Meanwhile, in Florida...
D&D and the rising pandemic
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abirdcall
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New York death rate is slowly dropping but other states are rising to level out the overall death rate.
I'm worried with states blindly reopening that Florida and Texas are going to be the new hotspots.
It's possible that what happens by June will be worse than anything they've seen so far.
Per capita Florida has similar numbers to Canada right now.
Quebec, by far the worst hit area in Canada, is reopening schools May 15th which will probably be a disaster. Their reasoning is that 90% of the deaths there are from long term care homes so it's not affecting the general population as much. I hope that reasoning works out.
Thankfully Ontario is maintaining strict lockdowns with a plan announced but no date set. Toronto just locked up High Park where thousands of people come every year to view the cherry blossoms.
I'm worried with states blindly reopening that Florida and Texas are going to be the new hotspots.
It's possible that what happens by June will be worse than anything they've seen so far.
Per capita Florida has similar numbers to Canada right now.
Quebec, by far the worst hit area in Canada, is reopening schools May 15th which will probably be a disaster. Their reasoning is that 90% of the deaths there are from long term care homes so it's not affecting the general population as much. I hope that reasoning works out.
Thankfully Ontario is maintaining strict lockdowns with a plan announced but no date set. Toronto just locked up High Park where thousands of people come every year to view the cherry blossoms.
Viruses gonna virus.
Tomorrow is Phase 1 opening day for Texas!
The Dallas Diocese is doing a slow reopening as well.
What could go wrong?
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The Dallas Diocese is doing a slow reopening as well.
What could go wrong?
'And then, boom': Outbreak shows shaky ground as Texas opens
Barely a week ago, rural Lamar County could make a pretty good argument for Texas' reopening on Friday. The mayor of Paris, Texas — a pit stop for drivers passing through to snap a selfie with the city's miniaturized Eiffel Tower — had drive-thru virus testing in the works, just to give locals...
Zardnaar
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Tomorrow is Phase 1 opening day for Texas!
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The Dallas Diocese is doing a slow reopening as well.
What could go wrong?
'And then, boom': Outbreak shows shaky ground as Texas opens
Barely a week ago, rural Lamar County could make a pretty good argument for Texas' reopening on Friday. The mayor of Paris, Texas — a pit stop for drivers passing through to snap a selfie with the city's miniaturized Eiffel Tower — had drive-thru virus testing in the works, just to give locals...
I like reading history. 1928 an interesting year. So is 1932. Novembers interesting.
abirdcall
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IHME | COVID-19 Projections
Explore forecasts of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospital resource use.
covid19.healthdata.org
Going back to this site and how wrong they are:
Yesterday they projected 121 deaths in New Jersey with a range of 25-372.
There were 458 deaths.
As of August 4th they are predicting 7246 deaths with a range of 6587 to 9094.
This prediction was made on April 28th.
There are currently 7228 recorded deaths in New Jersey. It only took 2 days for the death count to reach the point they are predicting it will be on August 4th.
Zardnaar
Legend
IHME | COVID-19 Projections
Explore forecasts of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospital resource use.
Going back to this site and how wrong they are:
Yesterday they projected 121 deaths in New Jersey with a range of 25-372.
There were 458 deaths.
As of August 4th they are predicting 7246 deaths with a range of 6587 to 9094.
This prediction was made on April 28th.
There are currently 7228 recorded deaths in New Jersey. It only took 2 days for the death count to reach the point they are predicting it will be on August 4th.
NJ isn't much bigger than NZ. 8 vs 5 million.
Actually watched a video on it.
It's about the size geographically of my province.
I know where a lot is but in my head I struggle to think how big things are in state size or travel times.
By that I mean how long would it take to drive from NJ to Connecticut. Family next door as a kid was from Connecticut.
Imaculata
Hero
Meanwhile The Netherlands is now also seeing its share of anti-lockdown protesters along with people protesting against the upcoming 5g network. Because stupid tends to flock together.
We've had a few cases of people setting fire to radio towers, because of dumb rumours that 5g would be some how related to Corona. Not only is this just plain stupid, but we don't even have 5g towers yet! They are all 4g!
Fortunately, there's also some good news. Since today a rapid test has become available for hospitals, which allows them to test someone for Corona in under an hour. But hospitals near where I live are flooded with patients right now. It doesn't help that a large portion of the population in my province is really really stupid and irresponsible.
We've had a few cases of people setting fire to radio towers, because of dumb rumours that 5g would be some how related to Corona. Not only is this just plain stupid, but we don't even have 5g towers yet! They are all 4g!
Fortunately, there's also some good news. Since today a rapid test has become available for hospitals, which allows them to test someone for Corona in under an hour. But hospitals near where I live are flooded with patients right now. It doesn't help that a large portion of the population in my province is really really stupid and irresponsible.
Zardnaar
Legend
Luddites lol. Internet's making people dumber.
Happy pic. My harbor at this time of year. I think one of the islands is Quarantine Island.
Not my photo r/NewZealand.
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