Just like nothing, 4 millions in a few hours :(

Looking at the new US unemployment of 14.7% is really depressing. The world is gonna suck after coronavirus.

I usually disagree with a lot of your posts and over exaggerations, but see eye to eye with you here. 

Anyone denying that China is doing any and everything to shift blame off itself is deluding themselves and the pro China propaganda being spread is very obvious because unlike Russia, China isn't very good at it and you can spot it incredibly easy. Its backfired in many cases anyways because of how awful they are at it. Its clear that other poster can't hide their bias against the US and thats fine and also a common sentiment in Germany anyways lol. But the reality is that America isn't alone in criticizing China. Australia, many African countries, many EU countries, and many Asian countries have also joined in and called for Chinese transparency instead of their blatant propaganda.

30mins lateron, and we hit 4m

currently at 4,000,975.

What is going on in China atm. They are positing 1 or 2 new cases a day and haven't reported a single death since April 27th. Are we supposed to believe it's completely eliminated in China and only 1 or 2 infected people show up at the border each day?

Since their active cases are down to 260 (or so they say) the fatality rate of 6% seems to be their final outcome. It's unfortunate all our early math models were based on Chinese data of the early spread, unreliable data, unreliable predictions. At least it didn't turn out to be worse.

F*ck, that was quick. 

Joe and Elon had a decent discussion about Covid 19 recently. Joe seems more open to what happened, but Elon clearly thinks things weren't handled very well. Elon actually knew about it from the beginning having to deal with the new Tesla Gigafactory construction and production in Shanghai China this year. I agree with Elon's view on the situation.

1:16:00 - 1:45:00 (ish)

"Showing Potential" is far from anything definitive I am afraid... Plus it seems there is a conflict of interest financially anyway, so grains of salt and all that.

Just like those who propagate the idea that Cannabis cures cancer, diabetes and every other disease known to man.

It can have some beneficial effects, but it's far from a cure-all that some would want you to believe, my grand mother had a CBD "expert" contact her and got her taking it for her diabetes, she was later hospitalized because it spiked her insulin levels.

A friend of mine started taking it at the expense of Chemo treatment. He died.

Alas, the dangers of ignoring science.

You're pretty naive. Why didn't EU leaders agree with the letter the EU sent out that ignored the fact the virus came from China? (What's the yen symbol shortcut on my keyboard?)

China owns large parts of the West (and the South, East and North) and uses that to subvert the West. It's fair game because the West does exactly the same to them. It's no different than Russia and the UK putting their subs and planes in each other's airspace/waters and playing hide n seek with each other.

I know Russia are the bad guys but it's hilarious whenever they rick roll Poland with a nuclear bomber.

I never heard of using instead of chemo, it just helps combat the nausea. Chemo treatment is no guarantee either and understandable when people with low survival chances would rather not endure the 'cure'.

Always do your own research, plus they already said of their own research that you can't simply buy those specific canaboids in a store anyway. It's a long way away from a viable 'treatment' or preventative measure, but the anti inflammatory properties are well known. However you also have to be careful there.

It does help to get a good sleep, which is a natural cure :)


Sleeping is better than reading more of what's in store
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/canada-s-jobless-rate-soars-to-13-per-cent-in-april-1.4930397

3 million jobs lost already.

The unemployment rate would have been 17.8 per cent had the agency's labour force survey counted among the unemployed the 1.1 million who stopped looking for work -- likely because the COVID-19 economic shutdown has limited job opportunities.

In all, more than one-third of the labour force didn't work or had reduced hours in April, an "underutilization rate" that was more than three times higher than in February before the pandemic struck.

Calling water wet
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canada-undoubtedly-in-recessionary-time-federal-finance-minister-says-1.4931424

During his address to the nation on Friday, Trudeau said that “this is one of the first recessions we’ve ever seen that has so hard hit vulnerable workers.” He also spoke to how the last two months of jobs numbers indicate that women, new Canadians and young people are being particularly impacted. Trudeau said the federal government will have to think about those groups and how to better support them after the crisis.

It can be years to dig back out of this hole.


Sadly my prediction of an uptick after the nice weather last weekend came true.
The province confirmed 477 new cases of the virus on Friday, the biggest single-day spike since May 2.
We're still far away from Australia's levels. My local county just reported it's 100th case, back to zero days since.



Also some good news
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sfu-professor-andy-hoffer-diaphragm-electrical-stimulation-us-fda-covid-19-1.5560905

A Simon Fraser University professor's invention submitted for patents 13 years ago has been granted approval for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic to help wean critically ill patients off ventilators.

The diaphragmatic pacing therapy system strengthens the diaphragm, which becomes weaker when a ventilator takes over to help a patient breathe.
"If a patient is on a ventilator for more than a day or two, the diaphragm really atrophies very fast. It can atrophy to half its size in three days of ventilation," explained Hoffer. Consequently, "about 30 per cent of patients on ventilators fail to wean because their capacity to breathe on their own is less than minimum."

The system had been undergoing clinical trials in more than 40 hospitals in Europe and the U.S. when they were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it was brought back into the spotlight as ventilator use increased due to the symptoms of COVID-19, which include severe respiratory problems. Hoffer said the FDA approved the system for emergency use in hospitals on April 14, to help severely ill patients who are having difficulties recovering after prolonged ventilator use.

He said clinical trials are expected to eventually resume and he hopes the product will be cleared for regular use in the U.S. and Canada. Hoffer said the diaphragm can be a key aspect to recovery for patients with respiratory issues and the muscle shouldn't be underestimated. "It never rests from your first breath to your last breath," he said.