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Do you know, I was about to type a reply saying leave the unvaccinated alone, they’re a small number etc etc da da da……

But, I’ve looked into it, and yes they are small, but they are still potentially 5.3M ( including those that can’t be vaccinated)

Considering COVID is at the very minimum 98.5 survivable, that is at least 80,000 that will go hospital and die, there are no figures on who will go in and survive.

At the height of the last peak it was around 38K in hospital.

So I appreciate the concern

Obviously time frame is a big variable, 80K over six or seven weeks, no problem. 80K over two weeks big problem.

All that said, it’s been two weeks since Omicron hit and no issues as yet. Our Welsh and Scottish friends need to remember their leaders actions when they ask for their vote.

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No new restrictions in England are being announced by the PM today. Common sense prevails. Long may it last.

https://www.gbnews.uk/news/boris-joh...dvisers/191767

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I really must add more Tonic to my Gin. I just read the above BBC report and I had to read the second paragraph twice 'cause the first time I read it I wondered how us all trying to be celibate outdoors could help. hic. Off to top up my drink.

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Pierre, since hospitalisation data hasn’t been updated since the 20th December (according to the gov website) I’m interested in understanding how you reach there’s no real problems ?

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On the screen, not good for England.
https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...march-12504769

But
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/covi...-chief-1371889

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Well that would have been a lot easier if they hadnt cancelled all the outside events. :dozey:

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I got back from my local Sainsbury's, with food for a get together tomorrow.


But my sister has just me that my nephew tested positive and is isolating, so to protect my dad it's off and luckily the food can be put into the freezer.

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Thanks for posting the positive news on that, Andrew. This is what I have been saying all along.

I predict the next big revelation will be that the more we test, the more cases we will pick up!

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15th December
Tests - 1,635,922
Cases - 103,940

23rd December
Tests - 1,582,738
Cases - 114,616

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/testing

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Thank you, but I am referring to the dates when infections were registered at under 50,000. Since then, a lot more people have been tested in the run up to Christmas, and now, unsurprisingly, the number of infections has shot up.

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or

14th December
Tests - 1,319,891
Cases - 95,063

15th December
Tests - 1,635,922
Cases - 103,490

Anyone can pick random dates to suit. ;)

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So why do you think that two years into the pandemic, record numbers are suddenly getting tested?

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New rules requiring lots more testing, and of course, the obvious media driven fear factor.

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England has reported another record number of daily coronavirus cases, with 117,093 new infections.

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-eng...7-093-12505230