current viral footprint in the german population
First, the good news: For three consecutive days data by the Johns Hopkins University seem to indicate a trend in German infection numbers. Numbers of infection are still on the rise, however, not as steep as in previous weeks. To us this shows that the measures seem to work. However, this also indicates that these […]
HOW to WASH YOUR HANDS – for the young and the adults
… from Australia, without any words. The following link is the most attractive and easiest way to learn how to wash your hands: For the young and the adults. It shows why this technique makes sense. Please take yourselves 80 seconds to watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P81roNHPpb8 … another very short blog post by Sabine and Joerg
control the contagion
The people at Columbia University had a great idea: They asked the director and cast of the movie „Contagion“ (2011) to give hints and advice during the current pandemic. It is not just informative and scientifically sound, it also is interesting to see movie stars without make-up in selfmade smartphone-videos in self-quarantine. Highly recommended. Text […]
pandemics and economics – an explosive mixture
March 28, 2020 Globally, governments show two extreme ways to deal with the pandemic: On the one hand, there are those who fight the spread of the virus using massive restrictions. Among them are totalitarian regimes like China, but also some democracies such as South Korea, Taiwan and India. On the other hand, there are […]
WARRANT: SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 – Disease: COVID-19 NOT WANTED ! Origin: Animals (most likely bats, probably transmitted via pangolins) Family background: There are several – more or less dangerous – siblings infecting humans: SARS-CoV, extremely dangerous, went undercover due to strong prosecution, current residence: Unknown. MERS-CoV, dangerous, currently undercover, in camels and dromedaries. Four more CoV siblings are […]
this could become a tight race
… therefore our appeal ! March 21, 2020 (2:13 pm): 20,705 confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 in Germany (Johns Hopkins University). There are 85 million people living in Germany. SARS-CoV-2 is a new pathogen, there is no immunity of the population. Every infected person on average does infect three more. Without previous immunity every person in […]
the sajo business model
This cartoon illustrates our business model in short: We are making the difference.
Ro and the logarithm in music?
First, the good news: music does not depend on logarithm. R0X is a number representing the reproduction rate of a virus, which means one infected person is able to infect X persons. For SARS-CoV-2, the currently estimated R0 is 2.5 – 3.2, meaning one infected person may infect 2.5 – 3.2 people on average. Now, […]
your personal behavior WILL DECIDE the course of the pandemic
It is in your hands! In a democratic society the individual makes the decisions. This freedom, however, is coming with a responsibility. It is only in authoritarian societies, that individual responsibility is delegated to the authorities. These were our observations of previous weeks: The party is going on. Vacation, travel, clubbing, concerts and sports events […]
global numbers of SARS-CoV-2 infections
The Johns Hopkins University is publishing a world map showing current numbers of infections of SARS-CoV-2 on a daily basis. The numbers published on this site are based upon numbers communicated by the respective countries. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html This constitutes the shortest entry in our blog history. Take care, stay tuned, and informed, Sabine and Joerg
