Swinglowandslow
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If an extension to current restrictions is announced today I am expecting someone to explain why this has come to pass, and accept responsibility for the delta variant getting into the country and spreading as it has - causing the pain and hurt to many individuals and businesses that the extension will result in. I’m not seeing or hearing much about the delta variant causing the issues we are having in the US, rest of Europe and Scandinavia.
This moving of ’Freedom Day’ should have been unlikely and need not have happened had the delta variant been managed in accordance with the lessons that should have been learnt over the previous year.
I think you are putting too much emphasis on the delta variant part of the problem. I believe that the infection levels would have been not to dissimilar had we had only the previous " variants" around.
This is my take on it.
The virus has spread because it has been given the opportunity, whether it is this variant or that. One being a bit more transmissible puts it in the forefront, yes, but when the last level of restrictions were eased, there were bound to be some increase in infections. Of whatever sorts of variants were around.These increases tried to get a hold over all the country, but SD measures and take up on vaccinations nipped it in the bud, and began to defeat it
In the northwest it was reported there was less SD and certainly less vaccinations being taken up, so the virus got a grip there.
Previously,we had scares about the Kent, Brazilian, South African variants but they were sorted by SD and vaccinations, as I believe the Delta one is being.
What is needed in the next 4 weeks is an increase in vaccination take up in the higher infected areas and more SD behaviour.
If that doesn't happen I don't see us being any further forward towards nil restrictions.