Approximately 4900 dead in my State from COVID-19. Over 100,000 cases . State is Huge 99 counties.

Fortunately our Governor has it lockdown through July right now.

Could change if numbers go down. Information comes from our Governor when he speaks in Chicago with public health director present.

Oldkid

I never trust people to protect me!

Oftentimes criminals don't even get locked up, less known a person not wearing a Mask!

Unfortunately, people don't realize seriousness of COVID-19.

In USA it's political motivated agenda now!

I wonder of the infection rates in confined spaces with recycled air, eg. planes,

A common myth about air travel is that if one person is sick on an airplane, all other passengers will get sick because they're breathing the same air, but thanks to air quality control onboard commercial airlines, this simply isn't true.

Most aircraft have robust filter systems. Except for some smaller or much older aircraft, airplanes are equipped with True High-Efficiency Particle Filters (True HEPA) or High-Efficiency Particle Filters (HEPA).

These filtration systems then filter and recirculate the air from the cabin and mix it with fresh air. The dirtier a HEPA filter gets, the more efficient it becomes, so it can easily handle the passenger load, even on larger jets.

Air recirculation also happens pretty quickly. The HEPA filtration system can make a complete air change approximately 15 to 30 times per hour, or once every two to four minutes. According to IATA, the International Air Transport Association, "HEPA filters are effective at capturing greater than 99 percent of the airborne microbes in the filtered air. Filtered, recirculated air provides higher cabin humidity levels and lower particulate levels than 100 percent outside air systems."

HEPA filters catch most airborne particles, meaning their capture standard is pretty high in terms of commercial spaces. A HEPA filter's complete air change is better than most other forms of transportation and office buildings and similar to the standard for hospitals.

Good to see the UK is finally starting to do better!

We stay under 200 new cases a day now, thank goodness. Now wait for it to go under 100.

As for Australia doing relatively well compared to many other countries...
"They" say because they had early and solid lockdown. But reading what they did and when it is not really any different from what other countries did at all.
It could have to do with better lockdown compliance from the masses. I think in countries like Australia many are used anyways to be by themselves a lot, do home schooling and so on.
Then again, Swedes apparently also are very good at lockdown compliance yet they too got high numbers.
I think somehow remoteness can play a role in things. And the fact both AUS and NZ are islands and very easily locked down.
But then... Belgium had a serious lockdown. All roads in and out were totally blocked off, and I believe often even guarded. You couldn't even get in or out with a bicycle.
Yet they didn't do well at all.

So what would be the deciding factor? Remoteness seems the most logical. But maybe we'll never find out.

Here in the UK The lockdown is to be eased slightly, but from a government daily update yesterday 28th May, we remain at Alert level 4, which is where it has been since the beginning of lockdown, the highest level 5 being when our hospitals become overwhelmed with Coronavirus patients, thankfully this has not yet happened.

From all the latest statistical information available they believe approximately 6% of the UK population has had the Coronavirus, that is 4 million people. The total number of people tested yesterday, approximately 120,000 just under 2000 tested positive, the numbers continue to decline, but the total number of infections yesterday in the UK is calculated to be close to 9000 people, but most will only suffer a mild infection. I found the figures, 4 million having had the disease and current daily infections of 9000 surprising. Still a long way to go here in the UK. in my opinion, before we become free of this terrible disease.

Scotland has the right attitude . In New Zealand we now have only 1 person with an active infection . Our borders which now represent our biggest threat remain closed . Even though there is no evidence of any community transmission we continue to test . Crowds of 100 are now allowed .. many businesses are hoping we will soon move to alert level 1 (no physical distancing required) . More than likely this is still a few weeks away .