libera/##covid-19/ Saturday, 2020-08-22

BrainstormUpdates for Guam: +63 cases (now 767) since 22 hours ago — Trinidad and Tobago: +58 cases (now 864) since 7 hours ago — World: +2543 cases (now 23.1 million), +50 deaths (now 802971) since an hour ago — US: +1543 cases (now 5.8 million), +20 deaths (now 179030) since an hour ago00:20
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: CDC Director Dr. Redfield pointed to Rhode Island's coronavirus restrictions in day-cares as a 'path' to reopen schools: "So I think this is an inspiring article to tell individuals that there is a path where one can use or partner with their public health authorities and safely get these child-care programs reopened," CDC [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/8PAgyw00:40
BrainstormNew from The Lancet: [Perspectives] Pandemics past and dystopian futures: My children, when small, asked me, variously: “tell me a story not in a book”; “tell me a story from your mouth”. The youngest now asks instead: “tell me a dystopian future”. Last year, this amused me. I could tell tall tales, weird and bad. Now, I am not sure where [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/hPdumK01:09
BrainstormUpdates for World: +27577 cases (now 23.2 million), +788 deaths (now 803759) since an hour ago — Guadeloupe: +261 cases (now 771) since 2 days ago — Colombia: +8419 cases (now 522138), +385 deaths (now 16568) since a day ago — Argentina: +8159 cases (now 329043), +163 deaths (now 6730) since 8 hours ago01:50
BrainstormUpdates for US Virgin Is: +63 cases (now 932) since a day ago — World: +417 cases (now 23.2 million), +11 deaths (now 803770) since 17 minutes ago — US: +415 cases (now 5.8 million), +11 deaths (now 179153) since 17 minutes ago — Eq. Guinea: +34 cases (now 4926) since 2 days ago02:05
BrainstormUpdates for Fr. Polynesia: +81 cases (now 298) since a day ago — World: +1178 cases (now 23.2 million), +34 deaths (now 803804) since 33 minutes ago — US: +1035 cases (now 5.8 million), +34 deaths (now 179187) since 33 minutes ago — British Virgin Islands: +1 cases (now 12) since 3 days ago02:36
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Singing is no more risky than talking when it comes to spreading COVID-19, study claims → https://is.gd/jalRl702:46
BrainstormUpdates for St. Martin: +55 cases (now 176) since 4 days ago — US: +130 cases (now 5.8 million), +11 deaths (now 179198) since 18 minutes ago — World: +130 cases (now 23.2 million), +11 deaths (now 803815) since 18 minutes ago02:51
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: (news): Coronavirus updates: New Hampshire ups indoor restaurant capacity to 100%; U.S. death toll tops 175,000 → https://is.gd/wYKZR103:05
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Satellite photos appear to show Chinese submarine using underground base → https://is.gd/4qFL2K03:55
BrainstormUpdates for World: +8751 cases (now 23.2 million), +587 deaths (now 804402) since an hour ago — Mexico: +5928 cases (now 549734), +504 deaths (now 59610) since a day ago — Bolivia: +1370 cases (now 107435), +61 deaths (now 4366) since 23 hours ago — Myanmar: +16 cases (now 435) since 10 hours ago04:06
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: North Alabama ER nurse dies from coronavirus: ‘She had been on the front lines of this pandemic’ → https://is.gd/CX96fo04:24
Trippy72394Hi folks! What's the latest on herd immunity? Yes? No. Maybe? Nobody is sure? Thanks.04:31
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Florida’s COVID-19 cases increase for 4th straight day, but infection rate steady → https://is.gd/eeBmqF04:33
BrainstormUpdates for Paraguay: +719 cases (now 12536), +12 deaths (now 182) since 23 hours ago — World: +1444 cases (now 23.2 million), +21 deaths (now 804423) since 34 minutes ago — Belgium: +716 cases (now 80894), +9 deaths (now 9985) since 23 hours ago — British Virgin Islands: +9 cases (now 21) since 2 hours ago04:36
LjLTrippy72394, lol04:49
LjLthe latest, as far as i can tell, is don't count on it04:50
LjLthere is solid evidence by now that asymptomatic cases are a significant amount, but not a vast majority04:50
LjLand in the areas that were hit the hardest, you get as far as somewhere between 7% and 14% seroprevalence04:50
LjLgood luck getting to herd immunity without a vaccine, also considering it's very possible people can get re-infected and immunity fades04:50
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: (news): Coronavirus updates: New Hampshire ups indoor restaurant capacity to 100%; U.S. death toll tops 175,000 → https://is.gd/wYKZR104:53
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BrainstormUpdates for South Korea: +332 cases (now 17002) since 23 hours ago — World: +655 cases (now 23.2 million), +17 deaths (now 804440) since 39 minutes ago — Honduras: +562 cases (now 53381), +13 deaths (now 1632) since a day ago — Bahamas: +93 cases (now 1703), +4 deaths (now 27) since a day ago05:06
lesmo9%cases Mexico05:13
Brainstormlesmo9: In Mexico, there have been 549734 confirmed cases (0.4% of the population) and 59610 deaths (10.8% of cases) as of an hour ago. 1.2 million tests were performed (44.4% positive). Fatality can be broadly expected to lie between 0.1% (assuming prevalence as in tests) and less than 13.7% (considering only deaths and recoveries). See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Mexico for time series data.05:13
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: 5 Oahu hospitals at or near capacity as coronavirus infections continue to surge → https://is.gd/xgdE0q05:22
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Chile's environmental protection service said it had slapped a record $6.6 million fine on a Norwegian salmon producer for the 2018 escape of 690,000 antibiotic-fed fish. The fine, handed to salmon farming company Mowiwas the largest ever for an environmental offense in Chile → https://is.gd/eIo71I05:32
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Brazil’s coronavirus spread on ‘stable or downwards’ trend, WHO says → https://is.gd/QegtyJ05:42
Trippy72394LjL, thank you.05:58
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: India has conducted a million tests in a single day yesterday → https://is.gd/DMQLsE06:11
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Infectious Disease Society says hydroxychloroquine should not be used to treat coronavirus patients → https://is.gd/FL7Utx06:41
ryoumaseems that was with azithromyciin and due to risk of heart attacks06:50
ryoumai still wonder if the drug itself can cause fluoroquinolone type of poisoning or be bad for those who have been poisoned by cipro and so on06:51
ryoumathey didn't cover that06:51
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Florida’s unemployment rate jumps to 11.3% as businesses battle through COVID-19 → https://is.gd/iRgGBQ07:20
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Here’s Some Hope: People Have Lasting Immunity To COVID-19, Even After Mild Cases → https://is.gd/62cQMg07:39
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: US-approved Ointment Found to Treat, Kill Viral Infections Including Covid-19 "T3X is an FDA registered, over-the-counter formulation, which means that no prescription is needed. It is easy to use and can be self-administered without the assistance of medical personnel or technicians," the company → https://is.gd/jSl0ol08:09
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Four young Canadians facing criminal charges after revealing captured footage of extreme animal abuse “The animal agriculture industry completely lacks transparency and operates in near-total secrecy..." → https://is.gd/omZKsC08:29
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Global Coronavirus Tracker Updates, August 22: WHO says Covid-19 may end in two years → https://is.gd/ZVPzQD08:38
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Wu Zunyou: Dalian's epidemic traceability investigation nearly complete → https://is.gd/NwgYUQ09:17
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Covid-19: India conducts over one million tests conducted in a day → https://is.gd/9Djmw209:27
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: For quick coronavirus testing, Israel turns to a clever algorithm → https://is.gd/5jrhOG09:46
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Covid and beaches: check distances and prohibitions (Italian, translation in comments) → https://is.gd/HhCebc10:15
Trippy72394Considering India's size, why are there so few cases relative to USA?10:22
CoronaBot04/r/coronavirus: 6-year-old girl with coronavirus dies, Florida’s youngest victim of the disease (10073 votes) | https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-florida-coronavirus-girl-age-6-dies-20200821-2fpe24bclbfzdglokdlzf3f7fy-story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+orlandosentinel+%28Orlando+Sentinel+–+Orlando+news%2C+sports+and+more%29 | https://redd.it/ie3mss10:28
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express (Health): Health: Covid-19 and arthritis: Why patients should not delay their treatment → https://is.gd/RhQUWC10:34
BrainstormNew from ProPublica: Federal Investigation Finds Hospital Violated Patients’ Rights by Profiling, Separating Native Mothers and Newborns: by Bryant Furlow , New Mexico In Depth ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article was produced in [... want %more?] → https://is.gd/1AmPb211:13
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: South Korea, China hold highest-level talks since COVID-19 outbreak → https://is.gd/VBndG111:33
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: How various countries are reopening schools amidst the pandemic → https://is.gd/Y6CvnB11:52
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Coronavirus hospitals converted back to leisure centres: Improvement works under way on tennis courts and an athletics track with plans to reopen in October. → https://is.gd/zkhTeK12:02
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Long-Haulers Are Redefining COVID-19 → https://is.gd/qkgfE312:11
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Coronavirus death toll in England revised down by more than 5,000 → https://is.gd/IxTUou12:40
rmonten[m]Trippy72394: The virus seems to have had a later start in India, I'd guess because of less international travel due to a poorer population on average.12:45
rmonten[m]I would have thought less testing as well, but the percentage of positive tests in the US and India seems comparable, looking at covidly12:46
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: New Zealand Ministry of Health cited British doctor who ran 36 kilometres while wearing face mask to put to bed “misinformation” circulating on social media that they restrict flow of oxygen into your body. Dr Tom Lawton said he has seen “some of the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.” → https://is.gd/6hOaR512:50
Mr_Pink« MPC-BE v1.5.5 • Les.Miserables.2012.1080p.BluRay.x264-nikt0 • 00:43:51/02:37:48 • 6.83 GB »12:56
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BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Half US COVID Deaths are People of Color → https://is.gd/gvWVZk13:09
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: 62 residents COVID-positive at Milton Nursing, all residents transferring → https://is.gd/BQOZd013:28
BrainstormNew from The Indian Express: World: Nasal vaccine prevents coronavirus infection in mice, says study → https://is.gd/nhQBPj13:48
BrainstormNew from Scientific American: College Coronavirus Testing Plans Are All Over the Map: Incoming freshmen ask questions at an informational tent while arriving on campus at University of Colorado Boulder on August 18, 2020. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many colleges and universities are instituting different strategies this fall semester. → https://is.gd/vMIZnr14:08
Trippy72394rmonten[m] thank you!14:15
Trippy72394What's with these [m] things?14:16
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Coronavirus pandemic could be over within two years - WHO head → https://is.gd/G38X1314:17
rmonten[m]It's from the matrix bridge, see matrix.org14:51
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: American Faces $750K Fine for Breaking Canada's Quarantine Rules in Alberta by Detouring to Banff National Park → https://is.gd/Kn05dW15:06
CoronaBot04/r/covid19: Nasal vaccine against COVID-19 prevents infection in mice (87 votes) | https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/nasal-vaccine-against-covid-19-prevents-infection-in-mice/ | https://redd.it/ieglpu15:12
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: North Little Rock School District uses shower curtains as PPE, some teachers upset → https://is.gd/zIjVm515:35
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Federal government wants COVID-19 vaccine distribution system ready to roll by Nov. 1 → https://is.gd/P9SxYH15:45
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Coronavirus will be with us forever, Sage scientist warns: Sir Mark Walport says, unlike smallpox, coronavirus will not be eradicated by vaccination. → https://is.gd/IDFR8Z16:04
CoronaBot04/r/coronavirus: ‘My little boy suffered the consequences’: Florida mom regrets lax approach to virus (10017 votes) | https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/news/my-little-boy-suffered-the-consequences-florida-mom-regrets-lax-approach-to-virus/ | https://redd.it/ie71lv16:31
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Platforms successfully stopped a COVID conspiracy video from going viral → https://is.gd/4k3wyk16:42
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Satellite snaps rare photo appearing to show Chinese submarine using secretive underwater cave at South China Sea base → https://is.gd/gdDjzn16:52
LjLubLIX[m], https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/263016:58
ubLIX[m]ha, don't look at me, i'm not going near that codebase17:04
ubLIX[m]having a bot walk the scroll is as deep into that problem as am willing to get, i think17:09
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Coronavirus Positivity Rate for New Cases in Florida Drops Below 5% for First Time Since June → https://is.gd/6XXtqO17:12
LjLubLIX[m], i just wanted to make you aware of things people are saying against logging17:18
LjLmainly presumed legal issues17:18
LjLi question whether i want to be in an "ecosystem" where people think logs may be illegal17:18
ubLIX[m]more of a concern for a server operator than an end user, i suppose17:26
LjLubLIX[m], unless they start blacklisting clients that allow extracting logs17:37
ubLIX[m]i don't suppose that will happen tomorrow. and will never happen for private networks17:38
ubLIX[m]anyway, at least we can fairly trust that irc will still be here long after we're gone17:44
LjLtoday +1071 in italy, with many tests, but still 1.38% cases/tests, compared to 1.32% yesterday, 1.08% the day before, then 0.90%, 0.74%, 17:49
LjL185 in Lombardy, 71 Milan17:50
LjLbut Latium has 215, probably mainly caught from the Fiumicino airport17:50
LjLproblem in Lombardy the airports are NOT YET SETUP to make tests17:50
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Tokyo logs 256 new COVID-19 cases; 64% under the age of 40. → https://is.gd/TKeE7S17:51
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Global coronavirus death toll surpasses 800,000, WHO hopes it will be over in two years → https://is.gd/vOMQ3918:01
DocScrutinizer05in Germany 2035 new cases18:10
BrainstormNew from CNBC Health: Daily coronavirus cases in the U.S. fall below 50,000 for seven straight days after summer surge: The coronavirus has infected more than 5.6 million people in the U.S. as of Saturday, roughly a quarter of the globe's reported cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data. → https://is.gd/mQyXEW18:11
Dyna%stats Victoria18:24
BrainstormUpdates for India: +64645 cases (now 3.0 million), +864 deaths (now 56792) since 19 hours ago — France: +14920 cases (now 257333) since 23 hours ago — World: +146791 cases (now 23.3 million), +1985 deaths (now 806425) since 13 hours ago — Ukraine: +2161 cases (now 102971), +23 deaths (now 2248) since a day ago18:24
BrainstormDyna: In Victoria, Australia, there have been 18029 confirmed cases (0.3% of the population) and 398 deaths (2.2% of cases) as of 11 hours ago. 69000 tests were performed (26.1% positive). See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=Victoria for time series data.18:24
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Arizona reports 996 new coronavirus cases, 68 more deaths → https://is.gd/woKfBF18:31
CoronaBot04/r/coronavirus: North Alabama ER nurse dies from coronavirus: ‘She had been on the front lines of this pandemic’ (10014 votes) | https://www.al.com/news/2020/08/north-alabama-er-nurse-dies-from-coronavirus-she-had-been-on-the-front-lines-of-this-pandemic.html | https://redd.it/iea3nm18:38
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Minnesota and Nebraska Officials Say COVID-19 Cases Linked to Sturgis Motorcycle Rally → https://is.gd/QRJA4E19:10
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: Coronavirus: 'No socialising' rules in parts of North West: Households in Oldham, Blackburn and Pendle are told not to mix after coronavirus cases rise. → https://is.gd/V6oLrB19:48
CoronaBot04/r/coronavirus: People with COVID-19 often lie about symptoms and distancing, according to research (10252 votes) | https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-08-people-covid-symptoms-distancing.html | https://redd.it/ieh6p220:14
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Student papers say administrators share blame for virus outbreaks: ‘Don’t make us write obituaries’ → https://is.gd/JBTqw520:17
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Virus roundup: Deaths top 800,000 worldwide; 23 million cases confirmed → https://is.gd/yzzYir20:27
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: India: Countdown begins! 73 days to COVID-19 vaccine; Indians to get free shots → https://is.gd/AiLcsF20:57
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: NC State moves all undergraduate classes online as more than 500 students are in quarantine due to COVID-19 → https://is.gd/ifuxY621:06
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus*: Coronavirus: CDC: U.S. Death Toll to Reach Nearly 195,000 by Sept. 12 → https://is.gd/jy4xxd21:16
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Central Michigan University threatens to suspend partying students as coronavirus numbers spike → https://is.gd/MBDvQ121:45
ryoumauniversities do not seem controllable if attended in person by undergraduates21:46
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: In 2018 Jessica Johnson wrote an Orwell prize-winning short story about an algorithm that decides school grades according to social class. This year as a result of the pandemic her A-level English was downgraded by a similar algorithm and she was not accepted for English at St. Andrews University. → https://is.gd/4jlmHx22:04
Jigsy%cases UK22:41
BrainstormUpdates for World: +41843 cases (now 23.4 million), +897 deaths (now 807322) since 4 hours ago — Uganda: +318 cases (now 2166), +1 deaths (now 20) since a day ago — US: +14099 cases (now 5.8 million), +282 deaths (now 179823) since 4 hours ago — Brazil: +7901 cases (now 3.5 million), +224 deaths (now 113678) since 20 hours ago22:41
BrainstormJigsy: In United Kingdom, there have been 324601 confirmed cases (0.5% of the population) and 41423 deaths (12.8% of cases) as of 4 hours ago. 18.3 million tests were performed (1.8% positive). See https://offloop.net/covid19/?default=United%20Kingdom for time series data.22:41
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Germany 'worried' as coronavirus cases return to April levels → https://is.gd/dCO88b22:44
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: Doctor runs 36km in a face mask to debunk oxygen levels misinformation → https://is.gd/Dfji7H22:53
BrainstormNew from r/Coronavirus: Coronavirus: For this working mom, the risk of her son contracting coronavirus outweighs the need for him to be in class → https://is.gd/MY8MsG23:23
BrainstormNew from r/WorldNews: worldnews: Nikita Krivstov found hung up on a tree. Belarus protests → https://is.gd/5xPL9023:32
BrainstormNew from BBC Health: (news): Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children - Whitty → https://is.gd/Z7GcBe23:42
ryoumamissing school, especially in the age of virtual classrooms, is not a big deal23:43

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