Wuhan Coronavirus Thread

[Sanatani]

Wion has done a really great job exposing China to the world.
They are also getting lots of foreign viewership.
I want more such news channel, they should consider Lunching subsidiaries in France, Britain, Germany and Russia.

Our doordarshan has been left behind in the fray people dont tune to them even on Republic day.

WION is owned by Subhash Chandra .As ZEE news was identified as a pro BJP channel ,they replaced ZEE News English by WION ,and it has been able to project itself as a neutral news channel with it's viewership improving gradually

 

[sorcerer]

50 test positive on a French aircraft carrier - Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com...nch-aircraft-carrier/articleshow/75090077.cms

 

[sorcerer]

COVID-19 pandemic provides "window" into how bio-terrorist attack might unfold in world: Guterres

UNITED NATIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic has provided a "window" into how a bio-terrorist attack might unfold across the world, UN chief Antonio Guterres said, issuing a strong warning that non-state groups could gain access to "virulent strains" that could pose similar devastation to societies around the globe.

The Secretary-General listed pressing risks to the world due to the pandemic as he addressed the powerful UN Security Council, which for the first time discussed the coronavirus crisis in a closed video-conference session on Thursday under the Presidency of the Dominican Republic.

Guterres described the battle against COVID-19 as the "fight of a generation -- and the raison d'etre of the United Nations itself."

"While the COVID-19 pandemic is first and foremost a health crisis, its implications are much more far-reaching. The pandemic also poses a significant threat to the maintenance of international peace and security -- potentially leading to an increase in social unrest and violence that would greatly undermine our ability to fight the disease," Guterres said in his briefing to the UNSC.

"The weaknesses and lack of preparedness exposed by this pandemic provide a window onto how a bio-terrorist attack might unfold - and may increase its risks. Non-state groups could gain access to virulent strains that could pose similar devastation to societies around the globe," he said.

Voicing strong concern that the threat of terrorism remains alive, Guterres said, "terrorist groups may see a window of opportunity to strike while the attention of most governments is turned towards the pandemic."

Further, in some conflict settings, the uncertainty created by the pandemic may create incentives for some actors to promote further division and turmoil.

"This could lead to an escalation of violence and possibly devastating miscalculations, which could further entrench ongoing wars and complicate efforts to fight the pandemic," Guterres said.

According to estimates from Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Centre, there are more than 1.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases across the world and over 95,000 people have died so far of the disease.

The UN chief stressed that the crisis has hindered international, regional and national conflict resolution efforts, exactly when they are needed most.

Another significant risk posed by the pandemic is that it is triggering or exacerbating various human rights challenges and refugees and internally displaced persons are particularly vulnerable.

"We are seeing stigma, hate speech, and white supremacists and other extremists seeking to exploit the situation. We are witnessing discrimination in accessing health services... And there are growing manifestations of authoritarianism, including limits on the media, civic space and freedom of expression" he said.

The coronavirus crisis has unleashed ruinous social and economic impacts, as governments around the world struggle to find the most effective responses to rising unemployment and the economic downturn.

Last month, Guterres had called for an immediate global ceasefire, urging all warring parties to silence the guns in order to help create conditions for the delivery of aid, open up space for diplomacy and bring hope to places among the most vulnerable to the pandemic.

He said he is encouraged by the support his call for global ceasefire has received from Heads of State and Government to regional partners, civil society activists and religious leaders.

"From South America to Africa and from the Middle East to Asia we have seen conflict parties take some initial steps to end violence and fight the pandemic," he said.

Two weeks ago, the UN chief also launched the COVID-19 Global Humanitarian Response Plan, focusing on needs in countries already facing a humanitarian crisis. The Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated USD 75 million and so far the Plan had received USD 396.5 million.


https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...ld-in-world-guterres/articleshow/75079874.cms

china lied ..people died

 

[Indx TechStyle]

No I don't think so . Before demonetization Indian economy was growing at 9 percent in the Last quarter before demonetization. Now the growth is barely half that rate even 3 and a half years after demonetization. It seems demonetization has knocked out India's economic growth rate for years to come.

Demonetisation has nothing to with long term economic growth. No critic will offer you a decent explanation against it because there isn't any at first place.

Market marched till 2018 due to optimism created by a perceived neoliberal government.

Demonetisation undermined the growth of year in which it was executed but bounced demand back in following year and crores of netbankers added during this era continue till today becoming a part of formal economy. So, the long term impact of demonetisation was still positive.
India's economic slowdown is a product of bad credits & NPAs and mostly global economic crisis. And its outlook still better than rest of world.

I'm not saying the demonetisation's execution was so inappropriate that it made people's life a hell and caused high losses in short term. But blaming it for any real long term loss for India is nothing but plain ignorance and fad!

A temporary cash freeze can't cause a long term impact, at least not per economics.

 

[sorcerer]

Britain hopes that India's first consignment of 30 million packets of paracetamol will arrive soon

 

[Ujjain]

I don't think that the treating doctor will have an issue speaking to your primary consultant. It's better if they both can speak before the surgery

Thankyou so much. Really appreciate your help.

 

[tsunami]

In India what is the Ratio between Hindus and Muslims infected by Corona

Last what I heard was it is 50:50 when it comes to official numbers. But still there are a lot of hidden numbers of muslims. So it can be 70:30 or more.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Study reveals India’s response to coronavirus most stringent

• India has scored a perfect 100 on the “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT)”.
• South Africa, Israel, New Zealand and Mauritius are some other countries that scored a 100 in the tracker.

India’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most stringent in the world, according to a tracker that calculates the response of governments across the globe to COVID-19, based on data from 73 countries.

India has scored a perfect 100 on the “Oxford COVID-19 Government Response Tracker (OxCGRT)” that aims to track and compare government responses to the coronavirus outbreak worldwide, rigorously and consistently.

Created by researchers from Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, the OxCGRT systematically collects information on several different common policy responses governments have taken, scores the stringency of such measures, and aggregates these scores into a common Stringency Index.

OxCGRT collects publicly available information on 13 indicators of government response, including policies such as school closures, travel bans, etc and financial indicators such as fiscal or monetary measures.

South Africa, Israel, New Zealand and Mauritius are some other countries that scored a 100 in the tracker. France, Italy, Czech Republic scored in the 90s in the index.

Meanwhile, Germany and the United States have scored in the 80s and the United Kindom, in the 70s.

"The data is collected from publicly available information by a cross-disciplinary Oxford University team of academics and students from every part of the world," the statement by the team behind the tracker said.

 

[sorcerer]

India beats other nations in Covid response

Read more at:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...ofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

 

[hit&run]

Any idea what's the current situation in warmer regions like Australia , Mid East or Africa

Despite the peacefools nonsense, India still has just about managed to stay out of an Italy like situation (the likes of Maharashtra aside)

While it can take just 2-3 weeks for that to happen we are also mere weeks away from 30+ temperatures
Which may hopefully help to some extent

Hard to say if warmer regions will show different trajectory.

Yo what's up with Australia Doc.
About 25% of the patient have recovered.
What are u guys feeding them over there?

Adding new factor as I answered this question before.

The criteria to declare anyone recovered is quite lax here in New Zealand and presumably same in Australia.

10 days after first onset of symptoms + 2 more days of symptom free; testing again not required. Therefore the so called recovered are not tested negative but symptom free.

 

[sorcerer]

At least 45 vaccines, including 3 in India under evaluation | India News - Times of India

Among the 43 vaccines in the pre-clinical trial stage there are three Indian vaccines. Two of these, one replicating viral vector vaccine, and one DNA plasmid vaccine, are being developed by Zydus Cadila, while the other Indian one, a live attenuated vaccine, is being developed by Serum Institute of India, in collaboration with Codagenix, a US based firm.

 

[thethinker]

50 cents Chinese army have gotten a pay raise. They are now 70 cents army.

More CCP trolls incoming to manage the Chinese virus propaganda all over the Internet.

Mods be vigilant and send them packing if they try derailing this thread.
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From now on 50 Cent Party (#Wumao) no longer exist in #China. They become 70 Cent Party (#Qimao) ! Price rises!

 

[Mikesingh]

For the docs on this forum:

COVID cases are spiking in India. Why aren't we using Hydroxychloroquine? If not, why not? We have adequate stock with us for everyone and exporting the surplus too. So what's the latest on this?

 

[Satchidananda369]

Looks like covering the face while stepping out of home will be made mandatory and strictly enforced here onwards till the end of lockdown.

If not already shared, useful video to convert any folded piece of clothing into an effective mask using only a couple of rubber bands..

CDC’s recommendation on wearing a cloth face covering may help protect the most vulnerable from #COVID19. Watch @Surgeon_General Jerome Adams make a face covering in a few easy steps. https://t.co/bihJ3xEM15 https://t.co/mE7Tf6y3MK

 

[hit&run]

For the docs on this forum:

COVID cases are spiking in India. Why aren't we using Hydroxychloroquine? If not, why not? We have adequate stock with us for everyone and exporting the surplus too. So what's the latest on this?

HCQ can not stop people getting infected. If it works then it will reduce the severity of the symptoms and expedite the recovery.

 

[sorcerer]

India to export wheat to Afghanistan and Lebanon

NEW DELHI: India will be exporting around one lakh tonnes of wheat to Afghanistan and Lebanon under government to government (G2G) arrangement. The country is expecting a record wheat production of 106.21 million tonne this year - 2.61 million tonnes more last year’s out put.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...hanistan-and-lebanon/articleshow/75084613.cms

 

[sorcerer]

India could see a reduction in the number of coronavirus cases by next week: Study

India could start to see a reduction in the number of Covid-19 cases by next week followed by a substantial reduction by April 30 if the lockdown is successful and if people quickly adhere to containment measures, said an epidemiological study on India’s Covid-19 trajectory.

In the case of only a 21-day lockdown, suppression measures like social distancing and sealed borders would have to continue in order to maintain the improvements resulting from the lockdown, the study showed.

Conducted by an interdisciplinary group of scholars and data scientists and led by Bhramhar Mukherjee, a professor at the University of Michigan, the study used the susceptible, infected, and removed (recoveries & deaths) (SIR) model to predict the impact of the lockdown.

“India has taken stringent measures early on and if the lockdown is effective, and by effective I mean if the transmission of the infection reduces, then we expect to see some reduction in the number of cases by the next week,” said Debashree Ray, an assistant professor at the John Hopkins University, who was part of the study group.

Highlighting the importance of adhering to social distancing norms and lockdown guidelines, Maxwell Salvatore of the University of Michigan said, “If there is quick social adherence to social distancing and lockdown measures, then there would be a substantial reduction in the number of cases by April 30,” who was also a member of the study.

He added that the study accounted for various models based on the number of days of lockdown and the way in which activity resumed after the lockdown was lifted. “The effects of the lockdown would be negated by June 1 in the absence of any form of suppression post the lockdown, whereas the benefits would extend into the long term if such measures are put in place,” Maxwell said.

The results of the study, which is updated online on a daily-basis according to updates of official figures, was announced through a webinar hosted by the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).

While stating that the study considered the reported number of cases, recoveries and deaths as true in India, Mukherjee underscored the importance of reliable data through improved testing. “A benchmark is that behind every death, there are probably 800-1000 cases,” she said, citing other research that estimated the number of cases from the number of deaths rather than reported figures.

The study also showed that while there was not much difference in terms of reduction of cases for a 21-day and 28-day lockdown, there was a substantial improvement in the outcome of a 42-day lockdown.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.co...s-by-next-week-study/articleshow/75086386.cms

 

[Sanatani]

For the docs on this forum:

COVID cases are spiking in India. Why aren't we using Hydroxychloroquine? If not, why not? We have adequate stock with us for everyone and exporting the surplus too. So what's the latest on this?

We are using Hydroxychloroquine as prophylaxis for ppl exposed to Covoid cases

 

[sorcerer]

1,194 foreign tourists assisted through ‘Stranded in India’ portal
As many as 1,194 foreign tourists (till April 9) have been assisted through ‘Stranded in India’ portal which was launched by the Ministry of Tourism to provide support to the tourists who are stuck in the country.

In addition to this, the regular toll-free helpline 1363 — which the Ministry of Tourism runs — has had 779 calls from March 22 to April 9.

 

[sorcerer]

50 cents Chinese army have gotten a pay raise. They are now 70 cents army.

More CCP trolls incoming to manage the Chinese virus propaganda all over the Internet.

Mods be vigilant and send them packing if they try derailing this thread.
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From now on 50 Cent Party (#Wumao) no longer exist in #China. They become 70 Cent Party (#Qimao) ! Price rises!

The pressure on Xi must be huge.
usually they can just make them 50 cents do it for free for the "supreme leader".
Looks like even 50 cents need some motivations.. Meaning even their propaganda division is having trouble keepin em intact