D&D and the rising pandemic

[Morrus]

After a quick Google check I found that the USA has completed roughly 650 000 tests.

Compare that to Canada which has completed 200 000 tests.

Per capita the equivalent to the usa would be 2 000 000 tests. That is 3x times as many per capita.

Per capita for confirmed cases Canada has less than half of the confirmed cases of the USA. Considering there were 3x times as many people tested per capita and you can see how much worse things have gotten in the USA so quickly.

And we’re talking about some of the richest countries in the world here. Most of the world is far less fortunate.

 

[abirdcall]

And we’re talking about some of the richest countries in the world here. Most of the world is far less fortunate.

That's why I used Canada as a point of comparison to the USA.

They have the most in common with each other (though also have many differences of course).

 

[Zardnaar]

It's a good measure of how effective measures have been though.

It is also an indication of how well an area can cope. The USA's health system will be overrun before Canada's will be for example.

Anyone who paid attention figured this out about two weeks ago.

I told my US friends what to expect about ten days ago when our government closed the borders. One of them didn't know about Italy.

 

[Sacrosanct]

With respect, if it is such then they should not have any issue providing citation.

It is an opinion piece on medium. That's not a great, trustable pedigree.

This is not to say there is not a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment. There is a drastic lack of such, and that is putting people's health at risk. Beyond that (all the stuff about mis-management of the resources that do exist), the piece is personal assertion without support, and so maybe shouldn't be trusted just because it says so.

You seem to be confusing lack of external citation with difficulty providing external citation. Again, no citation is needed when discussing a problem that is covered on every media form, 24/7. If I said the stock market has suffered major losses in the past month, would you dispute that unless I provided a link to an external cite?

Or are you disputing what that article is saying is actually happening?

 

[FrogReaver]

It's a good measure of how effective measures have been though.

It is also an indication of how well an area can cope.

I think it's just an indication that an area has a smaller overall population.

The USA's health system will be overrun before Canada's will be for example.

This is true regardless of per capita testing

 

[Sacrosanct]

When you get caught flat-footed by a disaster - either not ready for the event or not ready for the scale / scope of the event - it is easy to claim The Authorities mismanaged resources, were criminally negligent, are stupid, uncaring, corrupt &c. Such claims are made with every disaster, it seems. They may or may not be true.

Everything has to be somebody’s fault.

Well when your country’s leader spends two months golfing, all the while saying it’s not a problem, it’s a hoax, it won’t happen here, is already getting better, it will disappear by April, “I don’t take responsibility” instead of doing what the rest of the developed world is doing by working to get prepared (and that’s not even considering disbanding the pandemic team in 2018 and removing the CDC embed from China in 2019, or refusing to help states unless their governors kiss up to him), then yeah, it’s pretty easy to place blame on someone for making it worse. Look at the link I provided above about the danger of downplaying. It has real consequences, and those are lives lost.

this isn’t a political or partisan issue. It’s looking at the inactions and behavior and being able to tie it directly to making this disaster worse.

 

[Sacrosanct]

But fine. Here are some sources after two minutes of googling that backs up that article I linked above

Why America ran out of protective masks — and what can be done about it

If the US was better prepared for pandemics, it could have avoided the shortage of masks and other protective gear.

www.vox.com

There Isn't Enough Medical Gear: What People Are Doing to Help

Healthcare workers continue to face a growing shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) as they admit and treat patients with COVID-19.

www.healthline.com

Amid PPE Shortage, Clinicians Face Harassment, Firing for Self-Care

Clinicians have been placed on leave or fired for protecting themselves against COVID-19.

www.medscape.com

Expired Respirators. Reused Masks. Nurses in the Nation’s Original Covid-19 Epicenter Offer Sobering Accounts of What Could Come.

When nurses at one Washington State hospital complained about having to use expired respirators, they allege that staff were ordered to remove stickers showing the equipment was years out of date.

www.propublica.org

 

[Morrus]

Well when your country’s leader spends two months golfing, all the while saying it’s not a problem, it’s a hoax, it won’t happen here, is already getting better, it will disappear by April, “I don’t take responsibility” instead of doing what the rest of the developed world is doing by working to get prepared, then yeah, it’s pretty easy to place blame on someone for making it worse. Look at the link I provided above about the danger of downplaying. It has real consequences, and those are lives lost.

this isn’t a political or partisan issue. It’s looking at the inactions and behavior and being able to tie it directly to making this disaster worse.

I wasn’t talking about your country. I was talking about my own.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Who need Thanos when you have people?

Marvel actor Keith Middlebrook arrested for claiming he had coronavirus cure

The FBI has arrested actor Keith Middlebrook, who had uncredited roles in Thor and Iron Man 2, after he tried to sell a cure for the coronavirus.

www.yahoo.com

Coronavirus: Police left in 'absolute shock' after finding 25 adults and children at karaoke party despite lockdown

Derbyshire Police said its officers were left shocked after finding the gathering of 25 adults in children in Normanton, Derby, on Saturday night.

www.yahoo.com

 

[Umbran]

Well when your country’s leader ....

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