Michigan extended the Stay at Home policy until April 30th. We can do this. I really hope people listen...although I know SO many people (including a few coworkers) who hate being told what to do by a woman democrat...sooo, yeah a percentage will ignore her and/or continue with their social media posts comparing this to being sent to concentration camps. Yes, that's a real stance.
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'Yikes!' Amanpour reacts to Fox News montage about virus - CNN Video
CNN's Christiane Amanpour and NYT opinion columnist Kara Swisher discuss Fox News' role in spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
www.cnn.com
Yikes
Indymisanthrope
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Why have a nanny state when you can have a strong daddy state?
dhodo
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To add to this:
Thousands of coronavirus tests are going unused in US labs
US labs that underwent huge efforts to retool for COVID-19 testing still aren’t operating at full capacity. Experts say the lack of a national strategy is largely to blame.www.nature.com
Federal Support Ends For Coronavirus Testing Sites As Pandemic Peak Nears
As the coronavirus pandemic peak approaches, local officials say the federal government is ending support for COVID-19 community-based testing sites.
www.npr.org
Edit: worth noting NPR calling it a peak might be a little early to call, depends on a lot of things.
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To add to this:
What in the fuck are they doing?Federal Support Ends For Coronavirus Testing Sites As Pandemic Peak Nears
As the coronavirus pandemic peak approaches, local officials say the federal government is ending support for COVID-19 community-based testing sites.
Edit: worth noting NPR calling it a peak might be a little early to call, depends on a lot of things.
But we are testing the most people in the world. We are going great. That was the White Houses statement earlier this week.
Turbo
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Testing per capita:
www.businessinsider.com
EDIT: this is old data... I found something more relevant below
One chart shows how many coronavirus tests per capita have been completed in 8 countries. The US is woefully behind.
South Korea reported its first coronavirus case January 20. In the past seven weeks, its officials have tested more than 189,000 people.
www.businessinsider.com
EDIT: this is old data... I found something more relevant below
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dhodo
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That's pretty out of date. We're doing better than that now. We may be doing better than France, barely and the UK. Still well behind German, Italy, and SK.Testing per capita:
One chart shows how many coronavirus tests per capita have been completed in 8 countries. The US is woefully behind.
South Korea reported its first coronavirus case January 20. In the past seven weeks, its officials have tested more than 189,000 people.
Turbo
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Oh yeah... I saw the 8th and just assumed they meant yesterday. I just noticed this is from last month.
Turbo
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This seems more recent:
www.statista.com
COVID-19 testing rate by country | Statista
Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom are among the countries with the highest COVID-19 test rates worldwide.
www.statista.com
dhodo
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Interesting. The one I looked at had us barely in front of France and UK but who knows how reliable that data is. Still embarrassingly slow to test either way.This seems more recent:
COVID-19 testing rate by country | Statista
Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom are among the countries with the highest COVID-19 test rates worldwide.
Turbo
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Also, I think it's quite regional. IIRC, NY is testing like crazy.
It's like that here too. BC, Alberta & Quebec are testing a lot but Ontario, our most populous province, is lagging behind (you can tell something is off when Quebec has 2x the reported cases compared to Ontario but less deaths). Ontario is ramping things up though so our numbers should get even better.
Geico is doing something similar, though I don't remember the details.Just got this from my Auto Insurance Policy
Was not expecting that from an Insurance company, hope to see more companies do the same.
Indymisanthrope
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Turns out I was not the only one thinking of this:
Homes Actually Need to Be Practical Now
One of the ironies of social distancing is that it can put privacy in short supply.
www.theatlantic.com
dhodo
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Doctors fume at government response to coronavirus pandemic - STAT
STAT interviewed more than a dozen physicians and scientists, and all leveled strikingly similar critiques at both the federal and local levels.
www.statnews.com
Chucktshoes
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Indymisanthrope
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dhodo
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Saw this as I'm trying to work from home on my work computer on the dining table in our open kitchen/living room/entrance way/dining area that is more than half our house, with my wife trying to keep the 4 year old focused on his half hour zoom school meeting and the 2 year old throwing Legos on the floor at the same table I'm on.
Turbo
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Bauer made the news over here a few weeks ago because they pivoted to making face shields for front line health care workers.
Now, to further highlight the innovative spirit of this hockey nation, Bauer is providing hockey sticks to Harvey's to facilitate drive through payment.
www.lapresse.ca
Now, to further highlight the innovative spirit of this hockey nation, Bauer is providing hockey sticks to Harvey's to facilitate drive through payment.
Des bâtons de hockey… au service à l’auto!
C’est un partenariat pour le moins inusité. L’équipementier Bauer fournira des bâtons de hockey aux restaurants Harvey’s, ce qui permettra aux préposés du service à l’auto de toujours maintenir une distance d’au moins deux mètres avec les clients.
www.lapresse.ca
