OT Coronavirus: America in chaos, News and Updates. One million Americans dead and counting

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  1. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko Staff Member Global Moderator

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    You are certainly not wrong, that possibility definitely exists.
    What the probability is, no one knows for sure. But it's non-zero.

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    Minstrel Top Of The Pops Global Moderator

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    My point is just that computer simulations take raw inputs and whatever variables and stuff that humans give them. Doesn't matter if I'm designing a simulator, a neural network, AI, etc there is a grain of salt to be taken to all of it. I absolutely understand how the math works and I am no way saying to not take it seriously.
     
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    For a few days? Try weeks. Trump is getting overwhelmed.
     
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    Obviously. I'm actually not sure what point you're even trying to make here. You're just giving the definition of a simulation.
     
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    Simulated studies show 73% of Americans have a very poor understanding of math.
    And the other 2/3s do not care.
     
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    lol. :biglaugh:
     
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    yankeesince59 "Oh Captain, my Captain".

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    Agreed...it's definitely a possibility...actually, what I meant to say or should have said is that "I hope the future proves me wrong".
     
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    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    What China does or does not do won't matter much if us and the rest of the world does not take the recommended measures ourselves.

    Right now, I couldn't give two shits about what's going on in China.
     
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    ABM Happily Married In Music City, USA!

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    You can bet that we are keeping our eyes on every nation....as they are us. The is a globally unique phenomenon and everyone is learning from everyone else in one way or another.
     
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    President Xi Jinping and Trump are tight so of course we are.
     
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    Now with Oregon shutting down medical clinics, dental, and many other medical procedures in hospitals unless deemed non-urgent, this is really going to slow down the economy. Hopefully this puts an end to it as more states are going this route even though not that many people have symptoms serious enough to be hospitalized of the 88 current cases per the Govenor's statement.. Of course that is a 'yet'.
     
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    The surgeon that tested positive and was in surgery with my fiancee (she is an OR Nurse) was performing elective surgery. Its a good idea to nip this in the bud while we can conceivably get a hold on it.
     
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    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    This won't end until we know where the virus is. That will take widespread testing.

    Covocalypse 2020!
     
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    It's that but also that they need all the PPE they can get for treating patients with C19.
     
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    BREAKING NEWS: Illinois announces stay at home order, following New York and California, putting 70 MILLION Americans under lockdown as the states take matters into their own hands after Trump refused a national coronavirus quarantine
    • There are now more than 17,000 cases of coronavirus in the US and 240 people have died
    • The worst affected city by far is New York, where there are more than 4,000 cases and 26 have died
    • New York state will close all non-essential businesses on Sunday and California has gone into lockdown
    • Only grocery stores, pharmacies, hospitals, transport, news media and others are allowed to still operate
    • Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced a stay at home order on Friday afternoon that will last until April 7
    • President Trump will not issue a national quarantine because some states aren't as badly affected as others
    • He yelled at a journalist who asked him what he had to tell Americans who are afraid on Friday
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...lter-place-order-NY-California-shut-down.html
     
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    They are transferring other specialities to the ER. Also I hear they may request retired docs to come out of practice.

    I think supplies and equipment will be more vital than the number of available workers.
     

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