Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[SvennoJ]

NightlyPoe said:

SvennoJ said:
It's going be very tricky to re-open everything again. One day too soon can mean having to shut everything down again for months and if you think people are restless now wait until a false restart triggers another outbreak.

Ontario just broke its record reported cases and deaths for a single day so we're definitely not done with it yet. It's not really growing, staying flat, not going down. More tests of course means more cases found, and deaths peak later as well as previously not reported deaths are now added, so it's not all doom and gloom. But one thing is for sure, to way down the hill is much much longer than the quick rise to the peak.

Yeah.  Unfortunately, I don't think there will ever be a good time.  I'm skeptical a path exists that doesn't lead to increased infections.  It might be modern hubris to think we can even try to thread this needle.  Best we can do, might end up being the best we can do.

BTW, I've not been around.  Why'd they add about 400 deaths in New York today after the daily report?

They are making corrections for all the missed out of hospital deaths. The death counts are too low everywhere. People dying at home, in nursery homes etc. It takes time and a test to confirm it was covid19.

South Korea is doing it, whatever they are doing is working.