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In reply to the discussion: Dangerous Covid variant transmitted from one hotel room to another in Hong Kong. [View all]meadowlander
(4,255 posts)14. This happened with Delta in New Zealand MIQ
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300383287/covid19-delta-transmission-at-aucklands-jet-park-miq-hotel-via-opening-of-doors
Not saying the new bug isn't nasty but this example isn't inherently worse than what has already happened with Delta.
Not saying the new bug isn't nasty but this example isn't inherently worse than what has already happened with Delta.
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Dangerous Covid variant transmitted from one hotel room to another in Hong Kong. [View all]
jmbar2
Nov 2021
OP
Agreed and to be honest unless this new variant has ramped up the % of deaths it can cause
cstanleytech
Nov 2021
#19
I take his tweets very seriously. He's been right most of the time, unlike some of the other
liberal_mama
Nov 2021
#22
I feel exactly the same. Even as a verified loner, I wouldn't have survived
littlemissmartypants
Nov 2021
#32
I've always understood it as even if vaxxed you can still get covid, just not serious enough
yaesu
Nov 2021
#24
It's way too early to know mortality. At least one vaccinated person in Hong Kong is asymptomatic .
herding cats
Nov 2021
#44