Belgium reports 21,000 new coronavirus cases, by far the biggest one-day increase on record- New cases: 21,048- Positivity rate: 27.6% (+1.2)- In hospital: 5,924 (+370)- In ICU: 993 (+82)- New deaths: 132— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) October 29, 2020
With Germany and France shutting down I’m guessing it’s spreading all over Europe because it’s getting cold again. Same reason it’s spreading at an all time high in the U.S.
Nope. Pretty much all infectious illnesses spread during cold months because people stay indoors more. Apparently heat kills some pathogens which might lower transmission during hot months but if cold were directly compromising your immune system, people in northern europe and alaska would be permanently sick lol
Numbers have been going up for months, it was obvious that shit would get real very soon. I'm getting strong fatalistic vibes here in Germany, people have just given up / gotten used to it and it's spreading like crazy. Belgium already had a massive outbreak during the first wave, and like Italy, it seems they're going through that again, but worse .
It was inevitable that people were going to give up. Locking down for months on end as never been done and is not sustainable from a mental health perspective, not because MUH STONKS. Every God damn poster here should recognize that months or years of no social interaction besides the Internet makes people's brains smooth and leads to depression and anxiety.
When we didn't eliminate Covid in March, when the bad outbreaks were still regional, our fate was sealed. The only reason that the US continued to squabble over the summer while Europe shrugged their shoulders is because it was a great political opportunity.
The Left is full of useful idiots and gullible babies, which is why they still think it's a Big Deal instead of a political fiasco.
Locking down for months on end as never been done and is not sustainable from a mental health perspective, not because MUH STONKS.
In fact it's bad health praxis because waves of covid are inevitable at this point, we must be "cocooning" vulnerable populations. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-1930_article
With Germany and France shutting down I’m guessing it’s spreading all over Europe because it’s getting cold again. Same reason it’s spreading at an all time high in the U.S.
does it just spread more when its cold because the virus is harder to kill or because people spend more time inside in poorly ventilated areas?
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I thought it also had something to do with lowered immunity during cold.
Nope. Pretty much all infectious illnesses spread during cold months because people stay indoors more. Apparently heat kills some pathogens which might lower transmission during hot months but if cold were directly compromising your immune system, people in northern europe and alaska would be permanently sick lol
Well in my experience they are
Also drier air allows particulates to suspend in the air for a longer period of time
Sunlight has an effect on it too, but main reason is people staying inside, yep.
Numbers have been going up for months, it was obvious that shit would get real very soon. I'm getting strong fatalistic vibes here in Germany, people have just given up / gotten used to it and it's spreading like crazy. Belgium already had a massive outbreak during the first wave, and like Italy, it seems they're going through that again, but worse .
It was inevitable that people were going to give up. Locking down for months on end as never been done and is not sustainable from a mental health perspective, not because MUH STONKS. Every God damn poster here should recognize that months or years of no social interaction besides the Internet makes people's brains smooth and leads to depression and anxiety.
When we didn't eliminate Covid in March, when the bad outbreaks were still regional, our fate was sealed. The only reason that the US continued to squabble over the summer while Europe shrugged their shoulders is because it was a great political opportunity.
The Left is full of useful idiots and gullible babies, which is why they still think it's a Big Deal instead of a political fiasco.
In fact it's bad health praxis because waves of covid are inevitable at this point, we must be "cocooning" vulnerable populations. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-1930_article