Infection Rate Charts Forecast Steep Rise In US Coronavirus Cases | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

Dr. David Ho, director and CEO of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, talks with Rachel Maddow about how the shape of the graph of new coronavirus cases in other countries can be a guide to expectations for the United States. Aired on 3/13/2020.
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Infection Rate Charts Forecast Steep Rise In US Coronavirus Cases | Rachel Maddow | MSNBC

117 comments

  1. Trump has decided to create the first ever Department of Magic, which will be tasked with making the coronavirus disappear. The yet to be announced Director of Magic will also be responsible for all things magical. Trump’s first choice for the Director of Magic was Magic Johnson, however Magic refused to return his calls.

  2. Thank you for brining in the Doctor.
    Meanwhile at FOX News they brought in Kid Rock and a televangelist.

    1. if this virus wipes us out will the division and hatred then stop? When you get in line to be judged will you be proud to say St peter did I hate Trump enough

    2. @Tyrannosaur Rex The demographic is changing in the US. Now its leaning towards smokers /vapors. I deleted my post from a week ago.

    1. @Alexis Delgado What Trump has done that “no president has ever done before” is screw things up so bad that he has to go through extraordinary extra lengths to attempt to re-establish some shred of credibility. Trump deserves zero credit for attempting to fix a mess of his own making.

    2. @Alexis Delgado 1. Trump literally fired and did not replace the team in charge of monitoring and coordinating a response to pandemics! AND he assured everyone this was not a problem, it was contained, the cases would go down to zero, it’s not as bad as the flu and people should go about their business! Those words alone will lead to thousands of deaths. Every transmission in early stage of a pandemic leads to thousands down the road, and Trump was encouraging this! 2. Regarding what you call propaganda, when this plays out in one month, will you go back and reassess what was being said on Rachel Maddow and other “liberal” shows vs. what Fox and Trump were telling people?

    3. @Gregory O
      @Teardown Dan

      Thank you Mr. Gregory and Mr. Teardown Dan; wish I were half as smart as you two.

    4. Dude all u have to do is look up where to get tested. For over a week theres been testing at a hospital just 30 mins from me. Now theres drive thru tests being set up on top of that. Dont spread lies.

    1. Shen Shen

      But they tried to play it down and cover it up first before they were confronted about it after the damage had been done. I’m surprised Youu believe anything China says still. How do We know the numbers aren’t higher then We are told ? Its hear-say. The Chinese government will never take responsibility for this nor will the CCP.
      How can Youu actually expect to honestly believe whaat they are saying thaat way honestly ?

    2. Jason Thompson

      Whaat did God do with any 1 president thaat didn’t or won’t not leave an imprint on the Country as a whole for better or for worse ?

    3. Hello everyone, I hope you are all well! I just made a ten minute video that is really important. This is the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctih5TU1o8I   It is called, “Me Talking About the Wuhan Virus and Control of World Events Using Advanced Technology 3 22 20” . I hope you watch it and let me know what you think because the video applies to all major events in the world now, including aging, and no one is talking about the topic! EVERYONE should watch this and subscribe to the freethinker channel too and let me know what you think!   Much love, Wendy

  3. Someone will have to explain to Trump that this doctor isn’t the kind of ho he is used to dealing with.

    1. Groaner pun, but if you allow that officials and experts who sell their opinions for a little Presidential favor are prostitutes of a sort, OK.

    2. Hello everyone, I hope you are all well! I just made a ten minute video that is really important. This is the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctih5TU1o8I   It is called, “Me Talking About the Wuhan Virus and Control of World Events Using Advanced Technology 3 22 20” . I hope you watch it and let me know what you think because the video applies to all major events in the world now, including aging, and no one is talking about the topic! EVERYONE should watch this and subscribe to the freethinker channel too and let me know what you think!  Much love, Wendy

  4. Okay, serious question here: Why are there so many people out there that still not fully understand this yet??

    1. Cyasis to me it sounds like you’re not very educated. Do you know that the corona virus is way easier to catch than a simple flu. They say about 10 to 15 time easier to catch. Look at how many people have die because of a simple flu, now 10 to 15 time that number. That’s your real death number. Not to mention we’re only less than a month in.

    2. PLEASE understand this information!  I just made a ten minute video that is really important. This is the video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ctih5TU1o8I   It is called, “Me Talking About the Wuhan Virus and Control of World Events Using Advanced Technology 3 22 20” . I hope you watch it and let me know what you think because the video applies to all major events in the world now, including aging, and no one is talking about the topic! EVERYONE should watch this and subscribe to the freethinker channel too and let me know what you think!   Much love, Wendy

  5. Someone like this doctor could have been put in charge of overseeing the Coronavirus, but the Commander in Tweet decided Mike Pence was the man for the job.

    1. Colleen Wench 👈🏼 LIAR and yet MORE trumpuglyclan desperatIon and misnformation 🙄 cry all you like…. Obama is NOT responsible for trump’s GROSS INCOMPETENCE

      you’ve been watching fox “news” again, haven’t you? 🙄

    2. Currently the claim, or the strategy/ protocol, is to collaborate with the PAHO, for the world to address situations like this. How on earth did we slip up so badly? Hopefully, pride has not overiden health sense and decision. Such carelesness, is “treacherously” difficult to fathom. How could this ever be happening before our face? Look at the human blockade at airports, over exposing citizens to obvious contamination. Immediate action should have been, to ensure, the steady flow of traffic, to defray the killing of the intent, that of space distancing. Such a danger, is nothing but shortcoming, a “genocide contamination of the disease”. What else could it be called/ labelled? Gross malpractice on human beings, remain in- excusable, and all should be made accountable, by paying freely for all the hardship encountered and associated with the disease. Data of all citizens should be retained by all media stations, for monitoring of the entire set of individuals, who travelled those days. Such data is to ensure the rendering of financial and health justice, be fairly and expeditiously ilicited. God bless us all, to be enlightened to do the right thing.

    1. @Pub Comrad Funny story. WHO admitted China succeeded in fighting against the virus. China is now helping Iran, Italy and other EU countries fighting against the virus. Say China is a failure, then where is the US? You can argue Korea, Singapore is a success, but they are in the similar size with any province or big city in China. These small countries did good job in protecting their own people, but to help the world win the fight, China is playing a big role which used to be the US!

    2. Freddie Stranger hello! Dr David was not from China. He’s from Taiwan where they dislike China very much.

    1. Viva la introverts! We were winning the social distancing game well before it became cool.

      We will inherit this earth and take it back from those nefarious extroverts!

  6. “Without testing you’re blind”
    Dr. Ho

    “If there are no tests, then there’s no cases,,,”
    White House

    1. @The Last_Saint thousands of people…period but especially the ones owed money (social security).
      That estate tax us gonna pay well to the next generation.

    2. @Rand Kocher I’ll keep him with a host if others whose statements support or coincide with his. Thank you. Stay well

    3. @15k DOW 2022 how would I? When people can be asymptomatic and or not being tested, how would I know? Contradicting tests. Reinfection. How would YOU know?

    4. Roc WillLive if a tree falls in the woods, yada yada. I think that we can eradicate this virus by quarantining the ill and the old and just all lick eachother. Asymptomatic, we all have it and the virus runs it’s course with fewer deaths and business as usual.

    1. tRump said he wasn’t aware that they were dismissed, so it wasn’t his fault. We can’t believe anything that he says!

    2. @Edward Murphy Probably fake racial ID too. Most blacks appear more intelligent than what’s reflected in his/her post.

  7. “…without testing, you have no cases”
    Don’t let Trump (or any of the morons in his administration) hear that ….

  8. The Corona Virus Outbreak is going to have a massive effect on the United States!
    Of all the first world countries on the planet, the US is the least prepared to deal with this outbreak. When it flares up here, and I’m sure it will, it will be devastating and here is why. One of the biggest reasons for it will be the fact that the GREED of the 1% has kept us from implementing a Medicare-for-All national health care system, a living wage and sick leave benefits for workers.
    As they do with other colds and flu, these employees will continue to work and spread disease to others because they can’t afford to lose the money. They will also avoid the trip to the doctor to be diagnosed because they can’t afford the doctor visit.
    Imagine all the restaurant and fast food workers preparing and serving your food while sick. Not a pretty picture is it? All because of the GREED of the 1% who fought tooth and nail to prevent quality health care for all!

    1. Its more than the 1%. For years the American people have been terrified of “socialist” ideas like universal healthcare, affordable education and employment benefits. Democracy is the will of the voters. So it is the greed of the ordinary voters too.
      I hope that now there is a realisation that guns and greed don’t keep you safe and communities healthy.
      And that fast action in the USA can minimise the toll in this crisis.

    2. @Stuart Clough The people are afraid of socialist ideas, which already exist in abundance in this country, because our Main Stream Media refuses to do their job of educating them, and that is no accident. They are misled and misinformed regularly intentionally!

    3. @RYNNY KITTY where is the money in the tax breaks for the wealthy the fact that they will come to your town ask to pay little taxes then leave to Mexico after giving tax breaks that fund hospitals roads schools. Ask yourself if the wealthy paid there fair share like when America was great again 😁 would your municipal and state and local taxe go up😀

    4. @terrell172 my state’s taxes have been through the roof before this happened. It’s run by democrats! ‘Nuff said!!!

    1. Imagine if Tulsi Gabbard had been put in charge of overseeing the Coronavirus. She’s qualified (training, education and experience) and she cares.

    2. @Susan Sullivan He doesn’t seem to have much faith in prayers either but he put Pray It Away Pence in charge of the Covid-19 problem (???).

  9. Never been a Rachel Maddows fan, but I really liked the way she started this interview – asking an expert if she said anything wrong.

    1. She has done it in several other interviews, it is a staple on her show. I like her research and focus on facts. She doesn’t go with hearsay. She shows factual matters. Very well informed lady and one of the best reporters. Andrea Mitchell is another one I like. Watch her more frequently and you’ll see.

  10. Two months ago. That’s how long USA had to prepare. Present day, still struggling to get testing done. Pathetic.

    1. @Ana Iubescu Fear can be a strong motivator when reality hits. trump strikes me as being wimpy too. Bullies usually are.

    2. @v blackwell it doesn’t matter if effects me or not almost 200,000 cases those stats should be available

    3. @v blackwell respectfully, which country exactly? Italy? Spain? the UK, relying on “science” to promote herd immunity and refusing to encourage social distancing?

  11. “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” – Peter Drucker
    “You cannot change what you cannot measure.” – W. Edwards Deming
    To keep the virus contained we need to know the facts to measure the response.

    1. @KarmicVibez Hi ! This is evolution here. You have for 30 years had full scientific knowledge of climate change due to your irresponsible actions. So I sent you this. It´s designed so Greta will survive. Lets see if I can let you off with this last warning or if I have to send the next vira in line….

    2. @KarmicVibez It’s not targeting them. It targets everyone. They are the most susceptible because their compromised immunity systems which naturally weaken with age. It also attached to the lungs which are also compromised naturally in the elderly. The lungs become more rigid with age and less efficient.

    3. He cares about suppression of the facts.
      And repeating lies.
      And blaming others.
      There will be thousands of people showing up at hospitals and urgent care centers with the virus in the next few weeks.
      Because the cdc is not testing people.
      They only did a few thousand tests.
      Now testing is happening at public health labs on a greater scale.There are thousands of people walking around transmitting the virus throughout the population.
      Testing on a nationwide scale, Social distancing, closing down schools, cancelling major events, and isolating infected individuals is necessary to keep it from spreading.
      This did not happen soon enough.

    4. If we test more, the “numbers” will go up. Our orange leader does not want that. So, we must stay calm and not say anything.

  12. Dr Ho is one of my heroes. I wouldn’t be alive without his research. My viral load has been 0 for nearly 31 yrs w/ a CD4 around 400. Thank you, Dr Ho! Much appreciated!

  13. The US had two freaking months to prepare for this! The “Administration” _fired_ the research team that would have worked on responses to this and other outbreaks… We’re behind the curve, slow to react, incomplete plans… But someone thinks they’re doing a wonderful job.

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