[Mariner]

Personally, I'd like to get back to normal.

Unfortunately I no longer believe normal exists.

[null and void]

Bring Out Your Dead

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

The false positive rate was 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...

If a quarantine saves just one child's or one old fart’s life, it's worth it.

[Mariner]

ping to new daily thread

[null and void]

Abnormal is the new normal...

[bgill]

TX

[cgbg]

Thanks for letting us in the bunker!

[null and void]

[ScottfromNJ]

BNO Newsroom
@BNODesk
BREAKING: Trump says he’s considering to impose a quarantine in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut area - NBC

[CharleysPride]

#30

[riri]

Yah, I agree.

I was thinking this is going to leave such a mark on the younger generations. Much like the Cold War defined much of my generation (older GenX) or, say, the depression defined that generation.

[LilFarmer]

Thanks for the new thread.

[bgill]

I’m fine letting the shut down stay down a few more days. Too many aren’t taking it seriously. Lots of tourists here this weekend.

[MuttTheHoople]

Weather clear here down in Burleson, TX after a morning rainstorm. Lots of people out walking around, killing viruses with sunshine and wind.

[deport]

1:15 p.m.
Saturday's announcement of 163 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in Houston was by far the largest single-day spike to date, tripling Houston's previous tally and making Harris County home to the most cases in the state.

And the mayor says that will only continue in coming weeks.

The eight-county Houston region now has 656 cases, according to the Chronicle's data analysis. The state is up to more than 2,254.

12:50 p.m. The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Houston more than tripled Saturday, jumping from 69 to 232 as testing capability uncovers previously undetected cases, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced.

"Let me just say, the testing has been limited. We know there are more cases," Turner said. "The way I look at it, I take 232 and I multiply by 10. Because we just don’t know."

The new number includes three Houston police officers, bringing the total number in the department to seven.

One other death, involving a woman in her 70s who was hospitalized at the time, has been attributed to the disease in the city. The woman's positive test came back the same day she died.

Dr. David Persse, the city’s medical authority, said the large jump is because officials have to reconcile reports coming in from various sites. They want to make sure they're not duplicating people, ensuring they have an accurate count.

"The numbers give you some degree of what's taking place, but... the numbers are very fluid," Turner said, adding that will be the case for several weeks.

[Bayard]

My method of fighting off the flu always included fresh fruit, lots of water, and Chili for every meal.

Foods high in Iron usually have loads of protein and help with oxygen intake.

Plus, Chili is easy to make.

[mrsmith]

https://twitter.com/hz_udhr/status/1243968262335012865

Admittance and dismissal ratio.
Yeah, I guess that’s the number to watch for now.

[RightGeek]

[amorphous]

27th COB numbers:

Numbers from https://www.worldometers.info. Smaller ratio numbers are better. Data not validated. YMMV for informational interest only. PM me if you would like on or off the ping list.

Daily percentage of new Corona virus deaths to previous day's total by country. 25% = total deaths double every 3 days, 20% = every 4 days, 15% = ever 5 days.

[ScottfromNJ]

Latest global closed/completed cases numbers per Worldometers:

169,854
Cases which had an outcome

139,555 (82%)
Recovered / Discharged

30,299 (18%)
Deaths

We need to start seeing substantial improvement in the death rate, but so far it’s been heading in the wrong direction.

[9422WMR]

SCAMDEMIC 2020
I Survived! Along with
Everyone else!

[Em and Brets Mum]

Thank you for Corona Virus Thread #30!