Second Wave in Europe
In Europe, France Emerges as Covid-19 Epicenter.
The country saw daily cases top 50,000 over the weekend, while the seven-day average of new daily cases has increased by more than 50% over the past week, reaching nearly 36,429 on Monday. That compares with a seven-day average of 69,967 cases in the U.S., whose population is around five times as big.
The government is now considering earlier curfews in many parts of the country, as well as weekend lockdowns that would sharply curtail individuals’ movements in virus hot spots, such as Paris, effectively confining them to home, according to a close presidential aide.
Jean-François Delfraissy, a doctor and immunology specialist who leads a scientific board advising the French government on how to tackle the pandemic, said this week that the actual number of new daily cases of infection in France is probably closer to 100,000 a day, and is likely to continue to increase.
“The second wave could be worse than the first one,” Dr. Delfraissy said.
European Covid Cases
Third Wave in the US
It’s the second big wave in Europe but the third here as the Seven-Day Average of New Coronavirus Cases in U.S. Reaches All-Time High
Since Oct. 5, the seven-day average of newly reported cases nationally has exceeded the 14-day average, demonstrating a rise in reported cases in recent weeks. This was the case Monday in 44 states and Washington, D.C., according to the Journal’s analysis of Johns Hopkins data, as surges in reported infections have been reported across every region of the country.
The number of tests reported each day has increased, but so has the percent of those returning positive. On Monday, the seven-day average percentage of positive tests sat at 6.25%, more than the average 4.5% seen at the beginning of the month.
Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff and top campaign adviser, as well as at least three others close to Mr. Pence, tested positive for Covid-19, the Journal reported over the weekend. Mr. Pence plans to continue with campaign events ahead of Election Day after consulting with White House medical staff. Guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advise individuals potentially exposed to a person infected with Covid-19 to quarantine.
Share of Positive Tests
The share of positive tests is up in the US and soaring in Europe.
Mish
You lot still don’t get it, do you. This is not a public health issue any more. We are in a Population Control/Compliance exercise.
You are a propagandist, or sheep.
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Competition – who is uglier.
I thought in another thread we decided that Americans are just fat. So what are the factors in France which might explain the rising rates? I assume la bise had already been cancelled.
Damaged lungs already from smoking?
“When talking about Russia’s biggest domestic problems, one usually names two of the most inveterate ones: fools and roads. However, there are two other huge problems that can overshadow the two traditional ones – COVID-19 and the 2020 US presidential election.
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Raytheon just announced during its earnings conference call another 5000 layoffs to its Pratt-Whitney and Collins Aerospace divisions. That brings the total up to 20K, predominantly in Connecticut. That does not include small machine shops throughout New England that produce parts.
The CEO wants to reduce office space by 25%. That’s going to be a huge shock to the commercial real estate market in the near future. Recovery will take decades, and many buildings will simply be abandoned.
CRE companies better get real creative, real fast.
Based on my French friends, what they post and discuss in facebook, many are just as nutty as Americans. They discuss hydroxy, have got mask fatigue and have travelled and began living their lives as if the virus does not exist. They say the same things we say here like economy first
People are people, the same all over. We just use different languages.
Ditto, have french friends as well and most of em are covidiots
Minor point….
I don’t like calling this the third wave here…even though it could be called that…..I mean it is, graphically speaking…..but the so-called first and second waves aren’t really separate….the graph showing three waves is an artifact of the early lockdown.
The reason I care is because it makes it sound like we’re “ahead” of Europe by a whole cycle…when the reality is that we are still trailing them.
So if we learn anything here, it’s that we probably still have to go through what they’re going through now.
The problem with comparing the USA Covid response to the rest of the world is that you have to compare as if it is 50 separate countries, each with their own governments, health officers/policies, etc.
Or at least several different regional areas. I agree with you.
And two different onsets…one from Europe. One from China.
Two different mutations of COVID…..one from Europe. One from China.
Although there’s no border controls.
I live in France. Marcon is supposed to talk on TV tomorrow as he is expected to announce further lockdowns which is not popular at all. The number of positive tests are skyrocketing but not the number of deaths yet. They say just wait two weeks and you will see them skyrocket too but if they don’t then there will be hell to pay. Generally the problem is that the medical teams are very tired and overworked. We have socialised medicine and it works but at the cost of underpaying nurses and doctors and the hospitals are dumpy but you do get decent service for now.
“They say just wait two weeks and you will see them skyrocket too but if they don’t then there will be hell to pay”
I guess what you’re saying is that people would be more cheesed off that they were locked down unnecessarily than pleased the deaths didn’t rise. Who’d want to be responsible for making the decisions in that environment.
Yes. People are really hurting here so it better produce results this time around or we will be in a depression. The ECB is much more stingy with money than the FED and some countries (Germany and the Netherlands) are taking a hard line with spending.
The image of France elsewhere is that they want to hijack the main controlling positions within the EU to socialise their bills/deficits. Its time the Germans, Dutch and Finns & Eastern Europeans grew some balls and told the French the facts of life. If they spend like drunken sailors they need to pay the bill. Covid or no Covid.
That is true which is why the EU is so weak, divided and useless. Brussels has been totally absent during the biggest crisis since the War.
I’m afraid we’re already in a depression. The Fed is only free with money because they think they won’t have to repay it.
“They say just wait two weeks and you will see them skyrocket”
Yup, the scientists said the same thing about the American south in July, and it did. Finally the governors did something and things improved. But now it is fall/winter, maybe not so easy.
The White House’s science policy office on Tuesday ranked “ending the Covid-19 pandemic” atop the list of President Donald Trump’s top first-term accomplishments, even as the country registers record amounts of infections and hospitals fill up again.
The list from the Office of Science and Technology Policy credits the administration for taking “decisive actions to engage scientists and health professionals in academia, industry, and government to understand, treat, and defeat the disease.”
Who are those ass-kissing fake scientists in the White House Science Office? They really know no shame.
They use double quotations on language that does not appear in the source document. That Politico article is garbage IMO and I am a Trump hater. I advise avoiding that piece as it only makes the user look bad with an inaccurate claim as its centerpiece. In the article itself it points out how the claim was refuted quickly on Twitter.
Trump Administration Releases Science and Technology Accomplishments from First Term
White House OSTP Showcases S&T Wins That Changed the World Over the Past Four Years
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) today released “Advancing America’s Global Leadership in Science and Technology, Trump Administration Highlights: 2017-2020.” The document is a selection of significant investments, accomplishments, policies, and other actions undertaken by President Trump to advance science and technology……
Highlights include:
ENDING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: From the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Administration has taken decisive actions to engage scientists and health professionals in academia, industry, and government to understand, treat, and defeat the disease.
The cultists will swallow this hook, line, and sinker.
The Ministry of Science and Propaganda for Benefit of Make Glorious Again Amerika of United States.
Lol is the only response I could come up with.