Covid-19: I Think They Communicated Just What They Wanted
BY Herschel Smith
4 years, 7 months ago
Article Title: “Tennessee Restaurants Reopen As State Sees Biggest 1-Day Jump In COVID-19 Cases”
That’s right folks. Just as they’re spiking in “cases,” they are going to open the state up to commerce. Or not.
Restaurants across Tennessee are able to welcome dine-in customers Monday for the first time in nearly a month as the state eases restrictions put in place to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.
The step toward some semblance of normalcy comes a day after the state reported its highest single-day jump in newly confirmed COVID-19 cases, 478, which officials say represents a 5.2% increase from the previous day.
The number of people confirmed to have the virus statewide as of Monday morning was just shy of 10,000 cases at 9,667, according to data compiled by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
State officials say the spike in confirmed cases is due primarily to an increase in testing. The state’s department of health tweeted that it conducted more than 7,000 tests this past weekend.
Oh, I see. You actually have to read English to tell that the headline is complete bullshit.
So here’s the deal. People who contracted the virus, and shed the virus with little to no symptoms, are now called “cases,” and as more testing gets done, the number of Coronavirus “cases” keeps increasing.
The MSM really does take you for an idiot. Don’t be one. And always remember when you hear these kinds of numbers, “Presumed Covid-19 Diagnosis.” That’s right. Presumed.
These are very dark days for science. I know. I’ve done science (real science, physics, engineering, and math) for 40 years now.
On April 28, 2020 at 2:48 am, Dan said:
For several decades now science has taken a back seat to wishes and desires. People in power only use science if it’s convenient or if doing so
serves their current needs. If science isn’t convenient to them it’s ignored and if required denigrated, abused and excoriated.
On April 28, 2020 at 9:56 am, Wes said:
The numbers continue to be promulgated as they are for one purpose only: stampede. “Cases” will never do anything but go up, same with deaths. While local county health offices track “recovered” that data hits a dark hole when sent to the state & higher. The same purpose is served by using “case fatality rate” rather than actual mortality rate.
Literally an over-the-fence conversation with a neighbor yesterday to explain why the cumulative case Alarm-o-Meter of 14 is meaningless, subtracting 1 for the death and 10 for those already recovered.
On April 28, 2020 at 11:25 am, Fred said:
Apparently Knox County, while “allowed” to open some businesses, is NOT opening back up for business. Why? LACK OF CUSTOMERS will incur higher labor costs than are sustainable. And, the unknown of whether dot gov will shut them down again. And waiting for unemployment numbers to attempt a guess at customer volume, so, the majority of businesses especially those with any square footage will remain closed.
The hubris, absolute hubris of the notion of stopping and starting the economy. Welcome to Donald J. Trump’s depression. And with one big retarded voice Americans will ask; but why aren’t these businesses open again? Maybe, with any forethought, by this fall the government will have centrally planned production in such a way that everybody will have at least one left boot for this winter.
I’m not getting any less angry here!
The Government of the United States needs to be replaced, in its entirety without exception.