Covid-19

Coronavirus: leading Hong Kong microbiologist retracts op-ed claiming pandemic began in Wuhan
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/heal...obiologist


Coronavirus: Indian police perform ‘handwashing dance’ to remind public about good hygiene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKRZTetftPc


Coronavirus: A visual guide to the economic impact
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51706225

2020.03.21【文茜世界周報】英「佛系」防疫全球譁然　專家稱畫錯重點
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m9QVc_c...AU&index=1



2020.03.21【文茜世界周報】義單日新增627死創記錄　確診達47021人
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSFrlBiL...AU&index=3

Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) surveys from Japan showed the services sector shrinking at its fastest pace on record this month and factory activity contracting at its quickest in a decade.

Services PMI slumped to a seasonally adjusted 32.7 from February’s 46.8 and manufacturing PMI fell to 44.8 from a final 47.8 last month. The 50 mark separates growth from contraction.

In Australia, the CBA Services PMI fell to a record low of 39.8 as restaurants, cafes and tourism were hit hard by travel bans and cancellations of events and concerts.

Surveys show coronavirus pandemic savaging global economy
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-healt...SKBN21B0GO

Instead, Thailand has opted to only test those who have an “epidemiological risk factor,” such as recent travel abroad to a limited number of countries and symptoms requiring hospitalization. Thus, few can qualify for testing.
This has led to reports of people suspecting they have been infected and not being able to get tested. And, if a patient insists on being tested, the patient must pay the cost out-of-pocket. Prices can be high. Private hospitals are pricing even higher, possibly to discourage patients from seeking treatment there. Altogether, approximately 6,000 people have been tested and received their results as of March 22 (data was later removed from website). At around 100 tests per million population, this puts Thailand at one of the lowest testing rates in the world.


Universal coverage without universal testing: Thailand’s delays in access to testing may be costly
https://www.newmandala.org/universal-cov...be-costly/


2020.03.22【文茜世界周報】疫情擴大 信任腐蝕仇恨啟動　華裔備受歧視
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4L8tdrl...AU&index=1

Thailand has announced 1 month state of emergency from 26 March

(24-03-2020, 03:04 PM)Behappyalways Wrote: Instead, Thailand has opted to only test those who have an “epidemiological risk factor,” such as recent travel abroad to a limited number of countries and symptoms requiring hospitalization. Thus, few can qualify for testing.
This has led to reports of people suspecting they have been infected and not being able to get tested. And, if a patient insists on being tested, the patient must pay the cost out-of-pocket. Prices can be high. Private hospitals are pricing even higher, possibly to discourage patients from seeking treatment there. Altogether, approximately 6,000 people have been tested and received their results as of March 22 (data was later removed from website). At around 100 tests per million population, this puts Thailand at one of the lowest testing rates in the world.


Universal coverage without universal testing: Thailand’s delays in access to testing may be costly
https://www.newmandala.org/universal-cov...be-costly/

Well, the government just asked all entertainment outlets to shutdown. That's going to hit all the mall trusts hard.

(24-03-2020, 08:23 PM)LionFlyer Wrote: Well, the government just asked all entertainment outlets to shutdown. That's going to hit all the mall trusts hard.

I thought the move is a little excessive. 

Unless they have a reason to believe there is community spread.

Traffic looks to be quieter this week. I guess there are more people telecommuting.

The latest figures of deaths due to virus posted by scmp website ( 24 Mar 2020 ) are :

Italy : 6077
Spain : 2696
Iran : 1934
France : 860
USA : 525
UK : 335

All above figures are still rising.

A little dose of Morgan-ism would always be good.

Common Enemies

Pandemics kill people and recessions ruin people. Saying they have silver linings is a step too far.

But I wonder if the best map we have that tells us what to expect next is the kind of extreme cooperation, solidarity, and empathy we last saw in the 1940s.

And I wonder if we’ll look back at COVID-19 as one of the worst things to happen to us, yet triggering something positive that couldn’t be achieved any other way.

History never repeats itself, but man always does.

https://www.collaborativefund.com/blog/common-enemies/

I think the latest restrictions in place are pre-emptive moves. Thou a bitter pill to swallow for many business owners, it is perhaps the right move for the greater good of community and nation. Given our super dense population, once the active infection cases overrun our healthcare system, there’s a real possibility we will see SAF trucks activated to transport hundreds of corpses for cremation. Every single day.

Besides businesses, the charities are also suffering from drop in donations.

We should also be counter-cyclical in giving to the charities. Give more now. Or Front-load your annual givings now.