International COVID-19 Updates & Discussion 2

[Mirai]

Here is the 'open source' version of the study: https://reason.com/2020/04/09/preli...infection-fatality-rate-of-about-0-4-percent/

The younger 'fit' people may not get as sick, but they also spread the disease. The disease is on average worse than a flu though so expect many to also be off work for at least a week just for symptoms.

 

[Sinbad]

Over 100k deaths now, and USA about to overtake Italy

 

[daveza]

Over 100k deaths now, and USA about to overtake Italy

USA will likely reach half a million cases later today.

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1248690242791575553

+ NY has the highest number of cases anywhere in the world.

 

[Mirai]

As of Friday morning, African Americans made up almost half of Milwaukee County's 945 cases and 81% of its 27 deaths in a county whose population is 26% black. Milwaukee is one of the few places in the United States that is tracking the racial breakdown of people who have been infected by the novel coronavirus, offering a glimpse at the disproportionate destruction it is inflicting on black communities nationwide.

In Michigan, where the state's population is 14% black, African Americans made up 35% of cases and 40% of deaths as of Friday morning. Detroit, where a majority of residents are black, has emerged as a hot spot with a high death toll. As has New Orleans. Louisiana has not published case breakdowns by race, but 40% of the state's deaths have happened in Orleans Parish, where the majority of residents are black.

Illinois and North Carolina are two of the few areas publishing statistics on COVID-19 cases by race, and their data shows a disproportionate number of African Americans were infected.

Covid-19 is hitting black Americans especially hard with more infections and deaths.

Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted, Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate

Black people are being infected and dying at higher rates. Here's what Milwaukee is doing about it -- and why governments need to start releasing data on the race of COVID-19 patients.

www.medscape.com

(free registration required for full article)

 

[The_Right_Honourable_Brit]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1248568514245509120

 

[buka001]

Swedens death rate per capita is skyrocketing. Look at that gradient in comparison to its neighbouring countries.

 

[skimread]

Swedens death rate per capita is skyrocketing. Look at that gradient in comparison to its neighbouring countries.

Too many old people? Maybe that explains why they wanted so many refugees as they needed to fill the gap. Who knows?

This thing is statisticians, data scientists and conspiracy theorists wet dream.

I read somewhere that the BCG shots we were given as kids in SA might add protection (not immunity) whereas country like Italy or many other European countries didn't have it.

Map suggests TB vaccine may help prevent Covid-19

The map below from the medical journal Plos Medicine displays BCG vaccination policy by country. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis. Yellow: The count…

asiatimes.com

 

[skimread]

Over 100k deaths now, and USA about to overtake Italy

Yip they will overtake Italy in the number of deaths today. France, Spain and UK all have the potential to overtake Italy in the non-too distant future.

 

[dualmeister]

Surgeon General Singles Out People Of Color To Stop Alcohol, Drugs In COVID-19 Fight

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Friday singled out African Americans and Latino communities at the White House COVID-19 press briefing, telling them to refrain from “alcohol, tobacco and drugs” to protect their health during the pandemic.

Minutes later, after a challenge from a reporter, he said his comments were “not meant to be offensive” and that the advice was for all Americans.

 

[DeeinSouthAfrica]

Surgeon General Singles Out People Of Color To Stop Alcohol, Drugs In COVID-19 Fight

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Friday singled out African Americans and Latino communities at the White House COVID-19 press briefing, telling them to refrain from “alcohol, tobacco and drugs” to protect their health during the pandemic.

Minutes later, after a challenge from a reporter, he said his comments were “not meant to be offensive” and that the advice was for all Americans.

He is African American, and more darker skinned people are dying there than lighter skinned people, so I guess he thought his advice was a good idea at the time.
More African Americans and Latinos are in front-line jobs over there, and money is tight and health care expensive.
Putting it another way - virus isn't discriminating according to race - it's just that they're more exposed and poorer.

 

[Space]

some informative infographics here:

Coronavirus: The world in lockdown in maps and charts

With more than a million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, an analysis of the world in lockdown.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Lupus]

some informative infographics here:

Coronavirus: The world in lockdown in maps and charts

With more than a million coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, an analysis of the world in lockdown.

www.bbc.co.uk

Maybe this could be a lesson and things can change? Less traffic causes less pollution, which is a good thing, maybe more work from homes, more shifts to allow the more dispersion of traffic.

 

[Archer]

Maybe this could be a lesson and things can change? Less traffic causes less pollution, which is a good thing, maybe more work from homes, more shifts to allow the more dispersion of traffic.

The Netherlands has also reported noise levels across the country have dropped 3db. Obviously places like airports have seem major drops (iirc 11db)

 

[Space]

The Netherlands has also reported noise levels across the country have dropped 3db. Obviously places like airports have seem major drops (iirc 11db)

3db LOL

 

[Geoff.D]

3db LOL

Why is it funny?
You do understand how noise is measured I hope.

 

[DTBA]

3db LOL

3db is more then would think sound does not scale linear to your ears

 

[Gordon_R]

Why is it funny?
You do understand how noise is measured I hope.

This entire sub-forum is full of instant experts, most of whom studied under Dunning-Kruger...

 

[YeaNutz]

This entire sub-forum is full of instant experts, most of whom studied under Dunning-Kruger...

you fall into the same group with all the crap you post too

 

[The Voice]

Just a random thought. I wonder how people who live close to airports, eg: Heathrow, are coping with the lack of noise?

People who live close to highways or train tracks are eventually able to completely block out the noise after a while - I lived close to a main road growing up, and couldn't fall asleep anywhere else because the sound of cars going by wasn't there. I guess it functions like white noise in a way.