Posted on 03/08/2020 6:00:55 PM PDT by narses
With coronavirus death toll in the U.S. rising to 19, people are becoming increasing afraid of contracting the disease. To date, there are 3,803 reported deaths with 109,835 confirmed cases worldwide. Also a total of 60,694 people have recovered from the virus. As the fear of coronavirus continues to spread, there are a growing number of reports of empty shop shelves as people rush to stock up on basic products such as hand soap, sanitizers, tissue papers, and many more. It got so bad that some stores are now limiting purchases of these products, more due to coronavirus fears.
The fears stem from the misleading information coming from mainstream media about the trend of the virus. The media shows the number of fatalities continuously increasing, on a time-based graph. The problem with this is that, the media only uses a cumulative graph to illustrate coronavirus deaths. However, if you look deeper at the raw data provided by John Hopkins on GITHUB, the number of global deaths per day are decreasing worldwide.
Hats off to Evan at TradeGuru, who first noticed the discrepancy in media’s cumulative statistics and created a more accurate chart. According to Evan’s analysis using the raw data provided by John Hopkins University, “the virus is decreasing in hotspots such as South Korea, China and Hong Kong (the first to deal with the novel virus). The press tells us it’s an outbreak, or a pandemic on the precipice. Both situations would suggest exponential growth. The actual data doesn’t suggest exponential growth of fatalities at all. The data suggests decline. In fact, the crude death rate is statistically 0.”
Also, it’s now being estimated that 80% of individuals that contract the coronavirus are asymptomatic or midly-symptomatic. And in this viral video, Rebecca Fraiser says she “never really felt unwell” after contracting the virus, and it “sounds like it is the case for the majority of people.”
Been there and yes. Horrid, filthy and near third-world conditions.
See https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g42471-d4635808-r496682248-KFC-Milan_Michigan.html
And yes, I left one of these reviews.
Yep. Daily.
Does it matter if it’s inside or outside? Will keeping inside temp high help?
He is funny.
And a humidifier.
You know I always like hot showers when I get a bad head cold.. Always felt better after the shower.
You might find this map interesting to follow...I find it keeps up very well and the enlarged areas as they increase. Scroll just a little bit....
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html
I’ve heard a report that this virus can survive on a surface for up to 9 days. Can anyone confirm that?
Behind their paywall, no thanks.
Are droplets expelled just from breathing and talking?
WHO says: It is not certain how long the virus that causes COVID-19 survives on surfaces, but it seems to behave like other coronaviruses. Studies suggest that coronaviruses (including preliminary information on the COVID-19 virus) may persist on surfaces for a few hours or up to several days. This may vary under different conditions (e.g. type of surface, temperature or humidity of the environment).
If you think a surface may be infected, clean it with simple disinfectant to kill the virus and protect yourself and others. Clean your hands with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth, or nose.
Travis, I am definitely with you on this. I’m not in panic mode or anything but the way the cases are evolving quickly and the panic buying that has already ensued will make the next several weeks rough. My kids schools are likely shutting down and our store shelves are empty. The damage has already been done and I feel it’s going to get worse.
What I haven’t seen a lot of in this thread is the media factor. And it’s a big one.
“Concern” doesn’t sell papers and boost ratings. “Crisis” does.
“Caution” doesn’t sell papers and boost ratings. “Fear” does.
The media only inflames the situation, because that’s what they do.
Remember the quote attributed to William Randolph Hearst: “You furnish the pictures. I’ll furnish the war.” That attitude has never changed, it’s just gone international, around the clock, and digital.
Math is hard. Panic is easy.
Follow the money.
There’s no paywall for this map.
Narses thinks that Milan is a third-world shithole, that’s why their cases are exploding.
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