Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/COVID-19)

[Xtrema]

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Wastewater is trending down sharply. All good news.

Yup, we finally drop below Delta's peak and at expected pace.

The fact the CoC is aligning themselves with the province means this time, it's really over. Best Spring Ever.

[ExtraSlow]

Get the hats made.

[mr2mike]

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Wastewater is trending down sharply. All good news.

More people pissing outside?

[killramos]

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More people pissing outside?

I know I for one always pee with my mask on so that must be it

[Misterman]

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Yeah except the question was asked that when REP dies can a restaurant create their own policies and still require proof of vaccination and Kenney sort of shrugged and said I suppose.

So where is the line going to be drawn? Federal? Provincial? Municipal?

The free market draws the lines fine. It will be laughable to see any business try to hang on to vax passport requirements. They'll either be bankrupt in 6 months, or doing complete 180's on their stance in very short order. This is nothing more than a few business owners completely misreading the public perception as badly as politicians have been for a year now.

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Well doing it in one order means businesses can operate with regular capacity and regular hours. Doing it in the other way means they can't. So even if we accept the assertion that none of the policies make sense, the order would still be very relevant to businesses.

False. This isn't an either or scenario. There is no order required at all, they could have done the sensible thing and removed all controls effective immediately. They didn't. The only answer is that lovely word again "Optics" They obviously think they are appeasing some crowd by staggering things in this order.

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There is no need, but it was done anyway, so there is a smarter order, because they do have relative importance.

If you're going to do a staged reduction, there's a smart way to do it and a dumb way to do it. They picked a staged reduction, and picked the dumb way to do it. Just like every other time.

No, when you stagger removal of senseless restrictions, there is only dumb ways to do it. Period.

[ExtraSlow]

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Added ICU per 100 hospitalizations, because I was trying to see if that was a meaningful thing that told us anything. I don't think it's earthshaking, just confirms what a lot of us have been saying.

Update March 3

[flipstah]

What's COVID?

All I see is Putin on my news feed

[Tik-Tok]

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What's COVID?

All I see is Putin on my news feed

The chart shows we're Putin Covid behind us.

Edit: this joke would have been so much better if it was a wastewater chart.

[JRSC00LUDE]

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The chart shows we're putin Covid behind us.

That's gold Jerry, GOLD!

[Toilet_X]

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The chart shows we're Putin Covid behind us.

Edit: this joke would have been so much better if it was a wastewater chart.

Covid aint over buckeroo. I just tested positive, and i dont need to tell you how i get around. You think the asian pine beetles in bc spread quick? Buckle up.

But in all seriousness i think im gonna make it. Biggest concern for me is the loss of sense of smell... my whole life ive been smelling my finger, and now that i cant im truly out of sorts.

[vengie]

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Covid aint over buckeroo. I just tested positive, and i dont need to tell you how i get around. You think the asian pine beetles in bc spread quick? Buckle up.

But in all seriousness i think im gonna make it. Biggest concern for me is the loss of sense of smell... my whole life ive been smelling my finger, and now that i cant im truly out of sorts.

Do you have someone who can smell your finger for you to describe it? Not quite the same but might give you some reprieve from your terrible plight?

Have you tried tasting your finger? or have you unfortunately lost taste as well?

[Toilet_X]

Just checked... still have taste....but holy shit there goes my nut allergy

[2Legit2Quit]

I'm hoping there's another batch of best summer ever hats released, I missed the boat last year

[mr2mike]

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I'm hoping there's another batch of best summer ever hats released, I missed the boat last year

@Toilet_X will be handing them out at your local public restroom.
Definitely a new batch.

[zechs]

Coronavirus really is off everyone's radar now, second page!

Had what I thought were allergies on Monday, tested just in case, negative test. Tested again tonight as I developed a cough (inline with spring allergies I suffer from), tested positive.

As other's have said with what I'm assuming is omicron, I've had worse flues.

[ThePenIsMightier]

How could you be so selfish!?!
Don't you know Ukraine is being invaded?!
The government should require people to show proof of Ukraine support if they're going to talk about, or get 'Rona.

[killramos]

No more daily Covid screening at my kids daycare. Thank Christ.

[ExtraSlow]

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No more daily Covid screening at my kids daycare. Thank Christ.

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Hilariously, or not, a coworker had two members of thier family test positive early this week. Then spent the entire day in a truck with two other employees going to a field location later in the week, and is laid up at home feeling truly awful today.
This individual has tested negative all week, but I assume they are just bad at testing.

[That.Guy.S30]

It depends on how he is using his tests. It's widely acknowledged that omicron testing via nose swab is not as effective as cheek and throat swab.

[ExtraSlow]

No idea his methods of testing. My opinion is that testing has no value for that individual or his co-workers. Fucker should stay home till he's well, and that's about it.