The COVID-2019 Thread

[Buckaroo Banzai]

Ireland said on Tuesday it will restrict indoor drinking and eating in bars and restaurants to those who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or who have previously been infected by it

I think such plan will backfire.
I suspect there is a whole lot social closeness (opposite of distancing?) in Ireland in an attempt to get infected , and have a drink

[misskit]

NSW records 22 new cases, Qld three; Alice Springs to enter lockdown

Alice Springs has entered a “critical” 72-hour lockdown as a precautionary measure after a man who worked at a Northern Territory mine transitioned through the town’s airport before testing positive for Covid-19 in South Australia.


New South Wales recorded 22 new locally-acquired cases as multiple hospital wards in Sydney were locked down after a student nurse tested positive on Tuesday night.


Meanwhile, the South Australian premier, Steven Marshall, said his state would not be going into lockdown after recording five new locally-acquired cases linked to the Tanami Desert mine in the NT.


Western Australia recorded one new locally-acquired case – a 37-year-old male who was still being interviewed by the state’s contact tracing team.


Queensland authorities say the state’s latest coronavirus outbreak has been traced to a hospital patient who was repeatedly allowed to travel to and from Indonesia for business, prompting accusations “the prime minister’s corporate mates” have been granted exemptions to cross the closed international border. The comments prompted a fierce rebuke from home affairs minister Karen Andrews, who said the Queensland government’s claim is “a smokescreen to hide the ineffectiveness” of its state quarantine.


Multiple state governments have directly criticised the commonwealth’s new position on the AstraZeneca vaccine, with Queensland saying that it does “not want under 40s to get AstraZeneca” and Victoria accusing Scott Morrison of creating unnecessary confusion.

NSW records 22 new cases, Qld three; Alice Springs to enter lockdown – as it happened | Australia news | The Guardian

[harrybarracuda]

Yep, Singapore doesn't trust the chinky shit either.

Recipients of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine not exempted from pre-event testing: MOH

Recipients of Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine not exempted from pre-event testing: MOH, Singapore News & Top Stories - The Straits Times

[misskit]

The never-ending story.



L.A. County urges everyone to wear mask indoors as delta variant spreads

[harrybarracuda]

The never-ending story.



L.A. County urges everyone to wear mask indoors as delta variant spreads

It seems it is the most contagious yet and lots of stoopid Americans are avoiding getting vaccinated.

I would say let them die if it wasn't for the ones that can't.

[Buckaroo Banzai]

It seems it is the most contagious yet and lots of stoopid Americans are avoiding getting vaccinated.

I would say let them die if it wasn't for the ones that can't.

At this point. in countries like the US that has more than sufficient vaccine recourses , the danger is not Covid 19 but the antivaxxer idiots. And like Covid was handled, so should the antivaxxers.
In Greece there is an aggressive program to get everyone vaccinated.
"Greece offers its young people cash and phone data to get COVID shots "
Greece offers its young people cash and phone data to get COVID shots | Reuters

[baldrick]

the danger is not Covid 19 but the antivaxxer idiots

the danger is being shot by the anti mask brigade when they are told to wear a mask

[Grumpy John]

the danger is being shot by the anti mask brigade when they are told to wear a mask

That's a stupid thing to say!

[headhunter]

Yay! Something new for you to moan about.

something for you to GLEE over,today 57 dead and over 5,500 new covid cases.
WHERE DO Y LIVE?

[David48atTD]

Good 4 min video explaining the current mutant strains, and why they are so dangerous ...

[spliff]

That's nothing....wait for the "E" variant, it's gonna be a game changer.

[harrybarracuda]

That's nothing....wait for the "E" variant, it's gonna be a game changer.

They're already up to L...

[harrybarracuda]

Achtung!

FRANKFURT: Germany's CureVac said Wednesday that final trial results showed its coronavirus vaccine had an efficacy rate of just 48%, far lower than those developed by mRNA rivals BioNTech/Pfizer and Moderna.

The outcome had been expected after poor interim data were released earlier this month.

The company in part blamed "the unprecedented context of 15 strains circulating" among the trial volunteers, as well as varying responses across age groups.

Covid vaccine from Germany's CureVac just 48% effective

[harrybarracuda]

Arf...

An engineer and an anti-vaxxer walk up to a bridge

Seeing as the bridge is the only crossing over a notoriously crocodile-infested river, the two prepare to cross.

Just before they set foot on the bridge the anti-vaxxer asks the engineer "How safe is it to cross this bridge exactly".

"99.97%" the engineer replies confidently

The anti-vaxxer thinks for a moment before turning around and replies "Guess I'm swimming then..."

[misskit]

Australia's NSW state says Delta outbreak grows despite lockdown

SYDNEY, July 1 (Reuters) - Australia's New South Wales (NSW) state on Thursday warned that significant numbers of new COVID-19 cases were being found in the community, raising fears of fresh clusters as it reported a rise in new infections for a third straight day.


With state capital Sydney in the middle of a two-week lockdown to contain an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant, authorities said half of Thursday's total of 24 new cases had spent time in the community when infectious.


"(This) is a cause of concern. That is what we will be looking at in the next few days and beyond as a measure of our success," NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters.


Berejiklian said many people with flu-like symptoms were ignoring lockdown orders and "going about their business".

MORE Australia'''s NSW state says Delta outbreak grows despite lockdown | Reuters

[harrybarracuda]

Berejiklian said many people with flu-like symptoms were ignoring lockdown orders and "going about their business".

Bogans presumably.

[misskit]

Thailand sees new high in Covid-19 cases and deaths nationwide


The latest Covid-19 infections among the general Thai population and Bangkok, as well as death tolls nationwide all reached a new high on Thursday, on the first day of July.


“The daily number for today is 5,533 cases and 57 related deaths,” said Dr Apisamai Srirangson, the deputy spokeswoman of the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).


From the total cases that were found in the past 24 hours, 5,477 were found within the general Thai population, excluding the 44 cases in prisons and 12 in imported cases.


The previous record for the nationwide daily number was at 5,379 on June 28, while the record for the daily death toll was at 53 related deaths on June 30.

The third wave, which started in entertainment venues in Bangkok and its surrounding provinces on April 1, has led to 235,971 cases and 1,986 deaths with a mortality rate of 0.84 per cent.


From the 5,477 local cases in the general Thai population, the highest numbers by province were at 1,960 in Bangkok, followed by 435 in Samut Prakan, 321 in Pathum Thani, 298 in Samut Sakhon, and 272 in Songkhla.


The previous record for the daily number of cases that were found in Bangkok was at 1,826 cases, reported on Wednesday.

To mitigate the shortage of hospital beds in Bangkok, the “home isolation” program has been launched to allow patients experiencing mild symptoms or are asymptomatic to self-quarantine and treat themselves via telemedicine at home.


The CCSA has also introduced more restriction measures to lock down construction workers’ camps and construction sites, a ban on events with more than 20 participants and a ban on dining-in at restaurants in Bangkok and surrounding provinces for the month of July.


Checkpoints have been set up to discourage travelling between the provinces.


The Ministry of Publich Health asked people who still need to travel for work to take showers immediately upon their return home, in order to avoid infection among family members.


They also asked people to wear face masks, practice social distancing and avoid eating together at home but none of this is mandatory.


The CCSA reported on Wednesday that there were 108 active clusters in Bangkok, with 97 of that with cases in the past 14 days. This includes 36 in worker camps and construction sites, 29 in business companies and factories, 19 around markets and shopping centers, 10 in residential areas and crowded communities, two in care homes and one in a naval academy.


Vaccines


A total of 5.83 million Covid-19 vaccines were administered between June 7 and 30, including 4.34 million first doses. This brings the total number of Thais who have had at least one jab to 7.11 million since February 28.


A total of 3.39 million people, or 22.9 per cent of Bangkok Metropolitan Region’s 14.85 million population have received their first dose of Covid-19 vaccine as of June 30.

Thailand sees new high in Covid-19 cases and deaths nationwide - Thai Enquirer

[misskit]

Mexico's COVID-19 death toll could be 60% higher than official count


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -COVID-19-related deaths in Mexico likely exceed the confirmed toll by about 60%, Health Ministry data released on Wednesday showed.


Authorities have said previously that fatalities likely far exceed the official count, and the latest figure is in line with data published in March.


Mexico registered 351,376 excess deaths associated with COVID-19 from the start of the pandemic through the 20th week of this year, which would be May 23, latest data shows.


The country had recorded 221,647 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 by that date, meaning the additional deaths recorded by the Health Ministry based on a search of death certificates represented a 58.5% increase.


Mexico's official number of COVID-19 infections stands at 2,519,269 and its death toll at 233,047, after the Health Ministry on Wednesday reported 6,105 new infections and 244 more deaths.


Mexico's COVID-19 death toll could be 60% higher than official count

[harrybarracuda]

I would think India's is a whole lot higher than reported as well.

Same in any third world country to be honest.

[harrybarracuda]

Fucking kids eh.

Teenagers are figuring out how to fake positive Covid tests using lemon juice and hacks from TikTok

[PAG]

And the beat goes on.......

BREAKING: New high on THURSDAY: 61 deaths and 6,087 cases (207 from prisons). Full details at 12:30pm #Thailand#COVID19

26 June: 4,161 - 51 dead
27 June: 3,995 - 42 dead
28 June: 5,406 - 22 dead
29 June: 4,662 - 36 dead
30 June: 4,786 - 53 dead
1 July: 5,533 - 57 dead
2 July: 6,087 - 61 dead <— TODAY

[HermantheGerman]

Achtung!
Covid vaccine from Germany's CureVac just 48% effective

That is very disappointing news. Have to admit my expectation where very high and I was hoping to get vaccinated with it. Guess I will have to use the other German vaccine (Biontech).

Got plenty of Biontech and Moderna going arround now in Germany.

[nidhogg]

Its circling here. One staff member in the building confirmed, building closed and government cleaners coming in to clean. One of my direct reporting staff just informed me her mother has it. Hoping our meeting last week did not f*ck me over.....(waiting for test results from my staff member).

[HermantheGerman]

Bahrain and the UAE are now offering a Pfizer shot to anyone who had the chinky shit.

How fucking embarrassing is that.

Where is the Teakdoor Politburo to confirm that the Chinky Shit is the worst?
Have the balls to admit that the communist shit belongs in the trash.....including Xi Shitping .

Maybe zeeee Germans can sell Curevac to them? Anything is better then Made in China!

[nidhogg]

^ My secretary has been fully vaccinated with Sinovac. She has been quietly advised (by someone with appropriate knowledge) to go get re-immunized with AstraZeneca.