The Coronavirus Pandemic

[PenguinHunter]

I think that's enough from both of you. Go rent a sandbox and settle your issues.

I think the thread should just be closed. It’s turned into a conversation about my belief system. Thanks.

[ericdaoust]

Can I bring my tonka truck?

Nobody cares. Keep it to yourself. Talk about something relevant.

[ericdaoust]

I think the thread should just be closed. It’s turned into a conversation about my belief system. Thanks.

You have mod privileges. You've been more active in this thread than I have. Go for it.

[The Comish]

You have mod privileges. You've been more active in this thread than I have. Go for it.

You CANNOT close the Coronavirus Pandemic thread during house arrest, uh, I mean self-isolation. I will have nothing to read...

[2014olympicgold]

Seems like last week Trump wanted troops on the border, now he wants to open it up.

Prolly so infected USA citizens travel to Canada to lower his numbers. Eye roll. Sarcasm. Anything to suggest I hate this mans logic

[Axeman33]

Seems like last week Trump wanted troops on the border, now he wants to open it up.

Prolly so infected USA citizens travel to Canada to lower his numbers. Eye roll. Sarcasm. Anything to suggest I hate this mans logic

If they were to reopen the border, as a Canadian, you'd have to be pretty gutsy to want to travel to the US these days. Those on the border towns crossing for cheaper gas or groceries maybe.....

[lucafen4]

Trump can open his border all he wants.

Right now, Any Canadian crossing for non-essential means would have to self-quarantine for 14 days on return.

Until the US gets their shit-show under control Canada won't be reciprocating that order. I mean... 2000+ a day dying and South Dakota Governor hasn't even issued a social distancing order.
Guess where the new hot-spot is in the US?

[PenguinHunter]

Politicians need to listen to some George Strait....

[Auston'sWilly]

I have to admit, if I was forced to place a bet, I'd probably bet on the biologist, not the math guy.
But I still found this very interesting. Stats experts like Dobber would probably appreciate it even more than most (I assume).

https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-is...after-70-days/


Reading some of the points he makes (the statistician), it's remarkable to me that so many places weren't hit harder than they were. What's the explanation?
Even Canada - extremely late to react and yet the numbers, relatively speaking, are not nearly as bad as initially feared.
New York, as bad as it is, should have been much, much worse and is already leveling.
Singapore, Taiwan, Sweden - very little economic "shuttering" and they came through it all within the same chart pattern.

The shutdown in Israel is apparently going to cost them 20% of their GDP to save "1 or 2 a day" there. He called it a radical error.

"“But you shouldn’t be closing down the entire country when most of the population is not at high risk.”

I guess time will tell if he's right. Hindsight will assess whether much of this economic damage was truly appropriate.

[lobo1969]

I have to admit, if I was forced to place a bet, I'd probably bet on the biologist, not the math guy.
But I still found this very interesting. Stats experts like Dobber would probably appreciate it even more than most (I assume).

https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-is...after-70-days/


Reading some of the points he makes (the statistician), it's remarkable to me that so many places weren't hit harder than they were. What's the explanation?
Even Canada - extremely late to react and yet the numbers, relatively speaking, are not nearly as bad as initially feared.
New York, as bad as it is, should have been much, much worse and is already leveling.
Singapore, Taiwan, Sweden - very little economic "shuttering" and they came through it all within the same chart pattern.

The shutdown in Israel is apparently going to cost them 20% of their GDP to save "1 or 2 a day" there. He called it a radical error.

"“But you shouldn’t be closing down the entire country when most of the population is not at high risk.”

I guess time will tell if he's right. Hindsight will assess whether much of this economic damage was truly appropriate.

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[ericdaoust]

Someone missed the point

[blayze]

This is why I have little respect for politicians in general... they just can't be taken seriously

[Auston'sWilly]

Politicians need to listen to some George Strait....

Wow, this is something else. If President Trump dodged questions like this, the media would be foaming at the mouth and the Dems would demand yet another investigation.

[forumname]

Wow, this is something else. If President Trump dodged questions like this, the media would be foaming at the mouth and the Dems would demand yet another investigation.

If??? IF?!!! He dodges every difficult question he gets. Or changes the subject to how good of a job he's doing. Or attacks the integrity person asking the question.

[rataylor22]

That press conference was unreal. No new info about the crisis, just spin and deflection in attempt to make Trump look good while shifting the blame to everyone else. Not sure if you caught it but during the question period Paula Reid from CBS absolutely exposed him. Trump's self-promotion video included a timeline that pointed out his travel restriction for China in January.

Paula Reid: “The argument is that you bought yourself some time" “But what did you do with the time that you bought? The month of February was a gap.”

Trump: "You know you're a fake, your whole network, the way you cover it is fake"

No response to the observation and question, just insults and deflection. It is just too predictable, and the whole briefing absolutely reeked of insecurity and desperation.

Here's a video of that exchange: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...irus-response/

Tonald Drumpf, one who famously never dodges questions.