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2020-05-02 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
Coronavirus roundup
Denmark says spread has not accelerated since reopening began
[Jpost] The spread of Covid-19 in Denmark has not accelerated since the country began a gradual loosening of restrictions in mid-April, the State Serum Institute, which is responsible for preparedness against infectious diseases, said on Thursday. The so-called R rate, which shows the average number of infections one person with the virus causes, has increased slightly in the past two weeks but remains below 1.0, the institute said.

"However,
there is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened...
there are no signs that the COVID-19 epidemic is accelerating," it said.

Denmark's coronavirus rate of infection has RISEN from 0.6 to 0.9 since schools re-opened

New York' 289 deaths in 24 hours 'lower than it has been,' Cuomo says
[NYPOST]
Whistleblower claims British hospitals are still deliberately sending elderly patients to care homes 'to die' by discharging them before Covid-19 test results come through - as part of NHS 'soul destroying' culture of freeing up beds

Javits Center field hospital set to close after treating just 1,000 coronavirus patients - but FEMA will keep a stockpile of supplies and equipment at the site to prepare for a second waveDoes 500% surge in heart attacks reveal coronavirus was already killing New Yorkers in mid-February - and where it started?Texas has record spike in deaths on the eve of lifting lockdown as New Hampshire becomes latest state to announce gradual reopening over the next 10 daysMassachusetts veteran's home where a third of residents have died in coronavirus outbreak is blasted by dead resident's daughter who wrote 'is my father still alive?' on car windows after no information for 30 hours
Germany sees number of infections rise for the fifth day in a row as country nervously watches to see effects of easing lockdown
Minnesota nursing home reveals 47 of their residents have died from coronavirus and more than half have been infected
Madonna tests positive for COVID-19 antibodies, ready to ''breathe'' the air
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Nearly 5K meat plant workers have coronavirus, CDC says
[NYPOST] Nearly 5,000 workers at the country’s meat processing plants have tested positive for the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control.

The US agency tested workers at more than 100 meat processing plants in 19 states and found that nearly 3 percent of them had the virus that has killed more than 60,000 Americans and sickened more than 3 million around the world, according to CNBC.

The CDC warned that the real percentage of infected workers could be even higher, as testing limitations prevented it from being able to get a complete picture of the scale.

"The recognized risk to meat and poultry facility operation requires prompt action to decrease risks to workers, preserve facility function, and maintain the food supply," CDC researchers said.
Poster: Fred

How Britain's R number plummeted when we went into lockdown... now random test of 100,000 people will help officials track the rate when draconian restrictions are lifted
Poster: Skidmark
Posted by trailing wife 2020-05-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ]  Top

#1 Denmark says spread has not accelerated since reopening began

We still don't have good numbers for asymptomatic incubation period.


Whistleblower claims British hospitals are still deliberately sending elderly patients to care homes 'to die' by discharging them before Covid-19 test results come through - as part of NHS 'soul destroying' culture of freeing up beds


That's why they don't publish "Outcome of Cases (Recovery or Death)".

Javits Center field hospital set to close after treating just 1,000 coronavirus patients - but FEMA will keep a stockpile of supplies and equipment at the site to prepare for a second wave

So (Trump directed) FEMA are not being morons.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-02 04:29||   2020-05-02 04:29|| Front Page Top

#2 
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-02 04:35||   2020-05-02 04:35|| Front Page Top

#3 ^ "Try the tacos and clams"
Posted by Frank G 2020-05-02 06:52||   2020-05-02 06:52|| Front Page Top

#4 The good news/bad news/both in one headline in the above roundup is amazing. Many sides of the story, all in one place! Too many people, IMO, only see one side (confirmation bias). Mrs. Bobby's newspaper is decidedly heavy on the 'Chinese Death Plague' side of the story.
Posted by Bobby 2020-05-02 08:49||   2020-05-02 08:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Reading a newspaper? That's most of the problem right there.
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-02 11:13||   2020-05-02 11:13|| Front Page Top

#6 That fine fellow Bobby admits he can read though.
Better than many.
Posted by Skidmark 2020-05-02 14:01||   2020-05-02 14:01|| Front Page Top

#7 Oops:

WHO's Exec. Director of Emergencies Mike Ryan: Sweden is a model for the new coronavirus normal

"The World Health Organisation lavished praise on Sweden as “a future model” in the next phase of fighting the outbreak because it has trusted people to observe social distancing rules.

Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the WHO emergencies team, said it was wrong to believe that Sweden had “just let the infection spread”, adding: “Nothing can be further from the truth. Sweden has set a very strong policy on public health, it is about physical distancing and how to protect the elderly in various nursing homes and much more.”

“I think if we are to reach a new normal, I think in many ways Sweden represents a future model of -- if we wish to get back to a society in which we don’t have lockdowns," Dr. Ryan said while speaking to reporters from Geneva.
Posted by Lex 2020-05-02 16:33||   2020-05-02 16:33|| Front Page Top

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