Monday, 22 March 2021
I notice a random factor in how the virus attacks individuals. Some people have
not given a damn about the virus over the last 6 months (before late September
the risk was markedly lower), carried on as if there was no pandemic and the
virus has not caught them, while others, despite strictly adhering to social
distancing and hygiene rules, have got infected. The luck factor does matter
here.
Tuesday, 23 March 2021
Over 1,400 COVID-19-related net admissions (i.e. new patients admitted less
patients discharged) to hospitals in Poland. The extent to which health service
is overwhelmed should a critical determinant of a potential hard lockdown.
Wednesday, 24 March 2021
After nearly 600 new deaths are reported (which is the highest number since 16
December 2020) the cumulative number of deaths from COVID-19 crosses 50,000 in
Poland. Sadly, we are bound to hit 100,000 deaths, quite probably in late May
2021. I also fear we will see four-digit number of deaths, in the second half
of April 2021.
Thursday, 25 March 2021
More than 34,000 new infections make bad news. More than 100,000 test carried
out per day (six-digit number reached for the first time) makes good news.
New restrictions are announced, however the lockdown remains soft.
In Mazowieckie province 477 out of
491 ventilators are occupied. Time to begin to be afraid.
Friday, 26 March 2021
Poland sets another high-water mark, with over 35,000 new infections. District Szamotuły in Wielkopolskie province beats the horrible record of local hotbeds,
with 1 in 306 inhabitants tested positive yesterday.
Saturday, 27 March 2021
New restrictions come into force. Can anybody explain me why Leroy Merlin, OBI
and Castorama are closed, while PSB Mrówka, Bricomarche and Jula remain open?
Can anybody explain why dance schools run traditional classes in poorly
ventilated indoor spaces with dance partners swapped several times during each
class? I am holding out for some logic!
Sunday, 28 March 2021
Mazowieckie province reports 496 out
494 available ventilators are occupied. This is a reporting glitch, but shows
how tragic the situation is. There are reserves of ventilators, but kept for
patients requiring other forms of treatment. I sadly bet the number of excess
deaths in April 2021 will surpass morbid November 2020 when 97% more people
died in comparison to the average number of deceases in previous years.
Monday, 29 March 2021
My employer sends out a note in which it “celebrates” the 1,000th
case of COVID-19 in the bank whose headcount is around 10,500. It means that
fellow workmates are infected more frequently than the population of Poland as
a whole, but no fatalities were reported.
Tuesday, 30 March 2021
More than 30,000 hospitalisations, more than 3,000 patients aided by
ventilators in breathing. How long before it all falls apart and how many
people will pass away prematurely?
Wednesday, 31 March 2021
I note home office, obligatory in several countries in Western Europe is not as
prevalent in Poland as it should be. Workplaces are where the virus spreads
most frequently. The government appeals to employers to let their staff work
from home, but it goes in vain. Moreover I see work in many places is being
paralysed by clusters of virus if the entire team is down with the virus. Many
managers in Poland are selfish idiots who have failed the exam in operational
risk management. But much worse is that they care little about health or their
staff and their families.
Thursday, 1 April 2021
I slept restlessly. Woke up at half past five, grabbed my phone, opened Twitter,
learnt the registration for vaccination for younger people had been
unexpectedly opened. And it was not the April Fool’s Day joke!
Rushed to the
computer, signed in, found no referral, looked up in the article I was too
young to be eligible for the vaccine so soon. Called several of my 40+ friends
to let them know. Nearly all of them have signed up.
Hours later the registration
opening has turned out to be a hoax, a mistake, whatever. All arrangements made
by 40+ but not 50+ patients have been called off.
The vaccination programme is
by all accounts not overseen properly and in terms of pace of administering
jabs Poland is no longer among the best in the EU, but somewhere in the middle.
Nevertheless I have been filled with hope to receive my first before the end of
June.
Friday, 2 April 2021
All of a sudden, 13% decline in new infections week-on-week. Curious about the reasons
behind the trend reversal. Imminent Easter? Reporting or IT system failures
(yesterday attempts to register for vaccinations have brought the entire health
care IT infrastructure to its knees)? Or have the restrictions, especially
school and nursery closures, helped?
Saturday, 3 April 2021
After 13-day self-isolation, getting ready to play host to my parents. They are
now 24 days after the first dose, yet the peril should not be shrugged off.
Judging the number of cars parked outside, many people have decided attend
family gathering, but I presume few have taken precautions like me.
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