A Kuala Lumpur cafe is baking chocolate cakes that look like toilet paper rolls, a play on recent panic buying of the product triggered by coronavirus fears.
Video: @patricklee_msia pic.twitter.com/Zj0apYD0YS
— AFP Malaysia (@MalaysiaAfp) June 11, 2020
BREAKING: Texas sees its single largest Coronavirus case count. Today , it reported 2,504 new cases, which is about 500 higher than the previous high. This comes as the hospitalization number continues to climb to a record high as well.https://t.co/PsGCAIKu27
— Nick Natario (@NickABC13) June 10, 2020
… or start really wearing masks. https://t.co/hi8tC45IL0
— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) June 10, 2020
#UPDATE Number of confirmed #coronavirus infections in US tops two million, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.
The pandemic has claimed more than 112,900 lives in the US, which leads the world in the number of confirmed infections with 2,000,464 pic.twitter.com/dDJequv0Mw
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 11, 2020
People are split on whether they’re comfortable returning to their regular routines nearly three months after the Covid-19 pandemic caused a widespread shutdown of life in America, a CNN poll shows. https://t.co/q9k9XKpgzJ pic.twitter.com/voho4CmqMQ
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 10, 2020
The one thing that wasn't in pandemic disaster movies was people getting bored with the whole thing and ignoring it. https://t.co/IVMKWGLo4e
— Matthew Dalby (@MatthewJDalby) June 10, 2020
.@GYamey & Dean Jamison @TIME: "The hard truth in the U.S.’s sobering death rate…is that a great many of those deaths were preventable. Countries that took swift, coordinated action have been largely able to avoid the worst effects of the virus." https://t.co/2Fyvvvllz8 #COVID
— Peter Neumann (@PeterNeumann11) June 10, 2020
BBC News – Coronavirus came to UK 'on at least 1,300 separate occasions' https://t.co/0hH2CKatWv
— Oliver Pybus (@EvolveDotZoo) June 10, 2020
South Korea is counting dozens of new cases of the coronavirus in a resurgence mostly concentrated around the capital. Government officials are resisting calls to reimpose stronger social distancing measures out of concern they'll hurt a fragile economy. https://t.co/kiGkbuKw1y
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 11, 2020
#UPDATE Italy was the first European country struck by the novel #coronavirus, and prosecutors from Bergamo, in the northern Lombardy region worst hit by #COVID-19 have launched an investigation into govt's reaction to the crisis https://t.co/NDrHFiii3P
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 10, 2020
Spain, Canada and UK have a 2m social distancing rule. Germany and Italy 1.5m. France and China 1m. WHO advice is at least one metre https://t.co/n41DC348sz
— Fergus Walsh (@BBCFergusWalsh) June 11, 2020
Sweden to drop daily coronavirus briefings as scandal grows over its loose handling of the pandemic https://t.co/xShmMZL4f4
— ɪᴀɴ ᴍ. ᴍᴀᴄᴋᴀʏ, ᴘʜᴅ ?????? (@MackayIM) June 10, 2020
#Breaking: Excess deaths in Moscow in May at 5,704
…vs. 1,802 official coronavirus deaths
Moscow’s death rate this May: 15,700
Average May death rate in previous three years: 9,996
Official number of coronavirus deaths in capital in May: ~1800 https://t.co/kvT5wkbFhO— Polina Ivanova (@polinaivanovva) June 10, 2020
Iran has announced more than 2,000 new coronavirus infections, in line with a recent surge in cases that President Hassan Rouhani attributed to increased testinghttps://t.co/Tfsi0sYpe6
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 10, 2020
Pakistan struggles to impose lockdown as coronavirus cases hit record levels https://t.co/F8ev9pq4Gj pic.twitter.com/yZXLjZEYPk
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 10, 2020
A popular Bali nightclub’s plans to reopen amid the coronavirus crisis have been cut short. #7NEWS https://t.co/zJQSsvI215
— 7NEWS Australia (@7NewsAustralia) June 11, 2020
VIDEO: Kinshasa police break up demonstrations by vendors who are trying to force their way into the main central market which has been closed for two months due to lockdown pic.twitter.com/a0zsHHiaid
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 10, 2020
Brazil's biggest cities start reopening as COVID-19 surges https://t.co/hohih57cCk pic.twitter.com/30FwmBEcZJ
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 11, 2020
#UPDATE Latin America passes 70,000 deaths as #coronavirus slashes global economyhttps://t.co/06CS8Ni4Wl
? Orlando Sierra pic.twitter.com/o2UTVkztfN
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 11, 2020
Latin America hits 70,000 pandemic deaths, daily record in Mexico https://t.co/mDfqY0lTPR pic.twitter.com/K2WoXKR7Ir
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 11, 2020
#UPDATE Mexico's death toll from COVID-19 passed 15,000 on Wednesday, as the country recorded a further 708 fatalities in 24 hours, along with its highest number of new infections in one day
? Alfredo Estrella pic.twitter.com/mQOU9haPuX
— AFP news agency (@AFP) June 11, 2020
.@AP investigates COVID-19: “The lives of people with disabilities in these settings are equally as at risk — and equally as worth protecting." https://t.co/SLOGZXI4Qg
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 11, 2020
NEW #BMJResearch underlines importance of adequate PPE and training for frontline health professionals to prevent #COVID19 infection. HCWs who were appropriately protected did not contract infection, finds a study from China @KKCheng4 https://t.co/WMHHazTF91
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) June 11, 2020
How to interpret a #COVID19 test result. BMJ (British Medical Journal) has developed a chart to quickly understand how to interpret a result. Click to enlarge https://t.co/NGMR1HCxyJ pic.twitter.com/ovsJUo39SK
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) June 10, 2020
There are more than 135 vaccines in development to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Keep track of the progress of the vaccines that have reached human trials here. https://t.co/Zom8KseuDV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) June 11, 2020
The UK's government-backed Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) is scaling up for production of a #coronavirus vaccine https://t.co/eANQhO1sl0 via @GENbio
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) June 10, 2020
Remdesivir approved for Covid-19 treatment in Singapore https://t.co/hPNb1hxE8j
— The Straits Times (@STcom) June 10, 2020
A long-ignored white blood cell may be central to the immune system overreaction that's a common cause of death in #COVID19. Michigan researchers have found rod-shaped particles can take them out of circulation & prevent cytokine storm https://t.co/B9EIOwa8qh via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) June 11, 2020
Europe sets sights on dud antibody tests amid COVID-19 free-for-all https://t.co/BqaWfq5oFB pic.twitter.com/Q3PSyn8PST
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 11, 2020
The Coachella and Stagecoach music festivals have been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. Coachella, a music and arts festival, and Stagecoach, a country music event, are usually held in April and earlier had been postponed until October. https://t.co/sC5o7gEtnE
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 11, 2020
Starbucks says it plans to close up to 400 stores in the US and Canada over the next 18 months, while at the same time adding carryout and pick-up only locations — a strategy shift that illustrates how much consumer behavior has changed during the pandemic https://t.co/cOSe8PsZKG
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) June 10, 2020
#COVID19 has altered sleep patterns in the U.S. & Europe. 2 studies in the journal Current Biology show that relaxed school & work schedules, and more time spent at home, has led people to sleep more & to have less "social jetlag" https://t.co/R7VvTdWXtF via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) June 10, 2020
NotMax
Starbucks says it plans to close up to 400 stores
Yes, Virginia, there’s always a silver lining.
//
Amir Khalid
Malaysia’s daily numbers. 31 new cases: 20 from local infection, of which one is a Malaysian and 19 are non-Malaysians; 11 imported cases i.e. Malaysians infected while abroad. Total 8,369 cases.
51 more patients recovered, total 7.065 recovered or 84.4% of all cases. Of 1,186 active and contagious cases five are in ICU and no one is on a ventilator. No deaths, total deaths stands at 118. Infection fatality rate 1.41%, case fatality rate 1.64%.
ETA: Anyone for TP cake?
?BillinGlendaleCA
Sleep more? Heh, they didn’t talk to me.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@Amir Khalid:
As the resident Malaysian correspondent I thought it was your job to try it and report your findings to your fellow jackals.
OzarkHillbilly
@?BillinGlendaleCA: Sleep? WTF is that?
rikyrah
@Amir Khalid:
That’s a no for TP cake
NotMax
@Amir Khalid
Properly, it ought to be a sheet cake.
;)
Uncle Cosmo
@NotMax: Next up: Your-In-All® Disinfectant Cake, a hockey-puck size confection of sponge cake, pudding and flavored gelatin. Choice of two colors, pink (strawberry or pink lemonade flavor) or green (lime or pistachio), served with a half-inch of sugared water in a porcelain bowl with a stainless steel drain at the bottom.
(Have I ruined anyone’s breakfast? You’re very welcome!! ;^p)
rikyrah
Yes ..many of our deaths were preventable ?
rikyrah
So,
The Swedes took a look at their five closest neighbors.
Added up their COVID-19 deaths.
TRIPLED IT.
Realized that was their death toll-ALONE
And, the bulb went off…
Maybe, we aren’t doing this right ???
sherparick
Governor Abbott in Texas was born for this meme:
sherparick
@rikyrah: Not so smug anymore.
terben
From the Australian Dept of Health:
‘As at 3:00pm on 11 June 2020, a total of 7,285 cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Australia, including 102 deaths and 6,761 have been reported as recovered from COVID-19.
9 new cases today, all but 1 in Victoria. 18 cases in hospital, 2 in ICU, 2 ventilated. No deaths in Australia for 19 days.
Enhanced Voting Techniques
I like the reply to “which of these states will shut down first?” to which the answer is “None of them, because treating science like it’s not an opinion is offensive”
Laura Too
@rikyrah: Then quit reporting on it. Oh my.
YY_Sima Qian
Uh! Is there any issue in the US today that is not a partisan wedge?!!
Never mind, ramping up great power competition with China has strong bi-partisan support, at least at the national political and policy level.
YY_Sima Qian
Apparently Beijing reported a new confirmed case today (will show up in tomorrow’s China National Health Commission data dump). The case suffered intermittent fevers, and went to a fever clinic for diagnosis on 6/10. He was tested on 6/11, confirmed today. He has not been outside of Beijing in the past 14 days, nor has he had contact with anyone from Medium or High Risk regions. A symptomatic case showing up at a fever clinic, out of the blue, is always the nightmare of public health officials. That likely suggests a cluster has already developed. We will see what contact tracing efforts reveal in terms of transmission chain.
Beijing, being the capital, is an extremely sensitive place for the CCP regime, it is paranoid about preventing a large outbreak there. The residential compound where the confirmed case lives is already under lock down.
Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)
@YY_Sima Qian:
You say that as if it’s a bad thing.
YY_Sima Qian
@Goku (aka Amerikan Baka): It is when it distracts from the much more pressing COVID-19 crisis, which requires international cooperation. It is also a bad if one or both parties rush headlong toward economic, technological and even academic decoupling, without thinking through the consequences. Everyone will be worse off, and the decoupling actions will pile economic cost on top of tremendous damage done by COVID-19. It is also bad if it leads the two parties blundering blithely into a new Cold War.
Great power competition between China and the US is inevitable. Tensions are to be expected between any incumbent power and rising challenger. However, competitions does not always need to be malign and destructive, constantly dancing on the knife’s edge toward hot war. The last two years of the Obama administrations offer glimpse of what a more controlled great power competition looks like. The US corralling the TPP to constrain China, China herding the RCEP in response. China ramping up the Belt and Road Initiative to attain commercial and geopolitical influence, the US launching propaganda campaign to undermine the effort. Both competing to get their candidates into leadership positions of international bodies. Yet, both countries cooperated to pass the Paris Climate Agreement, the Iran JPCOA, and contain the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Just in the past year, we have seen the trade war morph into a tech war, now rapidly heading toward decoupling across all domains, and unrestrained destructive competition, all in the middle of a pandemic. A lot of the heated rhetoric and ill-advised actions are surely part of Trump’s and GOP’s election strategy. However, it has been clear for the past two years that any voice calling for sanity, moderation and realism in relation to China is denounced as “Panda Hugging”. Both parties try to outdo each other in China bashing. Government officials and GOP senators all but cast suspicion on all Chinese international students as potential spies. I do not hear much push back from Democratic politicians. Legislations that target Chinese companies (such as Huawei) based on allegations without public evidence, get Democratic co-sponsors and pass with overwhelming majorities. It’s one thing to ban the likes of Huawei from doing business in the US, it quite another to leverage US’ hold on critical technologies to kill the company, and arm twisting other countries to stop doing business with these companies, without publicly presenting evidence on why such an action is necessary. (The UK and Germany seemed unimpressed by whatever the US presented in private.)
I suppose this is what the late 40s felt like.
I don’t know about you, but I do not look forward to Cold War 2.0 being launched in the midst of a once-a-century pandemic. I have far too much ties and interests on both sides of the Pacific.
The only saving grace is that few other nations in the world appear to be interested in Cold War 2.0. That has not stopped Pompeo traveling around the world calling on countries to choose sides (see his rhetoric in the UK), nor has it stopped China from exacting economic punishment from countries perceived to be siding with the US (see trade sanctions on Australia).
Barb 2
@YY_Sima Qian:
so much rides on the U.S. Nov elections.
YY_Sima Qian
@Barb 2: Yes, my hope is that a Biden administration would keep the great power competition constrained, and keep the neocons and hawks and nationalists relatively marginalized. It has been amazing to see the Overton window for policy discourse on China shift, as previously kooky ideas become increasingly accepted, and the “Thucydides Trap” that Graham Allison warned about three years ago rapidly becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.