COVID-19, part vi,...the first wave continues to surge

[Boss-Hog]

Since approximately last night, the discussion in the previous thread got way too political for outside the politics sub-area, so I moved it there in the event the discussion continues. Any additional dialogue in this thread / forum should be focused on COVID-19 with light political discussion (i.e. not what was occurring in the moved thread). It's important that we be able to discuss this outside of the politics area, but in order to do so, I ask that you respect the boundaries we've established with the opt-in area. Prior to last night, folks were generally doing a good job of abiding by that boundary, but it's been off track ever since.

[M2]

Yesterday marked the first time since June 9 the daily COVID death total crossed 1,000 - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/. The case counts keep rising too, more than 70,000 new cases yesterday. Given that deaths a a lagging indicator we could be looking at some rough days ahead.

[mth123]

Yesterday marked the first time since June 9 the daily COVID death total crossed 1,000 - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/. The case counts keep rising too, more than 70,000 new cases yesterday. Given that deaths a a lagging indicator we could be looking at some rough days ahead.

According to some, it doesn't matter. "They are all going to die in a couple years anyway."

[Rojo]

Yesterday marked the first time since June 9 the daily COVID death total crossed 1,000 - https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/. The case counts keep rising too, more than 70,000 new cases yesterday. Given that deaths a a lagging indicator we could be looking at some rough days ahead.

Sweden's at zero.

But then again, I'm not as conversant at politico-psuedo-science as most.

[Rojo]

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...ndemic/610882/

Georgia's Experiment in Human Sacrifice.

Goddamit. Why does the Left shoot itself in the foot constantly?

[757690]

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...ndemic/610882/

Georgia's Experiment in Human Sacrifice.

Goddamit. Why does the Left shoot itself in the foot constantly?

In what world is Georgia "left"? SMH

[757690]

Sweden's at zero.

But then again, I'm not as conversant at politico-psuedo-science as most.

I have no idea what you are referring to.

They had 769 new cases and 14 new deaths today.

They have yet to achieve anything close to herd immunity, their economy tanked as bad as anyone's and they ranked 7th in the world in deaths per million population.

Their experiment has been a total disaster no matter how you spin it.

[Rojo]

I have no idea what you are referring to.

They had 769 new cases and 14 new deaths today.

They have yet to achieve anything close to herd immunity, their economy tanked as bad as anyone's and they ranked 7th in the world in deaths per million population.

Their experiment has been a total disaster no matter how you spin it.

Well, I guess Trump's doing fine then.

Spain, Italy, Belgiun, UK are all doing worse than Sweden despite strict lockdowns.

[RedTeamGo!]

Well, I guess Trump's doing fine then.

Spain, Italy, Belgiun, UK are all doing worse than Sweden despite strict lockdowns.

Italy was the 1st hotspot outside of China and when they locked down it was already too late, but hey context doesn’t matter anymore. All that matters is confirmation bias. Spain was shortly after. Italy was blindsided because China had spent months lying and covering up what was going on with the virus.

UK famously did not have a strict lockdown at first, they started with the herd immunity thing and then realized how stupid it was and locked down.

You have no idea what you are talking about and act like you do.

[Kingspoint]

LONDON/OTTAWA (Reuters) - Hackers backed by the Russian state are trying to steal COVID-19 vaccine and treatment research from academic and pharmaceutical institutions around the world, Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said on Thursday.


https://uk.reuters.com/article/us-he...-idUKKCN24H236


"Canadian authorities said the attacks were hindering response efforts and that risks to health organisations were elevated. Canada’s signals intelligence and cyber threat centre advised institutions to take action to protect themselves."

[Kingspoint]

(Reuters) - "Florida reported on Thursday the largest one-day increase in deaths from the novel coronavirus since the pandemic began and its second-largest increase in cases ever.
Florida announced 13,965 new cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in the state and the center of the latest outbreak to over 315,775, according to the state health department. Florida’s COVID deaths rose by 156 to a total of 4,782, surpassing its previous one-day record of 133 new deaths on July 12. Hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19 was the highest ever reported at 8,626 currently hospitalized, up 321 in the past 24 hours, according to a state agency."

https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-he...-idUKKCN24H2J9

[Falls City Beer]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...-s-richest-men

Truly fascinating glimpse of a Wall Street titan’s view of Covid-19. Genuinely worth a read.

[Kingspoint]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...-s-richest-men

Truly fascinating glimpse of a Wall Street titan’s view of Covid-19. Genuinely worth a read.

Even though he is a billionaire, I bet you his and his spouse's parents are either stuffed into nursing homes or already dead. But, what does he care? They had their run. "What's in it for me and how does it effect me?" That's the attitude I see from him (and most people in this world).

[RFS62]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/featu...-s-richest-men

Truly fascinating glimpse of a Wall Street titan’s view of Covid-19. Genuinely worth a read.

I talk every couple of weeks to a hedge fund guy. He told me early on that it's uncertainty that roils the markets. He said "If we knew today that the death toll would be 3 million, the markets would be fine." It would be terrible, but they would have cost certainty and could plan around it. It's not knowing that they can't deal with.

[Boston Red]

I talk every couple of weeks to a hedge fund guy. He told me early on that it's uncertainty that roils the markets. He said "If we knew today that the death toll would be 3 million, the markets would be fine." It would be terrible, but they would have cost certainty and could plan around it. It's not knowing that they can't deal with.

Which is why the markets went haywire the night Trump surprised everyone by being elected. And two days later they (the markets) were fine again.

On the other hand, there's an absurd amount of uncertainty right now, and that doesn't seem to affect the market (at least not as much as Fed stimulus).