COVID-19 vs SARS-COV-2
Before scientists could confirm that this outbreak was indeed a new coronavirus, they called the disease COVID-19, which means COronaVIrus Disease from 2019 as it was discovered around November 2019…
Hydroxychloroquine not approved by FDA.
A small study of about 39 people showed that in combination with Azithromycin, hydroxycloroquine had a 100% cure rate. However the FDA has not approved the drug, some states have…
COVID-19 patients might be harmed by ventilators
According to this article, patients with COVID-19 in the hospital (serious cases) may be harmed by ventilators. The real problem appears that the red blood cells cannot carry oxygen, so…
Los Angeles shipping container counts down 22% since last year
Shipping container counts down 22% from same month last year, says February 2020 stats. TEUs, or Twenty-foot Equivalent Units, is the measurement used to track shipping containers. This likely accounts…
What does “N95” mean for N95 masks?
It means the ability to filter bacteria up to 3 micrometers in size. But viruses are much smaller than that. There are 1000 nanometers in one micron. (http://www.kylesconverter.com/Length/Nanometers-to-Microns) Viruses are…
COVID-19 deaths by age, sex, pre-existing conditions.
Most people that died from COVID-19 were over age 60. Most deaths of all people of all ages had pre-existing conditions. But here are more tables for you. That page…
Here’s where to get raw COVID-19 data.
Are you having trouble getting raw data for the COVID-19 virus? Do you want to see current cases that tested positive, or current deaths in the world? Or for the…
Walmart mandates one-way aisles.
And masks for employees. N95 masks will not be used, they will be saved for healthcare workers. This could be interesting since Walmart has a very hard time even keeping…
600,000 masks from China do not work.
600,000 masks delivered to Netherlands from China do not work, and many are already in use. https://twitter.com/MacaesBruno/status/1243987243812913152?s=20
Field hospitals being built in Central Park, NYC.
This appears to be a photo from Central Park. https://twitter.com/chrismartenson/status/1244396218266144769?s=20