Deaths have fallen to a very low point, Hospitalisations have not been updated and Cases remain between the 5,000-6,000 mark … :!:
Testing has NOT improved
Virus tests conducted 18 Mar 2021
Daily 1,437,257
PCR testing capacity 764,492
PCR testing conducted 322,869
Presumably, most of the rest, 1,114,388, are (inaccurate) lateral flow tests (probably for schools) with a few antibody tests.
Those PCR results are pathetically inadequate … :!:
Deaths have fallen to a very low point, Hospitalisations have not been updated and Cases remain between the 5,000-6,000 mark … :!:
Coronavirus: Third wave will ‘wash up on our shores’, warns Johnson
Boris Johnson has warned the effects of a third wave of coronavirus will “wash up on our shores” from Europe.
The PM said: "On the continent right now you can see, sadly, there is a third wave under way.
“And people in this country should be under no illusions that previous experience has taught us that when a wave hits our friends, I’m afraid it washes up on our shores as well.”
He added: “I expect we will feel those effects in due course. That’s why we’re getting on with our vaccination programme as fast as we can.”
If it happens, I would see it more as a Fourth Wave in the UK … :!:
Deaths have risen slightly, Hospitalisations are still falling and Cases remain between the 5,000-6,000 mark … :!:
Covid-19: One year of lockdowns across the UK
It’s officially one year since Boris Johnson (belatedly) announced the first UK-wide coronavirus lockdown on 23 March 2020.
Since the first one was announced 12 months ago, we’ve had two further national lockdowns, and more than 120,000 people have died after testing positive for Covid-19 *.
- Official COVID-related deaths are 145,000 and ONS estimates put the figure even higher.
Deaths have risen slightly, Hospitalisations are still falling and Cases remain between the 5,000-6,000 mark * … :!:
- That figure doesn’t sound a lot but it amounts to 175,000 a month of recorded cases - that figure could be doubled or even trebled by the inclusion of unrecorded cases. It would be interesting to see what demographic is most represented.
ETA:
The number of tests every day has risen by roughly 700,000 since the start of March as schools have been using rapid tests to check pupils for coronavirus, even when they do not have symptoms.
This has led to, on average, about 1,500 new cases being found each day, but it is too soon to say whether the slowing rate of decline is down to more testing or more virus.
Deaths have fallen slightly, Hospitalisations are still falling and Cases have risen above the 6,000 mark … :!:
Past infection increases vaccine response six-fold
Health workers with previous Covid-19 infections had six times the immune response to one dose of the Pfizer jab than those who hadn’t had the virus.
The researchers said this emphasised the importance of people having their second dose to provide the same “booster” effect.
Those who have had Covid should still have a second jab, though, to ensure “longer-lasting” protection.
Giving the previously-infected one dose would not be efficient, experts say.
Having two jabs gives the best chance of activating all parts of the immune system and potentially protecting against new variants.
The study, funded by the Department of Health and Social Care, was an extension of Public Health England’s Siren study of healthcare workers.
Blimey - some clouds do have silver linings … :!:
Omah, I honestly think the UK will see a rise from Europe in the coming weeks as our lockdown is lifted. I hope not, but I wouldn’t be at all surprised. What do you think?
I also think it will start rising again once people start resuming their normal life once more.
Well exactly…but fingers crossed these vaccines do their job and we don’t end up in yet another lockdown, eh? 
Indeed … we have watched the third wave recede but the water is still lapping around our ankles - has the tide turned or is there one more surge developing in the distance * … 
Apologies for the BJ rhetorical style … 
Well, nearly 30,000,000 have had their first jab so any new “spreads” should be easily identifiable and contained, i.e. “The Unvaccinated” * … 
NOT a Quinn Martin production … 
Deaths and Hospitalisation rates remain similar but the Cases rate drops sharply to below 5,000 … :!:
Tomorrow should see the 30,000,000 first vaccination milestone passed …
Hospitalisations rate is not updated but Deaths rate falls to below 20, but the Cases rate drops sharply to below 4,000 … :!:
Today sees the 30,000,000 first vaccination milestone passed … 
Hospitalisations rate is not updated but Deaths rate rises to above 20 and the Cases rate rises to above 4,000 … :!:
Hospitalisations rate has dramatically fallen to a single figure, Deaths rate rises to above 40 and the Cases rate remains above 4,000 … :!:
Well that’s pretty good news then! (Although I do wonder if “flatlining” was the best choice of wording ahem )