The new Coronovirus, Covid-19 and its spread globally

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And I’m sure any man here can attest to the sheer number of guys who don’t wash their hands after urinating in public restrooms…
 
Thanks for explaining, I disagree with the mask statement though as the virus is microscopic

Lots of good links @Zzyzx_Road.
I have friends and family who are now jobless or about to become so, all worried about paying bills and mortgages and rent.
Economists say it will take 10 years to recover from this. It is hitting the you ber generation quite hard, those just starting out in life or having young families
 
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According to my daughter who is a professor of biology (bragging just a bit) soaping is really really really important. Something about lipids (okay I zoned out).

Wash your hands, don’t touch your face, etc. Science works.
 
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There are also health experts saying that a mask can greatly increase the risk. So you just gotta fo what is right for you, I guess.
 
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There are also health experts saying that a mask can greatly increase the risk. So you just gotta fo what is right for you, I guess.
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I think wearing masks is part theater and part practical. But sometimes good theater gets results by focusing attention.

Same with all the no touch temp checking in most asian cities. I seriously doubt they catch people with fevers but it’s a regular reminder on monitoring your health. In Nanjing offices they have someone designated to go around the office and record your forehead temp several times a day. It may be a waste of testing, but I bet people chose to stay home when they are sick. Good theater helps solve a real problem.
 
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I just read 10 000 new cases in the States in one day. Maybe better testing?
 
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I just read 10 000 new cases in the States in one day. Maybe better testing?
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I suspect testing is the only way to confirm positive test cases. Canada appears to be using two designations: confirmed and probable, but the probables are not counted in the final data.

If by “better” testing you mean more tests administered, that would explain the growth in numbers, for sure, since untested individuals wouldn’t be reported in the number of confirmed cases.

The question of “better” in terms of more reliable testing seems a bit more uncertain depending upon which testing sequence is used.
 
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If you want to explore data for your state, or the total US, go to below link.

I just looked and our testing is now over 70k tests/day. It was just 25k/day a week ago.

covidtracking.com

The COVID Tracking Project

The COVID Tracking Project collects and publishes the most complete testing data available for US states and territories.
covidtracking.com covidtracking.com
 
Unfortunately, that luxury of an advance notice didn’t fair that well with over 65,000 cases and over 923 deaths as of March 36th. I’d really hate to see if we’d had no such luxury…
 
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There’s been a few person to person community spread I heard as of March 26.
 
The death total in the US is now over 1000, it wasn’t long ago it was in the teens.
 
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If you want to explore data for your state, or the total US, go to below link.

I just looked and our testing is now over 70k tests/day. It was just 25k/day a week ago.

https://covidtracking.com/
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Just out of interest, I calculated positive test results as a percentage of completed numbers of tests and placed them on a map from geology.com So far…

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This might get more consistent and revealing in a week or two when larger sample sizes are available.

There are numerous possible issues with the data including the differences in the quality of reported as noted on that site. Another would be the criteria by which each state selected its candidates for testing. Arizona, Maryland and Missouri, for example, must have pre-screened and tested only the most likely individuals.

Population density, latitude, temperature, humidity, air traffic, etc., might all be contributing factors for the spread. Also how quickly social distancing and other measures were introduced.
 
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Here’s a CBC article which points to the problem of pitting vulnerable populations against the economy and specifically addresses the debate in the corona virus context.
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It’s disingenuous of us to act like we don’t always do this.
Every year 10,000 - 60,000 people die from the Flu
Most of these deaths are preventable with just a few changes in our practices
 
For them who thought border closures were a poor idea. Or worse yet, thought they were racist. I’m gonna laugh at you now.

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Classic do as I say, not as I do. Let’s get all our important supply chains out of that country.

Waiting on WHO/Tedros to decry this action by China as xenophobic. But I won’t hold my breath.
 
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This morning, a story on NPR was speculating that regions with less trust in government and establishment medicine have fewer people getting tested. Looking at your map, however, I’m not seeing any obvious correlation.
 
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