[Livia]

Originally Posted by arista

Health Secretary Sajid Javid is updating us today.



The Commons at 5.30PM today


SkyNewsHD
BBCnewsHD
LBC
Times Radio DAB
Radio 5

He's been in the job five minutes... What's he going to tell me that I will believe, do you think?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Livia

He's been in the job five minutes... What's he going to tell me that I will believe, do you think?

All the Current Covid updates
would be done today with that former one.


Science advisers have updated data
for him.

It was 3:30PM
then BBC said it will be 5:30PM

I will update if the time changes

[arista]

[The ministerial statement about coronavirus
restrictions is expected in the
House of Commons at about 17:30 BST.

Mr Javid said: "I want to see the restrictions lifted
and life going back to normal as quickly as possible.
That is my absolute priority.
I want to see those restrictions lifted as soon as we can.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57630553

[arista]

Sajid at St.Thomas Hospital this morning

[arista]

[COVID-19: No need for booster AstraZeneca jab
at the moment, says Oxford Vaccine Group - despite
evidence it restores peak immunity]

https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-...unity-12343859

[bitontheslide]

Moscow has registered 7,246 new cases and a record number of 124 daily coronavirus deaths.

Sobyanin notes the Delta variant is a serious threat to the capital: "Once again, we are dealing with a new and more contagious strain, a very deadly one. I ask everyone to take care of themselves and get vaccinated at the first opportunity."

In a recent interview with state Rossiya 1 TV, the mayor says because of the Delta strain, the capital is "experiencing the pandemic anew, and the epidemic is in fact raging in Moscow".

[arista]

Yes all over the world the Indian (Delta) Variant
is killing more people fast.

[Vanessa]

Originally Posted by arista

[Angela Merkel starts her bid today to BAN British holidaymakers
from the EU whether they have had Covid jab or not
- as Portugal brings in 14-day quarantine for
any unvaccinated Brits
[Germany's Angela Merkel wants all Britons
to quarantine when visiting the EU
Plan has received France's backing but Spain
is adamant to set its border policy
German Chancellor wants Britain made
'country of concern' over Delta variant
Boris Johnson will meet Merkel at
Chequers on Friday in an attempt to persuade
her to back down
Spain, Greece, Portugal and Malta
set to defy restrictions to save their
large tourism economies]



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...urists-EU.html

I'm not going to Europe anyway. I feel so much safer here in the UK.
I miss my family, but I can always see them next year.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

Moscow has registered 7,246 new cases and a record number of 124 daily coronavirus deaths.

Sobyanin notes the Delta variant is a serious threat to the capital: "Once again, we are dealing with a new and more contagious strain, a very deadly one. I ask everyone to take care of themselves and get vaccinated at the first opportunity."

In a recent interview with state Rossiya 1 TV, the mayor says because of the Delta strain, the capital is "experiencing the pandemic anew, and the epidemic is in fact raging in Moscow".

Those case fatality ratio stats bear no resemblance to our own - I'd suggest that Russia has a LOT more mild daily cases than are being confirmed by test. Like... 10x more.

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Those case fatality ratio stats bear no resemblance to our own - I'd suggest that Russia has a LOT more mild daily cases than are being confirmed by test. Like... 10x more.

the russian figures can't be taken seriously, all we can say is the figures are at least that

[Nicky91]

Netherlands todays numbers

580 new cases down 7.35%

331 total hospitalisations 32 less than yesterday

142 total ICU/ventilator patients 5 less than yesterday

no new deaths

[arista]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...cinations.html

[bitontheslide]

There is even better news with deaths. Latest estimates show fewer than one in 1,000 infections is leading to a death. At the peak of the winter wave it was one in 60.

This has dramatically altered what can be considered a proportionate response to the virus - and is why a further loosening of restrictions remains on the cards.

[Toy Soldier]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

There is even better news with deaths. Latest estimates show fewer than one in 1,000 infections is leading to a death. At the peak of the winter wave it was one in 60.

This has dramatically altered what can be considered a proportionate response to the virus - and is why a further loosening of restrictions remains on the cards.

I think a true fatality rate of around 0.7 - 0.8% was estimated early on and the stats held pretty strong on that throughout the pandemic up until vaccination (not to be confused with case fatality rate, which is deaths per IDENTIFIED case, not deaths per estimated true number of cases). If it's true that this is now at less than 0.1% then vaccination has been a massive success.

[arista]

Monday 28/6/21

3 have died
22,868 Have Caught Covid-19

Patients in hospital
Latest available
1,505

Patients on ventilation
Latest available
257

128,103 Total UK Deaths

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

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by arista

Monday 21/6/21

5 have Died
10,633 have caught Covid-19

Patients in hospital
Latest available
1,316

Patients on ventilation
Latest available
223

127,981 Total UK Deaths

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

Originally Posted by arista

Monday 28/6/21

3 have died
22,868 Have Caught Covid-19

Patients in hospital
Latest available
1,505

Patients on ventilation
Latest available
257

128,103 Total UK Deaths

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

Look at those infections pull through vaccine

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Look at those infections pull through vaccine

they didnt include a wad of infections over the weekend so they added them in today

[arista]

Live Now


Health Sec.
In Parliament

All Media

[arista]

He says age is now no barrier
to getting the Vaccine.

[arista]

Shadow Health Minister
says cases are still on the rise,
and far to many questions

[bitontheslide]

nobody has been admitted to hospital with covid in my area in the last 28 days

[arista]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

nobody has been admitted to hospital with covid in my area in the last 28 days

Thats Great News

[arista]

Crowds at Wimbledon's Centre Court gave
a standing ovation to Oxford Covid vaccine
designer Dame Sarah Gilbert

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Wimbledon.html

[The Slim Reaper]

Originally Posted by bitontheslide

nobody has been admitted to hospital with covid in my area in the last 28 days

I'm sure that means everything is fine...

[bitontheslide]

Originally Posted by The Slim Reaper

I'm sure that means everything is fine...

no, it means nobody has been admitted to hospital with covid in the last 28 days