The thing with common sense is, it's not too common.

Things must be getting worse in the UK, they're back to reporting deaths again.

Looking awful isn't it. I hope we are watching and making sure that vaccination of the vulnerable happens before the inevitable huge wave we will get in/around March.

Neuchâtel has reported and increase in deaths of 11.2% for 2020.

Article in french

https://www.arcinfo.ch/dossiers/coro...chatel-1028526

Lifts are closed in CZ as well.

https://www.idnes.cz/jihlava/zpravy/...00_6145798.jpg

I agree. I think airlines are going to start requiring either tests or vaccination proof, in an effort to keep in business and prop up govt/public confidence in travel.

In "normal times", I tend to agree. However "Corona times" has shown that even responsible adults start to lose the plot after having restrictions for a long time. People need routines and human contact. One friend of mine said they're contemplating suicide because this is not living. It's sad and scary, and I'm afraid we don't have any end in sight right now. Sure, vaccines are rolling out but no one knows how long they're effective and many, many people don't want to get one.

It's not always the same. The reason I post the CZ updates is to give a bit of heads up, they seem to be where CH would follow in a few weeks. But there are differences - diff combo of measures and timing. The CH measures now got even closer to CZ, without having so many daily cases in CH, that's great forward thinking in CH. But Czech schools have been closed for ever, and here still full on presential stuff (aside of uni courses and not all of them here). Czech public transport is half empty due to strict home office, assembly of 2 persons only and curfews. Here they shortened the trains so they are even more packed.

So while I agree with your inevitable March (I still think it could be Feb), CZ is living it now.

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Even the big supporter of the theory "kids are the same infectious as grown ups" Herr Drosten thinks that the evidence that the new mutation was distributed among kids more that the old one is probably based on the fact that the new mutation accidentally got into schools and started spreading there because everything else in England was closed.

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it was discussed since spring 2020

The restrictions I mentioned were imposed by the Canadian and US governments.

It’s doubtful the airlines would imposed restrictions themselves and even if they did, without the force of the law, they likely wouldn’t maintain them.

Things are fairly shit and very worrying indeed.



Johnson finally admitted schools were vectors for the transmission of the virus. This is someone anyone who as ever spent time in a school has been arguing for months. A stomach bug can decimate a year group in days.

The virus was spread because that's whar viruses do and it's impossible to socially distance in schools and the PPE was non-existent.

Common sense is not allowed in Switzerland, people must follow rules & not think for themselves. Use too much common sense & you will be fired, your boss may be a moron but it's always been done that way

They can whenever they want and I suspect some will.

And...:

So rather more than you claim.

Those who don't want vaccines will get real COVID inevitably. I think the govts should provide vaccines to everyone who is willing to take them and then lift all restrictions and let morons die out a little bit.

will see, how it will work

From my work read FYI emails this morning. Two cases in production department have triggered response from the top management and home office is really strong recommendation at the moment. Common sense was prevailing before and now, but one cannot just shut down the whole facility, let people decide for themselves to come to work or not and count on virtual work being done on already overloaded servers.

Interesting times ahead with herd immunity most likely the way to go. When vaccines are gonna be rolled out for all population, show intended effectiveness, only then we will be able to overcome and sleep well at night. Otherwise sense of helplessness and insecurity will prevail, I’m afraid.

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Only now? We had strict home-office rules since mid-October, when cases skyrockted. We are not allowed come if there is no serious reason, i.e. lab work etc. And even if there is a reason, we must try to minimize it to 2-3 days a week.

1 in 15 in East London / South Essex is currently infected and still increasing rapidly. That's a staggering number. Across London as a whole perhaps 1 in 30.

It goes without saying that really the only realistic aim for London now is a slower herd immunity not preventing it. Things really are terrible despite really tough measures.

Are we ready for this? It's going to be awful. I'm not sure there's the political will in Switzerland to put the shielding in place that will be required to save lives.

Why is the AstraZeneca vaccine not being administered? The government should be willing to provide emergency authorisation based on reputable foreign medicine agencies if Swissmedic aren't willing to get on with it.

Sadly, Swissmedic are showing that they are not fit for purpose.