Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #62

[tresir2012]

Oregon county says non-white people don't need to wear face masks due to 'racial profiling' | Daily Mail Online

Quite a lot of similar articles about this too. I'll see if I can find a non DM one also.

https://nypost.com/2020/06/23/oregon-county-issues-face-mask-order-exempting-non-white-people/

 

[weepingangel]

He was back at the hospital for an appointment (according to the caption with the accompanying photos- which
were fwiw taken outside with masks and some distancing)

[bbm]

ummmm he just recovered and he went back to a hospital to expose himself again?!

he couldn't have sent them a card or waited awhile?

 

[oviedo]

‘Grim reaper’ coming for Florida bars that don't follow guidelines
Finally - https://www.wesh.com/article/florida-bars-could-lose-license-social-distancing/32948885

 

[tresir2012]

‘Grim reaper’ coming for Florida bars that don't follow guidelines
Finally -

Here is an EU friendly one I found.

Florida governor: ‘Grim reaper’ coming for restaurants, bars that fail to follow guidelines

It happened Monday after a state inspector found patrons weren’t socially distancing and following other rules meant to slow the virus’ spread. State officials say at least 13 employees and 28 patrons have tested positive for COVID-19 at The Knight’s Pub near the University of Central Florida campus.

“There’s not going to be any tolerance for it,” DeSantis said.

Key guidelines were included in a June 3 executive order by DeSantis, known as Executive Order 20-139, that allowed bars to operate at 50 percent of their indoor capacity, with seated service.

“If you go in and it's just like mayhem, like Dance Party USA, and it's packed to the rafters, that's just cut and dry, and that's not just an innocent mistake,” DeSantis said during a news conference at Orlando Regional Medical Center.

DeSantis added that he told Department of Business and Professional Regulation Secretary Halsey Beshears to give warnings to businesses that may be at 55 percent occupancy. But for establishments not attempting to limit the crowds, DeSantis said, “just suspend the license and then we'll move on.”

 

[ilovewings]

8.7 million Americans may have been infected with coronavirus in MARCH, but 80% were never diagnosed | Daily Mail Online

This article contends that 8.7 million Americans were infected with Covid-- but were never diagnosed----- do we believe this? it certainly seems possible due to lack of testing

 

[tresir2012]

US curbs 'unfair' Air India repatriation flights

The carrier has been flying a series of "rescue missions" to bring Indian citizens back home from other countries in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

It has already operated a number of flights to and from the the US as part of its "Vande Bharat" mission.

 

[SouthAussie]

<modsnip>

And yet .....

John Hopkins University
Confirmed cases:

Deaths:

COVID-19 United States Cases by County

Wiki

https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-AU&mid=/m/09c7w0&gl=AU&ceid=AU:en

 

[katydid23]

And yet .....

John Hopkins University
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COVID-19 United States Cases by County

Wiki
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Yes, cases have gone up. But deaths have decreased by 90%.

And I think that is because the age of the cases has gone from average age of 62 down to average age of 37.

All us old folks that haven't died already, are hiding out at home. So the virus is finding new hosts that are much younger. And they are not dying at the same high rates. JMO

 

[SouthAussie]

Yes, cases have gone up. But deaths have decreased by 90%.

And I think that is because the age of the cases has gone from average age of 62 down to average age of 37.

All us old folks that haven't died already, are hiding out at home. So the virus is finding new hosts that are much younger. And they are not dying at the same high rates. JMO

Well, that is better news.
I wonder about the long term effects on those young people. I was watching a show the other night ... many people are struggling with the after effects.


"Some recovered patients report breathlessness, fatigue and body pain months after first becoming infected. Small-scale studies conducted in Hong Kong and Wuhan, China show that survivors grapple with poorer functioning in their lungs, heart and liver. And that may be the tip of the iceberg.

The coronavirus is now known to attack many parts of the body beyond the respiratory system, causing damage from the eyeballs to the toes, the gut to the kidneys. Patients’ immune systems can go into overdrive to fight off the infection, compounding the damage done."
Virus Survivors Could Suffer Severe Health Effects for Years

 

[ilovewings]

This makes me sad. I love baseball and I want my Cubs to be safe. They won’t be now. Imagine a legend in the making like Javy Baez getting COVID and suffering permanent damage at this point in his career. Some of these athletes are an absolute joy to watch, and it’s a terrible risk to be taking. I’d rather see Javy and the others play many more seasons than to chance any of them having a ruined career.

All of these sports planning to go ahead and play this year--- i don't get it- what happens when one, two or three players test positive, which is inevitable-even if they don't show symptoms-- football seems especially vulnerable- is there any more of a contact sport?
( baseball players have already tested positive who tried to go back to spring training ).

 

[JerseyGirl]

Some of the news stories that popped up today. I'm sure there are more:

Coronavirus kills Florida 17-year-old, marking youngest COVID-19 death in state

Hamilton County reports second child death from coronavirus

Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces Death Of 23-Year-Old Coronavirus Patient, Bringing County Death Toll To 179

 

[JerseyGirl]

Here's the coronavirus mortality data by age group:

The following chart shows the percentage of deaths in each age group that were due to coronavirus:

The following chart depicts U.S. coronavirus deaths by race:

One group believes the range is 0.1% to 0.41% (with a point estimate of 0.28%). Another group, which examined deaths in Geneva, Switzerland, concluded that the overall IFR is 0.38% to 0.98% (with a point estimate of 0.64%.)

Of course, IFR varies depending on age. Young people are far less likely to die than older people. The Swiss study estimated IFR's by age group:

Coronavirus: COVID Deaths in U.S. by Age, Race

 

[JerseyGirl]

President Trump on Tuesday rallied a crowd of largely maskless student supporters in Phoenix, claiming Democrats were trying to keep the country “shut down” during the coronavirus pandemic in order to hurt the economy before the election.

“They are trying to do their best to keep the country shut down and closed because they’d love those numbers not to be good,” Trump told the crowd after insisting the U.S. would see good economic growth during the third quarter, before the 2020 election. “There’s not a lot they can do about it.”

<modsnip>

“The stock market in the last 50 days is the best stock market in history, and it went up again today, by the way,” Trump said. “This is during, hopefully, the end of the pandemic.”

He also complained about news coverage describing the United States as having the most coronavirus cases globally.

“When you have all those tests, you have more cases,” Trump said. “We want to do testing. We want to do everything, but they use it to make us look bad.”

Trump rallies in Phoenix, claims Democrats trying keep country 'shut down'

 

[tresir2012]

The virus war has moved to another continent now IMO. They are also in midwinter now.

Latin America's coronavirus crisis in numbers

Brazil has had more than one million confirmed cases - the second highest in the world after the US.

Other countries in the region, including Mexico, Chile and Peru, are also struggling to contain major outbreaks.

So what are the main trends in Latin America?

The first confirmed case in Latin America was identified in Brazil on 26 February, although researchers have said there are indications that there were cases there as early as January.

Coronavirus has since spread to every country in the region.

More than two million cases have been recorded, and more than 90,000 people have died, according to the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention.

This is fewer cases and deaths than in Europe and the US, but testing is nowhere near as widespread and deaths may be under-reported.

Latin America's two most populous nations, Brazil and Mexico, have seen the highest number of deaths, more than 51,000 and 22,000 respectively.

Peru has the sixth highest number of reported cases in the world, and more than 8,000 confirmed deaths.

And researchers say these countries could be significantly under-reporting deaths, with many cases going undiagnosed.

Chile is reporting thousands of new coronavirus cases each day, with more than 4,500 people dead.

Ecuador has seen the most deaths per capita in the region - with around 25 per 100,000 people. Reported daily cases in Ecuador have been stabilising, but this is not the trend in many other countries in the region.

Peak not yet reached
Unlike in the US and most countries in Europe, many countries in Latin America are seeing their daily cases and deaths increase.

Looking at Brazil, Mexico and Peru compared with three of the worst-hit countries in Europe in terms of deaths - the UK, Italy and France - you can see daily deaths are growing in these Latin American nations as they drop elsewhere.

The head of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr Carissa Etienne has warned that coronavirus is spreading "exponentially" in many areas of the region.

The number of deaths in Brazil, Mexico and Peru is doubling roughly every three weeks.

A study by the University of Washington has warned that Brazil's death toll could climb to 125,000 by early August.

 

[Legally Bland]

To clarify:
On Sunday , coronavirus deaths declined by 90% in this country from the high set on April 21st.

On Monday deaths were also down 90% from the April 21st peak, meaning there were two straight days this occurred, again, with almost zero media coverage.


On April 21st 2,693 people died of the coronavirus. Yesterday 267 died.

That^^^ seems like good news. Why aren't we seeing this as good news?

There's obviously a weekly cycle of reporting deaths. It's easier to see here:

United States Coronavirus: 2,424,493 Cases and 123,476 Deaths - Worldometer

Taking 2 individual days for comparison is statistically misleading. Otherwise I could just take Sunday's total of 267, compare it yesterday's 863 and claim deaths have increased by over 300% in the last 3 days.

I have no idea what the blue tick is for on his twitter profile, but if he's supposed to be a journalist he should be ashamed of himself.

But that's my guess as to why it's not getting more MSM coverage (it's not true).

 

[oviedo]

Yes, cases have gone up. But deaths have decreased by 90%.

And I think that is because the age of the cases has gone from average age of 62 down to average age of 37.

All us old folks that haven't died already, are hiding out at home. So the virus is finding new hosts that are much younger. And they are not dying at the same high rates. JMO

That’s exactly what I think - all of my 70+ senior friends are hiding out staying home and limiting exposure - with downward shift in age deaths should decrease because we’ve been told this age group is not “at risk” IMO- I guess we just keep waiting but our courts are not open for in person hearings and most lawyers are using zoom for mediations etc
JMO

 

[musicaljoke]

Some of these young attendees will soon learn that this virus is the real thing; i hope they don't spread it to their grandparents in the meantime. There is a certain arrogance in young people like this being in denial, because the chances are pretty good they won't get very ill- then they can say, oh, it was no big deal.

My fear is that many are trusting false information that they have been told by people who are in leadership. They may believe that they are acting responsibly and that the air filtering system truly zaps Covid right out of the church. Given the example they see in Trump, they may believe that wearing masks is unnecessary and social distancing not needed. Some young people might brush it off as being no danger to themselves, but there are likely also those who think they are acting with care and concern for others. How tragic for them, when the consequence of their misconceptions is revealed.

 

[zecats]

That’s exactly what I think - all of my 70+ senior friends are hiding out staying home and limiting exposure - with downward shift in age deaths should decrease because we’ve been told this age group is not “at risk” IMO- I guess we just keep waiting but our courts are not open for in person hearings and most lawyers are using zoom for mediations etc
JMO

Or the ones like DH, who have had it already and feel invincible, and he goes about his business as usual. Hopefully true.

I did hear a statement from Dr. Jen Ashton on GMA one morning that it's possible antibodies only last up to 2 months. If that's the case then there would be no herd immunity. So many unknowns with this virus.

 

[SouthAussie]

My fear is that many are trusting false information that they have been told by people who are in leadership. They may believe that they are acting responsibly and that the air filtering system truly zaps Covid right out of the church. Given the example they see in Trump, they may believe that wearing masks is unnecessary and social distancing not needed. Some young people might brush it off as being no danger to themselves, but there are likely also those who think they are acting with care and concern for others. How tragic for them, when the consequence of their misconceptions is revealed.

Young people often think they are infallible, don't they?
They won't die in a recklessly speeding car, they won't ingest a fatal dose of drugs from a bad batch ..... they won't catch the corona virus.

Sadly, it might not be until their friends are infected that they realise how serious this is for everyone.

 

[tresir2012]

Young people often think they are infallible, don't they?
They won't die in a recklessly speeding car, they won't ingest a fatal dose of drugs from a bad batch ..... they won't catch the corona virus.

Sadly, it might not be until their friends are infected that they realise how serious this is for everyone.

Are you worrying about a second wave in Oz, as you are in midwinter too right? What are your thoughts?