libera/##covid-19/ Saturday, 2020-07-18

BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: (news): Coronavirus live updates: California outlines strict guidelines to reopen schools; testing remains a challenge → https://is.gd/03wBS900:00
BrainstormUpdates for Peru: +3951 cases (now 345537), +184 deaths (now 12799) since a day ago — World: +7606 cases (now 14.2 million), +232 deaths (now 598410) since 30 minutes ago — US: +2506 cases (now 3.8 million), +13 deaths (now 141881) since 31 minutes ago — California, US: +1033 cases (now 367317), +5 deaths (now 7524) since 31 minutes ago00:05
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: New California coronavirus rules will prevent most schools from reopening in autumn – live: California governor ties reopenings to health metrics US breaks daily record with 77,255 new cases as Trump approval rating drops Esper effectively bans display of Confederate flags at military bases → https://is.gd/j9BcJn00:20
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: Gov. Cuomo clears New York City to enter next phase of reopening, but with restrictions: New York City has been cleared to enter the next phase of reopening on Monday, but indoor restaurants, bars, museums and malls will remain closed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. → https://is.gd/RbZNyW00:29
CoronaBot04/r/covid19: The explosion of new coronavirus tests that could help to end the pandemic (80 votes) | https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02140-8 | https://redd.it/ht2gmc00:34
BrainstormUpdates for Argentina: +4518 cases (now 119301), +45 deaths (now 2178) since an hour ago — World: +9992 cases (now 14.2 million), +112 deaths (now 598522) since 30 minutes ago — US: +4474 cases (now 3.8 million), +24 deaths (now 141905) since 31 minutes ago — California, US: +2379 cases (now 369696), +2 deaths (now 7526) since 31 minutes ago00:35
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Coronavirus: Six types of COVID-19 identified by scientists in 'major' breakthrough for treatment → https://is.gd/PNEiu200:48
BrainstormUpdates for Colombia: +8934 cases (now 182140), +259 deaths (now 6288) since an hour ago — World: +9517 cases (now 14.2 million), +272 deaths (now 598794) since 16 minutes ago — US: +343 cases (now 3.8 million), +10 deaths (now 141915) since 16 minutes ago — Washington, US: +233 cases (now 46377) since 16 minutes ago00:50
BrainstormNew from The Lancet: [Correspondence] Tackling corruption in global health: The Lancet Lecture by Patricia García1 on the pervasive yet invisible hand of corruption in global health pres­ents a compelling introduction to corruption and the various types that exist. Corruption truly is an “ignored pandemic”2 and we have no doubt that awareness [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/QNc1Qq01:08
ryoumaok i can't bring myself to, much less able to, read the whole lecture, but it is par for the course in richness that the lancet talks about corruption.  doctor heal thyself.01:36
ryouma(also, it seems to imply that corruption in developed countries, in medicine, in biomedical science, and in putatively health-related academia is not a problem?)01:37
LjLi can't bring myself to be bothered with reading it01:53
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: New California coronavirus rules will prevent most schools from reopening in autumn – live: California governor ties reopenings to health metrics US breaks daily record with 77,255 new cases as Trump approval rating drops Esper effectively bans display of Confederate flags at military bases → https://is.gd/j9BcJn02:24
LjLlooks like virtually all retailers in the US are moving to mandating masks02:41
LjLseems like a very American thing to do, doing it privately by retailers instead of the state mandating them02:41
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Coronavirus: Any UK vaccine to be made in Britain 'for fear US will take it', scientists say → https://is.gd/zv3jhx03:03
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: (news): Coronavirus updates: California outlines strict guidelines to reopen schools; testing remains a challenge → https://is.gd/03wBS903:12
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Coronavirus Spike In Cases: U.S. Breaks Single-Day Record With More Than 77,000 Infections → https://is.gd/PC44u303:32
BrainstormUpdates for World: +21227 cases (now 14.3 million), +1076 deaths (now 599870) since 2 hours ago — Bolivia: +1946 cases (now 56102), +65 deaths (now 2049) since 23 hours ago — US: +7470 cases (now 3.8 million), +149 deaths (now 142064) since 2 hours ago — Mexico: +7257 cases (now 331298), +736 deaths (now 38310) since 23 hours ago03:36
CoronaBot04/r/coronavirus: White House blocks CDC from testifying on reopening schools next week (10378 votes) | https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEKcC_Y-hXxBsOb_-B0VCdTIqGQgEKhAIACoHCAowocv1CjCSptoCMPrTpgU?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US%3Aen | https://redd.it/ht57im03:37
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: U.S. breaks record with 74,987 new cases today, and also reports 946 deaths, the sixth time deaths have exceeded 900 in the last ten days → https://is.gd/orZley03:51
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Outrage as jailed Indian poet contracts Covid-19 → https://is.gd/SrTnuX04:10
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Dr. Fauci says it will take 'months to a year or more' to know whether lingering COVID-19 symptoms in young people could be chronic illnesses → https://is.gd/wripgz04:19
CoronaBot04/r/covid19: Dexamethasone in Hospitalized Patients with Covid-19 — Preliminary Report (80 votes) | https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2021436?query=featured_coronavirus | https://redd.it/hsyjyb04:38
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Trio tied to U.S. military lied about Japan travel plans, then tested positive for COVID-19 → https://is.gd/3T3g1004:58
LjLwell, that dex trial seems a little underwhelming05:07
LjLsome benefit in ventilated patients, yeah, but not very large05:07
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: 1,000 federal inmates at Texas prison test positive for COVID-19 → https://is.gd/Xnzwme05:18
BrainstormUpdates for Belgium: +261 cases (now 63499), +5 deaths (now 9800) since 23 hours ago — World: +466 cases (now 14.3 million), +7 deaths (now 599877) since an hour ago — Australia: +203 cases (now 11438), +2 deaths (now 118) since 5 hours ago — Curacao: +2 cases (now 28) since 2 days ago05:21
BrainstormUpdates for World: +930 cases (now 14.3 million), +23 deaths (now 599900) since 20 minutes ago — Honduras: +878 cases (now 31745), +22 deaths (now 857) since 23 hours ago — Mongolia: +25 cases (now 287) since 23 hours ago — Haiti: +27 cases (now 6975), +1 deaths (now 146) since 22 hours ago05:36
CoronaBot04/r/covid19: Melatonin Inhibits COVID-19-induced Cytokine Storm by Reversing Aerobic Glycolysis in Immune Cells: A Mechanistic Analysis (80 votes) | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7211589/ | https://redd.it/ht8nce05:38
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: It’s not only coronavirus cases that are rising. Now covid deaths are, too. → https://is.gd/rlzWe805:56
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: 'Hope is not a strategy,' Refrigerated trucks on standby as COVID-19 deaths climb → https://is.gd/KPwhC006:06
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Over the past 24 hours, the U.S. reported a record 78,480 new cases of coronavirus and 925 new deaths. Records were broken in 5 states → https://is.gd/IRQEBq06:54
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: COVID cases confirmed at 3 Colorado youth detention centers → https://is.gd/JhmJDG07:03
BrainstormUpdates for World: +6926 cases (now 14.3 million), +73 deaths (now 599973) since an hour ago — Pakistan: +1918 cases (now 261917), +47 deaths (now 5522) since 7 hours ago — Kazakhstan: +1808 cases (now 68703) since a day ago — Ukraine: +826 cases (now 58466), +11 deaths (now 1473) since a day ago07:06
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: 'The virus doesn't care about excuses': US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges: The breathing space afforded by lockdowns in the spring has been squandered, with new cases running at five times the rate of the whole of Europe. Things will only get worse, experts warn → https://is.gd/AZjbdE07:13
pwr22Here in the UK we're planning to get back to normality apparently but the cases are trending up 😭07:20
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Coronavirus Global Updates, July 18: In a first, one million Covid cases in 100 hours → https://is.gd/D11iPd07:22
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan taken to hospital with Covid-19: Former Miss World and daughter admitted to same Mumbai unit as her husband and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan as India’s pandemic worsens → https://is.gd/gtt5zM08:20
ryoumadid i read that right?  they used as correctly?08:25
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Siberian heatwave 'made 600 times more likely by climate change' | Team of international researchers found that the prolonged heat like the Arctic region experienced this year would only happen less than once in every 80,000 years without human-induced climate change → https://is.gd/YHIdfu08:30
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: As Domestic Abuse Rises, U.K. Failings Leave Victims in Peril: At least 26 women and girls have been killed during the coronavirus lockdown, and others were trapped with abusers. But pleas for emergency support have largely gone unanswered. → https://is.gd/rEMAxG08:49
BrainstormUpdates for World: +1257 cases (now 14.3 million), +35 deaths (now 600008) since 2 hours ago — Armenia: +461 cases (now 34462), +11 deaths (now 631) since 9 hours ago — Uzbekistan: +289 cases (now 15896), +1 deaths (now 80) since 8 hours ago — India: +289 cases (now 1.0 million), +6 deaths (now 26291) since 9 hours ago09:07
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: COVID-19 antibody test passes first major trials in UK with 98.6% accuracy → https://is.gd/sjrD7C09:18
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Virus Updates: US Reaches Single-Day High of New Cases for 2nd Day → https://is.gd/dCjqTA09:27
BrainstormUpdates for World: +6522 cases (now 14.3 million), +131 deaths (now 600139) since 40 minutes ago — Russia: +6234 cases (now 765437), +124 deaths (now 12247) since 10 hours ago — Hungary: +22 cases (now 4315), +1 deaths (now 596) since 10 hours ago — India: +202 cases (now 1.0 million), +4 deaths (now 26295) since 40 minutes ago09:37
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Covid-19 Risk Doesn’t Depend (Much) on Blood Type, New Studies Find → https://is.gd/jhMqJW09:56
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: CDC confirms that coronavirus already spreading in New York City when European travel ban went into effect in March → https://is.gd/grRf2a10:06
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Health: Coronavirus Australia: Victoria records three more Covid-19 deaths and 217 new cases as PM postpones parliament → https://is.gd/SSVDRT10:35
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: New studies clarify what drugs help, hurt for COVID-19 → https://is.gd/N13W2h11:04
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Rouhani says 25 million Iranians infected with COVID-19 → https://is.gd/mULzOS11:13
BrainstormUpdates for World: +8840 cases (now 14.3 million), +228 deaths (now 600367) since an hour ago — Bangladesh: +2709 cases (now 202066), +34 deaths (now 2581) since 11 hours ago — Philippines: +2303 cases (now 65304), +113 deaths (now 1773) since 11 hours ago — Indonesia: +1752 cases (now 84882), +59 deaths (now 4016) since 11 hours ago11:22
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: 85 infants under age 1 tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county → https://is.gd/tSUyeL11:23
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Bollywood star taken to hospital with Covid-19: Former Miss World and daughter admitted to same Mumbai unit as her husband and father-in-law Amitabh Bachchan as India’s pandemic worsens → https://is.gd/gtt5zM11:32
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Covid-19 antibody test passes first major trials in UK with 98.6% accuracy → https://is.gd/Vhwwg111:42
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Rouhani says 25 million Iranians infected with COVID-19 → https://is.gd/qYhliY11:52
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: India's ruling party leader: "Drink cow urine to fight coronavirus" → https://is.gd/Lgx0ap12:20
BrainstormUpdates for Romania: +889 cases (now 36691), +21 deaths (now 2009) since 12 hours ago — World: +3119 cases (now 14.3 million), +210 deaths (now 600577) since an hour ago — Iran: +2166 cases (now 271606), +188 deaths (now 13979) since 12 hours ago — Hong Kong: +64 cases (now 1778), +1 deaths (now 12) since 12 hours ago12:23
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Malaysia : 9 new Cases, 4 imported, 5 local cases in Sarawak, ZERO death! → https://is.gd/9n2SUh12:30
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Mass protests rock Russian Far East city again - Tens of thousands of people in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk took to the streets on Saturday, → https://is.gd/ePE0NX12:49
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Coronavirus UK map: the latest deaths and confirmed Covid-19 cases: Latest figures from public health authorities on the spread of Covid-19 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Find out how many confirmed cases have been reported in each local authority → https://is.gd/G7Ay1713:08
BrainstormUpdates for World: +6375 cases (now 14.3 million), +94 deaths (now 600671) since an hour ago — Palestine: +436 cases (now 8200) since 2 hours ago — India: +4015 cases (now 1.0 million), +52 deaths (now 26347) since 3 hours ago — Brazil: +443 cases (now 2.0 million), +32 deaths (now 77964) since 9 hours ago13:23
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Coronavirus near me: are UK Covid-19 cases rising or falling in your area?: Latest updates: how has Covid-19 progressed where you live? Check the week-on-week changes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland → https://is.gd/u7tLYk13:27
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: US coronavirus data will now go straight to the White House. What does this mean for the world? → https://is.gd/XKDHpY13:47
BrainstormUpdates for World: +2345 cases (now 14.3 million), +20 deaths (now 600691) since 38 minutes ago — US: +963 cases (now 3.8 million), +15 deaths (now 142080) since 4 hours ago — Kuwait: +683 cases (now 58904), +3 deaths (now 407) since 14 hours ago — Lesotho: +48 cases (now 359) since 14 hours ago13:53
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: ‘It’s not fake’: Tampa mother of twins, family sick with COVID-19 urges people to believe in coronavirus → https://is.gd/9AX16q14:06
BrainstormUpdates for Kenya: +688 cases (now 12750), +3 deaths (now 225) since 14 hours ago — Sudan: +155 cases (now 10682), +5 deaths (now 673) since 2 days ago — World: +870 cases (now 14.3 million), +8 deaths (now 600699) since 20 minutes ago — Germany: +27 cases (now 202372) since 10 hours ago14:08
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Barack Obama leads tributes to civil rights leader John Lewis – live: Democratic congressman Lewis dies aged 80 John Lewis: from civil rights titan to Black Lives Matter US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 1.14pm BST → https://is.gd/vfNupZ14:25
BrainstormNew from Gazzetta Ufficiale italiana: MINISTERO DELLO SVILUPPO ECONOMICO - DECRETO 17 giugno 2020: Liquidazione coatta  amministrativa  della  «Nuova  Compass  societa'cooperativa»,  in  Milano  e  nomina  del  commissario   liquidatore.(20A03764) → https://is.gd/ypadMi15:32
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Health: Daily updates on English Covid-19 deaths paused amid accuracy concerns → https://is.gd/KOCQZc15:42
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Barack Obama leads tributes to civil rights leader John Lewis – live: Democratic congressman Lewis dies aged 80 John Lewis: from civil rights titan to Black Lives Matter US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.41pm BST → https://is.gd/vfNupZ16:01
BrainstormUpdates for World: +15409 cases (now 14.3 million), +288 deaths (now 600987) since 2 hours ago — India: +8589 cases (now 1.1 million), +120 deaths (now 26467) since 2 hours ago — Saudi Arabia: +2565 cases (now 248416), +40 deaths (now 2447) since 16 hours ago — Iraq: +2049 cases (now 90220), +75 deaths (now 3691) since 16 hours ago16:09
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: Fauci holds up New York as model for fighting coronavirus — 'They did it correctly': National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on Friday praised New York for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the state did it "correctly." → https://is.gd/tLwALf17:18
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Barack Obama leads tributes to civil rights leader John Lewis – live: Democratic congressman Lewis dies aged 80 John Lewis: from civil rights titan to Black Lives Matter US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 4.38pm BST → https://is.gd/vfNupZ17:47
nixonix%title https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-18/covid-most-of-world-to-face-virus-without-vaccine-expert-says17:49
Brainstormnixonix: From www.bloomberg.com: Bloomberg - Are you a robot?17:49
nixonixtitle: Most of the World May Face Covid Without a Vaccine - “There will be another wave, and it will be very serious.”17:50
CoronaBot04/r/coronavirus: US coronavirus data will now go straight to the White House. What does this mean for the world? (10148 votes) | https://www.bbngnews.com/2020/07/us-coronavirus-data-will-now-go.html | https://redd.it/htf2b118:04
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: Gov. Cuomo clears New York City to enter next phase of reopening, but with restrictions: New York City has been cleared to enter the next phase of reopening on Monday, but indoor restaurants, bars, museums and malls will remain closed, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Friday. → https://is.gd/RbZNyW18:54
LjLtinwhiskers: Tongaquake?19:00
tinwhiskersDidn't feel it here19:00
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Barack Obama leads tributes to civil rights leader John Lewis – live: Democratic congressman Lewis dies aged 80 John Lewis: from civil rights titan to Black Lives Matter US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 6.11pm BST → https://is.gd/vfNupZ19:23
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Nashville photographer in ‘disbelief’ after testing positive for COVID-19 twice → https://is.gd/vTJNEP20:11
CoronaBot04/r/covid19: Probability of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (83 votes) | https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.07.16.20155572v1 | https://redd.it/hthfjc20:15
LjLOMG reinfection?!?!20:19
LjLyes, sounds like reinfection20:19
LjLbut i can't read the fucking article because the site doesn't serve the fucking EU20:20
LjLso get fucked20:20
Nurse_LjL: which one 20:28
LjLNurse_, the one that literally says "testing positive for COVID-19 twice" just a couple of lines up in the backscroll...?20:29
Nurse_its a reddit page20:30
LjLNurse_, it's a reddit page that links to an article, like most reddit pages are meant to20:30
LjLare you new to the internet?20:31
LjLalso the first comment on the reddit page summarizes the article20:31
Nurse_http://dpaste.com/3PQ8PR120:31
LjLthanks20:36
LjL“I use examples of shingles, some people have chickenpox, the virus goes away or becomes dormant, then activates later and develops shingles. People have cold sores as a type of Herpes virus. Your cold sore gets better, you think you’re recovered and the virus activates. I think these are the things we are still trying to know about this virus that people don’t know,” Dr. Jahangir said during Tuesday morning’s news conference.20:38
LjLreassuring20:38
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Barack Obama leads tributes to civil rights leader John Lewis – live: Democratic congressman Lewis dies aged 80 John Lewis: from civil rights titan to Black Lives Matter US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 7.25pm BST → https://is.gd/vfNupZ20:41
generathanks20:47
BrainstormUpdates for World: +66691 cases (now 14.4 million), +1219 deaths (now 602206) since 5 hours ago — US: +28679 cases (now 3.8 million), +420 deaths (now 142500) since 7 hours ago — North Carolina, US: +2386 cases (now 97958) since 21 hours ago — India: +23195 cases (now 1.1 million), +361 deaths (now 26828) since 5 hours ago21:20
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: COVID-19 has exposed "fallacies and falsehoods everywhere," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said, adding that global leaders need to build a more equal and sustainable world → https://is.gd/RpUFnV21:48
CoronaBot04/r/covid19: COVID-19 in people with diabetes: understanding the reasons for worse outcomes (82 votes) | https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(20)30238-2/fulltext | https://redd.it/htjwhv21:57
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Barack Obama leads tributes to civil rights leader John Lewis – live: Democratic congressman Lewis dies aged 80 John Lewis: from civil rights titan to Black Lives Matter US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges Sign up to our First Thing newsletter 8.34pm BST → https://is.gd/vfNupZ21:57
metreo%cases UK22:05
BrainstormUpdates for Georgia (US), US: +4689 cases (now 139872), +36 deaths (now 3168) since 22 hours ago — World: +23459 cases (now 14.4 million), +242 deaths (now 602448) since 48 minutes ago — South Africa: +13285 cases (now 350879), +144 deaths (now 4948) since 22 hours ago — US: +9670 cases (now 3.8 million), +84 deaths (now 142584) since 48 minutes ago22:05
Brainstormmetreo: In United Kingdom, there have been 294066 confirmed cases (0.4% of the population) and 45273 deaths (15.4% of cases) as of 48 minutes ago. 12.7 million tests were performed (2.3% positive). See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=United%20Kingdom for time series data.22:05
metreo%cases USA22:05
Brainstormmetreo: In US, there have been 3.8 million confirmed cases (1.2% of the population) and 142584 deaths (3.7% of cases) as of a minute ago. 45.6 million tests were performed (8.3% positive). Fatality can be broadly expected to lie between 0.5% (assuming prevalence as in tests) and less than 7.5% (considering only deaths and recoveries). See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=US for time series data.22:05
CoronaBot04/r/covid19: COVID-19 in Children in the United States: Intensive Care Admissions, Estimated Total Infected, and Projected Numbers of Severe Pediatric Cases in 2020 (84 votes) | https://journals.lww.com/jphmp/Fulltext/2020/07000/COVID_19_in_Children_in_the_United_States_.9.aspx | https://redd.it/htkhkh22:22
Tsu%cases PT22:49
BrainstormUpdates for Wisconsin, US: +978 cases (now 41485), +10 deaths (now 843) since 23 hours ago — World: +5951 cases (now 14.4 million), +84 deaths (now 602532) since 45 minutes ago — US: +4655 cases (now 3.8 million), +83 deaths (now 142667) since 45 minutes ago — Massachusetts, US: +359 cases (now 113238), +17 deaths (now 8419) since 23 hours ago22:49
BrainstormTsu: In Egypt, there have been 86474 confirmed cases (0.1% of the population) and 4188 deaths (4.8% of cases) as of 23 hours ago. 90000 tests were performed (96.1% positive). See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Egypt for time series data.22:49
Tsu%cases Portugal22:49
BrainstormTsu: In Portugal, there have been 48390 confirmed cases (0.5% of the population) and 1684 deaths (3.5% of cases) as of 6 hours ago. 1.4 million tests were performed (3.4% positive). Fatality can be broadly expected to lie between 0.5% (assuming prevalence as in tests) and less than 4.8% (considering only deaths and recoveries). See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Portugal for time series data.22:49
CoronaBot04/r/coronavirus: Fauci holds up New York as model for fighting coronavirus — 'They did it correctly' (10297 votes) | https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/18/fauci-holds-up-new-york-as-model-for-fighting-coronavirus-they-did-it-correctly.html | https://redd.it/htiche22:58
ubLIXHow reasonable is it, in the present fog of uncertainty, when trying to evaluate pre-test probability, to consider that a historical positive test should lower present pre-test probability? I suppose the answer to this must be updated every time new evidence on immunity conferred is discovered.23:37
ryoumaalso accuracy23:38
miki4242[m]The Graphs link mentioned in the topic: https://offloop.net/covid19 doesn't work, it returns 404 Not Found.23:39
miki4242[m]Brainstorm The Graphs link in the topic needs a trailing backslash:  https://offloop.net/covid19/23:39
LjLubLIX, does anyone evaluate pre-test probability at all, currently, in practice?23:40
LjLi suppose that's sort of what the apps are doing23:40
LjLthose very apps that are being ignored by most everyone23:40
BrainstormNew from The Guardian: Trump reportedly seeks to block testing funds as Covid-19 surges across south and west: US logs more than 70,000 new cases a day as stimulus debated Senate Republicans frustrated by White House stance – report US faces terrifying autumn as Covid-19 surges Covid-19 cases are surging across much of the American south and west, as [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/wXjebG23:43
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: (news): White House seeks to block funds for coronavirus testing and tracing in relief bill, report says → https://is.gd/i3uFfD23:53
LjLtinsoldier, see what miki4242[m] said23:55
LjLunless you already know, in which case, unsee it23:55
LjLtinwhiskers * also23:55
tinwhiskersOh. Right. It needs the trailing backlash.23:56
LjLoh23:57
LjLwell the link as mentioned in the topic has it! ;(23:57
tinwhiskersI mean forward slash23:59
LjLyes, that23:59
tinwhiskersUmm. Yeah. I don't understand the problem then23:59

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