Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Josquius]

Get well soon Zoupa. I doubt you're the last of us to get this. So stay safe all.


Is anyone else getting the impression we are living in somebody's horrible monkeys paw wish?
"I wish for a job where I can work remotely every day!" - a something I have long yearned for... Only in the wish its travelling the world that I do it.

[celedhring]

Judging by Australia the heat doesn't seem to matter much. Though it's still early days and other variables could be at play (mostly testing).

Haven't read it - it looks like humidity might matter more? Heat and humidity, they think - based on data from 100 Chinese cities - affects transmission. So this is their projection on the impact it has:

I was curious enough to read the paper. I'm not sure I'd want to put my name on it.

It relies greatly on numbers reported by countries with dubious testing protocols: in Asia, Africa, South America. Which is why I went with Australia.
It seems to talk about absolute numbers of cases when many of those countries are just probably behind in the contagion wave. I'd use growth instead for such a comparison, which eliminates that variable.

I hope they are correct, since the Spanish summer is really hot by June and it gets considerably warmer in May already. But I can't really put much faith in this study in particular.

Totally anecdotical and might be many other factors in play (the fact the Canary Islands are, well, islands), but the warmer parts of the country (Canary Islands, Andalucia) have seen a much less explosive expansion of the virus.

[Sheilbh]

Is anyone else getting the impression we are living in somebody's horrible monkeys paw wish?
"I wish for a job where I can work remotely every day!" - a something I have long yearned for... Only in the wish its travelling the world that I do it.

Get well soon Zoups!

[celedhring]

33,089 confirmed cases (+16%), 2,182 dead (+27%), 2,355 UCI cases (+32%), 3,355 recovered

[Maladict]

33,089 confirmed cases (+16%), 2,182 dead (+27%), 2,355 UCI cases (+32%), 3,355 recovered

That's slightly better, no?

[celedhring]

We've been trending +30% increases in dead/UCI admissions for the past few days. In theory, this should be the worst week as people that got infected right before the quarantine went into effect develop symptoms.

[celedhring]

On a lighter note, beer sales are up +78%

I admit I'm drinking more booze than I used to.

[Sheilbh]

Erm. The President has been tweeting:

WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY PERIOD, WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO!

[Duque de Bragança]

Prompt rétablissement Zoupa ! Coronavirus détecté tôt et traité, ça devrait aller.

Saw two idiots jogging side by side in the street just outside my building, that's near the Arc de Triomphe. 

This is why we'll end up with more restrictions and the Conseil d'État is about to cancel the tolerance for jogging.

[Syt]

Erm. The President has been tweeting:

WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF. AT THE END OF THE 15 DAY PERIOD, WE WILL MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHICH WAY WE WANT TO GO!

Probably when his trial period of Disney+ runs out.

[grumbler]

Get well, Zoups. 

Take some comfort in the thought that you probably gave it to your idiot boss, generous guy that you are.

[Savonarola]

Woah, get well soon Zoupa.

On the lighter side, first company-wide e-mail I got this morning started: "This is not an e-mail concerning COVID-19."

[Maladict]

Prompt rétablissement Zoupa ! Coronavirus détecté tôt et traité, ça devrait aller.

Saw two idiots jogging side by side in the street just outside my building, that's near the Arc de Triomphe. 

This is why we'll end up with more restrictions and the Conseil d'État is about to cancel the tolerance for jogging.

What if they were from the same household?

[Maladict]

Take some comfort in the thought that you probably gave it to your idiot boss, generous guy that you are.

Get well Z.

[Maladict]

Hair salons are closing en masse today, even though the government insists they can remain open.