COVID-19 'Pandemic'

Cliffy

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So what is the point in taking the test? Trump goes on and on about tests, "we have the best tests, the most tests, the most modern tests on the planet" but it doesn't discriminate what disease you have. If you have any one of the diseases listed, they mark it as Covid 19. It is stupid.
 

Blackleaf

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Thanks a lot lockdowners:



The number of people claiming unemployment benefit in the UK soared to 2.1 million in April, the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown.

The total jumped by 856,500, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

Before the lockdown began, employment had hit a record high.

The government has made some changes to who can claim work-related benefits during the pandemic, but this figure is one of a series that show the stress Covid-19 is putting on the jobs market.

In another indication of the bleak employment landscape, the number of job vacancies fell by nearly a quarter to 637,000 in the three months to April.

Meanwhile, claims for Universal Credit - the benefit for working-age people in the UK - hit a record monthly level in the early weeks of lockdown.

But the labour market is set to worsen, according to politicians and analysts, with Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, telling the BBC on Tuesday that the unemployment rate was likely "to increase significantly".

According to separate research by the Resolution Foundation, young people are most likely to have lost work or seen their income drop because of the coronavirus pandemic.

More than one in three 18 to 24-year-olds is earning less than before the outbreak, the research indicated.

It said younger workers risk their pay being affected for years, while older staff may end up involuntarily retired.

Separate ONS figures showed UK unemployment rose by 50,000 to 1.35 million in the three months to March.

The unemployment rate was estimated at 3.9%, slightly down on the previous quarter, the ONS said.

The jobless figures only cover the first week of the lockdown and they are expected to worsen sharply in the coming months.

Jagjit Chadha, director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, told the BBC: "We can reasonably expect unemployment to rise very quickly to something over 10% - something we haven't seen since the early 1990s."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52719230
 

Twin_Moose

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China announces $2 billion in international aid
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/18/chi...to-help-fight-coronavirus-at-who-meeting.html
As America retreats China advances.

Funny thing about your post is that the US committed $9 Billion for the same relief, so much for your China good Trump bad narrative.

“There was a failure by this organization to obtain the information that the world needed and that failure cost many lives,” Azar said. Speaking hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping announced China would provide $2 billion to help respond to the outbreak and its economic fallout, Azar said the U.S. had allocated $9 billion to coronavirus containment efforts around the world.

The international community is taking Xi's pledge for what it is

China, meanwhile, sought to divert attention to its renewed efforts to slow the coronavirus pandemic, with Xi announcing the $2 billion outlay over two years to fight it. Last year, China donated about $86 million to WHO.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot characterized China’s newly announced contribution as “a token to distract from calls from a growing number of nations demanding accountability for the Chinese government’s failure to meet its obligations.” He said that since China was “the source” of the outbreak, it had “a special responsibility to pay more and give more.”

China also attached conditions to the inquiry, it has to be conducted by the WHO

Xi said China supports the idea of a comprehensive review of the global response to COVID-19 and that it should be "based on science and professionalism led by WHO, and conducted in an objective and impartial manner.”

You can find more in this Canadian Press release Hoid

WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
 

Twin_Moose

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Canada reports 1,070 new coronavirus cases as daily death toll lowers to 60
Canada recorded 1,070 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, including 60 more deaths.
The new numbers bring Canada's total confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths to 78,061 and 5,842, respectively.
More than 50 per cent of Canada's coronavirus cases have recovered as well, with 39, 251 people declared virus-free as of May 18.
Both Quebec and Ontario reported the highest amounts of new cases and deaths once again.
Quebec, the epicentre of Canada's coronavirus outbreak, announced 707 new cases and 34 new deaths on Monday.
While infections and deaths in the province account for more than half of Canada's total, Monday's death toll was the province's lowest increase in deaths since mid-April. The province's death toll currently sits at 3,596.
Ontario, on the other hand, is set to go ahead with a limited reopening of its businesses this Tuesday, marking the first step to the province's reopening plans that were initially announced last week.
The province announced 304 new cases and 23 more deaths from the coronavirus on Monday.
The issue of COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care and seniors homes in both Quebec and Ontario was also brought to forefront.
According to the Ministry of Long-Term Care in Ontario, a total of 1,389 deaths have been reported among patients in long-term care homes across Ontario. A total of 189 outbreaks are still active in nursing home facilities across the province.
Last week, chief public health officer Theresa Tam said that seniors accounted for more than 80 per cent of the country's COVID-19 death toll.
Global News has also learned of additional members of the Canadian Armed Forces testing positive for the coronavirus while participating in the military's operation to help long-term care homes in Quebec and Ontario.
A military source told Global News on Monday night that 14 CAF members that were a part of the military's COVID-19 response operation -- Operation Laser -- tested positive for the coronavirus.
A further 43 members are also in self-isolation after possible exposure to the virus.
Other provinces also reported additional cases of the coronavirus as well.
British Columbia reported an increase in 16 cases over both Sunday and Monday, while Alberta announced 39 new infections.
Both Manitoba and Nova Scotia reported single-digit increases to their COVID-19 case totals.
Saskatchewan announced no new cases on Monday as well -- the first time the province announced a zero increase since March 11.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 19, 2020:
There are 78,072 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada.
_ Quebec: 43,627 confirmed (including 3,596 deaths, 12,045 resolved)
_ Ontario: 22,957 confirmed (including 1,904 deaths, 17,638 resolved)
_ Alberta: 6,683 confirmed (including 128 deaths, 5,519 resolved)
_ British Columbia: 2,444 confirmed (including 143 deaths, 1,966 resolved)
_ Nova Scotia: 1,043 confirmed (including 55 deaths, 946 resolved)
_ Saskatchewan: 592 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 455 resolved)
_ Manitoba: 279 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 257 resolved), 11 presumptive
_ Newfoundland and Labrador: 260 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 249 resolved)
_ New Brunswick: 120 confirmed (including 120 resolved)
_ Prince Edward Island: 27 confirmed (including 27 resolved)
_ Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed (including 13 resolved)
_ Yukon: 11 confirmed (including 11 resolved)
_ Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)
_ Nunavut: No confirmed cases
_ Total: 78,072 (11 presumptive, 78,061 confirmed including 5,842 deaths, 39,251 resolved)
 

petros

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So what is the point in taking the test? Trump goes on and on about tests, "we have the best tests, the most tests, the most modern tests on the planet" but it doesn't discriminate what disease you have. If you have any one of the diseases listed, they mark it as Covid 19. It is stupid.
So it's bad you get tested as sick and have to self isolate for two weeks?
 

petros

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Funny thing about your post is that the US committed $9 Billion for the same relief, so much for your China good Trump bad narrative.
The international community is taking Xi's pledge for what it is
China also attached conditions to the inquiry, it has to be conducted by the WHO
You can find more in this Canadian Press release Hoid
WHO bows to calls from countries for independent virus probe
Funny thing, nonwhite races are pissed at Chinese too and China is losing out huge in markets. They have financial issues and middle class revolt on the rise.
 

Blackleaf

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Funny thing, nonwhite races are pissed at Chinese too

Well why wouldn't they?

China created this mess so it should be criticised for it

I fail to see what skin colour has to do with it.
 

Cliffy

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Well why wouldn't they?

China created this mess so it should be criticised for it

I fail to see what skin colour has to do with it.
It was created in the US and exported to China like everything else. The US built the disease control lab in Wuhan. It is Karma that they have the most cases and most deaths from something they created, no?
 

Blackleaf

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It was created in the US and exported to China like everything else. The US built the disease control lab in Wuhan. It is Karma that they have the most cases and most deaths from something they created, no?

No, it wasn't.

And the US hadn't got the most cases and most deaths. China has.
 

Blackleaf

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It was created in the US and exported to China like everything else. The US built the disease control lab in Wuhan. It is Karma that they have the most cases and most deaths from something they created, no?

The lab in Wuhan also has strong ties with the National Microbiology Laboratory (NML) in Winnipeg.