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--- Quote ---I should have added.  "Right now."
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Might do. If it was circulating for a couple of months before we thought, the hyperbolic graph of cases would have a somewhere different meaning, wouldn't it? That is, the contagiousness of it is either lower than we think or it's changed since it was first around.
Nusa:

--- Quote from: Syntax Error on May 05, 2020, 07:49:02 pm ---@thinkfat Germany got a handle on the virus from day zero. Today the UK death toll exeeded Spain, Italy and France, placing Britain second to the USA.

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That illustrates how the general public likes to processes numbers, without weighting for population. Probably part of that it feels good say, "Look, we're not as bad as the USA". However, if one looks at deaths per million population, the UK (67 million) death rate is about double the USA (330 million). Then again, if you look at the worst spot inside the USA, the state of New York (20 million) has about triple the death rate of the UK. Similarly, I suspect England has a higher death rate than the other countries in the UK, but I don't have those numbers.

Give it time, however. A large chunk of the USA is farther back on the curve then Europe, so the numbers are going to change in the coming months. Especially in those states that never shut down or are choosing to reopen for economic or political reasons.
langwadt:

--- Quote from: paulca on May 05, 2020, 05:21:26 pm ---Interesting video on effects on airlines and air cargo.


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on similar note, ..

https://youtu.be/qlofy7ar2w8
Nauris:

--- Quote from: paulca on May 05, 2020, 05:21:26 pm ---Interesting video on effects on airlines and air cargo.


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That was BIG boost for the train freight to/from China. Even China Post finally switched 'Air Mail' into 'Train Mail'. 2000 tons of delayed e-commerce packets are coming!
cdev:
Scary article about India's "reopening", infections there are already starting to climb up again, and India has precious little public health infrastructure even during the best of times.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/world/asia/india-coronavirus-lockdown-infections.html

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