Are We Really In Trouble ?
Are We Really In Trouble?
Whether you call it “CoronaVirus” .. or "COVID-19" .. or “SARS-CoV-2” .. It is looking like we ‘might be’ truly in the midst of a Pandemic ???
As of this morning (Wednesday April 1st 2020) the stats tell me:
(Total || Deaths)
- Worldwide: 891,487 || 44,232
- USA: 189,286 || 4,100
- Oregon (where I live) : 690 || 18
What am I actually ‘seeing’?
- Stores are closed ...
- Restaurants are closed ...
- Motels/Hotels are closed ...
- Parks (city, county, state) are closed ...
- Campgrounds are closed ...
- Hiking trails are closed ...
... (Heck - I can’t even walk on the beach) - The Library is closed ...
My little town is virtually a ghost town :-(
On The Media, I am seeing a Horrific event occurring world wide .. and “they” are telling me, that we could be looking at greater than 100,000 people dying “In The USA alone” before “this phase” of the Pandemic winds down???
Other people are saying that these numbers - as well as this whole pandemic thing - is Way Overblown and Overstated .. and the panic (hoarding and terror) are unwarranted.
OK ...... MY QUESTION:
Can I Please get some 1st hand observations from around the world (especially Europe, China, Australia, etc) as to the Actual severity of this event?
Thank You So Much
Joe
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It isn't the best, it is something we knew could happen, but our governments weren't adequately prepared for. The only defense at this point against it is distance and a lot of people still are not taking this seriously.
We can beat this if we all work together, but we can't do a haphazard job. We will limp along like this for year(s) if we don't all take this seriously.
There are all brighter days ahead, humanity is brilliant and we WILL get through this. We just need some time and patience.
I'd say it's pretty severe, Joe. You can't see the enemy, so you have no way of knowing for sure how close it is until it's too late. Just be careful and follow the lock down guidelines. What else can we do?
Here in my country almost everything's closed. You can't go out of your own house without a "quarantine pass", and even with the pass your name must be signed in that pass so you can be granted access to the outside world. And we can only go out at set times, with a curfew being implemented from 8 pm - 5 am.
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Hi Joe, unfortunately we are in for a battle, and the armor we have is self isolation and building up our immune systems.
According to the news this morning, the CDC and the WHO will not approve any vaccine for at least eight months. More testing required they say.
Here are April 01/20 World Stats but they keep changing by the second.
Coronavirus Cases:
927,980
Deaths:
46,490
Recovered:
193,434
Active Cases
688,056
Currently Infected Patients
653,062 (95%)
in Mild Condition
34,994 (5%)
Serious or Critical
If you want to see the statics by country the following URL lists them:
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries
The stats go up to March 20/20.
Stay safe and healthy,
Michael