Paul Bearer 6,101 Posted March 8, 2020 7 hours ago, theoldlady said: Good Morning from Norway! No updates yet, too early for the updated reports, so we start the Day with our closing amount yesterday: 156. By the way, we have more than double the amount of cases than New York City, with less than half of the population they have. At about 2 p.m. today there are only 2 new cases reported, total 158. We have been told to avoid crowds - lots of ski sports going on here at this time. Up to 273 in the UK as of this morning. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Unknown Man 584 Posted March 8, 2020 447 in the USA as of this morning. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted March 8, 2020 8 hours ago, theoldlady said: Good Morning from Norway! No updates yet, too early for the updated reports, so we start the Day with our closing amount yesterday: 156. By the way, we have more than double the amount of cases than New York City, with less than half of the population they have. At about 2 p.m. today there are only 2 new cases reported, total 158. We have been told to avoid crowds - lots of ski sports going on here at this time. From 23 to 35 in Denmark. Football is being played in the 2 top divisions behind closed doors. Super weird. I was going to attend a huge match tomorrow in the Danish Superliga but it's behind closed doors too. Bummer as season ticket holder. Every game for the remaining of march is behind closed doors. We had our Eurovision qualifying show last night too with no audience. So awkward. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 8, 2020 covid-19 (easier to type that) map for the United States, courtesy of NYTimes. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Book 3,551 Posted March 8, 2020 On 07/03/2020 at 14:32, gcreptile said: Germany has now more cases than the Diamond Princess, but no deaths. :knocks on wood: - for it to stay that way! Now the first corona death in Germany, a 60 years old man who was at vacation in Egypt. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/coronavirus-deutschland-toter-1.4828033 900+ cases in Germany, mostly in the area of North-Rhine-Westphalia, where I do live. Hooray. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted March 8, 2020 21 minutes ago, Book said: Now the first corona death in Germany, a 60 years old man who was at vacation in Egypt. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/coronavirus-deutschland-toter-1.4828033 900+ cases in Germany, mostly in the area of North-Rhine-Westphalia, where I do live. Hooray. Scary news. Stay safe, Book. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cerberus 302 Posted March 8, 2020 11 hours ago, paddyfool said: This raises a good point re the total confirmed cases per capita nationally. Currently, the ranking is as follows: Countries ranked by cases per 1m population: 1 S Korea 137 2 Italy 97 3 Iran 69 4 China 56 5 Bahrain 50 6 Switzerland 31 7 Norway 29 8 Singapore 24 9 Sweden 16 10 Belgium 15 11 France 15 12 Hong Kong 14 ... 30 UK 3 ... 41 USA 1 Etc https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries Ineviably, of course, cases in the UK and USA have featured very strongly in the British news cycle. San Marino, with a population of just 33,000, has 36 confirmed cases, which surely ought to put it top of that table. It seems that it doesn't take such small countries into account. A similar proportion in the UK, if my maths is correct, would represent 70,000 cases. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skinny kiltrunner 553 Posted March 8, 2020 On 06/03/2020 at 06:04, Guy Incognito said: And if that don't work, try this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted March 9, 2020 11 hours ago, Cerberus said: San Marino, with a population of just 33,000, has 36 confirmed cases, which surely ought to put it top of that table. It seems that it doesn't take such small countries into account. A similar proportion in the UK, if my maths is correct, would represent 70,000 cases. True. It looks like they didn't put up figures per million for countries with a total population of fewer than a million people - both San Marino and Iceland would have ranked highly otherwise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theoldlady 2,297 Posted March 9, 2020 (edited) On 08/03/2020 at 08:06, theoldlady said: Good Morning from Norway! March 8, 2020. No updates yet, too early for the updated reports, so we start the Day with our closing amount yesterday: 156. By the way, we have more than double the amount of cases than New York City, with less than half of the population they have. At about 2 p.m. today there are only 2 new cases reported, total 158. We have been told to avoid crowds - lots of ski sports going on here at this time. The 7 o`clock P.M. NRK news now reports 169 cases. However the chart from Worldometers states 173. Now at 11 p.m. There are 176 cases. Good night and will update on Monday. Good Morning from Norway, March 9th, 2020. We start the counting with one more case reported earlier today for a total of 177 cases. Many are put in isolation for 2-4 weeks to see if they come down with any symptoms. We live in interesting times. 224 cases by 10:15 p.m. Good night! The end is nigh. Edited March 9, 2020 by theoldlady Updates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,385 Posted March 9, 2020 A facility in London will pay £3,500 to infect you with Coronavirus for research purposes. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,130 Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, The Quim Reaper said: A facility in London will pay £3,500 to infect you with Coronavirus for research purposes. A nice little earner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,385 Posted March 9, 2020 14 minutes ago, Toast said: A nice little earner. Not bad is it? I’ve put my name down and had a little spend up already! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,130 Posted March 9, 2020 58 minutes ago, The Quim Reaper said: Not bad is it? I’ve put my name down and had a little spend up already! You forgot the bog rolls. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted March 9, 2020 https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/09/coronavirus-kills-180-soldiers-north-korea-diplomats-flee-country-12370372/?ITO=squid 180 North Korean soldiers dead. Diplomats fleeing the country. Not just a rumour this has some weight behind it as the diplomats did arrive in Russia. Chances are this story came from them. North Korea being Inbetween two of the worst effected countries it would be miracle if they weren't infected. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted March 9, 2020 USA has the lowest testing rate in the world: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-third-in-world-for-rate-of-coronavirus-tests-u-s-last-1.8639842 Germany now has two deaths within its borders. Ah well... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted March 9, 2020 All these countries are massive places though so you have to be a bit more specific even with these tiny numbers against the whole populations. I'm hopefully going to Seville on Wednesday and Spain currently has 1073 cases and 28 deaths so per head of the population it's well up near the top of the list. But Seville itself only has 6 recorded cases currently out of about a million people so low risk. Carlisle where I live has 3 cases out of about 100,000 people. So I reckon I'm safer in Seville (and a lot warmer ). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 9, 2020 30 minutes ago, gcreptile said: USA has the lowest testing rate in the world: https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israel-third-in-world-for-rate-of-coronavirus-tests-u-s-last-1.8639842 That's because Trump told the American Medical Association to make sure their members diagnose it as something else. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ladyfiona 2,577 Posted March 9, 2020 Over the last week people have been panic buying the following: - Whisky/other alcohol - Hand sanitiser/soap - Tea or coffee - Paracetamol - Toilet Rolls - Pasta - Eggs (picture from my local Sainsburys) Anything else? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted March 9, 2020 On 07/03/2020 at 13:18, the_engineer said: Time it took to get to 1000 deaths . December 1st to February 11 = 72 days Time it took to get to 2000 deaths. February 11th to 18th = 6 days Time it took to get to 3000 deaths. February 18th to march 2nd = 13 days Currently 3491 dead Prediction 4000 deaths by march 10/11 that would equal = 8/9 days We've just passed 4000 deaths. Only took 2 days from when we passed 3500 https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,130 Posted March 9, 2020 I have been watching The Tudors, a series which I had missed up till now. Just watched an episode which centres on an epidemic of "sweating sickness" which is eerily reminiscent of what's going on at the moment. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweating_sickness Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted March 9, 2020 Looking on the bright side, if 500,000 of this country's frailest souls are going to be swiftly removed from the equation, then our social care crisis is going to be resolved for the time being. There is also going to be a massive death duties windfall, which, when combined with the plummetting cost of oil and borrowing, will probably prove an attractive proposition to Boris Johnson and his team of advisors. Although heaven forbid attractive enough to actually influence their policies when deciding how to tackle this calamity. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted March 9, 2020 55 minutes ago, paddyfool said: We've just passed 4000 deaths. Only took 2 days from when we passed 3500 https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/. Bloody hell so it took a week to go from 3000 to 4000. Let's be real here Iran are 100% lying about their numbers too . I'll make another prediction 4000 march 9th - 5000 by march 16th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, the_engineer said: Bloody hell so it took a week to go from 3000 to 4000. Let's be real here Iran are 100% lying about their numbers too . I'll make another prediction 4000 march 9th - 5000 by march 16th Think we'll hit the 5000 by friday honestly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paddyfool 379 Posted March 10, 2020 4 hours ago, DevonDeathTrip said: Looking on the bright side, if 500,000 of this country's frailest souls are going to be swiftly removed from the equation, then our social care crisis is going to be resolved for the time being. There is also going to be a massive death duties windfall, which, when combined with the plummetting cost of oil and borrowing, will probably prove an attractive proposition to Boris Johnson and his team of advisors. Although heaven forbid attractive enough to actually influence their policies when deciding how to tackle this calamity. Murphy's razor may apply here though... best not to assume maleficience when simple incompetence will explain matters. Although the view that this will simply kill some of the old and the frail may well have led a lot of people, politicians included, into complacence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
