Coronavirus (2021) thread

[BlueAnorak]

Where is the London surge in hospitalisations. They are coming in in tens not hundreds. We are yet to really see the explosive growth in London infection hit the hsopitals but we're close to that point. See London infection rate for that. I think it was the 12th Dec when gov.uk specimen date shoots up. 8 days on from then in the data where is the surge? We're seeing an uplift but nothing dramatic in my eyes. Perhaps too soon but London hospitalisation data is compeltely key. Hoepfully BBC 10 O'clock news will have some in depth analysis on this but I doubt it. This is the red flag in my book. It either waves or it doesn't. It isn't waving at the moment.

We are seeing it start to increase but amicdotal evidence suggests people are being admitted for other problems and are then found to be Omicron +ve.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

He’s right tho.

Even a stopped cock is right twice a day?

 

[BlueHammer85]

I think it's looking pretty conclusive now on that front, great news.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Not enough to keep max additional admissions a day below 3000 during the peak unless hospitalisatons include people who just happened to test +ve and were really admitted for something else.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Not enough to keep max admissions a day below 3000 unless hospitalisatons include people who just happened to test +ve and were admitted for something else.

Implies very bad but not catastrophic at face value? But FFS, where's the actual study? I hate this sort of headline without a link as they've normally mangled the true implications.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Implies very bad but not catastrophic at face value? But FFS, where's the actual study? I hate this sort of headline without a link as they've normally mangled the true implications.

Quite.
Something we both agree on.
Media reports that don't have a link to the actual report do my head it.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

Not enough to keep max additional admissions a day below 3000 during the peak unless hospitalisatons include people who just happened to test +ve and were really admitted for something else.

How do you calculate that?

 

[sky tot]

Even a stopped cock is right twice a day?

Cock :)

 

[borassic]

Had a very faint line on one of my 3 lateral flows yesterday (the first one) so went for a PCR as I was due to go back to Manchester for Christmas so wanted to make sure I didn't infect any one. Done two other lateral flows today that are both negative but PCR has just come back as positive. No symptoms whatsoever.

Think I had come into contact with some one around 10 days ago with COVID so potentially this could be the back end of me being contagious/carrying it.

Obviously the right thing to do is isolate for Xmas but what a shitter. My 9 year olds last Christmas before he realises Father Christmas is me, to compound things, all of his presents are already at my family's up north wrapped!

 

[paulchapo]

I think it's looking pretty conclusive now on that front, great news.

All the evidence coming out of South Africa which was ahead of us was pointing to this, but posturing full of their own power and importance leaders like Sturgeon and Drakeford, couldn't wait to jump on their podiums and impose sanctions on their people.

The same is happening in Spain who are rushing through powers to reintroduced mask wearing...... outdoors! In a country with a great climate and sea breeze in many areas this is their "Seen to be doing something" brainwave. Utter cunts.