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You never know Annie, nothing is certain with covid, but as it stands, if it was that easy to transmit I think there would be a helluva lot more infected than 403,000 out of a population of 68 million....

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Thanks Bob

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there are more than that infected. They just haven't been tested.

I'm less worried about dying myself than about long term effects. Someone my age and state of health is likely to survive but....what does survival mean if you can get a debilitating heart condition, kidney or brain damage? I know people affected by long covid or whatever it is. It can scar for life. That's my worry. That we do not know the long term effects on those who survive.

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Covid data for Thursday, 24 September 2020

Global Cases 32,094,034
Global Deaths 981,962

Australia
Cases 26,980
Deaths 861
Critical 10
Cases per Million 1,055

UK
Cases 409,729
Deaths 41,862
Critical 211
Cases per Million 6,028

USA
Cases 7,139,553
Deaths 206,593
Critical 14,086
Cases per Million 21,540

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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This might be an Australian phenomenon but this is quite an interesting story on a business current affairs program last night on how the virus has changed, maybe for ever, the way business is structured in the future.

I am not convinced this is only happening in Australia but I do know that the UK government was encouraging people to go back to their work place until the rcent second wave.

This return to workplace hasn't happened here and now that people have realised that they can live anywhere then regional centres have started to see an increase in refugees from Sydney who intend to work on line, perhaps only going to their office in the city once a week.

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The NSW Premier announced the following easing of restrictions(most are to do with schools and will apply from next term):

Bridal parties of no more than 20 people can take to the dance floor at weddings. Before now only the couple were permitted to dance.

No restrictions on number of people who can spectate at community sporting events

School choirs can gather with a maximum of five singers

School music ensembles can restart with an unlimited number of people as long as social distancing is practised

Inter-school and zone sporting competitions

School camps and excursions

On campus school programs with parents including reading groups

Kindergarten and Year 7 orientations

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Covid data for Friday, 25 September 2020

Global Cases 32,411,415
Global Deaths 987,742

Australia
Cases 27,000
Deaths 869
Critical 10
Cases per Million 1,056

UK
Cases 416,363
Deaths 41,902
Critical 228
Cases per Million 6,126

USA
Cases 7,185,471
Deaths 207,538
Critical 14,156
Cases per Million 21,678

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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Covid data for Saturday, 26 September 2020

Global Cases 32,765,201
Global Deaths 993,463

Australia
Cases 27,016
Deaths 870
Critical 11
Cases per Million 1,057

UK
Cases 423,236
Deaths 41,936
Critical 243
Cases per Million 6,227

USA
Cases 7,244,184
Deaths 208,440
Critical 14,141
Cases per Million 21,855

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

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I was reading an article called "How do Pandemics usually End" and this is a quote from it which I fount very interesting:


"But what about the 1918 flu pandemic? It's the big historical pandemic many have compared COVID-19 to, so how did it end in the absence of a vaccine?

The same ingredient changed, Dr Short says: herd immunity. But without a vaccine it took longer to do so than with the 2009 swine flu pandemic.

"In 1918, there was no vaccine. The virus just went around unchecked. And the pandemic continued in some places until 1921," she says.

"What happened then is that there was enough herd immunity or pre-existing immunity that it actually became the seasonal flu strain.

"That 1918 virus remained the seasonal flu strain until 1958, when it was replaced by an H2N2 strain, the Asian flu pandemic."

But achieving herd immunity in the absence of a vaccine came at enormous cost: tens of millions of people died worldwide. "

The whole article was interesting too it talked about swine flu, MERS and herd immunity, if you want to read it look here:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2...e-end/12596954

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Thanks for the link Bruce, I’ll read it later when I have time, it looks interesting.