[Mariner]

ping to new daily thread

[chris37]

Morning, Mariner, thank you for the thread. I hope you're doing well today.

[abigkahuna]

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[StAnDeliver]

NEVER EVER LET anyone with a dystopian world view make economic decisions ever again.

In fact, quarantine them safely and comfortably until the crisis is over.

[Fido969]

Latest projections here:

https://covid19.healthdata.org/united-states-of-america

[Raebie]

bkmk

[MplsSteve]

BUMP for later reading and possible commenting...

[Jane Long]

Thanks!

[PA Engineer]

Thanks for the new thread. At the end of the previous thread I posted this:

I've seen that post before. All conditions listed are part of the same condition resulting from insulin resistance. This is referred to as metabolic syndrome.

Metabolic syndrome, also known as syndrome X or dysmetabolic syndrome, refers to a cluster of metabolic conditions that can lead to heart disease.

The main features of metabolic syndrome include insulin resistance, hypertension (high blood pressure), abnormal cholesterol, and an increased risk for clotting. People diagnosed with this syndrome are usually overweight or obese.

Metabolic Syndrome

Intercellular zinc deficiency is a common feature of Type 2 Diabetes (advanced metabolic syndrome).

Zinc and diabetes mellitus: understanding molecular mechanisms and clinical implications

Glycated hemoglobin and changes in normal ferritin blood levels is a common feature of Type 2 and Metabolic Syndrome:

A STUDY ON RELATION BETWEEN SERUM FERRITIN AND GLYCATED HEMOGLOBIN IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Almost half of Americans of all ages are unhealthy. It is not because they don't follow dietary device, it is because they do follow it. It is not because they don't "move more." It is because they can't outrun a bad diet.

Metabolic Syndrome is easily reversed with reduction in processed food and seed oils, low carbohydrate intake and time restricted eating to allow the human body to recycle damaged organelles via Autophagy. Patients after weight loss will tend to move more. Trying to convince them that exercise will cure them or they are not doing it enough is sadistic.

Metabolic Syndrome increases with age, however BMI is not as good of a predictor as Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). Main elderly fall in the low to healthy BMI ranges, however suffer from insulin resistance. I've posted a few times now that they are Thin Outside, Fat Inside (TOFI).

The virus infections seem to show the same pattern. Attacking the old with great lethality first, while infecting the younger later with grave illnesses requiring hospital support.

Hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia are part of the same phenomena. HbA1c should be the first line test after viral infection to understand the patients disease course and medical treatment.

[LilFarmer]

Thanks.

[mrsmith]

https://twitter.com/gian_rinaldi/status/1247576623303421953

“1. What’s the infection fatality rate for COVID-19? @MatteoParadisi and I looked at 10 Lombardy towns locked down Feb 21. With a fully functioning hospital system(early days of epidemic), we estimate 0.67% overall, <1% for under 70 e 2-5% for over 70 (1/8)”

[ScottfromNJ]

Per BNO News, 10,480 new cases and 779 new deaths in New York state.

[bert]

rush has jumped the shark

He rants about things he doesn’t comprehend

[metmom]

Thanks for the new thread.

[ArcadeQuarters]

Here's a table that combines the Coronavirus death numbers from bing and population data from wikipedia to get deaths per million, sorted from lowest to highest. The info is not 100% reliable and some countries were left out due to lack of data but it might be interesting to look for trends. Warmer countries seem to have fewer deaths for example.

Country	Deaths per Million	Population	Deaths
Tanzania	0.02	56318348	1
Ethiopia	0.02	109224559	2
Myanmar	0.02	53708395	1
Nigeria	0.03	195874740	6
Sudan	0.05	41801533	2
Malawi	0.06	18143315	1
Zambia	0.06	17351822	1
Angola	0.06	30809762	2
Benin	0.09	11485048	1
Haiti	0.09	11123176	1
Uzbekistan	0.09	32955400	3
India	0.11	1352617328	149
Kenya	0.12	51393010	6
Bangladesh	0.12	161356039	20
Senegal	0.13	15854360	2
Zimbabwe	0.14	14439018	2
Libya	0.15	6678567	1
Nicaragua	0.15	6465513	1
Ghana	0.17	29767108	5
Guatemala	0.17	17247807	3
New Zealand	0.20	4885500	1
South Africa	0.22	57779622	13
Mauritania	0.23	4403319	1
Kuwait	0.24	4137309	1
Mali	0.26	19077690	5
Pakistan	0.27	212215030	58
Sri Lanka	0.28	21670000	6
Afghanistan	0.30	37172386	11
Cameroon	0.36	25216237	9
Togo	0.38	7889094	3
Kazakhstan	0.38	18276499	7
Costa Rica	0.40	4999441	2
Oman	0.41	4829483	2
Thailand	0.43	69428524	30
Botswana	0.44	2254126	1
Gabon	0.47	2119275	1
Niger	0.49	22442948	11
Hong Kong	0.54	7451000	4
Jordan	0.60	9956011	6
Liberia	0.62	4818977	3
Japan	0.64	126529100	81
Paraguay	0.72	6956071	5
El Salvador	0.78	6420744	5
Georgia	0.80	3731000	3
Azerbaijan	0.80	9942334	8
Indonesia	0.90	267663435	240
Burkina Faso	0.96	19751535	19
Cuba	0.97	11338138	11
Colombia	1.01	49648685	50
Jamaica	1.02	2934855	3
Latvia	1.04	1926542	2
Mexico	1.12	126190788	141
Ukraine	1.17	44622516	52
Saudi Arabia	1.22	33699947	41
Singapore	1.24	5638676	7
United Arab Emirates	1.25	9630959	12
Bolivia	1.32	11353142	15
Argentina	1.35	44494502	60
Belarus	1.37	9485386	13
Iraq	1.69	38433600	65
Philippines	1.71	106651922	182
Suriname	1.74	575991	1
Uruguay	1.74	3449299	6
Cabo Verde	1.84	543767	1
Tunisia	1.99	11565204	23
Australia	2.00	24992369	50
Malaysia	2.06	31528585	65
Qatar	2.16	2781677	6
Honduras	2.29	9587522	22
Chile	2.30	18729160	43
China	2.39	1392730000	3333
Morocco	2.50	36029138	90
Belize	2.61	383071	1
Kosovo	2.71	1845300	5
Lebanon	2.77	6848925	19
Armenia	3.05	2951776	9
Bahrain	3.19	1569439	5
Montenegro	3.21	622345	2
Bulgaria	3.27	7024216	23
Brazil	3.28	209469333	688
Peru	3.34	31989256	107
Poland	3.58	37978548	136
South Korea	3.87	51635256	200
Algeria	4.59	42228429	194
Croatia	4.65	4089400	19
Trinidad and Tobago	5.04	1389858	7
Lithuania	5.38	2789533	15
Mauritius	5.53	1265303	7
Hungary	5.94	9768785	58
Guyana	6.42	779004	5
Moldova	6.77	3545883	24
Puerto Rico	7.20	3195153	23
Finland	7.25	5518050	40
Greece	7.55	10727668	81
Albania	7.68	2866376	22
Israel	8.10	8883800	72
Serbia	8.74	6982084	61
Turkey	8.81	82319724	725
Dominican Republic	9.22	10627165	98
Bosnia and Herzegovina	10.23	3323929	34
Canada	10.28	37058856	381
Antigua and Barbuda	10.39	96286	1
Barbados	10.47	286641	3
Romania	10.73	19473936	209
Cyprus	11.77	1189265	14
Isle of Man	11.89	84077	1
Ecuador	12.88	17084357	220
North Macedonia	13.92	2082958	29
Panama	14.13	4176873	59
Cayman Islands	15.58	64174	1
Iceland	16.97	353574	6
Norway	17.50	5314336	93
Estonia	18.17	1320884	24
Slovenia	19.35	2067372	40
Guam	24.13	165768	4
Germany	24.32	82927922	2017
Monaco	25.85	38682	1
Liechtenstein	26.38	37910	1
Turks and Caicos Islands	26.55	37665	1
Austria	30.86	8847037	273
Bermuda	31.27	63968	2
Northern Mariana Islands	35.16	56882	2
Portugal	36.96	10281762	380
Denmark	37.60	5797446	218
United States	39.44	327167434	12905
Ireland	43.27	4853506	210
Sweden	68.25	10183175	695
Luxembourg	72.40	607728	44
United Kingdom	92.63	66488991	6159
Switzerland	99.34	8516543	846
Netherlands	130.46	17231017	2248
France	154.18	66987244	10328
Belgium	196.11	11422068	2240
Italy	283.41	60431283	17127
Andorra	285.69	77006	22
Spain	311.51	46723749	14555
San Marino	1006.36	33785	34

[Vermont Lt]

I had a good friend and fellow alum pass today. He was 77, but otherwise in good health.

There are now 12 cases in my mother in law’s SNF.

And the flu bro’s are screaming, literally screaming to let them go back to their bars.

This is not over. I doubt it’s even the middle yet.

But let loose the dogs and get it over with. Not.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

So, who cares if you need to get to your late shift at the McDonald's drive-thru and you have no car??? Just be glad you can limp to your job, even if you have rheumatoid arthritis!

Siouxland Regional Transit System to suspend transit service Friday (Iowa, South Dakota, 4/8/20)

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Wu Flu Art. I believe they mean for each person to chalk his own walk. If not, what could POSSIBLY go WRONG??? (R0 = ~2 to ~5)

Le Mars Art Center to encourage people to 'chalk your walk' (Iowa, 4/8/20)

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

She's just sittin' there watching the remaining wheels go round and round. She really loves to watch 'em roll!

Martina McBride's Orpheum concert rescheduled for September (Iowa, 4/8/20)

Currently not riding on the merry-go-round, if this sh*t keeps up, she may eventually have to let it go . . .

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

The Chinese Heme Burglar Virus continues to spread in the Heartland:

How many coronavirus cases does Iowa have? (Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, 4/8/20)