If people like that can't be bothered to take appropriate precautions, there's simply no hope for the entire planet.

Right now the death toll from this is relatively trivial. Even the percentage of the population that seems to have been infected isn't all that great. Maybe, especially if doctors like that can be so irresponsible, this will eventually infect all of us. If the overall death toll remains as small as it has been so far, the world population as such won't take a hit. But if significant numbers of people have life-long ill health because of this, that's the game changer. Half of the population cannot be caring for the other half. It's simply not a viable thing.

Just the U.S., it seems

And probably Russia.

there are 10 countries with worse numbers.

Yeah, we have the most deaths at this point, but we're also the third most populous country in the world. Give India just a little more time. It's going to be a bloodbath there. And I'm willing to guess that their deaths are under reported by a significant factor. It's possible their total case numbers are accurate, given how relatively little testing they're doing.

A lot of African countries will never be reporting accurate numbers. Some years from now the best we'll ever be able to do will be to see if we can find out the excess deaths over the same period a year before. Or two or three years before if this lasts that long. Which it may well do.

I have found this https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries to be very useful. Especially because you can sort each of the columns so as to quickly find whatever you want to find.

I try to remember that it is much easier for me to isolate now that it would have been when I was really young

still, I would have hoped healthcare folk would know better

Almost all of them are residents, so they're probably young.

These kids will be the death of us!

WHEN DID THAT START?!?!

this would be a hard time to be young.

I mean, think of how extra weird and scary it must feel to them.

of the conflicting info they get. Little Jimmy's parents take it seriously. Little Jill's think it's a hoax. Bringing politics to the playground.

yes, that is terrible to think of

the thing about that is - I don't think today's youth has the luxury of delaying interest in politics the way previous generations have - they are being slammed from all sides, they really need to be active while younger

Fucking Florida right now. FML.