Coronavirus Thread

[Crimea_River]

Question: "Good morning Mr. Trudeau. When will the jobless rate be back to normal?"

Answer: "We are very aware of the importance of getting people back to work from coast to coast to coast. That's why we have established a committee to study the issue, whose mandate is to come back with some recommendations on how we should create the right climate for our working people to return to work so that our economy can come roaring back. We will be able to share those recommendations with you very soon."

"Et en francais?"

 

[fubar57]

LMAO.....yes!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Actually, delete "We are very aware" and replace with "We recognize". "Very aware" belongs to Freeland.

 

[buffnut453]

Question: "Good morning Mr. Trudeau. When will the jobless rate be back to normal?"

Answer: "We are very aware of the importance of getting people back to work from coast to coast to coast. That's why we have established a committee to study the issue, whose mandate is to come back with some recommendations on how we should create the right climate for our working people to return to work so that our economy can come roaring back. We will be able to share those recommendations with you very soon."

"Et en francais?"

In English we say "Sorry, I haven't a clue!"

 

[Vincenzo]

Italy report, 8th May 5 PM CEST
cases 217,185, +1,327, deaths 30,201, +243, recovered 99,023, +1,847, active cases 87,961, -763, tests 2,445,063, +63,775
fatality rate 13.9%
mortality rate 501 per million
test rate 40.5 per thousand
positive rate 8.9%
total case rate 3,601 per million
active case rate 1,458 per million
test rate today 1,057 per million
positive rate today 2.1%
new case rate today 22 per million

 

[MiTasol]

This is interesting, Vitamin D deficiency might play a role in the severity of COVID 19. If true, this might help explain why it impacts some races more than others.

Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates: Patients with severe deficiency are twice as likely to experience major complications

That means many people on statins are at an increased risk. Simplified to h*ll - sunlight acting on the cholesterol in your body makes vitamin D.

 

[ThomasP]

Minnesota report, May 8
cases 10,088***, recovered 5,697, hospitalized 1,549, deaths 534**/***, tested 101,270*/***
fatality rate 5.3%
mortality rate 93.7 per million
test rate 17.8 per thousand*
*Test kits and reagents are becoming more available, there are currently more available than needed to meet the demands of testing for suspected COVID-19 cases and first responder/healthcare/medical personnel. Testing of the general population is beginning in small numbers.
**Approximately 80% of Minnesota COVID-19 deaths have been from cases originating in nursing homes and assisted care facilities. As of today, the youngest to die was 30 years old, the oldest was 109. 98% of deaths have occurred among patients with underlying health conditions. In Minnesota the median age of death is 83.
***The measures used by Minnesota have reduced the rate of spread significantly, however our rate of spread (reflected by the 'curve') now appears to be increasing again. In theory this is at least partly due to the increased rate of testing. The death rate appears to be remaining steady.

 

[rochie]

An average of 500+ people a day are dying of covid-19 complications here in the UK that we know of yet there seems to be real pressure gathering to ease restrictions !

 

[Dinger]

There is a very interesting way of showing the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic on the death rate in England and Wales at COVID-19 - Florence Nightingale Diagram's of UK Deaths - CEBM

Thanks for posting this. A brilliant way of displaying the statistics. - And to think Florence Nightingale came up with this type of graph back in the Crimea war! - Clever Girl! If any idiot still says to me "this is just like seasonal flu" I'll show them this graph.

 

[Vincenzo]

Italy report, 9th May 5 pm CEST
cases 218,268, +1,083, deaths 30,395, +194, recovered 103,031, +4,008, active cases 84,842, -3,119 , tests 2,514,234, +69,171
fatality rate 13.9%
mortality rate 504 per million
test rate 41.7 per thousand
positive rate 8.7%
total case rate 3,619 per million
active case rate 1,407 per million
test rate today 1,147 per million
positive rate today 1.6%
new case rate today 18 per million

 

[CATCH 22]

There is a very interesting way of showing the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic on the death rate in England and Wales at COVID-19 - Florence Nightingale Diagram's of UK Deaths - CEBM

Some time ago I started thinking that all of these Covid "news" have been written by robots learning whatever language they use from Google. The above "article" consists of 5 sentences. One of them is this:
"Florence Nightingale used a form of radial plots to display data from the Crimean War and to demonstrate that better hygiene would reduce the death rate amongst soldiers could be reduced by better hygiene."

 

[pbehn]

An average of 500+ people a day are dying of covid-19 complications here in the UK that we know of yet there seems to be real pressure gathering to ease restrictions !

Most of it coming from our press creche who are so keen to have a "scoop" that they are becoming like a Monty Python script "it is a sign". After demanding "quarantine" for all new arrivals to UK to UK they have just realised no one will go into 2 weeks quarantine for a holiday to London and anyone having a weekend in Paris will be a "new arrival" when they come back. They are slowly coming around to the full horror of the situation, London will never be the same. Without a transport system, bars, theatres, cinemas and restaurants what is it?

 

[fubar57]

Edinburgh.? Sorry.....an old joke I heard when I was in Scotland years ago

 

[kiwimac]

We here in NZ are slowly coming out of lockdown. It's been a long hike frankly but a necessary one.

 

[MiTasol]

There is a very interesting way of showing the effects of the Covid-19 epidemic on the death rate in England and Wales at COVID-19 - Florence Nightingale Diagram's of UK Deaths - CEBM

What I found most interesting was the fact that the weeks just before and just after Christmas always have a significantly lower death toll.

 

[pbehn]

What I found most interesting was the fact that the weeks just before and just after Christmas always have a significantly lower death toll.

That probably is due to reporting, not only are people like coroners not working neither is anyone else. Deaths generally have two dates, the first when the person dies and the second when the cause of death is confirmed by whatever means. Its a bit like no one has ever officially died in the UK houses of parliament and probably never will "officially" because it is a royal palace as well as the centre of government.

 

[Vincenzo]

Italy report, 10th May 5 pm CEST
cases 219,070, +802, deaths 30,560, +165, recovered 105,186, +2,155, active cases 83,324, -1,518, tests 2,565,912, +51,678
fatality rate 13.9%
mortality rate 507 per million
test rate 42.5 per thousand
positive rate 8.5%
total cases rate 3,632 per million
active cases rate 1,381 per million
test rate today 857 per million
positive rate today 1.6%
new cases rate today 13 per million

 

[Airframes]

Saw on the BBC Internet News, that the infection rate in Germany has increased since lifting the lock down. Now there's a surprise ............
I guess we'd better get used to lock down for some time to come.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Saw on the BBC Internet News, that the infection rate in Germany has increased since lifting the lock down. Now there's a surprise ............
I guess we'd better get used to lock down for some time to come.

Same with South Korea.

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Italy report, 10th May 5 pm CEST
cases 219,070, +802, deaths 30,560, +165, recovered 105,186, +2,155, active cases 83,324, -1,518, tests 2,565,912, +51,678
fatality rate 13.9%
mortality rate 507 per million
test rate 42.5 per thousand
positive rate 8.5%
total cases rate 3,632 per million
active cases rate 1,381 per million
test rate today 857 per million
positive rate today 1.6%
new cases rate today 13 per million

Glad your numbers are coming down.

I suspect the US numbers will start to go up even more.