Just in: Czechs return to lockdown
mainThe Prague government has said only food stores and pharmacies can remain open, as hospitals reach capacity.
That seems to drop the curtain on the performing arts, at least for the next few weeks.
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Not a good news. An advise : hear one time Vltava and hope some better days.
Once again, same old story. Lockdown imposed because of the progressive neglect of the health service, not because people are dropping like flies in the street. No wonder they look aggrieved in the photo.
Yes the ECDC data for CZ republic looks bad.
Some recent published research, suggests Sars-cov-2 can survive on human skin up to 9 hours, it is inactivated by sanitiser containing at least 60% alcohol. Surface contact infection rates are unknown and not recorded by those cov-19 Track n Trace apps.
Also some information explaining Herd immunity.
What is Herd Immunity?
Desai et al 2020
Jama Patient page
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2772168
Herd Immunity and Implications for SARS-CoV-2 Control
Omer et al Jama Insights 2020
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2772167
Survival of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus on the human skin: Importance of hand hygiene in COVID-19
Hirose et al
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020
https://academic.oup.com/cid/advance-article/doi/10.1093/cid/ciaa1517/5917611
Keep wearing those masks and use sanitiser, wash those hands.
Looks like it’s czech-mate for the arts.
Cancelled Czech fees for the Violas?