Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Valmy]

Tamas just said it was because he hates having to scroll past the long AR debates.

I missed it because I just started ignoring Tamas. 

Gotcha

[Razgovory]

I've been doing it for years and it has been divine.

That's not an answer to my question.  I fully understand the benefits to myself of me ignoring other posters.  There are posters I ignore.

My question was what you get out of others ignoring them.

Is your life better because Tamas ignores Fredo?  Is Tamas' life better because you do?

Yes, my life has immeasurably improved since Tamas started ignoring Fredo.  I have much energy and fewer aches and pains.  The only downside is that I have too much energy.  I'm fucking wired. I had a four hour erection last night!

[Legbiter]

1 person died of covid in the UK today. Nice bit of change from January.

[Tamas]

Round about the same time my uncle got into the hospital, the daughter of a family friend also was hospitalised. Unlike my uncle, her condition kept deteriorating and she passed away yesterday. she was only a few years older than me.

[The Brain]

I'm sorry.

[Sheilbh]

Round about the same time my uncle got into the hospital, the daughter of a family friend also was hospitalised. Unlike my uncle, her condition kept deteriorating and she passed away yesterday. she was only a few years older than me.

Oh no - I'm so sorry to hear that

[mongers]

In other news, looks like my brother is out of ICU. Still in hospital, but breathing without a ventilator

Well that's encouraging.

[jimmy olsen]

In other news, looks like my brother is out of ICU. Still in hospital, but breathing without a ventilator

Great news

[Maladict]

Round about the same time my uncle got into the hospital, the daughter of a family friend also was hospitalised. Unlike my uncle, her condition kept deteriorating and she passed away yesterday. she was only a few years older than me.

I'm sorry Tamas 

[Josquius]

That's pretty scary. Sorry to hear that.

[Barrister]

Alberta's going into our hardest lockdown since spring 2020.

All schools online-only for two weeks.  Restaurant patios closed.  Hair salons etc. closed.

[Syt]

Tyrol is back in the Covid-News.

So November last year they suddenly and without calling for tenders signed a contract with a newly founded Covid testing company for 8 million that would go on to take over half the tests in the state.

The company is run by a Vienna urologist (not virologist) who is currently mired in multiple malpractice and fraud law suits. Journalists noted that he's well connected with the political-economic scene in Tyrol and that nobody can say who is actually adjudging the tests they run - a large number gave false results (mostly false positives), and the company refuses to say. It can't be the urologist because he lacks the certification.

State government and company claim that there have been multiple quality controls by:
- University of Innsbruck (not true, it was a university employee who runs a side business of quality control separate from his uni jobs, and there's long been questions about him certifying friends and solvent business partners regardless of actual quality)
- the Innsbruck General Hospital (who deny these claims)
- an independent quality control company who has a standing policy of not talking to the media

Yesterday the economic minister for Tyrol resigned without warning and without giving any reasons. The health minister for Tyrol followed within hours, also without warning or reasons.

[Grey Fox]

Alberta's going into our hardest lockdown since spring 2020.

All schools online-only for two weeks.  Restaurant patios closed.  Hair salons etc. closed.

Hopefully, it will work. Your per capita rate is ridiculous.

[Malthus]

Brother in law is out of the hospital and on the mend.

[Syt]

Good