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[Tassie]

The United States has reached yet another dark milestone in the coronavirus pandemic, counting over 1,000 fatalities in the span of 24 hours and shattering the global record for daily deaths as worldwide cases soar past 1 million.
Surpassing both its own one-day record ? broken every day this week ? as well as that of Italy and Spain, the previous world leaders in daily fatalities, the US reported 1,169 new deaths on Thursday evening, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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[Tassie]

US reports record 1,300+ Covid-19 deaths & 30,000+ new cases in 24hrs as New York braces for ?D-Day?
4 Apr, 2020 03:00 / Updated 4 hours ago
With little sign of the curve flattening, the US has confirmed over 1,300 Covid-19 deaths in a single day, as well as more than 30,000 new cases, as New York City sounds alarms that its hospitals will soon run out of ventilators.
The disease and death tolls in the US continued to grow on Friday with daily tallies bringing the overall figures to 277,953 cases and 7,152 fatalities, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University. Leading the world in infections, the US outbreak has yet to reach its peak.
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[Tassie]

Almost 23 Million Thais?One-Third of Nation?Seek Cash Handouts
By
Suttinee Yuvejwattana
April 2, 2020, 5:48 PM GMT+7
One-third of Thailand?s population has registered for government cash handouts designed to soften the blow of the novel coronavirus outbreak, far exceeding the funds available for the policy.
Since registration opened on March 28, some 22.9 million people are seeking to claim the total of 15,000 baht ($455), Lavaron Sangsnit, head of the Finance Ministry?s Fiscal Policy Office, said in a briefing Thursday in Bangkok. The money is due to be paid over three months.
The policy is intended to cover 9 million people at a cost of just over $4 billion, meaning many will be disappointed. Applicants will be screened to find the neediest affected by the virus outbreak who aren?t already covered under the existing social safety net, Lavaron said.
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[dundeemk6]

  So president Trumpet can brag again they have the most !!!

[dimple joe]

The more I think about this, the more I am convinced we are merely in the grip of mass hysteria.


The media show alarming graphs and statistics but it's all smoke and mirrors.


The comparison between this and the flu pandemics in the past is spurious unless the massive increase in travel is factored in.


Panic means that those who would have died anyway, are stuffed in a bodybag and labeled Covid-19


Without normal post mortems which I doubt happen due to the panic; the death rate is a guess, like most of the figures bandied about by governments.


The conspiracy theorists are having a field day.


Countries, races, groups, companies and individuals are being demonised and the economy is going down the tubes because of the hysteria.


I am 76, diabetic, have heart problems, can hardly walk some days; I smoke, I?m overweight.


When I die it will be because my time has come, my body stopped, not because of Covid-19.

My selfless gesture of donating my body to medical science is wasted; they will have plenty to play with.

 

[Tassie]

Is it possible that if the pandemic is proved to be false, no worse than any previous flue, that it may be disguised as a prelude to WW3?
The bankrupt USA economy is printing money at a furious pace backed by no gold as security. History tells us in times of monetary depression wars soon follow.
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[Beer Leo]

I'm an engineer by trade and don't know much about Pandemic but as an engineer I'm capable of logic thinking and know that it's not much I can do with the law of physics.
My question for the governments and medical people are:
-   This lockdown how will that help in the future unless we can get down to 0 cases, every new case or existing case is presumably spreading this virus to 2 persons (Ro = 1.5 to 3.5)
-   How can we verify 0 cases when many people are walking around with Covid-19 without any symptoms
-   If you are to verify 0 cases all people around the world need to be tested at the same time and then be isolated and tested again before released
-   My guess is that the governments are trying to slow down the virus to see if they can come up with a vaccine or a medicine that helps if infected, but how long will this take and for all those countries that are under lockdown how long will it last? and when the 2nd wave comes will it then be a new lockdown? Was all this first attempts in wain and how many small business owners was sacrificed and how many normal workers life was destroyed during this test?

Well that was it for now, maybe someone who knows more than me on this topic can enlighten a simple engineer.

[Tassie]

Bronx Zoo has announced that one of their big cats tested positive for Covid-19, apparently infected by a caretaker. Three other tigers and three lions developed a dry cough, but are expected to recover.
Our cats were infected by a person caring for them who was asymptomatically infected with the virus or before that person developed symptoms, the Wildlife Conservation Society, which manages the zoo, said in a statement.
We tested the cat out of an abundance of caution and will ensure any knowledge we gain about COVID-19 will contribute to the world's continuing understanding of this novel coronavirus.

The USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed one positive Covid-19 test for Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger, but it was unclear if additional test results were pending for other animals.
Nadia, her sister Azul, two Amur tigers, and three African lions had developed a dry cough, and have experienced some decrease in appetite, but were otherwise doing well under constant veterinary care.
While Zoo officials expect the animals to fully recover, they admit that it is ?not known how this disease will develop in big cats? since different species react differently to infections and the incident apparently marks the world?s first officially confirmed Covid-19 case for a tiger.
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[Tassie]

Coronavirus live updates: Surgeon General, Trump sound alarm as U.S. cases top 300,000
On Sunday, Surgeon General Jerome Adams called on U.S. governors who haven't issued state-wide stay-at-home orders to at least "give us a week" of restrictions, as health officials warn of an accelerating rate of coronavirus cases and deaths. This week is going to be "our Pearl Harbor moment," Adams said.
The warning comes after President Donald Trump said "there will be a lot of death" as the U.S. faces its "toughest week" in the fight against the pandemic.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose to 333,000 on Sunday, with the number of deaths at more than 9,000, according to NBC News' tally. Globally, the death toll is more than 65,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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[CO-CO]

The more I think about this, the more I am convinced we are merely in the grip of mass hysteria.


The media show alarming graphs and statistics but it's all smoke and mirrors.


The comparison between this and the flu pandemics in the past is spurious unless the massive increase in travel is factored in.


Panic means that those who would have died anyway, are stuffed in a bodybag and labeled Covid-19


Without normal post mortems which I doubt happen due to the panic; the death rate is a guess, like most of the figures bandied about by governments.


The conspiracy theorists are having a field day.


Countries, races, groups, companies and individuals are being demonised and the economy is going down the tubes because of the hysteria.


I am 76, diabetic, have heart problems, can hardly walk some days; I smoke, I?m overweight.


When I die it will be because my time has come, my body stopped, not because of Covid-19.

My selfless gesture of donating my body to medical science is wasted; they will have plenty to play with.

 

Have you checked to see that they actually want your body ?    ..... at the appropriate time.....

[Smithy]

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/air-pollution/thailand-still-in-the-worlds-top-14-for-tb-cases

Maybe all the mask wearing,social distancing and self isolating will reduce the death rate and spread of TB . I did notice in the Thai Death rate figures for Covid-19  that some of the people that died also had TB ( plus cancer ,diabetes and high blood pressure to name a few ) I guess if you have TB and then get Covid-19 you may as well book the monks .
My Wife had TB years ago and we had to sleep in separate rooms for 6 months whist she was being treated, also I read that 1 out of 5 Taxi drivers in Bangkok has TB.

Just remember if the Corona virus dont get you there is plenty of other things out there that can/will 

[Beer Leo]

Coronavirus live updates: Surgeon General, Trump sound alarm as U.S. cases top 300,000
On Sunday, Surgeon General Jerome Adams called on U.S. governors who haven't issued state-wide stay-at-home orders to at least "give us a week" of restrictions, as health officials warn of an accelerating rate of coronavirus cases and deaths. This week is going to be "our Pearl Harbor moment," Adams said.
The warning comes after President Donald Trump said "there will be a lot of death" as the U.S. faces its "toughest week" in the fight against the pandemic.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose to 333,000 on Sunday, with the number of deaths at more than 9,000, according to NBC News' tally. Globally, the death toll is more than 65,000, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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[Beer Leo]

So now we know that this Virus can spread to cat's! What are the governments going to do now? Tell the cat to comply with self-distancing and put a curfew on them?

[Smithy]

So now we know that this Virus can spread to cat's! What are the governments going to do now? Tell the cat to comply with self-distancing and put a curfew on them?

I didn't know felines could catch Covid-19 ....that could be Catastrophic , but then nothing is pawfect  . Purrsonality I dont think this will last furever.

[Smithy]

Wearing a Face mask and social distancing (2 meters) is now mandatory in Surin Province starting today.
Heavy fines up to 20k for law violators.