1952

That is fascinating. South Korea, the country receiving all the praise for getting this under control, had among the least social distancing. Italy, the country that fell apart, had among the most social distancing. Not sure what to make of that.

1953

I just heard Greenland has resolved all active cases. 11 cases and now 11 recovered.

Great news for Greenland!

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1954

Fortunately there’s not a whole lot of travel between China and Greenland, especially in the winter!

1955

That’s true but I’ll celebrate any good news right now.

1956

As the coach always said, “A Win’s a Win, Take’m as the Come”!

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1957

Time for that mineral lease.

Greenland real estate is hot.

1958

The graphs are not about social distancing, they show use of outdoor public spaces such as parks, beaches and dog parks. You can pack a lot of people into such places without individuals being close to each other.

1959

South Korea only has to shut down their hot spots, not their entire country because they recognized the value of test/trace/isolate right from the beginning.

And as pointed out, this isn’t really a measure of social distancing but of use of outdoor areas like parks, etc

1960

There is not a lot of travel to and from Greenland this time of year in the best of times.

It looks like Iceland, in spite of experiencing a high number of cases relative to their small population, is over the hump.

1961

So did we. We however lacked the capacity to manufacture tens of millions of tests at CDC in Jan/Feb.

If we had North Korea to our north we would have since they have the largest Chemical and Biological weapons programs known.

We’ve not had an outbreak like this in a hundred years and without a threat at least on the horizon there was no call from the public or congress to develop such a capability.

1962

More good news. The five day trend on new cases continues to fall and for two consecutive days new deaths have fallen.

Recoveries still outpace fatalities nearly 2:1.

The TF may well be right and we may be about to flatten the curve barring a new spike.

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1963

This is bull ■■■■■

In his court order, Circuit Judge Bernard Shapiro wrote, “In order to protect the best interests of the minor child, including but not limited to the minor child’s safety and welfare, this Court temporarily suspends the Former Wife’s timesharing until further Order of Court. The suspension is solely related to the outbreak of COVID-19.”

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1964

It makes sense. We read every day about front line health care providers isolating themselves from their families to protect them. The Judge is simply doing what apparently the Doctor wouldn’t. And it is just temporary … the original terms of the custody agreement will be restored when the crisis is over.

1965

That’s crap. The judge should be removed from the bench and the Ex should be kicked in the face for filing the case.

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1966

Maybe. Once any right is curtailed or taken away they are hard to get back.

1967

I’m surprised the doctor would fight this request. Many doctors (and others) are sequestering voluntarily given the higher likelihood they can pass on the virus.
Her daughter might not get seriously ill, but what happens when she goes back to the father (and his family)?

1968

It’s not a “request” it’s a court order.

We have no idea what was going on in their lives before this was taken to court, much less that she wasn’t already doing so.

It just sounds like a spiteful Ex using this in an attempt to gain full custody.

1969

I meant the request from the father. I suppose he could have skipped asking her and went immediately to seeking a court order.
Nevertheless, why is the doctor willing to risk giving the bug to her daughter who could then give it to her father (and that family)?
It’s an awful choice but it is what it is.

1970

We don’t know that there was such a request or that she chose not to do so.

I’ve seen some really nasty, underhanded things done in custody battles.

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1971

True, we don’t know how it started, but she apparently disagrees with the order. Seems risky for her daughter and her ex (and family).
It’s an awful situation, but it is what it is.

Here’s an Arkansas doctor who voluntarily sequestered from his family and then had his home destroyed by a tornado: