[Mariner]

Another day of chronicling these extraordinary events.

[ifinnegan]

Are there 100 million cases yet?

[campaignPete R-CT]

IBTT

IN BEFORE THE TEN

[datura]

Good morning!

[Mariner]

New thread here...

[null and void]

Bring Out Your Dad

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

[amorphous]

Something I put together...

[cgbg]

Thanks for the thread.

Fasten your seat belts. It is mandatory on these threads. :-)

[Delta 21]

[Alcibiades]

Bumping from TP nirvana.

[JonPreston]

I’ve been assured by many virologists on our board that this is just a seasonal flu.

[HangnJudge]

West (by gawd) Virginia is last man standing
Hollers and Sticks, little social mobility
Hillbillies to inherit the Earth, but only if they stay put

[amorphous]

Live press briefing. Trump present. VP speaking now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMORMliBd4I

[TigersEye]

Today's briefing is happening now ...

Members of the Coronavirus Task Force Hold a Press Briefing March 17, 2020

[fatima]

2-Year-Old Girl In Montgomery County Has Coronavirus
She’s the first pediatric case of coronavirus in Montgomery County. Six more cases were found Monday, and one man is hospitalized.
https://patch.com/pennsylvania/limerick/2-year-old-girl-montgomery-county-has-coronavirus

[DEPcom]

Flu hospitalizations generally happen over the course of several months, not all in a 2 week period.

[LilFarmer]

Moving these items of interest over

NETHERLANDS

In the Netherlands, more than half of the people in intensive care with Covid-19 are aged under 50, IC association chairman tells
@ADnl
.
The family of a 16-year-old boy in intensive care has asked the Netherlands to “Wake up and take this virus seriously.”

https://www.ad.nl/dossier-coronavirus/40-a-50-nederlandse-coronapatienten-op-intensive-cares-meer-dan-de-helft-is-onder-de-vijftig~a058aad2/?referrer=https://t.co/1joc6basR8?amp=1

France -

Jérôme Salomon, Director of Health:

...
Young people are also affected
...
According to Jérôme Salomon, “we often have young people, half of the people in ICU are under 65. Just over 10% of deaths are under the age of 65. But there are few cases among minors. ***From the age of 25, 30 year old, there are increasingly severe forms and no underlying pathology.”****

[McGruff]

CBS News reporter accuses White House official of calling COVID-19 the ‘Kung Flu’

https://twitchy.com/gregp-3534/2020/03/17/cbs-news-reporter-accuses-white-house-official-of-calling-covid-19-the-kung-flu/

Oh the hughmanity.

[Spruce]

President and Secretary of treasury giving news conference.

They are talking tax holiday. And “substantial” checks issued to every citizen.

[MplsSteve]

BUMP for later reading and possible commenting...

[RummyChick]

One of the guys I watch on Twitter who is a fitness freak...in all kinds of ways from working out to eating...in New York got some kind of flu Said this helped him recover in 48 hours Anyone have experience with it?