DenisCOVIDinfoguy

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 13 minutes ago to auscovid19

🇳🇿 New Zealand: 'Significant' wave likely to hit New Zealand this winter, driven by FLiRT subvariant.

Professor Michael Plank, from the University of Canterbury, said it looked as if FLiRT - sometimes referred to as FLip - was driving Covid numbers up internationally and there were signs that was starting to happen in Aotearoa as well.

"There had been a "rapid increase" in Covid hospitalisations in the past couple of weeks, with about 240 people in hospital with the virus, up from 120 a couple of weeks ago."

"It has risen quite quickly which does suggest that we are heading into a significant wave."

#COVID19NZ @auscovid19

Source: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/517652/covid-19-significant-wave-likely-to-hit-new-zealand-this-winter-driven-by-flirt-subvariant

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 1 hour ago to auscovid19

Masks work, our comprehensive review has found.

"Getting most people to wear a mask could nip the outbreak in the bud, preventing a pandemic or lessening its impact. Wearing a mask is inconvenient, but not as inconvenient as lockdowns."

"The bottom line from our recent review is masks work. Along with improving indoor air quality and avoiding crowded, underventilated places, they provide the best way to avoid catching a respiratory infection. And our findings support previous advice to not just wear any mask but wear the best mask available."

#MasksWork #MaskUp #COVIDisAIRBONE #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19

Source: https://theconversation.com/masks-work-our-comprehensive-review-has-found-229658

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 1 hour ago to auscovid19

🇦🇺 Australia: COVID keeps killing more people every month than flu does in a year.

“In other words, there were three times as many confirmed Covid-19 cases as influenza cases,” Adrian Esterman, professor of biostatistics at the University of South Australia, told TND.

“And the death rate associated with Covid-19 was about four times as high as for influenza.”

He said it was “completely crazy that face masks are not mandatory in all health care, hospital and aged-care settings”.

#COVIDisNotOver #PandemicIsNotOver #COVIDisAIRBONE @auscovid19

Source: https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/2024/05/22/covid-kills-more-people-than-flu

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 2 hours ago to auscovid19

NSW: Flu cases set to surge as NSW battles trio of viruses.

"A mix of influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been swirling around the state at the start of flu season, triggering a rise in hospital visits."

@NSWHealth @auscovid19

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/australia-news-live-dutton-to-name-nuclear-sites-within-weeks-ozempic-replicas-to-be-banned-in-four-months-20240523-p5jfw7.html

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 6 hours ago to auscovid19

Data from last week

SA weekly COVID update: 8 May to 14 May

🔹PCR cases only: 1,528 (+4.0%)
🔹Deaths: 27 (+27)
🔹Total deaths: 1,787 (+27)
🔹Hospital: NR
🔹ICU: NR

NR = Not Reported

@SAHealth @PictonChris #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19

Source: https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/conditions/infectious+diseases/covid-19/covid-19+dashboard

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 6 hours ago to auscovid19

Western Australia: Aged care residents dying needlessly due to vaccine complacency, health advocates warn. By John Flint

#COVID19WA @auscovid19

Source: https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/covid-wa-aged-care-residents-dying-needlessly-due-to-vaccine-complacency-health-advocates-warn-c-14581620

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DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 6 hours ago to auscovid19

Chinese study finds association between viral persistence and Long COVID.

"Overall, the results provide significant new evidence that viral persistence is associated with Long COVID and that the quantity of virus remaining in tissues is associated with the risk of developing Long COVID."

#LongCOVID #viralpersistence @auscovid19

Source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/05/22/isjc-m22.html

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 6 hours ago to auscovid19

(3/4) NSW COVID-19 Whole Genome Sequencing: Week ending 18 May 2024

🔹The proportion of tested samples that are KP.2 and KP.3 continued to increase this week.

🔹The emergence of COVID-19 variants has been associated with new waves of COVID-19 infections.

#COVID19nsw @NSWHealth @auscovid19

DenisCOVIDinfoguy, 7 hours ago to auscovid19

(1/4) NSW respiratory surveillance reports: Week ending 18 May 2024

⚠️COVID-19 has increased to moderate levels⚠️

🔸COVID PCR test positivity rate: 8.0% (-0.3%)

🔹COVID: 3,478 (+23%)
🔹Influenza: 3,220 (+60%)
🔹RSV: 2,909 (+16%)

#COVID19nsw @auscovid19

Source: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx

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