COVID-19 'Pandemic'

petros

The Central Scrutinizer
Nov 21, 2008
117,239
14,256
113
Low Earth Orbit
Are things starting to move in the right direction or is it too early to get our hopes up?
There is only one direction....One thousand down, 5.7 Million cases to go in BC.

When do you figure it will be your turn? Fall? Winter? Next Spring?
 

Ocean Breeze

Hall of Fame Member
Jun 5, 2005
18,397
94
48
Are things starting to move in the right direction or is it too early to get our hopes up?
Cautious optimism only - emphasis on the cautious. ;-)

BTW: How is Vernon doing?? We are still fluctuating on the lower mainland.
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
Cautious optimism only - emphasis on the cautious. ;-)

BTW: How is Vernon doing?? We are still fluctuating on the lower mainland.


We are being very cautious here, although I don't think the numbers are all that great, but we've already seen how quickly things can change if we let our guard down. Better to err on the side of caution.
 

Ocean Breeze

Hall of Fame Member
Jun 5, 2005
18,397
94
48
We are being very cautious here, although I don't think the numbers are all that great, but we've already seen how quickly things can change if we let our guard down. Better to err on the side of caution.
That is so true.
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
It's going to get worse before getting better. Stock up cuz come late October, we go back into lockdown.


How do you know that? You have a crystal ball or something? Bonnie Henry probably doesn't even know what will happen in October and even if she does, she's smart enough not to say anything! :)
 

Twin_Moose

Hall of Fame Member
Apr 17, 2017
22,041
6,160
113
Twin Moose Creek
At one point, Manitoba had zero active cases, and the lowest number of COVID cases (per-capita), after New Brunswick. Now Manitoba has the most active Cases in Canada.
Meanwhile, Quebec and Ontario have been recording record lows of new cases, and Atlantic Canada has literally no new cases.

Yep even a confirmed case in Swan River a semi remote community just off the Sask. border
 

petros

The Central Scrutinizer
Nov 21, 2008
117,239
14,256
113
Low Earth Orbit
We need to worry about what will happen in the Winter, when all but a few people are mainly confined to indoor space. It's already been proven that COVID spreads much more rapidly in the indoors.
I'm worried about children and students returning to school.
The kids will be fine. Not exposing them to everyday pathogens may make things worse for them down the road.

We've known this for years and years already. Some researchers have stated "we are too clean" and the unneeded use of disinfectant may be making our immune system weaker.

Overreacting doesn't change anything.
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
The kids will be fine. Not exposing them to everyday pathogens may make things worse for them down the road.

We've known this for years and years already. Some researchers have stated "we are too clean" and the unneeded use of disinfectant may be making our immune system weaker.

Overreacting doesn't change anything.


I don't think the kids per se are the issue, it's the collateral damage to elderly teachers, grandparents and those in contact with compromised immune systems.
 

petros

The Central Scrutinizer
Nov 21, 2008
117,239
14,256
113
Low Earth Orbit
 

petros

The Central Scrutinizer
Nov 21, 2008
117,239
14,256
113
Low Earth Orbit
I don't think the kids per se are the issue, it's the collateral damage to elderly teachers, grandparents and those in contact with compromised immune systems.
What's more important? An education or visiting grandma? Foregoing seeing grandma isnt that hard to do.
 

JLM

Hall of Fame Member
Nov 27, 2008
75,301
548
113
Vernon, B.C.
What's more important? An education or visiting grandma? Foregoing seeing grandma isnt that hard to do.


Lives come first in all circumstances. Once safety can be assured at a reasonable level, then steps can be taken to move ahead with programs.