The new rules .
What happens in HMO ?
Deaths in the UK have been in single figures just lately, but infection rates have increased dramatically…Could it be that many more people were infected than we thought, and now with the massive increase in testing they are only just coming to light?
An important testing bloke on the radio the other day said that the tests were so accurate that they would show a positive response to someone who had the disease over eight weeks ago and has now recovered and not infectious anymore…
I will never understand why the Nightingale hospitals weren’t used! If a patient tested positive on admission they should have been sent to them!
It’s come to light that 18 patients at our local hospital died of Covid19.
I was told that the hospitals were only for people needing ventilators. That makes no sense.
It should have been like the TB hospitals years ago. Isolate cases to stop it spreading.
Interestingly, my comments as above were removed from FB! Perhaps people shouldn’t be reminded that those hospitals exist! 
I have instructed Mr M and my son that if I go down with CV NOT under any circumstances to allow me to go on a ventilator .
It’s the end and I prefer to go without a great tube down my throat .
Covid data for Saturday, 12 September 2020
Global Cases 28,659,610
Global Deaths 919,715
Australia
Cases 26,603
Deaths 803
Critical 15
Cases per Million 1,041
UK
Cases 361,677
Deaths 41,614
Critical 78
Cases per Million 5,322
USA
Cases 6,636,247
Deaths 197,421
Critical 14,347
Cases per Million 20,026
Just six people died of alleged Covid overnight, but the rate of infections has increased dramatically (3000 plus overnight)…
Covid data for Sunday, 13 September 2020
Global Cases 28,943,521
Global Deaths 924,575
Australia
Cases 26,651
Deaths 810
Critical 17
Cases per Million 1,043
UK
Cases 365,174
Deaths 41,623
Critical 79
Cases per Million 5,374
USA
Cases 6,676,601
Deaths 198,128
Critical 14,366
Cases per Million 20,147
Overnight in the UK…3497 new infections with just 9 deaths.
The World Health Organization reported a record single-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, as the tally surged by a further 307,930 infections in just 24 hours.
Israel becomes first country to reimpose lockdown
Israel will enter a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Friday to contain the spread of the coronavirus after a second-wave surge of new cases, prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, becoming the first country worldwide to reimpose a strict national lockdown.
Reuters reports that during the lockdown, which comes during the Jewish high-holiday season, Israelis will have to stay within 500 metres of their houses, but can travel to workplaces that will be allowed to operate on a limited basis.
NZ to ease restrictions after Auckland’s second wave
New Zealand is set to lift coronavirus restrictions across the country on September 21, except in its biggest city Auckland — the epicentre of a second wave of infections.
Instead, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Auckland’s restrictions have been extended.
Covid data for Monday, 14 September 2020
Global Cases 29,183,179
Global Deaths 928,285
Australia
Cases 26,692
Deaths 816
Critical 18
Cases per Million 1,044
UK
Cases 368,504
Deaths 41,628
Critical 79
Cases per Million 5,422
USA
Cases 6,708,458
Deaths 198,520
Critical 14,113
Cases per Million 20,243
Overnight in the UK…3330 new cases but only 5 deaths.
How come there is such a disparity in the figures now? (not that I’m complaining mind!)
Could it be that people had it once and now are clear but still testing positive?
Or people are catching it for a second time but their bodies have built a defence?
Or is it because less people die of the flu in the summer months for whatever reason?
Answers on a postcard please and send to:-…
The figure was released yesterday at 1600, not overnight - I’d already posted it elsewhere … 
I’m working from Bruce’s figures Omah, and they are a day late for us. When dealing with statistics you must always stick to the same model.
But are we taking the focus off what the figures represent by analysing the method too closely? Getting bogged down with the detail…
AFAIK, Bruce still gets his figures from the link I posted on 08-02-2020 - COVID - Coronavirus Statistics - Worldometer - that site uses the same source for the UK that I do so. AFAIK, it is updated at the same time 1600-1700 (or thereabouts) every day …
Of course, the “worldometers” figures for the rest of the world will not, necessarily, be in step with the UK.
I think it is because they are keeping the disease out of the aged care homes. I don’t know what the UK rules are but in NSW Aged Care homes have special rules about visitors (which is basically one I think). I am sure the UK will have similar plans. From memory something like 60% of the Australian deaths were in Aged Care Homes.
BTW I get all the figures at about 5am UK time (2pm AEST) so they will relate to the previous day but I suspect that is the same as here where they release the figures each morning for the previous 24 hours up to midnight.
There is a slight discrepancy between the Worldmeters figure and the John Hopkins University figures but it is so small as to be meaningless. for example the global figures at the same time (now)
Worldometers: 29,206,669
John Hopkins Uni: 29,019,639
Exactly !! OGF seems to be a trait of ours to over complicate things??
Im not sure if its a human trait or national one?
But the picture l am getting from the world statistics is that ALL
countries will suffer an initial relatively high infection rate followed
by falling infections then as we relax controls a rising infection rate
untill controls are applied again! I think this pattern will repeat
several times with lower peaks each time untill we reach a sort of
ambient level of infections that we will have to “live with” ?
The death rate will also continue to fall as the vulnerable continue
to become less prevalent due to having been culled by the disease !
This will result in world populations becoming healthier with the
benefits this entails !
Obviously this is only my opinion but the pattern is allready becoming
clear to those that can see??
Donkeyman!
Yes that’s true Omah, but I can’t be arsed searching the internet for a reliable set of statistics, and Bruce posts them every day on the forum so it’s easier to use those. Thanks Bruce…