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Monday's #Coronavirus megathread on a big day for residents of #England, it feels like a mini "Liberation Day"
Finally non-essential shops, gyms & hairdressers reopen. It's now also possible to drink in a pub's beer-garden as #Covid19 cases are at the lowest for 7 months.
Finally non-essential shops, gyms & hairdressers reopen. It's now also possible to drink in a pub's beer-garden as #Covid19 cases are at the lowest for 7 months.
Overnight the big #Covid19 news was #Germany's staggering 59% leap in new infections. Meanwhile Bulgaria and Norway continued recovering (see yesterday's thread).
#USA's cases (48,000) are also up on last Sunday despite a dozen states not having submitted their data.
#USA's cases (48,000) are also up on last Sunday despite a dozen states not having submitted their data.
South America continues to be devastated by the "Brazilian" P1 variant of #Coronavirus.
Although Sundays' totals are always lower, #Argentina is a good example of the trend with over 15,000 new #Covid19 cases, up by more than 50%. Deaths too soaring, over 40% up on a week ago.
Although Sundays' totals are always lower, #Argentina is a good example of the trend with over 15,000 new #Covid19 cases, up by more than 50%. Deaths too soaring, over 40% up on a week ago.
#Covid19 is still spreading across #Canada too.
Over the weekend there've already been new cases of the disease than last weekend. And that's despite the fact that #BritishColumbia has not published its totals. BC is the province with worst growth and the P1 variant widespread.
Over the weekend there've already been new cases of the disease than last weekend. And that's despite the fact that #BritishColumbia has not published its totals. BC is the province with worst growth and the P1 variant widespread.
There are signs that #Chile may be nearing the peak of its third wave. New #Covid19 cases have been up by fewer than 10% over the weekend.
The big question is around the Sinopharm
vaccine with Chile being heavily vaccinated. Deaths do seem to be down but nowhere near enough.
The big question is around the Sinopharm
vaccine with Chile being heavily vaccinated. Deaths do seem to be down but nowhere near enough.
#Chile's avg 7-day infection rate at its lowest was 1,338 #Covid19 cases/day in November. The lowest death rate (Dec) was 34 per day.
The case rate >2 weeks ago was 6,500 cases/day
That's 4.85 x higher
Death rate now is 100/day.
Roughly only 39% fewer deaths than expected
The case rate >2 weeks ago was 6,500 cases/day
That's 4.85 x higher
Death rate now is 100/day.
Roughly only 39% fewer deaths than expected
Please note the above stats about #Chile and its #Coronavirus vaccine(s) are very rough workings, using very limited #Covid19 data, and all sorts of variables are unknown.
Despite that the death rate seems far higher than efficacy rates for "western" developed vaccines.
Despite that the death rate seems far higher than efficacy rates for "western" developed vaccines.
