BlueAnorak
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People have to want to have a test.
It's been a big issue for the last month.
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It's been a big issue for the last month.
Just looked at the numbers. It's a *big* leap really all things considered. Fingers crossed is a just a blip or some kind of admin audit.
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Did they say how many people were tested or just tests made? Not saying it has, but there may have been more people tested multiple times on previous day's so not necessarily a true reflection of tests v people tested positive.
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...ergamo-have-covid-19-antibodies-idUSKBN23F2JV
Over half of people tested in Italy's Bergamo have COVID-19 antibodies
Upon reading the report it’s in relation to the worst hit towns in that area near Bergamo, but at 57% testing positive for antibodies it would seem those regions will be the first to hit the herd immunity targets. That’s my holiday destination sorted for the summer.
Over half of people tested in Italy's Bergamo have COVID-19 antibodies
Upon reading the report it’s in relation to the worst hit towns in that area near Bergamo, but at 57% testing positive for antibodies it would seem those regions will be the first to hit the herd immunity targets. That’s my holiday destination sorted for the summer.
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They suddenly stopped reporting the number of people tested a couple of weeks ago. They have never explained why or when they will start doing it again. Other than to imply some kind of temporary hitch. Indeed they are starting to seem outright evasive over the matter. Which has to make you wonder why.
Given the way newly recorded cases is probably vital day to day to track the epidemic at this dangerous stage you do wonder why we are not allowed to see this figure in the way it used to be given daily.
They stopped it when journalists realised that it wasnt the number of people tested but the number of tests.
So each person represented multiple tests if they got an antibody test and an nasal swap and a blood test.
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Apparantly rare equates to 40%.
And 16% of cases are Asymptomatic.
Staggering incompetence from WHO.
I'm only posting this articke as it is the first to go to print with the story:
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/281596
How can they be this fucking incompetent?! Millions of people would have seen those headlines yesterday. Unbelievable.
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I think we’ve used the parameter of expecting a spike after 18-21 days, which we patently haven’t had after VE Day considering that was near on 5 weeks ago now.
About 3 weeks for deaths. Re protests, we should see an upturn of infections inside the next week or so really if it's made a difference.
I think what's most likely is that we won't see notable spikes, but it'll just fall slower than we like. We do seem to be falling at a slower rate than most, and I'd guess slacker attitudes and little moments like this keep it bubbling away.
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Personally, I think the key to keeping infections low is that the close contact is outdoors. Hopefully this will be proven once again when we get to 3/4 weeks beyond these BLM protests.
We don’t seem to have had spikes since there were masses of people on beaches, as yet.
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Prof Emma Thomson says that although large events can cause "super-spreading" of a virus, the Nike conference in Edinburgh at the end of February was "very definitely not the whole story".
That outbreak resulted in 25 cases of coronavirus, including eight in Scotland.
She said that there were "at least 113 introductions" of Covid-19 into Scotland.
"I suspect many people came back, for example from holidays, skiing and things like that with the infection and that took hold in the community on many occasions," she told Radio Scotland.
Prof Thomson has been able to track changes in the virus's genetic code across different regions of Scotland.
She said this enabled scientists to determine which country the infection had come from.
We don't think it's that likely we would have been seeing this virus in Scotland in December. It's certainly possible that it might have been here earlier in February, and a lot less likely that it was here in January based on what we've seen, although we may not have been looking for it at that time.
Prof Emma ThomsonUniversity of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
That outbreak resulted in 25 cases of coronavirus, including eight in Scotland.
She said that there were "at least 113 introductions" of Covid-19 into Scotland.
"I suspect many people came back, for example from holidays, skiing and things like that with the infection and that took hold in the community on many occasions," she told Radio Scotland.
Prof Thomson has been able to track changes in the virus's genetic code across different regions of Scotland.
She said this enabled scientists to determine which country the infection had come from.
We don't think it's that likely we would have been seeing this virus in Scotland in December. It's certainly possible that it might have been here earlier in February, and a lot less likely that it was here in January based on what we've seen, although we may not have been looking for it at that time.
Prof Emma ThomsonUniversity of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research
It's the return to work factor tbh. Shopping centres opening and all that. Most people arent back indoors with people away from their households yet. Outdoors seems a lot safer due to how wind breaks the virus up I think. We'll just have to see.
yes that's a good point, greater gatherings of folks is still, in the main, outdoors. I would hazard a guess a lot of people have had others into houses, plus we have uptake of public transport and certain people going back to offices, so perhaps we are going to avoid a second summer wave. Autumn, as i say, could be a another matter
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I find it bizarre that a few posters seem to want a spike in cases from the VE 75 celebrations.
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