No wonder most USA leaders want people to use the more dubious measure of % positive instead!https://news.google.com/covid19/map?hl=en-CA&mid=/m/01n7q&gl=CA&ceid=CA:en
This is a VERY interesting chart that compares Cases-Per-Million population for every nation on the globe. I had not seen it compiled in exactly this form before. Click on a country on the map then scroll down to where the numbers are and click the ācases per millionā button. Itās absolutely shocking to see how huge this problem is in the US compared to any other country on earth.
I think a decent portion of the deaths are still tied for long-term care facilities IIRC which in some ways was more understandable earlier on when safety measures and protocols weren't the same but that helps out on the spreads aspect. Unfortunately that doesn't necessarily correlate to treatment measures since many who live in long-term care facilities are susceptible to complications under normal circumstances.
And I don't take offense to your comment either
It's quite true when you really think about it. Just about nothing mandated or strongly suggested has been adopted without some push back.I think that has a large part of it.
Maybe the idea of "choice" is what makes the difference, although I do believe we are much less aggressive in assessing what does and does not violate our individual rights.And I don't take offense to your comment either
I think that has a large part of it.
In my county that's what most of the parents want. They want the ability to access the situation and decide what works best for their child. In my area at least they do get a choice on whether they are virtual or in-person BUT that choice for in-person can and has been removed for the beginning of the school year for at least most students due to gating criteria for at least a time. And the school districts in my county keep going back and forth between following the County's gating criteria for learning modes or the state's guidance as they include different things.
There's been protests, even a lawsuit now regarding golf, to allow students to be in fall sports and that has worked to change the school districts' minds. Just Friday one of the districts that previously announced no fall sports now will allow fall sports (it's also one named in a lawsuit regarding the golf). Mind you school starts Tuesday (which was already pushed back from mid-August)!
I appreciate the information about Alberta. I do like that the exact same curriculum is being used. It makes it much simpler for everyone. It just sounds like things are going much smoother overall in Canada even across the multiple provinces (and other countries already mentioned by a few other posters) regarding instructional learning. Here it feels like a pinball machine
I just found an article about it all. He is only keeping his youngest home, who is only four (unless he changed his mind recently and I caught a late on air interview)
With a subtle look of disgust.
Love the picture! and the mask to me works with the outfit especially with having the earsHope you had a good time out there! Our closest amusement park (about 40-45mins away but still within our metro) is closing tomorrow for the season. Normally it would have Halloween, then close again then reopen around Thanksgiving through Christmas/New Years time for Winterfest on the weekends (something started several years ago). They cited the uncertainty with respects to the pandemic for closing at Labor Day for the season. But I don't know anyone who went to the amusement park this year so not sure how the experience was. The water park next door to it never opened for the season.
Good information in your post too, the herd immunity part something I think to really keep an eye on. I feel like that has gone back and forth from is it possible to is it not possible; seems like other countries think it's possible whereas that thought process kinda went away in the States. The percentages you quoted are very interesting, I feel like in the past the numbers were listed as needing to be much much higher if herd immunity was even possible.
See above for herd immunity in NL ;-)Lovely picture - I hope you enjoyed yourself! We spent a single day at DLP in 2018 - fresh off the red-eye from western Canada and honestly, we were so jet-lagged I couldn't even tell you what we did or saw.
One thing about your article that leaves me a little perplexed is the comments about herd immunity. Were we not just recently told there would be no herd immunity due to the emergence of verified cases of re-infection and the fact the virus can/might/will mutate? Also, here in Canada we've heard next-to-nothing about treatment protocols. No announcements whatsoever about promising drug therapies. I'm not sure why - it's quite frustrating, but good to be informed that there are treatments showing results.
) I found several pages about the treatment, from the PCP website. It contains things not to do: Don't prescribe medication that is not proven, like hydroxychloriquine or antibiotics, etc. that for severe pneumonia & coughing they stick to amoxicilline. And a whole list of what PCP's need to think about for diabetic or pregnant patients. There is not a lot of information, but there is some information available.
This was due to a data breach and over a million were sent to deceased Americans as well? What else could possibly go wrong?
Love the picture! and the mask to me works with the outfit especially with having the ears
Good information in your post too, the herd immunity part something I think to really keep an eye on. I feel like that has gone back and forth from is it possible to is it not possible; seems like other countries think it's possible whereas that thought process kinda went away in the States. The percentages you quoted are very interesting, I feel like in the past the numbers were listed as needing to be much much higher if herd immunity was even possible.
OK then - we've finally got a government out-and-out saying zero cases is the only acceptable goal.
I fear other countries will not be far behind in revealing this absurd end-game and I pray Canada is not one of them.
But is anyone really surprised?OK then - we've finally got a government out-and-out saying zero cases is the only acceptable goal.
IKD...I guess I would have to say shocked and appalled is more the correct term and I'm not sure if that's the same as surprised. I've kind of awaited this type of announcement with dread but maybe thought/hoped it wouldn't actually ever come? I really don't know how I would feel or what the nation-wide reaction would be if it came to that here in Canada. We currently have 6,393 active cases, 54 of which are counted as "serious" in a population of 38,000,000 sparsely distributed over the world'd 2nd largest land-mass.
I think the zero case goal is an admirable one. A goal I wish Canada has strived for early on. Itās probably not possible any more. For those families that have high risk individuals in them, the zero case goal would have provided great relief. Even cases that donāt end in death can leave people marred for life. So yes, I wish our government and population demonstrated the grit early on to aim for zero cases. Instead, we are living this half life, masking, avoiding being near each other, probably for many months to come. These public health measures currently in place may become a new reality every fall and winter. So zero case goal? I would have applauded it.
I've spent some time this morning on the Worldometer chart and when you look at the number of "serious cases" compared to the number of active cases in literally any country in the world, the number is tiny - double digits in many places. (I'm presuming serious cases mean patients in ICU but it doesn't specify). While I certainly wish Godspeed to everyone everywhere suffering at that level, to me, the Australian Solution is an untenable response.
I do understand your worry - honestly I do, as best as anyone who is not directly in the situation can. And the reality is most of us are not. But zero cases at the expense of what Australia is doing? And if Canada had achieved zero cases at one singular point in time, what happens when another case emerges as is inevitable unless severe restrictions are permanent.
