Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Chippy_boy]

Unfortunately as we escalate this pandemic this next week or two it may yet get worse before it gets better as deaths will be the last thing to start to fall as in every wave.

By then the NHS may be swamped.

By then? It seems swamped already.

 

[BlueHammer85]

i know of a few who have recovered from Covid and going in each others houses for a beer up

 

[twosips]

Unbelievably grim seeing these figures tbh. Innit shite just living everyday hoping that your loved ones don't catch it and die? No real way to live your life.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

i know of a few who have recovered from Covid and going in each others houses for a beer up

I was talking about this on here a week or so ago.... there'll be a sub-group who will have a 'fuck it' idealism as they're now safe & no consideration for anyone they come into contact with in the outside world.

 

[Ban-jani]

I was talking about this on here a week or so ago.... there'll be a sub-group who will have a 'fuck it' idealism as they're now safe & no consideration for anyone they come into contact with in the outside world.

They’re not definitely safe.

 

[Healdplace]

By then? It seems swamped already.

It is over the limit we were at in April across the UK and every region in England.

However, ventilator patients at the most sick in ICU are lower everywhere but fast approaching those limits in places like London,

We are not at the peak yet - as had we acted when everyone bar our leaders knew we should then by now we might be.

The true meaning of swamped will be on TV screens around the world in a week or two as people die in ambulances unable to be admitted. Tragically that is turning into a very real possibility.

 

[twosips]

They’re not definitely safe.

No, of course not, but even though they're dicks, we can't deny that scientifically they're significantly less at risk (statistically speaking) than those who haven't had it.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

They’re not definitely safe.

Oh I know that, you know that...

 

[BlueAnorak]

How vaccinations are proceeding in a few countries may be of interest.

It's on a log scale which allows trends to be seen even when differences are very large, but can be a bit misleading - the UK is further ahead of most than the chart suggests at first glance.

I've no idea what's driving the very different rates across Europe, but it's interesting that some are not so far off us now, but others are way behind.

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Israeli rates are so high we should see an impact on deaths very soon, if they've prioritised the vulnerable (don't know if they have). So far, there's not been any obvious impact - deaths are rising very rapidly.

Love the fact that's a logarithmic scale so were put with the rest of the pack.
If it was a 20 lap race Israel would have crossed the finishing line. We'd be nearing the middle of lap 2, the US and Denmark would be starting lap 2, Germany, Italy and China would be on the middle of lap 1 and France would have run about 5 yards

 

[BlueAnorak]

EU appears to have struck a deal to take even more of the Pfizer vaccine.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_21_9

At a hefty price tag too.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

How vaccinations are proceeding in a few countries may be of interest.

It's on a log scale which allows trends to be seen even when differences are very large, but can be a bit misleading - the UK is further ahead of most than the chart suggests at first glance.

I've no idea what's driving the very different rates across Europe, but it's interesting that some are not so far off us now, but others are way behind.

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Israeli rates are so high we should see an impact on deaths very soon, if they've prioritised the vulnerable (don't know if they have). So far, there's not been any obvious impact - deaths are rising very rapidly.

I think they've just gone into a stronger lockdown such is the rapid rise in cases/hospitalisations/deaths.

 

[BlueAnorak]

I am pretty sure this story was discussed on here weeks ago when someone blew the whistle on this before. No easy way to search here to check, But does anyone recall it as I am 90% certain it was raised.

If true and this has been openly known to be happening for weeks then that is criminal and akin to literally swilling away lives that could be saved.

That's NHS job worths for you.

 

[grunge]

At a hefty price tag too.

How much did they pay?

 

[BlueHammer85]

I was talking about this on here a week or so ago.... there'll be a sub-group who will have a 'fuck it' idealism as they're now safe & no consideration for anyone they come into contact with in the outside world.

yeh I think those who have had tested positive with little symptoms give up caring after there isolation period.

 

[Ban-jani]

No, of course not, but even though they're dicks, we can't deny that scientifically they're significantly less at risk (statistically speaking) than those who haven't had it.

That’s very true mate

 

[BlueAnorak]

How much did they pay?

I'm told nearly as much as we did. Which we were told was bad .

 

[BigOscar]

It is over the limit we were at in April across the UK and every region in England.

However, ventilator patients at the most sick in ICU are lower everywhere but fast approaching those limits in places like London,

We are not at the peak yet - as had we acted when everyone bar our leaders knew we should then by now we might be.

The true meaning of swamped will be on TV screens around the world in a week or two as people die in ambulances unable to be admitted. Tragically that is turning into a very real possibility.

Bet they won't be on tv screens. One of the only effective lockdowns the government have done is the lockdown of cameras in hospitals. We saw more footage of Italian hospitals than our own

 

[BlueAnorak]

How much did they pay?

As much as we and the US did in December €15.50 or something like

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Love the fact that's a logarithmic scale so were put with the rest of the pack.

Jeez. As I said, I put it on a log scale specifically so the trends of others currently behind us could be seen. I also explicitly said we're doing better than it seems at first glance. What more do you want? Feel free to go to the source and post any other variation you want. Was just intended to be of interest

 

[kaz7]

The coronavirus R number in the UK has risen to between 1 and 1.4, according to SAGE estimates.

The previous range, published on 23 December, gave a weekly figure of 1.1-1.3, with a daily growth rate for new infections of between 1% and 6%.