Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (nCoV-2019)

[W. K. Lis]

Today's numbers...

New COVID-19 cases: 4,736 (32.51 per 100,000). Total 403,571. Resolved 357,591. Deaths 7,639. From link.

Vaccinations: 105,430 doses yesterday. 3,528,404 total doses. 339,491 fully vaccinated. From link.

 

[afransen]

Perhaps he got tired of being trotted out as the guy in charge when, behind the scenes, he wasn't, and saw 'scapegoat' added to his future profile.

BTW - Dany Fortin is still serving.

If I were him, I would have refused the salary or donated it.

 

[AlvinofDiaspar]

If I were him, I would have refused the salary or donated it.

Or not accept the job in the first place without knowing how much authority he actually has. Right now, he looks like a quitter.

Anyways re: curfew - I tend to agree it wasn't strictly necessary (given SAH orders were demonstrated to be effective) - the issue is enforcement of existing rules (with absolutely no quarters given to those who willfully violate them with impunity) AND consistent messaging from the government and public health units.

AoD

 

[Towered]

Ontario broke yet another record. Getting closer to 5000

#BREAKING: Ontario is reporting a daily record-high of 4,736 new cases of COVID-19 today. 29 more people have died. The province tested 65,559 people yesterday with a positivity rate of 8 per cent.

— CityNews Toronto (@CityNewsTO) April 15, 2021

Just wait until we see the Easter numbers.

 

[PinkLucy]

My neighbour passed yesterday. 5 people in the house, 5 COVID cases, one now deceased The others have recovered well, although another was quite ill with it.

 

[PinkLucy]

Everyone should consider themselves a carrier! Rumour is there was a large party

Everyone in Grey Bruce should consider themselves a carrier of COVID-19 for the next 48 hours until we reach all people who tested positive for COVID-19 and their contacts. This means staying home, except for essential reasons.
Provincewide measures: https://t.co/fx65pBvOWP pic.twitter.com/3RxEJASrrU

— Grey Bruce Public Health (@GBPublicHealth) April 15, 2021

 

[lenaitch]

Everyone should consider themselves a carrier! Ru our is there was a large party

Everyone in Grey Bruce should consider themselves a carrier of COVID-19 for the next 48 hours until we reach all people who tested positive for COVID-19 and their contacts. This means staying home, except for essential reasons.
Provincewide measures: https://t.co/fx65pBvOWP pic.twitter.com/3RxEJASrrU

— Grey Bruce Public Health (@GBPublicHealth) April 15, 2021

I was just going to link that. For a region with a total case count of under 1000 since the beginning, measured in ones and twos daily, 70 new cases in the last two days is significant. They are citing 'bush parties' as being the source, determined through contact tracing, but are also noting that some people are being less than truthful.

On a more positive note, got my first shot Pfizer an hour or so ago. Didn't even feel the microchip going in! Typical small community order; no line-up, no waiting, everybody chatting (from a distance).

 

[PinkLucy]

So are we all connected on a microchip level? Will we meet each other at some super secret lab?

 

[W. K. Lis]

From link.

Resistance is recommended.​

 

[gabe]

Updated Provincial modelling in Ontario is projected to show 12,000 - 18,000 cases.

That would require a sustained Rt of 1.10 for two months, or an Rt or 1.16 for one month.

We are around 1.05 right now, coming off an Easter of 1.30.

— Tristan Imgrund (@tristan_sudbury) April 15, 2021

 

[PinkLucy]

Updated Provincial modelling in Ontario is projected to show 12,000 - 18,000 cases.

That would require a sustained Rt of 1.10 for two months, or an Rt or 1.16 for one month.

We are around 1.05 right now, coming off an Easter of 1.30.

— Tristan Imgrund (@tristan_sudbury) April 15, 2021

Here’s more details on that. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toro...LMO-Am-FKVNLpjjF-lsgdP6LyeqiECJkl0KBtWQenmk20

 

[Richard White]

I thought I would share this as a prime example of why people are not being vaccinated in hotspots.

If this was me (I'm in M1L) I'd be unable to attend tomorrow given the short notice. I can't just drop everything to wait in line with 12 hours overnight notice.

They really need to think before planning these things.

 

[zang]

While I think that may well take place.

I oppose it.

There is absolutely no sound science to support it.

All policy actions should be grounded in science, not sadomasochistic tendencies.

If anything, transit services should've been expanded when this happened, rather than limited. Expanded service means less crowding, and safer travel options.

 

[christiesplits]

Cycling through the city the last few weeks, the lack of enforcement of distancing and mask wearing on construction sites is insane.

 

[DSCToronto]

This from the US CDC points out that all the cleaning talk MAY make us feel better and certainly does no harm but Covid is almost completely spread by breathing it in. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/surface-transmission.html

Similar info in this article in Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/04/end-hygiene-theater/618576/