My observations, (and this is my experience of our area alone).
I knew and heard of many that got the virus 1st time around. I have friends that lost parents, customers that lost relatives (including one, a fitness fanatic just turned 60), and neighbours that were admitted to ICU.
This time around I have just one close friend that has had the virus recently.She has underlying conditions so we are all relieved she described it as being like the worst flu you could get. I have also heard of a number of relatives and friends that have had to isolate due to contacts and just one customers relative. (All from work, or particularly from working in a school).
I have also lost a close relative due to suffering from a long illness. Although Covid was absolutely not present (hospital testing etc.), the next of kin wasn't best pleased when the office bod at the hospital suggested she might put Covid as cause of death as the symptoms were similar. Make of that what you will.
I can't draw any conclusions from any medical knowledge but FROM MY EXPERIENCE, it appears the virus is perhaps milder than before. The treatments are better than before. Our knowledge of avoiding it is better, and we must surely be benefiting from less colds and flus. Plus, sadly, it may be the easy option to blame Covid to fast track the processing of the recently deceased?
Stating the obvious I know, I'm thinking that if we can avoid complacency, the way out is now visible. Also, whether anyone likes it or not, the hospitality sector (pubs, restautants as opposed to large crowd gatherings), has only a very minor role in the spread of the virus. We ain't far away, just be careful not to become that poor soldier that got shot on the final day of the war.
I knew and heard of many that got the virus 1st time around. I have friends that lost parents, customers that lost relatives (including one, a fitness fanatic just turned 60), and neighbours that were admitted to ICU.
This time around I have just one close friend that has had the virus recently.She has underlying conditions so we are all relieved she described it as being like the worst flu you could get. I have also heard of a number of relatives and friends that have had to isolate due to contacts and just one customers relative. (All from work, or particularly from working in a school).
I have also lost a close relative due to suffering from a long illness. Although Covid was absolutely not present (hospital testing etc.), the next of kin wasn't best pleased when the office bod at the hospital suggested she might put Covid as cause of death as the symptoms were similar. Make of that what you will.
I can't draw any conclusions from any medical knowledge but FROM MY EXPERIENCE, it appears the virus is perhaps milder than before. The treatments are better than before. Our knowledge of avoiding it is better, and we must surely be benefiting from less colds and flus. Plus, sadly, it may be the easy option to blame Covid to fast track the processing of the recently deceased?
Stating the obvious I know, I'm thinking that if we can avoid complacency, the way out is now visible. Also, whether anyone likes it or not, the hospitality sector (pubs, restautants as opposed to large crowd gatherings), has only a very minor role in the spread of the virus. We ain't far away, just be careful not to become that poor soldier that got shot on the final day of the war.