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Oh hey we hit the million death milestone in the States. 'MURICUH NUMBER WON!
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Over here it's like COVID never existed. Everything's back to normal.
I'm actually going to a concert (Dream Theater w/Devin Townsend as support act) today for the first time in a verrrrrry long time.
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same here in UK. i still hand sanitise like crazy after every trip to a store, and the WFH arrangement now appears to be permanent, but other than that everything's gone back to normally, i.e. fucked up with Tories in charge and a cost-of-living crisis due to inflation :dork:
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Aye, I'm in the same boat as seremtan I think - personally continuing the hygiene/sanitisation part of it, but mask usage seems to be almost entirely gone. If I was going to be on public transport or somewhere particularly crowded I think I'd be using one though. Even in a fully post-covid situation I'm far more aware of airborne transmission routes now than I ever was, for things like minor colds etc. Gross.
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Covid's exploding in North Korea
https://nationalpost.com/news/820000-co ... e-outbreak
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interesting how a lot of places that were praised in 2020 for "handling covid well" are now seeing huge numbers. at least it's omicron though
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I guess it has a lot to do with us here being mostly either vaccinated or already infected, while in a country like China, their vaccinated people turn out to not be that resistant at all and barely anyone has already gone through an infection.
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Today the war in Ukraine is the number one topic in media, coronavirus kinda fell behind. People jokingly say that Putin is the best doctor, he cured covid :D
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Eraser wrote:I guess it has a lot to do with us here being mostly either vaccinated or already infected, while in a country like China, their vaccinated people turn out to not be that resistant at all and barely anyone has already gone through an infection.
100%

NK has nearly no vaccinations
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https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps ... 7b48e9ecf6

Now over a mil for the USA on here too
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Last update was a month ago...

Worldwide Corona Virus Cases Reported:

12 June 539,985,844

13 May 519,402,975

Total deaths
• World 6,330,362
• USA 1,035,675
• Brazil 668,007
• India 524,757
• Russia 379,955

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Eraser wrote:Over here it's like COVID never existed. Everything's back to normal.
I'm actually going to a concert (Dream Theater w/Devin Townsend as support act) today for the first time in a verrrrrry long time.
Like it never happened for sure.....

There is little evidence of Covid about here. The couple of testing sites rarely have traffic and there's maybe 1 in 100 wearing a mask in public. I still wash my hands more frequently than pre-Covid and being over 60, had the 4th vaccine shot :)

Entertainment: We when out to our first live stage performance last night at the local Events Centre and enjoyed a tribute act, The Robertson Brothers.

I am venturing to the movies and catching Cruise in Top Gun, big screen tomorrow.
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Last update was a month ago...

Worldwide Corona Virus Cases Reported:

17 July 567,275,561

12 June 539,985,844

13 May 519,402,975

Total deaths
• World 6,387,063
• USA 1,048,822
• Brazil 675,353
• India 525,709
• Russia 381,835

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Last update was a month ago...

Worldwide Corona Virus Cases Reported:

17 Aug 597,182,548

17 July 567,275,561

12 June 539,985,844

13 May 519,402,975

Total deaths
• World 6,459,777
• USA 1,063,087
• Brazil 681,828
• India 527,098
• Russia 383,237

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Last update was again a month ago...

I don't know if it is the same where you live but here, they haven't reported case numbers on the TV news in months.

Worldwide Corona Virus Cases Reported:

17 Sep 616,619,073

17 Aug 597,182,548

17 July 567,275,561

Total deaths
• World 6,529,389
• USA 1,078,457
• Brazil 685,350
• India 528,302
• Russia 385,837

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Yeah, it's become pretty normal around here. Nobody wears masks anymore. It's amazing that were's at a point where 15,000 deaths in a month from Covid-19 isn't even an afterthought on the news or in the public consciousness.
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Yes weird like a dream.

It is rare to see a mask here too. I think public transport* and medical (Doctor) businesses still require masks be worn.

*Yep. just checked,
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Transient wrote:Yeah, it's become pretty normal around here. Nobody wears masks anymore. It's amazing that were's at a point where 15,000 deaths in a month from Covid-19 isn't even an afterthought on the news or in the public consciousness.
We've hit the point in governance here in America where 3,000+ deaths a day was unfathomable but 500 deaths a day is totally acceptable and the cost of the economy.
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Yep. The American people were unwilling to accept a new 9/11 every day. But if it only happens once a week..... :shrug:
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Same here in Germany.
Let the (good) times roll....

Today was the opening day of Oktoberfest 2022 in Munich and I attended it. Only because my father got seats through some connections. We went with the whole family. Usually I don't attend the "Wiesn".
Can you imagine a bigger mega-spreader-event than that? :).
I went anyway. Honestly, I don't care anymore. Even my parents, vulnerable group, don't care.

I'll do tests from coming monday through the week in the mornings to check up before I leave for work. Will make sure to not bring it into that environment.
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Don't know the exact situation in the US, but over here it's simply a case of our healthcare system being able to cope with the relatively few cases we still have.

We have about 10 deaths a week on a population of 17 million people. Due to the summer, the virus hasn't gone around nearly as much and because of Omicron, those who did get it generally didn't get very sick. This month our government has started a second booster vaccine round for the old & weak and those who work in relevant healthcare jobs in preparation of fall and winter, but the general populace is convinced COVID has gone and isn't coming back.

Personally I think it's a tad too early to call victory (at least wait until spring 2023) but we are way ahead of where we were around this time last year.

Edit: the US has a population of about 332 million people according to census.gov, that's almost 19 times as many as here, which means 3500 deaths per week is more than 18 times as many deaths as we have here, relative to the population sizes.
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Transient wrote:Yep. The American people were unwilling to accept a new 9/11 every day. But if it only happens once a week..... :shrug:
There were folks even then who were willing. Just got my updated, bivalent Pfizer booster yesterday. Sore injection site so far.
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It should be considered that while we embrace "let her rip" approach is that long covid is being predicted to lead to long-term disabilities, shorter lifespans, and a crippled workforce that will take generations to recover from. It's a complete and total lack of governance in favor of capitalism.
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It's looking more and more like Long Covid is its own thing, kind of like how chickenpox can reactivate in the body years later as shingles.
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Transient wrote:It's looking more and more like Long Covid is its own thing, kind of like how chickenpox can reactivate in the body years later as shingles.
In some instances. Covid is an arterial disease and causes blood clots. No one can tell where the blood clots stop or what they will affect. That's why symptoms are all over the damn place. Looking forward to more research on this subject as I stay vigilant.
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