Coronavirus update - NO MORE RESTRICTIONS

[Hilts]

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Infection rate in Wales at its lowest since 4th October.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/coronavirus-covid-19-wales-infection-19783843

[surge]

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Dozens of countries with South African and Brazilian Covid variants left off quarantine ‘red list’

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/d...list-w0jbd3ckt

Covid: Oxford jab protection against South Africa variant 'limited' (The preliminary findings from a small study of more than 2,000 people have not yet been peer-reviewed.)

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55967767

We're coming up to a year on from our scientists/politicians choosing not to close any borders due to the virus being so prevalent within the UK it wasn't seen as a good idea. What are the odds that we're going to repeat this?

In more positive news, test positivity rate in Wales figures released yesterday was just 7.67%. The lower this and infections go the more likely test-and-trace will work as desired.

[Vindec]

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As I said, credit to both Governments for the vaccine, but the people being saved by the rapid rolling out of said vaccine are a drop in the ocean compared to the number who have died in the UK in the last eleven months .

That's a bit unfair. The rapid roll out of the vaccine, the selection of the right vaccines and the decision not to use the EMA for procurement of the vaccine could well end up saving in excess of the number of lives lost. Time will tell whether that is correct.

[Croesy Blue]

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We're coming up to a year on from our scientists/politicians choosing not to close any borders due to the virus being so prevalent within the UK it wasn't seen as a good idea. What are the odds that we're going to repeat this?

In more positive news, test positivity rate in Wales figures released yesterday was just 7.67%. The lower this and infections go the more likely test-and-trace will work as desired.

I think that article on the bbc website is a bit misleading, AZ still seem to think it will protect against severe forms of the SA variant. If there's a slight dip in efficacy against mild and moderate forms of it, it really wouldn't be that bad.

[the other bob wilson]

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That's a bit unfair. The rapid roll out of the vaccine, the selection of the right vaccines and the decision not to use the EMA for procurement of the vaccine could well end up saving in excess of the number of lives lost. Time will tell whether that is correct.

I’m talking about the period up to mid February - as I mentioned earlier, it’s akin to scoring a late goal when you’re being thrashed.

[Croesy Blue]

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That's a bit unfair. The rapid roll out of the vaccine, the selection of the right vaccines and the decision not to use the EMA for procurement of the vaccine could well end up saving in excess of the number of lives lost. Time will tell whether that is correct.

All 3 of those things are related to the vaccine aren't they?

If it hadn't been so poorly mismanaged early on maybe we wouldn't have needed this to be saving lives more just opening up the country.

[Vindec]

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All 3 of those things are related to the vaccine aren't they?

If it hadn't been so poorly mismanaged early on maybe we wouldn't have needed this to be saving lives more just opening up the country.

Really. Very many countries are scrambling to get the vaccine. Why do you think this is?

[xsnaggle]

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All 3 of those things are related to the vaccine aren't they?

If it hadn't been so poorly mismanaged early on maybe we wouldn't have needed this to be saving lives more just opening up the country.

Isn't that a double negative?
Shirley if they mismanaged it poorly that means they tried to mismanage it but failed?

[goats]

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Almost under 100 per 100k in Wales now....tier one.....yet everyone I know feels like Jack Nicholson in the Shining

[Hilts]

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Wales figures

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/coronavirus-covid-19-wales-infection-19800519

[Hilts]

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England.

https://www-walesonline-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/england-coronavirus-worst-infection-rates-19798403.amp?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=16128798878996&csi=1&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.walesonline.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fuk-news%2Fengland-coronavirus-worst-infection-rates-19798403

[goats]

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Wales figures

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/w...ction-19800519

Looking good as ever, back to September levels. I’m sure our esteemed government will end the suffering by July

[Gofer Blue]

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We're coming up to a year on from our scientists/politicians choosing not to close any borders due to the virus being so prevalent within the UK it wasn't seen as a good idea. What are the odds that we're going to repeat this?

In more positive news, test positivity rate in Wales figures released yesterday was just 7.67%. The lower this and infections go the more likely test-and-trace will work as desired.

Finally HM Gov have woken up to the fact that maybe, just maybe, people coming into the UK from abroad could be bringing in the virus. How else would the Brazilian and South African strains have got here? Migratory birds perhaps? Scotland has the right idea - forget the red list nonsense - anyone coming into Scotland from anywhere abroad is now required to quarantine in an hotel at a cost of £1700 per person. However you can bet that some clowns will jet into Manchester or Birmingham and then drive up to Scotland.

[Rjk]

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Finally HM Gov have woken up to the fact that maybe, just maybe, people coming into the UK from abroad could be bringing in the virus. How else would the Brazilian and South African strains have got here? Migratory birds perhaps? Scotland has the right idea - forget the red list nonsense - anyone coming into Scotland from anywhere abroad is now required to quarantine in an hotel at a cost of £1700 per person. However you can bet that some clowns will jet into Manchester or Birmingham and then drive up to Scotland.

Maybe 2 swallows carried the virus between them

[Gofer Blue]

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Maybe 2 swallows carried the virus between them

An under-covid operation no doubt.