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Google Cancels May I/O Developer Conference Due to Coronavirus
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And today, Iran's totals are 77 deaths out of 2300 total, or 3.3%. Iran doesn't have a particularly high mortality rate; it has a testing and reporting problem.
That's crazy. People that don't know, NAB is massive and pretty much consumes the majority of Las Vegas for a week. Vegas is a germ jar on a good day, you coul
Between Chat, Meet and what they’re doing with the new Google Currents, they should be able to pull this off... Should.They could roll out yet another communications app for that purpose
those 77 deaths have been in the last two weeks.I don’t see reporting is the issue there but it’s very sad for anyone to die of this anywhere. The sad thing is containment, assessment and treatment has not improved much although research is getting better at understanding this virus based on RNA.
Coronavirus: Iran temporarily frees 54,000 prisoners to combat spread
A judiciary spokesman says the inmates were granted furlough after testing negative for Covid-19.
www.bbc.com
I don’t think we can rely on the numbers from China or Iran. South Korea and Italy are the countries we can formulate some reliable figures from.
South Korea - 5328 cases and 28 deaths: rounded up to 1%.
Italy- 2502 cases and 79 deaths: 3.2% death rate.
South Korea are doing a very good job it seems.
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Agreed. We don’t know enough about the virus at this stage. Unfortunately despite the large numbers of cases in China they haven’t shared much or allowed much outside intervention. It is also doubtful whether these figures are correct. Are they telling us the whole story.
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It's one of those things that is zero when it isn't you and infinity when it's you. When you are infected, you don't think about probability (0.1% mortality or whatever the number is). You think about the uncertainty of tomorrow. What's gonna happen to you, what about your kids, your parents? When will you get well? Will you get well at all? It's the worry that kills you.
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Car crashes aren’t contagious and don’t have the potential to grow exponentially. Right now yes, individual risk of death from this virus in almost all of the world is extremely low especially if you’re not elderly but it’s early days. I’d rather err on the side of caution at least for a month or two until better data on the virus is available.
While we should not panic, it's also very dangerous to downplay the effects of this virus. Many more people will catch it if these global events were to go on. So while we should not panic, we should take necessary and obvious precautions. 2% of a lot of people is still a lot of people.
Judging by the rising and falling numbers we are seeing from China since December, the outbreak in the U.S. will probably peak in April or early May. I think it's prudent to cancel.
3000 people have died worldwide so far from Coronavirus (first case, December 2019)
Seasonal flu kills 291,000 to 646,000 people worldwide each year, according to a new estimate that's higher than the previous one of 250,000 to 500,000 deaths a year. (Source: MedicineNet)
But I do not see any events or travel being canceled due to the risk of catching the flu? Hmmm! I wonder why that may be??
Yes, it is bad and something we should worry about, sure. Has it been blown out of proportions? I certainly think so.
Same thing.. different reaction...
None of this started until COVID-19 came along... Before then, at least you could go places and not be looked at every time someone sneezed.
Dude, I planned a trip to Orlando for April back in December. Ticket non-refundable, so if they close Disney World, Universal and Busch Gardens then I'm coming for you for jinxing my vacations 🤬
Over time I think people are starting to see it’s more of a nut job overreaction. The media feeds fear.
If they close Orlando attractions and there’s a quarantine or state of emergency I’m sure the airline will allow you to rebook without a fee.
That's quite a sweeping statement to make. Give us stats or anything from a reputable source to back up that this is not serious.
there is a difference between “serious” and having $200/roll toilet paper because people storm stores.
This thing is serious, and many governments and entities are trying to contain it the best they can, but it’s not Armageddon.
You're right. I didn't intend to say it was the end of the world, but serious enough that events like this could be a breeding ground for the disease.
Other coferences are also being cancelled left and right. This is not a surprise. Too bad since I had a ticket to go to I/O.
I am supposed to speak at another conference in April and considering cancelling. Also, the lack of flights is causing prices to rise. $600 from West Coast to Chicago on Southwest or United, Another $600 to come home.
I am supposed to speak at another conference in April and considering cancelling. Also, the lack of flights is causing prices to rise. $600 from West Coast to Chicago on Southwest or United, Another $600 to come home.
I don't think it does, unless they delay the iPhone event (which I doubt they would). I think it'll just be remote, but still within a similar schedule as we're used to.
Falling numbers???
The renowned newspaper NZZ writes today:
... But the true extent of the epidemic in China seems unclear, because the way the number of detected infections is counted has been changed several times, which has had a noticeable effect on official statistics. As the Chinese magazine "Caixin" reported, since the beginning of February, for example, persons who are demonstrably infected but show no symptoms of the disease can no longer be counted as newly confirmed infections, but listed elsewhere. Such persons can also be contagious...
Numbers aren’t even “Falling.”
For some strange reason it's the opposite down here. I paid USD 655 for a round trip from Buenos Aires to Orlando. Prices for June have come down considerably, both Buenos Aires > Orlando and Buenos Aires > LA can be purchased for USD 480.
I work in a field that requires booking our large venues -
You need to cancel far ahead of time if you want to recoup any of your costs. Canceling even this close they are unlikely to get back the costs from the main venue but, there are thousands of rooms in things like hotel blocks, catering contracts, construction firms, etc.