Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Meanwhile, Crude oil futures just dropped to 19 cents US a barrel from a high of 66$ in the last year.
In fact it is now trading at -10$ a barrel. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us...=mw_quote_news |
Quote:
|
Quote:
The oil industry is very cyclical but of course this is a whole other level. For everyone involved with oil its going to be rough for a while but for many other industries having cheap oil is a good thing. Itll rebound as lockdowns wind down. |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Detroit just had the lowest new cases reported recently in month and at about half of the peak increase. Lowest deaths since April 5th. This downward trend seems to be holding.
|
[QUOTE=10023;8898691]
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
New web page and data on San Francisco:
https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/ser...436059/enhance https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/ser...436060/enhance https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/ser...436060/enhance https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/ser...436061/enhance https://uniim1.shutterfly.com/ng/ser...436059/enhance https://data.sfgov.org/stories/s/fjki-2fab |
Continued downward trend of cases in the New Orleans over the past two weeks, and it was great to see in the news today that Ochsner Hospital released their 1500th recovered patient.
The first widespread testing regardless of symptoms is occurring at the jail. The sheriff is testing every inmate and employee, and the numbers show a very high rate of spread. This population is likely not representative of the entire region and it's a small sample size, but it's the only non-symptom related data we have to work with. Of the 340 tests processed so far, 114 have come back positive. That's an infection rate of 33.5%. If this could be reasonably extrapolated to the larger population, that would mean approx. 131,000 people have been infected in the city of New Orleans. The jail director said many of those testing positive have not exhibited any symptoms. https://www.nola.com/news/coronaviru...c47999d20.html |
* posts deleted *
Once again (for like the 12th time), no politics in this thread. Take that crap to the CE toilet, where it belongs. |
Quote:
|
It looks like we may open parks in the near future (playgrounds and gym equipment will remain closed), but they will be open for jogging, nature hikes...etc. No basketball games in the courts either. Only 1 player shooting allowed. Dog parks to stay closed as well (i feel for people with dogs who live in apartments/condos)
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
Not so fast. It is very expensive to shut down wells and damages the infrastructure, not to mention it is a hard task to start them up again. This is a nightmare situation for oil companies. There probably aren't enough capping engineers to cater to individual conventional wells and stop the flow of oil in the short term. |
NO POLITICS!
take that shit to CE. |
Quote:
Only they know. I lost count. Spiritual is kind of okayyy... Religious is dangerous. Materialist and political to the toilet flush. I for one like this unbiased attitude. I'm thinking, I don't even know what it takes to delete a post on this kind of forums. It must be annoying in the end. Blame on the generic forum or application server designers, whoever is responsible for that. They should design something easier and faster, like almost immediate to mods. |
A thread is a terrible thing to waste. Almost six hours since the last post.
|
Beaches are starting to open back up in Sydney just in time for this glorious autumn weather, traffic is getting heavier again, although it's still going to be a while before I can go to the pub with my friends.
The numbers here are extremely encouraging compared to places overseas Quote:
|
Quote:
|
About like this:
Study ranks Asheville workforce among top 10 hardest hit in nation Quote:
|
From ABC7 Los Angeles:
Gov. Newsom says reopening CA won't be like a 'light switch' but hospitals can resume scheduling surgeries On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced hospitals will be able to start scheduling surgeries again, though he did not provide a specific date for when California's economy will reopen. In the first move toward modifying and easing California's stay-at-home order, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced that hospitals statewide will be able to start scheduling surgeries amid the ongoing coronavirus emergency. Newsom did not, however, offer a specific timeline for when the state's economy will begin reopening or when widespread restrictions will be lifted. "The pressure to answer that question is very real. I wish I could prescribe a specific date. There is no light switch and there is no date," he said. The gradual modification will allow for scheduled surgeries to resume in order to treat conditions such as tumors, heart valves and other non-coronavirus medical procedures. The governor stressed the importance of being able to reintroduce capacity across the health care delivery system, while also ensuring that it doesn't "overload the system." Before making any decision on reopening the state on a wider scope, Newsom said he'd continue to evaluate the state's progress on six key criteria. The governor described a six-pronged framework of parameters and tools that are needed before the state can implement major changes to the state's stay-at-home orders and other COVID-19 interventions: 1. A widespread expansion of coronavirus testing; 2. "Vigilant" protection against infection of California's most vulnerable residents; 3. Manage surges at hospitals, enable development of infrastructure and distribution of personal protective equipment, or PPE; 4. Engage researchers in academia, including the University of California, and at health and technology companies on the front lines of the pandemic; 5. "Redraw floor plans" at business locations, schools and child-care facilities with physical distancing in mind; 6. Determining when to re-institute certain measures, such as stay-at-home orders. Link: https://abc7.com/health/watch-today-...-sivo28tv67Pyk |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
|
Quote:
:hell::hell::hell: |
Quote:
|
Quote:
Interesting... Los Angeles County's Metro is still operating, but on April 19, all buses and trains started operating on a modified Sunday schedule. All boarding on buses is through the rear door only, with exception of wheelchair users of course. City of LA's DASH buses, as well as Foothill Transit buses (which serve the San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys) have been free since at least the stay-at-home order. Boarding is also through the rear door only. |
Quote:
I won't be paying any of the cost.. I rarely use Muni any more since it has become crowded with non-paying passengers, many of them homeless and unwashed and potentially lice-ridden. Mostly I use Uber. But when I do use Muni I get a discounted senior fare and there's no mention of raising those. |
Quote:
|
It started 2 weeks ago....
Berlin gets 'pop-up' bike lanes to boost cycling in pandemic + Order and optimism as shoppers return to Berlin streets |
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
Incidentally, besides shutting down most Muni service and raising fares, the city is beginning to shut down streets. They've already effectively shut down sidewalks by encouraging the homeless to cover them with tents so people have to walk into traffic, hence the need to shut the streets. Parks are shut too, and the library. One wonders what city officials do these days besides dream up new ways to harrass citizens. Quote:
|
|
Quote:
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Washington, which used to lead the US, is now way back in the pack with fewer deaths than average per capita, though more than median.
Our regs are working, including office people like me working from home for six weeks so far. |
Things are definitely getting better here in New Orleans. New cases are significantly down, and the hospitals have plenty of capacity. Even with the sharp spike in cases in late March, the hospital system was fortunately never overwhelmed. Elective procedures will start up again on Monday, and the governor has indicated that most non-essential business can reopen in a limited capacity in May.
|
Quote:
same for nyc basically. |
^^Who would ride a bus who can afford to do otherwise? Frankly, I'm worried about getting into a taxi or Uber that may have just been vacated by someone spewing viri and I certainly don't want to be on a bus with multiple people. To be honest, I'm planning on getting a rental car to return to San Francisco in about 6 weeks and even that is making me nervous (you can't wipe down the entire interior with alcohol).
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
|
Quote:
Interestingly, though, nobody has been as successful as containing it as Washington State. California was successful for a while, but has seen its infections rebound quite a lot. Most of the other hotspots have plateaued at a constant level of infections that is lower than peak but still quite substantial. The plateauing indicates that a full rollback of the social distancing would cause a massive spike in cases. Since places like NYC, Detroit, and N.O. were already dangerously close to overwhelming their health care systems the first time around, if these places go back into hotspot growth mode their systems would quickly get be swamped. If you have plans for the summer, I wouldn't get my hopes up. |
51,000 deaths in the US already. That's a whole Vietnam War in mere two months.
The whole thing is so depressing and without proper vaccines, this nightmare will keep going indefinitely. |
All times are GMT. The time now is 6:53 AM. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.