[carboy]

Originally Posted by saisree

This is a model paper from the CDDEP (The Center For Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy). This model computation shows a near lock down requirement until October in India and the only saving grace is social distancing.

John Hopkins has already said that they have nothing to do with this paper - https://twitter.com/JohnsHopkins/sta...73073756901383

[saisree]

Originally Posted by carboy

John Hopkins has already said that they have nothing to do with this paper -

Could be and good to know. I quoted CDDEP only here and they carry the same info on the web page too.

[TROOPER]

Originally Posted by splitsecond

Had the same thought about this guy, as if he wants millions of indians to die, the biased BBC channel started presenting him as an expert.

Originally Posted by saisree

This is a model paper from the CDDEP (The Center For Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy). This model computation shows a near lock down requirement until October in India and the only saving grace is social distancing.

Apparently Ramanan Laxminarayan is a Director at CDDEP. https://cddep.org/about/board_directors/
This number throwing game is starting to become a claim to fame for some people. Now he has indulged in some kind of fraud by using JHU's logo in the report.

https://theprint.in/india/john-hopki...-cases/390407/

https://www.livemint.com/news/india/...382857159.html

Originally Posted by carboy

John Hopkins has already said that they have nothing to do with this paper - https://twitter.com/JohnsHopkins/sta...73073756901383

[deathwalkr]

Meanwhile Kerala Govt. decided to release this weird and confusing (for me at least) info regarding medications:

[SilentEngine]

Originally Posted by TROOPER

This number throwing game is starting to become a claim to fame for some people. Now he has indulged in some kind of fraud by using JHU's logo in the report.

Now first slide has some disclaimer disassociating all three organizations. Strange!

Also it looks like the presentation has content from different of sources, some credited and some not. Slide 24 resembles very closely to the one here quoted by NNT where he calls it irresponsible.

https://twitter.com/nntaleb/status/1...430985730?s=21

[whitewing]

Originally Posted by msdivy

.......... But if the halls were hired earlier, if the food was distributed and allowed to take home for their families (at least 2 meals per day with 6ft distancing & with protection like masks, gloves) and then the lockdown was announced, the people would have stayed back in their homes in the cities. The social distancing goal wouldn't have gone for a toss.
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Heartbreaking to say the least. That too when summer has started setting in. While we applaud the prompt actions from our living rooms. The pictures you posted show a different reality of the other India.
If this is being telecast now in the TV channels (I've skipped watching news for some time), once these people eventually reach their "home"s they may find themselves facing a social boycott (due to virus fears).

This obviously defeats the whole point of social distancing. Doesn't this situation actually increase the probability of making it more widespread?

Originally Posted by Safety is Param

Posting in Public Interest

Its been a week since we got newspapers delivered at home. I think soon, print media which was already on a down hill ride for some time, will wither away.

[balenoed_]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

Meanwhile Kerala Govt. decided to release this weird and confusing (for me at least) info regarding medications:

It is probably for doctors and medical departments, not for general public. So it may not be confusing to them.

[volkman10]

Kanika Kapoor tests positive for Coronavirus fourth time, family member says ‘it seems she is not responding to treatment’



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[DCEite]

Originally Posted by volkman10

Kanika Kapoor tests positive for Coronavirus fourth time, family member says ‘it seems she is not responding to treatment’



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I think the Viral load has to come down on its own. When they say "not responding to treatment", it is a wrong statement since there is no "treatment" per se for COVID 19, only supportive care. It's only the person's own immunity that has to ultimately fight the virus.

If the person is improving or atleast stable symptomatically, then it should not be cause of much worry.

[Thad E Ginathom]

Originally Posted by saisree

After all these questions, China bars foreign visitors as imported cases rise of Corona Virus. The Chinese Foreign Ministry said it was "suspending the entry of foreign nationals" because of the "rapid spread of Covid-19 across the world".

You gave it to the world as a New Year treat and now blame the receivers.

This is nothing to do with blame, a game which USA started anyway. China has a need to prevent re-import of the virus. Its action is valid and reasonable.

[joe1980]

Originally Posted by Thad E Ginathom

This is nothing to do with blame, a game which USA started anyway. China has a need to prevent re-import of the virus. Its action is valid and reasonable.

I totally understand that they do not want to start a second wave in the interest of themselves and for the rest of the world.

But what is wrong in that statement? The biggest mistake they did was to cover it up as early as in December of 2019.

[DCEite]

Originally Posted by deathwalkr

Meanwhile Kerala Govt. decided to release this weird and confusing (for me at least) info regarding medications:

This is confusing.

Is this official Kerala state government communication ?

I am surprised because they have recommended drugs like Hydrochloroquine/Azithromycin and some anti Malaria/anti HIV drugs.

Is this treatment standardized all across India for COVID patients?

P.S. I don't think this treatment protocol is only for medical caregivers themselves. If you see they have mentioned Children as well

[V.Narayan]

Do the numbers for India on international reporting sites ring true? 987 infected and 25 deaths?

[Safety is Param]

Originally Posted by V.Narayan

Do the numbers for India on international reporting sites ring true? 987 infected and 25 deaths?

Here is the latest from covid19india.org

Sir, is there any reason that makes you doubt these numbers? Can you pls share? Apologies if I inferred your post incorrectly.

Don't see anything in the news yet. Thank you.

[Chetan_Rao]

Originally Posted by joe1980

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But what is wrong in that statement? The biggest mistake they did was to cover it up as early as in December of 2019.

What is everyone else doing so different? We're sitting in a country of 1.3 billion nodding our heads at ~1000 confirmed cases and somehow thinking what's brutalizing everyone else is passing us by.

China, at the very least, probably didn't have a reference point to quantify impact given it started there.

How about everyone else who truly turned this global by doing nothing once we did find out and sitting on our hands, some even with months of advance notice of what's coming, until things started turning towards the worse?

Blaming China is a bit of a global sport now, I wouldn't comment on it one way or another, but plenty of what's happened in the last few months since the first outbreak can't be laid at China's feet, and won't make a difference if we did.