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U.S. President Donald J. Trump suspends travel to Europe amid COVID-19
In a televised address on Wednesday, he said all travel from Europe would be suspended for the next 30 days. (www.bbc.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Dr Fauci has said there’s a lack of test kits. He also has said whether you’re tested or not doesn’t change your course of action. If you’re sick, stay home. Don’t travel unnecessarily and use good hygiene. Isolation is the only way to reduce the rate of infection and save lives.
It’s a worry that testing would give people a false sense of security. You suspect you are exposed, you get tested, it comes back negative... Life’s good.
2 hours later you go to the store and breath in the virus.
2 hours later you go to the store and breath in the virus.
I understand people wanting to comment in this venue as I don’t do social media or comment on other news sites but it seems like we would have more folks talk about the implications to the airline industry on FlightAware. I’m a corporate pilot and have little knowledge of the airline business. I’d like to read some informed comments on that.
With the exception of Italy I suspect most of the countries on the list have infection rates about the same or lower than the US. The fact is the US has not been testing people. Last I heard only about 5000 American's in total have been tested. Compare that to South Korea where they test 10,000 people A DAY! Or China where they test over a Million a week! If you don't test you don't get confirmed cases which is probably the strategy. Trump said he likes to "keep the numbers low" (was opposed to bringing the Grand Princess ashore for that reason). This is just a way for Trump to blame Europe "because they didn't take tough actions that he did" Trump did not announce any measures to stop transmission within the U.S. such as testing anyone and everyone who has a fever, shutting down large gatherings. He said people in high risk groups such as elderly have to take precautions but at age 74 Trump is in a high risk group and yet he continues to shake hands. Before Trump spoke Dow futures were down just -71 pts after the speech futures dropped like a rock to below 1000 pts! Tomorrow will be another rocky day
The US was about 6 weeks late with test kits as the administration did not want to use tests that were developed elsewhere. The latest available numbers show a alarming difference in individuals tested per million inhabitants.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_testing
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Actually, Wikipedia can be extremely accurate. I was once involved in a court case where the attorney's brief for my side quoted Wikipedia and the Judge just had a fit talking trash about it. I later looked up the term that Wikipedia was used for in the brief and it was IDENTICAL to the Oxford dictionary.
Score one for Wikipedia, minus one for the judge.
BTW, Wikipedia has really tightened up controls on changes to items listed. Most are peer reviewed and all are documented.
Score one for Wikipedia, minus one for the judge.
BTW, Wikipedia has really tightened up controls on changes to items listed. Most are peer reviewed and all are documented.