MUNGO MACCALLUM.- Peter Dutton is human after all
It would be harsh and uncaring to admit a modicum of satisfaction at the news that Peter Dutton has contracted coronavirus. Continue reading
Demographic science aids in understanding the spread and fatality rates of COVID-19 (PDF) Jennifer Beam Dowd, Valentina Rotondi, Liliana Andriano, David M. Brazel, Per Block, Xuejie Ding, Yan Liu, and Melinda C. Mills Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, University of Oxford & Nuffield College. Includes this chart on flattening the curve in Italy
Real-time evidence of flattening the curve. Lodi had the first Covid-19 case in Italy, and implemented a shutdown on Feb 23. Bergamo waited until March 8.
Look at the difference.
Incredible research by @drjenndowd, @melindacmills & co-authors. https://osf.io/fd4rh/?view_only=c2f00dfe3677493faa421fc2ea38e295 …
Look at the difference.
Incredible research by @drjenndowd, @melindacmills & co-authors. https://osf.io/fd4rh/?view_only=c2f00dfe3677493faa421fc2ea38e295 …
Reported US coronavirus cases in March via
: 3/1 - 89 3/2 - 105 3/3 - 125 3/4 - 159 3/5 - 227 3/6 - 331 3/7 - 444 3/8 - 564 3/9 - 728 3/10 - 1,000 3/11 - 1,267 3/12 - 1,645 3/13 - 2,204 3/14 - 2,826 Now - 3,485
: 3/1 - 89 3/2 - 105 3/3 - 125 3/4 - 159 3/5 - 227 3/6 - 331 3/7 - 444 3/8 - 564 3/9 - 728 3/10 - 1,000 3/11 - 1,267 3/12 - 1,645 3/13 - 2,204 3/14 - 2,826 Now - 3,485
Coronavirus: Nigerian celebrities wear blinged-up masks https://bbc.in/2TUo3Uq
Boeing shows the danger of ignoring fearful staff FT
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Coronavirus: 8,000 private hospital beds rented to NHS for £2.4million per day Daily Mirror
The incompetence pandemic Politico. Europe
A BILL WHITTLE PODCAST: The Cold War: What We Saw | We Like Ike – Episode 6.
Hear the rest of The Cold War: What We Saw with Bill Whittle.
In the years after World War II, Dwight David Eisenhower was arguably the most popular man on the planet. Ike’s prestige was so immense that in 1948, President Harry S Truman offered him the top slot on the 1948 Democratic ticket, with the offer to revert to his former position as Vice President under Eisenhower. It wasn’t enough.
JOHN FEFFER.- Will COVID-19 Kill Globalisation(Counterpunch 10.3.2020)
At a dinner party in mid-February, an architect told me that he
was having a problem finishing his building projects. It was the
carpets. Continue reading