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Some interesting things that is very telling as it pertains to the death rates of this virus. Men are dying at much higher rates than women, Men smoke at a rate of 35 % in Italy and 62% in China. Far far higher than female smoking rates. 

Try smaller stores as opposed to big chains. Stores are getting shipments at normal intervals, there's just a lot of hoarding going on. Some stores here have instituted limits on purchases, 2 per item. It's working well. 

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It will likely be ok. People can only do so much hoarding before the run out of space, especially when it comes to perishables. I find articles like this one comforting:

https://www.denverpost.com/2020/03/20/food-supply-chain-groceries-colorado-coronavirus/

 

Short-terms shocks to the supply chain should correct themselves in the next week or so, said Jack Buffington, an assistant  professor of supply chain management at the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business.

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Gloomy ads like that one don't work. Look at Bloomberg's recent campaign. Some of Hillary's 2016 videos. Or watch the film "No" (Chile, 2012). It explains really well why these ads don't work. Trump did make a fool out of himself with those statements but that's not the right way to show his contradictions.

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So finally Germany has woken up: Yesterday, Bavaria and Saarland were the first states to impose a complete lockdown for at least 2 weeks. In most other states, you are only allowed to meet in small groups (between 2 and 10 people, depending on the state). Everything except grocery stores, drug stores, gas stations and pharmacies is closed. Deutsche Bahn has reduced train connections by half.

 

People have apparently understood the necessity to stay home and the streets are empty. All tv stations work together to support the #WirBleibenZuhause (#WeStayHome) movement.

 

The number of infections is rising fast – we're closing in on Spain's numbers –, but the death rate is still really low.

 

As CNN reports:

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