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17 Dec 21
17 Dec 21
@very-rusty saidRelax.
We had 395 cases today. 274 the day before. The expect the new variant to spread quickly.
They are now very concerned.
-VR
On 17th December there were 93,000 new cases in the UK.
17 Dec 21
@divegeester saidWOW.....Stay Safe, even though we argue I wouldn't want to hear you passed.
Relax.
On 17th December there were 93,000 new cases in the UK.
The numbers are big here as we've never had numbers like that since the beginning of the Pandemic. We are small Province of a little under a million people and about half of those are in the area I am in. We have roughly about 500,000 here in Halifax.
-VR
17 Dec 21
@very-rusty saidIf it’s the omicron variant it will go through Halifax like a dose of salts but the distances between populations will slow the spread. Some sources are indicating symptoms are not nearly as severe as the delta variant. Let’s hope so or it’s going to be a rough six months.
WOW.....Stay Safe, even though we argue I wouldn't want to hear you passed.
The numbers are big here as we've never had numbers like that since the beginning of the Pandemic. We are small Province of a little under a million people and about half of those are in the area I am in. We have roughly about 500,000 here in Halifax.
-VR
17 Dec 21
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@divegeester saidYes, I believe that is the omicron variant. Like I say the most densely populated area is in Halifax about approximately 500,000 that is half the population of the whole Province which is small if you've seen it on a map.
If it’s the omicron variant it will go through Halifax like a dose of salts but the distances between populations will slow the spread. Some sources are indicating symptoms are not nearly as severe as the delta variant. Let’s hope so or it’s going to be a rough six months.
So we can look forward to a rough six months?
-VR
17 Dec 21
@very-rusty saidHearing 3 months.
Yes, I believe that is the omicron variant. Like I say the most densely populated area is in Halifax about approximately 500,000 that is half the population of the whole Province which is small if you've seen it on a map.
So we can look forward to a rough six months?
-VR
The biggest concern is the state of the health care systems.
Not buckling under.
Some thinking that Omicron spells the end of the pandemic.
@mghrn55 saidGosh let’s hope so Mike.
Some thinking that Omicron spells the end of the pandemic.
The good news is that no virus we’ve had, no matter how deadly, has yet wiped us out, because they all become less harmful as they become more infectious. But the flip side of that is that Spanish Flu was probably a variant!
17 Dec 21
@very-rusty saidNo one knows yet Rusty. Next few weeks will tell.
So we can look forward to a rough six months?
-VR
17 Dec 21
@mghrn55 saidYes they were talking about the health care workers themselves having it and spreading it. or first line workers like Police, fireman, etc., etc.,
Hearing 3 months.
The biggest concern is the state of the health care systems.
Not buckling under.
Some thinking that Omicron spells the end of the pandemic.
I don't like the sounds of it if, hope you right about it being the end of it. I want to be around to give you guys a hard time! 😉 It would be nice if it were marking the end of the Pandemic, but I do have my doubts.
-VR
17 Dec 21
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@divegeester saidYup that is what they are saying here next few weeks to a month will tell us. I think there was talk about not opening the schools for a month; they just went on Christmas break.
No one knows yet Rusty. Next few weeks will tell.
-VR