The General Covid19 Thread

I hope every single one of those cunts die of COVID

I’m just hurt that Dave didn’t tell me he was in town.

Hugo no!!!

zackster Merkel is getting pretty hard line on the anti vaxxers… making them pay for covid tests if they want entry to pubs, hairdressers etc.. damn right too

Delta has been a problem over here. Anecdotally, we had to shutter the bar due to 7 positives (3 breakthrough) as we got everyone tested post-outbreak. One breakthrough was highly symptomatic with a 100+ (F) degree temp. His 5 month old also tested positive and has had fever issues - they both seems alright. Thankfully all other staff came back negative so we’re good and opened back up after a week closure. That is just staff. God only knows about customers. But we’re offering free rapid Binax tests for those who want them. They usually cost about 25$ but we bought a shit-ton on a pallet so free for those who ask. Been tough to manage the bar thing as well as the 9-5 but such is life.

Our expected peak is August 24th with a decline from there. If you lot across the pond are any indication, the drop should be quick.

This is not the flu. Any comparisons between the two are stupid and should be ignored.

I know three different breakthrough cases. Could just be coincidence but none had lung issues. All three had fever and sore throat and were KO’d for about 8-10 days. Doesn’t give me comfort but is better than My worst fears.

jonattonyeah This is not the flu. Any comparisons between the two are stupid and should be ignored.

What Jonatton is basically saying here is Hugo is a complete clown.

zackster I know three different breakthrough cases. Could just be coincidence but none had lung issues. All three had fever and sore throat and were KO’d for about 8-10 days. Doesn’t give me comfort but is better than My worst fears.

Are you wearing one of these today? You massive spaz.

On whether it’s flu or not… at the mom in the U.K. we are running at 30k deaths annualised (87 a day on average)…average flu deaths in the U.K. in the run up to covid were 10k a year… so covid at the moment is killing many more people still and it’s summer - the death numbers during winter could turn out to be far higher. Never mind the side effects (long covid)… the idea that covid is just flu is a load of hairy bollocks right now. It may end up that way but no one can make that judgement yet with complete confidence.

Along_the_Wire why did you have to go back?

I own an apartment there.

Half of my life is there.

Heading to North China with Snr on Saturday Dave.

We’ll raise a toast to your fine self!

Along_the_Wire lol… I’m Hugo’s not quite as aspergic me-second centrist alter ego

Smallman1 Heading to North China with Snr on Saturday Dave.

We’ll raise a toast to your fine self!

Cheers Smallman, sure you’ll ledge the bants as per.

Along_the_Wire I know

303abuser alberta will be the real world experiment for everyone else to watch. as of august 16th, there are zero restrictions. as in, if you have covid (with a positive test) you don’t have to quarantine. we’re ending testing, tracking, and basically pretending it doesn’t exist. and we have the lowest vaccination rate in the country. i’m assuming that once school is back in september, it’s going to be a shit show.

Googled and your vaccination rates are still quite good, certainly way better than in Finland. We just had a record amount of new infections today, yet hospitalisations are going down, as are deaths. Main problem for health care is that testing and tracing takes such a huge amount of the staff.