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I have those thoughts especially strongly since that article has got stuff like this in it:
"We asked dozens of ordinary Chinese citizens how they felt about restrictions, they all said 'Can't complain.'"
I have those thoughts especially strongly since that article has got stuff like this in it:
"We asked dozens of ordinary Chinese citizens how they felt about restrictions, they all said 'Can't complain.'"
As Germany grapples with record Covid cases, Chancellor Angela Merkel has described the situation as "dramatic".
"The fourth wave is hitting our country with full force," she tells a congress of German city mayors.
"The number of daily new infections is higher than ever before... and the daily death toll is also frightening."
"It is not at all too late to decide for a first vaccination," she adds.
I'd probably resist relying on a single assumption at the moment.My observation is that Germany's case numbers are now following a similar trajectory, at a similar scale, to what the UK saw in June/July 2021, but their death rate is also seeing quite a dramatic rise that appears to be quite a lot worse than what the UK saw at that same time in the summer.
Germany's vaccination rate now is better than the UK's was in the summer - so would it be wrong to assume that previous infections play a significant role in explaining that difference?
We don't seem to hear a lot about what's going on in China at the moment where they are still pursuing a zero Covid policy. Article here -
Why China is still trying to achieve zero Covid
While other countries grapple with living with Covid, China is doubling down on stamping it out.www.bbc.co.uk
Mask-wearing is the single most effective public health measure at tackling Covid, reducing incidence by 53%, the first global study of its kind shows.
Vaccines are safe and effective and saving lives around the world. But most do not confer 100% protection, most countries have not vaccinated everyone, and it is not yet known if jabs will prevent future transmission of emerging coronavirus variants.
Globally, Covid cases exceeded 250 million this month. The virus is still infecting 50 million people worldwide every 90 days due to the highly transmissible Delta variant, with thousands dying each day.
Now a systematic review and meta analysis of non-pharmaceutical interventions has found for the first time that mask wearing, social distancing and handwashing are all effective measures at curbing cases – with mask wearing the most effective.
“This systematic review and meta analysis suggests that several personal protective and social measures, including handwashing, mask wearing, and physical distancing are associated with reductions in the incidence of Covid-19,” the researchers wrote in The BMJ.
They said the results highlight the need to continue mask wearing, social distancing and handwashing alongside vaccine programmes.
Austrias lockdown isnt just for the unvaccinated any more!
Austria to go into full lockdown as Covid surges
As well as Monday's lockdown, the chancellor says vaccinations will be compulsory from February.www.bbc.co.uk
I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and guess that were not very happy.Not surprisingly there are loads of people booking travel to Europe over the coming month's.
Lot of whom are not vaccinated but are furious about paying for PCR tests.
Had a couple (no vaccines) Thursday afternoon who were flying to Romania early Friday morning and asked what they need to do there has been an endless stream of this sort of thing sadly.
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Blamed me entirely and ranted at me that they SHOULD be able to fly anywhere on a lateral flow test.I'm going to take a wild stab in the dark and guess that were not very happy.
You must have the patience of a saint.Blamed me entirely and ranted at me that they SHOULD be able to fly anywhere on a lateral flow test.
I'm becoming convinced that these conspiracy nutters are insane.
considering they hadn't been able to check the travel rules for their destination ahead of travelling I suspect booking a vaccination might be beyond them.You must have the patience of a saint.
I'm not sure I could do that, the temptation to tell *******s like that a few home/world truths would be too much.
[what's so hard about getting your jags, they are free ...]
Thing is I don'tYou must have the patience of a saint.
I'm not sure I could do that, the temptation to tell *******s like that a few home/world truths would be too much.
[what's so hard about getting your jags, they are free ...]
I do need some stock repliesAre you up for trying variations on the theme of 'thats what the virus wants you to think' on some of these shitheads?
I do need some stock replies
I have to admit was amused when you reported that you had told someone your name was Piers Corbyn and they had wrote it downI do need some stock replies