Ongoing coronavirus happenings

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Infographics, infographics, infographics:

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“Actual Lizard Person!”

Nice :grinning:

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And just a quick reminder that as bad as this is, and will be, there are actors out there actively trying to make it worse.

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https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/hidden-mortality-in-spain

For instance, in the autonomous community of Castile and Leon historical averages would predict 500 deaths between March 17th and March 24th. But there were 385 more deaths than would be expected. Official COVID fatalities, however, were only 112. So the number of unexplained anomalous deaths, which are presumably tied to the COVID pandemic, are more than twice the number of those showing up on the official COVID tallies. The authors note that some of these deaths are listed with more generic causes like pneumonia. Others were cases where doctors suspected COVID-19 but there was no test confirming the diagnosis.

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At least he used his 15 seconds of fame well.

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At the early stages of the pandemic, he sent his family members the following message by email:

“New Rules Regarding Visits to Mom/Grandma/Aunt:

  1. Don’t stop seeing her completely, but see her less often rather than more often.
  2. Anyone who comes for a visit must begin by going to the bathroom and washing hands with soap for at least 20 seconds, after which they must apply a disinfectant to their hands.
  3. No touching, handshakes or hugs.
  4. Mom/Grandma/Aunt sits in her chair, everybody else on the couch or in a chair, at a distance of at least a meter.
  5. Avoid touching things she uses, such as coffee cups.
  6. As you know, Mom/Grandma/Aunt catches every cold, as well as the annual flu. This time, we’re taking it seriously. This is a presidential decree!”

Five days later, March 14, GuĂ°ni updated the rules and sent them out by email:

“All visits to Mom/Grandma/Aunt are prohibited. Patti will bring her food and other necessities. Should anyone want to bring her something special, he or she must contact Patti.

Presidential decree number two is hereby in effect.”

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A sloth of golf carts.

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I’m sure our government will step up too. Maybe Pence can head the task force.

:bitter_tears:

“Your code phrase is 1 Peter 2:18-25.”

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Wanna bet they show up anyway? Or get exclusive WH interviews where everyone comiserates how “nasty” the “fake mainstream press” are?

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QAnon continues its metamorphosis from a fringe conspiracy group to a domestic terror organization.

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She’s been awesome.

Deserves whatever journalism awards apply for calmly asking the orange asshole important questions and not backing down.

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I haven’t seen the NYT article, but on the subject of “biased data representation” being used as a proxy for saying “people don’t care”:

I can afford to buy enough food (and store it!) in one shot. Some people can’t do that, either. So after a few days, they drive more than 2 miles (which, when you’re rural is nothing) to get more.

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The Gray Lady has fallen, and she can’t get up.

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Wait…a “guise”?

Coronavirus Cases:

975,598

view by country

Deaths:

49,452

Recovered:

204,827

For cases with an outcome, it is a nearly 20% death rate!

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Social Media ruins everything: Masque of the Red Death cancelled:
https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/01/coronavirus-retreat-california-harbor-wealthy

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The Great Material Continuum will provide.

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Until we have a vaccine, this is exactly what “build herd immunity” means for COVID-19.

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The horror.

The majority of those whose bodies have been found on the street were probably indigent, said Hector Galarza, a publicist in Guayaquil. “But it is generating panic.”

I don’t feel like unpacking that right now.

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