Thread: Corona Virus

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

The US has by far the world's worst statistics on coping with C-19, so it really doesn't matter what excuses they make, the whole world can see their incompetence.

well their CFR is better than other countries, so i dont think "world's worst statistics on coping with C-19," is accurate at all.

The W.H.A. and why it is important for an enquiry into the pandemic. The W.H.A is having its annual meeting tonight and tomorrow night. From the annual meetings the policy of the W.H.O. for the next 12 months is formulated. No secret about what will be on the agenda for the next two days. The W.H.A. is the forum to raise the question of an investigation into the virus.

What the WHA is and why it could be very important for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic - ABC News

Originally Posted by Saitch

I think media around the globe never let the truth get in the way of a good story. We have an old friend who lives in Diamond Head, MS and it's quite apparent, when talking to her, that the Aussie press don't always tell the full story or even the correct story when reporting on US events.

The media in general tends to publish only the news that makes for a good story regardless of where we are talking about. But having said that, I get my most reliable US news from US sources, and it is similar in general terms to what we see here - as one commentator from NZ put it, we should be thankful for the US giving us a clear example of how well we are doing compared to how badly it is possible to do it.

And I would also point out, that if you want to do a bit of digging, transcripts all public statements by the President are archived at the White House, and are on line. Wading through some of this shows that he is even worse than the news bites that we see on TV! (Of course, any transcript of the spoken word usually looks pretty lame, except sometimes for prepared speeches - but then, have you seen some of the garbage in his twitter feeds?)

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The media in general tends to publish only the news that makes for a good story regardless of where we are talking about. But having said that, I get my most reliable US news from US sources, and it is similar in general terms to what we see here - as one commentator from NZ put it, we should be thankful for the US giving us a clear example of how well we are doing compared to how badly it is possible to do it.

And I would also point out, that if you want to do a bit of digging, transcripts all public statements by the President are archived at the White House, and are on line. Wading through some of this shows that he is even worse than the news bites that we see on TV! (Of course, any transcript of the spoken word usually looks pretty lame, except sometimes for prepared speeches - but then, have you seen some of the garbage in his twitter feeds?)

The Associated Press has done a fact check on Trump, and GOP falsehoods on Flynn, Biden and the virus. Trump & co do not come out of it well at all. He gets some good press on FOX.

there is no point worrying about about the pandemic. just relax and covid the flow.

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

The US has by far the world's worst statistics on coping with C-19...

And those statistics are?

Originally Posted by Eevo

well their CFR is better than other countries, so i dont think "world's worst statistics on coping with C-19," is accurate at all.

Well not really. You can’t lump the country as a whole. It is a large place and every state does whatever they want. It is not a country in the way you guys see a country.

The CFR is 1 to 2% everywhere and really only varies based on demographics. The CFR based on age is consistent everywhere.

You need to look at locales where outbreaks have happened like NYC. It is the worst in the world. They are around 20% infected and 0.25% dead of total population.