Great Britain closing down.
Covid-19: Britain Announces Lockdown as Resurgent Virus Consumes Europe - The New York Times
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SubscriberThe worse week in the USA yet.
The worst week yet
The United States just had its worst week ever for the virus.
Over the past seven days, the country recorded more than 500,000 new cases and counted its nine millionth case since the start of the pandemic. Yesterday, at least 90,000 new cases were logged — an all-time high and the equivalent of more than one case per second — and there is no end in sight to the latest surge.
Unlike past peaks, where a few areas drove up case numbers, this time the virus has gripped nearly every corner of the country, including many areas that avoided surges of the past.
Colorado counted 2,000 new cases, Illinois logged 6,400, and more than 1,000 were found in New Mexico — all record daily highs for those states. Over the past week, 24 states added more cases than in any other seven-day stretch of the pandemic, while new cases are increasing in 42 states.
If we look at a better indicator of the strength of the latest surge — hospitalizations — the situation appears equally severe. Hospitalization data, collected by the Covid Tracking Project, shows that the number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus reached record highs in almost half of states in recent weeks. Over the past month, hospitalizations have surged by 46 percent.
The death rate remains lower than it was at its peak, averaging around 800 deaths per day. But as we’ve seen in past waves, deaths can lag cases and hospitalizations by several weeks. Even if a surge in deaths doesn’t materialize, the death rate also plateaued over the past month and has not dropped as much as experts had hoped after the summer surge.
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All of this is happening against the backdrop of a bitter presidential contest in which the pandemic — and the government’s response to it — is the dominant issue.
Already, the pandemic has complicated the voting process. Voters in several swing states are casting their ballots at the same time the coronavirus reaches new peaks in their communities. In places like Michigan, North Carolina and Wisconsin, it’s creating uncertainty about how easily people will be able to vote.
Unlike in the spring, when the virus was deadliest where Democrats live, the new surge includes Republican-dominated sections of the Great Plains and the Mountain West. And in the battleground states, a growing share of cases is emerging in counties that supported Mr. Trump in 2016.
Election Day next week will be unusual in many ways, but it’s not the first time the country will vote during a pandemic. During the midterm elections of 1918, cases also surged in October. Campaigning in person was restricted, as were speeches and rallies. Voter turnout was low and those who cast ballots voted for change, flipping both chambers of Congress in favor of the Republican Party.
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
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SubscriberGreat Britain closing down.
Covid-19: Britain Announces Lockdown as Resurgent Virus Consumes Europe - The New York Times
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
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SubscriberYou know what puzzles me? We are not the ones who had to lock down for months, we were disciplined and did the right thing , put up with whatever was needed to keep the virus under control, but some how it seems we owe Victorians . It is being suggested that they will control our economy by not coming here. Now I get it. It was a major sacrifice for the people of Melbourne, and Victoria in general, to get the virus under control. And we applaud them for sticking with it. Well done. But to suggest that they will boycott Qld , because our government has determined to not open up until it is clear that it is safe to do so, well, that's just self centred rubbish. I also get it's just one poster on a random internet forum. But fair dinkum, after all the political spite thrown at QLD, purely for doing the right thing , it gets your back up.Originally Posted by trout1105
Personally the less tourist around the better
I am quite enjoying the quiet beaches, uncrowded camp spots, uncluttered roads and the absence of back packer cat craps at our parking bays.
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
OldBushie
SupporterAt the start of this pandemic WA DID lock down and the entire State was divided into several different districts and travel between these districts was stopped.
Only essential shops were open for business and people stayed at home unless they desperately needed food or medical help and after a few weeks WA BEAT this virus and we have had Months of Zero community transmissions.
Social distancing is STILL being followed by the majority people as well.
Why is it WA or Qld's fault that VIC completely stuffed up its hotel quarantine and people in Melbourne continued to front up for work when sick and had in excess of 700 new cases a day for weeks on end.
I really don't give a rats arse IF Victorian's don't want to go on holiday interstate out of "Spite" when the borders finally come down, It's their loss not ours.
IF Victorian's and even New South Welshmen don't want to travel interstate then why on earth have they been continually whining and moaning about the closed borders that have so far protected the other States from them spreading this virus further afield ??
Don't let the vitriol from the minority naysayers bother you Bob because when our borders do finally return to normal there will be a mass exodus from Melbourne and Sydney and Not just for the purpose of going on holiday either, people will be moving out and going interstate for good.
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SubscriberI feel the love, brother.
I’m pretty sure the dinosaurs died out when they stopped gathering food and started having meetings to discuss gathering food
A bookshop is one of the only pieces of evidence we have that people are still thinking
Don't forget that the Qld border has never been totally closed. All the southerners had to do was demonstrate they had been outside a hotspot for 14 days and they could get a border pass. If they came from the NT or WA they didn't even need to do the 14 days.
Lots of southerners just went for a wander for 14 days, got a border pass, came in and stayed. It's safer up here, so why would they leave?
I'm actually at the Sea World Nara Resort on the Gold Coast tonight - we got a cheap deal. It's busy, but no international visitors, so I've seen it busier. Car park full though.
In the car park I noticed several vehicles with Qld border passes stuck to the windscreen, meaning they came from the south.
Here's a nice sunset pic, just to make the southerners jealous.
Super ModeratorThese Melburnians are leaving the city now that coronavirus lockdown has lifted - ABC News
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SubscriberRest assured - plenty of Victorians are keen to get out of Melbourne once allowed to travel more than 25kms and the “ring of steel” is removed.
Best thing people can do, once it is safe to do so, is get out and about and spend all those record bank deposits and to spend it in Australia.
In the past you could spot a Melbournian because they were the ones who looked only at the pavement and avoided eye contact - now you will be able to spot them because everyone will be jumping out of the way to avoid any sort of contact.
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No problems, I suspect that you're right.
Let me know if you'd like to meet in the park one day ....
Arapiles
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Super ModeratorYeah, that'd be great. We got home from the hospital on Saturday, so hopefully it'll be a couple of weeks of day appointments until we can get home. I'll PM you and get your coffee order.
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