Oh no, he didn't really say that about social distancing!

A brief recap as we settle in for another week of coronavirus hell, mostly caused by excessive government over-reaction.

Some weekend notes on research and columns of interest.

Version 3 of the Minnesota epidemic model isn't exactly new and improved.

More research summaries. If you are still awake, they will put you to sleep.

Another antibody study, this one in Boston, reveals large numbers of undetected, asymptomatic or mild cases.

Who wants to live in a world of fear and isolation?

The public is entitled to see detailed data on hotspots and the data can be used to reassure people about their real risk.

As usual, so much being published that it is hard to keep up with it all.

Some big-picture Minnesota model observations and some real Minnesota data.

The numbers haven't changed in terms of the extreme difference in death rates across the age spectrum.

Here are some important questions to guide policymaking going forward.

Governor Walz makes a concession speech.

Once again, we are going to end up where we should have gone in the first place, and that looks a lot like the Swedish strategy.

You can feel the shift in sentiment on government actions regarding the epidemic.