Sunday, December 20, 2020

Germany and Covid-19: 21 December 2020

 1.  Yesterday, after reviewing a fair amount of commentary from the UK, US and Germany....I came to realize the greatest fear from virus experts.  They expect one day for 'something' to arrive, that you could not build a vaccination for.  In simple terms....whatever bad stuff this was going to bring....you could not make society immune.  

It's an odd theory to suggest, but I noticed several virus PhD folks laying it out there.

2.  This mutated virus chatter?  Via Focus, it's being reported that it's popped-up in Italy.  So it's too late to contain in the UK.  

3.  Euro-tunnel and the port of Dover are shut down to prevent the mutated virus from getting to Europe.

4.  As of last night, 1.5-million Germans had contracted the virus since day one.  For deaths over the past 24 hours, 252 Germans were reported dead.

5.  The German government 'woke-up' at some point yesterday, and suddenly grasped that a fair number of Germans are on 'holiday' in South Africa (suggesting that they aren't really tracking Germans as they come and go out of airports).  This new variant?  Yeah, it's in South Africa presently.  Getting back from South Africa to Germany?  Presently....to the 7th of January.....just about impossible. So if you were there and had a seat reserved to return on like the 2nd of January....it won't happen.  You might actually be there several additional weeks.

A repeat of the spring where thousands of Germans were stuck in places like Australia and South Africa?  Well....yeah, it's beginning to look the same way.

6.  What the Brits are officially saying over the new variation of Covid-19?

If you use Sky News, the comments go this way.....on being a bit more contagious...the risk definitely goes up.  The transmission factor?  70-percent improved.

Several Brit news sources say it's been around since September.  Why this hasn't been openly discussed back in October or November?  Unknown.

There is extremely strong belief that the current vaccine will work on this variant.

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