Mega-Thread: Coronavirus Pandemic

[Acidbaron]

Another increase albeit small from yesterday to today, +536 Hospitalizations up from 443 yesterday. (Per day) 2652 in total hospitalizations up from 1859, yesterday important to note not all are in need of ICU's.
Another 22 deaths, total 220. Still being managed.

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6th death confirmed, 91 years old. Additionally 45 years old is critical and might not make it in following hours, he was already on full life support starting yesterday, but he got even worse today.

Reached the peak yet? Ours is estimated within 2 weeks.

[Tuor]

EDIT:
Current situation in Portugal:
3544 cases
549 new cases in the past 24h
60 deaths
17 deaths in the past 24h
61 in critical situation

[Gaidax]

Reached the peak yet? Ours is estimated within 2 weeks.

Does not seem like it just yet. The good news is that we have almost doubled amount of tests last 2 days, but the new cases are relatively same pace still. The bad news is that PM told us yesterday that if the current rate continues we are entering full complete lockdown in several days and in 15 days we will reach the point where hospitals ICUs will be overwhelmed.

Here's a bit of charts - note that 26th is half day data yet.

Cases updated now:



Tests done per day:

[Acidbaron]

Our stores are not closed, those who sell medicine and groceries are left open although restricted.
@Gaidax We are also increasing our testing, what means we'll see sharp increases in our infections over the coming days.
We are more optimistic about our capacity for now.

[Gaidax]

Our stores are not closed, those who sell medicine and groceries are left open although restricted.

Here all non-essential businesses are closed now. Supermarkets, pharmacies, clinics are still open.

Yesterday we were ordered to stay in homes and are only allowed to move up to 100 meters from the home for walks in singles, ID on you is mandatory to verify. Public transport at 25% capacity. You can still drive a car (only one person per car allowed). You can go further for provision or medical resupply (so effectively a giant loophole there, as long as you don't go to "resupply" to the beach or park).

There are still people who think this is some kind of joke, so I am almost sure that actual full lockdown will come in a matter of 2 days.

[szechuan]

In China there are no borders, yet they locked down everything.

US politicians are just lazy and incompetent.

es. Easily. Europe did, none of your excuses apply to Europe.

What a Liar LMAO.

[Soulwind]

And apparently Neither can Europe. How come I never hear you bashing any of the European Nations not on "Full Lockdown"?

All those yellow and red cars mean exactly that.

[szechuan]

All those yellow and red cars mean exactly that.

It's Restricted, not Closed or Banned.

What you/they were asking America to do was essentially CLOSING it's Borders State To State.

[Soulwind]

It's Restricted, not Closed or Banned.

Restricted means only trucks with vital goods, for the most part.

[szechuan]

Restricted means only trucks with vital goods, for the most part.

Do you have proof of this?

[Acidbaron]

It's Restricted, not Closed or Banned.

What you/they were asking America to do was essentially CLOSING it's Borders State To State.

Would not start with semantics when you don't know what restricted actually means in those cases.

[Gaidax]

The 45 years old one on life support without preconditions just died. Another casualty on top of it, this makes total deaths now - 8.

One additional statistic severe cases:

[Soulwind]

Do you have proof of this?

https://euobserver.com/coronavirus/147788

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/16/e...ntl/index.html

https://the-slovenia.com/slovenia/eu...close-borders/

Basically countries are allowing their people in, not out, and only trucks to move freely, and even then some restrict trucks carrying non-essential goods. Those are the red cars.

The yellow cars imply roadblocks and police checking the temperature of everyone who goes through.

Comparing any of this with the US not doing anything to stop the virus spreading from state to state is ridiculous.

[szechuan]

Would not start with semantics when you don't know what restricted actually means in those cases.

Fair enough, I already edited it out.

[Acidbaron]

Do you have proof of this?

Or travelling to spots you need to be so for groceries, medical assistance. Some nations even have introduce travel limits as in you are allowed to travel n-kilometers from your residence.

If you get caught driving around, doing something deemed non essential you can be fined up to 4K.

[Ghostpanther]

The 45 years old one on life support without preconditions just died. Another casualty on top of it, this makes total deaths now - 8.

One additional statistic severe cases:

That is the number of death's from the virus the state of Ohio has. So far. Out of about 500 or so confirmed cases.

[Soulwind]

Or travelling to spots you need to be so for groceries, medical assistance. Some nations even have introduce travel limits as in you are allowed to travel n-kilometers from your residence.

If you get caught driving around, doing something deemed non essential you can be fined up to 4K.

And with variations depending on the country, most have enforced similar measures within their borders. So none of that "you used to have borders in Europe 60 years ago, so it's easier", either.

[Inuyaki]

That's only possible because they are working together with the surrounding provinces and as said it's only about tourism so not closing their borders.

What?
They are still controlled.
And obviously they let their own people back in.
And it would be stupid to stop trucks with food and stuff... Closing the border does not mean that your people should starve or don't have toilet paper anymore

[Acidbaron]

Fair enough, I already edited it out.

You may consider it as good as everything is closed down, i believe France, Spain and Italy are to the point that if you believe you can hop on a bicycle and go strolling around town you'll end up fined, same goes for running or jogging. Belgium did not impose a travel limit in that sense but it might, internal affairs minister said play time is over and fines will be enforced.

Hoping in your car and going somewhere else out of town, is forbidden. Travelling with more than 2 is forbidden and you need to maintain physical distance at all times.

I am in a border town and people travelling from the netherlands back and forth, have it rough there are daily checkpoints.

[szechuan]

Comparing any of this with the US not doing anything to stop the virus spreading from state to state is ridiculous.

Although you're right about it's Restrictions, it's also completely unfair to compare Country Borders to State by State borders.

States are not Countries.