COVID-19 Megathread 4: Grandma Got Run Over by the Dow Jones

[Sir Mohamed]

Still no stimulus check.....

I thought you opposed the so called nanny state? Or is this a one-way-street?

[emailking]

https://twitter.com/yashar/status/1250615211439996928

Her family should pick a home and stick with it unless there's an emergency.

[MasterJedi]

Still no stimulus check.....

I thought you opposed the so called nanny state? Or is this a one-way-street?

If he really is on SSDI you don't think he means for himself, he means all those other lazy people who don't work when they can.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

https://twitter.com/FrankLuntz/status/1250604122094485504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7C...

Something tells me those protests against Whitmer yesterday meant jack sh**t.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/jdickerson/status/1250750850210955264

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Woo! Body temp is down below 101*F for the first time in over two weeks!

That's awesome! But it still sucks you've been through this much.

Oh it's nothing compared to some people! I'm just thankful that I'm getting better and not going the other way.

[Grassroots]

April 15
Grassr00ts State Progress map
Based on state trend in new cases per day

-Cases strongly decreasing (50% green) 6 states
-Cases starting to decrease (30% green) 13 states
-Cases peaking out (30% yellow) 25 states
-Cases increasing but slowing (30% red) 4 states
-Cases increasing badly (50% red) 2 states

I'll be posting this every 3/4 days with new numbers.

You can also clearly point out the bad governors from the good ones on this map.

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/BenjAlvarez1/status/1250563198081740800

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Cuomo just announced that New York's stay-at-home order will extend to May 15th. 

[Virginiá]

Oh no, time to back off quarantine orders, Republican donors are bankrolling astroturf campai.... - Wait, I mean, legitimate grassroots protests against big gubmint!

https://twitter.com/costareports/status/1250794945805455361

[wbrocks67]

Dr Oz has always been a quack and this has just solidified it

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1250807416872189952

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Dr Oz has always been a quack and this has just solidified it

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1250807416872189952

And he's a Perelman grad, too.  Ick. 

[CellarDoor]

There is a sizable spike in New York deaths being displayed on woldometers bringing the US death toll to 33,000+.  Is this is a typo or did New York update their tally significantly to include previously unreported deaths?  I read about them beginning to include probable deaths yesterday but that article mentioned that it brought the death toll about 10,000.  Worldometers is showing the NY death toll now at 16,000+.

[GP270watch]

Cuomo just announced that New York's stay-at-home order will extend to May 15th. 

 The stay at home orders have been very effective. We need the government to do their part and subsidize people to stay at home, even if the stimulus is retroactive we can evaluate getting things closer to normal(with safe practices) around June 1st depending on the locale.

 

[It’s so Joever]

God how I wish these protestors who blocked the ambulance could be reported and later denied an ICU bed/ventilator if they need one. That would help with shortages and would be more than justified imo.

[It’s so Joever]

Cuomo just announced that New York's stay-at-home order will extend to May 15th.  

 The stay at home orders have been very effective. We need the government to do their part and subsidize people to stay at home, even if the stimulus is retroactive we can evaluate getting things closer to normal(with safe practices) around June 1st depending on the locale.

 

Honestly, some places should be able to begin reopening before June 1st. I’m talking areas with very few confirmed cases per 100,000 and high testing capacity (Utah would be a good example) Obviously it would be a slow process to ensure there isn’t a sudden outbreak, but if we do it right, we should be able to prevent case growth in reopening areas.

[GP270watch]

Cuomo just announced that New York's stay-at-home order will extend to May 15th. 

 The stay at home orders have been very effective. We need the government to do their part and subsidize people to stay at home, even if the stimulus is retroactive we can evaluate getting things closer to normal(with safe practices) around June 1st depending on the locale.

 

Honestly, some places should be able to begin reopening before June 1st. I’m talking areas with very few confirmed cases per 100,000 and high testing capacity. Obviously it would be a slow process to ensure there isn’t a sudden outbreak, but if we do it right, we should be able to prevent case growth in reopening areas.

 This would be possible already if we had any kind of competent Federal response. If the Federal government were equipping the states with tools and protocols to do contact tracing, if we had blanket community tests to see where hot spots are breaking out, we could respond in those areas specifically. The response has not been adequate.

[Grassroots]

Dr Oz has always been a quack and this has just solidified it

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1250807416872189952

I want to go back to school so whatever.

[It’s so Joever]

Cuomo just announced that New York's stay-at-home order will extend to May 15th. 

 The stay at home orders have been very effective. We need the government to do their part and subsidize people to stay at home, even if the stimulus is retroactive we can evaluate getting things closer to normal(with safe practices) around June 1st depending on the locale.

 

Honestly, some places should be able to begin reopening before June 1st. I’m talking areas with very few confirmed cases per 100,000 and high testing capacity. Obviously it would be a slow process to ensure there isn’t a sudden outbreak, but if we do it right, we should be able to prevent case growth in reopening areas.

 This would be possible already if we had any kind of competent Federal response. If the Federal government were equipping the states with tools and protocols to do contact tracing, if we had blanket community tests to see where hot spots are breaking out, we could respond in those areas specifically. The response has not been adequate.

Hence why I say states with high testing capacities. You can see which states have this both through gauging tests per capita (because duh) and positivity rates (lower positivity rates and high testing per capita suggests strong testing capabilities) So far, Utah, New Mexico, and parts of Washington seem to qualify.
As long as testing is strong enough, outbreaks can be detected and cut off and will die out in smaller communities.

[jimrtex]

Noticed something interesting about Italy's numbers.

New cases per day in Italy is going downward, but it's doing so in an interesting pattern. It's going downward like a staircase, not like a slope. I'm unsure if this pattern is due to reporting flaws as it goes downward, or if the cases are actually fluctuating while overall decreasing. Take a look for yourself:

Saturday is higher than Sunday or Monday or Tuesday for the past several weeks.

So you are saying what exactly?

It is an explanation of the staircase pattern that you observed.

[It’s so Joever]

Dr Oz has always been a quack and this has just solidified it

https://twitter.com/atrupar/status/1250807416872189952

I want to go back to school so whatever.

Not disagreeing with you on the sentiment, but it’s kinda funny how back in 2019, most kids/teens wouldn’t be caught dead saying something like that. Heck, just a few weeks before my school district closed for this, classmates were praying for a snow day. I wonder how that will change after this all finishes.

[jimrtex]

Oh no, time to back off quarantine orders, Republican donors are bankrolling astroturf campai.... - Wait, I mean, legitimate grassroots protests against big gubmint!

Gretchen Whitmer banned Michiganders from traveling to their upstate cottages, while permitting residents of other states to do so (if "permitted" to do so by their state). She banned use of motors on boats. She banned selling of lawn care equipment. She banned selling of house paint. Several sheriffs have said that they won't enforce her diktats.

[FrancoAgo]

Noticed something interesting about Italy's numbers.

New cases per day in Italy is going downward, but it's doing so in an interesting pattern. It's going downward like a staircase, not like a slope. I'm unsure if this pattern is due to reporting flaws as it goes downward, or if the cases are actually fluctuating while overall decreasing. Take a look for yourself:

Saturday is higher than Sunday or Monday or Tuesday for the past several weeks.

So you are saying what exactly?

It is an explanation of the staircase pattern that you observed.

today 3,786 new cases, a bit lower of 8th April for comparison, i think we start to see the Easter long week end effect

p.s. Bergamo municipality estimated that 0.5% of the population die for Covid since 1st March

[GeorgiaModerate]

https://twitter.com/willsommer/status/1250822607571693569

Exhibit 3678 that falling for conspiracy theories should be classified as a form of mental illness.

[Tartarus Sauce]

Oh no, time to back off quarantine orders, Republican donors are bankrolling astroturf campai.... - Wait, I mean, legitimate grassroots protests against big gubmint!

Gretchen Whitmer who looks like a ghoul...

Was attacking her appearance really necessary?