Trump predicts ‘a lot of death’ as cases pass 300,000
Mr Trump's calls to relax restrictions on life came on the day confirmed coronavirus infections in the US surpassed 300,000, the highest number in the world.
As of Saturday, there were almost 8,500 deaths from Covid-19 in the US, with most in New York state - the epicentre of the outbreak.
On Saturday, New York state recorded 630 more coronavirus deaths, another daily record that takes its toll to 3,565. The state now has almost as many cases - over 113,000 - as the whole of Italy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52168682
Mr Trump's calls to relax restrictions on life came on the day confirmed coronavirus infections in the US surpassed 300,000, the highest number in the world.
As of Saturday, there were almost 8,500 deaths from Covid-19 in the US, with most in New York state - the epicentre of the outbreak.
On Saturday, New York state recorded 630 more coronavirus deaths, another daily record that takes its toll to 3,565. The state now has almost as many cases - over 113,000 - as the whole of Italy.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52168682
More than 20 million people applied for unemployment benefits n the last two weeks of March after being thrown out of work by the business shutdowns due the coronavirus pandemic. And the numbers are expecting to keep surging, with some economists predicting the loss of 20 million jobs — or more.
The unemployment rate in March rose to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5% in February, but about 1.4 million people told the Labor Department they were employed but not at work “for other reasons.” Adjusted for inaccuracies in how some households responded to the government’s monthly survey the jobless rate climbed to about 5.4%.
Yet if all the recent job losses were factored in, the unemployment rate was probably twice as high.
“If we assume that every person who was laid off or furloughed over those two weeks immediately applied for unemployment insurance, then the unemployment rate at the beginning of this week was around 10.5%,” said economist Michael Farren, a research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
A rate that high would already exceed the 10% peak during the worst of the 2007-2009 Great Recession. And it wouldn’t be long before it topped the previous post-World War Two high of 10.8% in 1982. Accurate records only go back to 1948.
How high can it go?
If 20 million to 25 million people lost their jobs in the next two months, the unemployment rate could climb to around 16%, some economists estimate, but others think that figure would be too low.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-soaring-us-unemployment-rate-could-approach-great-depression-era-levels-2020-04-03
The unemployment rate in March rose to 4.4% from a 50-year low of 3.5% in February, but about 1.4 million people told the Labor Department they were employed but not at work “for other reasons.” Adjusted for inaccuracies in how some households responded to the government’s monthly survey the jobless rate climbed to about 5.4%.
Yet if all the recent job losses were factored in, the unemployment rate was probably twice as high.
“If we assume that every person who was laid off or furloughed over those two weeks immediately applied for unemployment insurance, then the unemployment rate at the beginning of this week was around 10.5%,” said economist Michael Farren, a research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
A rate that high would already exceed the 10% peak during the worst of the 2007-2009 Great Recession. And it wouldn’t be long before it topped the previous post-World War Two high of 10.8% in 1982. Accurate records only go back to 1948.
How high can it go?
If 20 million to 25 million people lost their jobs in the next two months, the unemployment rate could climb to around 16%, some economists estimate, but others think that figure would be too low.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-soaring-us-unemployment-rate-could-approach-great-depression-era-levels-2020-04-03
MarketWatch
The soaring U.S. unemployment rate could approach Great Depression-era levels
The soaring U.S. unemployment rate might not match a Great Depression peak of 25%, but it could come uncomfortably close in the next few months.
UK coronavirus - Abu Dhabi 'charges NHS millions a month in rent' to use its ExCel centre as Nightingale hospital
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11331194/coronavirus-abu-dhabi-nhs-rent/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11331194/coronavirus-abu-dhabi-nhs-rent/
The Sun
UK coronavirus – Abu Dhabi U-turns on charging NHS 'millions a month' to use its ExCeL centre as hospital after outcry
THE owners of the ExCeL centre have today U-turned on charging the NHS up to £3million a month in rent to use the space for the Nightingale hospital. Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) …
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+ added majority of central & eastern European countries
+ added case fatality rate for each country
+ added majority of central & eastern European countries
+ added case fatality rate for each country
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Time of global COVID-19 cases period 22.01-05.04.2020.
Today we have passed the milestone of 1.2 million cases.
The global death rate is 5.43%.
Today we have passed the milestone of 1.2 million cases.
The global death rate is 5.43%.
Boris Johnson, UK PM, is admitted to hospital after coronavirus symptoms persist
edit: math doesn’t seem to check out, how can they be both 70% and 58% of deaths, if we find new info we will post an update
https://twitter.com/mizamudio/status/1246822172510900228?s=21
https://twitter.com/mizamudio/status/1246822172510900228?s=21
Twitter
Maria Ines Zamudio
My latest with @ChicagoEl In Chicago, 70% of COVID-19 Deaths Are Black While black residents make up only 23 percent of the population in the county, they account for 58% of the COVID-19 deaths. https://t.co/xBVHUiKtSq
Romania has announced a total of 4057 coronavirus cases, passing the milestone of 4000 cases in the country.
State of emergency in Romania has been extended another month.
State of emergency in Romania has been extended another month.
The World View
Boris Johnson, UK PM, is admitted to hospital after coronavirus symptoms persist
UK PM BORIS JOHNSON MOVED TO INTENSIVE CARE AFTER BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR CORONAVIRUS
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Timeline of global COVID-19 cases from 22.01-06.04.2020.
Globally there are 69,092 new cases and 5,400 new deaths.
Global death rate has increased from 5.43% yesterday to 5.55% today.
Globally there are 69,092 new cases and 5,400 new deaths.
Global death rate has increased from 5.43% yesterday to 5.55% today.
A series of coronavirus deaths in India’s biggest slum has panicked authorities and raised a difficult question: how can the government stop a virulent illness in the most vulnerable of neighborhoods?
The alarm was raised on Wednesday following the death of a 56-year-old man. The man was not a prominent official or local celebrity. Indeed, he was a simple garment seller. But he happened to live in one of Asia’s biggest slums, Dharavi, which houses one million people in little over two square kilometers.
Situated on the outskirts of Mumbai, Dharavi packs nearly five times as many people into each square kilometer than the most densely populated district in New York City. Only in Dharavi, they live ten to a hut, and 80 people share a public toilet.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/485108-india-coronavirus-death-slums/
The alarm was raised on Wednesday following the death of a 56-year-old man. The man was not a prominent official or local celebrity. Indeed, he was a simple garment seller. But he happened to live in one of Asia’s biggest slums, Dharavi, which houses one million people in little over two square kilometers.
Situated on the outskirts of Mumbai, Dharavi packs nearly five times as many people into each square kilometer than the most densely populated district in New York City. Only in Dharavi, they live ten to a hut, and 80 people share a public toilet.
https://www.rt.com/op-ed/485108-india-coronavirus-death-slums/
RT International
Death in the slum: India holds its breath as coronavirus spreads to tightly-packed shanty town — RT Op-ed
A series of coronavirus deaths in India’s biggest slum has panicked authorities and raised a difficult question: how can the government stop a virulent illness in the most vulnerable of neighborhoods?
Joe Biden... attempting to articulate a coherent thought on the coronavirus pandemic and healthcare... attempting: https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/1247333355416219649?s=19
Twitter
Breaking911
JOE BIDEN: “We cannot let this, we’ve never allowed any crisis from the Civil War straight through to the pandemic of 17, all the way around, 16, we have never, never let our democracy sakes second fiddle, way they, we can both have a democracy and ... correct…
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Specific country stats for coronavirus cases 07.04.2020.