# Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2020 Breaking News **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [February 11, 2020, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758 "2020-02-11T01:16:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 120
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2387 "2020-04-15T00:57:20Z")
[Evidently only good for PS4 owners](https://gamerant.com/sony-free-ps4-games-april-2020-uncharted-play-at-home/) so us PS3 owners are SOL. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2388 "2020-04-15T01:35:45Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > [Pro wrestling ‘essential’ under Florida governor’s order](https://apnews.com/43708c73899f2558e0f02df943fc0468) > Here come the death-matches! Florida man… ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2389 "2020-04-15T01:47:21Z")
Wrong thread ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2390 "2020-04-15T01:54:12Z")
And of course the board comes out just long enough for me to miss the edit window for obviously posting in the wrong thread. Why can’t we have a longer edit window? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2391 "2020-04-15T05:16:02Z")
2,000,065 confirmed infections 126,754 dead 484,597 recovered In the US: 614,246 confirmed infections 26,064 dead 38,820 recovered Yesterday’s numbers for comparison: > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > 1,925,179 confirmed infections > 119,701 dead > 447,821 recovered > > In the US: > > 587,155 confirmed infections > 23,644 dead > 36,948 recovered 31 December 2019 was when the world learned there was a new virus. 63 days later, on 2 April 2020, there were 1,000,000 confirmed infections worldwide. 12 days after that, on 14 April 2020, there were 2,000,000 confirmed infections worldwide. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2392 "2020-04-15T05:27:48Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Hawaii reported only five new cases today. (The state health department updates every day at noon.) That is the lowest increase in a long time. Well, that did not last. Hawaii reported 13 new cases today for a total of 517. There was a cluster of cases among staff at Maui Memorial Medical Center on that island, 19 as I recall, due to poor practices initially. Now it seems there is a cluster connected to a McDonald’s on the Big Island. Wearing face masks is now required on Oahu when out and about. Exceptions include if you are in your car, in a bank or at an ATM. Kauai has had this for some time. ---
**Author:** ![MaverocK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@MaverocK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaverocK)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2393 "2020-04-15T05:48:16Z")
Hackers leak thousands of coronavirus research papers which were hidden behind paywalls: [Hackers Leak Thousands of Coronavirus Research Papers](https://www.freethink.com/videos/coronavirus-research) But weren’t the vast majority of SARS CoV 2 related publishings already made open and free? ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2394 "2020-04-15T08:27:07Z")
_Der Standard_ reports that, despite the raging pandemic and a government-issued travel ban, [Christian missionaries have repeatedly visited remote, uncontacted tribes in Brazil](https://www.derstandard.at/jetzt/livebericht/2000116856996/redcontent/1000187346/corona-livebericht-15-april-2020?responsive=false). The term “genocide” comes to mind. I’ve opened [a BBQ Pit thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=894189) where this piece of news can be discussed more freely. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2395 "2020-04-15T08:39:24Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > 31 December 2019 was when the world learned there was a new virus. > > 63 days later, on 2 April 2020, there were 1,000,000 confirmed infections worldwide. Did I skip a month or was that you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2396 "2020-04-15T09:13:52Z")
> [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](#): > > Did I skip a month or was that you? 🙂 His math is wrong but…That date 12-31 is when China reported the pandemic to the WHO, not when the virus was discovered. Also the death figures are wildly inaccurate. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2397 "2020-04-15T12:39:44Z")
> [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](#): > > Did I skip a month or was that you? 🙂 :smack: 93 days later… sorry, folks; I was very distracted last night. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2398 "2020-04-15T13:16:50Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > :smack: > > 93 days later… sorry, folks; I was very distracted last night. I hate it when the kittens run across the keyboard! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2399 "2020-04-15T13:25:41Z")
Sad news from Germany: The Neumünster Zoo has drawn up [plans to slaughter its animals and feed them to others](https://www.irishpost.com/news/zoo-boss-warns-animals-may-fed-coronavirus-crisis-continues-183522). According to other (German-language) reports, last on the list is Vitus, the zoo’s famous 3.6-metre polar bear. The zoo says it is being forced to take this action because the lockdown not only prevents them from opening to paying visitors, but also from arranging for the animals to be transported to other zoos or nature reserves. And because the zoo is owned by an association, it doesn’t qualify for emergency funding under German law. Now that money has run out, the choice is therefore to allow the animals to starve, or to euthanize them and use the carcasses as fodder. ---
**Author:** ![Frankenstein\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@Frankenstein\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenstein_Monster)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2400 "2020-04-15T14:39:33Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > [Trump is suspending American funding for the WHO.](https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-trump-who-funding-1.5532324?fbclid=IwAR13N4E4JRVl9dTzEjZwWUUTRKgGgg8WSbZOHlWmPIGqJJosnC8UTNsMGso) My immediate thought, China will be only too happy to take over the joint. And other countries, that agree on the importance of the WHO, might consider putting their money where their mouth is. I see any number of outfits emphasize the importance of the WHO, “regret” the decision and/or “urge” the U.S. to reconsider. So far I can only find one little country that promises to increase their contribution. [Haavisto: Finland will increase its own support for the WHO](https://www.is.fi/politiikka/art-2000006475347.html) (in Finnish) > [@Google Translate](#): > > According to Haavisto, Finland will continue to support the WHO and will increase its support for the organization this year. More specific amounts will be announced later. > > According to Haavisto, Finland’s support for the WHO is strong. > > There is talk of **at least a couple of million euros in the increase in support** , he says. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2401 "2020-04-15T14:57:33Z")
> [@Frankenstein\_Monster](#): > > So far I can only find one little country that promises to increase their contribution. Did you perhaps overlook [my post #2091 in this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=22237441&postcount=2091) from 8 April? > [@psychonaut](#): > > In contrast to Donald Trump’s threats to withdraw future financial support to the World Health Organization, Austria today announced its intention to provide the WHO with an additional €2 million in funding. Of this funding, €1 million is earmarked for health programs in Africa and the Near East, with a focus on Iran and Palestine. ---
**Author:** ![Frankenstein\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@Frankenstein\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenstein_Monster)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2402 "2020-04-15T15:03:52Z")
Oops, I guess I forgot about that. Thanks, good to hear. Thanks for your reports from Austria, I read them with great interest. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2403 "2020-04-15T15:20:49Z")
> [@psychonaut](#): > > Sad news from Germany: The Neumünster Zoo has drawn up [plans to slaughter its animals and feed them to others](https://www.irishpost.com/news/zoo-boss-warns-animals-may-fed-coronavirus-crisis-continues-183522). According to other (German-language) reports, last on the list is Vitus, the zoo’s famous 3.6-metre polar bear. > > The zoo says it is being forced to take this action because the lockdown not only prevents them from opening to paying visitors, but also from arranging for the animals to be transported to other zoos or nature reserves. And because the zoo is owned by an association, it doesn’t qualify for emergency funding under German law. Now that money has run out, the choice is therefore to allow the animals to starve, or to euthanize them and use the carcasses as fodder. That’s horrible! Can’t they solicit private donations? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2404 "2020-04-15T15:59:51Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I hate it when the kittens run across the keyboard! 🙂 I’ve had kittens run over the keyboard-- they would make it fhyfvfgffdfd cgdfx;;;;;;;; days–and then somehow delete whole folders. ---
**Author:** ![Frankenstein\_Monster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@Frankenstein\_Monster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frankenstein_Monster)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2405 "2020-04-15T16:36:02Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > That’s horrible! Can’t they solicit private donations? Here is a [Deutsche Welle article](https://www.dw.com/en/german-zoo-draws-up-coronavirus-slaughter-list/a-53135354) that seems a little bit more balanced, as well as putting it in a larger context. Here is the zoo’s [donation page](https://tierparkneumuenster.de/de/aktuelles/details/so-k%C3%B6nnen-sie-uns-unterst%C3%BCtzen) (in German), it has a Paypal account. I might actually send them some money. ---
**Author:** ![C3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/c3/32/3108_2.png) [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/2406 "2020-04-15T16:59:41Z")
> [@Eva\_Luna](#): > > That’s horrible! Can’t they solicit private donations? That is the solicitation…send us some money or the penguin gets it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758.md?page=119) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758.md?page=121)