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AlanC9 said:
Don't panic until we see if today's figure is part of a trend. If it's still going up in a few more days...
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Italy has another problem too... Maybe Lombardi has already peaked, but the rest of country has been holding pretty steady so far. If they start seeing explosive cases that's just more proof that we have 0 power to control this thing. I am truly and thoroughly losing all hope.
 
Cuomo doesn't think there is anything special about New York.
Cuomo has warned that New York is the "canary in the coal mine" for the country.
"It's higher in New York because it started here first, because we have global travelers coming here first, because we have more density than most places, but you will see this in cities all across the country. And you will see this in suburban counties all across the country," he said. "We are just a test case."
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New York isn't the worst. It's just first.
 
STR said:
I recommend not getting health news from a political blog.
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I take all news with a jar of salt. That said, having some silver lining is a benefit here.

But, personally, I'm taking my old psychology professor's advice: "Turn off the news!"
 
crookeddy said:
Italy has another problem too... Maybe Lombardi has already peaked, but the rest of country has been holding pretty steady so far. If they start seeing explosive cases that's just more proof that we have 0 power to control this thing. I am truly and thoroughly losing all hope.
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The endgame isn't "peaking" infections right now, because all this starts over the moment the quarantines lifts. This is a rather insidious affliction that spreads quietly and quickly. So the goal is slowing the pace, minimizing hospitalizations at any given time while maximizing medical resources. The endgame is a vaccine, or at least widespread deployment of a proven treatment. That's months out. Until then, the course of action is controlling what we practically can, which may mean cycles of quarantine, with vigilance and aggressive testing in between.
 
For me, almost half my day used to be spent reading news because the news was varied. There were wars, and politics, and sports, and... more sports. Now its all disease and death, and clearly I need a new passtime because its literally driving me insane.
 
STR said:
The endgame isn't "peaking" infections right now, because all this starts over the moment the quarantines lifts. This is a rather insidious affliction that spreads quietly and quickly. So the goal is slowing the pace, minimizing hospitalizations at any given time while maximizing medical resources. The endgame is a vaccine, or at least widespread deployment of a proven treatment. That's months out. Until then, the course of action is controlling what we practically can, which may mean cycles of quarantine, with vigilance and aggressive testing in between.
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The vaccine isn't months away, it's years away. At this point just seeing the first wave wind down would do wonders for my mental health.
 
fireproof78 said:
I take all news with a jar of salt. That said, having some silver lining is a benefit here.

But, personally, I'm taking my old psychology professor's advice: "Turn off the news!"
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The problem with that line of thinking is that disinformation is worse than no information. The cure isn't switching to "no news" but to better sources. A blog that takes one outlier prediction, and extrapolates a media conspiracy as to why it's not being widely reported, is not a good source.
 
STR said:
The problem with that line of thinking is that disinformation is worse than no information. The cure isn't switching to "no news" but to better sources. A blog that takes one outlier prediction, and extrapolates a media conspiracy as to why it's not being widely reported, is not a good source.
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I was more interested in what the UK expert had to say but fair enough.

But, as I said, I'm pretty much off the news.
 
fireproof78 said:
I was more interested in what the UK expert had to say but fair enough.

But, as I said, I'm pretty much off the news.
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Looking at the trends, the expert isn't necessarily wrong. However, the trends in the UK are not applicable to the US. The two countries are on entirely different trajectories. I'm sure there's a source one can support than explains the former without confusing it with the latter.
 
STR said:
Looking at the trends, the expert isn't necessarily wrong. However, the trends in the UK are not applicable to the US. The two countries are on entirely different trajectories. I'm sure there's a source one can support than explains the former without confusing it with the latter.
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I am quite certain you are right.
 
crookeddy said:
For me, almost half my day used to be spent reading news because the news was varied. There were wars, and politics, and sports, and... more sports. Now its all disease and death, and clearly I need a new passtime because its literally driving me insane.
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Maybe play a game to keep your mind off of things for awhile? I know that personally, having the news on all day is just going to drive me up the wall, so I break it up with other things, like either a game or a TV show.
 
So looks like the city of Milan is ramping up testing, likely explaining for the unexpected increase in cases that gave me such anxiety. Maybe the media should report the full picture instead of giving us random numbers???
 
crookeddy said:
So looks like the city of Milan is ramping up testing, likely explaining for the unexpected increase in cases that gave me such anxiety. Maybe the media should report the full picture instead of giving us random numbers???
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And waste all this opportunity for sensationalism?!
 
crookeddy said:
Maybe the media should report the full picture instead of giving us random numbers???
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I'm feeling very sorry for you and others that are prone to feeling anxiety. I'm guessing it is overwhelming from what I've observed from some of my friends and family members. I'm not someone who tends to feel anxiety and depression, and yet I'm feeling it at some level. Mostly I'm worried about a few people who I don't think will survive if they get this virus now. But, with care and luck I hope they will be OK until vaccines are in place.

Since the detailed information is sprinkled with misinformation and misinterpretation, we should just focus on the big picture. Follow all recommended instructions with a sense of duty. The science tells us that the Gaussian curve is what tends to happen. There will be a ramp up and a peak and then a fall off in various hot spots as we go forward. The key is for everyone to do their best to delay the ramp ups and peaks for as long as possible so that systems can be in place to handle all cases in a compassionate way. Just focus on what we can do, which will minimize the chance of us, and our loved ones getting sick, and make it better for the masses as well. In the end, antiviral meds will be in place, vaccines will be developed and this will eventually become a manageable situation. We all live with various risks in life and eventually this virus will just become another one. Vigilance is needed now, but it will not be much more than a year to get to this level. Until then, just go day by day. People have gotten through much worse than this will ever be. I predict we will have 2021 Olympic Games that will be viewed as the celebration of a world victory over this virus. Just believe it, do your duty day by day, and you will survive to see it.
 
Ok so California was locked down on March 19th, and many speculate that the curve gets flattened about 2 weeks after measures are put in place. That means first week of April, California should be getting close to it's peak, yet all the projections are instead talking about explosive growth happening around that time instead... I am still confused about that.
 
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