Coronavirus in the United States - news and thoughts

The latest global number is up 10,000 cases and 900 deaths

Coronavirus Update (Live): 218,159 Cases and 8,937 Deaths from COVID-19 Virus Outbreak - Worldometer

 

The concerning aspect of the poll to me is the likelihood of societal commitment to isolation / distancing.

If public opinion trends against scientific opinion / suggestions - things could get interesting.

America's individualism culture is less suited than most to these sacrifices. We're clearly willing to make them - but the threat/reason has to be painfully in our face. [insert Churchill's quote about America doing what's right]

 

US numbers
United States Coronavirus: 9,028 Cases and 150 Deaths - Worldometer


Something to look at in the numbers

Active infected cases compared to closed cases. 8758/256 There is a huge disparity.

This tells me there is alot of unresolved sickness in the country

and the Closed case recovered to death ratio is 41/59%

 

Great point. I was never really aware of this until I dated one Taiwanese girl and ended up marrying another. Americans tend to embody a much different sense of independence than folks from other cultures. As I type this, there are national news reports of crowded beaches in Clearwater. It's shocking.

 

It wasn't 2 days, it was barely 24 hours.

If someone doesn't want to see what another poster writes then the easiest thing to do is put them on ignore. Of course, you can't do that with moderators, that's grounds for being banned.

 

Well it felt like 2 days

BTW you rock!

 

Almost half of the new cases reported in the US today were from the state of New York but they aren't having deaths skyrocketing like some of those European countries.

 

The cases are largely new, only 1 person has officially recovered to now. See where we are in 2 weeks.

United States Coronavirus: 9,236 Cases and 150 Deaths - Worldometer

 

I can see you're not prone to exaggeration

 

Congressman Diaz-Balart of Miami is COVID19 positive.

 

We have had 41 deaths today, 23 yesterday, 18 the day before that, 11 the day before that, and 8 the 2 days before that. We are already at over 5x the deaths from Saturday and it is Wednesday. How exactly is that not skyrocketing?

 

get a couple of drinks in me and I tell great stories. Sicilian/PR. lots of hand gesturing and sound effects

 

There is hope after all with many of the youth that will be taking over this country.

 

U.S. Virus Plan Anticipates 18-Month Pandemic and Widespread Shortages

 

It's ignorant.

 

I'm an Italian New Yorker, I can relate

 

are you saying that Sheldon Adelson is doing his best to hurt Trump?

 

hoping this is all true....

China has closed down its last coronavirus hospital. Not enough new cases to support them.
Doctors in India have been successful in treating Coronavirus. Combination of drugs used: Lopinavir, Retonovir, Oseltamivir along with Chlorphenamine. They are going to suggest same medicine, globally.
Researchers of the Erasmus Medical Center claim to have found an antibody against coronavirus.
A 103-year-old Chinese grandmother has made a full recovery from COVID-19 after being treated for 6 days in Wuhan, China.
Apple reopens all 42 china stores,
Cleveland Clinic developed a COVID-19 test that gives results in hours, not days.
Good news from South Korea, where the number of new cases is declining.
Italy is hit hard, experts say, only because they have the oldest population in Europe.
Scientists in Israel likely to announce the development of a coronavirus vaccine.
3 Maryland coronavirus patients fully recovered; able to return to everyday life.
A network of Canadian scientists are making excellent progress in Covid-19 research.
A San Diego biotech company is developing a Covid-19 vaccine in collaboration with Duke University and National University of Singapore.
Tulsa County's first positive COVID-19 case has recovered. This individual has had two negative tests, which is the indicator of recovery.
All 7 patients who were getting treated for at Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi have recovered.
Plasma from newly recovered patients from Covid -19 can treat others infected by Covid-19.
So it's not ALL bad news. Let's care for each other and stay focused on safety of those most vunerable.
*copied from a friend*

 

There are many naive out there but we are crashing things in the western world for something that will kill less people here than the Swine Flu did in the US and be literally dwarfed by the standard flu deaths we get each year. Auto accident deaths each year will dwarf this also.