Almerimar Today

Coronavirus 23 May 2020

THIS IS THE ROLLING CORONAVIRUS STORY FOR SATURDAY 23 MAY 2020 - DAY 69 OF LOCK DOWN (NOW PHASE 1 HERE IN ALMERIMAR - WE MOVE TO PHASE 2 ON MONDAY)

Daily info from my preferred Spanish stats guy

Note that a multiplication rate of 1.0 means approximately 0 events (cases or deaths) when comparing today`s 4 day average with yesterday's.

Note that this is the data from yesterday - due to timing changes to the release of data by the government

Google translation:

Data Friday May 22

The data confirm a downward trend and final control of the first wave of the epidemic. Terrific day regarding the integration of data from the autonomous communities.

Yesterday I could not show multiplication rates and graphs since the global photograph was left hanging because the data received from Catalonia was blocked in the Ministry of Health, which was subjected to reexamination. Today they announce that we are in the same situation. Fernando Simón has been very hard regarding the problems they have identified as inconsistent in the information transmitted, which leads them to not yet validate the data.

One of the consequences of this situation of reevaluation of figures: today there have been recognized 688 deaths from coronaviruses of past dates that had not been correctly reported in their day. The total death toll thus jumps to 28,628.

The recorded number of deceased for the last 24 hours is 56. We cannot compare it with yesterday's figures, because they did not include those who died in Catalonia, who still do not give them. But as for the underlying trend, very good figures since they clearly move us away from the hundred figure. Tomorrow we enter a new weekly cycle of descent, so now it is likely that we will not see that figure of one hundred deaths per day. The multiplication rate stands at 1.010 (we calculate the rate with respect to the numbers of new daily deaths).

There are 446 new infections, although the total number of infections is increased by 1,787, due to the same adjustment mentioned with the data for Catalonia. Fernando Simón insists again that of these 446 cases only a minority (less than 40) correspond to current activation of the disease. More than 60% correspond to symptoms developed more than a week ago. It is a bad thing that they have been spreading, but regarding the evolution of the epidemic it indicates that the current foci are very limited. The rate rebounds to 1.007.

Like last Friday, we showed the data of cases by communities not with the cases declared in the last 4 days, but in the last 7 days. We are forced not to show the distribution map in percentage due to the problem with the data for Catalonia.

We show case data for every 100,000 inhabitants this week, last week and the difference between the two, without the Catalan data.

Coronavirus 22 May 2020

THIS IS THE ROLLING CORONAVIRUS STORY FOR FRIDAY 22 MAY 2020 - DAY 68 OF LOCK DOWN (NOW PHASE 1 HERE IN ALMERIMAR)

Granada and Málaga provinces stay in phase 1, the rest if Andalucía moves to phase 2 from Monday 25 May 2020

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/05/22/breaking-malaga-and-granada-will-not-advance-into-phase-2-along-with-the-rest-of-andalucia-on-monday-madrid-and-barcelona-finally-in-phase-1/

What you can do in each phase of lock down

http://www.surinenglish.com/national/202005/08/phases-spain-plan-wind-20200508211008.html

This article includes a summary of what we can do from Monday in Phase 2. Also, as mentioned in earlier articles, the exercise times for different categoris of people will no longer apply.

Some videos of Idris and Shirley on their last days in Almerimar - from Shaun Price

Shaun Price has sent me some more videos of Idris and Shirley Browning. Thanks Shaun

The first one is a slow motion video of the last drive Idris took on the Almerimar course.

The next 2 videos are of Idris and Shirley saying goodbye to their friends in Almerimar. At the clubhouse after the regular FGS competition on 10 August 2018

Lock down special SPECIAL - Goodbye party for Idris

The last time many people saw Idris Browning in Almerimar.

Jacqui and I were lucky. We saw him when he called in to say goodbye to the Friday Golf Society players on his way to the airport.

We send our condolences to his family.

Coronavirus 21 May 2020

THIS IS THE ROLLING CORONAVIRUS STORY FOR THURSDAY 21 MAY 2020 - DAY 67 OF LOCK DOWN (NOW PHASE 1 HERE IN ALMERIMAR)

PLEASE NOTE I HAVE HAD SOME TECHNICAL PROBLEMS THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. SO I HAVE BEEN BUSY. SO I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PUBLISH STUFF HERE.

Daily info from my preferred Spanish stats guy

Note that a multiplication rate of 1.0 means approximately 0 events (cases or deaths) when comparing today`s 4 day average with yesterday's.

Note that this is the data from yesterday - due to timing changes to the release of data by the government

Google translation:

Data Wednesday May 20

The trend of the last days is maintained, which is why the last level of decrease achieved in both cases and deaths is reinforced. Today's rebound corresponds to an already recurring trend of rising numbers on Tuesday and Wednesday. It responds more to accounting criteria and rates than to the identification of regrowths or trend changes. So for a long time we have been talking about numbers within a range, when e achieves a new level of decline. It seems to me, as I already indicated, that the current range is 60 to 120 deaths, and less than 500 cases.

95 deaths are reported. Fourth consecutive day below 100. This leads to a further drop in the multiplication rate, now to 1.011.

416 infections in the last 24 hours (+121). Fourth consecutive day below 500. The rate drops again to 1.006. As Fernando Simón has indicated, about 240 of these new cases correspond to symptoms that started more than a week ago. That is, the current transmission detected is very low.

If Almería goes to phase 2 the walking and exercise timetables will disappear?

https://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2020/05/21/breaking-timetables-for-walking-and-individual-exercise-to-be-abandoned-in-phase-2-of-coronavirus-de-escalation-plan/

Coronavirus 20 May 2020

THIS IS THE ROLLING CORONAVIRUS STORY FOR WEDNESDAY 20 MAY 2020 - DAY 66 OF LOCK DOWN (NOW PHASE 1 HERE IN ALMERIMAR)

Daily info from my preferred Spanish stats guy

Note that a multiplication rate of 1.0 means approximately 0 events (cases or deaths) when comparing today`s 4 day average with yesterday's.

Note that this is the data from yesterday - due to timing changes to the release of data by the government

Google translation:

Spain, coronavirus situation, Tuesday May 19.

- Today the trend won this weekend is not broken.

They report 295 cases (+10). Second day below 300. New drop in the multiplication rate, to 1.007. Simón explains that only 17 of them seem to be of a very recent new contagion. The spread of contagion would already be very limited.

-13 communities already apply an early detection system and communicate the data. Today, dry data without graphics, because I do not have access to the material.

83 in the last 48 hours (+24). Third day below 100 deaths. The current range is 60-120. That it moves up or down, if it is within the range, does not mean worsening-improving. Another push down the rate, to 1.012.

Major mess on the data consistency front. Yesterday they gave total deaths: 27,709 Total deaths today: 27,778 Difference: 69 However, they report 83 deaths. In the document they point out a mysterious “Asturias has validated their cases of hospitalized, deceased”. That "the series are being revised." As these surprising inconsistencies (which do not end up being translated into revised series) are constant, it must be understood that they are not very concerned that there are these inconsistencies in their crisis communication.