Once again it’s a conceptual tug-of-war, with the South African variant of Covid detected in the Abitibi of all places – possibly even more – and François Legault pondering tighter pandemic measures for the spring break in March. Health workers will all have to wear N95 masks. Also, anyone getting into Canada by land must have tested negative in the previous 72 hours.
Unless you’re an elite athlete, of course. And students all have to go to school unless they have a medical exemption, and Legault is talking about educational summer camps to push kids on through their education. Must reopen… must lock down… must reopen… must lock down…
Kevin 21:41 on 2021-02-09 Permalink
The N95s are for janitors who will have to be fitted and trained: health workers were already wearing N95 masks, visors, gowns, gloves…
Seriously, if we went to full lockdown for a month—not the half-assed stuff we’ve had since December — and then went to where we are now, we’d be done with this disease by May 1.
The way we are going now we will see healthcare constraints for years
Ephraim 10:13 on 2021-02-10 Permalink
Anyone know what percentage we are checking for variants? The UK is about 5%. The US is about 0.2%
Kevin 10:43 on 2021-02-10 Permalink
Ephraim
About 3%, with a goal of 10% https://globalnews.ca/news/7608469/quebec-coronavirus-variants-funding/