I'm not paying attention?
I guess you have no idea how lucky we are and how good we have it in Nor Am.
COVID-19 'Pandemic'
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I guess you have no idea how lucky we are and how good we have it in Nor Am.
It amazes me that there are folks that believe that it's a good idea to be out on a highway at night... I can only imagine that these Mensa candidates also wore dark colors not thinking that they were blending in, camouflage style.
The important metric at hand right now is not the number of new infections, but the number of hospitalizations and fatalities that result.
What with the US having a very aggressive testing program in place, expect the # of new cases to increase simply via testing larger populations, however, the fatality rate of covid will also drop accordingly.
Not the result that you (and others) want but it will be effective in offering some much needed perspective on this issue
It needs to be noted that the acid-test on this will be the # of hospitalizations/fatalities resulting from the aggregate of total infections, that is what this is about - the severity and ramifications on a persons health of contracting covid... The 'ease' of contracting covid becomes extremely important once we understand the aforementioned.
I believe you have a point. As testing becomes more prevalent more positive cases are identified. In March and April a lot of these milder cases were likely not reported as testing was limited (due to supplies) meaning the height of the spike was under reported. However, the numbers today are likely more accurate. And a milder case can pass it to a whole bunch of people and it may not be mild to them. What is clear now that it is out of control in several states. If these are all mild cases, there will be no spike in hospitalizations and deaths. But we are seeing some stress on hospital systems in some states now. I suspect that deaths will also increase over the next couple of weeks. But you are correct, it won't be 1 for 1.
There is so much mania associated with this virus that a little perspective is desperately needed.
Live updates: Dozens of Fla. hospitals run out of ICU beds as U.S. approaches 3 million coronavirus cases
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/08/coronavirus-live-updates-us/
As the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases reported nationwide rapidly approaches 3 million, dozens of hospitals in Florida have run out of space in their intensive care units. Arizona is also swiftly approaching full capacity for ICU beds, while Texas, another hot spot, reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/07/08/coronavirus-live-updates-us/
As the number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases reported nationwide rapidly approaches 3 million, dozens of hospitals in Florida have run out of space in their intensive care units. Arizona is also swiftly approaching full capacity for ICU beds, while Texas, another hot spot, reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday.
That is grim. Don't think one can underestimate the risks involved. but many in those regions act as if there is no virus.
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Just heard on BBC that areas i Melbourne are reverting back to lock down.......as another wave is hitting them.
We really cannot afford to relax or adopt a cavalier attitude about this.
Why isn't the WHO taking it seriously then?
Why the WHO won't say the coronavirus is airborne and driving the pandemic
Who cares most who test positive show no symptoms. A horrible disease which leaves most peoples functional .
You didn’t read the article , maybe you can answer the question , where are the deaths ?
You know that most ICU’s operate at or over ninety percent capacity in normal Times .
Agreed. But there is still some common sense which is also seems discarded when throwing out the mania.
Yeah, I'd like to see that too. Perhaps it mainly depends on which hospital you are referring to.
Hey everyone, I'm pretty new here. I created a new thread in International News asking what was the truth behind Covid 19 and posting some links to articles on it before I saw this thread. Now that I see this thread, I'm not sure what I should do- delete it and post the questions here or just post the questions here and leave my post up as well?
Trudeau led his country out of a pandemic while Trump's lack of leadership leaves the US in deep crisis
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/poli...rus-north-american-trade-agreement/index.html
(CNN)For months, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hair kept growing.
As the coronavirus pandemic kept barbershops closed to customers, his tidy trim grew into a wave that evolved eventually into a mop with bangs. For some, the mane came to embody the shared sacrifices that Trudeau -- quarantined at his home in Ottawa -- was asking fellow Canadians to endure to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Things progressed differently 450 miles south in Washington.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/poli...rus-north-american-trade-agreement/index.html
(CNN)For months, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hair kept growing.
As the coronavirus pandemic kept barbershops closed to customers, his tidy trim grew into a wave that evolved eventually into a mop with bangs. For some, the mane came to embody the shared sacrifices that Trudeau -- quarantined at his home in Ottawa -- was asking fellow Canadians to endure to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Things progressed differently 450 miles south in Washington.
I'm not sure it matters too much. What you did previously is understandable. Probably no harm in reposting the questions. Welcome to the forum.
