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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36311 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
You're not wrong there Gary as the effects of recent mask mandates being lifted along several other restrictions combined with the Omicron BA. 2 variant have got numbers on the rise here yet again. :-(For something so simple and effective, why ever not save lives?Assisting humanity is not part of the ethos of a certain class. What is it with conservative right wing pollies and their constant hunger for a buck? Maybe our upcoming federal election might have something to do with it? They're even splashing $'s around now on developing green products (they could've done that 6yrs ago). :-O |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20941 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Sadly, one part of the consequences of the covid pandemic: Covid: Doctors who died in pandemic honoured at memorial service wrote: Doctors who died during the Covid pandemic have been remembered with a sculpture unveiled in their honour ... who died caring for patients were read at a memorial service in London... Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36311 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
The rise again in cases here down under is starting to show with hospitalisations back up to 1,859 nation wide, though those in ICU still continues to fall with just 98 in there now and just 24 of those on ventilation. 1 thing though is that we don't seem to be suffering the numbers of those with long COVID as many other countries are thankfully. Vaccination wise >95% of the eligible population (5+yrs) have received 1 dose while 94.8% having received 2 doses and 59% of the 12+yrs age group have now got their booster shots (this number would be likely higher if it wasn't for infection rates putting this shot off). [edit] Mind you Florida is still doing grubby work with their death rate with their numbers jumping from 70,247 to 70,790 to 71,326 to 71,474 to 72,039 to 72,246 over the last 3 weeks. A sure sign of stupidity in action there. Anyhow stay safe. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36311 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
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Mr. Kevvy Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3797 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319 |
You're not wrong there Gary as the effects of recent mask mandates being lifted along several other restrictions combined with the Omicron BA. 2 variant have got numbers on the rise here yet again. :-(For something so simple and effective, why ever not save lives?Assisting humanity is not part of the ethos of a certain class. Masks are only useful if (almost) everyone wears them, as they protect others from the wearer about 10x more than the wearer from others, so a very few unmasked infected can transmit to many masked uninfected. Our mask mandates will be lifted in 5 days and only about 50% say they will continue wearing them, making them pretty much useless. I purchased a P100 full-face respirator and will be using it whenever I have to be in a risky situation (ie public transport) stuck around un-known/masked/vaccinated people. I was an "early adopter" having caught COVID-19 in January of 2020 (ironically, but maybe not for me, while I was on my first vacation in 20+ years) before masks, vaccines, testing or even many doctors knowing what it was, while I was in another country and not near a hospital; thankfully there was a clinic onsite. It was very unpleasant and I am glad I was younger and in good physical shape or it would have possibly been fatal, and I would not like to repeat that so will take whatever steps are required. (Edit: Wiggo, you are a firefighter so probably have one of those kicking around already. :^) ) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20941 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Likewise, I use very secure fitting FFP3 masks, and additionally keep my distance from the maskless. After only few comments in the early days from the unknowing unmasked in my 'local-ish'[*] pub, I'm now very much accepted as "the one with the mask". (Mask only needed whilst inside briefly, before making a retreat back outside under a capacious marque with big gaping doors left unfitted so as to be always fully open!) Interestingly, the only others seen wearing masks whilst in there are a few medics, academics, and Asian students... Stay safe folks! Martin *: Not actually my nearest pub, but it is the nearest that has good beer and good cheer and a good safely ventilated area. See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20941 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
And here in the UK, the covid numbers continue to rise once again... For comment for Wales we have: Covid: Positive tests rise but critical care stable wrote: The number of people testing positive for Covid-19 in Wales has risen, but the amount needing critical care has remained stable. The ends with very good advice. Personally, I'm certainly continuing to wear a mask and keeping to healthy caution when in any enclosed space... Here's hoping for warm sunny weather and the ongoing vaccination to kill off the covid disruptions soon! Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36311 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
(Edit: Wiggo, you are a firefighter so probably have one of those kicking around already. :^) )Ex now, getting far too old and slow for it these days, but we only get N95 masks for us bushfire firefighters where as townies do get those full-face respirators for use in building fires. I do have plenty of masks here though for those places and times when needed. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20941 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
The mainstream news have caught up with the real world numbers for the UK: Covid: Rise in UK infections driven by BA.2 Omicron variant wrote: Covid cases have continued to rise in the UK, with an estimated one in every 20 people infected... Note the chart for the last year... Here's hoping for the good weather, as for last year, puts a wooden spike through the infection numbers! Note also: ... we still have a few hundred people dead each and every day. Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20941 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Just a mere 'blip' in the 'statistics'?... Covid hospital numbers in Scotland reach new peak wrote: The number of patients in Scottish hospitals with Covid has reached the highest level seen during the pandemic... Here's hoping the brighter warmer weather works its magic against covid very soon! Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36311 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
...Here's hoping the brighter warmer weather works its magic against covid very soon!..That is what some experts are worried about, people going out and mingling on a greater scale as the weather warms up giving these latest variants the fuel to run riot yet again. :-( |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20941 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
...Here's hoping the brighter warmer weather works its magic against covid very soon!..That is what some experts are worried about, people going out and mingling on a greater scale as the weather warms up giving these latest variants the fuel to run riot yet again. :-( This is where we get to find the balance for the cultures and vaccination level for each country, and for the presently dominant covid strain, for how:
versus that good weather encouraging more people to closely mingle to spread infection...
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Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36311 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Good news for those with infants. Moderna says infant Covid vaccine succeeded in trial. US biotech firm Moderna on Wednesday said it was pursuing regulatory approval for its Covid vaccine in children under six years old after the two-shot regimen was found to be safe and produced a strong immune response. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36311 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
Tuberculosis: The disease set to be deadlier than Covid once again. While many would consider tuberculosis a disease of years gone by, global health experts have warned the global death toll has risen for the first time in a decade – and Australia needs to do more.As if we need that on top of the last few years. |
Wiggo Send message Joined: 24 Jan 00 Posts: 36311 Credit: 261,360,520 RAC: 489 |
As the world's total COVID case tally passes 476.5 million and deaths pass 6.1 million the U.S. has celebrated the grand opening of their 1M+ deaths clubhouse. On the case front Niue has moved up to 225th place, Samoa jumped up to 216th while the Cook Islands torpedoed the Diamond Princess just before Vanuatu did the same and moved on past them into 213th, Tonga has flown into 208th as Bhutan moves into 168th, the Isle of Man has taken up 164th and Brunei has claimed 124th spot. China has jumped up to 118th spot, Laos is now in 115th as Iceland has taken up 110th, Luxembourg became the 108th member of the 200K+ club before moving into 107th while Cyprus moves into 91st, New Zealand has flown into 82nd and Latvia has claimed 71st place. Finland became the 69th country to enter the 800K+ clubhouse before taking 68th place up, Bolivia became the 63rd member of the 900K+ club after Slovenia knocked them out of 62nd while Lithuania became the 59th country to enter the 1M+ club, Singapore has moved up to 57th as Hong Kong flies into 54th, Ireland replaces Norway in 48th and Slovakia takes over 45th spot. Serbia moves into 41st spot, Greece claims 37th as Thailand takeover 32nd, Austria slid into 29th while Israel, Czechia & Belgium move into 24th, 25th & 26th respectively, Malaysia became the 22nd member of the 4M+ club before Australia zipped past them into 22nd and Japan became the 17th member of the 6M+ club before taking up 16th place. Vietnam tossed the Netherlands out of 13th place while S. Korea became the 11th country to enter the 10M+ clubhouse and Germany is smashing its way through the clubhouses into 6th spot. Meanwhile here the number of people in hospital is back up 2,147 while those in ICU is back up to 102, but with only 17 of those on ventilators. |
Mr. Kevvy Send message Joined: 15 May 99 Posts: 3797 Credit: 1,114,826,392 RAC: 3,319 |
As the world's total COVID case tally passes 476.5 million... And plenty like me who don't even get counted. I had it in 2020 Jan. and I just got it again... of course our idiot premier after spending billions on the QR certificates scrapped the requirement because he couldn't take the pressure from the low-IQAnon fringe in his party (which includes his own daughter.) Restaurants no longer need to check certs., capture contacts, do temp. checks, etc. Sunday I foolishly agreed to go to one to eat and of course some selfish shytestain with a bad cough at a nearby table could not be bothered to stay home and get tested, so now I get to do so on his behalf. I am pretty confident it was him as the incubation period is spot-on, I work at home, biked there and wasn't around anyone but my S.O. (who of course tested negative...) in any buildings for more than a second ie not in elevators. I self-tested with a rapid antigen kit (strong positive within one min. not 15!) so this and my previous case were never officially recorded. Now consider that India has over a million villages... how many hundreds of millions of cases went uncounted. |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20941 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Sorry to hear that. Here's hoping you shrug off a mild hit! But that is an unfortunate example of the consequences... From my experiences locally, we still have people claiming to be "unaware" or just simply do not care and do not want to know... Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20941 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
We have quite a 'blip' in the supposed Government claimed 'end of pandemic': Covid in Wales: Mask and isolation rules may be extended wrote: Rising case rates and hospital admissions have prompted ministers to reconsider their plans.... Scotland: Covid pressure on hospitals 'as serious as it gets' wrote: Scotland's biggest health board has warned it is facing Covid pressures that are "as serious as it gets". Health workers are only human too... Stay safe folks! Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22436 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
I just heard about one of our "I don't care" merchants. This young lady was ejected from several shops thanks to here not wearing a mask when it was mandatory, proclaiming she was of such a strong constitution that she's never get Covid and she didn't really care about anyone who was such a mug for wearing a mask. I hadn't seen her around for a bit. Then I heard that most of her family had been infected, with a couple of older family members ending up in hospital. The route of her illness was somewhat different and a fair bit shorter, she tried to carry on "as normal", but just coughing and wheezing as she went, no way was this Covid (in her eyes) and she refused to contact the doctor; then she collapsed near her home and was rushed into hospital, straight to the ICU, where she died a short time later, a "parish funeral" took place as none of her family were either well enough or didn't want to be there. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
betreger Send message Joined: 29 Jun 99 Posts: 11408 Credit: 29,581,041 RAC: 66 |
Quite Darwinian of her. |
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