Mega-Thread: Coronavirus Pandemic

[stevenho]

What you are trying to tell me, why you're trying to tell me that, and why I should bother. You don't have to pay taxes either, you can chose to defy the law, you can emigrate and live in the rain forest, you can kill yourself, and so on. But if you want to live in western society you will have to pay for services of various natures. So the 'The taxpayer pays your salary' is a complete falacy. Everybody pays everybody's salary.

No, I don't pay the salary of the barber because I chose not to. I also don't pay salaries of veterinarians because I do not own pets.
I pay yours becouse someone else (the government) does that with my money.
Not sure what is your problem with this obvious fact.

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Everyone's numbers are down this weekend. It's Easter. They'll bump up tomorrow or on Tuesday.

Why do you mention easter? Do the infected people die less often during holidays?

[Granyala]

And you made the scizzors/razor you use for that on your own. No one was paid for that. You also mined the steel, refined the plastic, wired the electronics... there aren't dozens of people being paid for you to be able to shave your own head.

Maybe he uses one of these:

[Logwyn]

Why do you mention easter? Do the infected people die less often during holidays?

A number of places are closed today due to it being a holiday. Fewer people out and about.

[Skulltaker]

No, I don't pay the salary of the barber because I chose not to. I also don't pay salaries of veterinarians because I do not own pets.
I pay yours becouse someone else (the government) does that with my money.
Not sure what is your problem with this obvious fact.

Again, everybody pays everybody's salary, dude. That's not new.

[stevenho]

A number of places are closed today due to it being a holiday. Fewer people out and about.

True, but I don't think anyone would be willing to claim that less people died today because they didn't go out shopping since 48h ago. It takes a bit longer to die after getting it.

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Again, everybody pays everybody's salary, dude. That's not new.

OK, I'll leave you to repeating this ridiculous claim.

[Puupi]

Why do you mention easter? Do the infected people die less often during holidays?

No, they are registered and tested less during holidays.

[Skulltaker]

OK, I'll leave you to repeating this ridiculous claim.

Dude. Money circulates. Everybodys salary comes from someone else.

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Also @Skulltaker, how have you been?

A lot better, thank you =)

[Puupi]

Why would they be tested less during holidays?

Because they are.

The testing numbers drop even every Sunday, not to mention special holiday like Easter.

In Finland for example they had a 75% drop on testing.

[Draco-Onis]

Why would they be tested less during holidays?

A lot of sites are closed for the holiday especially since there's not a lot of staff to begin so no sense to open with people taking off for religious hoilday.

[stevenho]

No, they are registered and tested less during holidays.

HUH?
/10ch

[Forogil]

Why would they be tested less during holidays?

The ones doing the testing being on holiday?
And the ones sending in the test results?

[Tuor]

Why would they be tested less during holidays?

For example, private testing is resumed to minimum, as most of those entities don't work during weekends or holidays.

[stevenho]

Not sure where you guys live but over here things are open 24/7.
It doesn't matter though because Italy's numbers are quite consistent with their trend. That's all there is to say.

[Puupi]

HUH?
/10ch

How is this a weird concept to you?

[Granyala]

Not sure where you guys live but over here things are open 24/7.
It doesn't matter though because Italy's numbers are quite consistent with their trend. That's all there is to say.

Well, learning that hospitals / homes for the elderly are infection centers and observing the lockdowns for a few weeks were bound to show some success eventually.

[PhaelixWW]

Yeah, it doesn't say that at all.

And what exactly does it say?

[Forogil]

Not sure where you guys live but over here things are open 24/7.

In many places there is a difference between the place where someone take the swab and the labs that do the actual testing, and the test result come back days later - if there is anyway a delay it doesn't make sense to have that staff running 24/7 (especially during holidays) since that would increase the risk of errors.
And then there is the actual reporting of summaries that also can be delayed, similarly as death counts.

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For comparison here are Italy's death number for Saturday-Sunday-Monday for three weeks:
681-525-636
889-756-812
619-431-X

The numbers seem to consistently be lower on Sunday.

And here are IHME's projection from April 7th for deaths in Italy starting at April 6th with real numbers beneath:
699-474-426-380-338-293-257
636-604-542-610-570-619-431

[Pann]

And what exactly does it say?

Why not give reading it a go?

[stevenho]

Well, learning that hospitals / homes for the elderly are infection centers and observing the lockdowns for a few weeks were bound to show some success eventually.

It sure is great to see.
Spain is starting to lift some restrictions next week as well after they also observe a steady downward trend.
The end is in sight.

[I Push Buttons]

I wonder how long before their families start dying of CCP virus and they complain about how its systemic racism's fault, not their own stupidity?

https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-...jured-6-people

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Stay-at home-orders by Governor Gavin Newsom were ignored Friday night before a shooting injured six people in East Bakersfield, shortly after midnight.

Between 400 and 500 people were gathered together, partying at an apartment complex in the 3500 block of Pioneer Drive, when four suspects, described as black men in a white sedan, opened fire at the large group, striking six victims, according to the Kern County Sheriff's Office.

According to KCSO, one juvenile female, and 5 men sustained non-life threatening injuries.

None of the victims are cooperating with officials, according to KCSO.

[Infraction]