Interesting news about Leicester and it’s perhaps unnecessary lockdown. They had 1,336 cases in July but only 7 hospital admissions for covid-19
Interesting news about Leicester and it’s perhaps unnecessary lockdown. They had 1,336 cases in July but only 7 hospital admissions for covid-19
I agree that it's difficult to put a figure on the level of T cell resistance as it is not as straightforward to test for as antibodies. My point in replying to Mike was that the Imperial Study made an estimate of total infections in the UK based entirely on antibody prevalence. Other scientific studies would dispute that.
We will have a much better idea after the winter. Sweden provides a fascinating case study. Yes they've had more deaths than their neighbours but what will happen this winter. Will they avoid the feared second wave while other countries succumb? The Swedish doctor in the article I linked to said that he didn't think the final death tally would be above 7,000. If he turns out to be right then Sweden has now come close to herd immunity despite antibody prevalence being low. But if it climbs much greater than 7,000 he will have been wrong. We will see.
Just a personal observation on the wearing of face coverings.
Last week I was in Wales where the wearing of face coverings is not compulsory in shops and although a few people we wearing them everyone seem to be keeping a sensible distance both in and outside.
This week back in England, where the face covering is compulsory in shops, more people seem to be also wearing them outside. However, the social/sensible distancing seems to have gone out of the window.
It is as if when people are wearing face coverings they feel as if they are safe.
Of the two different policies I certainly felt safer in Wales and not wearing a face covering.
Visibility good except in Hill Fog
I wish someone would tell me where the illegal raves are. At the ones I remember from c1990, when not futilely driving in a convoy from service station to service station along the M62, masks were quite the fashion. I think it was something to do with Vicks inhaler. Lots of lads with no tops on and an industrial mask or a ski mask. Anyway.
A fellow raver!!!
Although i was slightly after your time... i didn't get into the music until around 1998, and my first rave was in 2000 (United Dance at Bagleys, Kings Cross)... Helter Skelter, One Nation, Slammin Vinyl, Hardcore Heaven.... Sanctuary Milton Keynes, Bagleys, Que Club, Long Marston Airfield...
And of course in Cov we had the Edge/Eclipse which in the 90's was the first legal venue in the UK...
When the Sanctuary shut down in 2004 and became part of the Ikea/Football Stadium complex, then places like Bagleys/Que Club started to disappear, took the heart out of it for me.
I was never into drugs or anything, but the music of the late 90's/early 2000's was superb. Lots of people in that era had been brought up on Britpop/Oasis/Blur... but in the schools round here it was old rave-tapes that were passed around the playgrounds and common-rooms...
If, like me, you are in the 60-69 age group, and male, this will cheer you up: you are 2.6 times more likely to die if you get Coronavirus than women in the same age group. Thank you evolution!
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/l...jbs_etoc_email
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-...shire-53773646
Good results to say they all didn't take it seriously.