Thanks Bruce. That’s kind of you.
I’ll just include SA stats on the thread that I created. That way, this thread will not be cluttered.
I thought perhaps everyone might like to view the progress of Omicron in SA
UK busted the 50K again.
Covid data for Saturday, 4 December 2021
Global Cases: 265,194,879
Increase: 721,465
Global Deaths: 5,258,028
Increase: 7,978
Australia
Cases 216,587 Change: 1,708
Deaths 2,042 Change: 9
Critical 72
Cases per Million 8,356
UK
Cases 10,379,647 Change: 50,573
Deaths 145,424 Change: 143
Critical 895
Cases per Million 151,766
USA
Cases 49,878,049 Change: 161,224
Deaths 808,116 Change: 1,718
Critical 13,714
Cases per Million 149,443
South Africa
Cases 3,004,203 Change: 16,055
Deaths 89,940 Change: 25
Critical 546
Cases per Million 49,763
France
Cases 7,823,388 Change: 49,858
Deaths 119,457 Change: 127
Critical 2,058
Cases per Million 119,480
Germany
Cases 6,097,477 Change: 70,681
Deaths 103,308 Change: 399
Critical 4,636
Cases per Million 72,447
Data from www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
I’m living in a Corona hotspot with an incidence of 1412 and 614 infections per day, 5000 infections per week leading to a scarcity of ICU beds of which hardly any are left. These are yesterday’s figures for ICU beds available in my region (Saxony) after a lot of patients have already been flown out by the Air Force to other regions and way before the peak that’s expected for the Christmas week. Hardly any beds with staff and breathing apparatuses left.
And then there are so many people around me who simply don’t give a damn and don’t get vaccinated. Almost 50% are not vaccinated and don’t intend to.
@ Dachs, And what percentage of those in your Icu’s have NOT
had the vaccine Dachs ??
Info in UK suggests that there are NO double vaccinated people
recieving hospital treatment in the UK !
All the beds seem to be filled with NON vaccinated persons !!
Perhaps we should make a rule that people willfully refusing the
vaccine should be made to self medicate at home to save stressing the health system ??
Donkeyman 
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I am really surprised by this, I would have thought that the experience in early 2020 when reports of European hospitals being overwhelmed would have persuaded the population that vaccination was the way to go.
It was certainly the experience in NSW when the Delta strain got in, now we are close to 95% double dosed, high vaccination rates have let some states open up and abandon zero covid.
COVID-19 vaccination in NSW
| NSW COVID-19 vaccination rate | Total* (ages 16 and over) | Total* (ages 12-15) |
|---|---|---|
| All providers – first doses | 94.6% | 81.4% |
| All providers – fully vaccinated | 92.7% | 77% |
BTW 95 per cent of Canberrans (ACT) aged 12 and over are now fully vaccinated, that is the highest rate in the country
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According to our “Royal” Institute (RKI) the current percentage of the unjabbed in ICUs is 70% the vast majority of whom are younger and middle-aged people and that of the double-jabbed is 30%. The reason for the latter is breakthrough infections because our booster programme has only just started and they’d got their second jab in spring which is too long a period for the vaccine protection to last.
That there are supposed to be no double-jabbed people in hospital in the UK has to be taken with a pinch of salt. Don’t know about AstraZeneca but as far as mRNA vaccines are concerned they work in the same way in many countries which means that their protection dwindles after 4-5 months which makes booster jabs inevitable.
One of the demands health insurance companies are making over here, too, is to make those refusing the jabs pay part of their treatment cost.
https://www.rki.de/EN/Home/homepage_node.html;jsessionid=6AE7EE40236D593662CF04B500623DFE.internet082
I’d have thought so as well but the situation was grossly misjudged and neglected both by the old and new federal and regional governments. Everyone was focussing on the general elections and the formation of the new government. No one wanted to convey the bad news of new restrictions.
Whoever may have thought that “things are done properly” in Germany, a country that used to have a rep for being well-organised will have to reconsider their opinion. If at all, that was a thing of the past.
Following Tuesday’s ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court and being depressed by the fourth wave and the low vaccination rate of just 68%, a lot of leading politicians from different parties had to make a U-turn and gave up their opposition to making jabs mandatory.
Apart from that factual lockdown for the unjabbed there is a bundle of accompanying measures also affecting those jabbed like mandatory testing on certain occasions, etc.
The country is being in chaos and is operating in emergency mode. Beware of getting seriously ill right now. Almost no operations in clinics are being carried out. The Air Force has been relocating Covid patients to other clinics and abroad. Severely ill patients are not being treated. It would be completely insane for anyone to come to Germany for the time being.
We are needing 30 million booster jabs by Christmas and time and again there’s not enough vaccines. Only now when it’s almost too late a joint effort is being made to change the situation but there’s also massive resistance by a part of the population who can’t be convinced with words.
@Dachs Seems that world wide there are none so blind as
those that WONT see. Dachs !!
BTW, UK Has achieved about 25 million booster jabs allready !
Probably accounts for the lack of vaccinated patients in
hospital so far ??
Donkeyman? 
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Covid data for Sunday, 5 December 2021
Global Cases: 265,702,506
Increase: 507,627
Global Deaths: 5,264,082
Increase: 6,054
Australia
Cases 217,843 Change: 1,256
Deaths 2,050 Change: 8
Critical 70
Cases per Million 8,404
UK
Cases 10,421,104 Change: 41,457
Deaths 145,551 Change: 127
Critical 895
Cases per Million 152,370
USA
Cases 49,934,791 Change: 56,742
Deaths 808,608 Change: 492
Critical 13,725
Cases per Million 149,610
South Africa
Cases 3,020,569 Change: 16,366
Deaths 89,965 Change: 25
Critical 546
Cases per Million 50,032
France
Cases 7,875,012 Change: 51,624
Deaths 119,506 Change: 49
Critical 2,058
Cases per Million 120,267
Germany
Cases 6,143,856 Change: 46,379
Deaths 103,530 Change: 222
Critical 4,636
Cases per Million 72,997
Data from www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Covid data for Monday, 6 December 2021
Global Cases: 266,123,730
Increase: 421,224
Global Deaths: 5,270,662
Increase: 6,580
Australia
Cases 219,124 Change: 1,281
Deaths 2,056 Change: 6
Critical 73
Cases per Million 8,453
UK
Cases 10,464,389 Change: 43,285
Deaths 145,605 Change: 54
Critical 895
Cases per Million 153,000
USA
Cases 49,969,856 Change: 35,065
Deaths 808,763 Change: 155
Critical 13,781
Cases per Million 149,713
South Africa
Cases 3,031,694 Change: 11,125
Deaths 89,966 Change: 1
Critical 546
Cases per Million 50,215
France
Cases 7,917,264 Change: 42,252
Deaths 119,535 Change: 29
Critical 2,066
Cases per Million 120,912
Germany
Cases 6,179,839 Change: 35,983
Deaths 103,604 Change: 74
Critical 4,636
Cases per Million 73,424
Data from www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Covid data for Tuesday, 7 December 2021
Global Cases: 266,692,781
Increase: 569,051
Global Deaths: 5,277,595
Increase: 6,933
Australia
Cases 220,552 Change: 1,428
Deaths 2,065 ChAange: 9
Critical 79
Cases per Million 8,508
UK
Cases 10,515,239 Change: 50,850
Deaths 145,646 Change: 41
Critical 900
Cases per Million 153,742
USA
Cases 50,148,680 Change: 178,824
Deaths 810,246 Change: 1,483
Critical 13,997
Cases per Million 150,247
South Africa
Cases 3,038,075 Change: 6,381
Deaths 89,975 Change: 9
Critical 546
Cases per Million 50,319
France
Cases 7,928,572 Change: 11,308
Deaths 119,535 Change: 0
Critical 2,066
Cases per Million 121,084
Germany
Cases 6,219,169 Change: 39,330
Deaths 103,913 Change: 309
Critical 4,636
Cases per Million 73,891
Data from www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Covid data for Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Global Cases: 267,388,164
Increase: 695,383
Global Deaths: 5,286,528
Increase: 8,933
Australia
Cases 222,260 Change: 1,708
Deaths 2,072 Change: 7
Critical 78
Cases per Million 8,574
UK
Cases 10,560,341 Change: 45,102
Deaths 145,826 Change: 180
Critical 901
Cases per Million 154,399
USA
Cases 50,270,136 Change: 121,456
Deaths 812,205 Change: 1,959
Critical 14,377
Cases per Million 150,608
South Africa
Cases 3,051,222 Change: 13,147
Deaths 90,002 Change: 27
Critical 546
Cases per Million 50,535
France
Cases 7,987,591 Change: 59,019
Deaths 119,899 Change: 364
Critical 2,351
Cases per Million 121,985
Germany
Cases 6,270,761 Change: 51,592
Deaths 104,361 Change: 448
Critical 4,636
Cases per Million 74,503
Data from www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
I was again the only one in the shop last night with a mask on, that’s OK but DON’T come whinging to me when Christmas gets cancelled again!!!
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Heard a very interesting piece in radio 4 yesterday about how governments used specific techniques to try and control population behaviour patterns.
Worth listening to
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It is all over our news this morning that the UK government has brought back some measures such as working from home and mask wearing in response to the Omicron strain. Plan B.
I read it Dex, but to go further I had to subscribe, what I thought is, as long as a person has Self Interest, that person can not be influenced externally.
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Not sure about why you need to subscribe. You can sign up to BBC iPlayer free of charge and use that to log into the podcasts and other recorded broadcasts. That’s what I did earlier, and it worked just fine.
I meant subscribe without payment, the BBC on the tele is a bit suspect of late so, giving details and getting notifications on the “Web” box may be a step to far.
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