COVID-19 >>"True and Helpful" Covid Information Thread

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We are down greatly in Canada as a whole (~ 10,000 / week for past 3 weeks)



Alta has come down greatly (their today 7 day rolling average = ours now) ... and ON & QB have come down substantially last 2 weeks



We were always much lower, so not falling as fast, but past 3 days knocked the 7 day rolling average down  a bit further



Where we all go from here, I don't know .. as numbers quickly rise as things open .. and then there is the variant issue slowly growing everywhere

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Alberta reported 355 new cases and ten deaths today.

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There is some stunned white twat prof at the U of C urging the Kenney government to impose an Australian Vicotoria state syle lockdown for 3 fucking months in Alberta to reach zero cases. As if that would actually work in North America with close to 30 million people infected. Not to mention the collateral damage it would cost in terms of businesses, mental and physical health. Besides True Dope won't close the border to illegal border crossings at Roxham Rd. In Quebec.

Canada, the USA, and Europe are not Australia and New Zealand. Zero cases isn't possible.

The closest to zero cases in North America are Atlantic provinces. But they still couldn't keep no new infections going for very long.

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There is some stunned white twat prof at the U of C urging the Kenney government to impose an Australian Vicotoria state syle lockdown for 3 fucking months in Alberta to reach zero cases. As if that would actually work in North America with close to 30 million people infected. Not to mention the collateral damage it would cost in terms of businesses, mental and physical health. Besides True Dope won't close the border to illegal border crossings at Roxham Rd. In Quebec.

Canada, the USA, and Europe are not Australia and New Zealand. Zero cases isn't possible.

The closest to zero cases in North America are Atlantic provinces. But they still couldn't keep no new infections going for very long.

What Australia did works for Australia, but not North America and Europe.

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The great human, Captain Sir Tom Moore died from Covid today  

https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/britain-s-captain-tom-moore-hospitalized-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19-1.5289748">Britain's Captain Tom Moore hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19



Moore became an emblem of hope in the early weeks of the pandemic in April when he walked 100 laps around his garden in England for the National Health Service to coincide with his 100th birthday. Instead of the 1,000 pounds (US$1,370) aspiration, he raised around 33 million pounds (US$45 million).



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Moore, who rose to the rank of captain while serving in India and Burma during the war, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in July for his fundraising efforts.



She said that over the past few weeks her father had been treated for pneumonia and that he had tested positive for the coronavirus last week.



https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/queen-knights-100-year-old-veteran-captain-tom-moore-who-raised-millions-for-british-nhs-1.5028542">Queen knights 100-year-old veteran Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for British NHS



Moore raised almost £33 million (US$40 million) by walking laps of his backyard, and received a knighthood after a special nomination from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.



The ceremony marked the Queen's return to her public duties after the coronavirus pandemic forced her to cancel virtually all of her engagements.



She knighted Moore with her father's sword, and praised him for his fundraising efforts, saying: "Thank you so much, an amazing amount of money you raised," according to the PA Media news agency.

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Alberta reported Tuesday 268 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths..



Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday that four of the U.K. variant cases in Alberta not connected to travel are linked to an outbreak at a daycare.

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The great human, Captain Sir Tom Moore died from Covid today  

Britain's Captain Tom Moore hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19



Moore became an emblem of hope in the early weeks of the pandemic in April when he walked 100 laps around his garden in England for the National Health Service to coincide with his 100th birthday. Instead of the 1,000 pounds (US$1,370) aspiration, he raised around 33 million pounds (US$45 million).



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Moore, who rose to the rank of captain while serving in India and Burma during the war, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in July for his fundraising efforts.



She said that over the past few weeks her father had been treated for pneumonia and that he had tested positive for the coronavirus last week.



Queen knights 100-year-old veteran Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for British NHS



Moore raised almost £33 million (US$40 million) by walking laps of his backyard, and received a knighthood after a special nomination from Prime Minister Boris Johnson.



The ceremony marked the Queen's return to her public duties after the coronavirus pandemic forced her to cancel virtually all of her engagements.



She knighted Moore with her father's sword, and praised him for his fundraising efforts, saying]

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[Frood]

Gitmo prisoners will be offered COVID-19 vaccines next week ahead of most Americans.

That's insulting.

Against the Geneva Convention too.... injecting poison in prisoners.

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[Frood]

Though I suppose any boob willing is a prisoner of something themselves...

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This is what I've been fearing - Some more highly transmissible variants are multiplying now - Alberta,  Hinshaw today



https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/hinshaw-alberta-covid-coronavirus-1.5897536">The province has now found 50 cases of the virus variant first identified in the United Kingdom, and seven of the variant first identified in South Africa, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, said Tuesday at a news conference.





"With 57 cases of variants detected, I know that some may be wondering why we have detected so many," Hinshaw said. "This is thanks to both the excellent work of our lab to expand variant testing quickly, and to the border pilot program, which has detected 28 of our variant cases."



Because it can be difficult for people with variants to remain effectively isolated from other household members, health officials are ensuring all new variant cases, and people linked to those cases, are aware of Alberta's hotel isolation and quarantine options, Hinshaw said.



"If cases choose to stay home during their isolation period, their household contacts will now need to stay at home as well in quarantine, until 14 days have passed from the end of the case's isolation period, for a total of 24 days," she said.



"Given how easily this variant is spreading in homes, this enhancement is necessary to prevent spread in the community."



All seven cases with the variant first identified in South Africa, and 36 cases of the variant first identified in the U.K., were found in returning travellers, Hinshaw said. Another six cases have been detected in the travellers' close contacts.



But eight of the 57 cases, found in five different households, have no links to travel yet identified, Hinshaw said.





Quarantine extended up to 24 days for contacts of COVID-19 variant cases, top doc says

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Alberta reported Wednesday 259 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 additional deaths..



Two fire chiefs in St. Albert have been accused by a union of jumping the queue to get vaccine meant for frontline workers.

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Alberta reported Wednesday 259 new cases of COVID-19 and 11 additional deaths..



Two fire chiefs in St. Albert have been accused by a union of jumping the queue to get vaccine meant for frontline workers.

Man, whatever Alberta did, it's working great. Alberta is getting fewer cases than BC even taking into account population differences. In fact, Alberta is doing better than all provinces outside of the maritimes.

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Yes. They are doing well!!



We report 414 today .. We seem stagnated around that level

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Yes. They are doing well!!



We report 414 today .. We seem stagnated around that level

BC has five times the population that Saskatchewan has. On a per capita basis we are getting a lot more cases.