NUMBERS CONTINUE TO RISE

Good morning.

There was a comment to keep my posts to under 50 words, but that is not possible. Today however, I’ll keep it short.

It is disappointing to see graphs like the one I saw this morning comparing the US to Europe and Asia with respect to Covid-19 cases. Most other parts of the world (excluding South American countries where there is a real Sh&%t show going on right now) showed a high peak and then a sharp, continuous drop to very low levels of new cases and deaths. Some countries even report numbers of daily deaths in the double digits or even single digits now. The US however rose dramatically, dropped a bit, and then basically plateaued. No continuous decline. After recent events, and at least half of the states reporting record daily numbers. We are still in the midst of the first wave.

What’s the difference?

In other countries, the has been much more aggressive, coordinated government policy of encouraging responsible wearing PPE and responsible personal behaviour and enforced actions to quell the pandemic. They have also done a great job of testing and contact tracing, isolating potentially infected people. In the US, it’s been the exact opposite. Here it seems like it has been more of an attitude of “every state for themselves” and “we don’t believe the science”. Yes the science has been changing, but that’s what happens with a new disease. We are learning every day. Clearly comments by our leader about “If you don’t test, you don’t see an increase in cases” doesn’t help. Dr. Sanjay Gupta basically said that this comment bordered on being criminal. I agree. 

We DID land on the moon.

There are no aliens among us.

The earth is not flat.

Tupak and Jim Morrison are dead.

And

PPE, especially wearing masks and physical distancing does help.

I heard a great commentary this morning. You might not be wearing a mask because you’re not worried about “getting it”, you should be wearing a mask because you should be worried about “GIVING it”.

Have a great Monday.

Stay safe and be well. 

AC 😎✌️🌱❤🐖🏃🏻🧘🏻‍♂️🌎😷