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1. LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2020 07:36:36 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}
   Looking at https://nu.federati.net/url/269073 it looks like the growth in *confirmed* cases of #COVID-19 is slowing and may even be declining in all four countries. Right now, I'm looking at #Germany, #Italy, #UK, #US. I know I could turn of exponential to get a better look at the numbers. But:
   (1) numbers are not per unit of population, which can make large countries look worse, even if they are doing a better job overall; and
   (2) In the US, at least, tests still seem to be limited; people who do not have enough symptoms out of a list may be refused the test. What this means is that there could be many more people who are or were infected that are not included in the numbers because they were never tested.
   
   Also: I think Germany's #2019-nCoV mortality rate is substantially lower than the other three nations' rates. As far as I know, DE is not quietly burning bodies or digging mass graves, so I'm assuming they are doing something right that the other three nations listed are not.
   • LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Sunday, 10-May-2020 07:37:56 UTC LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864}

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     ... turn off exponential ...