COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Rammy Blue]

Isn’t it over 400k tests?

That’s what she’s said?

 

[Ban-jani]

Fuck.

Had been hoping the case numbers were a blip over Christmas.

Looking sustained above 50k. Very bad news.

Im hoping when people go back to work (from home mostly) next week, they will be too occupied to mix for piss ups.

I think it’s likely a significant number of people have been having friends over this Christmas period.

 

[Healdplace]

That’s what she’s said?

The bin men came and the cat posted before I edited is why I changed it immediately. Best excuse of the day yet true. Always walking over the keyboard when I go out of the room, But rarely hits the right key!

 

[Ban-jani]

Regarding the vaccines, what does the first dose do? How immune are you from it and does it stop you spreading it?

 

[twosips]

Im hoping when people go back to work (from home mostly) next week, they will be too occupied to mix for piss ups.

I think it’s likely a significant number of people have been having friends over this Christmas period.

Won't they just be then instead taking it to new people outside their usual bubble?

 

[Bluemanc100]

This country is totally desensitised to covid deaths and it's quite obvious that unfortunately most don't take the PM or the rest of his cronies seriously anymore. It's an incredibly dangerous combination. I remember when I told my mum that a few hundred had died of it in the earlier weeks of the outbreak and she was shocked. Just been on the phone to her now and mentioned the 900+ of the last two days and it was barely acknowledged. My mum is a compassionate, considerate person too. I know its a normal reaction to try and get by and cope, but it's incredibly concerning. It can only lead to people letting down their guard more often.

Absolutely boggles the mind that we're not in full lockdown. People in other countries are literally looking on in amazement at us in terms of how badly we're dealing with this.

Makes me feel pretty embarrassed to be British .. what a selfish fucking nation we are..

 

[Gabriel]

This country is totally desensitised to covid deaths and it's quite obvious that unfortunately most don't take the PM or the rest of his cronies seriously anymore. It's an incredibly dangerous combination. I remember when I told my mum that a few hundred had died of it in the earlier weeks of the outbreak and she was shocked. Just been on the phone to her now and mentioned the 900+ of the last two days and it was barely acknowledged. My mum is a compassionate, considerate person too. I know its a normal reaction to try and get by and cope, but it's incredibly concerning. It can only lead to people letting down their guard more often.

Absolutely boggles the mind that we're not in full lockdown. People in other countries are literally looking on in amazement at us in terms of how badly we're dealing with this.

No country has handled this perfectly and stupidity is alive and well elsewhere. This one is truly boggling.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...reak-hits-belgian-care-home-after-santa-visit

 

[Healdplace]

REGIONAL SCOREBOARD SOUTH

LONDON 12, 404 - down from 12, 830 but second worst ever.

EAST 7479 - up from 6731 - highest ever.

SOUTH EAST 9771 - up from 8140 - highest ever

SOUTH WEST 2686 - up from 2217 - highest ever

So the four Southern regions are their highest ever number at 32, 340

That is 65% of the England total.

 

[abu13]

This country is totally desensitised to covid deaths and it's quite obvious that unfortunately most don't take the PM or the rest of his cronies seriously anymore. It's an incredibly dangerous combination. I remember when I told my mum that a few hundred had died of it in the earlier weeks of the outbreak and she was shocked. Just been on the phone to her now and mentioned the 900+ of the last two days and it was barely acknowledged. My mum is a compassionate, considerate person too. I know its a normal reaction to try and get by and cope, but it's incredibly concerning. It can only lead to people letting down their guard more often.

Absolutely boggles the mind that we're not in full lockdown. People in other countries are literally looking on in amazement at us in terms of how badly we're dealing with this.

Your right, I remember how shocked i was when 100 deaths were announced, then feeling sick at 300 deaths.
Now 600 deaths a day feels like a positive result, Heart breaking

 

[MillionMilesAway]

Regarding the vaccines, what does the first dose do? How immune are you from it and does it stop you spreading it?

No specific answer.

It builds an immunity over about 3 weeks, with (I would guess) very little at all for the first week. "How immune" is going to vary from person to person.

"Does it stop you spreading it" - nobody knows. There's no evidence that it stops transmission, but there's no evidence that it doesn't. Too soon to tell basically.