7 April 2020 – Tuesday – #23

Let’s start with data. Spain’s overall mortality report is useful for seeing Covid-19 deaths in relation to all deaths. Deaths have been far above normal for about a three week period starting just before the 15 March shutdown. The steep drop off at the end of this chart is due to regions that haven’t reported,Continue reading “7 April 2020 – Tuesday – #23”

27 March 2020 – Friday – #12

China is approaching the Covid-19 finish line, Italy is rounding the final corner, Spain isn’t far behind, and the US can’t find its car. As the Trump administration stumbles into a new county-by-county Covid-19 plan of action, yesterday was America First in the Covid-19 cases department. None other than The Financial Times characterizes the USContinue reading “27 March 2020 – Friday – #12”

18 March 2020 – Wednesday – #3

Yesterday I became a hamster, walking 5,000 steps on the terrace. It was boring, but I have to admit it felt great. During my walk, I waved to my neighbor who was also becoming a hamster on her terrace across the street. She said something encouraging in Spanish that I didn’t understand. I yelled backContinue reading “18 March 2020 – Wednesday – #3”