Official live update of spread of COVID19

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

I was reading the wharehouse reports and there is shortage in masks. We use all the time because its food industry, but there is shortage in the market.

That’s the fear thing again. Masks won’t keep anyone from getting this virus.

Boru

[Fireball]

My very inventive solution.

Keep it on long enough and you'll be sure not to catch the virus! 

[arewethereyet]

My very inventive solution.

Please forward a case of those to the Trump family.

[Mr Greene]

The concern is the ludicrously high infection rate as far as I understand it, meaning that even with the fairly modest mortality rate the projections are for 10-100 million dead this year.
But hey that's not a concern for you...

Of course it's a concern, just not a personal one. Just like malaria is a concern, ..........

I'd like to see the source for the 10 to 100 million death  in one year projection.

And if I die, I doubt I'll care.

I'm afraid i can't find the link now, but it was an American article mostly referencing the CDC. The final paragraph went on to say there were projections for the virus to infect 40-70% of the global population by year end resulting in 10-100 million deaths.
This would be significantly larger than the 650,000 annual deaths from flu and whilst I may not be in an 'at risk' category, people I care about are.

[brewer]

Of course it's a concern, just not a personal one. Just like malaria is a concern, ..........

I'd like to see the source for the 10 to 100 million death  in one year projection.

And if I die, I doubt I'll care.

I'm afraid i can't find the link now, but it was an American article mostly referencing the CDC. The final paragraph went on to say there were projections for the virus to infect 40-70% of the global population by year end resulting in 10-100 million deaths.
This would be significantly larger than the 650,000 annual deaths from flu and whilst I may not be in an 'at risk' category, people I care about are.

Eventually everyone is in an at risk category. Cancer, heart failure, stroke, ............... I fit all of these, and a couple more.

It appears to be a twitter quote:
"Nils Gilman @nils_gilman

If 40-70% of humanity ends infected with covid-19 (of which 30-70% are asymptomatic), and the death rate (for the symptomatic) is 1-3%, then the total fatalities worldwide for coronavirus will be between 10m and 100m, and between 400k and 5m in the United States."

I'm not sure he's the medical authority I'd look to for predictions: https://www.berggruen.org/people/nils-gilman/

[ignoramus]

This live graph is a bit easier on the eyes...

https://covid19info.live/

[Jackalope]

On Saturday morning, COVID-19 barely was a blip in my state. It was something that happened to people elsewhere. On Monday are now six dead, and it's quite clear that the virus has been spreading undetected for a number of weeks.

There are literally people profiteering on hand sanitizer. The hospital my wife works at is experiencing a shortage of face masks.

Interesting times. We live in them.

[Rev. Rye]

My very inventive solution.

Add some BDSM gear and some Enya and you got yourself a party!

[Mr Greene]

I'm afraid i can't find the link now, but it was an American article mostly referencing the CDC. The final paragraph went on to say there were projections for the virus to infect 40-70% of the global population by year end resulting in 10-100 million deaths.
This would be significantly larger than the 650,000 annual deaths from flu and whilst I may not be in an 'at risk' category, people I care about are.

Eventually everyone is in an at risk category. Cancer, heart failure, stroke, ............... I fit all of these, and a couple more.

It appears to be a twitter quote:
"Nils Gilman @nils_gilman

If 40-70% of humanity ends infected with covid-19 (of which 30-70% are asymptomatic), and the death rate (for the symptomatic) is 1-3%, then the total fatalities worldwide for coronavirus will be between 10m and 100m, and between 400k and 5m in the United States."

I'm not sure he's the medical authority I'd look to for predictions: https://www.berggruen.org/people/nils-gilman/

First time I've seen the twitter post but he's quoting Prof. Marc Lipsitch.

[ignoramus]

Jesus Crickey! No hand sanitizer left in Au! I checked about 5 supermarkets...
The young boy in the last one told me they're getting deliveries after hrs tomorrow so I'll be there by 7am Thursday!

If you think I'm silly, check this out. A reporter did some investigating and found out why all our dunny paper is almost gone.
But not our bottled water

Because the Chinese are sending it back home via fedex and dhl. They've run out in China! We at least make 40% of it here!
The reporter rang these companies for comment and they both hung up on him when he asked general questions about how busy they were and the size of their parcels...!

Another scary thing I found out (simple math) is if we take the death rate at 1.5% like Sth Korea and extrapolate the true infected count from China's deaths, their figure should be about 900,000 infected.
Also, a factory in China was forced back to work but not to make their urgent masks! One thing more urgent …. 1 million body bags....