[OFF TOPIC] Coronavirus Pandemic

[dcro 10,210]

Italy is on path of being fully ahead of China by the end of next week.

 

That is, of course, unless the ball starts rolling in China once again...

[Gianlu33 4,729]

I do some check at datas, Milan starts to grow really fast...

[rybak 3,239]

355 cases and 5 deaths in total in  

 

For now there is around 300 confirmed cases less than statistics and Ministry of Health expected few days ago.

[hckošice 15,103]

I just can´t understand how can Italy have always every day so many new cases, I mean how is this even possible, is the virus in the air or what ? Aren´t the peoples isolated in their homes ?

[heywoodu 15,337]

  On 3/19/2020 at 6:48 PM, hckosice said:

I just can´t understand how can Italy have always every day so many new cases, I mean how is this even possible, is the virus in the air or what ? Aren´t the peoples isolated in their homes ?

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Some factors people have mentioned here include a way above-average age, mishandling of mainly the first cases and a high number of smokers, although according to this list one wouldn't expect that to make such a difference compared with other countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cigarette_consumption_per_capita

 

Edit: two of those factors are mentioned when talking about the high number of deaths (plus hospitals being simply overloaded), not specifically the number of cases

Edited March 19, 2020 by heywoodu

[dcro 10,210]

Coronavirus is also now capturing the whole of Italy, not just the North as in the early days.

 

And, yeah, apparently the virus can stay in the air for several hours (and for several days on surfaces).

[hckošice 15,103]

  On 3/19/2020 at 6:52 PM, heywoodu said:

 

Some factors people have mentioned here include a way above-average age, mishandling of mainly the first cases and a high number of smokers, although according to this list one wouldn't expect that to make such a difference compared with other countries.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_cigarette_consumption_per_capita

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yes, sure, but I meant how it can still always spread so fast and heavily ? Are peoples still not taking it seriously and trolls outside in the streets ?

[LDOG 2,425]

Just imagine the spanish/italian attitude but with a worse health system. I fear for latin america...

 

Especially for Mexico and Brazil who have governments in denial.

[Gianlu33 4,729]

  On 3/19/2020 at 6:55 PM, dcro said:

Coronavirus is also now capturing the whole of Italy, not just the North as in the early days.

 

And, yeah, apparently the virus can stay in the air for several hours (and for several days on surfaces).

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Actually the South is still "safe", there aren't too much problems.

[De_Gambassi 1,225]

  On 3/19/2020 at 6:48 PM, hckosice said:

I just can´t understand how can Italy have always every day so many new cases, I mean how is this even possible, is the virus in the air or what ? Aren´t the peoples isolated in their homes ?

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That what worries me the most, the rate of daily new cases in Italy has been slighty on the rise for the last two days (from +13% to +15%). How is that possible ?

 

Could it simply be data fuckery ?