Monday, May 4, 2020

IN THE NEWS: THE DATA IS IN, ASSORTED STATES RE-OPENING, VIRAL PREDICTIONS WAY OFF, COUNTY CENTER HOSPITAL NOT NEEDED, ASIAN MURDER HORNETS, ETC.


--ASIAN MURDER HORNETS HAVE INDEED INVADED;; NY TIMES; MORE HERE

--Tennessee, Mississippi, Montana allow some businesses to reopen Monday; MORE HERE

--Another blow dealt to public faith in scientific models: Miranda Devine

EXCERPTED: Of course, every death is one too many. But what we have seen over the past two months is that computer models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the future, and the premise we agreed on to vaporize 25 million jobs exaggerated the risks. For people who understand how models work, their imperfections are no surprise. Coronavirus task force tsar Dr Anthony Fauci last month admitted that exaggeration was built into every computer model of diseases he’s dealt with: “They always overshoot,” he told CNN. AND (YOUR EDITOR'S NOTE--Oh those consultants again) The next challenge is to re-open the economy, and Cuomo reportedly wants to spend money we don’t have on consultants, McKinsey & Co, to create — you guessed it — a computer model to tell him the best way to move forward. READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE HERE.

--NEWS 12 REPORTS COUNTY CENTER NOT NEEDED FOR OVERFLOW VIRUS CASES AFTER ALL, 110 ROOMS BUILT; MORE HERE 


--YONKERS TRIBUNE, CLEARWATER IN DIRE FINANCIAL STRAIGHTS; MORE HERE 

--PLASTIC BAG BAN IN NY STATE AGAIN; ENFORCEMENT DELAYED A THIRD TIME UNTIL JUNE; MORE HERE  

2 comments:

  1. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  2. We were in the Hamptoms last weekend and HARDLY ANYONE WAS WEARING A MASK! Hey whattabout that Mr. Gov!

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