Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (nCoV-2019)

[afransen]

Well that - as much as it is wrong, it is theirs to do however they wish regardless of what we or anybody else want.

AoD

Agreed. But no one should be fawning over the US doing so well vaccinating their population, and criticizing Canada, without keeping in mind that the US has been abusing the privilege of having global vaccine capacity in their jurisdiction.

 

[marcus_a_j]

Agreed. But no one should be fawning over the US doing so well vaccinating their population, and criticizing Canada, without keeping in mind that the US has been abusing the privilege of having global vaccine capacity in their jurisdiction.

Who says Canada wouldn't hoard our vaccines if produced here? We're being criticized for taking vaccines from COVAX.

 

[gabe]

I don't think we will be getting much AZ vaccines from the Serum Institute for a LONG while (and honestly, rightly so):

New Delhi running out of medical oxygen as India grapples with coronavirus ‘storm’

Officials said major government hospitals in the capital of 20 million people had between eight and 24 hours’ worth of oxygen while some private ones had enough for just four to five hours

www.theglobeandmail.com

'No place for you': Indian hospitals buckle amid virus surge

India recorded over 250,000 new infections and over 1,700 deaths in the past 24 hours alone as tests are delayed, medical oxygen is scarce and hospitals are understaffed and overflowing.

www.ctvnews.ca

The line for the new cases is almost vertical - like 2, 300K new cases a day.

AoD

This is so horrific. India's death toll is so bad they are burning bodies in the streets. The double mutant variant is taking over the country.

Gas and firewood furnaces at a crematorium in the western Indian state of Gujarat have been running so long without a break during the COVID-19 pandemic that metal parts have begun to melt.

“We are working around the clock at 100 percent capacity to cremate bodies on time,” Kamlesh Sailor, the president of the trust that runs the crematorium in the diamond-polishing city of Surat, told the Reuters news agency.

Non-stop cremations cast doubt on India’s counting of COVID dead

Several cities are reporting larger numbers of cremations and burials under coronavirus protocols than official tolls.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[Richard White]

If you're ok taking Sinovac...

Sputnik and AZ are the two bigs ones there at the moment.

 

[PinkLucy]

Our cases are almost all variants ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1384876277061111815

 

[Northern Light]

It appears the suddenly pro-sick days Provincial government is filibustering an NDP motion to implement the same.

From:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1384860637201932290

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Our cases are almost all variants ...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1384876277061111815

Just as expected/predicted.

AoD

 

[gabe]

Oh this ain't good. After the double mutation, Indian states are now reporting triple mutation, meaning 3 different Covid 19 strains combining to form a new variant

Triple Mutation Variant In India Emerges As Fresh Worry In Covid Battle

As India reports nearly three lakh cases and over 2,000 deaths in 24 hours, the biggest jump since the pandemic erupted, a new mutation in the COVID virus has emerged as the new challenge.

www.ndtv.com

Time to ban flights from India to Canada.

Amid surging cases and 'double mutant' variant, flights from India touch down in Canada

India’s Ministry of Health and Welfare reports there are currently 1.9 million active cases of COVID-19 in the country

nationalpost.com

 

[Richard White]

I shudder to think what sort of post-mortem will be done on this pandemic once it is all over. I can see Covid-19 being a turning point in history in terms of medical and planning the same way 9/11 changed global air travel.

 

[afransen]

We should have put in place serious hotel quarantines. We half-assed it since it was first put in place.

 

[afransen]

I shudder to think what sort of post-mortem will be done on this pandemic once it is all over. I can see Covid-19 being a turning point in history in terms of medical and planning the same way 9/11 changed global air travel.

This is easily one of the biggest historical events since the end of the cold war. I'd say it will have more lasting impact than 9/11.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

Oh this ain't good. After the double mutation, Indian states are now reporting triple mutation, meaning 3 different Covid 19 strains combining to form a new variant

Triple Mutation Variant In India Emerges As Fresh Worry In Covid Battle

As India reports nearly three lakh cases and over 2,000 deaths in 24 hours, the biggest jump since the pandemic erupted, a new mutation in the COVID virus has emerged as the new challenge.

www.ndtv.com

Time to ban flights from India to Canada.

Amid surging cases and 'double mutant' variant, flights from India touch down in Canada

India’s Ministry of Health and Welfare reports there are currently 1.9 million active cases of COVID-19 in the country

nationalpost.com

Time to ban travel, period - banning flights to and from India is insufficient when it will invariably spread to another locale that we didn't institute a travel ban from (that's how it spread to us originally - not direct from China, but through third party countries)

AoD

 

[Richard White]

Time to ban travel, period.

AoD

Personally I would like to see all international airports shut down nationwide with only cargo flights permitted.

 

[AlbertC]

Saw this on Twitter:

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There's some amusing comments in the thread:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1384602314594422786

Get the jab and grab some produce on the way out! Sounds like a win-win.

 

[W. K. Lis]

It appears the suddenly pro-sick days Provincial government is filibustering an NDP motion to implement the same.

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From:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1384860637201932290

As long as Doug Ford, his caucus, and staff continue to be paid during their isolation, he can forget about the other "folks".