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Thursday, March 12, 2020

Day 2:

About one out of 250 people in South Korea have already been tested, said the vice minister of foreign affairs on Monday. (=208.000 tests)
By comparison, the US -- with a population six times that of South Korea -- has only run about 3,700 tests in the federal CDC lab, and 4,800 in local public health labs across the country (=9500 tests su 6x popolazione di s. korea).

It's news like this that I find worrying.  The reason Italy is in lock-down is because there have been so many tests done that it's been revealed just how viral this virus is!  In the States the testing hasn't really even begun and there is no knowing how many people are out there infecting the populace.  Beware!

As for my day...it was warm and sunny and I spent most of the day in the garden.  There are few cars on the road but lots of walkers as many folks are home from work and the weather is so lovely.  MIL has not grasped the concept of lock-down.  She suggested we all do pizza on Saturday.  Uhmmm.  No.  Ah well.  I'll be luck to get to 88 with all my wits.  xxoo  me

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