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Peter Bell's avatar

The extensive international perspective Bob ís now offering alongside the usual first rate UK analysis makes these reports now especially illuminating. Very hard |(as an amateur - and perhaps as a professional ,observer too?) to work out what's awaits us during the summer.

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Yommie Gua's avatar

The dreaded severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (species Betacoronavirus pandemicum) summer wave. Ugh!

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Anne Webster's avatar

Thank you for this continuing public service

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Philip Harris's avatar

Thanks again Bob.

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Peter Hughes's avatar

Thank you for continuing to publish this information. I am most grateful. My daughter, who has a tracheostomy, is extremely vulnerable to respiratory infections. We use your information to inform ourselves about when we should be isolating ourselves, and when it may be less risky to visit our local city (Canterbury, UK). Much appreciated.

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Yommie Gua's avatar

UK hospitalization rate is still very high. In Canada it's dropped to 0.4 in 100,000 compared to 1.5 in 100,000 in the UK.

Source: https://health-infobase.canada.ca/respiratory-virus-surveillance/covid-19.html

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M r buckton's avatar

Suggest a rewrite. 'Yet again COVID continues to rise now above first threshold and heading higher.'

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Yommie Gua's avatar

It appears covid deaths are down somewhat.

"In the week ending 6 June 2025, 12.2% of registered deaths involved influenza or pneumonia (1,353 deaths), while 0.7% involved coronavirus (COVID-19) (77 deaths)."

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending6june2025

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Nemo Halperin's avatar

I always look forward to your updates. Thank you for another detailed series of insights. Should we concerned about XFG compared to other variants in circulation?

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Monnina's avatar

🙏

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Yommie Gua's avatar

Compared to Germany, England has 5 times higher hospitalization rate. 1.5 compared to 0.3. Clearly, Germans hardly test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (species Betacoronavirus pandemicum).

Source: https://infektionsradar.gesund.bund.de/en/covid/hospitalizations

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (species Betacoronavirus pandemicum) rules!

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Ian Campbell's avatar

Beware of this account - it spreads misinformation.

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Yommie Gua's avatar

Good to see low numbers throughout. Fingers crossed no big summer wave like last year.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (species Betacoronavirus pandemicum) rules!

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