Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Has anyone mentioned that Wisconsin's death cult supreme court ruled the stay-at-home order illegal? lol

Gripweed posted:

The earth is healing. By which I mean, it has more turtles now

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:

Has anyone mentioned that Wisconsin's death cult supreme court ruled the stay-at-home order illegal? lol

Al-Saqr posted:

Imagine pulling out a loving gun at a loving PUBLIX looool Like you know you've lost the game of life if it led you to that.

InsertPotPun posted:

lol a bunch of casinos in vegas were planning a grand reopening with 50% capacity to be safe.
that was scaled back to 25% last night. for safety.

the old world is over but they are going to try to force it to stay the exact same and grind us into the dirt trying.

Mr Ice Cream Glove posted:

Welp

https://mobile.twitter.com/QuickTake/status/1260912852233265153

magiccarpet posted:

i know i'm gonna be shot buy one of thse guys in public because how can you not lol at these babies

Al-Saqr posted:

Imagine looking at the world in the throes of a global pandemic and thinking 'Yep. THIS is the time to go hit the slot machines and blackjack tables.'

Wamsutta posted:

casinos are one of the saddest places that exist. absolutely teeming with boomers chain smoking and blowing their social security at slot machines. the stench of death overwhelms the stench of the cigarette smoke. just horrendous

twoday posted:

Should keep an eye on the excess mortality stats for April when they become available, though one can speculate they may withholding this data for a reason

Al-Saqr posted:

Imagine looking at the world in the throes of a global pandemic and thinking 'Yep. THIS is the time to go hit the slot machines and blackjack tables.'

Breakfast All Day posted:

the smart thing to do when you're randomly pulling a gun on someone: reach towards them, closing the distance, extending your gun as far as possible until its almost directly against their body but only being held with one hand

e: lol carriers are great. i forgot how the world looks through good guy with a gun glasses

https://twitter.com/CKimerly/status/1260755505632272384

Al-Saqr posted:

Imagine looking at the world in the throes of a global pandemic and thinking 'Yep. THIS is the time to go hit the slot machines and blackjack tables.'

Dr. VooDoo posted:

Can we petition the government to rename the US to “The plague lands”?

Bruce Hussein Daddy posted:

I've been reading the Vegas city-data forum and it's great. They think they are just a couple weeks away from being back to "normal". lol

nobody is every going to vegas/getting in an airplane again

Ebola Roulette posted:

Do people just not have survival instincts anymore?

Ebola Roulette posted:

Do people just not have survival instincts anymore?

gradenko_2000 posted:

https://twitter.com/BBCBweaking/status/1260921018979319808

LimburgLimbo posted:

The official stats for that are put online for that every month on the 24th with a two month delay, so we won't know for April until June 24th as per their usual schedule, and not sure if they'd go out of their way to comment on the result beforehand.

This is the usual total deaths in Japan for the last few years btw; typically drops in April a fair bit so we'll see what happens when the data is released. Unless there's notably large number of deaths though it could very well fall within the normal range, and I feel as though if we were seeing NYC levels of deaths then we'd be getting word from people in the Japanese healthcare industry. It may very well be that Japan got lucky and peoples' tendency to get treated ASAP for anything kept COVID from spreading.

Boxman posted:

Harry Potter on Ice posted:

People should get probed longer than Bitchell for posting this weird rear end poo poo

Al-Saqr posted:

Imagine looking at the world in the throes of a global pandemic and thinking 'Yep. THIS is the time to go hit the slot machines and blackjack tables.'

twoday posted:

https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Eng/status/1257504925703118853?s=20

2DCAT posted:

Remember in 1905 when the Supreme Court ruled that personal and constitutional rights could be temporarily suspended due to world health issues, and has been continually upheld over the last 100 years... And now we're all pretending that none of that ever happened

twoday posted:

https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Eng/status/1257504925703118853?s=20

quote:

Infection numbers in the region remain low, with minimal increase. New cases have been recorded in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), bringing the total across the region to 274.

A number of countries have now been provided with GeneXpert testing cartridges by the World Health Oganization (WHO). They will allow for in-country testing and rapid processing of results. However, due to the global demand, there are only small numbers available in most places. For example, Tonga (where there are no confirmed cases) has requested 6,000 cartridges and has received 120.

The idea of including Pacific island countries in a proposed trans-Tasman bubble being mooted by Australia and New Zealand has received a lot of attention among commentators, despite warnings from Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, that any relaxation of international border closures is still some way off.

Anne Sherry is to chair an expert panel convened by the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum to examine what a trans-Tasman bubble might look like. There is no sign of Pacific countries being invited to be part of these discussions at this stage, despite a number of senior leaders from the region indicating that they want their countries to be part in the conversations.

Repatriation concerns are front of mind in a number of Pacific island countries. A small number of flights have been organised in some places to get people home to or from Pacific island countries. Elsewhere, preparations for testing and appropriate quarantine facilities are still being finalised in order to be able to make that happen.

What has happened this week?
Guam: There have been two new cases this week, bringing the total to 151 (excluding those related to US naval ship Theodore Roosevelt). Some restrictions are being eased, as confidence grows that the outbreak has been brought under control. There have been five deaths.

French Pacific Territories: The number of cases remains at 18 for New Caledonia and 60 for French Polynesia. In New Caledonia there have been calls for the borders to be closed to tourists until the end of the year to prevent a resurgence of Covid-19 infections. Meanwhile in French Polynesia authorities have said that anyone who is repatriated from France will have to go into quarantine for 14 days.

Fiji: With no new cases reported in three weeks, the total of infections in Fiji remains at 18, with no deaths. Fiji Airways has extended its ban on international flights until the end of June. The police have questioned the man who was the first confirmed case in the country amid allegations that he had provided wrong information to health authorities.

Papua New Guinea: The number of confirmed cases remains at eight and authorities have stepped up antibody testing with the aim of testing 12,000 people. As of Monday, five people from three different mine sites had tested positive to the antibody testing. Samples from each of those cases have been sent for PCR testing.

West Papua: The cluster of cases associated with the Freeport mine continues to grow and this was reflected in the rise in cases reported in the province of Papua. The number of reported cases stands at 308 (as at May 11) with 7 deaths.

Vanuatu: The country still has no infections. The director of health has said that there is still work to do to prepare in-country testing and management capacity ahead of repatriating stranded citizens and residents.

Solomon Islands: There are no confirmed cases in the country. Work is ongoing to enhance readiness, including providing for in-country testing with GeneXpert cartridges that have been recently supplied by the WHO.

Samoa: There are no confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country but the economic impacts are being felt severely. Poverty is reported to have “surged” with the collapse of tourism. The industry is reported to provide 12% of employment in Samoa.

Tonga: Tonga has taken delivery of a third testing machine which has been donated by the WHO. There are no confirmed cases in the country and international borders remain closed.

Nauru: This is one of the countries still receiving flights from overseas, although the service is limited to once per fortnight from Brisbane. There are currently around 30 people in quarantine across two sites.

Northern Mariana Islands: Increased levels of contact tracing have led to three new infections being identified. There are now 19 confirmed cases and there have been two deaths.

What are Pacific governments doing?
Papua New Guinea: The Marape government has approved PGK280m (US$8.1m) to address both the health and economic impacts of Covid-19. As the country prepares to ease out of lockdown conditions, the state of emergency controller has transferred a number of powers to provincial authorities, including in Bougainville.

Fiji: Amid government claims of having screened around 700,000 people (around 75% of the population), with no new cases identified, authorities expect to declare the country Covid-free in the near future. The attorney general has called for Fiji to be included in a trans-Tasman travel bubble, citing Fiji’s importance as a Pacific hub.

Solomon Islands: Authorities are struggling to ensure compliance with social and economic restrictions and have reported an increased number of breaches among the community. There has also been a noticeable drift of people returning to Honiara from provincial areas, including students to sit school exams and others who are looking for better economic opportunities than are available on outer islands.

Vanuatu: The council of ministers decided to extend the state of emergency for a further 30 days until 12 June as the country works to address multiple disasters including the impacts of tropical cyclone Harold in the north and a major ash-fall on Tanna in the south. Approximately 200 citizens and residents are stranded overseas awaiting details of how the government plans to repatriate them.

Samoa: The government has amended some of the state of emergency orders. Many aspects of daily life have resumed although subject to certain conditions. International borders remain closed. However, the government has announced that there will be four flights between Samoa and New Zealand during May for repatriation purposes only.

Nauru: The government has provided a $A2.5m cash injection to Nauru Airlines to fund redundancy arrangements for 50 Brisbane-based staff. The company does not qualify for the Australian Jobkeeper scheme, which provides payments to stood down staff.

New Caledonia: The government is considering easing restrictions on the sale of alcohol from 1 June although this may be combined with a curfew focused on young people.

Northern Mariana Islands: It was reported on 7 May that community-based contact tracing was being suspended to allow for results to be returned in a more timely manner. The taskforce reported that 2,336 people had been processed during 11 days of testing.

Niue: Despite no infections the government of Niue remains very cautious about exposure to risk and has extended all travel restrictions until August.