Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[merithyn]

It strikes me that it no longer makes sense to separate the US out by states, like it did in the beginning. At this point, the US as a whole is a blinding example of what not to do regarding COVID.

[DGuller]

It strikes me that it no longer makes sense to separate the US out by states, like it did in the beginning. At this point, the US as a whole is a blinding example of what not to do regarding COVID.

Not necessarily, I think the Northeast is holding on to their sanity, after being the Pearl Harbor of the pandemic.

[Oexmelin]

White House takes control of covid stats away from the CDC.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/07/14/report-white-house-may-ask-states-to-use-national-guard-for-covid-data-collection/#7badc4ff127a

[Threviel]

That's not how virii work.

Makes me curious, are you claiming that viruses don't evolve over time? Or that is is impossible for them to evolve into less lethal forms? Or perhaps that the time span is too short?

The time span is too short. The decreased death rate is relatively expected. The most vulnerable are already gone.

Thanks, that was my first reaction to the news also, but I'm not medically trained so I take my analysis with a ton of salt.

For what it's worth the drop in lethality thing is pebbled as the least of three reasons for the drop in mortality. First comes experience and technique in the medical staff, second better medicin and third the drop in lethality.

[The Larch]

The new normal, very much like the old normal for British tourists in Mallorca. 

Mallorca closes Magaluf party strip

The popular holiday resort of Magaluf is closing its party strip of Punta Ballena after footage of drunken British tourists flouting regulations about wearing masks and social distancing while dancing on cars prompted an outcry.

The Mirror quoted the Balearic Islands' tourism minister, Iago Negueruela, as saying:

All commercial establishments, bars and restaurants in these streets will have to close following the publication of an official government bulletin which will be today.

They will have to close today. We cannot tolerate the sort of images we have been seeing over the last few days and we are not going to tolerate it.

Our tourist and economic activity depends on our image. We urge the general population and the tourists to obey rules on social distancing and the other measures put in place by the Balearic Islands government.

It says the closure order also affects two other notorious party strips including one in S'Arenal east of Palma called Calle del Jamon, which is popular with Germans.

[garbon]

White House takes control of covid stats away from the CDC.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/07/14/report-white-house-may-ask-states-to-use-national-guard-for-covid-data-collection/#7badc4ff127a

So that's the third time we got this story in the last 3 pages. Who wants to go for a 4th?

[Admiral Yi]

Repetition Nazi

[11B4V]

I'm fighting a losing battle at work. The military just don't give a shit.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Hey guys, I heard something about the White House taking control of coronavirus statistics from the CDC. Anyone got a link?

[The Brain]

katmai is the missing one.

[Razgovory]

A friend of mine just died.  Haven't seen him in years, and all the obit says is that he died peacefully at home.

[The Brain]

I'm sorry.

[Zanza]

The new normal, very much like the old normal for British tourists in Mallorca. 

Mallorca closes Magaluf party strip

The popular holiday resort of Magaluf is closing its party strip of Punta Ballena after footage of drunken British tourists flouting regulations about wearing masks and social distancing while dancing on cars prompted an outcry.

The Mirror quoted the Balearic Islands' tourism minister, Iago Negueruela, as saying:

All commercial establishments, bars and restaurants in these streets will have to close following the publication of an official government bulletin which will be today.

They will have to close today. We cannot tolerate the sort of images we have been seeing over the last few days and we are not going to tolerate it.

Our tourist and economic activity depends on our image. We urge the general population and the tourists to obey rules on social distancing and the other measures put in place by the Balearic Islands government.

It says the closure order also affects two other notorious party strips including one in S'Arenal east of Palma called Calle del Jamon, which is popular with Germans.

What did they expect? People who like to go to Magaluf or El Arenal  will not show any consideration for social distancing or hygiene rules... 

[Caliga]

EXTRA EXTRA

White House takes control of covid stats away from the CDC.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2020/07/14/report-white-house-may-ask-states-to-use-national-guard-for-covid-data-collection/#7badc4ff127a

[Eddie Teach]

Thanks for the heads up.