Dr Klaus Schmitt
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You're overly optimistic Asher, shall I send you the scenario calculator of the Swiss institute of Epidemiology ? They have also the US data in it...
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How are things where you are?
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You're overly optimistic Asher, shall I send you the scenario calculator of the Swiss institute of Epidemiology ? They have also the US data in it...
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Please do!
Asher
Asher
Jerome Marot
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Jerome Marot
Well-known member
The streets of Munich are almost deserted at present... except in the area near the main train station. It is also an area with immigrants, some of which are probably not entirely legal.
An interesting read about the situation, which concerns all countries:
https://the-parallax.com/2020/04/09/ebola-hacking-lessons-coronavirus/
Illegal economic migrants excluded from the social safety net, excluded from the health care system, are the perfect reservoir for the virus. They don’t appear in our surveillance. The minute you leave people out because they’re too poor, or black, or Asian, or because of their immigration status, you give the virus a place to hang out, and then it’ll come back.
Obviously, when you have people who are not in a position to quarantine themselves because they lack the space or depend on daily subsistence work, you have a problem.
An interesting read about the situation, which concerns all countries:
https://the-parallax.com/2020/04/09/ebola-hacking-lessons-coronavirus/
Illegal economic migrants excluded from the social safety net, excluded from the health care system, are the perfect reservoir for the virus. They don’t appear in our surveillance. The minute you leave people out because they’re too poor, or black, or Asian, or because of their immigration status, you give the virus a place to hang out, and then it’ll come back.
Obviously, when you have people who are not in a position to quarantine themselves because they lack the space or depend on daily subsistence work, you have a problem.
nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
@Jerome Marot I agree 100%
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
In Los Angeles, they are now taking much more care of the homeless and letting less dangerous people out of jails.
But blacks and Hispanics, often crowded in smaller apartments or bring drivers, service workers and drivers, have almost double the death rate in some major cities!
Asher
But blacks and Hispanics, often crowded in smaller apartments or bring drivers, service workers and drivers, have almost double the death rate in some major cities!
Asher
nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
La pandémie profite des différences des classes sociales!
Là encore il vaut mieux être riche et bien loti…
Là encore il vaut mieux être riche et bien loti…
Peter Dexter
Well-known member
In Cali, Colombia we are all of course required to stay at our homes except for medical attention. We are allowed to go shopping and banking once every three days. The day is determined by the last number on your cedula (national ID card). The lines for banks and grocery stores are horrendously long made longer still by everyone keeping a meter and a half distance from the next person. The grocery stores are out of a lot of products. The other day when I completed my errands in the city I was stopped at the entrance to the long mountain road that leads to my community so that young men could spray my car with disinfectant. At home I have lots of room to roam without encountering other people and continue to walk my one and a half kilometer circuit each morning. I pity the poor apartment dwellers in the city who can be fined if they are out on the street when not shopping or banking. They do get to walk their dogs briefly. Of course that's in the middle class barrios. In the poor barrios the people are often out in the street en mass and pretty much impossible to control by the police.
nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
We just learned from our President Emmanuel Macron that confinement in France will last until May 11. If everything goes well…
Then getting out of confinement would be progressive…
From 11 May, schools, colleges and high schools will reopen "gradually". On the other hand, all places open to the public will remain closed.
We should have more details next week
Then getting out of confinement would be progressive…
From 11 May, schools, colleges and high schools will reopen "gradually". On the other hand, all places open to the public will remain closed.
We should have more details next week
James Lemon
Well-known member
From what I have understood your President is not popular for his handling of the situation in the first place. Looks like a good salesman though! The U.K government is saying that the lock_down is working but its too soon to talk about when it may end.
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Peter Dexter
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I've been googling (obligatory new English verb) and here are sone statistics I've found which are more or less recently updated:
Colombia: deaths by virus: 112, population: 49,650,000 so deaths account for .0002%
Peru: deaths by virus: 216, population: 31,990,000 so .0006%
Ecuador: deaths by virus: 355, population: 17,647,000 so .0020%
Brazil: deaths by virus: 1,328, population: 210,000,000, so .0006%
US: deaths by virus: 23.352, population: 331,002,651 so ..0070%
Mathematics errors entirely possible.
Colombia: deaths by virus: 112, population: 49,650,000 so deaths account for .0002%
Peru: deaths by virus: 216, population: 31,990,000 so .0006%
Ecuador: deaths by virus: 355, population: 17,647,000 so .0020%
Brazil: deaths by virus: 1,328, population: 210,000,000, so .0006%
US: deaths by virus: 23.352, population: 331,002,651 so ..0070%
Mathematics errors entirely possible.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Be patient! We will learn a lot more, unfortunately!
Asher
Asher
Tom dinning
Registrant*
So far so good.
NT has been declared virus free.
Unless there’s some lurking behind a tree.
Or in a bin, up a nose, anything goes.
All we need is to treat the rest of Australians
Like we do the sparrows.
Shoot on sight or set the falcons onto them.
I did have a spider hatch it’s eggs in the living room.
A baby fell onto my hand.
The rest scattered under the furniture.
NT has been declared virus free.
Unless there’s some lurking behind a tree.
Or in a bin, up a nose, anything goes.
All we need is to treat the rest of Australians
Like we do the sparrows.
Shoot on sight or set the falcons onto them.
I did have a spider hatch it’s eggs in the living room.
A baby fell onto my hand.
The rest scattered under the furniture.
Tom dinning
Registrant*
Hold the headline.
Just someone getting carried away.
No new cases for 8 days.
Will remain as is.
Christine has baked some biscuits.
Choc chip I believe.
It’s hard to tell.
Just someone getting carried away.
No new cases for 8 days.
Will remain as is.
Christine has baked some biscuits.
Choc chip I believe.
It’s hard to tell.
nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
It's true about our president, but he was still much faster than the US and the UK ones...
The main question is his management (and that of the previous presidents...) of masks and protective equipment....
He indicated that the May 11th date could be called into question if the situation does not improve sufficiently by that date .
[EDIT] He also said that we will have to help Africa countries, one of the helps being to cancel their debt…[/EDIT]
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nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Title of this thread: How are things where you are?
Well not so bad! We're lucky to have a terrace on the rooftop
1st BBQ of the year!
On the menu :
• Grilled rib steaks with our « jardin » rosemary
• Homemade red peppers Mediterranean style with basil from our « jardin »
• Small goat's milk cheeses
• Re cooked baguette
• Choice of white or red wine
• Cafés
Not forgetting a very beautiful confined sun!
Well not so bad! We're lucky to have a terrace on the rooftop
1st BBQ of the year!
On the menu :
• Grilled rib steaks with our « jardin » rosemary
• Homemade red peppers Mediterranean style with basil from our « jardin »
• Small goat's milk cheeses
• Re cooked baguette
• Choice of white or red wine
• Cafés
Not forgetting a very beautiful confined sun!
James Lemon
Well-known member
Without an exit strategy we are all just kicking the can down the road.
Title of this thread: How are things where you are?
Well not so bad! We're lucky to have a terrace on the rooftop
1st BBQ of the year!
On the menu :
• Grilled rib steaks with our « jardin » rosemary
• Homemade red peppers Mediterranean style with basil from our « jardin »
• Small goat's milk cheeses
• Re cooked baguette
• Choice of white or red wine
• Cafés
Not forgetting a very beautiful confined sun!
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“drink what you like and eat what you like,”
Jerome Marot
Well-known member
Title of this thread: How are things where you are?
Well not so bad! We're lucky to have a terrace on the rooftop
1st BBQ of the year!
On the menu :
• Grilled rib steaks with our « jardin » rosemary
• Homemade red peppers Mediterranean style with basil from our « jardin »
• Small goat's milk cheeses
• Re cooked baguette
• Choice of white or red wine
• Cafés
Not forgetting a very beautiful confined sun!
Il y a effectivement des confinements plus pénibles.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
@ Jérôme,
Nous parvenons à gérer!!
@ Nicolas!
La toit-terrasse est très privé et confortable. Wendy et moi avons de précieux souvenirs de collations généreusement préparées et également plusieurs choix de vins! » dans un air de Bordeaux magnifiquement frais!!
Tom dinning
Registrant*
Why that? were they burned?
Sorry, couldn't resist
Christine only cooks during pandemics, Nic.
My believe is she is making a cure. Others see her cooking as an attack on those who survive the virus.
Chances are she will either overlook or undercook whatever it is she is attempting.
I bravely eat what she prepares.
Tom dinning
Registrant*
Looking good for the US
Andy brown
Well-known member
Yep. SNAFU!
Jerome Marot
Well-known member
There is now an infection map from Facebook & Carnegie Mellon University for the USA: https://covid-survey.dataforgood.fb.com
Jerome Marot
Well-known member
Munich is famous for the Oktoberfest, one of the largest festivals around, drawing around 6 millions people. It was announced today that the Oktoberfest will not take place this year:
www.oktoberfest.de
Oktoberfest 2020 is cancelled: "It hurts!"
Due to the spread of coronavirus, the Wiesn 2020 cannot take place
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
What a pity!Munich is famous for the Oktoberfest, one of the largest festivals around, drawing around 6 millions people. It was announced today that the Oktoberfest will not take place this year:
Oktoberfest 2020 is cancelled: "It hurts!"
Due to the spread of coronavirus, the Wiesn 2020 cannot take place
I enjoyed so much everyone being so welcoming and fun!
Painted faces, great beer, meeting people!
Asher
Jerome Marot
Well-known member
There is still plenty of beer.
Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Well, to Munich memories and eventually meeting you, Jérôme, tonight, with gusto, I’ll open a beer my son brewed for us and toast everyone!
......instead of Bordeaux wine tonight!
Asher
......instead of Bordeaux wine tonight!
Asher
Doug Kerr
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nicolas claris
OPF Co-founder/Administrator
Jolie nature morte ! Pour la bière, tu es pardonné !
Que cette fourchette est bien astiquée
Some good Wendy's food coming I guess I wish I were here!