Coronavirus (2021) thread

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They are indeed but Covid will likely make it's way into their country in a significant way some time in the future. I guess it depends on how many are vaccinated by the time they open their borders. I was reading an article the other day about the Australian government being concerned that take up of the vaccine may not be as high as they want as many have not been ill themselves or witnessed it's impact on their families and communities. Maybe this could happen in other countries such as NZ.
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I think the Kiwis will get more Covid but they responded a lot better than most in the first wave and do have demographic advantages (discussed on here in the past).
 
Weekly ONS data on Covid prevalence numbers over past week

Scotland unsurprisingly worst at one in 220 - three times last weeks 1 in 600

England next at one in 440 but only up from 1 in 520 so nothing like as steep a rise.

N Ireland has improved at one in 720 from 1 in 610

And Wales has doubled at one in 830 from last week's 1 in 1500

No real surprises given the daily cases being reported but interesting that the nations are at different stages.
 
Wales data:

1 death - was 0 last week

336 cases - was 163 last week

2.0% positivity - was 1.2% last week

42 patients - down 2 - was 44 last week

1 ventilated - down 2 - was 1 last week
 
Mark Drakeford briefing on Wales data. No changes to restrictions for next three weeks.

The Delta variant wave is being driven by children and young people.

The peak in hospitalisation numbers and deaths in Wales not expected until August if previous wave patterns folllowed.

But - he adds - Wales best in UK vaccination numbers might make a difference as the cases in Wales are following the pattern seen in England being driven by the unvaccinated younger age groups.

According to Swansea University who are modelling the wave for Wales cases expected to peak in Wales in late July - a couple of weeks after the most impacted areas in England and Scotland which are ahead of the curve elsewhwere.

102,000 cases of Delta now tracked in England and it is between 40 and 80% more infective.

About 1100 in Wales. Up from 500 last Friday.

97% of new cases in the hot spot of North Wales are now Delta.

15 people have been admitted to hospital in Wales with Delta as of now.

Whilst 'fortunately' numbers are low Drakeford adds 'we should be prepared to see them rise.'

The Wales positivity rate overall was 2.7% yesterday but is 7.2% in Flintshire the worst effected of the 4 North Wales coast regions where numbers are highest,
 
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I would add it is not a coincidence that both the South West coastal resorts and the North Wales ones have seen a big rise in cases and Dalta arriving after a period of hot sunny weather with the message being to holiday at home in the UK this Summer.
 
UK air passengers 2019: 142m
New Zealand: 18m

And that will actually be weighted in favour if New Zealand because you don't take ferries or the cross channel tunnel to New Zealand. Plus a huge proportion of its traffic will be with Australia who are virus-free (largely).
 
So in summary Matt Hancock has wasted tax payers money, left care homes exposed and has now been caught red handed breaking HIS own fucking covid rules.
Surely he must now resign?, really hope this idiot gets his comeuppance.
 
BLUEMATT23 said:
So in summary Matt Hancock has wasted tax payers money, left care homes exposed and has now been caught red handed breaking HIS own fucking covid rules.
Surely he must now resign?, really hope this idiot gets his comeuppance.
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in the history of politicians... i think he goes down as the most utterly useless.
 
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