« Reply #56 on: Sunday 01 November 20 21:31 GMT (UK) »
Mark - your reply about the spread via travel - in my opinion - hits the nail on the head.
I have long been of the opinion that once earlier restrictions were lifted & people were allowed to travel abroad - we would see an increase.
Back in September I was told of a young woman who went to Spain for a week with 5 friends. 3 days after her return she tested positive for Covid but in that time how many others were potential victims? All the people on her flight plus those she socialised with in the 3 days after her return?
A recent study, not yet peer-reviewed, has found that 80% of cases in Scotland and Wales and 50% in England in mid-September were variant 20A.EU1. It's been traced to agricultural workers in Spain who spread it to the general population in Spain in June and July. One of the lead scientists who conducted the study was interviewed on "Today", BBC Radio 4 this week. There are reports in various media.
It's several, several weeks since I heard that each country seemed to have its own mutant "brand" of Covid-19, so I was interested to see it mentioned again.
I see the UK has started training sniffer dogs to single out people with the virus, although it's a bit late in the day now.
As for virus tests, I would have thought that using a temperature guage on people walking in the streets and/or entering sujpermarkets, etc., which we saw on TV being used in China and Korea would have helped enormously in keeping the virus in check in this country too.
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