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andrewduckerWell, the peak was just after Christmas, and we're definitely now significantly lower than we were (the asterisk, by the way, means that LFTs are included in the case count).
Also significantly higher than we were before Omicron came along. Before anyone worries about the last two days' figures they were both still lower than the equivalent figures for those days last week.
But, importantly, since the peak the number of new admissions has come down constantly.
And while the number *in* hospital is going down more slowly, it's also definitely on the way down.
Which means that we can expect restrictions to loosen over the next while, or at least stay the same.
All figures/graphs, as usual, from Travelling Tabby.
On a more personal note, much though I don't fancy catching Covid, it's either the most, or second-most contagious disease that we're aware of, and it seems remarkably likely that anyone who ever goes out to do anything is going to catch it. And as vaccine boosters bring the danger of hospitalisation down dramatically, we've reached the point where we're going to do most normal things.
Not that we have any intention of going to a nighclub or a football match (not that we'd do that in any case), but the combination of vaccines and inevitability means that my main reason for being careful is to avoid the NHS being overwhelmed. If I thought that it *wasn't* inevitable, with two kids in nursery, and without having to lock ourselves in 24/7 then I might feel differently, but we are where we are.
Also significantly higher than we were before Omicron came along. Before anyone worries about the last two days' figures they were both still lower than the equivalent figures for those days last week.
But, importantly, since the peak the number of new admissions has come down constantly.
And while the number *in* hospital is going down more slowly, it's also definitely on the way down.
Which means that we can expect restrictions to loosen over the next while, or at least stay the same.
All figures/graphs, as usual, from Travelling Tabby.
On a more personal note, much though I don't fancy catching Covid, it's either the most, or second-most contagious disease that we're aware of, and it seems remarkably likely that anyone who ever goes out to do anything is going to catch it. And as vaccine boosters bring the danger of hospitalisation down dramatically, we've reached the point where we're going to do most normal things.
Not that we have any intention of going to a nighclub or a football match (not that we'd do that in any case), but the combination of vaccines and inevitability means that my main reason for being careful is to avoid the NHS being overwhelmed. If I thought that it *wasn't* inevitable, with two kids in nursery, and without having to lock ourselves in 24/7 then I might feel differently, but we are where we are.
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Date: 2022-02-02 04:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-02-02 04:57 pm (UTC)(Gideon and Sophia have both had all of their vaccinations they're entitled to, plus Chicken Pox.)
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Date: 2022-02-03 10:14 am (UTC)You two clearly belong to the 'sensible parent' group.
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Date: 2022-02-03 05:37 pm (UTC)But my children definitely will be, so I'm not sure there's much I'll be able to do.
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Date: 2022-02-02 05:37 pm (UTC)I don't believe I have contracted covid in that time, during which I've had six negative lateral flow tests.
In cinemas and concert halls, people appear to be maintaining mask wearing. I certainly have been.
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