Coronavirus Sars-CoV-2/Covid-19 Megathread

[Syt]

Currently it seems that Austria will go back into hard lockdown after Christmas, or at latest after New Year's. Since the loosening of restrictions, daily new cases have only dropped to 50-60% of what they were in peak times and are holding steady at that mark.

[Zanza]

Currently it seems that Austria will go back into hard lockdown after Christmas, or at latest after New Year's. Since the loosening of restrictions, daily new cases have only dropped to 50-60% of what they were in peak times and are holding steady at that mark.

Is that before or after opening the ski resorts for tourism?

[Syt]

Currently it seems that Austria will go back into hard lockdown after Christmas, or at latest after New Year's. Since the loosening of restrictions, daily new cases have only dropped to 50-60% of what they were in peak times and are holding steady at that mark.

Is that before or after opening the ski resorts for tourism?

That topic has somewhat disappeared from public discussion. At the moment all hotels are closed.

[Barrister]

Currently it seems that Austria will go back into hard lockdown after Christmas, or at latest after New Year's. Since the loosening of restrictions, daily new cases have only dropped to 50-60% of what they were in peak times and are holding steady at that mark.

Is that before or after opening the ski resorts for tourism?

You leave ski resorts alone!

After hockey was shut down we went out and bought a season pass to the local in-town ski hill (2 chairs, 4-5 runs, top to bottom in a minute or two).  It's been a life-saver as it's the only thing that gets us out of the house and doing things.  I took my boys out last night again and had a blast.

[HVC]

Currently it seems that Austria will go back into hard lockdown after Christmas, or at latest after New Year's. Since the loosening of restrictions, daily new cases have only dropped to 50-60% of what they were in peak times and are holding steady at that mark.

Seems weird to go into lock down after a a large gathering event, rather then during it.

[Tamas]

Currently it seems that Austria will go back into hard lockdown after Christmas, or at latest after New Year's. Since the loosening of restrictions, daily new cases have only dropped to 50-60% of what they were in peak times and are holding steady at that mark.

Is that before or after opening the ski resorts for tourism?

You leave ski resorts alone!

After hockey was shut down we went out and bought a season pass to the local in-town ski hill (2 chairs, 4-5 runs, top to bottom in a minute or two).  It's been a life-saver as it's the only thing that gets us out of the house and doing things.  I took my boys out last night again and had a blast.

FYI Covid ground zero in Europe were the ski resorts

[Barrister]

Currently it seems that Austria will go back into hard lockdown after Christmas, or at latest after New Year's. Since the loosening of restrictions, daily new cases have only dropped to 50-60% of what they were in peak times and are holding steady at that mark.

Is that before or after opening the ski resorts for tourism?

You leave ski resorts alone!

After hockey was shut down we went out and bought a season pass to the local in-town ski hill (2 chairs, 4-5 runs, top to bottom in a minute or two).  It's been a life-saver as it's the only thing that gets us out of the house and doing things.  I took my boys out last night again and had a blast.

FYI Covid ground zero in Europe were the ski resorts

But that was last winter, with zero risk mitigation.

Right now if you go skiing in Alberta, you can't go inside and you have to wear a mask.  You have to keep social distance too, but frankly the fact everyone is wearing long skis helps with that naturally.

[Barrister]

Oof.

Alberta's daily count #s have been dropping the past several days from our overall peak (though daily #s are still quite high).

But if you wanted proof that death is a lagging indicator, we had out highest daily death total announced today - 30.

[Zanza]

I have been skiing in Austria before and the area in front of the lifts is always extremely crowded. I would not feel safe there now. Same for cablecars and their stations or the skibus. Or the huts during lunchtime. So many places to get infected. And that's without the bars.

The massive Austrian skiing industry is not your neighbourhood skiing hill...

[mongers]

Reports of less than fifty unoccupied intensive care beds left in London.   

[mongers]

I've come down with a nasty cough and fever.  So if I just vanish or something you guys will know why.  If it is covid, I know where I got it.  It was those two dip-shit movers from Menards that came in without masks.  So, if it's not too much trouble, maybe one of you guys can just blow up a Menards or something.

Are you going to get tested?  Also, get a pulse oximeter, that'll keep you from being in the dark as to whether you need to be getting to a hospital or not, should you have Covid.

I think this is a good idea. I cut my finger a couple of days ago and was surprised at just how pink the blood was, remembering your comment, out of curiosity I went out and bought one to use on the at risk family members.

I wasn't bothered about myself and just thought the pink might indicate reasonably oxygenated blood.

[Syt]

I have been skiing in Austria before and the area in front of the lifts is always extremely crowded. I would not feel safe there now. Same for cablecars and their stations or the skibus. Or the huts during lunchtime. So many places to get infected. And that's without the bars.

The massive Austrian skiing industry is not your neighbourhood skiing hill...

All restaurants, bars and hotels are closed till 6th January, minimum. All slopes and ski lifts are closed till December 24th at least. With the case numbers being what they are there's a good chance both get extended.

If you want to go skiing you need to go to Switzerland at the moment.

[Maladict]

A Belgian politician leaked the vaccine prices as agreed to by the EU.

[The Larch]

Those seem some rather good prices. Aaah, the power of buying in bulk! 

[The Larch]

So, I've just received a message from my regional health system, communicating me that I've been selected for random Covid testing (they've been performing these tests in my city for the last few weeks), and turns out that this very same week I've developed a bit of a regular cold, which I'm currently "enjoying". Does anyone know if having a cold interferes with Covid testing in some way?