Tbh something interesting is happening with the virus
Cases are creeping up but deaths are a tiny fraction of what they were
The medical profession are currently trying to discover why this is - there are probably multiple reasons
Chris Whitty said at the start that we will have to learn to live with the virus at least until an effective vaccine is approved
The world can't stay on lock down forever
Especially as China, who started the whole thing have completely opened their economy up (if you can believe a word they say of course.......)
Tbh something interesting is happening with the virus
Cases are creeping up but deaths are a tiny fraction of what they were
The medical profession are currently trying to discover why this is - there are probably multiple reasons
Chris Whitty said at the start that we will have to learn to live with the virus at least until an effective vaccine is approved
The world can't stay on lock down forever
Especially as China, who started the whole thing have completely opened their economy up (if you can believe a word they say of course.......)
Yea is a bit wierd that deaths have lowered here, but deaths always follow a few weeks after cases I'm sure they will continue to rise if cases do, Spain, Italy and France are all about to get a second wave and its not even autumn yet. Hopefully a vaccine next is out next week I would like to go awya without the worry .
Yea is a bit wierd that deaths have lowered here, but deaths always follow a few weeks after cases I'm sure they will continue to rise if cases do, Spain, Italy and France are all about to get a second wave and its not even autumn yet. Hopefully a vaccine next is out next week I would like to go awya without the worry .
You're right of course
One factor is that it seems young people are the main group getting it now
They are usually either asymptomatic or get a mild dose
We'll see over the coming weeks if the death rate starts to go up again but there's no sign of it yet in the European countries where cases are showing a big increase
And who are several weeks ahead of us in the progression
It's not just deaths, there are very few people needing hospital treatment in most European countries
Anyway fingers crossed it's not a false dawn
You're right of course
One factor is that it seems young people are the main group getting it now
They are usually either asymptomatic or get a mild dose
We'll see over the coming weeks if the death rate starts to go up again but there's no sign of it yet in the European countries where cases are showing a big increase
And who are several weeks ahead of us in the progression
It's not just deaths, there are very few people needing hospital treatment in most European countries
Anyway fingers crossed it's not a false dawn
Tbh something interesting is happening with the virus
Cases are creeping up but deaths are a tiny fraction of what they were
The medical profession are currently trying to discover why this is - there are probably multiple reasons
Chris Whitty said at the start that we will have to learn to live with the virus at least until an effective vaccine is approved
The world can't stay on lock down forever
Especially as China, who started the whole thing have completely opened their economy up (if you can believe a word they say of course.......)
It's normal for a virus to become less deadly as time passes. It's because the virus constantly evolves. Those that get a bad strain usually isolate themselves in bed and don't pass it on. Those that get a mild case continue to circulate and do pass it on - and so only a mild strain survives.
I'm surprised if that is happening with COVID though, as the country locked down everyone - giving the aggressive strains as much chance to circulate as the mild ones. Good news if it is though.
You're right of course
One factor is that it seems young people are the main group getting it now
They are usually either asymptomatic or get a mild dose
We'll see over the coming weeks if the death rate starts to go up again but there's no sign of it yet in the European countries where cases are showing a big increase
And who are several weeks ahead of us in the progression
It's not just deaths, there are very few people needing hospital treatment in most European countries
Anyway fingers crossed it's not a false dawn
Virus's continually evolve and a long term successful virus evolves so it spreads effectively, but keeps the host alive to ensure reproduction. I'm hoping that Covid becomes less serious and reduces the long term impact on health.