Coronavirus (2021) thread

[Ban-jani]

It'll never end will will it..one of these new variants will bypass the vaccines..and it'll be back to the drawing board..great

There’s been thousands of variants since last year, this is what a virus does.

The vaccines will work against all of them to some degree, by the summer life will be good again and they will then be modifying vaccines to be even more effective.

 

[Uwe`s Grandad]

Anyone who is shielding, have you heard anything ? I guess it's back to work on Monday :) unless we hear.

Just got the email.
It's been extended to 31st March

 

[Gaylord du Bois]

Volunteer's life-changing injuries rescuing two who breached Covid rules

Volunteer Chris Lewis, 60, slipped and fell 150 metres (490 feet) whilst trying to get to the pair. He has been left with life-changing injuries.

www.lancs.live

They're now saying this fella might never walk again and is still in ICU.
A £200 pound slap on the wrist for the pair of selfish, entitled arseholes who created this avoidable unnecessary incident.
Meanwhile, the life and future of a brave volunteer is now in the balance. While family, friends and colleagues are left in a state shock and bewilderment.
Absolutely sickening.

Chris Lewis Support Fund - Seriously Injured Patterdale Mountain Rescue Volunteer

On 6 February, during a rescue, a member of Patterdale Mountain Rescue Team was very seriously injured following a 150 metre fall. His injuries are life-changing and this fund is to provide the support he will need for the rest of his life.

www.justgiving.com

 

[abu13]

Not bad. Little slower of a drop in cases compared to recent weeks, but not bad. Good to see deaths coming down.

Tuesday and Wednesday always seem to be the worst days for deaths reported, if 799 is the highest we see this week I will be delighted. It wasn't too long ago we were over 1200 on a daily basis and there are now clear signs that we are getting back on top of this.

Every day is one day closer to this all being over, we need to stick with it and ensure this is the final lockdown.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

No need for videos, just look at the shape of the shadow Earth projects on the moon. A circle. And there’s only one 3D shape that has a circular shadow- a sphere.

A disc will project exactly the same shadow...

 

[Otamendi's Beard]

I've just tested positive.

Not ideal but has got me out of a work trip to Saudi Arabia.

My wife has had her 1st jab (key worker) but still got the virus last week.

 

[Healdplace]

Greater Manchester summary:

Cases up 87 in the day to 741 - the numbers flatlining here too -

This weeks have been 736 - 723 - 906 - 736 - 807 - 654 - 741

In a sense good as fairly low but is this the same stall as the England hospital death numbers looked like might be developing week to week today too.

Hope not. As it will probably be regarded as stalling at too high a level for full opening up to be considered if it stays this way. So we really need to see a bit more of a drop. Though it likely will get harder from this reduced level as the big driver areas down south have come way down and at present it is the north and midlands that need a bit of a kick down a notch or two yet.

The GM rise was about on par and the it fell by just 0.1% of the NW total to 42.7%

Wigan rose a fair bit week to week today and topped 100 at 106.

Manchester still doing well but staying very flat - up 1 today to 138. Indeed its last 8 numbers have been between 130 and 164 - which is pretty low but not showing any sign of going lower. Pretty much the problem everywhere.


Everyone else up or down a little - 5 down slightly week to week and 5 up. But nothing major.

Great day for Trafford though - at just 34 cases it is one of the lowest GM totals in weeks and enough to all but demolish what was a near 200 gap to Stockport for their long held lead as the best Pop Score in GM across the pandemic.

The gap is now just 7 and Trafford could have that title along with all the other best in GM numbers tomorrow.

Oddly the Zoe Ap - that has been fairly good at predicting numbers based on symptom reporting currently shows several times more people in Trafford having Covid symptoms than in Stockport.

We will see if that is awry or showing what will happen in coming days as tests are likely to run behind symptoms a day or so.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

More evidence regarding the effectiveness of vaccinations

‘Encouraging’ signs for Covid vaccine as over-80s deaths fall in England

Fatality rate dropping more quickly than for younger age groups yet to receive jab, analysis shows

www.theguardian.com

Finally catching up with BlueMoon!

 

[abu13]

It'll never end will will it..one of these new variants will bypass the vaccines..and it'll be back to the drawing board..great

For me this is the big concern, we know the virus will mutate and we believe that in most cases we will be able to react quickly. It may be a million to one chance that it would mutate to the point where it become unmanageable but I guess it is always a risk. I think the worst case would be for it to mutate where it could become airborne, very contagious and more deadly, the chances of this are very low though.

 

[Healdplace]

Tuesday and Wednesday always seem to be the worst days for deaths reported, if 799 is the highest we see this week I will be delighted. It wasn't too long ago we were over 1200 on a daily basis and there are now clear signs that we are getting back on top of this.

Every day is one day closer to this all being over, we need to stick with it and ensure this is the final lockdown.

They always are as they have the weekend catch up data both in hospital (see the NW numbers today) and from all settings that are hardly reported at all from the community on Sunday and Monday due to limitations on registration - artificially lowering these two reporting days and then raising the next two days as the catch up is added on.