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- Nutter1
- and that doesn't count nursing homes or people dying at home.Nutter
- Interesting to know that it didn't work out so well for them. It was good someone didn't do a proper shutdown as an example. But sad they might have more deathsPhanLo
- We here in Denmark shut down quite fast, we are slowly starting to open up now, schools, some small businesses ect.
Will have to see how that goes.Nutter - Nutter, it's quite the opposite. Sweden is one of the countries that count nursing homes. Also, if a person dies and have corona it goes in to the statistics.haga
- While in other countries covid have to be the cause of death.haga
- My bad haga, good to hearNutter
- sweden is the only country in that list with a male president, maybe that explains the difference in choice of strategyuan
- ^ Nope. Germany's president is also a man. The chancellor, however, is a woman.Continuity
- the Swedish president says its not his call as its a health issue. They also say their structure is different from DK, Nor and Fin.Nutter
- qoob-1
- drgs1
There are expected two more waves of Corona: autumn this year and next spring. If the idea behind herd immunity is true, there is a good chance Sweden will be better off in the long run.
https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstre…
Deaths per capita numbers are interesting when the whole thing is over. Anyway, to have some knowledge about how to handle these epidemies, it's good that at least one country is not in lockdown, so that you can compare Sweden to its neighbors, to actually see the effects.
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Well, from a purely scientific and empirical standpoint, I suppose that's true. Not sure if that number of dead per capita is worth it, though.Continuity - A big If. As Kingsteven mooted a month or so ago and some evidence from S. Korea hints at - there might not be any immunity at all, which is a bit worrying.Nairn
- this is a month old! and it's pretty much the exact same as the ICL paper from early march. we now know it has a higher R0 and lower CFRkingsteven
- so probably will only require moderate social distancing (ie. no gatherings over 20 people etc.) after initial lockdown ends. doomers everywhere...kingsteven
- nairn i think that was put down to dodgy testing - letting people out of hospital before they were free of the virus.kingsteven
- I'll try and dig out the resource I read - but this was recent (last couple of days) and in addition to the previously-questione... testing.Nairn
- it was probably the statement from WHO: https://is.gd/Pi4CLp… - 'no evidence that people cant get reinfected'kingsteven
- they're just erring on the side of caution as they do, similar to the 'human to human transmission' tweet that got them in trouble from Januarykingsteven
- folks cant read, and all of a sudden it's a thing... the evidence points towards immunitykingsteven
- i was very doomy a month ago, but we did the right thing by going in to lockdown (if slightly too late) and starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.kingsteven
- Here's a very recent summary of coronavirus immunity studies https://www.medrxiv.…kingsteven
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- stoplying3
For some reason this weekend, I thought about the people who live in situations where they just have roommates and are quarantined together. They're not friends with these people, they just share an apartment in the city because it was good for their work situation, get a little designated space in the refrigerator, pantry, etc. And to take it further, what if they're quarantined with people that they don't like?
Hope none of you fine folks are in that situation.- Also take into consideration the type of apartment you have. Some here in Spain have roof terraces while others are interior and have a window looking at a wallChimp
- Nah. The only unfortunate living arrangement we know of on QBN is Hayoth still hasn't moved out of his mother's basement. Poor woman.Continuity
- But, that was the case before the virus anyway, so nothing new there.Continuity
- One of our best friends is in exactly such a situation - moved back to LDN and into a shared house about 2 weeks before lockdown. Can't stand her landlady, hahaNairn
- If we didn't have an infant, we'd've invited her to live with us (pseudo-allowed under gov't restrictions before anyone starts).Nairn
- this has the making of a bizarre Korean and or Greek film written all over it._niko
- also, in the future we'll hear a lot more of "it was that one time, during the quarantine of 2020, i was living with 2 dudes, what were we supposed to do?" lol_niko
- FLOL @ Niko!Continuity
- Must be hell. Imagine if you shared with a pot head, a smoker or a creepy sexual predator.shapesalad
- ..or shapesalad.Nairn
- PhanLo1
Ass my wive's pal is having to use binbags to make protective clothing to go to work in a care home, there's people like this.- RetardsChimp
- Well, there's a note author who deserves to get shot and pissed on. Order in which those things happen is discretionary.Continuity
- Surely trolling? Mind you, mispelling and use of 'F_ _K' implies perhaps not.Nairn
- *theirnbq
- Even if it was just trolling, it would be wholly inappropriate.Continuity
- Of course, but then most trolling is. I more meant 'someone set it up and took a photo to get a raise out of people' rather than troll sticking it their windowNairn
- Well. I still wish bullets and urine upon its author.Continuity
- "Ass my wive's pal"nb
- ^ phonetic edinburghian?kingsteven
- It was in Wales https://www.dailypos…PhanLo
- Ass madness.PhanLo
- Ramanisky20
Love watching Orange Manbaby meltdowns
- It fucking KILLS him that he can't just fire these people.nb
- I feel like the reporters should be able to ask questions anonymously.akiersky
- "Who are you with?".. what f'n difference does it make?akiersky
- Internal rage master.PhanLo
- @nb, totally! Love seeing that eating at him. It must truly be painful for himGnash
- "tens of thousands of people" HAVE died :/scruffics
- bill gates is comin for you mr.president with his beautiful chips i..neverscared
- Krassy5
Billionaire Branson Asks For Government Money To Save Virgin Atlantic, Claims He ‘Did Not Leave Britain For Tax Reasons’
https://www.forbes.com/sites/dav…
- Capitalism at its finest.utopian
- Fuck himNBQ00
- He could sell everything he has, and use every £ he has, to pump it all into his business, to save his staff. In return, he'd be fed and housed with kindness.shapesalad
- Instead, this... and he'll live in fear...shapesalad
- he's a prick and has been for decades.fadein11
- "philanthropist"
LOL!Krassy - Why can’t he take a loan or use his money?Chimp
- shockingly he was still riding a wave of popularity (a lot of people were unaware of his BS) until recently.kingsteven
- Wasn't he an Epstein Island regular and a bit 'handsy' with his cabin crew. There'll be a ledger in a safe deposit box somewhere.monoboy
- A definite wolf in sheeps clothing. A true megalomaniac & cutting edge capitalist. Read almost everything about him back in the day.********
- The sun-dried Bee GeeMrT
- Shake Shack out here giving back stimulus checks to help small biz and the motherfucker with his own island needs more moneyCnazz
- It's just a coincidence that the BVI is also a tax haven. C'mon you commie bastards, give him a break! /s loldorf
- saw the documentary about Necker Island where he says that there are no rules about staff, young girls mainly, being "involved" with guests.....Nutter
- imbecile3
Almost every state has an article online about a spike in calls to suicide prevention hotlines...
- just as expected :(Krassy
- next up: civil unrest, riots and lootingKrassy
- yeah @krassy -- i don't think its long before people start getting desperatehardhat
- it would take a failure of supply chains to cause desperation, but as of now, there is still good access to all the food and junk people are used to.monospaced
- There will be no "back to normal". People hanging on to their old lives...hard :/grafician
- prepare for meat shortages. smithfield and others are slowly shutting downimbecile
- there might be access to it, mono... but will folks have the money to pay for it? Also... how long will the supply chain last? (as imbecile has pointed out)PonyBoy
- For me it’s that people won’t be able to pay for said food (and other necessities). We oft forget how borderline so many people live, and with no work / $$...hardhat
- Good points.monospaced
- R_Kercz0
Ars Technica: "“Church” claims bleach is coronavirus-curing “sacrament,” faces wrath of FDA"
Injunction forces “non-religious church” to stop selling bleach as miracle drug.
- shapesalad3
AC DC’s.
Armchair Commentators, Discussing Coronavirus.
*Heard on skynews
- imbecile3
'It could have been averted': How 92 residents at a San Francisco homeless shelter got Covid-19
https://www.theguardian.com/us-n…
More than 90 residents and 10 staff members at San Francisco’s largest homeless shelter have tested positive for coronavirus, in a development that homeless advocates say was both predictable and preventable amid massive policy failures.
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I do wonder what kind of homeless death statistics are and will be available to see the increase due to Covid-19 as I presume their bodies will not always be checked to determine cause of death. I am certain there will be a discernible increase when new stats are released next year.
If the same percentage of deaths compared to the documented population occur, it may likely add ~7000 Covid deaths within the nationwide (US) homeless population.
- uan1
Post-Pandemic Order: Senator Chris Murphy on America’s Global Response
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) joins Julie Smith to talk America’s global response to the pandemic, how the pandemic could (and should) alter U.S. foreign policy thinking, and the role democracies play in dealing with crises.
- qoob-1
Coronavirus’s ability to mutate has been vastly underestimated, and mutations affect deadliness of strains, Chinese study finds
- “A few academics pointed out in 2011, 2013 and 2016 that there was a negative or discriminatory discourse present in SCMP's coverage of mainland Chinese people”shapesalad
- Check your sources as nb would say.shapesalad
- "Chinese study finds...." = propaganda & liesKrassy
- robotron3k-7
USA 1/2 in the clear...
- No one is in the clear fuckface.MarleyMarl
- no he's right, magas should definetly listen to Russian news sources for their instructions, they've got the best interest of America in mind!_niko
- Is it still doom and gloom...?robotron3k
- https://www.worldome…zaq
- So 50% fucked. Sounds about like how the US voted toomonospaced
- LOL you guys aren't even doing enough testing to know who's sick and this guy thinks it's time to go back outside.zarkonite
- renderedred2
when the second wave comes (soon!) since "america is open again" and the death toll rises even higher who will the trumptards blame?
- bobo? will you be kind to guess?renderedred
- Bill gates, apparently.maquito
- sted2
- dbloc1
Facebook bans anti-quarantine event posts in mandatory lockdown states
- Who cares.monospaced
- People posting anti-quarantine event posts on Facebook in mandatory lockdown states caredbloc
- for once Facebook's actually helping!zarkonite
- Oh right. Yes of course THOSE “people.”monospaced
- Fuck facebook for realmaquito
