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Posted By: Stilly River Sage
05-Aug-23 - 01:39 PM
Thread Name: BS: New news on the pandemic COVID-19
Subject: RE: BS: New news on the pandemic COVID-19
Much of the reporting in the US is less frequent and there are fewer places maintaining sites to do with tracking COVID. This about the UK from The Guardian:

UK almost ‘flying blind’ on Covid this autumn, experts say
As cases rise, scientists say country is mostly in the dark about how infections could play out in coming months
While the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) continues to track some metrics of Covid, including hospitalisation numbers, many of the community surveillance studies tracking infection levels have finished.

Now experts have said the situation is leaving the country in the dark about how Covid may play out in the months ahead.

Christina Pagel, a professor of operational research at University College London, said a new wave of Covid appeared to be under way – possibly driven by waning immunity, new variants of Omicron, and factors including poor weather keeping people inside.

With the autumn coming on and people returning to school and work, Covid pressures may increase, Pagel added.

“We might see the wave continue to grow, and grow faster, in September,” she said.