You mean this data? https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/
If so, then don’t just look at the positive tests but at the graph that shows tests performed. Positive tests goes up but tests performed is relatively the same. That tells you it is a real increase in positivity. It could be the start of another big peak, or not. Time will tell, but you’d think going through the last years one should pay attention to such statistics. Because if you start taking measures only when you are back to 100.000+ cases a day you are a bit too late.
I’m not saying that there isn’t an increase in cases of COVID, I’m sure there are - it’s just that it is still such a small number of cases that it doesn’t matter. The big spikes we had originally in 2020 and 2021 will not reoccur. There are little bumps here and there but nothing significant.
You mean to tell me that we’re looking at this chart:
and we’re meant to be concerned about the growth of COVID? We need to chill out, seriously.
it’s just that it is still such a small number of cases that it doesn’t matter.
To the best of my knowledge there is no meaningful surveillance in the USA or EU. Some places are still doing wastewater testing but it’s difficult to make solid determinations from wastewater.
Right back at you. Please show me where I am not “chill” here? There is one person who is not chill and its certainly not me.
You can still choose to wear a mask or not, theres no law yet or is there? So just don’t, I guess?
The smaller bumps by the way occur because people kept getting vaccines and boosters. How does that look like where you are? When was the last time you got a shot or a booster? From the sound of it a while ago.
Your idiocy is astounding and it’s a miracle your bloodline hasn’t been wiped out yet by natural selection. This article is a warning against complacency and an effort to prevent a second covid crisis. Idiots like you are for a huge part to blame why the first one was so devestating so shut the fuck up and stick to your esotheric yoga group for middle aged women on facebook.
I’d be very happy to address your concerns, if you can point out my errors then I’d gladly address them. Personally, I don’t think “idiots like [me]” are in any way responsible for the damage of COVID - it was entirely the failure of the state to properly address the pandemic. Personally, I have received four doses of the vaccine, always wore a mask in public and encouraged other people to do so. But I am scientifically literate and media aware and I know scare journalism when I see it. I didn’t intend for my comment to upset anyone, but you really must open your eyes to the reality - journalists are sucking desperately at the teat of getting clicks, and COVID was a huge story that has dried up, so they’ll bite literally anything to bring that back into the press.
I like your disdain for journalists and capitalism and the state but sometimes stories stick around for a long time because they’re actually still on-going. Pandemics usually have multiple cycles. There usually isn’t just one big spread and that’s it. The fact that the state f’ed up the response to the initial wave just makes more waves more likely.
Journos are wrong a lot but not 100% of the time just like 95% lol
I think the NHS could save a lot more lives if they got funded properly. The government has been working to dismantle the NHS for years so it can be privatised. We need to be angry with the state and capitalism, not with our fellow working class people who are struggling to make ends meet.
