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Look at the WHO dashboard [0] at "Cases by date of report", I see less than 2k every day since February 16. This is not exponential growth but stagnation. Of c
by qznc 7y ago
Look at the WHO dashboard [0] at "Cases by date of report", I see less than 2k every day since February 16. This is not exponential growth but stagnation.
Of course, the virus is spreading and it can explode at random places. That is a risk and WHO rates it as "Very High" currently. However, they also say "If you are not in an area where COVID-19 is spreading,or have not travelled from an area where COVID-19 is spreading,or have not been in contact with an infected patient, your risk of infection is low." [1]
[0] https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5b...
[1] https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200229-sitrep-40-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=7203e653_2 https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situati...
- missosoup 7y agoJust a heads up, the number of reported cases is not the actual number of cases, not even close. Reported cases only come after positive testing, and testing is extremely selective and limited by healthcare capacity. A friend who works in a hospital said that they can only request a test if the patient is bad enough to need intensive care. And even then the request may be denied. The case count doesn't mean anything anymore. The world's healthcare systems don't have the capacity to track the spread.