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I'd be very curious to see the testing numbers over the same period. Or even the number of hospitalizations, which is the number that is really the most important in the flattening strategy. An increase in confirmed cases due to an increase in tests processed may not be indicative of a worsening of the spread.
New Jersey numbersa are crazy:New JerseyNew Jersey on TwitterPositive2,844Negative359Pending94HospitalizedN/ADeaths27Total3,297
https://twitter.com/GovMikeDeWine/status/1242517011550416897?s=19Anyone think we could see a standoff between the governors and the feds?
Yes. Trump wants things opened up by April 12th. That means he will have to override orders from govs. Should be interesting.
This is 2 weeks old, but early research from the University of Maryland suggests warmer temperatures will help to slow down the spread of the virus."Researchers at the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) and the Global Virus Network (GVN) predict that COVID-19 will follow a seasonal pattern similar to other respiratory viruses like seasonal flu."“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"https://www.medschool.umaryland.edu/news/2020/Researchers-Predict-Potential-Spread-and-Seasonality-for-COVID-19-Based-on-Climate-Where-Virus-Appears-to-Thrive.html
Jesus tap dancing Christ. 94 pending? What a failure. This makes me want to puke.I don't know how our health care workers are going into work with no PPE, and no testing being done. They're fighting a god damned wildfire with squirt guns.
And a 90% positive rate??? Compare that to other states. Something isnt right.
Well I'm sure the shortage is causing them to only test people they are quite sure are positive for Covid19. The 94 pending tells me that there still isn't enough tests. TWO WEEKS after we were promised millions by the end of last week.
Have there been any updates on the Jack Ma testing kit promise? Has he been able to help deliver any yet?
Johns Hopkins study says US was more prepared for a pandemic than any other country..https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-was-most-prepared-country-in-the-world-for-pandemics-johns-hopkins-study-found-in-2019
Wait - I think pending just means "Sample taken to lab, no results yet". Not waiting for a test to be available.https://www.nj.gov/health/
That may well be true. Then the current results point to a lack of execution by leadership. There is preparation, and then there is how you respond. 2 completely separate things.
And even with the state to state patchwork, those states that have locked down aren't really locking down anything significant as it seems every single job is "essential"
But see...this is where everyone's hatred for the current President shows. Why doesn't anyone talk about the fact that had China not hid this from the world(and destroyed records of it along the way as well as silenced doctors etc), that we would have been more prepared and executed better had we known about it sooner. That's just facts. I have my own theories on why China didn't alert the US to it sooner..but I will keep that to myself.
No surprise, Liberty University is opening back up next week after spring break and having the students come back instead of online classrooms like the rest of the USA.
How does that work in the states rights vs fed? Also wouldn't it be ironic if we see a R president overruling the states... seems contradictory
Yep. Looking at the CT list, it seems as though everyone other than clowns and mimes are "essential." Makes it kind of a faux lockdown.