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spinbaby

(15,090 posts) Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:54 AM Mar 2020

Coved-19 cases just topped 100,000

The count just jumped to 100,242.

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Coved-19 cases just topped 100,000 (Original Post) spinbaby Mar 2020 OP

I don't understand? aaaaaa5a Mar 2020 #1

The rate of increase outside of China is much faster than the rate of increase was inside China. Squinch Mar 2020 #2

At least based on the data they gave us. I don't trust the numbers China offered up. Afromania Mar 2020 #3

Yes. I'm getting it from the Johns Hopkins site which is only as good as the information they get. Squinch Mar 2020 #5

China took draconian measures to stop the spread spinbaby Mar 2020 #6

And, horrifyingly, I don't necessarily trust the US numbers either. Squinch Mar 2020 #8

They also set up cordon sanitaires ASAP obamanut2012 Mar 2020 #7

The great orange one mindem Mar 2020 #4

aaaaaa5a

(4,667 posts)

1. I don't understand?

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 07:58 AM

Mar 2020

Didn’t Trump tell us cases would “disappear?”

Hmm... what am I missing?

Squinch

(50,955 posts)

2. The rate of increase outside of China is much faster than the rate of increase was inside China.

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:01 AM

Mar 2020

It's doubling every 3 or 4 days, as opposed to every 6 days as it did in China.

Afromania

(2,769 posts)

3. At least based on the data they gave us. I don't trust the numbers China offered up.

Reply to Squinch (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:08 AM

Mar 2020

Squinch

(50,955 posts)

5. Yes. I'm getting it from the Johns Hopkins site which is only as good as the information they get.

Reply to Afromania (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:10 AM

Mar 2020

spinbaby

(15,090 posts)

6. China took draconian measures to stop the spread

Reply to Afromania (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:49 AM

Mar 2020

So they may very well have reduced the rate at which new cases are increasing.

Squinch

(50,955 posts)

8. And, horrifyingly, I don't necessarily trust the US numbers either.

Reply to Afromania (Reply #3)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 11:53 AM

Mar 2020

My state and locality are doing a good job. I'm starting to watch those numbers.

obamanut2012

(26,080 posts)

7. They also set up cordon sanitaires ASAP

Reply to Squinch (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:57 AM

Mar 2020

No western country has yet, although Italy and Iran are starting to do some stuff like that. We haven't.

mindem

(1,580 posts)

4. The great orange one

Reply to spinbaby (Original post)

Fri Mar 6, 2020, 08:10 AM

Mar 2020

has announced a new policy that only viruses loyal to him will be allowed to sicken people.

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