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Working From Home - Impacts of Coronavirus
Mr.B:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 21, 2020, 04:10:27 am ---That video claims that 40% of the workforce is still out there, that's huge. So much for population "lockdown".
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I don't have any official figures for NZ. I will try to find some and edit this post.
However, since the last week of March (Our Level 4 lockdown), petrol stations have dropped fuel take by 80%.
This would suggest that roughly 20% of people in NZ are still at work.
That all changes on Tuesday as we loosen the grip a bit - Level 3 - still with lots of rules.
nctnico:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 21, 2020, 12:45:38 am ---
--- Quote from: nctnico on April 20, 2020, 11:36:09 pm ---
--- Quote ---You specifically said "Japan are apparently experiencing a second wave after relaxing lock down."
That doesn't appear to be backed up by the data, if anything, daily cases are down.
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For the umpteenth time: number of cases means sh*t because they rely on testing. Testing is erratic at best due to material shortage and test protocols. Based on anti-bodies in donated blood about 3% of the people over 18 in the NL has been infected with Covid19 which in absolute numbers come down to 500k people. The offical number of cases showed somewhere around 20k at the time the 'sample' was taken.
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Do you have evidence that Japan has slowed down testing?
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I never claimed that. I did however provide data which contradicts the data from Johns Hopkins site (which showed the number of cases in Japan is declining where another source showed an entirely different picture). But still testing also depends on the test protocol (who gets tested). Japan has a relative low number of deaths and cases so selecting a pool of people which aren't infected can have a huge impact on the tested / versus cases ratio. In the end you have to look at the statistical relevance of the numbers (including taking the time delay between infection and developing sympthoms into account) before jumping to any conclusions. Deciding on whether it is safe or not to lift some restricting is work for experts.
coppice:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 21, 2020, 04:10:27 am ---That video claims that 40% of the workforce is still out there, that's huge. So much for population "lockdown".
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They claim road traffic in the UK is at around 40% of its normal level, yet the roads seem very quiet. A 60% reduction changes things a lot. I guess 40% of jobs are actually providing the essentials, like food, logistics, utilities, and medical care.
Nusa:
Remember that 40% of the workforce is not 40% of the drivers. There are a significant number of non-working (in the employment sense) spouses, driving-age teenagers and students, and retired people that are also on the road during normal times.
fcb:
--- Quote from: coppice on April 21, 2020, 11:51:55 am ---
--- Quote from: EEVblog on April 21, 2020, 04:10:27 am ---That video claims that 40% of the workforce is still out there, that's huge. So much for population "lockdown".
--- End quote ---
They claim road traffic in the UK is at around 40% of its normal level, yet the roads seem very quiet. A 60% reduction changes things a lot. I guess 40% of jobs are actually providing the essentials, like food, logistics, utilities, and medical care.
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I wonder where they are measuring this?? - certainly round here(Suffolk) it is alot more than 60% reduction. I was in London on Saturday (picking up daughter from student halls) - no way was it a 60% reduction, much more like 80%+
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