OT: Coronavirus

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@StickyBun said:

New Zealand has 5 million people.....Los Angeles alone has 20 million. Kudos for them taking care of it, but we have state by state regulations (hell, city by city, county by county). Its not an apples for apples comparison logistically. 

I'm going to go retire there...Live in the shire

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@purplefaithful said:
New Zealand marks 100 days of virus elimination

By NICK PERRY Associated PressAugust 9, 2020 — 11:48pm

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Sunday marked 100 days since it stamped out the spread of the coronavirus, a rare bright spot in a world that continues to be ravaged by the disease.
Life has returned to normal for many people in the South Pacific nation of 5 million, as they attend rugby games at packed stadiums and sit down in bars and restaurants without the fear of getting infected. But some worry the country may be getting complacent and not preparing well enough for any future outbreaks.
New Zealand got rid of the virus by imposing a strict lockdown in late March when only about 100 people had tested positive for the disease. That stopped its spread. For the past three months, the only new cases have been a handful of returning travelers who have been quarantined at the border.
“It was good science and great political leadership that made the difference,” said professor Michael Baker, an epidemiologist at the University of Otago. “If you look around the globe at countries that have done well, it's usually that combination.”
From early on, New Zealand pursued a bold strategy of eliminating the virus rather than just suppressing its spread. Baker said other countries are increasingly looking to New Zealand for answers.
“The whole Western World has terribly mismanaged this threat, and they're realizing this now,” Baker said
https://www.startribune.com/new-zealand-...572055772/

New Zealand has 5 million people.....Los Angeles alone has 20 million. Kudos for them taking care of it, but we have state by state regulations (hell, city by city, county by county). Its not an apples for apples comparison logistically. 

ya beat me to it,  a country the size of colorado with the population of Louisiana...

Its great to note all the successes around the world,  but its a little naive of anybody to say that it could have been replicated in a country as large as the US that has enjoyed the freedoms ( and arrogance's ) that our country has.  seriously,   anybody that thinks a lock down order was going to work just needs to look at minneapolis ( and the rest of the country) at the time of the riots.  they couldnt stop people from getting out and organizing violence,  how would they fare shutting down the entire population once they went bat shit stir crazy.  (it worked in the winter months, but no way it was going to stick once the weather got nice,  and it didnt) 

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@purplefaithful said:

@StickyBun said:

New Zealand has 5 million people.....Los Angeles alone has 20 million. Kudos for them taking care of it, but we have state by state regulations (hell, city by city, county by county). Its not an apples for apples comparison logistically. 

I'm going to go retire there...Live in the shire

Yeah bu then you will have to deliver a damn ring or live with ringwraiths, orcs, trolls, wizards and a talking fire breathing dragon.

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Positive development on the testing front...and a good thread...

https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/1294...09090?s=20

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@MaroonBells said:
Positive development on the testing front...and a good thread...

https://twitter.com/ASlavitt/status/12946542567636

If this is the real deal? We really could have used this since oh about February  :/

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Expect more of this. And this happened a day after they had students on campus:

https://nypost.com/2020/08/14/columbia-u...this-fall/

Its going to be a shit show for college students the next 2-3 weeks. 

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anyone really believe this country is doing a good job???
The US has reported more than 1,000 coronavirus deaths nearly every day in August  
The United States has reported more than 1,000 new deaths from coronavirus 16 out of the past 20 days, according to Johns Hopkins University and the Covid Tracking Project.

On Saturday, Johns Hopkins University reported 1,029 new deaths.
As of 8 a.m. ET, there are 5,361,613 cases of coronavirus and 169,489 deaths in the US.

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@StickyBun said:
Expect more of this. And this happened a day after they had students on campus:

https://nypost.com/2020/08/14/columbia-u...this-fall/

Its going to be a shit show for college students the next 2-3 weeks. 

We've got some neighbors whose kids are going off to college for the first time this fall. Some are resigned to the fact it'll probably happen (especially those moving to dorms) others less so. The UofM is conducting most of its classes on-line. 

I might be inclined to put college on the back-burner for a year if I were in their shoes. 

I really feel for these younger families, tough situation to navigate.