A blow your mind kind of study from Italy suggests CV-19 was circulating there as early as September 2019, which would mean it likely was in other areas as well.

Getting through a few more papers today and providing some summaries. Like to get caught up on the weekend.

Another general update on what we may have learned to date.

It is easy to criticize responses to the epidemic, it is harder to suggest alternatives, but it is a fair thing to have to do occasionally.

A couple of observations, one kind of humorous, and several research summaries.

North Dakota shows Minnesota how hospital data could and should be reported.

Comparing the US to some Asian countries is very misleading.

Some charts from the JP Morgan report illustrate lack of association between extreme mitigation measures and cases or deaths.

I hit the wrong button and published before I actually got the research summaries in the post. Updated now.

A marathon session recapping our fearless leader's coronavirus blathering for your late evening enjoyment.

A few quick reactions and a couple of research summaries as I attend to some other epidemic matters.

How could any rational person not question the prevailing wisdom on mitigation strategies when they look at this chart.

How fast a pathogen is moving through a population is not an easy calculation.

Two circumstances demonstrate the futility of current mitigation tactics to stop CV-19 spread. We are doing tremendous damage using tactics that are ineffective.

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