Coronavirus Live Thread. 2/15-2/16

2/15/2020

[Vermont Lt]

There are currently 69,036 confirmed cases worldwide, including 1,666 fatalities.

[datura]

South Korea, Singapore Report New Infections

South Korea’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Sunday one new case of the novel coronavirus, bringing the country’s total to 29.

The new case is an 82-year-old South Korean national who has no recent travel history outside of the country.

In Singapore, the country’s total known cases of coronavirus now stands at 72 after the local Ministry of Health announced five new cases on Saturday.

None of the new patients have recently traveled to China.

Among the five, three are Singaporean nationals, aged 79, 27, and 25; one is a 26-year-old Bangladeshi national; and the last one is a 40-year-old Chinese national. The two non-Singaporeans have a local work pass.

Of the three Singaporeans nationals, two are family members of the country’s 66th confirmed case, the other is someone who has come into contact with the 66th case.

Singapore’s 66th confirmed case involves a 28-year-old Singaporean national who also has no recent travel history to China.

The Bangladeshi patient is among five confirmed cases from a local construction site.

The 40-year-old Chinese national had come in contact with the country’s 59th confirmed case, who is a 61-year-old Singaporean national who has not recently traveled to China.

[SteveH]

try downloading openoffice(?)

[Hieronymus]

Yes—but so far I believe the fatality rate is non-existent.

I’d much rather have it spread much faster than anticipated initially but not be very lethal than have it spread slightly slower and kill at an above-advertised rate.

2% is in fact pretty bad, and if it is closer to 20% and people don’t gain immunity from having it, we would be looking at the worst thing since the Black Death.

[justa-hairyape]

I think the plastic addition helps with cooling. That may reduce moisture. Just guessing.

[blueplum]

First we had evacuation center dance off and another one and another one
then we had doctor and the little toddlers dance off

and now, ladies and gentlemen, lassies and laddies, we have a trend:
Next up, the Diamond Princess galley crew dance off:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QTlgN6g0eg&feature=emb_logo

God Bless Them, Every One

[steve86]

If you describing the same type I have, with the exhale valve, it definitely helps with moisture release and eases exhale effort.

[blueplum]

thanks D.!

[greeneyes]

I have open office—that’s what I use.

[steve86]

“China imports rice”

I believe it. My late wife favored Indian rice from her home country (Basmati and Jasmine), and Costco carries those. My new girlfriend — I don’t know much about her eating habits yet besides mostly Asian — is from the Philippines and may have to make do with American rice some day.

[Svartalfiar]

7x...we know the real numbers a much higher than the official ones. Early on, Hal Turner reported much larger numbers of dead based on feedback from incinerator operators. Even those will be low as the crematoriums are full and can’t handle more input. Picking up bodies appears to pay well at the present time.

well if we base our multipliers off of the tencent leaked numbers from a week or two ago, recoveries were 50% of China's official stats, and deaths were 70x higher.. Yes, seventy. For an approximate fatality rate of ~96%

[SteveH]

hmmm, well, openoffice worked fine for me (just tried it).

[steve86]

Being from Washington State, rice, tobacco, and cotton farming are pretty foreign to me. But we are familiar with cannabis production.

[steve86]

Also a few potatoes, apples, cherries, wheat, asparagus, et al.

[steve86]

And can’t forget hops and grapes.

[grey_whiskers]

I saw someone call that ship the Lysol Princess on another site...

[greeneyes]

Oh well. Thanks anyway. I thought maybe it was an issue others could be having, and wanted to let you know.

[grey_whiskers]

Line him up against a wall.

Or just send him to Wuhan.

[Freedom56v2]

LOL

[Paul R.]

I believe what’s happening is that your browser isn’t able to open the Excel file directly, so instead it tries it as HTML, which ends up as the gibberish.

Try downloading the file (right-click and “Save target as” in IE) as an xlsx file to HD or a flash drive, or whatever. Then open it with an Excel file viewer (most are free) or, I use Libre Office Portable on a flash drive. (Libre Office Portable will work just fine as a “lite” Office suite on a HD as well.)

(Not trying to talk down at you - just trying to give multi-options to other readers. Obviously IT skill sets vary - mine being on the medium-low end!))

D1, maybe you can make mention of downloading options when you post these spreadsheets. (Feel free to use my text or modify / add.) Also would suggest this go on the daily live coronavirus thread to make it easier to find. Tomorrow, for example, I may not be online much. (”Mom care” duties.) Thanks!

[FrogMom]

Last I looked, Australia was in the Southern hemisphere. They’ve got the same number of cases as we do (15) right now.