Coronavirus Pandemic

[Cloudane]

We're on 71 now for MPX

Viruses really out to get us lately huh? Something very strange going on. I'm not convinced this isn't going to be a pandemic and is still hard to catch when it's doubling this fast. Thankfully not a deadly one, but all getting the scab thing will be... fun.

On the positive side if more straights are involved it might shake off the "oh it's another gay disease" thing I've already heard comments of.

[Little stoned kiwi]

I expect cases of everything would reduced if more people washed their hands frequently. The strange thing going on is we're filthy animals cooped up in close proximity.

[gilesgoat]

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"Lockdown makes me laugh" ...

Here "lockdown" we have it N months a year .. 25 May, nearly June, the weather in Wales keeps being super shit with rain, cold, I am still wearing a jumper, wet, not yet a week of nice weather in a row .. VERY OCCASIONALLY for some HOURS the sun peeks out for a little from the grey coulds to disappar it again.

As I said if they need astronauts for a mission to Mars you have to be closed in a spaceship for 6 months .. "What's the problem ? You'll find those people in Wales !" we are indoors for 6 months a year minimum ...

Rain rain rain rain rain grey grey grey grey cold humid humid humid humid humid cold grey no sun , etc.

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[PFVA]

I don't favour lockdowns. What I favour is not stucking 200 people in a 100 square meters space with the windows and doors closed and without proper ventilation systems. And if people want to be in such place or they have to, they should be wearing a mask because it helps a bit. And yes, washing hands frequently or at least every so often it helps. And properly wash glasses, coffee cups, plates, and things like that at bars, discos, and cafés. We know some do and some don't.

You should see some of the gymnasiums here. Glass buildings, no windows, poor air circulation and people exercising on top of each other. It doesn't look very healthy to me.

[gilesgoat]

I don't favour lockdowns. What I favour is not stucking 200 people in a 100 square meters space with the windows and doors closed and without proper ventilation systems. And if people want to be in such place or they have to, they should be wearing a mask because it helps a bit. And yes, washing hands frequently or at least every so often it helps. And properly wash glasses, coffee cups, plates, and things like that at bars, discos, and cafés. We know some do and some don't.

You should see some of the gymnasiums here. Glass buildings, no windows, poor air circulation and people exercising on top of each other. It doesn't look very healthy to me.

I meant "at you own home", what I also meant is that "we are used to be locked in buildings for long time" ( cause the weather ).

If you are in lockdown you DO NOT go anywhere else but home no ?

[PFVA]

That's why I don't favour lockdowns, people being lockdown in their homes. What I favour is changing some of the practices in the social spaces, with larger areas, better ventilated, and better hygiene.

[Little stoned kiwi]

Lockdowns are great. We should have a planned one every year to slow down all communicable diseases.

[gilesgoat]

Lockdowns are great. We should have a planned one every year to slow down all communicable diseases.

For all the good it has done to the nature, I'd be up for "20 days of total lockdown a year" .. it did wonders ( no cars, no movements, etc. ) ..

[merman]

Lockdowns are great. We should have a planned one every year to slow down all communicable diseases.

Flu season perhaps.

And yes, better ventilation would have helped from day one of COVID.

[PFVA]

On that point I agree, I miss the times without pollution. Very nice strolls I had.

They finally decided to close down to the traffic Liberty Ave in Lisbon on Sundays. The moaning on TV, is enormous. One would think they are going to die because they have to park the car in Restauradores or up on top of the Ave and walk. And political leaders, either looking for votes or because they are attached to their cars are calling the measure radical environmentalism.

[PFVA]

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They finally decided to close down to the traffic Liberty Ave in Lisbon on Sundays. The moaning on TV, is enormous. One would think they are going to die because they have to park the car in Restauradores or up on top of the Ave and walk. And political leaders, either looking for votes or because they are attached to their cars are calling the measure radical environmentalism.

Unfortunately I have to go back on that statement. After all the outcry they went back on the decision. Instead they will be studying the problem of reducing the car circulation in that and other places of the city. I hope they won't be discussing it for another 20 years. I'm afraid too for the centennial trees of the Ave. The trees keep vanishing all over the place.

MPX keeps rising steadily, and so does Covid. Yesterday MPX had increased from 39 to 49 cases. It's with regards to this one that the health authorities are insisting among other things on the need to wash throughly cups, glasses, plates, at the several public places like bars, cafés, discos, etc, etc.

[merman]

“The guidelines were followed at all times”.

Yeah, so why does the Sue Gray report and the BBC Panorama documentary talk about Wine Time Fridays, vomit on the walls and people partying till 4am?

Even the “work event” excuse wears incredibly thin when held under any scrutiny.

The attitude to cleaning staff and security personnel also sickens me.
Side note: a Downing Street cleaner died of COVID.

[PFVA]

MPX: 74 as of today, almost all of them in Lisbon.

[PFVA]

Covid 19 making the rounds in my area, the immediate living area. So far not that serious, almost everybody is vaccinated. I don't know which of the variants or sub variants,

[Rhythm]

Yep, new wave starting here in the UK too. According to the report I read, it's lots of BA4 and BA5 variants of Omicron, which hit the lungs harder than prior variants.

Additionally we're finally seeing confirmation that the "herd immunity" plan was entirely misguided. Any residual protection for people who got hit in the first wave has waned, and for people who caught it last year (Delta and Omicron), the antibodies have a super short lifespan meaning protection is killed off there too. Studies have also started to give confirmation about the level of cognitive decline associated with Covid infections.

NHS estimating 2m Long Covid sufferers in the UK. The pandemic has been rough AF, obvs, but things are about to get a *lot* worse