40Z")
--- ## [The beginning of the end of remote working?](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-remote-working/220375)
**Author:** [@volv1992](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/volv1992)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 3:08am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-remote-working/220375 "2022-09-05T03:08:38Z")
I know remote working for a lot of people is a godsend, but I personally am not a fan and am glad to see some companies backtracking on it. It can work for a lot of people but I think it depends on the team. A boss at a… --- ## [Man jumps out of 13th floor apartment after losing money on cryptocurrency gambling](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/man-jumps-out-of-13th-floor-apartment-after-losing-money-on-cryptocurrency-gambling/220170)
**Author:** [@izzy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/izzy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/man-jumps-out-of-13th-floor-apartment-after-losing-money-on-cryptocurrency-gambling/220170 "2022-05-29T10:51:52Z")
Police rules out Covid… well duh… the obsession with the pandemic is becoming ridiculous. --- ## [Non Covid related emergencies during quarantine](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/non-covid-related-emergencies-during-quarantine/214264)
**Author:** [@zubin](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/zubin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2021, 7:11am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/non-covid-related-emergencies-during-quarantine/214264 "2021-11-27T07:11:17Z")
Hello everyone, We are arriving in Taiwan in 2 weeks and will spend 2 was in quarantine. I just had to bring my wife to ER here in the US for anaphylactic reaction due to allergies. And we are now worried about our qu… --- ## [Not coronavirus related thread](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/not-coronavirus-related-thread/190776)
**Author:** [@mad\_masala](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/mad_masala)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/not-coronavirus-related-thread/190776 "2020-04-14T22:49:41Z")
I know it’s difficult to find that very important topic you care about buried under lots of coronavirus threads, so you guys can use this one for anything else.