(07-21-2021, 12:22 PM)Mav link Wrote:Let’s hope it doesn’t get to Omega. In Star Trek canon, the Omega particle was capable of extinguishing all life.

(07-21-2021, 01:13 PM)DJC link Wrote:It doesn't seem that long ago that we were discussing India, the virulence of the Delta strain and how well or how bad India was handling the pandemic.

It seems that COVID may be "modern India's worst human tragedy."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-21/india-covid-deaths-could-be-in-the-millions/100310602?utm_medium=social&utm_content=sf247814345&utm_campaign=fb_abc_news&utm_source=m.facebook.com&sf247814345=1&fbclid=IwAR2EuaETn3eGfGNnIQce__WyEYFKMo_hn3Bpwp9WkeUZMMpMfpN9iwvaqrQ

(07-21-2021, 07:08 AM)DJC date Wrote:The University of Melbourne modelling team that has guided Victorian Government responses to COVID outbreaks has crunched the NSW numbers:

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how-long-till-sydney-gets-out-of-lockdown

(07-21-2021, 10:05 PM)LP link Wrote:It's highly likely there are departments in both the State and Federal Health authorities that already had these types of figures, ............... and yet they can't pull the triggers!

Imagine the complaints if people were told 6 to 8 weeks from the get go, but we have to go early and hard, otherwise it's going to be 5 months!

What happened to just telling the public the truth?

I complain about naysayers and deniers being merchants of doubt, I think in our leaders we have a electoral college of certain uncertainty!

(07-21-2021, 07:08 AM)DJC link Wrote:The University of Melbourne modelling team that has guided Victorian Government responses to COVID outbreaks has crunched the NSW numbers:

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/how-long-till-sydney-gets-out-of-lockdown

(07-22-2021, 04:54 AM)Mav date Wrote:It also seems that Singapore has backflipped on its “learn to live with Covid” strategy, according to News.com.au. Only 4 days ago, restrictions were relaxed, e.g. groups of 5 vaccinated people could eat in restaurants (up from 2) and 5 people could socialise. But Covid then spiked and now restrictions have been reintroduced, e.g. only takeaway food is allowed and groups of more than 2 are prohibited.
https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/global/singapore-reintroduces-covid19-restrictions-days-after-relaxing-rules/news-story/d9ec0e764ce24e0279a2bf7c2fba1d45

(07-22-2021, 05:30 AM)LP link Wrote:Ignoring what is happening in most places this is a hell of a tell. I'd say Singapore was "The Gold Standard" for Sars-CoV-2 preparedness, having learned the lessons of the original Sars. Then just a few weeks back they were all in with the UK in calling for borders to be opened up to save the economies, and now as you point out Singapore has flipped. I think it's a safe bet the UK might be back in the bleachers soon as well.

A lot of this is because they see the infected average age dropping very quickly, ICU's are no longer the preserve of +65 year olds or the chronically ill comorbidities, we are seeing otherwise healthy 20 or 30 somethings starting to fill beds.

Then there is the rising infection rate in the under 16 sector, which for the original strains was almost rarer than hens teeth, but is now becoming common place.

I am cynical though, because I suspect the aging bureaucrats and politicians no longer see themselves getting priority access to an ICU bed when they may be competing for slots with children and youths. So now they are "Ya'll better get a vaccine!"

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