D&D and the rising pandemic

[FrogReaver]

U.S. Population 330 million
U.S. Coronavirus Deaths to date 23,640
U.S. Deaths per day for yesterday 1,535

Europe (UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany) Population 324 million
Europe (UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany) Coronavirus deaths to date 67,711
Europe (UK, Spain, France, Italy, Germany) Deaths per day for yesterday 2,576

Perspective helps.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

...Perspective helps.

I don't think anyone is disputing that the US is doing relatively well in deaths per population when compared to Europe. (So far! Hopefully it will stay that way!). While the overall US response was pretty bad (most of the world dropped the ball, really) it wasn't as bad as Italy & Spain (and it looks like France & UK aren't far behind). Of course, it would have been worse if it weren't for Italy & Spain showing us all how NOT to do it. Poor folks.

 

[Ogre Mage]

Interesting article in Fortune --

Looking for examples of true leadership in a crisis? From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping up to show the world how to manage a messy patch for our human family. Add in Finland, Iceland and Denmark, and this pandemic is revealing that women have what it takes when the heat rises in our Houses of State. Many will say these are small countries, or islands, or other exceptions. But Germany is large and leading, and the UK is an island with very different outcomes. These leaders are gifting us an attractive alternative way of wielding power. What are they teaching us?

What do countries with the best coronavirus responses have in common? Women leaders.

 

[Zardnaar]

Interesting article in Fortune --



What do countries with the best coronavirus responses have in common? Women leaders.

NZ was the first country in the world to Grant universal sufferage in 1893.

We set another record I think. World's first matriarchal police state

Head of state female.
Governor general female
Prime minister female.

First female leader rolled the sitting PM, got slaughtered at the polls replaced with another female the first elected female PM.

Voted for both, the first one was horrible though. She only lasted a year or so and lost the election.

 

[NotAYakk]

Italy showed us the consequence of panicing too late. By the time this was clear, it was too late for Spain and France. And on the edge for NYC and UK.

Don't compare your nation to Italy, France and Spain. Compare it to Taiwan and SK. Both got threatened earlier and harder, and both successfully stopped it.

I only don't include NZ because it had the luxury of being hit late.

It will be interesting in the medium term. There will be places where it is endemic, places where it sputters, and places where Covid-19 will be wiped out. Travelers from more-infected places will be dangerous to less-infected areas.

Do uninfected areas maintain a multi-day quarrentine with tests in order to prevent import? Do ships on the high seas have to test crew in transit, with protocols if they find an infreted person?

 

[Zardnaar]

Burger King in receivership here. RIP.

 

[The Green Hermit]

receivership?

 

[Zardnaar]

receivership?

Kinda like bankruptcy. Not sure if it's like Chapter 11.

 

[The Green Hermit]

Gotcha. It's just not a term we use in the states.

 

[Zardnaar]

Gotcha. It's just not a term we use in the states.

Yeah they may be able to trade their way out.

They got 11 million wage subsidy