Stocks and oil in free fall

[WildRose]

The Kim’s have been pulling the same thing on every newly seated president going back at least to Bush 41 and nobody can control the Kims.

[tnt]

@WildRose

I did read it. Anyone for whom a test is ordered by a doc can be tested under the revised guidelines.

and if they don’t have the kits?

[WildRose]

Over a million tests had been sent out divided among the state labs in all fifty states as of last week.

[WildRose]

It won’t please our fellow posters who have cheered every bit of negative economic news and have been playing cheerleaders in this thread.

It is however entirely expected at least by those of us who can see the economy without putting on partisan shades.

[WildRose]

The kits have been distributed to every state lab in the country.

[MoleUK]

@WildRose

Italy has 10,140 cases and 631 dead.

The US has 940 cases and 28 dead.

Yes it’s spreading much faster in Italy and killing a hell of a lot more people and that’s not even adjusting for population. Their population is about 1/6th that of the US and less than 1/4 our size geographically.

The rate it spreads is actually very similar in the UK, US, France and Italy. It’s S.Korea and Japan that are out of line.

[MoleUK]

@WildRose

The kits have been distributed to every state lab in the country.

And the CDC still has no idea how many people have been tested. Which is mind boggling.

[tnt]

@WildRose

The kits have been distributed to every state lab in the country.

and yet…

With Test Kits in Short Supply, Health Officials Sound Alarms (Published 2020)

This is from friday, so hopefully things have changed.

[JayJay]

@WildRose

Italy has 10,140 cases and 631 dead.

The US has 940 cases and 28 dead.

Yes it’s spreading much faster in Italy and killing a hell of a lot more people and that’s not even adjusting for population. Their population is about 1/6th that of the US and less than 1/4 our size geographically.

You are talking about snapshots.

The spread rate (growth rate) is not dependent upon snapshots…it’s dependent upon how fast it’s spreading. The spread rate is the movie.

It’s spreading at the exact same rate it’s spreading in Italy.

[WildRose]

The have to rely on the labs doing the actual testing to provide the numbers.

[WildRose]

It’s based on the rate of increase in confirmed cases and deaths.

[MoleUK]

@WildRose

The have to rely on the labs doing the actual testing to provide the numbers.

The labs aren’t required to inform them, and it seems they haven’t been.

[tnt]

@WildRose

The have to rely on the labs doing the actual testing to provide the numbers.

the cdc is not requiring the labs to report numbers to them.

[NebraskaFootball]

@WildRose

Italy has 10,140 cases and 631 dead.

The US has 940 cases and 28 dead.

Yes it’s spreading much faster in Italy and killing a hell of a lot more people and that’s not even adjusting for population. Their population is about 1/6th that of the US and less than 1/4 our size geographically.

[WildRose]

Why would or should it be mandatory?

What matters is that they get the information back to the doc’s ordering the tests as fast as possible, the rest is just emotionally driven drivel.

[NebraskaFootball]

@WildRose

The Kim’s have been pulling the same thing on every newly seated president going back at least to Bush 41 and nobody can control the Kims.

And??

@NebraskaFootball

That was not a crisis that was uncontrollable nor one not of his own making.

[MoleUK]

@WildRose

Why would or should it be mandatory?

What matters is that they get the information back to the doc’s ordering the tests as fast as possible, the rest is just emotionally driven drivel.

In order for the Federal Govt (and thus the CDC) to formulate a response, it would be useful to know how many ■■■■■■■ people have been tested.

[JayJay]

@WildRose

It’s based on the rate of increase in confirmed cases and deaths.

And our rate of increase is exactly the same as it is in Italy…just offset by a few days (their uptick started earlier than ours).

If the current trends continue, we will be at their current levels of disease by next week.

In a little less than a month will be in six figures (if trends continue).

[Plasmaball]

It’s on the same path as Italy. You are declaring victory before the match is over

Dont take victory literally

[NebraskaFootball]

@WildRose

Over a million tests had been sent out divided among the state labs in all fifty states as of last week.

Woefully underprepared. Even Sean admitted today our ability to provide test kits was not adequate. You’re all alone on an island on this one now. Everyone else from the Trump administration, to their top surrogates, to the front line medical professionals dealing with this have ALL accepted that the US was slow to react and prepare with test kits.