As they say, it's not over until the fat lady sings!

Although looking good in the UK at the moment, we may be on thin ice. About 500 cases of the Indian variant have been identified here and mass testing in the vicinity is being done to identify and isolate carriers. The variant is being studied urgently in the UK. The scientist interviewed on the BBC said the current thrust is into how easily or not this variant spreads compared with others. It appears to be rather more virulent. They are also keen to understand how effective current vaccines are against it, but there haven't been enough cases yet to assess this.

Given Corana virus has proved adept at evolving new strains all around the world, there's considerable concern that sooner or later existing vaccines won't be effective against some of them. The nightmare is a variant that spreads easily, makes people seriously ill, and is immune to all our current vaccines. There could well be more unpleasantness to come. At minimum I'm expecting to be jabbed annually for Covid and Flue from now on.

India is a warning to politicians who choose to propagandise rather than deliver. Before the latest catastrophe the Indian Prime Minister claimed credit for successfully managing Covid. Some people can't tell the difference between luck and talent!

Dave

Two weeks ago , Brussels hospital received 40 nurses from India.

Tested 'clear ' leaving India, 'clear' leaving France, after 5 hour coach trip to Brussels , 29 have Covid.

Le monde , c'est fou.

I don't know if anybody can. It's too easy for either to masquerade as the other, and then suddenly appear in the opposite aspect:

"If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same"

etc.

Not that it's any fun for those affected.

Edited By Mick B1 on 10/05/2021 15:20:05

We exported all our pollution to the Far East for them to make more of it , how much 'sunlight ' gets through that ?