Re: IETF 107 Vancouver In-Person Meeting Cancelled

[tom petch <[e-mail]>]

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From: Tim Chown [e-mail]>
Sent: 11/03/2020 10:30:58
> On 10 Mar 2020, at 23:15, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ <jordi.palet=[e-mail]> wrote:
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> I think that the laws that apply will be from each participant, but I may be wrong. If I decide to sue an event organizer, I will go to the courts in my jurisdiction.

There is a bigger picture here Jordi.

There is every chance that many countries will follow the same trajectory as Italy, where the death rate is 6%, with 600 deaths from 10,000 known infections. While the rate is well under 1% for the young, it is reportedly much higher (15-20%) for those over 80 years old. Having spoken yesterday with work colleagues in Italy, people there are very scared, not necessarily for themselves, but for their elderly relatives.
<tp>
I see different statistics.  Yes, Italy has a higher death rate than anywhere else, but elsewhere, the overall rate is reported as 1-2% with less for the young and 8% for the older, variously reported as over-65, over-70, or over-80.  I believe that Greece and Spain are still on an upward curve with figures perhaps too small to infer a trend but that in a week or so we will have the figures to see if Italy is the exception or the rule.
Tom Petch
That’s why I support the IETF being cancelled, and I look forward to some productive virtual meetings.
Tim







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