Re: Further update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and IETF 107 Vancouver

[Alexandre Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Le 25/02/2020 à 15:49, Mary B a écrit :
> And, you know that how?


See below.


>   AFAIK, these numbers are based on confirmed, positive tests.


In France some use a source called 'ECDC' standing for European something.

What source is used by ncov.bii.virginia.edu/dashboard ?




Le 25/02/2020 à 15:49, Mary B a écrit :
> And, you know that how?    AFAIK, these numbers are based on confirmed,  > positive tests.
The site 'santé publique' (public health) in France tells:
79360 'cas confirmés dans le monde dont 77253 en Chine'
means 'confirmed cases in the World of which 77253 are in China'

Whereas the site ncov.bii.virginia.edu/dashboard displays:
80357 'Confirmed'

I link this url from 'santé publique' in France but beware that URLs are 
ephemeral

https://www.santepubliquefrance.fr/maladies-et-traumatismes/maladies-et-infections-respiratoires/infection-a-coronavirus/articles/infection-au-nouveau-coronavirus-sars-cov-2-covid-19-france-et-monde

This is the screen captured of what that URL displays.


>
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 8:44 AM Alexandre Petrescu 
> <[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>> 
> wrote:
>
>     the numbers are much higher than the Authority reports in France
>
>     Le 25/02/2020 à 15:43, Mary B a écrit :
>     > For people that are worried, you can follow the situation (based
>     on real
>     > reported numbers) here:
>     > http://ncov.bii.virginia.edu/dashboard/
>     >
>     > Johns Hopkins has something similar but their's wasn't updated
>     the last
>     > I looked.
>     >
>     > Regards,
>     > Mary.
>     >
>     > On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 7:14 AM Alexandre Petrescu
>     > <[e-mail]
>     <mailto:[e-mail]>
>     <mailto:[e-mail]
>     <mailto:[e-mail]>>> wrote:
>     >
>     >     These are my thoughts:
>     >
>     >     - has the situation improved since we last talked about this?
>     >
>     >     - have we absorbed the biggest?
>     >
>     >     - ...
>     >
>     >     Alex
>     >
>     >     Le 25/02/2020 à 00:41, Arleen Elliott a écrit :
>     >      > Thoughts
>     >      >
>     >      >
>     >      > -------- Original Message --------
>     >      > Subject: Further update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and
>     IETF 107
>     >     Vancouver
>     >      > From: IETF Executive Director <[e-mail]
>     <mailto:[e-mail]>
>     >     <mailto:[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>>>
>     >      > Date: Feb 24, 2020, 6:34 PM
>     >      > To: IETF Announcement List <[e-mail]
>     <mailto:[e-mail]>
>     >     <mailto:[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>>>
>     >      > As IETF 107 Vancouver approaches we thought it would be
>     useful to
>     >     update
>     >      > you on our planning around COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and the
>     potential
>     >      > impact on this meeting.
>     >      >
>     >      > Before that, it is worth noting that registrations for the
>     >     meeting are
>     >      > at a good level [1] and continue to grow in line with
>     expectations.
>     >      >
>     >      > Our policy regarding the risk to health posed by COVID-19
>     is that we
>     >      > will follow public health guidelines for events of this
>     nature, in
>     >      > particular those of the World Health Organisation [2] and
>     the Public
>     >      > Health Agency of Canada [3].  Neither of those bodies
>     recommend
>     >      > cancelling meetings of this nature but they do recommend some
>     >     specific
>     >      > planning [4] and we are following those recommendations.
>     >      >
>     >      > Accordingly, the following special measures are being put
>     into
>     >     place for
>     >      > IETF 107 in Vancouver.
>     >      >
>     >      > 1. Measures to prevent transmission by surface contact:
>     >      > - We will provide all in-person participants with hand
>     sanitizer and
>     >      > surface wipes free of charge.
>     >      > - Surface wipes will be available in multiple rooms for
>     cleaning any
>     >      > shared equipment or surfaces, such as microphones and
>     door handles.
>     >      > - We are exploring changes to blue sheets, including online
>     >      > alternatives, rather than pass a sheet and pen around.
>     >      > - We’re going to ask that you do not feel obliged to
>     shake hands
>     >     with
>     >      > anyone and also do not feel offended if anyone declines
>     to do so.
>     >      > - Buses for the social event (which is still being
>     planned) will
>     >     leave
>     >      > at staggered intervals and also have wipes available.
>     >      >
>     >      > 2.  Measures for anyone who feels unwell to prevent them
>     spreading
>     >      > infection:
>     >      > - We are setting aside a room as an isolation room
>     supplied with
>     >     masks
>     >      > and a thermometer for anyone who feels ill during the
>     meeting.
>     >      > - We are making arrangements with a local clinic so that
>     we can
>     >     call a
>     >      > doctor to attend to anyone in self-imposed isolation to
>     minimise
>     >     their
>     >      > travel through communal areas.
>     >      >
>     >      > 3.  Voluntary travel guidelines for travellers from China
>     (the
>     >     meeting
>     >      > host, Huawei, is discussing this topic with other
>     companies based
>     >     in China):
>     >      > - Only staff from provinces where travel is allowed and on a
>     >     whitelist
>     >      > of those who have had their health monitored for a number of
>     >     weeks will
>     >      > participate in-person at the meeting.
>     >      > - Some in-person participants, including the Huawei employees
>     >     based in
>     >      > China, plan to arrive 7 days early, monitoring any
>     symptoms before
>     >      > attending the meeting.
>     >      > - The number of in-person participants will be reduced to
>     essential
>     >      > travellers with the rest participating remotely.
>     >      >
>     >      > 4.  (As previously advised) Changes to our cancellation
>     policy
>     >      > - Anyone who is unable to attend due to government
>     imposed travel
>     >      > restrictions will be eligible for a full refund.
>     >      > - We will continue with the normal policy of providing a full
>     >     refund to
>     >      > anyone who is unable to travel due to visa issues.
>     >      >
>     >      >
>     >      > We understand that some people are very concerned about
>     the risk to
>     >      > health, that some other events have been cancelled or
>     switched to a
>     >      > remote-only model and that some companies are putting
>     corporate
>     >     travel
>     >      > restrictions into place.  However, it remains our view
>     that there
>     >     are
>     >      > significant risks in both under-reacting and
>     over-reacting to this
>     >      > complex and developing situation, and as we are not
>     >     epidemiologists or
>     >      > public health experts we will follow the evidence-based
>     advice of
>     >     those
>     >      > that are.
>     >      >
>     >      > Following the same reasoning, we will not be offering full
>     >     refunds in
>     >      > the event of someone being unable to travel due to corporate
>     >      > restrictions and the cancellation fee will still apply. Full
>     >     details of
>     >      > our registration policy for IETF 107 Vancouver are
>     available on our
>     >      > website [5].
>     >      >
>     >      >
>     >      > Finally, we are working on a backup plan for a fully
>     remote meeting
>     >      > should we need to cancel the in-person meeting, but there
>     are a
>     >     number
>     >      > of logistical challenges to overcome.
>     >      >
>     >      > Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any
>     questions or
>     >      > comments.
>     >      >
>     >      >
>     >      > [1] https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf107/attendance.py
>     >      > [2]
>     https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
>     >      > [3]
>     >      >
>     >
>     https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection.html
>     >      > [4]
>     https://apps.who.int/iris/rest/bitstreams/1269109/retrieve
>     >      > [5]
>     >      >
>     >
>     https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/107/ietf107-special-registration-provisions/
>     >      >
>     >      > --
>     >      > Jay Daley
>     >      > IETF Executive Director
>     >      > [e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>
>     <mailto:[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>>
>     >      >
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