Follow @Reuters liveblog for the latest developments around the coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/cEBwkoEQ5P pic.twitter.com/uuiqCoE7Yk
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2020
#UPDATE. US records 1,783 #coronavirus deaths over the past 24 hours.
— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 10, 2020
The number of fatalities was lower than the previous day's record toll of 1,973.
The total number of US fatalities linked to the virus now stands at 16,478, the second-highest tally in the world after Italy pic.twitter.com/p7PYr4HiF4
Coronavirus: New York has more cases than any country https://t.co/U2reiLQzEy
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 10, 2020
White House Press Corps and myself stand in line at the White House waiting to get tested for COVID-19 before this evenings press briefing. @AFPphoto #coronavirus #whitehouse pic.twitter.com/hm1XjYNR9w
— Jim Watson (@JimWatson_AFP) April 9, 2020
The Air Force characterized the graduation at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in Texas as a “historic occasion” due to the face masks.https://t.co/QCBPkB8UpA pic.twitter.com/El2N37u4QR
— Military Times (@MilitaryTimes) April 9, 2020
President Donald Trump says he had good call with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on #oil https://t.co/GV7PiuK4Tl pic.twitter.com/GBaaAtpyBA
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2020
Catching a bullet.
— 🇷🇺Only In Russia 🇷🇺 (@CrazyinRussia) April 7, 2020
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"Several researchers have apparently asked to see Imperial’s calculations, but Prof. Neil Ferguson, the man leading the team, has said that the computer code is 13 years old and thousands of lines of it “undocumented,” making it hard for anyone to work with, let alone take it apart to identify potential errors. He has promised that it will be published in a week or so, but in the meantime reasonable people might wonder whether something made with 13-year-old, undocumented computer code should be used to justify shutting down the economy. "
- Wall street Journal
The problem with many scientists & engineers is that they can code have some ability with statistics, but they commit gross errors in coding and applying statistics. This is irrespective of their degree, bachelors, masters or doctorate.
Maybe instead of adding another person to a country for cheap labor or for welfare./votes scheme, politicians should make sure scientific endeavors are funded with competent staff. Is or was Dr. Ferguson incompetent or merely a skin flint? Have you ever been to London and and see what they want o part a C programmer? 16,000 pounds is not a lot for a one of the most expensive metropolitan areas of the word.
Ferguson like every other scientist or engineer needs to know how to code. But to give it its due the coding should be mostly done by a coder and overseen by Ferguson as a scientist and a manager.
I would like to see Ferguson's code. I bet it would be an education for a lot of people myself included. Maybe Ferguson does not want an education?
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