# 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:** 243
**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:** [September 22, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4863 "2020-09-22T23:10:48Z")
They rounded down just to keep it simple. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4864 "2020-09-22T23:13:06Z")
Thanks for the calculating. What a disgraceful response this country’s leaders and its selfish citizens have offered. ---
**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:** [September 23, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4865 "2020-09-23T04:06:35Z")
31,783,501 total cases 975,471 dead 23,400,638 recovered In the US: 7,097,937 total cases 205,471 dead 4,346,110 recovered Yesterday’s numbers for comparison: > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > 31,482,604 total cases > 969,298 dead > 23,110,086 recovered > > In the US: > > 7,046,216 total cases > 204,506 dead > 4,299,525 recovered The world will have over 1,000,000 Covid-19 deaths by the start of next week. The US will have over 20% of those deaths. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4866 "2020-09-23T04:38:46Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > 31,783,501 total cases > 975,471 dead > 23,400,638 recovered > > In the US: > > 7,097,937 total cases > 205,471 dead > 4,346,110 recovered One question: why are your stats different than the ones I saw on CNN? According to their numbers, the US has had 200,768 Covid deaths so far. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4867 "2020-09-23T04:55:06Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > According to their numbers, the US has had 200,768 Covid deaths so far. CNN I think is using [Johns Hopkins](https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html), Snowboarder\_Bo is using the [Worldometer](https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/). Slightly different counting methodologies which wander away from each other, but should eventually come to a similar conclusion. Presumably Johns Hopkins is more conservative about confirmation. ETA: Ah, sweet victory! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4868 "2020-09-23T04:56:20Z")
CNN uses the [John-Hopkins numbers](https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6) and **Bo** and some newspapers use [Worldometers](https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/)’. The two diverged a few months ago for I don’t know what reason, I think sometime back in April. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4869 "2020-09-23T05:39:18Z")
Well that makes sense then. ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2020, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4870 "2020-09-23T17:33:19Z")
I have noticed that [India](https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/india/) hopefully is on the downward slope. I don’t think they ever passed 100K a day, but they were close. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4871 "2020-09-24T03:46:25Z")
Mask-opponent Governor of Missouri catches covid-19. > Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. > \ > On Friday, he and several other Missouri Republican candidates appeared together at an event called the “TARGET BBQ” in Springfield. A photo posted on Parson’s Twitter pages shows Parson on a stage with four other statewide officeholders seeking reelection: Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Attorney General Eric Schmitt. They appear to be a few feet apart from each other, but none are wearing masks. > **[Missouri governor, opponent of mandatory masks, has COVID-19](https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/wife-of-missouri-governor-tests-positive-for-covid-19/)** > > JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. Parson was tested after his wife, Teresa, tested... ---
**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:** [September 24, 2020, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4872 "2020-09-24T04:09:25Z")
31,878,408 total cases 977,155 dead 23,475,695 recovered In the US: 7,139,553 total cases 206,593 dead 4,398,907 recovered Yesterday’s numbers for comparison: > [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > 31,783,501 total cases > 975,471 dead > 23,400,638 recovered > > In the US: > > 7,097,937 total cases > 205,471 dead > 4,346,110 recovered ---
**Author:** ![knavette57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knavette57/32/3871_2.png) [@knavette57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knavette57)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4873 "2020-09-24T04:17:16Z")
His wife, Teresa, too. But hey, when you run all over the state, attending rodeos and fairs and golf gatherings, maskless…it seems like the virus likes your campaign and votes for you. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4874 "2020-09-24T04:18:16Z")
Been appreciaiting your close watch on this, **Bo**. Familiar with [Caroline Chen](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/as-the-u-s-covid-19-death-toll-borders-200k-what-have-we-learned)? Her, along with Tony, are among the few I trust. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4875 "2020-09-24T04:56:58Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > Mask-opponent Governor of Missouri catches covid-19. > > > Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican who has steadfastly refused to require residents to wear masks, tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Wednesday. > > > > On Friday, he and several other Missouri Republican candidates appeared together at an event called the “TARGET BBQ” in Springfield. A photo posted on Parson’s Twitter pages shows Parson on a stage with four other statewide officeholders seeking reelection: Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick, Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and Attorney General Eric Schmitt. They appear to be a few feet apart from each other, but none are wearing masks. The word “karma” comes to mind. I wish no ill well on anyone, but I can’t say I’m all that surprised. Anti-maskers. ---
**Author:** ![SayTwo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@SayTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SayTwo)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4876 "2020-09-24T09:07:45Z")
I’m never sure I fully understand this point of view. The real thing to root for, if one were inclined along those lines, would be for those people to get severely ill. If they get only mildly ill, or not sick at all, aren’t they just demonstrating, for all to see, that they were justified to calculate risk the way they did? ---
**Author:** ![knavette57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knavette57/32/3871_2.png) [@knavette57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knavette57)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4877 "2020-09-24T14:46:51Z")
He has been running all over the state, at any crowded event, campaigning with no mask and no shame. His base is the same. MO is the reddest of states, bc of the rural areas. I have lived here all my life, St Louis born and bred, and have seen how this region has altered, and not for the better. It was once a very Democratic state, but as so many other areas have done, it went full tilt right some years ago. I have already voted, as an in person absentee. My husband and I did not vote for one Republican. Not one. Gov Parson is one of those we did not vote for, but I hope he doesn’t die. I want him to experience his defeat. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4878 "2020-09-24T14:56:04Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > “TARGET BBQ” Heh. The “I AM A COVID TARGET BBQ” amirite? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4879 "2020-09-24T15:31:10Z")
> [@SayTwo](#): > > If they get only mildly ill, or not sick at all, aren’t they just demonstrating, for all to see, that they were justified to calculate risk the way they did? Last report I saw said they’re asymptomatic; so that’s probably exactly what they and their followers are thinking. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Bredin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/96bed5/32.png) [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4880 "2020-09-24T17:19:38Z")
North Korea kills a South Korean official, likely in the process of defecting to NK, and then burns the body out of an abundance of caution regarding Covid-19. [NYT article.](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/24/world/asia/korea-defector-covid-19.html)[CNN article.](https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/23/asia/north-korea-south-korea-intl-hnk/index.html) 🤨 I find the theory that they killed and burned him out of fear of coronavirus plausible because otherwise a SK official (albeit a minor one) defecting northward would be a propaganda coup if not an intelligence coup. I picture a NK intelligence officer on the phone: “You found a South Korean government official trying to come ashore to defect? Bring him over right away.” [Fist pump. Long pause.] “You did WHAT!?! And you did WHAT to the body?!” ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4881 "2020-09-24T17:22:56Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > Last report I saw said they’re asymptomatic; so that’s probably exactly what they and their followers are thinking. Governor Parson says that he has had no symptoms, but news reports indicate that his wife is apparently symptomatic: > [@](#): > > The first lady had been showing signs of the disease, including a cough and nasal congestion when she took the test. > **[Parson, his wife test positive for COVID-19; governor postpones travel, debate](https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/government-politics/parson-his-wife-test-positive-for-covid-19-governor-postpones-travel-debate/article_41f02713-3067-5199-9358-a48af21af2f6.html)** > > Parson is isolated at the Governor’s Mansion; the first lady went home to Bolivar. ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758/4882 "2020-09-24T22:13:46Z")
The mind boggles. It’s going to be an interesting election this year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758.md?page=242) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758.md?page=244)