Covid in Scotland
By Jim
@JimBo452020 (43915)
Montrose, Scotland
June 17, 2022 4:46pm CST
Covid is back in Scotland
And in high numbers
Hadn't heard of it for a long time.
Now
It is estimated that 1 in 30 people in Scotland had the virus last week
But the number is going to be more like 1 in 20 as most people with symptoms just carry on as normal.
2 new more contagious variants of Omicron are thought to be responsible.
The News did not mention deaths or how many people are in hospital with the Virus.
I wonder if the vaccine is effective against these new variants
So how is the Covid situation where you are?
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19 responses
@lovebuglena (36100)
• Staten Island, New York
19 Jun
Did covid ever leave? I don't think the vaccines are effective against the new variants.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
19 Jun
Well we never heard anymore about it after the restrictions were all lifted.
Then the other day it was back on the news
I knew it hadn't really gone
People don't care now anyway.
Most wouldn't even bother getting a test.
I don't think the vaccines do work against the new variants
And I tho k that in the winter deaths will once again mount up
Hope we get locked down again
But we wont
@lovebuglena (36100)
• Staten Island, New York
20 Jun
@JimBo452020 Why do you hope to get locked down again?
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
20 Jun
@lovebuglena
Because it was wonderful and peaceful Lena
Life was almost perfect.
Few people, less contact, awesome
@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
17 Jun
Aye
I think there is more to it than that
It's still going to kill loads of people in waves with new variants the vaccine is hooeless against
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
@rebelann
Aye but our lives were not put on hold for 2 years and economies ruined because covid is flu like
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
These new variants are spreading fast Anna
I had no idea about it because I had not heard about Covid in the news for a long time
Another winter of discontent is on the cards
Hope they find a vaccine that works on the new variants soon
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@LadyDuck (393893)
• Switzerland
18 Jun
@JimBo452020 - I have read here because masks are no more mandatory and the doctors are warning that we are going to have a new serious wave again.
I have heard that also Dr. Fauci is positive... I am sure he is super vaccinated and boosted.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
@LadyDuck Dr Fauci.
Lol
I saw someone call him Dr Faux Pas but in English
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@TheSojourner (48060)
• United States
17 Jun
For me, I don't worry about the covid because I wear masks and I'm quadruple vaccinated and I don't go out much. But I still live my life. I know that the numbers are going up, but we're not hearing about as many deaths.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
17 Jun
Lol
Of course we are not hearing about deaths.
It's summer
Deaths would be less.
Let's wait until winter and see what these more contagious variants do.
Anyway, why would they tell u about deaths.
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@TheSojourner (48060)
• United States
18 Jun
@JimBo452020 because it's considered full disclosure.
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@much2say (54992)
• Los Angeles, California
17 Jun
We're almost at high level again - they may require people to wear masks again (no problem for me, we never stopped). The numbers are there, but all I need to know is it's still very much around. Yet people have been acting like everything is back to normal 
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
17 Jun
I hope we get locked down again
Because that means the vaccine won't work against the new variants
Which was predicted anyway
And lockdown was great.
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@much2say (54992)
• Los Angeles, California
18 Jun
@JimBo452020 There were a lot of upsides to having to stay home . . . we made good use of it. But a lot of people could not stand it . . . they will scream if we go through that again.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
@much2say
They will scream simply to hear their own vocal chords in action.
I got sick fed up listening to the moaners and whiners
And those who jumped on the bad mental health bandwagon
They didn't want to help themselves
Easier to whinge whine and moan
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
21 Jun
I don't blame people for not using masks
But masks should have remained mandatory globally.
I reckon these two new variants will end up killing loads of people in the winter
Then restrictions and masks will be back
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@nela13 (50583)
• Portugal
21 Jun
@JimBo452020 unfortunately I think you're right, in the winter the restrictions will be the norm again.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
21 Jun
@nela13 I hope so
And them I hope that every country makes mask wearing mandatory
And punishes people who don't comply
Oh, one other thing
Medical exemptions to mask wearing should be stopped
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
That's good where you are.
Here methinks it's all going to kick off again.
According to the telly the two new variants are more contagious.
And numbers of infections are growing
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@CarolDM (187021)
• United States
18 Jun
@JimBo452020 Take care. Try to enjoy the weekend.
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@CarolDM (187021)
• United States
18 Jun
@JimBo452020 I have been outside. trying to catch up now. Weekends are usually slow here.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
They most likely already have reached you
But the government does not want you to know
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@JudyEv (278845)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jun
@JimBo452020 That could be but I think our journalists seem to be on the ball.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
19 Jun
@JudyEv
Aye.
They do.
But they got stuff wrong before in Australia
And they could again
I must check and see what Wiki says about Covid Australia
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@marguicha (188069)
• Chile
17 Jun
We too have the covid back in bigger numbers. But it seems that the vaccine is helpful as the hospitalised people are just a few.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
17 Jun
I checked.
Over 700 people in Scotland are in hospital with Covid
About half the number of during the last wave
Have the 2 new Omicron variants reached Chile yet,?
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@marguicha (188069)
• Chile
17 Jun
@JimBo452020 There´s even one monkey variant here.
It think that the frontier problems have to do with that.
It think that the frontier problems have to do with that.2 people like this
@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
17 Jun
@marguicha monkey variant.
Ah, wonder if that is the same as.we.call monkeypox
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@RasmaSandra (54954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jun
You know I have no idea I just sit here and pound the keyboard, I just looked and because of what I saw I guess I will keep to my little apartment, This is what it said
Florida
Total cases 150,772
(June 3 – 16)
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
17 Jun
That's a lot of cases in a short time
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@RasmaSandra (54954)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jun
@JimBo452020 mostly it is the very crowded areas like Miami Beach and other places lots of people gather,
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
17 Jun
@RasmaSandra
But it will spread into the wider community quickly I'd these two new Omicron variants are present
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@RebeccasFarm (65437)
• United States
18 Jun
Yeah same here numbers rising but no restrictions..they are all mad I tell you
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
Aye.
These new variants will make them think again
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@RebeccasFarm (65437)
• United States
18 Jun
@JimBo452020 Yes they will..there are people dropping like flies here yet they say it has ended
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
@RebeccasFarm
Aye
They say it's all over lol to suit their own agenda
But it's far from over
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@Juliaacv (67050)
• Canada
18 Jun
I read that the numbers are high again in the UK.
Our numbers here in my neck of the woods in Canada are excellent.
We still take great precautions, because we do live in a very global world and people travel to all ends of the world and could carry the virus.
Our twin baby granddaughters are only 4 months old and therefore are not vaccinated, so we take precautions so that we can enjoy them and not have to quarantine away from them.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
19 Jun
1 in 30 people in Scotland had the virus last week
High numbers indeed
The real figure will be a lot higher.
They stopped free testing.
Changed all the rules, none of which I could tell you
Basically it was like use your own common sense lol
And many just carry on regardless
No financial help now
People cannot afford to lose pay by staying away from work
Glad your part of Canada is doing good
I think I would be careful around young babies as well
Actually if I thought I had it I would get tested
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@Juliaacv (67050)
• Canada
19 Jun
@JimBo452020 Our government needs to rethink handing out money if we have another uptick in cases.
My hubby and I received nothing. Even seniors on fixed incomes got extra last summer and the summer before because they had to pay for delivery. We all had to pay for delivery, a small fraction of the population did not receive a dime.
Here there were a great number of people that quit their jobs because they could live on the hand outs. Where will they be when they want to retire? They have not paid into it.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
19 Jun
@Juliaacv we got nothing either
No help at all
People quit jobs here as well as the hand outs were lucrative to say the least
We are all paying for it now
Even those like us who did not benefit
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@LindaOHio (95768)
• United States
18 Jun
COVID-19 numbers are going up again. We also have Monkeypox here. We don't go out much; and we wear our masks when around a lot of people.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
I started wearing my mask again.
I don't care what people say..
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@LindaOHio (95768)
• United States
19 Jun
@JimBo452020 It's better than getting sick.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
19 Jun
@LindaOHio
It is.
And I am not going to get sick and risk Yvonne getting sick.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
20 Jun
Good to see you again.
Won't be long before restrictions are back in place here
The government say they won't restrict us
But people are dying again so they will
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
That's good
Let's hope it doesn't go up again Anne
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
Aye
Neither had we.
But it got a wee mention the night before on the news
And then again tonight
There was a different narrative tonight.
Almost sounded like a warning that we may be wearing masks again in public soon
1 in 30 people in Scotland had the virus last week
1 in 40 the week before
And this is only what they know about
Free testing ended 8 weeks ago.
So people stopped testing themselves and simply carried on I'll or not.
So it's on the increase, and it's increasing quickly.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
18 Jun
That's what I thought about the situation here.
But 1 in 30 people having it is bad.
It was 1 in 40 last week.
I wonder what the true figure is
And how bad these new variants will become
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@snowy22315 (138036)
• United States
17 Jun
It's there, but it hasn't been in the news much here as of late, so I guess it isn't too bad. They do think it will be back in the fall, but there are supposedly going to be new shots then that might last longer so we will see.
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@JimBo452020 (43915)
• Montrose, Scotland
17 Jun
I didn't think it was too bad here.
But 1 in 30 is a high infection rate.
These two new variants are a bit concerning.
I heard the news say new boosters will be offered again in September
By then it could have gone nuts again and chances are won't work on these new variants
How gloomy am I?
