I want to open a store in Hong Kong.

"...this is America say whatever you want."

You are aware that not everyone participating is from American continent and that topic of this thread is about Hong Kong?

 

He is on his way to Hong Kong. Will chime in after he lands.

My grandmother gave me instructions about how not to get sick.

Despite being more concise and having her thoughts wisely promoted decades later, she never became a national hero.

bluemoodriver,

Those numbers "deaths within 28 days of positive test" are not "COVID deaths". They are deaths within 28 days of positive test. Detailed explanation (found on the same page) does not imply that those deaths have anything to do with COVID.

You might have associated it as "COVID deaths" because it is close to "COVID on death certificate" statistics on that same page.

However, both of those numbers can provide for nice statistical exercise and challenging detective work.

bluemoodriver,

I may get to those statistics a little later, but the truth is that due to the nature of infection and response to it, most of the deaths with positive Coronavirus test will, in fact, be triggered by infection.

In the meantime, it is informative to read how deaths are actually certified. You might be surprised that it is not what some would want you to believe. There is some thinking involved.

bluemoodriver,

Here in UK deaths by any cause within 28 days of a positive Covid test is a “Covid death”.

I believe you misunderstood the process to some extent.

Check pages 5, 6, and 14 (and onwards).

guidance-for-doctors-completing-medical-certificates-of-cause-of-death-covid-19.pdf (publishing.service.gov.uk)

"I can’t imagine a more competitive or costly place to start a business, but it sure would be exciting."

If you can make it there, you can make it anywhere...

"They say the pen is mightier than the sword."

Aren't we lucky that nobody uses a pen anymore? On Audiogon, at least.

"Bringing this back to audio, is there a correlation between conspiracy theorist / anti-maskers and boutique fuse usage?"

Only among those who wear Louis Vuitton masks.

bluemoodriver,

"Glupson - as long as you know a mask does not protect the wearer at all."

I would not go that far to say "at all". At least, my experience tells me there may be some benefit to wearing a mask. True, I do not have my own CPAP machine to get infected so take my experience with a grain of common sense.

I was thinking of suburbs of Seattle. Not that I am familiar with malaria situation there.

"Masks are worse than useless."

Wise words from the one who had it to those who have not had it yet.

Almighty they are not, useless they are not, either.

Now we learned that having trouble breathing and being positive for SARS-CoV2 means a person does not have symptoms. It is just made-up BS. Even when you feel you are breathing under water. Wow, just wow.

The long-term effects of COVID-19 on cognition are apparently way underappreciated.

Which brings up another question. How does one acquire hydrochloroquine "just in case"? Isn't it prescription medication? Is it sold on street corners by shady people who supply shady buyers?

"Millercarbon is correct about the global situation..."

In this matter of global situation, not quite.

"In case you haven’t noticed governments all over the world are using the flu as an excuse..."

These days, you barely hear about the Flu.

'You'll own nothing soon.
And you'll be happy.'

That is for What are you streaming tonight thread, not this one.

For real, what are the truths about dangers of wearing masks? More or less all of us have been doing it for months and now we get a teaser that it is not good for us. Details, please, so we can make informed and rational decisions.

"This was obviously a troll post..."

I give it a credit for being more innovative than kenjit's speaker posts or any of the cable vs. fuse vs. blind testing spaghettis.

"What about the dangers of mask wearing?"

Really, what about them?

"...after Covid has bid us farewell, I wonder what’s coming next?"

Long-term COVID effects.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02598-6

"... so I’m able to get proper meds in spite of the docs."

Expertise speaks.

"...but most of the patients I observed with COVID had MULTIPLE health issues..."

"Most" is another way of saying "not all" or "some".

Once interested parties get past mortality rates, get immersed into long-term effects. Good luck everyone.