U.S. Ambassador lashes out at China over coronavirus transparency | NL Times |

American ambassador to the Netherlands Pete Hoekstra lashed out at China and the information it provided about the coronavirus in an interview with Dutch newspaper AD. According to Hoekstra, China did not give the world reliable data about Covid-19 and is still not being transparent about the actual number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the country.

"The world could have responded to this much more efficiently if China had been more transparent. Even now we don't see the transparency we would like to see. When we see how the disease develops in Europe and in the US, the trend is somewhat different from what we hear from China," Hoekstra said to the newspaper.

The Return of Pete Hoekstra to Holland

In sudden shift, US and China seek to cooperate as coronavirus pandemic rages on | Straits Times |

The iceberg problem with testing and fatality rates. (FT) pic.twitter.com/VBQd4xQbE6

— Anthony Costello (@globalhlthtwit) April 3, 2020

Because of the "herd" policy wonkers in The Hague, the numbers are highly deflated.

My own best estimate for today:
Cases: 100k
Deaths: 3k
Deaths/1M pop.: 144

Numbers similar to New York at this date.

The UK and more so the US will soar above the poor statistics of the Netherlands. UK on target for 20k and the US for 100k deaths. Final numbers above these will conclude horrible performance.

This is spectacularly well done. In awe of @UpshotNYT colleagues.

Coronavirus in the U.S.: How Fast It's Growing [_link]

— Aaron E. Carroll (@aaronecarroll) April 3, 2020

Coronavirus in the US: Latest COVID-19 news and case counts | Live Science |

The U.S. became the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic after reported cases surpassed those officially reported by China. Since the novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in the U.S. on Jan. 20, it has spread to at least 245,601 people in the U.S., across all 50 states.

Of the reported cases in the U.S., 6,058 people have died from the virus, with at least 2,538 of those deaths in New York, 537 in New Jersey, 417 in Michigan, 310 in Louisiana and 272 related deaths reported in Washington state. The globe has hit its own milestone: 1 million COVID-19 cases have been confirmed worldwide as of Thursday afternoon (April 2), according to the Johns Hopkins virus dashboard. To date, 54,137 deaths globally are attributed to the virus.

Sounds like a placebo hospital. | The 1,000-Bed Comfort Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 3 Patients. [_link]

— Austin Frakt (@afrakt) April 3, 2020

Wishing the Prime Minister well and a speedy recovery. [_link]

— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) April 5, 2020