India variant officially recognised in UK

Latest official data on variants in UK
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-variants-genomically-confirmed-case-numbers

India variant in UK

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-57016110

Public Health England, recommends B.1.617.2 should be a VOC

Sharp rise

500 cases, 40 clusters

Cases, + 318 since 27th April

Community transmission

Now is the most prevalent form of the India mutation

Seems to be spreading more than the other two

At least as transmissible as the Kent variant

No comment on leaked data

Does not feature the E484K (South African variant)

US sequencing improves

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Portals/1/Documents/1600/coronavirus/data-tables/420-316-SequencingAndVariantsReport.pdf

March 2021, 13.1% of all confirmed molecular COVID-19 cases were sequenced

16, 128 (4.3%) specimens sequenced since January 2020

UK travellers returning from "red list" countries are flying home via Turkey

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56984057

£1,750-per-person to isolate in a hotel in UK

Turkish report, British nationals flying in from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh

Returning from Pakistan to the UK, many from weddings or funerals

Hashir, said he could not afford the cost of quarantining in the UK

Travel agent in Bradford, Mr Khawaja has arranged 15-20 journeys home via Turkey

Mohammad Saad travelled to Pakistan for a funeral, with his son, flew back via Turkey

It's like an extra holiday.

Then you can fly back into the UK from Istanbul without any hotel quarantine.

Zulfiqar Ali, from Leeds, Pakistan to Istanbul to UK

UK vaccinations

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/vaccinations

Chris Whitty

Until we have got a situation where we have induced immunity in those who are most vulnerable everywhere in the world,

we will continue to see really significant morbidity and mortality from this virus

Zoe update

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VE2_ZfL5g0

Looking like no further waves in the UK this year

Low prevalence means more percentages of uncertainty

Cases of COVID after vaccination

Less symptoms, less severe, less classical

Endemic phase

Post vaccination menstrual changes?

Heavy periods, mid-cycle periods, post-menopausal period

Chances of getting covid in the next 24 hours

1 in 47,000

1 in 98,000

1 in 170,000

India

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/56987209

Cases, + 414,188 = 21,400,000
Deaths, + 3,951 = 234,083
Countrywide test positivity, 20%

Nepal

Cases 2 weeks ago, + 1,100

Cases now, + 6,700

https://www.inf.org.uk/get-involved/donate-covid-ph2/

Second wave

Lockdown

Poor people suffering most

Infections in Everest base camp

Confusing with HAPE

Germany, freedoms for fully vaccinated

https://www.dw.com/en/german-parliament-approves-bill-on-freedoms-for-covid-vaccinated-people/a-57450855

At least 14 days after second dose

Recovered, 28 days to six months ago with PCR proof

Smartphone or physical documentation

Olympics, July

Little comment needed

2% vaccinated

Extend state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo prefectures until end of May

Hospital pressure in Tokyo

Osaka, deaths while awaiting hospitalization

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/05/07/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/