Apocalyptic Virus Or Not?

[jenny48549]

Originally Posted by LongTimeLu

I found out this week that I have to shave or else stubble pulls the mask down when I talk.

I also exaggerate eye squints to show I'm actually smiling back here and not just blankly stare out.

My male techies all grew well groomed beards to get around this. Guys at my daughter's lab did the same.

If it grows out some, it won't catch on the mask and if you wear them a lot, no face irritation.

[LongTimeLu]

http://fr24news.com/a/2020/08/coronavirus-according-to-who-0-6-of-all-patients-die-from-infection.html

Coronavirus: According to WHO, 0.6% of all patients die from infection

Authorities estimate that Covid-19 kills 0.6% of all patients, or one in 167. While this sounds minimal, it means Covid-19 is six times more deadly than influenza and almost twice as deadly as polio

During a virtual press briefing from WHO headquarters in Geneva on August 3, Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical officer for coronavirus response, said the figure “may not seem like a lot, but it is quite high ”.

A review of antibody surveillance studies suggests that the coronavirus has a death rate of 0.25%, which means it kills one in 400 people who catch it.

The new estimate was based on figures from 23 different test surveys conducted around the world, which suggested that the actual death rate ranged from 0.02 to 0.78 percent.

They measured antibodies in the blood, a sign of past infection, which may be more reliable than estimating the number of people infected.

A Harvard University study found the death rate on the Diamond Princess ship to be 0.5%. The cruise ship is ideal for studying as full data is available for everyone on board at the time of the outbreak.

The team found the death rate to be 1.8% – 13 deaths out of 712 cases – but the rate has been adjusted to 0.5% to reflect the general population.

Most of the coronavirus models, including the grim projection from Imperial College London, which warned 500,000 Britons could die without action and convinced ministers to impose a lockdown, are based on a death rate of around 1%.

Originally Posted by http://nytimes.com/2020/07/04/health/coronavirus-death-rate.html

0.6 percent of the world’s population is 47 million people, and 0.6 percent of the American population is 2 million people. The virus remains a major threat.

[prettypretty]

They are getting better at treating Covid-19. Life will be back to normal sooner rather than later. The problem is that a combination of this and flu every year will stretch any healthcare system. Vaccine, or no vaccine, I think this virus is here to stay.

[alexora]

Meanwhile, in the Philippines:

Millions in Manila back in lockdown as Duterte
loses control of coronavirus spread

Move in Philippines comes amid record number of infections and after health groups warn health system is at risk of being overwhelmed

More than 27 million people have been put back into lockdown in and around the Philippines’ capital, as stricter measures are imposed in an attempt to halt the country’s spiralling coronavirus case numbers.

The measures were reintroduced on Tuesday after the country’s infection tally topped 100,000 and a coalition of health groups issued a “distress signal” urging President Rodrigo Duterte to act. “Our healthcare workers should not bear the burden of deciding who lives and who dies,” they said in an open letter at the weekend, warning the health system was at risk of being overwhelmed.

Two major government hospitals in Manila city have been forced to close temporarily because infections among health workers have escalated so sharply, while some private hospitals are turning away patients due to bed shortages.

Duterte, apparently rattled by medics’ public warning over case numbers, responded by lashing out at health staff. “If you mount a revolution, you will give me a free ticket to stage a counter-revolution. How I wish you would do it,” he said in a late-night address on Sunday.

His speech followed comments last week pushing unscientific and dangerous health advice, suggesting poorer people should use petrol to wash their face masks. “If alcohol isn’t available, especially for the poor, just go to a gasoline station, and use [gas] to disinfect,” he said. “I am not joking. I am not joking.”

The Philippines has so far recorded 106,330 cases, a number that is rapidly rising. On Monday, the country reported a record number of infections for a fourth successive day. It is likely the Philippines will soon overtake Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, to become the worst-hit nation in south-east Asia. Testing rates in both countries remain low. There have so far been 2,104 deaths in the Philippines.

On Tuesday, the commuter trains, buses and other public vehicles stayed off the main roads and police were again staffing checkpoints to restrict public travel. Most domestic flights to and from the capital were cancelled, and night curfews will return in places. The lockdown will remain in place for two weeks.

In a state of the nation address last week, Duterte promised to respond to the virus “with the same fervour” as he had pursued the war on drugs, a campaign in which as many as tens of thousands of people are feared to have died in extra-judicial killings. He told the public not to despair, stating: “The vaccine is around the corner. Sooner and not later, the virus that gobbled up thousands of lives will itself be laid to rest.”

The World Health Organization has warned that a vaccine will not be available until 2021, if at all.

There is growing speculation that Duterte’s popularity, which has remained high even during the brutal drugs war, could be undermined by his handling of the pandemic. Despite presenting himself as a strongman leader who gets things done, analysts say he has failed to produce a coherent national response to either the economic or health crises facing the country.

“I would be very surprised if his approval ratings are not negatively affected by his response to the pandemic. Unlike the war on drugs, and the alleged extra judicial killings, this pandemic has affected everyone,” said Jean Encinas Franco, associate professor of political science at the University of the Philippines.

An earlier lockdown in the Philippines, which caused misery for the poorest and was strictly enforced by the military, failed to stop the outbreak. Some argued that the government attempted to reopen the economy too quickly, and without adequate measures to protect against a surge in infections.

“The Philippines has had the longest, strictest lockdown in the world but the government of Duterte wasted all that effort,” said Antonio La Viña, former dean of the Ateneo School of Governance. He added that Duterte has adopted a “coercive and blame the people approach” which has been both divisive and ineffective.

The country’s economy has taken a major hit during the pandemic. The unemployment rate has risen from a 14-year-low in October 2019, to 17.7%, with economists warning this could be an underestimate. Meanwhile, remittances from overseas workers, a major source of income in the country, plummeted by almost 19.3% in May. With the reintroduction of quarantine measures, hopes of building a recovery have been dashed.

Source:

http://theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/millions-in-manila-philippines-back-in-lockdown-as-duterte-loses-control-of-coronavirus-spread

[allworkboy]

[SynchroDub]

Originally Posted by xiandaniel

Well, I wasn't thinking about immediate jail.
Give a fine the first time, a huge fine the second time, jail the mofo the third time.

Here in Sicily they're targeting a lot of pubs and restaurants, recently, due to many young people (between 15-25) not wearing any mask.
One restaurant in particular was forced by the authorities to get closed, as it did not respect the common rules of sanitization.

The Police is there. Although it acts slow at times.
The main problem we have now is the illegal immigration, which may definitely be a treat for a possible 2nd or even 3rd wave of this pandemic.

[RedMage]

I'm thankful to get together with a family member on Saturday and go out to eat for the first time in five months.

The employees wore masks and gloves at all times; customers wore masks until seated and hand sanitizer was readily available.

And of course I used my usual going out/coming home precautions by washing my hands thoroughly before leaving and before doing anything else when I come home.

[4dude]

Im glad ya got out buddy

[Reclaimed_A1]

Corona totals latest Confirmed
18.6M
+224K

Recovered
11.2M

Deaths
701K
+4,310

[alexora]

World's Nº1 dating site, Badoo, acknowledges the need for social distancing due to Covid-19 by encouraging masturbation.

I took this image of one of their posters earlier today:

This poster is on a busy UK high-street: would it be allowed in your country?