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   / Corona Virus #8 #72  
Try this:

Italy’s Coronavirus Death Toll Is Far Higher Than Reported - WSJ

If you go through a Google search, you should have access. The actual WSJ article is paywalled though.
Ok, odd. Still not working. Try googling "bergamo deaths covid 19 versus last March".

When I do that, the first item in the news notifications is the WSJ article. If I click on that, I can read the entire article with no subscription. When I try to paste a link, it is always paywalled...

Here's a similar story from Reuters that covers the same topic:

Italy coronavirus death rate slows but studies suggest true tally higher - Reuters

The gist of the article is this. Bergamo has a population of about 1.2M. They officially reported about 2,000 COVID-19 deaths in March. However, the total death count for all deaths in March was about 4,500. In March of last year they reported about 500 deaths. So, where did the extra 2,000'ish deaths come from?

Most likely undiagnosed COVID-19 deaths as well as those that died of other causes that normally would have been able to get the care they needed, but weren't able to because the health care system was overloaded. This was in the wealthy Northern region of Italy with some of the better health care access.
 
   / Corona Virus #8 #74  
We have another health care crisis in the making.. hospitals that are empty, health care workers being sent home because there are no patients. We have areas that are slammed for sure, but the empty hospitals and clinics far out number them.. We need to open up the country for business sooner than Dr Fauci thinks.. it is going to take years to recover economically from this crisis... unless we are saved with the vaccine being developed.. I heard another existing drug is showing much promise, 1 dose, cured within 48hrs.

Common Anti-Parasite Drug May Kill Coronavirus in Under 48 Hours, Say Researchers
Interesting study, but unfortunately it was an in vitro (i.e. in a dish/out of the body) study. There is a big difference between killing something in a dish, and something in the body. (Pour bleach on the virus and it will kill it. Drinking bleach or injecting it into the bloodstream isn't advisable, though.)

Not to say it isn't an interesting and potentially promising approach, but it's very preliminary at this point.
 
   / Corona Virus #8 #76  
Interesting study, but unfortunately it was an in vitro (i.e. in a dish/out of the body) study. There is a big difference between killing something in a dish, and something in the body. (Pour bleach on the virus and it will kill it. Drinking bleach or injecting it into the bloodstream isn't advisable, though.)

Not to say it isn't an interesting and potentially promising approach, but it's very preliminary at this point.

Yes. The press is jumping all over these stories of instant cures with readily available drugs....very unlikely that they work in humans to prevent or treat viral disease based on previous experience. Certainly worth looking at in carefully designed and controlled studies but not ready for prime time.
 
   / Corona Virus #8 #77  
(Pour bleach on the virus and it will kill it. Drinking bleach or injecting it into the bloodstream isn't advisable, though.)

It will cure you of the virus if you drink/inject enough bleach into your body. I'm pretty certain of that fact.:doctor:
 
   / Corona Virus #8 #78  
Quick report from FORTRESS TASMANIA (Sunday, 5 Apr @ 1045). No change from yesterday re: cases or deaths... still 30 reported deaths for the country.

There's a cold front blasting through the State this morning and we're copping a huge downpour with a wee bit of BB sized hail. Tanks & dams are full! Petrol and diesel prices have reportedly dropped to below A$1 per litre but I really haven't seen it happening here in St Helens. Perhaps later on in the week but I won't be going into town again until Wednesday morning.

All's quiet... waving at neighbours as I see them. We're still smiling and the US expression "Hunker down' is gaining popularity. :)

Correction: The TV (Sky News) has just reported that 4 new deaths have occurred, so we're up to 34 (all of Australia)

Pray you Aussie痴 are not hit hard....your country has suffered enough recently.
 
   / Corona Virus #8 #79  
It will cure you of the virus if you drink/inject enough bleach into your body. I'm pretty certain of that fact.:doctor:
I guess it depends on your definition of "cure".
 
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