Locked-down Europe asks: How long can we afford this?

By artappraiser on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 6:00pm |

As countries across the world announce lockdowns and multibillion-euro bailouts, they know it's only a short-term fix https://t.co/P5kCtWgOSp
— POLITICO Europe (@POLITICOEurope) March 23, 2020

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https://www.politico.eu/article/locked-down-europe-how-long-can-afford-this/

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first paragraph is a kicker: Governments have a brutal message to deliver: The coronavirus lockdown cannot go on too long or the consequences of economic meltdown could be even more deadly than the disease.

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 6:01pm

https://t.co/UgWrFAeVMR
— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) March 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 6:11pm

Denmark: government will pay wages if firms don't fire workers

Netherlands: government will pay wages if firms don't fire workers

UK: government will pay wages if firms don't fire workers

US: The Fed will distribute some money

https://t.co/SqL77Mfcdy
— Gabriel Zucman (@gabriel_zucman) March 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 10:52pm

France looked like it might have hit a coronavirus peak...BUT THEN...https://t.co/GyZ6xe5yj0 pic.twitter.com/h1khl8PmTd
— We need 130k tests a day (@Noahpinion) March 24, 2020

Spain too...https://t.co/dWWupT2KDb pic.twitter.com/FN3WBWfl83
— We need 130k tests a day (@Noahpinion) March 24, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 3:44am

Mar 22 was Saturday. Maybe testing changes over the weekend. Or they switched to a new routine. Anything say 3 days or less is totally meabungless, whatever narrative you'd like/hate it to support. Keep Calm and Normalize Your Data.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 5:38am

true, we've got the same problem in NY, skyrocketing numbers basically just means testing and reporting results is going on. I.E. I was shocked the other day by NY numbers, that the ratio of deaths to positives was surprisingly low, then I thought about how you can't really even make presumptions about that either. Still, daily spikes tell you something about systems being overloaded somewhere.

by artappraiser on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 2:59pm

Dutch authorities have detected coronavirus in nation’s sewage system https://t.co/z9D8HeYFR5 pic.twitter.com/awRCFav5UC
— Borzou Daragahi (@borzou) March 25, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/25/2020 - 5:01pm

Germany does tons of tests, but unless you do #TestAndTrace -- trace contacts of positive testers and test them before they have symptoms -- you can't test your way out of a coronavirus outbreak!

Fortunately Germany does seem to realize this... https://t.co/1MDvWihez6
— We need 130k tests a day (@Noahpinion) March 26, 2020

Germany is working on #TestAndTrace now.https://t.co/rlZJPkSQNb
— We need 130k tests a day (@Noahpinion) March 26, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 03/25/2020 - 11:01pm

The Czech Republic went from zero mask usage to 100% in 10 days, and in the process they halted the growth of new covid-19 cases.

How? They made their own! They didn't need government help; they did it themselves.

It's time for #masks4all. See why:https://t.co/SiYApRvByq
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— Jeremy Howard (@jeremyphoward) March 25, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 1:35am

Online sewing classes? Could be ready to sew by July!!!

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 1:43am

In Britain and the EU, the pandemic has ended the era of austerity. But will it last when planning for recovery begins? My analysis. https://t.co/KzVlkW5qBa
— Peter S. Goodman (@petersgoodman) March 26, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 2:54am

Acute hospital beds per 100,000 in the European countries:

Charts that make your heart sink. pic.twitter.com/zIGOjSu0K9
— Bendor Grosvenor PhD (@arthistorynews) March 26, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 03/26/2020 - 6:36pm

Locked-down Europe asks: How long can we afford this?

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