The CV19 thread

Well, the strain is starting to to get to me at last. In the last week I have

1. Had a digestive accident in highly embarrassing circumstances (i.e. public ones)
2. Winked out at an old pal who is doing some vital work with me, as a consequence of which he may no longer be working with me anymore
3. Gotten absolutely faced on beer, had nearly a six's worth of it last evening. I hadn't done anything like that in a good five years, and the exhausting hangover I've had all day tells me WHY I hadn't done anything like that in a good five years.

For God's sake, give us a vaccine so that this nonsense can end.

 

Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

Meanwhile, in Canada, our chief medical officer dispenses invaluable advice.

I cannot begin to tell you the fun people have had with this.

 

Definite two masker

 

With duct tape.

 

I took part in an antibody testing scheme in July. It was a home test kit, take a pinprick of blood and dab onto a pad. Results in 15 mins. Then fill in an online questionnaire and provide a photo of the result.

All very efficient and nearly painless.

 

Any recommended positions or styles offered? Knowledge is power you know. We're all trying to do our part in combating this malady.

 

Coronapocalypse in Holland
" ... the virus is not done with us"

Weekly update (week 2 - 8 Sept):
Alas, the number of people with established COVID-19 has substantially risen! Last week 5.427 new individuals were reported who tested positive for COVID-19, which is 1.830 more than a week before. The downward trend, which we very much hoped for after two weeks of stabilization, is an illusion. The R-factor is 1,17 at the moment. Hospitalizations and deaths somehow have decreased. In the past week 43 patients have been hospitalized for COVID-19; there were 17 COVID-deaths.

Meanwhile it is also clear that the disease for young people is by no means the innocent flu that activists like to make of it: the Dutch Facebook group "Corona patients with long-term complaints" counts more than 14 thousand members now. These are often younger ex-patients, who, even after mild Covid complaints, still suffer with debilitating and chronic complaints such as extreme fatigue, headache, shortness of breath, chest pain, memory loss and loss of concentration ability. In Holland and Belgium a number of people contracted Covid a second time, some of them died. So far for immunity then.

Numbers now are:
week 1 - 7 July: 19 new deaths, total now 6.132; number of confirmed cases 50.705
week 8 - 14 July: 8 deaths, total now 6.140; number of confirmed cases 51.239
week 14 - 21 July: 7 deaths, total now 6.147; number of confirmed cases 52.226
week 21 - 28 July: 9 deaths, total bow 6.156; number of confirmed cases 53.555
week 28 July - 4 Aug: 6 deaths, total now 6.162; number of confirmed cases 56.143
week 5 - 11 Aug: 9 deaths, total now 6.171; number of confirmed cases 60.179
week 11 - 18 Aug: 16 deaths, total now 6.187; number of confirmed cases 64.192
week 18 - 25 Aug: 32 deaths, total now 6.219; number of confirmed cases 67.780.
week 26 Aug - 1 Sept: 24 deaths, total now 6.234; number of conformed cases 71.359.
week 2 - 8 Sept: 17 deaths, total now 6.251; number of confirmed cases 76.786.

For comparison the (official) mortality rate caused by Covid per million of inhabitants:
(based on the deaths registered by the John Hopkins University)

Belgium (11,4 mln) with 9.909 deaths, it is 869,21
UK (66,5 mln) this number, with 41.673 deaths, is 626,66
Spain (46,7 mln), with 29.516 deaths, is 632,03
Italy (60,4 mln) with 35.563 deaths, the number is 588,79
USA (327,2 mln) with 189.283 deaths, it is 578,49
Sweden (10,2 mln) with 5.838 deaths is 572,35
France (67,0 mln) with 30.732 deaths, is 458,69
Holland (17,2 mln) with 6.251 deaths, it now is 363,43
Canada (37,1 mln) with 9.196 deaths is 247,87
Germany (82,9 mln) with 9.366 deaths is 112,98

Population numbers (courtesy SteveDee) Coronavirus deaths per million by country 2020 | Statista. Some countries - like Belgium - include suspected Covid deaths that were not tested. The official corona mortality of various countries is therefore less comparable.

Belgium still is the relatively hardest hit country in Europe and maybe world-wide (a sky-high death rate of 869+ per million inhabitants - but Belgium has been very strict with itself. It counts not only deaths after a positive test, but also of those who showed symptoms that indicate the virus. The UK and Spain make a good second and third.
The rates in Sweden, the only country in Europe that gambled for group immunity and decided not to lock down, are now almost up to the Italian rates.
The deaths in the USA are now fast on the rise (approx. 1.000 a day). The death rate last week has overtaken Sweden. Is the US heading for an Italian scenario or worser than that?
Germany, where the virus spread at the same time as in Holland, is doing extremely well. The country has a more disciplined population and does a lot of testing, contact tracing and isolating.

 

Doggy style is preferred, so you can both watch the football game.

 

Won't help me. Mrs hates football.

 

Get a second TV.

 

What does it mean if you have 3 out of the 6?

 

... that means you're getting old!

 

You mean, OLDER....

 

That's a damned smart virus. It knows not to infect the hundreds of thousands at schools and workplaces because it senses they mean it no harm.

• The rule does not apply to schools and workplaces, or weddings, funerals and organised team sports

 

Congratulations to Peru, Colombia and Mexico for upping their game and overtaking us