Ten Million Americans OUT OF WORK - US 2020 Election

Daily Mail: Reports " Ten million Americans are now jobless amid coronavirus pandemic after record 6.6million new unemployment claims are filed in one week - after 3.3million last week "

Lets Get Real:

The election in November should be a walk over for VP Biden and the Democrats, Trump will join the club of Presidents who were not elected to a 2nd term, in that club there is Hoover who failed to deal with the Great Depression, Carter who made the US a laughing stock around the World, Bush 41 who had a mild recession and did not seem to understand the problems of MAIN STREET.  The Democrats would have to be complete losers to lose the election, but the we have Joe Biden, who's grip on reality has been questioned, and that is the lesser of his bad aspects, to recall what former Secretary of Defence stated about Biden, he had not been right on any national security issue in four decades.   Let's recall that Trump is a dirty fighter, he will not go down without a dirty fight. 

Data from COVID - 19 - Update 2 - Health

Sky News: Reports " 569 more COVID-19 deaths in UK - bringing total to 2,921...In England, 44 of the 561 people who died had no known underlying health condition.  "

Lets Get Real:

As stated in previous post, the best figure for a bad case would be twenty thousand, if you remove around ten thousand for those who would have died this year due to other medical problems, that should leave around ten thousand, if the NHS can keep the numbers down to around seven thousand then according the boffins that would be a win, if you can win with COVID - 19.  One should always recall that each number is a person, who have wifes,  husbands, daughters, sons etc.   They will be missed, thus it is important that the people follow the rules of the Government, stay inside, you save yourself and other people.  No one safe, from the high to low, STAY IN. 

There are a Million cases of Coronavirus in the World - Update 1 - Health

BBC News: Reports " More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University - another grim milestone as the world grapples with the spreading pandemic.  "

Lets Get Real:

If this was 1918 and the World had COVID - 19 it would have the same result as the Spanish flu.  There would be millions NOW Dead, modern meds has curtailed the power of the virus, the worry should be if it mutates, then that would kill millions.   The Covid - 19 danger will pass, it it passed with the Spanish flu, the lesson is the NEXT time and there will be a NEXT TIME, the World has to be ready, it has been 102 years since the Spanish Flu, and the World was not ready for COVID -  19, next time, we should spend the years in between making sure that the Medics have what the need and do not end up playing God, having to decide who lives and who dies.  Mother Nature is an unforgiving Mistress, it demands respects and needs to be feared, in less you think Covid - 19 is an ACT of GOD, then it's his Master plan.  Covid - 19 can put you off the religious thing, so many deaths, so many young people, what kind of God does that. 

Data from COVID - 19 - Update 2 - Health

Sky News: Reports " 563 more COVID-19 deaths in UK as Boris Johnson admits more testing is needed...The number of deaths announced on Wednesday is the UK's biggest day-on-day increase as the total reached 2,352.  "

Lets Get Real:

The UK has to try even harder to get the death total down to around 7 thousand in a overall figure of twenty thousand, a boffin argued that if the UK had a death total of around twenty thousand, you could remove half of that due to a person would have died this year or next year, and thus if you get to around seven thousand dead you the UK will get off likely, it will not be another Italy or Spain.   That of course  only works if people stay inside and make sure they are in self isolation.   It can be argued that you can write off 2020, all major sport events have been moved in to next year, the 2020 Olympics, tennis, etc.  The one thing that should not be moved is the transition period for BREXIT, the HARD REMAINERS want to delay it, if it was not COVID -  19 it would be something else.  The PM has to keep faith with the voter, we want out. 

The Benefit System and COVID - 19 - Update 1 - Health

BBC News: Reports " Nearly a million people have applied for universal credit benefits in the past fortnight as the coronavirus pandemic has worsened.  "

Lets Get Real:

The universal credit system was hardly working before the COVID - 19 crisis, how will it cope will a million people wanting support.   The Government needs to stress that it is helping employers and workers with cheap loans and benefits, it as stated that it will pay 80% of wages of workers that are kept on, the other 20% should come from the employer.  For those self employed it has stated that it will pay up to 2,500 of their profits.   The worry for the Government is that companies will let go of their workers and just close shop, because they do not see an EXIT.  One can expect the left wing media to bounce on this, they will find workers, who have been left go of and are in a financial mess.  The PM is lucky the general election was in December last year, he has five years  to build up the confidence of the UK voter.  In the PM's latest video message he did not sound well, he should rest more, leave his Cabinet Ministers to deal with the crisis for a few days, better to rest and recover.  

Data from COVID - 19 - Update 2 - Health

Sky News: Reports " Another 180 people die after testing positive in UK - pushing total to 1,415...It comes as the boss of the NHS in England said 9,000 people were being treated in hospital after contracting the virus.  "

Lets Get Real:

The UK Government should also start to develop medical test kits to see if you have had COVID -  19, that would allow the UK to start to get back to normal, if you have had the virus and recovered or had the virus a did not know, it would allow people to get back to work.  The entire Western economy can not go into deep freeze for six months, millions in the US and the UK will be on the dole, that has a great negative effect on the population, depression, people going crazy with each other, the Police required to solve domestic problems, when no one can leave the their houses.  The the old question, what is more important, the health of the people or the economy, at what point to do remove the restrictions on domestic life. 

A chance of HOPE with COVID - 19 - Update 1 - Health

BBC News: Reports " People are heeding the advice to stay at home to keep pressure off the NHS, and there are early signs that it is working, the UK's chief scientific adviser has said.  "

Lets Get Real:

There is a glimmer of hope that the self isolation and social distancing of people is working.  That the NHS will be able to cope when COVID - 19 reaches its peak over the next two weeks in the UK.   As reported yesterday the Government restrictions could last for six months, that will take a toll on people and the UK economy.   The question that  has to be asked, what is more important, the health of people or the economy, how even if the people follow the orders from the Government the economy could be in a the bin.  Also taxes will have to go up to pay for the UK Government bailing out workers and those that are self employed.   At some point a call will have to be made, as long as the Covid - 19 infections are going down and the death total is also going down, when do you open the economy, nothing ever perfect in life, it will be a tough call for the PM and the UK Government.