Monday, 9 November 2020
Percentage of positive outcomes in coronavirus tests reported today reached… 49.96%. No other country wastes so few tests.
Pfizer announces it has developed a vaccine against COVID-19 and boasts of 90% effectiveness and no side effects. The first reaction euphoria which later evolves into wariness.
Tuesday, 10 November 2020
Number of new daily infections in Poland resists to reach the critical value of 70 per 100,000 citizens, which means for a while Poland averts a full-blown lockdown (although the decision whether to introduce it is political).
By the way, can anyone explain to me how to legally enforce a prohibition from leaving home or moving about without a valid reason?
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
The independence day celebrations are muted, except for a march staged by Warsaw by far-right nationalists and attended by hooligans and fascists. The gathering is spontaneous, just like street protests against ban on abortion in late October, yet mask-wearing discipline is lower.
The number of reported deaths from the coronavirus worldwide for the first time exceeds 10,000.
Thursday, 12 November 2020
The minister of health can boast about new hospital beds and ventilators, but he forgets to mention the health service focuses these days solely on COVID-19 and is defunct in other areas. Currently you can only pray you stay healthy and do not need hospital aid, which you should net expect to get. This will sadly translate into record-high number of deaths in October.
Since today, after being overtaken by Croatia, Poland ranks third in the EU in terms of the lowest cumulative number of tests per 1,000,000 citizens (over 142,000 in Poland until today).
Friday, 13 November 2020
Is the curve of new infections flattening or have we just reduced testing? The number of hospital beds occupied and the number of patients requiring ventilation are a better indicator of health service strain.
At work I observe more and more workmates being in depressing mood, not fulfilling their duties, missing deadlines, botching stuff up, more bouts of irritation. The isolation which with varying intensity has lasted eight months has left marks on mental health of people.
Saturday, 14 November 2020
The decreasing number of new infections in Warsaw and around is a positive piece of news. The drive-through test centre are resported not to be clogged up The decline is oddly enough observed two weeks after a street gathering of 100,000 protesters.
The number of daily deaths in Poland exceeds 500 for the first time. This does not surprise, since a peak in deaths is reported around a fortnight after a peak in new infections. Around this time of year around 1,000 - 1,150 deaths occur in Poland every day. COVID-19 thus raises mortality by 50%, but actually it is definitely higher due to inadeaquate access for health service. You can go on and on about it, sadly.
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