Soldiers in Uzbekistan urge people to stay home due to the coronavirus crisis.
Romania on March 23 reported a steep increase in the number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths during the previous 24 hours, as President Klaus Iohannis implored the public to observe self-isolation to slow the spread of the outbreak.
Romania's Strategic Communication Group, the crisis body that deals with the outbreak, said 143 new cases have been confirmed, bringing the total to 576 -- a 45 percent single-day increase -- with three new deaths inside the country, bringing the total to five.All those who died were elderly people who had previous health conditions.Seven Romanians have so far been killed by the infection abroad -- six in Italy and one in Spain.
In a live televised address on March 23, Iohannis appealed to Romanians to avoid leaving their homes unless absolutely necessary.
Romania has been under a state of emergency due to the outbreak since March 16.
Comment: Germany is
reporting over 4k new cases and a total death toll of 86. (Note that most countries seem to be underreporting total cases, partly as a result of not doing comprehensive testing, and over-reporting deaths.) But their public health chief is
saying their "curve" is already flattening, i.e. exponential growth is flattening off. Spain
reported 4.5k new cases and 462 deaths (again, they're not actually testing). A couple who tried to
flee lockdown in the woods ended up getting hypothermia.
Netherlands: 545 new cases, 34 deaths. Lombardy workers are
threatening to strike after the government has so far failed to shut down factories. UK says their death toll has
jumped to 233. All
jury trials in England and Wales are on hold. After implementing a test self-isolation for a day, India has
grounded all domestic flights. Oh, and Merkel tested
negative.
The Russian WHO bureau chief tells RT that Moscow acted
effectively before Covid-19 was classified as a pandemic. In response to the accusation that Russia's low numbers suggest they are hiding data, she added:
"Pneumonias, where [the] causative agent has not been conclusive are all tested for coronavirus as well. If we had a massive infection, we would see also deaths rising and incidents rising," she said. "There is no significant difference" to previous years.
"We don't exclude the possibility that there are some missed cases that might start a chain of infection," she explained. "That is why there is a massive information campaign going on by the government and the WHO" to explain the risks of the coronavirus and how to mitigate it through social distancing and proper personal hygiene.
Motivational
posters reminiscent of the Soviet area have popped up to encourage builders of Moscow's new coronavirus hospital. People over 65 in Moscow will be
paid to self-isolate (excepting Putin!). The Russian
vaccine in development has reportedly passed its first stage, and is expected to be ready in 11 months.
After the U.S. Senate failed to pass the relief bill, U.S. stocks further
crashed and the Asian market
dropped too. Moody's says Asia's $32 trillion
corporate debt bubble may pop. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard says U.S.
unemployment may reach 30%. The IMF is warning that the resulting
recession could be worse than that of 2009. Meanwhile the ultra-rich are going
yachting.
Over at Voltaire Network, they're pointing out that Covid-19 is spreading mainly in regions previously affected by
malaria back in 2013-2017.
Malaria cases
Covid cases
The WHO chief warns that the pandemic is "
accelerating": "It took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases, 11 days for the second 100,000 cases and just four days for the third 100,000 cases," he said.
A new term has cropped up for those who ignore the "authorities'" pandemic pronouncements:
covidiots. But there's more than one breed of covidiots. First are those who don't listen to authorities strictly out of their own selfishness and disregard for others, generally those people of low intelligence with no capacity for empathy. Then there are those who mindlessly believe everything the "authorities" tell them and self-righteously shame other people for not being good little sheep. In the middle are those who think and act carefully and don't get sucked into the mindlessness of either side. Unfortunately those are rare. Hopefully there will be more of them after this global crisis! Some examples of the above phemomena:
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Comment: Germany is reporting over 4k new cases and a total death toll of 86. (Note that most countries seem to be underreporting total cases, partly as a result of not doing comprehensive testing, and over-reporting deaths.) But their public health chief is saying their "curve" is already flattening, i.e. exponential growth is flattening off. Spain reported 4.5k new cases and 462 deaths (again, they're not actually testing). A couple who tried to flee lockdown in the woods ended up getting hypothermia. Netherlands: 545 new cases, 34 deaths. Lombardy workers are threatening to strike after the government has so far failed to shut down factories. UK says their death toll has jumped to 233. All jury trials in England and Wales are on hold. After implementing a test self-isolation for a day, India has grounded all domestic flights. Oh, and Merkel tested negative.
The Russian WHO bureau chief tells RT that Moscow acted effectively before Covid-19 was classified as a pandemic. In response to the accusation that Russia's low numbers suggest they are hiding data, she added: Motivational posters reminiscent of the Soviet area have popped up to encourage builders of Moscow's new coronavirus hospital. People over 65 in Moscow will be paid to self-isolate (excepting Putin!). The Russian vaccine in development has reportedly passed its first stage, and is expected to be ready in 11 months.
After the U.S. Senate failed to pass the relief bill, U.S. stocks further crashed and the Asian market dropped too. Moody's says Asia's $32 trillion corporate debt bubble may pop. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard says U.S. unemployment may reach 30%. The IMF is warning that the resulting recession could be worse than that of 2009. Meanwhile the ultra-rich are going yachting.
Over at Voltaire Network, they're pointing out that Covid-19 is spreading mainly in regions previously affected by malaria back in 2013-2017.
A new term has cropped up for those who ignore the "authorities'" pandemic pronouncements: covidiots. But there's more than one breed of covidiots. First are those who don't listen to authorities strictly out of their own selfishness and disregard for others, generally those people of low intelligence with no capacity for empathy. Then there are those who mindlessly believe everything the "authorities" tell them and self-righteously shame other people for not being good little sheep. In the middle are those who think and act carefully and don't get sucked into the mindlessness of either side. Unfortunately those are rare. Hopefully there will be more of them after this global crisis! Some examples of the above phemomena:
- 'What's wrong with people?' Piers Morgan roasts PM Johnson for telling Britons to 'enjoy themselves' amid Covid-19 crisis
- 'You have it now!' Woman shares CCTV footage of drunk man sticking his finger IN HER MOUTH amid Covid-19 panic
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