I have always trusted to practicalities rather than what the media tell us!
The covid deaths over the last 3 months are double the entire swine flu deaths over an 18 month period and this is despite lockdowns. Epidemiologists will be knocked if they get it right and knocked if they get it wrong.
There’s a lot of politics involved in all this. But one thing they have found is that it can take some people a long time to develop antibodies after contracting the virus. So that means in theory you could catch it twice. (and pass it on).
Global Cases 8,578,757
Global Deaths 456,291
Australia
Cases 7,409
Deaths 102
Critical 2
Cases per Million 291
UK
Cases 300,469
Deaths 42,288
Critical 379
Cases per Million 4,427
USA
Cases 2,263,651
Deaths 120,688
Critical 16,503
Cases per Million 6,840
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Masks are just as much to protect others as yourself.
Coronavirus: Cases Exceed 300,000
Another milestone reached
Coronavirus Cases: 300,469 Deaths: 42,288
Note: these are government figures on numbers of confirmed cases – some people who report symptoms are not being tested, and are not included in these counts.
Nevertheless:
The UK’s coronavirus alert level has been downgraded from four to three, the country’s chief medical officers said.
Under level three, the virus is considered to be “in general circulation” and there could be a “gradual relaxation of restrictions”.
Previously transmission was considered to be “high or rising exponentially”.
I remain cautious … 
Global Cases 8,765,367
Global Deaths 462,681
Australia
Cases 7,410
Deaths 102
Critical 2
Cases per Million 291
UK
Cases 301,815
Deaths 42,461
Critical 379
Cases per Million 4,447
USA
Cases 2,297,190
Deaths 121,407
Critical 16,533
Cases per Million 6,941
The Center for Disease Control C.D.C. (USA) has announced that people with type ‘O’ blood typically DO NOT have as a severe reaction once they have contracted coronavirus.
They get sick , mind you, but not nearly as sick as other blood types.
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We are learning a lot about the virus, we still have a lot more to learn.
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Wearing a surgical mask is not to protect you, it is to stop you spreading the virus to others.
To protect yourself you need an FFP3 mask.
If everyone around you has a face covering won’t an FFP2 work? I’m not at all happy about this proposed reduction of the 2 metre rule.
I can understand it being relaxed when you are receiving a specific service such as a haircut or dental work, but in other circumstances they should keep it to two metres. Most people find it hard enough to maintain that. If they reduce it then everyone should have to wear a face covering in public places. It’s like in New York where the message from Cuomo is loud and clear that a face covering is there to protect others from your germs.
True. I have said so all along.
Of course. Then do what I do: keep away from other people…
except for Marge, of course.
Victoria will bring back tougher coronavirus restrictions, limiting gatherings in homes to five people from Monday, in a bid to address a recent increase in case numbers.
Premier Daniel Andrews said Saturday’s case numbers were the highest they had been in two months, with 25 new cases identified overnight.
Of those, just one was a returned traveller in hotel quarantine, while 14 were linked to existing outbreaks, six were discovered in routine testing and four are under investigation.
It comes as the AFL confirmed Essendon player Conor McKenna tested positive for coronavirus on Friday night, forcing the postponement of the Bombers’ game against Melbourne on Sunday.
Global Cases 8,921,385
Global Deaths 466,848
Australia
Cases 7,461
Deaths 102
Critical 2
Cases per Million 293
UK
Cases 303,110
Deaths 42,589
Critical 379
Cases per Million 4,466
USA
Cases 2,330,578
Deaths 121,980
Critical 16,529
Cases per Million 7,042
Victoria in deep sh!t
Victoria has recorded 19 new coronavirus cases overnight, the fifth day in a row of double-digit increases, prompting the Government to extend the state of emergency for a further four weeks.
It includes three new cases linked to an outbreak among contractors working at the Stamford Plaza Hotel, where returned international travellers have been quarantined, bringing the total number of cases in that cluster to 13.
There was also four new cases of travellers in hotel quarantine, three detected in routine testing and eight cases under investigation.
While the rest of Australia has all but eradicated the Covid virus the VICs are going backwards. What is going on Bruce? Andrews erred in easing lockdown too soon in my view.
Dont forget Brazil which is now having a greater daily death toll than the US. It has had four consecutive days of plus 1000 deaths and has recorded 1mill infections.:shock:
Apparently it’s nowhere near the worst virus the world has had to deal with…
Again this is comparing using a different underlying assumption. We now have far more sophisticated treatments and understanding of virology. The timeline so far is three months.
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I hope this helps.
Thailand is emerging as another success story in the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is all the more remarkable considering the country was the first outside of China to detect a case of COVID-19 back in January.
At the time, there was intense speculation the virus could ravage South-East Asia.
But Thailand — along with Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam — have all had low case numbers despite sharing porous borders with China and being densely populated.
It seems that these country’s experience handling other Corona virus’ (viri?) such as SARS and MERS has given them considerable expertise to handle Covid19 very successfully.