Salon Magnifico

Inside: The Fair Square Fair — images

that put the Covid-19 crisis in context

Published by T.I.P.S. (Manitoba) * * * * * PREMIERE EDITION * * * * * JUNE, 2020

Furthering Arts and Understanding around the Globe

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Welcome to

Fair Square

The premise of Fair Square is to

establish an Echo Chamber-Free

prespective on issues, insofar as it

is possible. Some fringes will deny

the numbers of anything beyond

their vision, but it is hoped this

will stand as Fair and Square as

possible.

For example, to the left is Fair

Square One: Population of Earth

by Country in small boxes of ap-

proximately four million

(4,000,000) people each.

Canada is divided into Provinces,

based on the same scale.

The United States of America is

divided into different approaches

to States (for example: California

is divided into the Northern por-

tion alone, and the Southern por-

tion, together with Hawaii. Wash-

ington State is considered along

with Oregon and Alaska; Virginia

with West Virginia; Nevada and

New Mexico. Some States don’t

appear at all due to low popula-

tion, and other states, like Nebras-

ka with North and South Dakota

are considered a single unit.

Globally, my count for Belgium

includes Luxembourg, Switzerland

includes Liechtenstein; Norway

includes Iceland and Faroe Islands,

and so on.

FAIR SQUARE ONE: POPULATION OF EARTH BY COUNTRY

Fair Square Two deals with each

countries (including States and

Provinces in the U.S.A . and Cana-

da) Recorded DEATHS due to

Covid-19 as of May 23, 2020. This

square has three colours: a pale

blue to indicate a stable rate of

death; green represents a de-

creasing death rate in the previ-

ous week; red signals an increas-

ing death rate.

Comparing the size of each reach

in this Square compared to Popu-

lation reflects the severity being

experienced in the previous week.

Areas not represented are still in

danger, but not as dramatically.

FAIR SQUARE TWO: RECORDED DEATHS DUE TO COVID-19 AS OF MAY 23, 2020

Different Van-tage Points

Fair Square Three looks at record-

ed cases of Covid-19 by number

alone as it relates to different

countries and regions as of May

23, 2020.

Again, by comparing these with

their population displays the enor-

mity of the problem throughout

Europe and the Americas, but also

growing in Africa, the Middle East,

and India.

What is astounding is the compar-

atively low amount of cases in Chi-

na, where the PANDEMIC began.

FAIR SQUARE THREE: RECORDED CASES OF COVID-19 BY COUNTRY AS OF MAY 23, 2020

Fair Square Four takes a different

look at comparing recorded case

of Covid-19 in Countries (as well

as by States and Provinces in the

U.S.A. and Canada), by ratio of

Cases/Population as of May 23,

2020.

Looking at it this way, Qatar has a

terrible number of cases based on

population, but fortunately a

much lower percentage, when

viewed in Fair Square 3, and much

fewer deaths in Fair Square 2.

However, a heightened state of

alarm is appropriate considering

potential for great tragedy.

All Europe has had incredible

stress on its medical system, as

are ALL of these regions. The Pan-

demic is far from being over, or

even being contained.

Each of these squares adds partic-

ular insight into the problems of

each of our global regions, and I

intend to make more, as time and

resources permit.

You can reach me at

chris@tipsmb.org if you have

questions, answers, or insight that

you would like me to share.

FAIR SQUARE FOUR: RECORDED CASES OF COVID-19 BY COUNTRY AS OF MAY 23, 2020

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