31 March 2023 My FINAL Covid-19 Daily Blog Entry
Its over 3 years since I began following the Novel Corona Virus that was reported in the provincial city of Wuhan China, and the vagaries of Chinese Wet Markets was introduced to the world.
The reports of the new virus began in November 2019. All new infections of the virus were contained inside China until an infection was documented by The WHO in Thailand on 11 January 2020.
Number of Views :348I guess we are getting ever so close to Covid-19 being treated as Endemic rather than Pandemic, the difference you ask, it is/will be treated similar to the Flu, with new vaccines every year. Continue reading
Number of Views :405The biggest change that has occurred this month is the seemingly conscious decision of Governments and the press not to “talk about” Covid-19. Seems they want everyone to move on and live life as usual/normal/pre-pandemic. All this as waves of Chinese descend on the Chinese mainland and spread country wide to celebrate the Chinese New Year, and possibly catch/spread Covid-19. Many of these same people will in turn return to countries all over the world with consequences no-one is talking about. Continue reading
Number of Views :5212022 in Numbers
The world had 377,994,775 new reported cases of Covid-19 with 1,251,438 reported deaths due to Covid-19.
Australia had 10,740,556 new reported cases of Covid-19 with 14,828 reported deaths due to Covid-19.
South Australia had 853,050 new reported cases of Covid-19 with 1,149 reported deaths due to Covid-19. Continue reading
Number of Views :794The Covid-19 mindset is moving from Pandemic to endemic.
The world recorded another 11,323,782 cases of Covid-19 and 44,371 deaths due to the disease.
Australia recorded another 276,154 cases of Covid-19 and 459 deaths due to the disease. Continue reading
Number of Views :472The amount of data available for Covid-19 continues to decline.
World has passed 635 million cases of Covid-19, it had 12,705,220 new cases of Covid-19 and 45443 new deaths due to Covid-19 in October 2022
Australia removed most Covid-19 restrictions, including the requirement to isolate. You still have to report if you contract the disease in most jurisdictions and mask wearing is still required in designated places. Continue reading
Number of Views :578Total Reported Cases for September World 14,489,592 Australia 196,829
Total Reported Deaths for September World 52,117 Australia 1,250
Australia followed most of the developed world and removed almost all Covid-19 restrictions through the month. The last restrictions, Quarantine, are expected to be remove in early October. Continue reading
Number of Views :546In August there were almost 25 million new Covid-19 cases world wide, with 71,663 reported deaths due to Covid-19. In Australia those figures were almost 600,000 new cases and just over 2,000 deaths reported. South Australia had just over 42 thousand new cases and 103 reported deaths due to Covid-19.
My data shows that the world wide incidence of Reported Covid-19 cases has returned to levels last seen in in April/May 2021, the trend in the data is still down.
In Australia my data shows a steep decline in reported Covid-19 cases since the start of August, with case numbers now similar to December 2021.
The rate of hospitalisation has returned to levels last seen in July.
The ratio of people in ICU compared to those hospitalised has started to decrease from around 3.5% to 3.0%.
The death rate is still technically going up, but it is forming a wedge shape and indications are that it will be in decline in a week or so. Up
Highlights of the Covid news for the month
NZ fully opened its borders
USA Congress members visit Taiwan stirring anger and military aggression from China
Boris Johnson says he will resign as UK PM when his party have elected a new leader to replace him.
US President Joe Biden tested positive to Covid-19 twice during the month, 2 separate infections.
Olivia Newton-John died of breast cancer
Australia’s Federal Covid-19 App has been officially scrapped, and labelled a waste of money and resources.
Monkey Pox has become a “thing” in Australia and all states are receiving limited vaccines for it.
Concerns are rising that the next wave of Covid-19 in Australia will be in November/December.
The Seekers lead singer, Judith Durham has died.
A Sydney Uni researcher has determined the source of the Novel Corona Virus that sparked the Covid-19 Pandemic to within a few meters in the Wuhan Wet Market, further dispelling the theory it came from a Chinese Lab.
Warnings emerge of a new Langya Virus in China.
China continues to enforce its zero tolerance policy to Covid-19, locking down numerous cities during the month.
Australia passed 10 million cases of Covid-19
The world passed 600 million cases of Covid-19
It was revealed the former Australian PM had had himself appointed to 5 Ministries in secret during the pandemic, resulting in an inquiry into the circumstances and legality
Dr Fauci, the USA Lead health official during the pandemic has said he will step-down in December
The world has passed 1 million Covid-19 related deaths this year.
The Australian National Cabinet reduced the quarantine time for Covid-19 positive people from 7 to 5 days, as long as you have no symptoms.
My August 2022 blog can be found by clicking the link below
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July saw another wave of Covid-19 around the globe. The world recorded almost 30 million new cases of Covid-19 with almost 61 thousand deaths attributed to it.
Australia recorded almost 1.25 million new cases of Covid-19 with almost 2 thousand deaths attributed to it. One of the highest death rates per head of population in the world!
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continued unabated, causing a global energy and food crisis which has seen inflation soar around the world. There is no sign that Russia will withdraw.
China continues to flex its military and economic muscle in the region.
The Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, announced the governments intention to hold a referendum to enshrine an indigenous voice in our constitution.
US President Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 twice in the month.
In Australia, as around the world, the airline industry is experiencing unprecedented delays and cancellations due to staff shortages due to Covid-19.
Australia has loosened the strings attached to getting the Covid-19 antiviral drugs that expedite recovery from the disease.
Australia implemented a 4th vaccine for Covid-19 for those over 30.
UK Prime Minster Boris Johnson has submitted his resignation, bowing to pressure over the scandals at 10 Downing St during Covid-19 lockdowns.
Cruising began again in Australia, and it wasn’t long before a ship reported numerous cases of Covid-19 aboard.
Rat kits are being more and more downgraded as a reliable test for the new BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
Covid-19 vaccines were approved in Australia for children from 6 months old to 5yrs.
Monkey Pox has been declared a Disease of Concern by the WHO.
UK scientists are edging closer to a single dose Covid/Flu vaccine.
AS you can see its been another action packed month.
From my data, during the month of July Australia experienced:
A rise in hospitalisation and death rate due to Covid-19, the rate of hospitalisation declined in the last week of the month
The percentage of people entering hospital that require ICU treatment is stabilising around 3%
The death rate as a result of Covid-19 continues to rise. Hard to believe we were once the envy of the world on this score.
The virus reproduction rate continues to increase to be just above 1
My July 2022 Covid-19 Diary can be found here ……
On the bright side, we got to go away down to Mount Gambier for a week, even if the reason for us going (Granddaughter in a dance competition) didn’t materialise as she got Covid the day they were due to leave for Mount Gambier. We had an enjoyable time regardless, just a different time than we expected.
Number of Views :1244It’s good to be able to do an actual travel blog, maybe not involving international travel, but still we are out exploring!
Sunday 10 July 2022
We dropped Louis off at our dog sitter at 10 am and head down the coast via the Coorong.
It was a really easy drive. We stopped off in Kingston SE for a bit of a break on the way and got to Mount Gambier around 3:30pm. We called into the Blue Lake on our way in and had a look around it for a short while. The weather isn’t going to be all that good while we are here so we wanted to make the most of the sunshine we had.
Our Airbnb is a cottage set on a few acres on the edge of town (5 min drive to cbd) It’s very comfortable, nice kitchen lounge log fire and comfy bed. Continue reading
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