Oso planning to go pro
Amazon is seeking public donations to assist in paying its workers sick leave.Amazon did $280 billion in revenue last year, and had $11.9 billion in profits. It is also owned by the wealthiest person in the world, Jeff Bezos, with a current net worth of $113.9 billion currently.https://popular.info/p/amazon-soliciting-public-donations-141
Why would they cancel the Ryder Cup right now? It's at the end of September. Because of qualifying?
The India lockdown and the Latin America spread isn't giving me hope that the 'just get to the warm weather' strategy has merit.
Prioritize the health crisis.Let the government deal with the short/medium-term financial problems of employees and small businesses.That way, we're preventing rapid spread and average Joe isn't stressing about paying their rent.Going back to work now, or in a week, is a TERRIBLE idea.
FWIW, Summerfest just made the announcement to reschedule for September. If officials think Summerfest will be OK to hold in September, maybe the Ryder Cup can keep the original dates.https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/festivals/summerfest/2020/03/23/summerfest-milwaukee-postponed-september-due-coronavirus-pandemic/2899317001/
If Augusta drops in October like rumored, they will postpone. If they can’t have the size crowds they want, they’ll postpone. The PGA needs the event at full strength to keep them afloat.
“Based on what we have documented so far, it appears that the virus has a harder time spreading between people in warmer, tropical climates,” said study leader Mohammad Sajadi, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine in the UMSOM, physician-scientist at the Institute of Human Virology and a member of GVN.The team based its predictions on weather data from the previous few months as well as typical patterns from last year to hypothesize on community spread within the next few weeks. “Using 2019 temperature data for March and April, risk of community spread could be predicted to occur in areas just north of the current areas at risk,” said study co-author Augustin Vintzileos, PhD, Assistant Research Scientist in the Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center at the University of Maryland, College Park. They plan to investigate whether weather and climate forecasts could help provide more certainty to the predictions.Researchers from Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in Shiraz, Iran, and Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences in Tehran, Iran also participated in this study.“I think what is important is that this is a testable hypothesis,” said study co-author Anthony Amoroso, MD, UMSOM Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Chief of Infectious Diseases who is also Chief of Clinical Care Programs for the Institute of Human Virology. “If it holds true, it could be very helpful for health system preparation, surveillance and containment efforts.”In areas where the virus has already spread within the community, like Wuhan, Milan, and Tokyo, temperatures did not dip below the freezing mark, the researchers pointed out. They also based their predictions on a study of the novel coronavirus in the laboratory, which found that a temperature of 39 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity level of 20 to 80 percent is most conducive to the virus’s survival.“Through this extensive research, it has been determined that weather modeling could potentially explain the spread of COVID-19, making it possible to predict the regions that are most likely to be at higher risk of significant community spread in the near future,” said Robert C. Gallo Co-founder & Director, Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Co-Founder and Chairman of the International Scientific Leadership Board of the GVN. Dr. Gallo is also The Homer & Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor. “In addition to climate variables, there are multiple factors to be considered when dealing with a pandemic, such as human population densities, human factors, viral genetic evolution and pathogenesis. This work illustrates how collaborative research can contribute to understanding, mitigating and preventing infectious threats.”Dr. Gallo is a co-founder of the Global Virus Network, which is a consortium of leading virologists spanning 53 Centers of Excellence and nine Affiliates in 32 countries worldwide, working collaboratively to train the next generation, advance knowledge about how to identify and diagnose pandemic viruses, mitigate and control how such viruses spread and make us sick, as well as develop drugs, vaccines and treatments to combat them. The Network has been meeting regularly to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic sharing their expertise in all viral areas and their research findings.“This study raises some provocative theories that, if correct, could be useful in helping to direct public health strategies,” said UMSOM Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, who is also University Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and the John Z. and Akiko K. Bowers Distinguished Professor. “Perhaps we should be conducting heightened surveillance and expending more resources into areas that currently have the climate that is conducive to community virus spread.”
Good lord, some can't follow the rules of the board.
Also really hurts their credibility when it comes to actual relevant info. But Rocky opened the door to the throwing poo, so....
From the article: So, they have zero data except from testing viability of the novel coronavirus in laboratory settings. I bolded the qualifiers, and there are a ton.Their hypothesis should be proven correct or incorrect in the coming months. But watch places like India, Pakistan, Brazil, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, and most of Central America. I think the real problem is that many of those countries lack testing capabilities as well.
So...officially (CDC count) 11k cases added since yesterday. That's after an average of 6k per day over the weekend (they only report Fri & Mon numbers). In comparison, last Monday to Tuesday, 800 cases were added. Curve is not flattening yet. Going WAY the wrong direction.
Curve isn't going to flatten for awhile. Especially with our patchwork method of locking down.
Here is a new data set on the number of tests performed by each state:https://covidtracking.com/data/