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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Regarding the corona virus, I took the numbers off that Johns Hopkins site of the number of confirmed cases, looked up the population of the 11 nations with the most cases, then calculated the number of cases per million proles, or a per capita times a million. That last column is where I normalized thru by the infection rate of the US, since we yanks tend to use this tragedy as a political football. We never let a good crisis go to waste.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>That exercise gave me a new perspective. I assumed China was the worst hit, but viewed on a basis of cases per million, South Korea is way worse, Italy and Iran is worse, USA is merely threatened.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These numbers will likely change in the next few days. Let’s watch and wait, shall we?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>spike<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=656 style='width:492.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:25.5pt'><td width=160 valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:25.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>nation<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=124 valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:25.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>confirmed cases<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=124 valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:25.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>million proles<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=124 valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:25.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>cases per million<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td><td width=124 valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:25.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>times worse than USA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>China<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>80652<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>1,345<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>60.0<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>49<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>South Korea<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>7041<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>51.26<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>137.4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>113<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Italy<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>5883<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>60.49<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>97.3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>80<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Iran<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>5823<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>84<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>69.3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>57<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>France<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>949<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>65.3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>14.5<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>12<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>799<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>83.8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>9.5<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Spain<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>500<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>46.8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>10.7<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>9<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Japan<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>461<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>126.5<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>3.6<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>401<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>329<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>1.2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>=1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:30.75pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>Switzerland<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>268<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>8.7<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>30.8<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:30.75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>25<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style='height:28.5pt'><td width=160 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:120.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:28.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>UK<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:28.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>206<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:28.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Courier'>67.9<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=124 nowrap valign=bottom style='width:93.0pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:28.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span 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