One thing. It's a good thing this pandemic happened after the establishment...

[LAS14]

... of the internet. We can do lots of things on line. It's a lot easier to self-quarantine or simply avoid human contact in a preventative way. Have we had a real pandemic since 1918? Do you think the ease of travel outweighs the convenience of the internet?

tia
las

[dewsgirl]

1. God yes. Also without the internet, imagine the depths of

deception we would be facing.

[delisen]

2. We will be facing increased deception if Putin revs up is propaganda machine

and we seem to be willing in the dark by not yet addressing this.

I doubt the Biden campaign people are prepared and hope Bloomberg s factoring it into his effort.

[dewsgirl]

3. Yes...there's that.

[Cognitive_Resonance]

4. I've been relying on the Johns Hopkins app to track the spread, but it appears to be offline since

this morning.

https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

Not sure if it's overloaded, or if the plug was pulled. Any other comparable trackers available?

[LAS14]

5. I've been watching this. It was develeoped by a teenager, starting in December.

It "scrapes" reliable news sources and updates every minute. There was an interesting story about him a few days ago.

https://ncov2019.live/

[Cognitive_Resonance]

6. Thanks much! nt