As I have said before, the 21st century marks the rise of both China and Russia as major international powers overshadowing the decline of previously influential Western states like the USA. Both nations, Russia and China, are again taking the lead in assistance to other countries afflicted by the latest medical crisis in a total... Continue Reading →
Absoluteness, Estimation and Absurdity – Part 1
So, with more than 58,000 new cases of COVID-19 - The Virus - in the last 24 hours bringing the total caseload to something fast approaching three quarters of a million globally, with more than 3,000 new deaths, well over half a million currently active cases (exact figures now assuming less importance than in earlier... Continue Reading →
The Virus, March 29, 2020
The death rate from The Virus has risen yet again today to 18%. Some 57,000 new cases were added in the past 24 hours, 3,500 to the serious/critical list which still remains at 5% of all active cases. I'm not going to add any more daily images of the totals, it's pointless, and you can... Continue Reading →
Virus Fatality Rate Rises
The COVID-19 fatality rate has now risen to 17%; serious or critical active cases remain at 5%. Click on image for latest. For an explanation of the fatality rate see: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-rate/#hfr ...and look for references to 'CFR'.
Virus Latest, and more…
The latest on Coronavirus, beg pardon, I mean COVID-19 or 'The Virus'. There are now well over half a million confirmed cases globally, most of them now in the USA - whose political leader has been reprising the role of King Cnut, holding back the waves by royal decree on the sea shore, as history... Continue Reading →
Backing Up My COVID-19 Facts
In case anyone challenges my recent statements on the death rate from COVID-19, currently standing at 16% - see earlier post today, as being alarmist or simply crackpot, let's see what the experts at Worldometers have to say on the subject. But before we do that, let's just take a logical look at it. The... Continue Reading →
iS tHE vIRUS tHE rEAL pROBLEM?
No, I'm not going loony and my Caps Lock key is not stuck in the down position. The title is for effect only. I have not written much lately. Mainly because too much has already been written about what is the latest 'crisis' confronting humanity, and much of that is just guesswork. The result of... Continue Reading →
Are You Scared Yet?
Sharing this, without comment or apology. This is not scaremongering. You actually need to be scared. "Cancel Everything" - Yascha Mounk - The Atlantic
Not Something Else 