The Lancet, Infectious Diseases has published a study led by a team from Imperial College London, outlining the best estimate yet for how deadly COVID-19 could be. The researchers found a case fatality ratio of 1.38%. That compares to about 0.0962% for the common flu. Their findings are: Background In the face of rapidly changing […]
Archives for April 2020
The Oddly Overlooked Logic Behind the Toilet Paper Crisis
Do Americans really believe that our politicians are going to provide thoughtful well-considered answers to how we get our economy back on track? For example, notes James Freeman in the WSJ, the Senate minority leader went from arguing that “the President is such a threat to the republic that he must be removed from office […]
Coronavirus Forces Farmers to Dump Milk
Volatile demand from consumers who first hoarded, then avoided grocery stores is forcing farmers to dump milk, reports the Ontario Farmer: As much as five million litres of milk is being dumped and more will likely follow in the weeks to come as Canada’s dairy industry struggles to match demand with the fickle requirements of […]
Media’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Coronavirus Infects Stock Market: Part XXV If you have watched President Trump’s press conferences, especially last Saturday night, you’ve seen him hit it out of the park like a modern-day Babe Ruth. He’s leading from the front. He’s in control. He defers to experts and has an A-1 lieutenant in VP Pence. Turn your eyes […]
How Does America Trust China Again?
Pat Buchanan writes on his blog, Buchanan.org: Writing in The Wall Street Journal Friday, Kissinger declared that it is now an imperative that the world’s leaders, even as they deal with the raging pandemic, begin to make the “transition to the post-coronavirus order.” “Failure to do so could set the world on fire.” Yet, the […]
Best Wishes to Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a Speedy Recovery
Max Colchester and Paul Hannon report on the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s health in The Wall Street Journal: LONDON—The U.K. government sought to maintain a united front Tuesday in the face of a near-unprecedented health crisis while Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained in intensive care, suffering from severe symptoms of the new coronavirus. Following […]
In Rotation During Lockdown: 5 by Monk by 5, Thelonious Monk
In rotation during lockdown, 5 by Monk by 5, Thelonious Monk. This album has my favorite version of my favorite jazz composition, Straight No Chaser, by my favorite jazz artist, Thelonious Monk, and one of my half dozen, all-time favorite small-group jazz combos: Monk, Charlie Rouse, Thad Jones, Sam Jones, and Art Taylor. The album […]
Surgeon General and CDC Director Say Death Toll Might Not Be so High
Doina Chiacu and Susan Heavey report for Reuters: Two senior U.S. health officials have said they now believe the coronavirus outbreak may kill fewer Americans than some recent projections, pointing to tentative signs that the death toll was starting to level off in New York and other hot spots. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on […]
Are Ventilators a Bridge to Nowhere?
Does it help putting people who have coronavirus on ventilators versus letting them struggle on? Strictly speaking, claims Matt Strauss, no one knows whether those who survive their time on a ventilator may have survived anyway. Conversely, Dr. Strauss, a critical care physician, notes that also unknown is whether some would-be survivor died because he […]
Covid-19: The Ventilators Experience
Jon Hamilton reports at NPR: Most coronavirus patients who end up on ventilators go on to die, according to several small studies from the U.S., China and Europe. And many of the patients who continue to live can’t be taken off the mechanical breathing machines. “It’s very concerning to see how many patients who require […]
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