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Welcome to my ATH (Ask the Hive) weekly series that I created to increase the engagement level on Hive (or at least among my followers).
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The question for this round is: is your country past the peak of the coronavirus pandemic yet?
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I am already back to my Czech homeland and seeing how things are finally getting back to normal here, I figured it would be interesting to get some updates on how the situation is in your countries.
Here in the Czech Republic, more and more restrictions are lifted almost every day and life seems to be pretty close to what it was in the "pre-corona times".
The only limitation that I can personally feel right now is the mandatory use of face masks in shops and public transport and that pubs and bars have to close by 11 P.M. Other than that, it feels pretty good and normal here. The curve of new cases has been under control here for many weeks already so I think I can say we are past the peak of the pandemic (or at least past the peak of the first wave).
However, I know (and it´s heartbreaking to see) that in many parts of the world, the worst is yet to come. Undoubtedly, Latin America is currently the new epicenter of the pandemic but the number of new cases are increasing alarmingly in some Asian and African countries too. Some U.S. states are actually still struggling as well.
So how is the situation in your countries, guys? Are you already past the peak of the pandemic? Let me know in the comment section below, I am eager to check out your replies.
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Well, as you stated, many other parts of the world are getting hit bad. The US situation is likely worse then what is being reported as many Red states underreport. Just now however, the very Red state of Texes announced all bars have to close and Florida hit record cases. Also, the NBA which was going to start, reported many players testing positive. As a wise old professor always said, "never underestimate the stupidity of the masses". Ugg.
Yes, I know, I have been watching the situation in the US quite closely... Not sure if this is already the second wave or if you just haven´t even got out of the first one yet but your country has been hit really hard. Wishing you more aware fellow citizens (and a better president). Stay safe and healthy my friend.
In India , it's not yet....I went through many conversation earlier during the initial days and people.were expecting it to explode in India but, thanks to some tough governance it was under control...however now as the government is allowing some relaxation people started to take it lightly...and not following the safety protocol....
As expected the explosion is about to come with the number of cases rapidly increasing every single day....however till now only words of relief the death rate is far lessor as of now....our concern is when it going to explode....
Be safe...👍
I think in India we will see the peak around September where the cases will easily touch 10 Million.
That sounds horrible but I am afraid it´s actually very real, unfortunately :(
Thanks for your feedback. I was actually wondering how come India was reporting such small numbers at the beginning when many other countries were already hit pretty bad. I thought it was because of the low % of testing but it seems it was because of some tough and early measures. Unfortunately, the situation has been changing dramatically in India lately :( I don´t even want to think about what might happen when it explodes in all those giant cities...
Exactly, some of the top cities..like Mumbai, Delhi already facing the wrath....the early governace did some tricks but now public casual approach is hitting it hard....only point of relief we have lessor death ratio ...I have eye on it, because it's explosion would severly hit mankind and all the loopholes in the system....
That´s for sure. Thanks for keeping us updated. All of the best to you and your fellow citizens.
Thanks...hope life get back to rhythm everywhere.👍
Here in Venezuela we had few cases until a month and a half ago but due to the situation in neighboring countries such as Colombia and Brazil, where there are many infected, thousands of Venezuelans who had migrated there due to the economic situation in Venezuela are returning to the country and the cases here have increased. However, the number is fortunately low, less than 5 thousand and 39 deaths. Here the quarantine began in mid-March and over the days it became more flexible, but now a 7-day radical quarantine and 7-day-with-easing scheme is applied, anyway it is voluntary, that is, people can go out and buy food as many times as you want and many no longer wear masks ... parties, public events, cinemas, clubs, traveling from one state to another, etc. are still prohibited.
Thanks for your contribution Sofia, I honestly didn´t have much information about the situation in Venezuela. Glad to hear you are handling the pandemic quite well. If you were to suffer as bad as for example Brazil or Chile, that would be just way too much for your country that has already been tormented a lot lately... Stay safe guys!
Certainly... we already have a lot of problems, I hope this doesn't get out of control like in neighboring countries. Stay safe too!
The epidemic seems very much past the peak in Finland. The basic reproductive number is estimated to be between 0.4 and 0.75, which means that for every one case that many people contract the virus. Primary and middle schools were opened on May 14. Pubs and restaurants have been open since June 1. Other restrictions have been gradually lifted in June. Swedes and Russians are not allowed into the country. Other Nordics and Estonians are allowed to come.
The national strategy is now to isolate all new cases and trace all contact chains right from the start to suppress the epidemic.
Thanks for this valuable feedback, I know Finland has been handling this thing very well. Much better than your Swedish neighbors for example... Looks like you guys are really out of the woods. Good job :)
Sweden gambled and lost. Sweden's chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell believed it would be possible to attain herd immunity. In May, studies in the worst afflicted region of Stockholm showed that only 7% of the population had had antibodies. The number of those who were asymptomatic or had had only mild symptoms was quite low. What that means is that the disease is quite severe but the good news are that one does not contract it very easily. Thus it should be more easily suppressed than previously thought.
Finland, Norway, Iceland and Denmark followed a similar strategy.
Yes, I know. I think the rest of Europe was watching the Swedish experiment closely (and then, they were glad they didn´t take the same approach).
1 of the measures of our new normal is the mandatory use of face masks in shops and public transport.
Last year we didn't wear masks.
Our leaders imposed measures that reduce our liberties so they have the responsibility to offer us the proof for their measures. Without proof 1 theory is just 1 speculation.
What's the proof?
I'm not sure if we are passed the peak or not, the press is heavily manipulated in Canada and free press doesn't really exist here, hard to tell if what they say is even true. According to the narrative now that everything is starting to open up, the numbers are climbing again. My city wasn't very affected at first but now we are considered an epidemic area. Who knows. Our hospitals were never overwhelmed and hospitalization was minimal along with intensive care even lower with only a handful across the province (6 at the moment, I believe).
That´s a good point actually. I mean the trustworthiness of the information coming from media. I am sure there are countries where the reality is completely different from what they officially say. The Chinese numbers are downright laughable... Anyway, fingers crossed for you guys so that you don´t have to go in a lockdown again..
I agree with the Chinese numbers appear a bit manipulated. Somebody is lying somewhere. I hope we don't go on lockdown again as well, I'm more concerned about forced vaccination tho. I'm pretty sure I got the rona last fall according to the symptoms, it's not fun but it's a chest cold, almost feels like a bronchitis except when you cough the flem stays stuck in your lungs and not as deadly as they make it sound, only for the same people who would suffer grave consequences from a regular cold like the sick and the elderly. The overrun hospitals, I bet they were already deficient before this thing started.
Well in case of China, I think "a bit manipulated" is a very generous euphemism. Just considering the size of China´s population, the fact that it probably originated there and that they were first trying to cover it up and they still report just some 84k cases? Ridiculous...
Forced vaccination is something I fear too. That would be yet another nail in the free world´s coffin...
A bunch of my friends also think they contracted the virus months before the official pandemic. Who knows where and when it really originated...
I don't know, with globalism and world travel hard to say. I saw some research that suggest it could have been circulating in Canada as early as August others say November, hard to say. It was October/November when I got it and my whole work place was sick for weeks, everyone there got it, it spreads easy for sure but no one got hospitalized just a few days called in sick for most of us. Our job is extremely physical and we work in the rain, snow, cold...whatever (essential service) not exactly optimal for nursing a cold. We just chalked it up to nasty air contaminants since we open up and crawl into oil refining equipment to do repairs and inspections but now we know what it really was.
I don't trust anything from the CCP or WHO, unfortunate they can't even be straightforward with their own citizens.
I agree with the nail in the coffin for the free world, they tried with H1N1 to force me a few years ago at my work place, I told the nurse I would stab her in the eye with that needle if she stuck it in my body, that offer still stands. They made threats to fire me if I refused, of course they didn't because that's a human rights violation. We need to know our rights as a society, those who want it by all means I don't judge be we have the right to decide for ourselves.
Wow, that sounds scary... I mean the fact that they threatened to fire you if you didn´t let them vaccinate you. Crazy. I think we already had that convo but I find myself thinking about George Orwell almost every day now... He wasn´t just an author, he was a prophet...
Very true on the George Orwell theme, scary to think about and most seem so accepting of it some even demanding it.
Here in the Philippines I don't think we are past the peak of the coronavirus yet. Just three days ago, June 23, it has reported its highest case of 1,143. 😢 Yet the government is opening the borders, sending Locally Stranded Individuals (LSI) to their respective provinces, and with that the virus spreads throughout the country.
In the initial phase of the lockdown, our city has zero case. But when the LSI were permitted to return home, the case spiked to over 400 in two weeks time! 😢 All from those who went home. Now, quarantine facilities are full, that the local government requested the national government to temporarily suspend sending those LSI home. 😭
It's quite a difficult situation. Persons over 60 years old and children under 20 years old are still not yet allowed to go to public places; they are basically home quarantined 24/7. 😢 Some shops are allowed to open now but only those that sell essentials.
Wow, I didn´t know it´s so bad in the Philippines :( Sounds like you guys are still for some tough quarantine times :( Stay strong and healthy.
Yes, I think it will still be a loooooong way for us. 😢 Third world countries suffers the most. Many people here don't have enough to eat because they lost their job. 😢
Here in Holland the epidemic seems under control for now. Government just eased up the measures again for most things, just working from home as much as possible remains there as well as 1.5 meter social distance. For now this seems like a good idea, but to me (I work in healthcare so maybe my ideas on this are a bit more dark then others) is that the corona virus is like a flu here to stay,
It seems to be following the normal flu season on the Southern hemisphere at the moment and I expect it to be back on the Europe in Oktober November when the 'normal' flu is back again. So yes, I am mentally prepared for a second wave which to me it not a matter of 'if' it might be back, but more a question of 'when.'
Currently R= aorund 0.4 which is awesome so I hope that local new outbreaks can be handled locally. We shall see!
Thanks for your valuable feedback. I have heard this theory too (about the similarity with the regular flu). However, if/when the second wave comes, we should be much better prepared for that. On the other hand, any further measures will only makes the economic crisis worse :/ Anyway, good luck to you Dutch guys. Hopefully you will be able to keep the positive trend of easing things up.
Totally agree on being much more prepared. Also in the hospital we should be able to shift quite fast in necessary again. But having so many patient 0 in other countries to me it will be just a matter of time when the boarders open again when it all starts again.
yeah I hope for keeping the uptrend up as well, I like having a life again :DD
Haha that´s right :) One of the things the pandemic has taught us for sure is that we just took too many things for granted. Now we are much more appreciative ;) Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
We are past this peak of the pandemic in Germany. I am still not able to work as a DJ because all my bookings were cancelled or postponed for this summer. It is also a big question if there will be a second wave and if so, when will this second wave hit the country. This year sucks so far...
By the way, I was at Czech (Kings Casino) last weekend! Love your country 😍
Oh yeah, I was traveling through Germany two weeks ago and I was actually surprised how relaxed the people were there... Sorry about your personal situation though, DJs must be among those whose jobs have been hit really hard by this :(
I just googled that casino so it seems you were in Rozvadov, just outside the border. You should visit more of our country next time :D ;)
Yeah, it went from a fully booked summer to zero jobs for me 🙃
In India its yet to hit the peak and still numbers are under the hood. For the huge population we carry and the people being very less scared are adjusting themselves to be on streets for many of their reasons. In Bangalore ( city in South India ) it has started slowly trigger.
I am afraid India might soon overtake the "primacy" of the US in all of the sad numbers just because of the size of the population and the approach of the people you describes... :(
we are past the peak but with everything opened as well as tourists that arriving we again start having cases... hopefully everything will go well for the sake of all of us!
Thanks for your contribution but I don´t know what country you are talking about :)
ahh i forgot! Greece!
Cool thanks :)
To answer your question: I don't care. It's all bullshit in my opinion.
So you don´t even believe that there is some virus?
I do, but don't believe the numbers. They're just numbers on a computer for me. I know how they were manipulated in Romania. Confessions from a doctor not just cheap talk.
I hear you. Yeah. The manipulation of the facts has always been a problem. Plus you have different countries taking different approach towards testing, diagnostics etc. so yeah, hard to know what the reality actually is. But I still wanted to get some feedback on this issue. Thank you for yours.
My take is that they're manipulating facts all over the world.
I might be naive but I want to believe that at least some countries don´t but many do for sure... Unfortunately.
Well Slovenia did pretty well in this pandemic, but it is hard to tell what is following...
Life was almost back to normal here as we didn't have active patients any more.
Last few weeks things get complicated a bit again. Every day new cases, 99% connected with abroad now that borders are open without major restrictions for many countries.
Problem is that we are so close and also connected with Balkan (ex-Yugoslavia countries) where they have 100+ new cases every day.
Prediction is that we are entering again in less stable period, so just yesterday face masks become mandatory again in all closed spaces...
We will see how it goes and hope for the best!
Sorry to hear that man, I knew you were one of the few countries that seemed to have this thing under control from the very beginning. Now with the borders open, a lot of people use Slovenia as a transit country to get to Croatia and other seaside destinations on the Balkan. Is your government thinking about closing the borders again?
well government said that we are out of it, and they said that we had 30-40 new cases, and everything opened, we played Partizan vs Zvezda with 15.000 people in the stands. but the thing is, last weekend we had elections, and on Monday we had 105 new cases, yesterday 140. so they probably lied so they can hold elections. i did not believe them, now i believe them even less.
Wow, covering up real numbers because of politics. Sounds crazy. But looking at the numbers you mentioned, it´s actually very similar to ours here in the Czech Republic. We also had just dozens of new cases (officially) until a few days ago. Since then, it has already spiked to over a hundred a few times already... They say it´s because of more and more restrictions being lifted. I think as long as the hospitals can take care of the patients, we shouldn´t worry too much about these mini spikes. But I am no expert, it can easily slide to an exponential increase again and that would be a big problem...