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Three weeks from now is 4 days AFTER Easter.
Just sayin'
Disrupting one’s usual routine for the benefit of others may not be to everyone’s liking, but throughout history, humans have been willing to make sacrifices to protect the health of others. The willingness to do so seems to be part of human nature. There is evidence from prehistory of human groups supporting elderly and disabled people who would have been unlikely to survive on their own.
Evolutionary theories suggest this may be due to the “grandmother effect”, which freed up younger members of the group while elders minded the children. Another theory suggests that compassion is beneficial because it enables people to feel superior to lower animals and aids group cohesion. Or it may be that people are kind to the elderly when they are young in the hope that they will receive the same care when they grow old.
Calling on human compassion by highlighting the danger to the higher-risk groups is an important messaging strategy as it recognises that the risk is different for different people. And it ensures that those who can self-isolate understand why they need to, without unduly worrying essential workers who need to move about to keep the country going.
This is a clever approach because, in purely biological terms, SARS-Cov2 — the virus that causes COVID-19 – is not that dangerous to most people. On a graph that plots how contagious a disease is against how deadly, it sits in the bottom left-hand corner – somewhere between 2009’s Swine Flu and the 1918-1919 Spanish Flu. It spreads far less easily than measles, for example. And is far less likely to kill those infected than smallpox or Ebola.
Coronavirus: why changing human behaviour is the best defence in tackling the virus
Well, some areas may be a low risk now, but just give it a little time.WASHINGTON — President Trump said Thursday that he planned to label different areas of the country as at a “high risk, medium risk or low risk” to the spread of the coronavirus, as part of new federal guidelines to help states decide whether to relax or enhance their quarantine and social distancing measures.
“Our expanded testing capabilities will quickly enable us to publish criteria, developed in close coordination with the nation’s public health officials and scientists, to help classify counties with respect to continued risks posed by the virus,” Mr. Trump said in a letter to the nation’s governors.
Trump Says He Will Label Regions by Risk of Coronavirus Threat
I think Michigan (previously linked) is one of the fastest growing states.Someone is saying Wolf Blitzer is on CNN saying California has the fastest growth rate of cases right now. Is Louisiana no longer in that #1 spot? Does anyone have the link for the site that has the most current data/stats about this type of thing? Thanks.
Hope for the best, plan for the worst. We need to keep our minds open, be flexible and smart, and do our very best to help each other.Epidemiologist: Coronavirus deaths in the US could peak in 3 weeks
A leading epidemiologist advising the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated the peak of deaths in the US coronavirus pandemic will be three weeks from now, after which “most of the damage will be done,” and says it may be possible to only isolate the vulnerable, allowing many back to work.
Ok, 4 days. Not too far off the mark. Here is the quote:
"...after which “most of the damage will be done,” and says it may be possible to only isolate the vulnerable, allowing many back to work."
So, 4 days after Easter, many may be allowed back to work....Sounds like what the administration is aspiring to?
March 28, the hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH-20) leaves for New York City to the frontlines of the COVID-19 virus response. The USNS COMFORT will sail well ahead of its originally scheduled departure time to answer America’s call to battle against the global pandemic here at home.
At the President’s direction, the Administration announced last week that the USNS COMFORT would be activated and sail to the metropolitan New York area to ease the burden of area hospitals tasked with responding to the coronavirus.
Over 1200 medical personnel and critical supplies will be on board the vessel. They will bring to bear the skills, care, and compassion needed to wage this fight against an invisible enemy.
These doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, x-ray technicians, orderlies, and other medical staff will augment and support New York City’s medical community and conserve hospital capacity by treating some non-COVID-19 patients aboard the USNS COMFORT.
Statement from the Press Secretary on the President’s Travel to Norfolk, Virginia | The White House
Coronavirus Age, Sex, Demographics (COVID-19) - Worldometerresponding to self.. i found it. Now to see if I can make anything of it.
Coronavirus Testing – Source Data
Any idea when it will reach New York?
Any idea when it will reach New York?