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24. In the U.K. itself, daily new cases, 7 day moving average down 30%

Fri Jan 22, 2021, 07:14 PM

Jan 2021

over the last 10 days, from the January 11 peak to the latest (January 21), so severe lockdowns do work.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/world/europe/united-kingdom-coronavirus-cases.html

I read somewhere several days ago that more than half of the new samples in the UK are the scary UK variant B.1.1.7 or something like that.

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So masks aren't working? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #1

Maybe it survives longer on surfaces. Hugin Jan 2021 #2

Maybe SheltieLover Jan 2021 #5

I was just thinking a month ago that there appalachiablue Jan 2021 #19

Yes mask are working at SLOWING spread not eliminating it uponit7771 Jan 2021 #3

Ty SheltieLover Jan 2021 #6

N95 masks in combo with face shields DO work FakeNoose Jan 2021 #4

Hoping Joe will get N-95s made with DPA! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #8

I was able to get them at Staples office supply. GulfCoast66 Jan 2021 #18

That Was Maskless ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #7

Ty, Professor! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #9

I live in Tennessee, too..... BlueDawn Jan 2021 #12

Surreal, isn't it? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #13

It really is surreal. BlueDawn Jan 2021 #16

Which area of state are you in if I may ask? SheltieLover Jan 2021 #25

I am on the opposite side of the state, near Knoxville. BlueDawn Jan 2021 #26

With the previous variant correct? FreeState Jan 2021 #10

It Wasn't About The Virus ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #11

What *is* specific to viruses is how long they stay viable in droplets. Girard442 Jan 2021 #14

That Wasn't The Topic ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #17

Now you have me thinking about the aerodynamics of a coronavirus. Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2021 #20

Definitely Yes ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #23

Fuck.. denbot Jan 2021 #15

In the U.K. itself, daily new cases, 7 day moving average down 30% progree Jan 2021 #24