Is Covid returning?
By Xavier Bage
@franxav (13603)
India
July 6, 2022 12:20pm CST
It's in the TV news that the number of new Covid cases is on the rise. Not only in faraway states but also in our home state Bengal.
My medico daughter informs that some of her batchmates have been found covid- infected. They have left the hostel to be treated at their homes.
My child can't just leave her hostel at this juncture. Her fourth term exams will be held after 21 days. She can't afford to come home and lose her valuable preparation time.
People in the southern Bengal have abandoned their face masks.Will they have to wear them again?
What is the Covid situation in your country?
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19 responses
@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
6 Jul 22
We also saw report here that COVID is still here to stay. We have 1,115 on July 4 and 757 on July 5.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
6 Jul 22
I do not think it is going away any time soon
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
6 Jul 22
@JimBo452020 it is going to stay but it is not welcome anymore
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@FourWalls (62125)
• United States
6 Jul 22
The veterans hospital has the covid alert as “high.” It’s not getting much news coverage here in America because of the January 6 hearings, the mass shootings, etc. I think they’ve said it’s “endemic” now, meaning it’s at the stage where it’ll “always” be around just not as fatal as it was originally. The 1918 pandemic was, they say, caused by the H1N1 virus. That’s still around today, over 200 years later. It’s just not killing people with the speed it did originally.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
6 Jul 22
Oh Covid is back in Scotland my friend big time
Last week it was thought that 1 in 15 of us was infected
Hospitalizations are up
So much for the vaccine being effective against these two new Omicron variants
I think ti's only a matter of time before masks are back on the menu here in Scotland
Very sorry to hear that cases are on the rise there too
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
7 Jul 22
@franxav
They did use the term wave to describe it the other night on the news
Said it was now officially another " wave"
@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
6 Jul 22
The infection rate is still increasing at an average rate
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
6 Jul 22
What percentage of the population have been vaccinated where you are?
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
7 Jul 22
@JimBo452020 not so big since many people are against getting the vaccine
@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
6 Jul 22
Do you think that the vaccines are effective against these two new variants of Omicron?
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
8 Jul 22
But people's lack of awareness makes them forego wearing masks
@popciclecold (35084)
• United States
6 Jul 22
Its starting again, two of my friends have had it. People here, don't wear masks anymore, and our numbers are up. It is still around.
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@popciclecold (35084)
• United States
6 Jul 22
@JimBo452020 I hope not but a lot of people have ditched their masks. A person looks strange in a mask now, where I live.
@franxav (13603)
• India
7 Jul 22
People in our place have thrown away their masks. Maybe the virus is ready to sneak on them.
@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
6 Jul 22
I think it won't be long before we are all wearing masks again.
Other than a lockdown masks may be needed to help slow the spread
And they won't lock us down again
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@aninditasen (15742)
• Raurkela, India
7 Jul 22
The WHO has been warning that this virus will never leave us and so take the proper measures, but people are being careless by moving around without masks and not maintaining social distancing. In our city the surge is less as they are still enforcing the protocol.
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@oahuwriter (26780)
• United States
7 Jul 22
Hope your daughter's situation stays safe. Just this evening news, 2 new omicron variants sweeping America...BA. 4 & BA. 5 omicron new variants. News said it's fast spreading. I don't take chances, I wear double mask and a shield when out and about. I spray Lysol spray, kills covid-19 virus & other virus, everyday.
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
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7 Jul 22
Yes, the numbers are rising and it's kinda worrying.
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@rsa101 (37952)
• Philippines
7 Jul 22
Covid, in my opinion, has never left us; they are simply adapting to survive, just like the rest of us. Since they have already become a part of us and occasionally mutate, it may become stronger or weaker as time goes on, I believe it will take some time before we can totally get rid of them.
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@LeaPea2417 (36438)
• Toccoa, Georgia
7 Jul 22
One of my son's work mates got Covid a second time recently. He is only in his late 20s.
@pitsipeahie (4278)
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7 Jul 22
It never was really gone and I think it isn't going away anytime soon. When people fail to follow the minimum health safety protocol we are putting ourselves again at risk of infection and increasing the number of cases. Cases are just a cycle of drop-rise, rise-drop.
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@arunima25 (85276)
• Bangalore, India
7 Jul 22
We had a mass vaccination here in India and hopefully that would help in controlling the infection or at least not making it bad like the previous waves. People should take all precautions and safety measures. The virus is still lurking around and can not be undermined.
I heard the news about some new sub variant of Omicron and it's detected in India along with 10 more nations.
Luck and best wishes for your daughter 
@Beestring (13320)
• Hong Kong
7 Jul 22
The number of cases in Hong Kong has been rising over the past two weeks to 2000+ per day.
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