tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post6344758031973753445..comments2024-03-25T02:16:16.247-07:00Comments on Christ the Tao: Covid-19: Why here? Why there? Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-35537043857992604152020-03-18T17:53:44.835-07:002020-03-18T17:53:44.835-07:00I don't think we can trust reports of any. So...I don't think we can trust reports of any. Some countries in Africa, they may not be testing. And testing is imperfect everywhere. David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-30610952179615864032020-03-18T17:38:44.807-07:002020-03-18T17:38:44.807-07:00Is it any country in the world that is not effecte...Is it any country in the world that is not effected by coronavirus?Thecurioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790961930238602038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-3354455840222972712020-03-16T18:21:04.327-07:002020-03-16T18:21:04.327-07:00Thanks, Brad. But please do read my post for what...Thanks, Brad. But please do read my post for what it is actually intended to argue. My goal was NOT to refute any one of these theories. <br /><br />There may be some correlation, I admitted. I'll be interested to see your response to my objections. David B Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04029133398946303654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-76853708176639666432020-03-16T15:19:33.290-07:002020-03-16T15:19:33.290-07:00Well, I have run out of time to respond to this mo...Well, I have run out of time to respond to this more fully. I hope to respond to your objections later (though I have already responded to part of them elsewhere).Brad Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815725289958403154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-70704396230579488552020-03-16T15:19:06.024-07:002020-03-16T15:19:06.024-07:00NOTE: The analysis below is from data available Ma...NOTE: The analysis below is from data available March 14.<br />Let's look at it this way, using the top 36 most populous cities in the world for comparison to simplify the analysis (and note that these are all cities with significant international travel):<br />(1) 100% of the areas that have been severely hit by the virus have large cities near a coast in the 32-47 latitude of the north temperate zone: Wuhan, Europe, Seoul, Tokyo, Tehran, Seattle, Santa Clara County and surrounding area (California), New York City.<br />(2) There are many large coastal cities outside this zone that have reported relatively few cases:<br />*Mexico City (only 15 cases in all of Mexico: population 129 million)<br />*Lagos (only 2 confirmed cases in all of Nigeria: population 191 million)<br />*Mumbai (only 4 cases in Mumbai: population 21 million); Kolkata (# of cases unavailable: population 14.9 million); Chennai (# of cases unavailable: population 9.9 million); (only 87 cases in all of India: population 1.339 billion)<br />*Manila (only 98 cases in all of the Philippines: population 105 million)<br />*Karachi, Pakistan (only 28 cases in all of Pakistan: population of Karachi 16.6 million)<br />*Buenos Aires (only 34 confirmed cases in all of Arentina: population 44 million)<br />*Sao Paulo & Rio de Janeiro (151 cases in all of Brazil: population 209 million)<br />*Kinshasa (only 2 confirmed cases in all of Congo: population 81 million)<br />*Jakarta (only 96 cases in all of Indonesia: population 264 million)<br />*Lima (only 38 cases in all of Peru: population 32 million)<br />*Bogota (only 16 cases in all of Colombia: population 49 million)<br />*Johannesburg (only 38 cases in all of South Africa: population 56.7 million)<br />*Bangkok (only 82 cases in all of Thailand: population 69 million)<br />**One could also compare the densely populated areas in Florida (76 cases: population 21.3 million) and Texas (50 cases: population 28.7 million)<br />(3) Large cities within the northern temperate zone but far from the coasts of any oceans or seas affected by ocean currents:<br />*Moscow (only 47 confirmed cases in all of Russia: population 144.5 million)<br />*Chicago (only 47 cases in all of Illinois: population of the greater Chicago area is ~10 million)Brad Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815725289958403154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071813.post-25153157912228717272020-03-16T15:17:57.654-07:002020-03-16T15:17:57.654-07:00In summary: According to statistics available with...In summary: According to statistics available within the past hour, more than 90% of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 fall within the 30-50 N' latitude lines. If we add in five European countries (Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Sweden and Britain) that lie just above the 50 N' latitude line but are surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its associated seas, etc. (which serve to even out their climates), the total is more than 95%.<br /><br />All major epicenters fall within these lines.<br /><br />https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/01/22/mapping-spread-new-coronavirus/?arc404=trueBrad Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12815725289958403154noreply@blogger.com