Our calculations a couple of weeks ago was that mitigation combined with lack of testing capacity (lab and PPE equipment, lab chemical constraints) would so muddy the waters that April numbers would make no sense and have no logical pattern.
That means decision-makers will be flying totally blind from here on out...so glad I am retired... :-)
“It was horrific. It was like the devil’s hands were strangling me and holding me down and laughing in my face.
“It’s the deepest, darkest place we’ve ever been.
“We just thought that if we don’t wake up, it’s not the end of the world.”
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/11315891/page-3-linda-lusardi-coronavirus-die-kids/
Looking at countries around the world today, two countries stand out as up and coming hot spots:
Sweden (often discussed here):
69 deaths today
308 total deaths
Brazil
82 deaths today
324 total deaths
Keep an eye on these for the next couple of weeks...