Coronavirus (2021) thread

[twosips]

Good that cases are down, but still way to high after 3 weeks of lock down.

It is, but we know it's a softer 'tough' lockdown than the first one time, and we know we were starting from a very, very high spread point. Sadly that means so many probably picked it up from asymtopmatics returnign to work etc. Probably the best we can expect as a result, unless the government changes anything further, but they won't.

Either way, it's vastly down on last week so its good news. A 22% drop. Nice to see the deaths down a tad week on week too.

 

[kaz7]

So you literally have nothing then.
A huge claim and not a shred of evidence or source material to back it up with other than ''I followed it''.

Awesome stuff.

Awesome as a frequent traveller that you want it to be untrue , i know who the irresponsible one is here, google it if you want evidence

 

[kaz7]

I think there's good evidence that variants from Spain became prevalent here after the summer.

Original research here.

Emergence and spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020

A variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged in early summer 2020, presumably in Spain, and has since spread to multiple European countries. The variant was first observed in Spain in June and has been at frequencies above 40% since July. Outside of Spain, the frequency of this variant has increased from...

www.medrxiv.org

Thanks

 

[mackenzie]

Very early on in the pandemic I remember reading a paper that said it seems that a particular blood group is more immune than others, that blood group being O.

Yes, I read that too...hence my curiosity in this whole area.
I know I'm Negative, think it's O but might be A. I had to have the usual injection to counter this when I gave birth to my son.
Need to ask my GP at some point.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Good that cases are down, but still way to high after 3 weeks of lock down.

Not sure if you mean cases or deaths, but as far as cases go, this is as good as anyone thought it could possibly be with the new variant.

The deaths have done what should have been expected, no-one thought they would peak before now.

Vaccination can get ahead of this as long as we don't relax too soon.

There is light at the end of the tunnel IMO, we just need to make sure we keep at it.

 

[Blu3m00n91]

These cases aren’t coming down quick enough at all

 

[worsleyweb]

Good - translates to less deaths and vaccine beating number of cases increasing day on day.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

These cases aren’t coming down quick enough at all

Did you expect more? If so, why?

 

[feedthegoat27]

I think there's good evidence that variants from Spain became prevalent here after the summer.

Original research here.

Emergence and spread of a SARS-CoV-2 variant through Europe in the summer of 2020

A variant of SARS-CoV-2 emerged in early summer 2020, presumably in Spain, and has since spread to multiple European countries. The variant was first observed in Spain in June and has been at frequencies above 40% since July. Outside of Spain, the frequency of this variant has increased from...

www.medrxiv.org

This could be why Spain lost it's travel corridor almost as soon as it was granted one, assuming the article is somewhat accurate (no reason to believe it's not)

I wonder how many Spanish citizens travelled to the UK when the rules were temporarily relaxed between the 2 nations? I would imagine a significantly lower number than the reverse scenario of UK to Spain.

I don't really know what the inbound tourism numbers were over last summer for people visiting us, if anyone has any idea or links it would be an interesting thing to read up on.

 

[squirtyflower]

Don't know my blood group although the missus gets 2 colds a year I haven't had one in a decade

Wife and I are both retired, we spent most of my life working in a Petri dish of bacteria and viruses and we’ve had one flu between us, me, and had no more than 10 days off between us in 80 years of working combined.
Our three children are similar and never had a day off during secondary school.
Is it luck, good genes, blood group, God, City.....who knows?

 

[Healdplace]

Seems some recalculation of past deaths is the reason for the number today being lower than we had from the four nations.

 

[i8rags]

You said he was giving us the nod that returning after mid term was not happening.

Hopefully returning by Easter, is tipping us the nod, or he would of said hopefully before that, Easter latest, couldn’t be clearer. Find another post to pester.

 

[TueartsOHK]

I have a question to anyone who has had a home test on an in person test (the full ones that take a day or 2 for a result) - did your negative result say this

"Your coronavirus test result is negative. It’s likely you did not have the virus when the test was done."

I've put "likely" in bold, as it is different than the test result i had in December (and August) which said

"Your coronavirus test result is negative. You did not have the virus when the test was done"


So i'm just trying to check have they official changed their wording this year to "likely" rather than a definite "you did not", to maybe cover themselves...? Or, was there something in my test that could have made them not totally sure?

I was quite unwell for a week with a fever, sore throat, diarreah at the start too (monday, did the test wednesday), and complete exhaustion and dizzyness. Feeling mostly better now, but trying to judge.. I doubt it was that, as i feel i'd be more ill if it was, but it was a scary feeling, looking at my 4 year old worried i could die, i felt that ill on one of the days in particular. I had the flu jab in October btw.


Anyone with January tests out there? Thank you.

Ive had a walk in test in December and another a couple of weeks ago. Got almost identical to message to yours both times - saying likely rather than did not

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

another good drop to Same time last week and deaths thankfully lower as well

 

[squirtyflower]

Yes, I read that too...hence my curiosity in this whole area.
I know I'm Negative, think it's O but might be A. I had to have the usual injection to counter this when I gave birth to my son.
Need to ask my GP at some point.

Same here.
I seem to remember in the dim and distant past being disappointed that it was the common one, but then again I may have dreamt it as I really haven’t a clue.
I should ask my GP as well, although getting through to them is like breaking into Fort Knox.

 

[Healdplace]

These cases aren’t coming down quick enough at all

Last 4 Sundays:-

3 Jan 54, 990

10 Jan 54, 940

17 Jan 38, 598

24 Jan 30,004

How fast do you want in the middle of winter - peak virus spreading time?

 

[kaz7]

I have a question to anyone who has had a home test on an in person test (the full ones that take a day or 2 for a result) - did your negative result say this

"Your coronavirus test result is negative. It’s likely you did not have the virus when the test was done."

I've put "likely" in bold, as it is different than the test result i had in December (and August) which said

"Your coronavirus test result is negative. You did not have the virus when the test was done"


So i'm just trying to check have they official changed their wording this year to "likely" rather than a definite "you did not", to maybe cover themselves...? Or, was there something in my test that could have made them not totally sure?

I was quite unwell for a week with a fever, sore throat, diarreah at the start too (monday, did the test wednesday), and complete exhaustion and dizzyness. Feeling mostly better now, but trying to judge.. I doubt it was that, as i feel i'd be more ill if it was, but it was a scary feeling, looking at my 4 year old worried i could die, i felt that ill on one of the days in particular. I had the flu jab in October btw.


Anyone with January tests out there? Thank you.

You are right , my sept one said did not , my dec one said likely not , maybe a truer statement given the false positive and negatives that occur

 

[mackenzie]

Same here.
I seem to remember in the dim and distant past being disappointed that it was the common one, but then again I may have dreamt it as I really haven’t a clue.
I should ask my GP as well, although getting through to them is like breaking into Fort Knox.

Isn't it just :-(

 

[kevin horlocks wand]

These cases aren’t coming down quick enough at all

really ?falling consistently over 20% on same time last week

today to last Sunday 22.3% down

 

[kippaxkid74]

You are right , my sept one said did not , my dec one said likely not , maybe a truer statement given the false positive and negatives that occur

Thank you for replying, at least i now know it's not just me and it's their new wording for all :)