COVID-19 22nd March 2020

The latest figures from Worldometers.  

Daily	22-Mar				21 Mar (-1 Day)
Country	New Cases	Total Cases	No. Deaths	Death Rate%	Total Cases	No. Deaths	Death Rate%
IT	5,560	59,138	5,476	9.3%	53,578	4,825	9.0%
ES	3,272	28,768	1,772	6.2%	25,496	1,381	5.4%
DE	2,509	24,873	94	0.4%	22,364	84	0.4%
FR	1,559	16,018	674	4.2%	14,459	562	3.9%
UK	665	5,683	281	4.9%	5,018	233	4.6%

Weekly	22-Mar				15 Mar (-1 Week)
Country	New Cases	Total Cases	No. Deaths	Death Rate%	Total Cases	No. Deaths	Death Rate%
IT	5,560	59,138	5,476	9.3%	24,747	1,809	7.3%
ES	3,272	28,768	1,772	6.2%	7,988	294	3.7%
DE	2,509	24,873	94	0.4%	5,813	13	0.2%
FR	1,559	16,018	674	4.2%	4,499	127	2.8%
UK	665	5,683	281	4.9%	1,391	35	2.5%

	Daily		Weekly
Country	Total Cases Increase Factor	Death Rate  Increase Factor	Total Cases Increase Factor	Death Rate  Increase Factor
IT	110.4%	102.8%	239.0%	126.7%
ES	112.8%	113.7%	360.1%	167.4%
DE	111.2%	100.6%	427.9%	169.0%
FR	110.8%	108.3%	356.0%	149.1%
UK	113.3%	106.5%	408.6%	196.5%

I have no words today ... after viewing media and social media reports of, what are now termed, COVIDIOTS - people who seem to think they know better than all the experts and governments, who think they are invincible. All I can do is show some images of what some people in the UK and around the world seem to understand as social distancing.

Here are the hoards queuing at supermarket check-out thinking they are more likely to starve to death than catch COVID-19.  Totally selfish and ignorant people clearing supermarket shelves and infecting each other in the process.

...and here are others queuing to get in ...

https://twitter.com/OfficiaI_Ethan/status/1241775768788762625

... and this is the impact they will have:

The UK government has tried the 'softly softly' approach and it seems that many are not taking heed so I predict that it will inevitably take more draconian steps in the coming days. ... and the first people to complain will be the COVIDIOTS who have brought it on themselves and the rest of us!

UPDATE: 23rd March 2010 18:30 - UK Prime Minister to make announcement at 8:30 pm .... You can bet that he is going to announce further restrictions in light of COVIDIOTS!