Coronavirus - International stories and thoughts

The key take away from that graph in the context of the Bejing's extreme quarantine measures (and acceptance outside China that they've done some good) is how big and serious the problem is. About all they could hope for is to slow an exponential trend, not actually arresting it.

 

Satellite imagery from March 1 shows the two trenches. Excavation continued after that.(MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES)

Iran, a nation of about 80 million people, has suffered a particularly deadly surge of coronavirus infections, including among its top leadership. Iran’s Health Ministry says that 429 people have died of the virus, which causes the disease known as covid-19, and more than 10,000 have fallen ill. Among the dead are members of parliament, a former diplomat and even a senior adviser to the Supreme Leader. At least two dozen other officials, including a vice president, have been infected.

In Qom, the spiritual center of Iran’s ruling Shiite clerics, more than 846 people have contracted the virus, officials say. Iran’s government has not released an official death toll for Qom, however, where about 1.2 million people live. But videos, satellite images and other open-source data from the cemetery — a vast complex six miles north of the city center — suggest that the number of people struck down by the virus there is significantly higher than the official figure.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-graves/

 

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Coronavirus: Italy says 1,000 have died but lockdown can work

Italy has now seen 1,016 deaths, amid a total number 15,113 infections. Civil protection officials say 1,258 have recovered, although the number of cases has gone up by 2,651 since Wednesday. Italy is the world's worst-hit country after China.

First case was diagnosed on Jan 31st. (6 weeks ago)

 

I don't speak Italian but these guys don't sound too worried.

 

It could be. I think part of the concern here stems from there being so much unknown compared to typical colds and influenza.

 

The 3 major issues with this disease are: 1. It is a lower respiratory infection. Not upper. So it is in the lungs. 2. It is highly contagious. 3. It is new; no one is immune and the body doesn’t recognize it.

 

Just tested positive for corona virus

guess they have Democratic hoaxes in Canada, too...

 

She’s relative young, unless she had an undisclosed condition she will be fine. But it does show it can reach anyone, and imagine how many people she has contacted.

 

Iranian President, senior officials in Brazil (that met with Trump), Trudeau's wife, Minister of Health in the UK. This is hitting the leadership hard.

 

Creative thread. Maybe next time spell the dude's name right?

 

Yeah, but he doesn't like trump so no biggie....

 

I found a few write ups where a couple of experts were willing to take a guess at what happens and they say the China info suggests this stuff will be like colds as far as transmission and the warmer more humid weather will slow transmission a lot from what it would do in the winter time.

 

For some diseases it kind of does depend on cold dry air. In warm wet air the droplets fall more quickly. That said it definitely also has to do with people clustered inside.

 

Let’s just hope Trump doesn’t end up with the virus, because you know da libz will be blamed for it.

 

or he will have minor symptoms like the majority of folks do, and claim that it proves it’s a hoax.

 

" I have the best immune system, it's tremendous...... "