Things have moved forward recently when it comes to the Covid-19 coronavirus, but in a smart way.
After the number of new Covid-19 cases reported each day declined from last September to much of October, that number now appears to be emerging again. As the following tweet from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says: “As of November 18, the 7-day average of daily new instances was 88,482, up 16. 1% from last week”:
This increase raises fears that some other surge of the Winter Covid-19 coronavirus is brewing. Such an impulse would not be too surprising. In October 2020, I explained to Forbes why transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) would likely accumulate as the weather became colder and drier. effects on the length and composition of virus-carrying respiratory droplets and hinder airway defenses. Winter situations will also move more activities indoors, where it can be more complicated to maintain social distancing and maintain smart airflow and ventilation. In addition, although travel was more limited than overall last November and December, some holiday trips and meetings took place. Most likely, all those points recovered towards the end of 2020. And now the winter months that followed, from November 2020 to January 2021, really saw an increase in the Covid-19 coronavirus.
Now, fast forward to now and you will have many similar circumstances. Conditions seem ripe for a continuation of last winter’s wave. In fact, the recent increase suggests that the increase may already be happening. The sequel to Winter will resemble the movie Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo to the last Winter’s Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo, just as bad as the previous one. Or if this winter’s surge wouldn’t be so severe.
Well, here are several things that the paintings opposed us, assuming the look of humans and not the virus:
Eric Topol, MD, founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute, warned about this new factor with the following tweet:
As you can see, Topol calls the recent surge an imaginable fifth primary wave based on the Financial Times curves of Covid-19 cases and deaths he included in his tweet.
On the other hand, this is what is working in our favor lately:
So this winter’s increase may not be as severe as last winter, at least in terms of hospitalizations and deaths. But it’s hard to know for sure. Either way, stay alert and cautious over the next few months. Don’t interact in mass gatherings or travel if you can. Keep your plans flexible in case a large backlog occurs. Whenever possible, maintain social distancing, such as staying within six feet of others (as Denzel Washington is about six feet tall). Wear a face mask with others in public. Wash your hands thoroughly and lather for 20 seconds, enough time to play the first chorus of DiVinyls’ song, “I Touch Myself. “
Of course, you may be tired of those Covid-19 precautions. But the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic probably won’t last forever. You’ve come this far. In the words of Wilson Phillips, “wait” for a while. Winter weather situations are ripe for a new wave. So why not face this possible “storm” for a few more months?
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