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| 70% of coronavirus cases in Israel started in the US - new study |
| 2020-05-19 |
| [Jpost] Flights from Europe and other parts of the world began to be halted between February 26 and March 4 – but not from the US. Only beginning on March 9 did Israel block its borders to anyone who came from abroad who couldn't complete 14 days of quarantine in Israel. The remaining nearly 30% of infections in Israel were imported from Europe and elsewhere: Belgium (8%), France (6%), England (5%), Spain (3%), and 2% each from Italy, the Philippines, Australia and Russia. STERN NOTED that another important finding is that “we very clearly see a reduction in transmission as of March 20, which is when the lockdown was implemented in Israel – which means the social distancing measures worked… The lockdown saved lives.” Moreover, the study showed that “super-spreaders” were responsible for most of the coronavirus cases in Israel – around 80% of cases were infected by only between 1% and 10% of patients, or at “super-spreading events, such as large parties or other social gatherings.” Stern believes that no more than 1% of the Israeli population contracted the virus – “a far cry from herd immunity.” She said that closing borders and social distancing are two obvious and very important measures that would need to be implemented in any future spike. However, “we have developed tools that will allow us to cope, in real time, with the next outbreak that may occur.” |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #10 Vespasian Ebboting9735, judging by the number of false racial hoaxes and fake sexual harrasment claims bouncing around these days I think the best word for someone that wants to be a victim of something that didn't happen would be Democrat. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2020-05-19 15:36 |
| #9 ^Give us an example of that you mean, and maybe I'll be able to help you - no promises. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-19 14:13 |
| #8 I posted this to ask you to imagine the headlines if it was the other way around. Is there a word for people who want to be victims of something that didn't happen? |
| Posted by: Vespasian Ebboting9735 2020-05-19 14:10 |
| #7 ^ THAT's what the Juices would want you to think! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2020-05-19 09:30 |
| #6 You mean it's not a Rothschild's plot? (sarc) |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-05-19 09:18 |
| #5 Well at that point it would be proof that the Juices were behind it and trying to kill everyone to complete there takeover of the world! |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-05-19 08:54 |
| #4 Ahem, actually I posted this to ask you to imagine the headlines if it was the other way around.😎 |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-05-19 07:47 |
| #3 As much as my governor (Baker - MA) is an asshole for slow walking every damn thing about 'reopening the Mass. economy', at least he's not Cuomo, Newsom or Whitmer. |
| Posted by: Raj 2020-05-19 07:10 |
| #2 Again, the US doesn't have a COVID problem so much as it has a New York problem: incompetent, shameless, criminally-negligent NY pols. |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-05-19 06:58 |
| #1 NYC? Note that if Trump had shut down the air hub in NYC in January all hell would have flooded the Legacy Infotainment Enterprises with their honor the Governor and Mayor screaming unending diatribes. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2020-05-19 06:50 |