Corona Virus #6

[rswyan]

These graphs would be far more informative if they showed the Positives and Deaths as a percentage of the population

Pretty sure the graphs include contact info on Twitter for the author down at the bottom.

Feel free to give him a holler and let him know your thoughts ...

 

[txdon]

Just reported on the Austin news:
Of the 140 cases in central Texas only 5 require hospitalization.

Texas has canceled elective surgeries and that as resulted in opening an extra 3,000 beds.

81% of the cases reported have mild symptoms.

 

[s219]

80% have mild symptoms. 80% of coronavirus patients have mild symptoms here'''s what they are - Business Insider

In China (where the data is from) they included things like pneumonia in the 80%. I don't know anybody in the US who considers pneumonia to be "mild"!!

 

[txdon]

In China (where the data is from) they included things like pneumonia in the 80%. I don't know anybody in the US who considers pneumonia to be "mild"!!

Pneumonia is not a symptom it's a diagnosis.

From my source 8% of coronavirus patients have mild symptoms — here'''s what they are - Business Insider which you quoted:
"Patients with severe cases are more likely to have shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and fluid in their lungs. Usually, they'll require care from a medical professional."

 

[lostcreekranch]

Why blame labor? Why not blame greedy capitalists who want workers to work for free and the highest profits they can get. Unions - The people that brought you weekends off.

There is a balance .. you may fail to perceive?

“greedy capitalists who want workers to work for free and the highest profits they can get. “

Uh ... no. That’s a bit biased .. IMHO.

“The people that brought you weekends off”

Again no. If not traveling on business .. I’ve always had weekends off and never been part of a union.

 

[aczlan]

OR if manufacturers and their executives did not demand such extravagant salaries and bonuses etc...they could cut the profit margins...Then take the majority of the profit away from the shareholders...it would do the same thing ten fold...but that ain't gonna happen either...!

That profit margin is what's going to pay for my retirement as well as the retirement of anybody who has a retirement 401k or a pension that invests in the stock market.
That's who most of the shareholders for large publicly traded companies are.

As for executive compensation, if you're comparing executive compensation overtime are you also comparing the size of the company?

If a CEO in 1969 had 1000 people working for them and made 150x the average salary of those employees.
If the same CEO in 2020 has 3000 people working for them and makes 300x the average salary, that would be less pay with more responsibility.

USA is now #1 in confirmed cases 85377!. Surpassed China 81340 & Italy 80589. More testing = more cases.

Worldometer

Amazing how the numbers stop growing when you stop testing...

Aaron Z

 

[k0ua]

Amazing how the numbers stop growing when you stop testing...

Yep. Look at the China chart. one day had a big jump. Lots of space between the dots... Then nothing. Just day after day of nearly level dots. Slight upward.. Something happened. Lets hope the virus just quit...Lets hope the Chicom's didn't actually fudge the data... Lets all hope.

 

[Diggin It]

The $1200 is an advance payment of a 202 Tax Credit. If you didn't file in '18 or '19 and don't get the credit now, you can when you file your '20 taxes.

Also, I'm pretty sure most facilities will be helping patients file whatever is necessary to get that $1200, since it will be going to them in many cases.

 

[lostcreekranch]

The last stimulus bill did nothing but prevent the economy/markets from reaching a natural bottom where a full recovery could begin...that stimulus is why the recovery took so long...
IMO...this stimulus bill is just keeping the pilot light lit...so when it's time to turn up the gas on the economy...it goes boom...!

It’s not a “stimulus” as in 2009 when the economy was upside down because of government stooopidity.

This is a “rescue” for those individuals and businesses, thru no fault of their own, we’re damaged by the virus and resultant business shutdowns.

Before February our economy was strong!

 

[Jstpssng]

^^^^^

Before February our economy was strong!

It also was long overdue for an adjustment... although not of this magnitude.

We can't even call this a recession; somebody just flipped a switch and shut the economy off.
Overreaction, as some are saying? Perhaps, but it hopefully will give the medical and manufacturing community time to prepare for those who will be needing their assistance.

 

[ruffdog]

U.S. has the most cases but the fewest deaths. This article explains it and it's good news.
Stanford medical professors: COVID-19 death toll estimates may be 'orders of magnitude' too high - TheBlaze

If you looked at some of the graphs, you will see the covid cases peak, then the deaths peak later. They are not a equal ratio from the start.

 

[rswyan]

The comments by Dr. Birx tonight were really disturbing. Here's why:

Twitter

Tonight #DeborahBirx stated that models anticipating large-scale transmission of COVID-19 do not match reality on the ground. Our modeling (done by @StephenKissler based on work with @ctedijanto and @yhgrad and me) is one of the models she is talking about.

Full Thread:

Twitter

 

[TnAndy]

Based on what I can find out I will be receiving the standard payment. My question is, "Why?"
I am still working, and we seem to fall under the essential services category. A good percentage of US workers aren't as fortunate and those are the people who need the help. Quite frankly, twelve hundred bucks doesn't go far with somebody who lost their job and is trying to balance groceries, housing costs, and maintain their health insurance. Compare that to somebody like me, who could be faced with the tough decision of putting it toward a grapple, or maybe a Hudson sawmill. The older I get, the more I hate politics and the motives which drive the decisions that the rest of us have to live with.

As was once said "Government isn't the solution, it's the problem"

 

[rswyan]

Locked-down no longer, China's Hubei begins return to normal - Reuters

 

[TnAndy]

How many have been worried the deficit was out of Control even in the 1970's.

How will Our Kids- great great Grand Kids Ever Pay this off:confused3:

They won't. It can't be paid off in present value dollars.

That leaves only two solutions: Either it will be inflated away, or most likely, simply defaulted on at some point.

 

[Diggin It]

Hospital Donation Update

On behalf of all of us at Harbor Freight, I want to thank our customers and all of the amazing hospitals who requested donations of personal protective equipment (PPE). The number of requests we received was overwhelming: over 13,000 applications from hospitals and more than 43,000 email recommendations from customers. I only wish we had enough PPE for every one of these hospitals and all of their courageous medical professionals caring for COVID-19 patients under the most difficult circumstances.

The immediate need for PPE is beyond alarming. We hope manufacturers, suppliers and other businesses across the country with the ability to donate PPE will do whatever it takes to help.

Over the next several days, we will be shipping more than 44 million pairs of nitrile gloves and hundreds of thousands of masks and face shields to hospitals in over 1,000 communities that our stores serve.

We are deeply grateful for the enormous efforts of those caring for those inflicted with COVID-19 and for everyone fighting to limit its spread. The days ahead will be challenging, but together we will get through this fight.
With gratitude and best wishes for your health and safety,

 

[daugen]

attaboy Harbor Freight. :thumbsup:

well it seems this mess has finally shown up here. Friend sent me this Bing app that now shows two people infected in our area.
Still, we are likely lower risk, stable farm population, fairly rural.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) live map tracker from Microsoft Bing

 

[RandyT]

Just reported on the Austin news:
Of the 140 cases in central Texas only 5 require hospitalization.

Texas has canceled elective surgeries and that as resulted in opening an extra 3,000 beds.

81% of the cases reported have mild symptoms.

So in other words, 81% don't require hospitalization.

 

[ruffdog]

attaboy Harbor Freight. :thumbsup:

well it seems this mess has finally shown up here. Friend sent me this Bing app that now shows two people infected in our area.
Still, we are likely lower risk, stable farm population, fairly rural.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) live map tracker from Microsoft Bing

Unless the milkman is sick or someone at the coffee shop........

 

[rswyan]

Obscene ...