COVID-19 in America

[planetgeli]

Does 'catching the disease' include asymptomatic cases?

I don't know but as far as affecting the stats/betting goes, subclinical infections amongst the over 70s are rare and therefore will not affect these numbers much if at all.

 

[BassJunkie]

No, he will have been killed by a FAKE DISEASE in a GOVERNMENT PLOT TO SUBVERT THE WILL OF THE PEOPLE.

I think you're probably right. And I've only just realised, that we're in a new world in which Mike Fucking Pence is in charge

 

[StoneRoad]

I think you're probably right. And I've only just realised, that we're in a new world in which Mike Fucking Pence is in charge

Hopefully, he'll get it as well. In which case the succession goes to Pelosi, according to their Constitution.

 

[frogwoman]

Seems quite likely that Pence will also have it.

 

[bimble]

He won't have symptoms and he'll be fighting fit running the country right up until the second he dies I expect...

Yep. The only way to tell he’s really sick would be if he stops tweeting altogether for a day or if the tweets become suspiciously coherent.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

Seems quite likely that Pence will also have it.

There's been a few comments around along the lines of "Hope Hicks caught it, and she was in the Presidential helicopter with Trump on Wednesday." I know there will be umpteen occasions where Hicks, Trump and Pence will have crossed paths, but if it was proximity in the helicopter that allowed transmission then Pence wouldn't have been there - US protocol says the Pres and VP don't fly together in case of a crash.

 

[Plumdaff]

If he dies from it, QAnon will kick off because he's been murdered, if he doesn't die, he'll immediately tweet that covid only kills losers and MAGA fans don't need masks. No good outcome.

 

[Chilli.s]

No good outcome.

I find it hard to see anything good having come from him. Nothing at all.

 

[frogwoman]

Well there was Herman Cain who died of covid but his Twitter account continued claiming it wasnt deadly.

 

[elbows]

Proud Viruses, stand by my deathbed, someones got to deal with the antivirus.

 

[editor]

Trump could have taken down a shitload of his allies too.

On the days in between, Mr. Trump interacted with scores of staff members, donors and supporters. Even the woman he has nominated to the Supreme Court, Judge Amy Coney Barrett, has been at the White House this week.
The president held preparation sessions with staff members for his debate Tuesday night with former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., in the tight quarters of the West Wing, where officials who are tested regularly have relied on negative results as an excuse to forgo masks and other safety precautions.

He attended a closed-door fund-raiser at a private home of a wealthy supporter in Minneapolis, and he appeared before thousands of people at a rally in Duluth, Minn., where most of the crowd did not wear masks. He also shared a stage with Mr. Biden.

It is not yet clear when and how Mr. Trump contracted the virus. The president and the first lady said they had both tested positive hours after one of his closest aides, Hope Hicks, also tested positive. Ms. Hicks received the diagnosis after she began experiencing symptoms on Wednesday while attending the president’s rally in Minnesota. Mr. Trump kept his appearance there to about 45 minutes, roughly half the length of one of his typical rally speeches.


Early Friday morning, it was still unclear how many other aides who had come into close contact with Mr. Trump had tested positive, but the White House said its medical unit was conducting contact tracing. Top advisers to the president described themselves as in a state of shock and said they expected a number of additional cases among people in Mr. Trump’s orbit. White House officials had hoped to keep the news about Ms. Hicks from becoming public, to no avail.

On Monday, Trump Updated the Nation on Virus Strategy. By Friday, He Tested Positive. (Published 2020)

President Trump interacted with scores of staff members, donors and supporters this week. Early Friday morning, it was still unclear how many other aides who had come into close contact with him had tested positive.

www.nytimes.com

 

[Buddy Bradley]

Non-Trump-related question, but does anyone have any idea how far in advance the airlines have been cancelling flights based on travel advice/infection levels? I've got a flight booked to New York right after Christmas, how soon do you think I might be able to officially cancel it for free?

 

[maomao]

Boris had 'mild symptoms' too.

 

[Cloo]

Boris had 'mild symptoms' too.

TBF, a lot of people have mild symptoms until they don't - it can be 2 weeks or so down the line they get into difficulty, even if the initial symptoms have been mild, when they are in a vulnerable group.

 

[frogwoman]

Not gonna be fun eating burgers in front of fox news if he can't taste anything

 

[two sheds]

probably an improvement

 

[elbows]

I heard they were thinking of freshening things up by having a fox eat Trump while watching burger news.

 

[elbows]

I'm not sure what the story is with the drumming on the BBC video that accompanies the story (at least at the time of writing) but they should do it more often.

Trump Covid: US president has mild symptoms - White House

The US president and his wife test positive for the virus, a month before elections.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[maomao]

I'm not sure what the story is with the drumming on the BBC video that accompanies the story (at least at the time of writing) but they should do it more often.

Trump Covid: US president has mild symptoms - White House

The US president and his wife test positive for the virus, a month before elections.

www.bbc.co.uk

Mr Trump's chief of staff said the president was "on the job"

 

[petee]

read it all, crissakes

 

[William of Walworth]

Does anyone else find it odd that no prominent Democrats have had the virus but the list of Republicans goes on and on?

Yes, do read that whole Twitter thread linked to by petee above -- because there's shedloads of funny-as-fuck answers to that!

 

[Badgers]

Almost 20,000 Amazon workers in US test positive for Covid-19 | Amazon | The Guardian

Tech company has faced criticism for keeping warehouses open

amp.theguardian.com

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

read it all, crissakes

looneytunes all stars
she has another one about attempted murder by china as well

 

[cupid_stunt]

Looks like lockdown is returning to parts of New York city.

Schools and non-essential businesses in nine New York City neighbourhoods will close again due to an uptick in coronavirus cases, mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday.

Each of the hard-hit areas in Brooklyn and Queens has a testing positivity rate of more than three per cent over a seven-day period.

The mayor’s plan must be approved by Governor Andrew Cuomo and is the first major reversal of the city and state’s staged reopening process.

The nine neighbourhoods include parts of South Brooklyn, Far Rockaway, and Central Queens.

New York City to close schools and businesses after uptick of Covid-19 cases in nine neighbourhoods

A further 11 areas are described as being of real concern by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio

www.independent.co.uk

 

[spring-peeper]

 

[editor]

read it all, crissakes

She has a show on infowars. What a fuckwit.

 

[cupid_stunt]

This is fucking crazy...

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin health officials announced Wednesday that a field hospital will open next week at the state fairgrounds near Milwaukee as a surge in COVID-19 cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals.

Wisconsin has become a hot spot for the disease over the last month, ranking third nationwide this week in new cases per capita over the last two weeks. Health experts have attributed the spike to the reopening of colleges and K-12 schools as well as general fatigue over wearing masks and socially distancing.

Yet...

The move also came as a state judge was considering a lawsuit seeking to strike down Evers' mandate that masks be worn in enclosed public spaces. The governor on Tuesday issued new restrictions on the size of indoor public gatherings through Nov. 6.

Wisconsin activates field hospital as COVID keeps surging

Wisconsin's governor has announced a field hospital at the state fairgrounds will open next week as a surge in COVID-19 cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals

abcnews.go.com

 

[Lord Camomile]

She has a show on infowars. What a fuckwit.

"Taking back America"... from who?

Also, love that even the election is "the greatest in history". Because that's a thing people do, rank elections.

Actually, there's almost certainly a YouTube video that has done that.

 

[elbows]

Oh dear.

FBI busts militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has become a target of coronavirus lockdown sceptics.

www.bbc.co.uk

The FBI says it has thwarted a plot to abduct and overthrow Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Mrs Whitmer has become a target of coronavirus sceptics after enacting strict mitigation measures that were overturned by a judge last week.

Officials say the kidnapping plot involved six men who planned to hold a "treason trial" for her.

Several members talked about murdering 'tyrants' or 'taking' a sitting governor," the charging document states. In one video, a suspect denounced the state's role in deciding when to reopen gyms during the coronavirus lockdown.

 

[Yossarian]

"Wolverine Watchmen" ... how old were these clowns. 14?