Says the bloke who lives at the other side of the world…
Seriously? That’s your answer?
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Actually Bruce, when Foxy said almost 2 winters, he wasn’t talking about the time we call winter!
You may not be aware, as you don’t live here, but we have had the really cold weather between December and April over recent years… then it suddenly gets warmer!
Covid came to Britain early January 1920 but wasn’t declared till March when we were put into lock down.
We have also been told that we should expect this virus to continue as people often do not show symptoms for a couple of weeks and then the very serious cases can result in death, while they are receiving treatment in hospital over the next few weeks.
It is the cold weather, not the season , that makes people unable to survive… and I believe that is why Foxy said " almost 2 winters".
If people in warm countries suffered more, I would be concerned for the people in Australia ( as I was when you had the bush fires). Surely a topic like this is not a place to start arguing about the wording of a members post, it is a time to show compassion for any human who is liable to suffer death!
Shouldn’t we all work together to preserve the human race, rather than making it a competition ? 
I bet he comes back to you about your posting “1920”! 
Never mind. We all make mistakes. Even I make mistakes! :shock:
How embarrassing. Check out the bookcase at the back of Yvette Amos. (The redhead) 
Will post the link rather than the video - don’t want to upset the sensitive types or those without a sense of humour.
Is that what I think it is?
Or is it, perhaps, one of a pair of bookends?
As you say, how embarrassing!
I wonder whether one of her friends has mentioned the oversight to her. And why keep it there?
Well if that is the only thing he can find wrong I am glad I can relieve his boredom!
Absolutely fascinating analysis by the Lowy Institute of Covid in 100 countries. it studied what effect geography, political systems, population size and economic development had on Covid outcomes around the world
They look a how well different countries have handled the Covid Pandemic.
According to their analysis the top five countries are:
New Zealand
Vietnam
Taiwan
Thailand
Cyprus
Definitely well worth a read.
Covid data for Thursday, 28 January 2021
Global Cases: 101,438,029
Increase: 613,324
Global Deaths: 2,184,216
Increase: 17,203
Australia
Cases 28,793 Change: 8
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical
Cases per Million 1,122
UK
Cases 3,715,054 Change: 25,308
Deaths 101,887 Change: 1,725
Critical 3,961
Cases per Million 54,560
USA
Cases 26,166,201 Change: 154,979
Deaths 439,517 Change: 4,065
Critical 25,848
Cases per Million 78,786
As I see it, every country has its own particular set of circumstances why the virus acts like it does.
For example: Australia’s death rates and infection stats are very impressive, however, I don’t think it’s all down to the strict and swift action by the authorities.
Australia is in a unique position miles away from anywhere, and visitors can easily be controlled and quarantined, there isn’t all that many visitors compared to the UK and Europe.
The UK on the other hand has thousands of lorries visiting the country daily, and permeating to the four corners of the mainland to supply just about everything we need (and a few things we don’t need like Covid) since most of our stuff comes from abroad instead of being produced in house. Most of Europe operates in a similar way, making the spread of the virus from country to country far easier than it would be in a country virtually isolated in the South Pacific.
The population of Australia lives around the edges of the country, which is divided into states, and each state seems to be independent of each other, making it far easier to isolate and contain the virus.
As discussed before, the climate is not conducive to the spread of the virus, so it becomes far easier to keep the spread under control. There is also the vitamin D connection, due to the outdoor living style of our antipodean friends, the downside of this though, is the extremely high levels of skin cancer in Australia. Even though the figures are low in Aus, the bulk of those figures occurred during their winter. So before some Australians start patting themselves on the back, they should consider some of the real reasons why the figures are as they are.
I don’t think it takes an expensive and labour intensive investigation to discover the things I have mentioned. Common sense really.
Excellent explanation.
Thanks JB…
Perhaps if you read the Lowy Institute analysis you wouldn’t need to rely on explanations from amateur epidemiologists
Covid data for Friday, 29 January 2021
Global Cases: 102,036,438
Increase: 598,409
Global Deaths: 2,200,957
Increase: 16,741
Australia
Cases 28,799 Change: 6
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical
Cases per Million 1,122
UK
Cases 3,743,734 Change: 28,680
Deaths 103,126 Change: 1,239
Critical 3,937
Cases per Million 54,980
USA
Cases 26,338,607 Change: 172,406
Deaths 443,769 Change: 4,252
Critical 25,494
Cases per Million 79,303
On a different thought, I really think journalists should only be able to report on Covid if they can prove that what they report is true!
People read something about these vaccines and panic, like not wanting one kind of vaccine or feeling they are not getting the best one.
The truth is that nobody knows enough about any vaccine for Covid… apart from the fact that it is safer to have one, than not have one… these jabs will dramatically reduce the number of people who catch & die from Covid!
I am hearing that the Astra Zeneca one now doesn’t work well for the over 65s …yet The EU are trying to force the company to provide this vaccine for their countries. Britain were much better organized & got their vaccine orders in much earlier than the EU. If this vaccine is not good for over 65s ( and there are thousands of old people in the EU)… so are they perhaps thinking " get rid of the old people so no other country will want leave the EU" as I believe that many who voted us to leave were the older generation.Also, doesn’t it demonstrate that the UK were more forward thinking that the EU on ordering their vaccines earlier?
Pharmaceutical companies stand to make a fortune out of these vaccines, so logic tells me that all these companies want to be the best … but are they all trying to create rumours about the others, in an attempt to be seen as the best?
Our small, over-populated country may have had the infection spread quickly, but lets be proud that we were also much faster in ordering the vaccines to beat it! 
12 days with no new infections in Australia BUT Covid fragments are showing up in sewage in SE Queensland and three Victorian towns. Lets hope they are old infections.
The ACT, Queensland and Victorian border to NSW were opened today with no restrictions on any shires.
Those tennis stars have been released from quarantine
Covid data for Saturday, 30 January 2021
Global Cases: 102,628,625
Increase: 592,187
Global Deaths: 2,216,285
Increase: 15,328
Australia
Cases 28,803 Change: 4
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical
Cases per Million 1,122
UK
Cases 3,772,813 Change: 29,079
Deaths 104,371 Change: 1,245
Critical 3,918
Cases per Million 55,407
USA
Cases 26,512,193 Change: 173,586
Deaths 447,459 Change: 3,690
Critical 24,963
Cases per Million 79,825
Covid data for Sunday, 31 January 2021
Global Cases: 103,132,381
Increase: 503,756
Global Deaths: 2,229,405
Increase: 13,120
Australia
Cases 28,809 Change: 6
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical
Cases per Million 1,122
UK
Cases 3,796,088 Change: 23,275
Deaths 105,571 Change: 1,200
Critical 3,832
Cases per Million 55,748
USA
Cases 26,655,740 Change: 143,547
Deaths 450,381 Change: 2,922
Critical 24,488
Cases per Million 80,256
How did we get here?
One Month Ago
Covid data for Friday, 1 January 2021
Global Cases: 83,806,857
Global Deaths: 1,825,709
Australia
Cases 28,421
Deaths 909
Critical
Cases per Million 1,108
UK
Cases 2,488,780
Deaths 73,512
Critical 1,847
Cases per Million 36,565
USA
Cases 20,445,654
Deaths 354,215
Critical 29,214
Cases per Million 61,588
Three Months Ago
Covid data for Sunday, 1 November 2020
Global Cases: 46,373,779
Global Deaths: 1,200,193
Australia
Cases 27,593
Deaths 907
Critical 1
Cases per Million 1,078
UK
Cases 1,011,660
Deaths 46,555
Critical 978
Cases per Million 14,876
USA
Cases 9,402,590 6,293
Deaths 236,072
Critical 17,208
Cases per Million 28,351
Six Months Ago
Covid data for Saturday, 1 August 2020
Global Cases 17,758,802
Global Deaths 682,999
Australia
Cases 17,278
Deaths 201
Critical 50
Cases per Million 677
UK
Cases 303,181
Deaths 46,119
Critical 84
Cases per Million 4,464
USA
Cases 4,705,889
Deaths 156,747
Critical 18,687
Cases per Million 14,210
Covid data for Monday, 1 February 2021
Global Cases: 103,523,190
Increase: 390,809
Global Deaths: 2,237,720
Increase: 8,315
Australia
Cases 28,818 Change: 9
Deaths 909 Change: 0
Critical
Cases per Million 1,123
UK
Cases 3,817,176 Change: 21,088
Deaths 106,158 Change: 587
Critical 3,832
Cases per Million 56,057
USA
Cases 26,767,229 Change: 111,489
Deaths 452,279 Change: 1,898
Critical 24,323
Cases per Million 80,590