Coronavirus (COVID-19)

[DeeTillEhDeh]

You'd like to think so. 
However, I expect it'll be spun that because of the time we bought with the protections we got as many people boosted and kept the evil Omicron at bay. 

It clearly is already.

[superbigal]

7 day Cases Update:  3 Day lag to allow reporting to be accurate.

Total Cases Scotland 7 days 20th to 26th December were 40,221 to 59,842 Up 48.78%, Positivity was 12.6% now 20.8%.  Cases per 100K were 735.8 now 1094.8

Home Nations Weekly Cases  per 100K update  :  England  803 to 1208 Up 50.44%, Wales 606 to 1071  up 76.73%, Northern Ireland 691 to 988 up 42.98%

Scotland up to 4 in the world behind the Danes, Irish & English.

Europe is completely on different cycles.

Cases in Europe in terms of of numbers per 100K  Denmark 1495, Ireland 1292, Spain 956, France 936, Switzerland 757, Portugal 687, Czech 606 only countries over 600.

In movement Hungary down 42%, Czech down 40%, Belgium down 38%, Poland down 34%, Slovakia down 31%, Ukraine down 30% Germany down 29%.   Other side of coin Portugal up 109%, Spain up 104%, Greece up 95%, Ireland up 88%, Italy up 81%

Council progress in last week as follows.

Click cases by neighbourhood to see the spread on the geographical map. 
https://public.tableau.com/profile/phs.covid.19#!/vizhome/COVID-19DailyDashboard_15960160643010/Overview

East Renfrewshire 941 to 1,495

Renfrewshire  1,009 to 1,489

West Dunbartonshire  955 to 1,441

South Lanarkshire  948 to 1,421

East Dunbartonshire   918 to 1,420

North Lanarkshire   848 to 1,372

Glasgow City  806 to 1,359 up near 70%

Inverclyde   555 to 1,303 up 135%

City Of Edinburgh   1,007 to 1,276

West Lothian  1,100 to 1,273

Stirling  734 to 1,267

East Ayrshire   745 to 1,178

Clackmannanshire  764 to 1,176

South Ayrshire  659 to 1,070

Midlothian   947 to 1,066

Falkirk 835 to 1,055

Scottish  Borders 453 to 1,055  Up over 130%

North Ayrshire  844 to 1,034

East Lothian  804 to 972

Dundee City  484 to 890

Fife  641 to 837

Moray  572 to 831

Aberdeen City  448 to 783

Perth & Kinross  508 to 782

Orkney Islands   375 to 750 

Argyll & Bute   608 to 740

Angus  382 to 710  

Aberdeenshire   467 to 655

Dumfries & Galloway 378 to 631

Highlands   344 to 572

Western Isles   335 to 483

Shetland Islands  319 to 398 

[true_rover]

1 minute ago, Left Back said:

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

I've noticed that as well - I assume she is given a specific amount of time.

[Abdul_Latif]

1 minute ago, Left Back said:

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

Probably checking her heart rate while telling all the lies.

[MP_MFC]

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

Only gets so long for a statement, usually 20 mins.

[Donathan]

13 minutes ago, Billy Jean King said:

15 minutes ago, Donathan said:

You’ve completely missed the point.
 
What I’m getting at is that NHS staff who have tested positive for covid, but are feeling well enough to attend work, should not be excluded from working. 

Staff with confirmed Covid should continue to attend to patients in our hospitals. Is that what you are saying here ???

 

11 minutes ago, PWL said:

Eh no. 

Thats about a crazy a take I've ever seen on this thread. 

 

9 minutes ago, welshbairn said:

I presume you didn't mean to write that.

Why not?

 

 

If we are going to live with it like like a cold then isolating those with mild illness needs to go. 

[Trogdor]

3 minutes ago, Left Back said:

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

She's got a business meeting to get to.

Or

Trying to run down the clock so there are no questions imo.

[Scary Bear]

47 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said:

By the time elections come round I don't think it will make much of a difference.

The opposition parties to date have offered no alternatives

The length of time until the next elections could save the SNP. That and the other parties not inspiring anyone. Not a glowing endorsement of the current state of Scottish politics.

Personally, I’m done with continually voting SNP on the ‘jam tomorrow’ promise of maybe, if the reckless Tories allow it, maybe getting a vote on independence, while watching the SNP’s attempts to govern the country.

 

[Lyle Lanley]

Does anyone think they will iift the restrictions in the next few weeks or will extend them. 

[ddfg]

Large scale sporting events risk being superspreaders so shut them down, schools and school age children are proven to be superspreaders so she chooses to keep them open. Basically public health only takes precedence when it suits her agenda?

[welshbairn]

Just now, Donathan said:

 

 

Why not?

 

 

If we are going to live with it like like a cold then isolating those with mild illness needs to go. 

If they're working in a place deliberately set aside for the most vulnerable and a huge concentration of underlying conditions? 

[Forever_blueco]

Just now, Lyle Lanley said:

Does anyone think they will iift the restrictions in the next few weeks or will extend them. 

I think if England doesn’t budge they will have to lift them 

[Abdul_Latif]

Just now, Lyle Lanley said:

Does anyone think they will iift the restrictions in the next few weeks or will extend them. 

Pretty sure the ground was just laid there for all of them being binned, but likely with a caveat of fully vaccinated people having perks such as shorter isolation etc.

[Todd_is_God]

No new restrictions is good.

It's also good that they plan to "interrogate" the data to breakdown who is in hospital for covid vs with covid, but they should have been doing this a long time ago, not just now because they have put inconvenient, overzealous restrictions in place that they need an excuse to bin.

Slightly frustrating to keep hearing "we just need a wee bit more data" though, as, by the time the 17th rolls round, that will be nearly 2 months since the Steps concert - IMO 2 months to reach conclusions where restrictions rather than normality is the status quo is too long.

The "we will decide what is a proportionate response after the 17th" message I'm not sure what to make of, but it doesn't sound like they are going to just lift things in the one go.

[DeeTillEhDeh]

The length of time until the next elections could save the SNP. That and the other parties not inspiring anyone. Not a glowing endorsement of the current state of Scottish politics.
Personally, I’m done with continually voting SNP on the ‘jam tomorrow’ promise of maybe, if the reckless Tories allow it, maybe getting a vote on independence, while watching the SNP’s attempts to govern the country.
 

Watching DRoss right now would back that view up.

[Trogdor]

Did she just say not to overinterpret studies. The irony, she's overinterpreting the number of cases. 

Edited December 29, 2021 by Trogdor

[Todd_is_God]

8 minutes ago, Left Back said:

Is it just me or does she keep checking her watch?

Tbf she has a time limit, and there is a timer in the chamber that she won't have in a cupboard.

[Monkey Tennis]

4 minutes ago, ddfg said:

Large scale sporting events risk being superspreaders so shut them down, schools and school age children are proven to be superspreaders so she chooses to keep them open. Basically public health only takes precedence when it suits her agenda?

If the agenda involves prioritising education over football, that doesn't sound too outrageous.

[Bairnardo]

No new restrictions is good.
It's also good that they plan to "interrogate" the data to breakdown who is in hospital for covid vs with covid, but they should have been doing this a long time ago, not just now because they have put inconvenient, overzealous restrictions in place that they need an excuse to bin.
Slightly frustrating to keep hearing "we just need a wee bit more data" though, as, by the time the 17th rolls round, that will be nearly 2 months since the Steps concert - IMO 2 months to reach conclusions where restrictions rather than normality is the status quo is too long.
The "we will decide what is a proportionate response after the 17th" message I'm not sure what to make of, but it doesn't sound like they are going to just lift things in the one go.

The inference that data is not being constanty interrogated is absolutely seethe inducing tbf.

[Trogdor]

2 minutes ago, DeeTillEhDeh said:

Watching DRoss right now would back that view up.

Watching Ross is laborious.