[OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic

[Olympian1010 7,480]

This is the type of stuff that’s great for keeping moral high during lockdown. Keeping moral high is one of the best ways to make sure everyone adheres to the rules. Props to this awesome lady 

 

[hckošice 13,268]

Yesterdays recap:

 

1 new confirmed case, thankfully no new deaths and 11 new recovered patients. but also only 1450 tests provided yesterday (however with just 1 single positive case of a guy from the Košice region) 

 

765 Active Cases registered in the country, 137 of them need hospitalization, 7 of them in Intensive care beds and 1 of them under Artificial Lung Ventilation.

 

 

 

So right now in Slovakia

1408 Confirmed Cases   (+1 Yesterday the lowest amount of new cases since the first confirmed cases in March 6th (also 1 - which was the first confirmed case in Slovakia - so-called patient zero returning from Venice)), 

1450 Tests Yesterday    (96220 in Total)

24 Deaths  (+0 Yesterday), 619 Fully Recovered  (+11 Yesterday)

 

https://covid-19.nczisk.sk/en

 

Updated graph

Red - Cumulative amount of confirmed cases

Pink - Daily new confirmed cases

 

[Federer91 2,140]

Two women who already had Covid in The Netherlands were intentionally hiding it, got on a plane to Bulgaria with 200 other passengers, then again lied at the airport, took taxis to their town and just then, they went and said "Oh by the way we have Covid, so will just stay at home"  For such people prison should be guaranteed, not a threat, but a fact....

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Latest data as of 3rd May, 2020.

 

 

Top best recovery rate (These countries have recorded more than 70% recovery rate) Data counted only for countries with more than 1000 cases.

 

 

Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	Active Cases	Percentage recovered from total cases
1. Iceland	1,799	+1	19	+0	1,717	72	95.44 %
2. China	82,877	+2	4,633	+0	77,713	531	93.77 %
3. Thailand	2,969	+3	54	+0	2,739	176	92.25 %
4. Luxembourg	3,812	+0	92	+0	3,318	402	87.04 %
5. Australia	6,801	+20	95	+2	5,817	899	85.53 %
6. New Zealand	1,487	+2	20	+0	1,266	201	85.14 %
7. South Korea	10,793	+13	250	+0	9,183	1,360	85.08 %
8. Austria	15,597	+35	598	+2	13,228	1,771	84.81 %
9. Hong Kong	1,040	+0	4	+0	879	157	84.52 %
10. Switzerland	29,905	+88	1,762	+0	24,200	3,943	80.92 %
11. Iran	97,424	+976	6,203	+47	78,422	12,799	80.50 %
12. Germany	165,086	+119	6,812	+0	130,600	27,674	79.11 %
13. Azerbaijan	1,932	+38	25	+0	1,441	466	74.59 %
14. Denmark	9,523	+116	484	+9	6,987	2,052	73.37 %
15. Malaysia	6,298	+122	105	+2	4,413	1,780	70.07 %
16. Iraq	2,219	+0	95	+0	1,473	651	66.38 %

[Federer91 2,140]

After 2 months of different lockdowns we are moving to the next phase in the next couple of days.  

 

Today our PM and crisis team said, that it's time to loosen some of the measures. They said, that it's unlikely we would get rid of the virus in the next 1-2 years (unless some cure/vaccine is found), so it's better the slowly start planning and adjusting to live with it. 

 

They said the majority of Bulgarian people showed great individual responsibility in these tough times, which allows for slowly getting things rolling again. 

 

Of course, social distancing and hygiene are still firmly required.

 

- Masks are no longer mandatory on the outside, but they are required on everything inside like shops, banks, transport etc., so if you are not only going for a walk, you have to carry one. 

 

- Border checkpoints, which were established on all exits in every major city will be removed;

- Restaurants, cafes will open only on the outside with strict rules. The tables should be at 2.5 metre distance and be disinfected after every customer. When the personnel is accustomed to the work process and the results are positive, there will be further talk to slowly open the inside parts as well.   

 

- Parks, mountains, beaches, national monuments will be open, without grouping of many people of course. 

- Individual sports are allowed for training, like running, hiking, cycling, tennis courts, swimming pools.

 

- Schools and kindergartens will NOT be open. It is too risky and unrealistic to think that the children will keep safe after staying away from their friends and isolated for a long time. It is too risky at the moment for everyone in the education system and for the families and the school year will be finished online. 

 

It will be a trial-error process from now on, and if there is a big influx of new cases in the next couple of weeks, the measures will return once again. 

 

 

[heywoodu 13,562]

Sigh.

 

 

[Griff88 1,737]

People usually go back to their hometown during Ramadhan, but this year's different because it is forbidden to leave the city where you currently live.

 

Of course some people decided to "screw the rules, it is a tradition and I'm gonna go back whatever it takes."

 

 

The latest example is police found out that a tow truck is even used in this 'escape attempt'

 

 

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Latest data as of 4th May, 2020.

 

 

Top best recovery rate (These countries have recorded more than 70% recovery rate) Data counted only for countries with more than 1000 cases.

 

 

Country	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths	Total Recovered	Active Cases	Percentage recovered from total cases
1. Thailand	2,987	+18	54	+0	2,740	193	98.31 %
2. Iceland	1,799	+0	10	+0	1,717	72	95.44 %
3. China	82,880	+3	4,633	+0	77,766	481	93.83 %
4. Luxembourg	3,824	+0	96	+0	3,379	349	88.36 %
5. Hong Kong	1,041	+1	4	+0	900	137	86.46 %
6. Australia	6,825	+24	95	+0	5,859	871	85.85 %
7. New Zealand	1,487	+0	20	+0	1,276	191	85.81 %
8. South Korea	10,801	+8	252	+2	9,217	1,332	85.33 %
9. Austria	15,621	+24	600	+2	13,316	1,705	85.24 %
10. Switzerland	29,981	+76	1,762	+0	24,500	3,719	81.72 %
11. Iran	98,647	+1,223	6,277	+74	79,379	12,991	80.47 %
12. Germany	165,745	+81	6,866	+0	132,700	26,179	80.06 %
13. Azerbaijan	1,932	+0	25	+0	1,441	466	74.59 %
14. Denmark	9,670	+147	493	+9	7,088	2,089	73.30 %
15. Malaysia	6,353	+55	105	+0	4,4,84	1,764	70.58 %
16. Iraq	2,296	+0	97	+0	1,490	709	64.90 %

[hckošice 13,268]

Yesterdays recap:

 

1584 tests, 5 new confirmed case, 1 more death and 24 new recovered patients.

 

745 Active Cases registered in the country, 150 of them need hospitalization, 7 of them in Intensive care beds and 1 of them under Artificial Lung Ventilation.

 

 

 

So right now in Slovakia

1413 Confirmed Cases   (+5 Yesterday), 

1584 Tests Yesterday    (97804 in Total)

25 Deaths  (+1 Yesterday), 643 Fully Recovered  (+24 Yesterday)

 

https://covid-19.nczisk.sk/en

 

The governement altogether with the crisis staff decided thanks to the good numbers, that already from this Wednesday 6th May, we will start the 2nd and 3rd phase of lefting restrictions at the same time !

 

 

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Bigger shops and service providers, restaurants with outdoor seating, and cultural venues like museums and galleries will open sooner than originally planned.

 

Given the low number of new coronavirus cases, Slovakia's group of experts decided to merge the second and third phases of lifting the measures adopted to stop the disease from spreading. The new rules will come into force on May 6.

 

However, PM Igor Matovič warns of the potential risk this step may bring.

“We still have to be very careful,” he stressed at the May 4 press conference.

 

 

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Changes after May 6

As part of phase 2, the group of experts decided to open short-term accommodation facilities with room service and separate bathrooms, but do not offer any other services. Hotel rooms need to stay empty for up to 24 hours after guests check out.

The group of experts will also renew masses and weddings, but certain conditions will have to be observed. Everybody entering the church will have to wear a mask or cover their face with some other piece of clothing. Benches will be separated by a distance of two metres, and people will be allowed to sit on every second bench. Moreover, a two-metre distance will be observed outside the benches, and people will be banned from shaking hands. Churchgoers will have to disinfect their hands before entering the church while churches will have to be regularly ventilated.

Matovič recommends holding separate Sunday masses for pensioners.

 

One of the biggest changes comes in phase 3, since the experts abolished the size limitation for shops and service providers. Originally, only those up to 1,000 square metres in size were planned to be reopened. People will be allowed to try on clothes, but only after they have disinfected their hands. The selected piece of clothing will have to be put aside for 24 hours. Shopping centres remain closed for now and the closure of all shops on Sunday remains in place as well.

As for restaurants with outdoor seating, they will also have to observe some strict hygienic measures. A distance of 2 metres will have to be observed between the table edges, and the number of people sitting behind one table will be limited to two or to one family comprised of parents and children. Moreover, after guests leave, all surfaces will have to be disinfected.

Toilettes can be opened for guests, but hand disinfection and only single-use towels should be available. They will have to be disinfected every hour.

Kindergartens and schools will remain closed for now since they still pose a big risk, Matovič stressed.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Marek Krajčí (OĽaNO) introduced a plan to restore planned surgeries and patient examinations in outpatient departments.

Inspections to be strengthened

At the same time, the inspections of how the measures are observed will be strengthened. People should still avoid meeting one another unless they live in one shared household. Other limitations like wearing masks in public also remain in place.

“We’ll pass through this test only if we remain at least as responsible as we are now,” Matovič said.

He also said the median dictating whether or not measures will be moved one phase back will be decreased. It is set to 150 new cases but will change to 50 new cases after May 6.

Matovič has said that there are still between 1,600 and 4,000 people that may be infected with the coronavirus, stressing that the system has detected only one-third of the total number of people who may be carrying the virus. This is why he and other experts stress the need to be careful and observe the measures.

“We can’t afford a second wave of the epidemic,” said Henrieta Hudečková, an epidemiology expert at the Health Ministry.

Krajčí reported that there is enough protective equipment for health care workers, and health care facilities are also ready to provide treatment to both people positive with the coronavirus and other patients. Thanks to those who designed special beds for COVID-19 positive patients, there are some 12,000 beds in 12 selected hospitals.

 

 

and some pics from today

 

 

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[Gianlu33 3,577]

The lockdown is over, today i exit for do some jogging after 2 months!

 

Now it's time for the 2nd phrase, the most dangerous