JonathanJo comments

Third para from end:

In China, where the virus first emerged late last year, 

Seems longer ago than that to me.

One person has been infected every 7.7 seconds, on average, since the start of the year. Around 668,250 cases have been reported each day over the same period

668,250 per day is 27,844 per hour, or 464 per minute, or 7.7 per second, not one every 7.7 seconds.

But with no numerical limit on speed...

Einstein would be shocked to hear that.

In Brazil, where President Jair Bosonaro has raged against state and local leaders 

Aptly renamed the president?

One cough could kill

I can imagine a muffled titter running round the stadium when they saw this.

It would be kind of fitting for the UK nurses to be dressed like Florence Nightingale.

I'm surprised it wasn't higher.

Couldn't they just phone in their performances?

London tube usage is down by 95% and bus by 85%. If that happens in Tokyo, I'll eat my hat.

May have been true before about 1990, when it was 'jobs for life' in Japan. Now, maybe less so.

Haven't bought bottled water in years. Tap will do for me. And even more environmentally friendly.

Perhaps hazard pay for health workers too.

The original wing

News agencies often use stock photos ...

The picture was allegedly taken on March 3rd, and has been used at least 18 times online since.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/13/814709530/with-odds-against-it-taiwan-keeps-coronavirus-corralled?t=1586422817353

FYI A useful website for finding other online uses of an image is tineye.com

Ah-so

That was over 2 weeks ago. They re-opened their parks 4 days later ...

https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/articles/news/2020/03/parks-re-open-today-after-new-emergency-rules-enforced

I think it's 'sticking one's head in the sand' and hoping it goes away.

Now in intensive care. OMG.

Life has to move forward

Just hope you're not in the 1% for whom it's fast-forward.

The new virus can survive on some surfaces, so experts say to keep your hands to yourself as much as possible and to avoid touching your face when shopping. After unpacking your groceries at home, the CDC suggests washing your hands.

The groceries may have some viruses on them after unpacking. What precautions should one take, after touching the groceries again, a few hours or days later?

Is it best not to worry, but hope that one is exposed to a few viruses so as to generate an immune response, but hopefully without significant risk of being overwhelmed?

A very good use of big data, if and only if it is anonymised.

Three weeks ago, the UK and Japan had each recorded 21 deaths from the coronavirus. Whilst the UK now has over 3,600, Japan has only 63.

I have not yet heard a convincing explanation for the difference.

The International Space Station is presumably still virus-free. But future launches to it may need extra care. Perhaps send up a few test-kits with the next cargo.

Do what the govs of Europe are doing now. Prepare for thousands of new cases per day, construct temporary hospitals, protect health workers, close non-essential shops, the list goes on.

S i t t i n g t o o c l o s e !

I saw people playing basketball. Keeping 2 metres apart, but passing the potentially virus-laden ball... Brilliant, not.

You're right Akie, and now I read there is a worldwide shortage of condoms. Better watch out for that spike, as you say.

Zichi

BRITS have more than £1billion worth of food stockpiled in their homes after panic buying over the coronavirus, enough for three weeks.

That is actually quite logical. The UK gov said if anyone in a house has symptoms, then no-one should go out for 14 days. Home deliveries are now impossible to arrange - I know someone who got the first available slot - it's in August!

I just hope to God that the world will be ready by summer 2021.

Hurry up with that antibody test so they can see how many are now immune.

A week's warning of impending disaster is a luxury. The Mexican dinosaurs had about 10 seconds, and that was only if they were looking upwards at the time.