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In recent months the developed world has forged ahead with implementing measures to ensure citizens get on with the business of living, albeit not at pre-Covid 19 level. We watch our TVs daily and marvel at the sight of thousands of spectators crammed into sports stadia, persons reporting to work, travelling on business, leisure and other ‘getting back to normal’ activities.

Regrettably Barbados continues to be a country divided on how mirror what is happening in the developed world. The medical association (BAMP), teachers associations, political parties and not to forget the idiots.

It is interesting to note head of the BCCI Tricia Tannis has thrown support behind the safe zone concept. Head of the BAMP confirmed at the recent press briefing although vaccinated and unvaccinated persons can spread the virus, unvaccinated do it more efficiently. With Christmas shopping window about to open in a couple weeks and tourist winter seasons open, the shortening of the curfew period has not come as a surprise. What we will see in the weeks to come, if government continues to waffle on the implementation of safe zones the private sector will take the initiative to implement.

We need to ignite commercial activity in the country. The time to stop dithering is with us.

Enclosed are charts for week ending today. We still haven’t gone into a robust declining trend yet.  There is still a lot of Covid-19 in the community.  Vaccinations are increasing steadily. Deaths continue to be worrisome. Covid looks like it will with us for a little while longer – Source: Lyall Small

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244 responses to “BU Covid Dash – Safe Zones Long Talk”

  1. GP Avatar
    GP

    IS IT NOT WRITTEN THUS
    For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
    SHOULD WE NOT BE GLAD THAT THE WORD OF GOD IS COMING TO PASS
    WUNNAH CAN ONLY MOCK BUT WUNNAH CANT STOP WUH HAPPENING

  2. GP Avatar
    GP

    WATCH THIS GET TEK DONG CAUSE UM DONT SUPPORT THE NARRATIVE TO BE PRESENTED
    BUT UM IS STILL TRUE AND WAS REPORTED IN THE NEW YOURK TIMES

    DR. FAUCI ADMITS WHAT WE ALL KNOW ABOUT THE VАCCINE… SAYS VАCCINATED ARE IN GREAT DANGER TODAY (VIDEO)
    Cooter COOTER NOVEMBER 16, 2021

    I’ve been following practically every development on this god-forsaken thing for nearly two years now. Two freaking years! And there is nothing more obvious to me than the fact that the government’s touted savior, aka the vаccine, is not doing what it’s supposed to.

    That’s not just my opinion either, this was even recently admitted by Dr. Anthony Fauci himself.

    On Nov. 12, White House CΟVID adviser Anthony Fauci, MD, went on The New York Times’ podcast The Daily to discuss the current state of the coronavirus in the U.S. According to Fauci, officials are now starting to see some waning immunity against both infection and hospitalization several months after initial vaccination. The infectious disease expert pointed toward incoming data from Israel, which he noted tends to be about a month to a month and a half ahead of us in terms of the outbreak.

    “They are seeing a waning of immunity not only against infection but against hospitalization and to some extent death, which is starting to now involve all age groups. It isn’t just the elderly,” Fauci said. “It’s waning to the point that you’re seeing more and more people getting breakthrough infections, and more and more of those people who are getting breakthrough infections are winding up in the hospital.”

    As a result of these findings, Fauci warned that vaccinated people should get their booster shot, as it might actually be more important than health officials first realized. “If one looks back at this, one can say, do you know, it isn’t as if a booster is a bonus, but a booster might actually be an essential part of the primary regimen that people should have,” he said on The Daily.

    Fauci went on to say, “I think … that the boosting is gonna be an absolutely essential component of our response, not a bonus, not a luxury, but an absolute essential part of the program.”

    We know what works and what doesn’t work. We’ve figured this whole thing out, but have been suppressed and ostracized for it.

  3. David Avatar
    David

    BAMP backs safe zones, says it’s satisfied with regulations:

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/11/16/bamp-backs-safe-zones-says-its-satisfied-with-regulations/

  4. David Avatar
    David

    This is getting monotonous – all unvaccinated.

    Five more COVID-19 deaths recorded: https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/11/16/five-more-covid-19-deaths-recorded/

  5. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    The number of positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases recorded on Monday, November 15, was 323 – 158 males and 165 females. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory conducted 1 830 tests.

    https://www.nationnews.com/2021/11/16/323-new-virus-cases/

  6. John Avatar
    John

    DavidNovember 16, 2021 2:59 PM

    This is getting monotonous – all unvaccinated.

    Five more COVID-19 deaths recorded: https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/11/16/five-more-covid-19-deaths-recorded/

    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    If it’s in the water what do you expect.

    Would be interested to know if the monotony extends to the Southern Corridor!!

  7. John Avatar
    John

    All you got to do is stay out of the Southern Corridor or, follow John Knox’s as yet unpatented protocols.

  8. Tron Avatar
    Tron

    I demand the abolition of the damned masks and the insane disinfection of hands. We must finally immunise our backward islanders, preferably by next spring. Through natural immunisation if needed. 500 to 1000 more fatalities are politically well justifiable. It almost exclusively affects opponents of vaccination, i.e. enemies of the state, and people who are on the pocket of the welfare state.

    Just for comparison: the delta variant is so contagious that virologists assume that all non-vaccinated persons in the USA and Europe will be completely infected by next April.

    We must not fall behind here under any circumstances!

  9. GP Avatar
    GP

    JOHN YOU NEED TO STOP BREKING THE MAHOGONY OR THE MONOPOLY WITH THIS WATER TINGY YOU ABOUT

    WINNING DE SCHOLARSHIP TWICE LIKE IT HAS MADE YOU MAD LIKE PAUL DE APOSTLE

    SOON THE BU ILLUMINATI WILL CALL YOU ILLITERATE

    AS YOU KNOW THEY JUDGE EVERY ONE BY THEIR VERY LOW MEDIOCRE STANDARDS
    I AM FINDING THAT SOME IN BARBADOS BELIEVE THAT IF YOU SEEK BY YOUR READING OR THINKING TO “”RAISE DE BAR”” FOLK THINK THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SPENDING TO MUCH TIME IN DE BAR MURDAH

  10. GP Avatar
    GP

    THE FOLK WITH UNDERSTANDING OF ENGLISH WOULD OF COURSE NOTE THE TWO MALAPROPISMS ABOVE LOL

  11. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    I raised the bar, but I still could not get under it. I looked and saw others on the other side and asked ‘How did you get there?
    “Under the bar” was the reply?
    I raised it again and was surprised at the mad dash to enter, but when I tried it was still too low.
    God damn! Am I in a land of Lilliputians?

  12. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2021/11/12/brother-has-sentence-suspended-for-cashing-siblings-nis-benefit/

    “Whether the amount is large or small, systems are affected and it impacts on all members of society as we go about our banking business as well as potential investors,” she cautioned.

    You are warned… I am planning to come home… I am not interested in small amounts… If I can fit the island in my pocket, it gone. Not doing big time for small crime. Stealing big, so that I can share with judges and lawyers..
    I am coming home.. stealing big and walking free.

  13. John Avatar
    John

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/alarm-grows-as-mortuaries-fill-with-thousands-of-extra-non-covid-deaths/ar-AAQMvsw?ocid=msedgntp

  14. GP Avatar
    GP

    JOHN DONT YOU THINK THAT MANY OF THESE DEATHS ARE DUE TO COMPLICATIONS & ADVERSE EFFECTS OF COVID VACCINES
    IS THAT ALSO POSSIBLE
    CERTAINLY THE POOR HANDLING OF THE DISEASE AS ADVOCATED BY ADVICE FROM WHO FDA CDC ETC IS TO BLAME
    WITHOUT PROPER AUTOPSIES BEING DONE MANY CASES IN BIM ARE PROBABLY WITH COVID RATHER THAN FROM COVID

  15. John Avatar
    John

    GP

    Anything is possible these days.

    Governments are out of control and will do anything expedient as the moment demands.

    Human life is irrelevant.

    Germany now headed for lockdown.

    Maybe it will work this time around but it just appears to be another social experiment and a repetition of an action that has yet to work but which Governments can force on people because they can.

    Best options for the individual are to stay out of hospital, try to stay healthy and keep as far as possible from the clutches of Government.

    Doctors/scientists etc. these days seem to have alot of knowledge in specific areas but very little wisdom, understanding or backbone.

    The folks that ended up in the morgue for no apparent reason are now just a statistic and fit into the other/misc. column.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/germany-hits-panic-button-as-covid-explodes-merkel-to-follow-austria-and-lock-down-14m/ar-AAQMG20?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=W069

  16. John Avatar
    John

    Grenada now effectively COVID free.

    Zero new cases and 7 day average is zero.

    Once they can prevent it entering at the ports of entry they should be cool, floods or no floods.

    Somebody is doing something right.

    In all the horror there is still hope.

    https://imgur.com/9jGkcc2

  17. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    The true story of this covid is being missed. How does Grenada get back to zero (0) and we are still experiencing difficulty?
    What are they doing that is different?.
    Can we borrow anything from Grenada?
    An open mind and a willingness to learn/make changes may be the way to go.

  18. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    @🐇/🐰
    “Once they can prevent it entering at the ports of entry they should be cool, floods or no floods.*

    Are you now abandoning your flood theory?

    Is it becoming clear that sewage, floodwater, wastewater and drinking 🚰 water are different quantities.

  19. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    We need a good long and honest talk about covid. What we have so far is a cut and paste of ideas from various competing sources.

  20. John Avatar
    John

    TheOGazertsNovember 17, 2021 6:18 AM

    The true story of this covid is being missed. How does Grenada get back to zero (0) and we are still experiencing difficulty?
    What are they doing that is different?.
    Can we borrow anything from Grenada?
    An open mind and a willingness to learn/make changes may be the way to go.

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    If there are no cases hiding when the next floods come, then Grenada will be proof against future outbreaks.

    The longer Grenada can hold at zero the better are its chances of enduring a second surge in the event of a second set of flooding.

    Here’s the first set that caused the first surge back in early July.

    What we can learn from Grenada is for its particular topography and geology, the surge took about four months to pass.

    Looks like it took about a month to start.

    Remember, we had two sets of flooding, Elsa and then another one.

    That’s why there is a change in the rise of our surge.

  21. John Avatar
    John

    JohnNovember 17, 2021 6:50 AM

    TheOGazertsNovember 17, 2021 6:18 AM

    The true story of this covid is being missed. How does Grenada get back to zero (0) and we are still experiencing difficulty?

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    We are on our way back down but we will not reach zero unless the 20% of the supply which gets replenished by sewage from those living above is not addressed.

    If never addressed we will be prone to continued surges in cases (and deaths) depending on floods.

  22. David Avatar
    David

    What was accomplished in Grenada and St. Lucia was shared weeks ago. No need to speculate.

    https://youtu.be/NiZVpBRjtt4

  23. John Avatar
    John

    https://imgur.com/j1T2hK9

    https://i.imgur.com/9jGkcc2l.jpg

  24. John Avatar
    John

    We started around the same time as Grenada in August, a few days different, both as a result of floods from Elsa.

    We got a second flood which resulted in a change in slope.

    Grenada came down to zero and we are heading there.

    But we won’t get there unless the 20% of our water which gets contaminated remains at risk.

  25. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    Will watch in the evening. Appears to be a good post

  26. David Avatar
    David

    What is evident is that there must be a recognition covid approaches must be nuanced. It is interesting to listen to the Grenada lead who is Barbadian? There is no one size fits all policy.

  27. John Avatar
    John

    Grenada had 200 deaths.

    We are at 199.

  28. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    Surprised that my doctor gave me a prescription for vitamin D2. It made me realize that I was hibernating for two years.

    Make certain that you take your vitamin D and calcium tablets.

  29. John Avatar
    John

    Dominica is interesting.

    https://imgur.com/oJfixHB

    Won’t go down to zero but never got as high as Barbados or Grenada.

    Dominica has only had 35 deaths in 5,441 cases.

    Grenada has had 200 deaths in 5,865 cases

    Barbados has had 199 deaths in 22,639 cases.

    Barbados probably does 4 times the testing that Grenada and Dominica do but it also has almost 4 times the population..

    Population for Barbados, Dominica and Grenada are 287,859, 72,232 and 85,790.

    Grenada has clearly been hammered but it has recovered extremely well.

    While Dominica’s characteristic curve shows its cases are slowly falling and won’t go to zero for the moment, they never reached more than 1/4 as high as Barbados or Grenada.

    End result is Dominica had 1/7 of the deaths Barbados and Grenada had and about the same number of cases as Grenada.

    Dominica’s performance is remarkable.

  30. Lawson Avatar
    Lawson

    So you figure vitamin D and calcium will make your bones harder. GP will tell you you will still need that viagra if you are going to tackle Donna on your move to the island.

  31. John Avatar
    John

    It’s in about 20% of the water!!!

    Fix that and no need for vaccinations.

    Avoid the water in areas where there are high numbers of cases.

    The Government is at fault for not publishing the geographic locations of cases.

    Luckily the single statement from the MOH re the Southern Corridor reveals a great deal.

  32. John Avatar
    John

    LawsonNovember 17, 2021 7:49 AM

    So you figure vitamin D and calcium will make your bones harder. GP will tell you you will still need that viagra if you are going to tackle Donna on your move to the island.

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Also try CPAP, you get twice the value from each hour of sleep leaving you more of your 24 hour days available.

  33. GP Avatar
    GP

    THEO
    Make certain that you take your vitamin D and calcium tablets.
    BE CAREFUL WITH THE CALCIUM TABLETS
    YOU DONT WANT TO GET RENAL STONES WITH CONCOMITANT RENAL DISEASE

  34. 555dubstreet Avatar
    555dubstreet

    Duppy Conqueror Dub
    BU DK should Dub Lyall Small’s Records playing strictly hit numbers with no words so the message can vibrate to communicate with the mind body and soul

    When master hold you to dig a hole in the mud
    so we play the rub a dub dub dub
    yeah mother hen was my friend
    yeah the rabbit so crabbit
    ah heh yeeaah
    ay hey
    when I tell you
    mercy
    master willis not my friend
    yeah I can play it again gain
    play it again
    come rub a dub with me ee
    yeah come dance with me
    as I tell you
    come jump and prance
    I tell you
    stop
    listen
    listen listen
    hey eh yeah
    keep on moving
    and I will sing to you baby
    yeah sounds original
    original musc
    yayheyyay
    real cool music
    yeah jumping and don’t refuse it
    humpty dumpty gonna fall off the wall
    I tell you
    don’t be like humpy dumpy
    and fall off the wall as I would say
    cos we gonnaa have a musical party
    I tell you
    tell you tell you about it
    keep on grooving and moving
    each and every time I tell you
    no little little red riding hood I say
    yeah mother goose
    and turn me loose
    like I never lived before
    keep me flowing through my door
    yes mother goose
    I beg you turn me loose
    wowowow mercy hit me me

    Brainwashing Dub

  35. John Avatar
    John

    GPNovember 17, 2021 8:07 AM

    THEO
    Make certain that you take your vitamin D and calcium tablets.
    BE CAREFUL WITH THE CALCIUM TABLETS
    YOU DONT WANT TO GET RENAL STONES WITH CONCOMITANT RENAL DISEASE

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    You may end up at the urologist.

  36. Miller Avatar
    Miller

    @ Lawson November 17, 2021 7:49 AM

    LOL!! Your “risqué” sense of humour is imaginatively priceless.
    You would do well on ‘British’ TV.

    Are you suggesting that ‘The O(ld) geezer Gazerts’ would have to truncate his Boner and turn himself into a queen to tackle that Don of a dyke in order to deliver ‘Its’ just desserts?

    He/She will certainly have to engage in a ‘pussy-cat’ fight with our ‘Cud Dear Bajan’ gal over that piece of locally cured meat.

  37. John Avatar
    John

    There are two competing narratives the media should be carrying.

    Global temperature rise and droughts and natural cyclical changes, floods at the moment.

    I see Kenya is failing because of droughts over the past two years.

    https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/drought-northern-kenya-pushes-millions-towards-hunger-2021-10-15/

    But then I look up floods in Kenya and find this.

    https://floodlist.com/africa/kenya-floods-update-may-2021

    … and the expected surges in COVID cases are there to be seen.

  38. TheOGazerts Avatar
    TheOGazerts

    @Miller
    The old geezer hand is full at the current time.

    Trying to hold on to what I have .. I was looking for a video where a man was throwing out his woman’s clothes and a next man was picking up each item he threw out.
    https://youtu.be/_GFq-FT1rZM

  39. Hants Avatar
    Hants

    ‘Once in a century’ storm has province considering state of emergency

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-floods-media-briefing-1.6251722

  40. John Avatar
    John

    HantsNovember 17, 2021 1:00 PM

    ‘Once in a century’ storm has province considering state of emergency

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-floods-media-briefing-1.6251722

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Count now and see how long for COVID cases to rise.

    A month to 2 months I reckon.

    Check France and see how long it took for floods to cause this panic and pandemonium.

    https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1522939/covid-news-France-fifth-wave-cases-soar-hospitalisations

    ‘France is about 3/4 vaccinated.

    So you know nuff nuff breakthrough infections.

  41. John Avatar
    John

    Grasshopper

    This may help too.

  42. John Avatar
    John

    Europe is the only region with increasing COVID deaths because it is a region with increasing COVID cases.

    It is a region with increasing COVID cases because it is a region with seriously bad recent flooding.

    It will pass, unfortunately people will die.

    The Governments should be enforcing protocols related to water use, not wearing a mask.

    Maybe they should shut down some of the water sources and get by on rationing for the time being.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/who-europe-is-only-region-with-increasing-covid-deaths/ar-AAQOnIe?ocid=msedgntp

  43. Critical Analyzer Avatar
    Critical Analyzer

    @John
    Is it not winter or heading into winter.

  44. tron Avatar
    tron

    Today was a glorious day for Barbados. All the vaccination advocates celebrated with champagne.

    Seven Corona deaths, ALL unvaccinated.

    This is the kind of news that our government’s most neutral supporter loves so much.

  45. John Avatar
    John

    Critical AnalyzerNovember 17, 2021 4:26 PM

    @John
    Is it not winter or heading into winter.

    +++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Worser potentially!!

    Check the viability of the virus as a function of temperature!!

  46. Donna Avatar
    Donna

    Little Pee Pee,

    Yuh muddah!

    Lawson,

    As my virgin great aunt once told a would be suitor who presented himself to her parents, “I am not to be disturbed!”

  47. Critical Analyzer Avatar
    Critical Analyzer

    @John November 17, 2021 7:03 PM

    It’s the drop in vitamin D levels

  48. John Avatar
    John

    Furthermore, evidence suggests that many enveloped viruses can remain infective in aqueous environments for days to months (Paleologos et al. 2020).

    Check this out!!

  49. John Avatar
    John

    Aqueous means water!!!

    From the days of FNAF, or Fanny Fields I know water is referred to as the universal solvent!

    Not saying the virus is in solution in water, just that water sure gobbles up anything (universal)!

    From WIKI

    An aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is water. It is mostly shown in chemical equations by appending (aq) to the relevant chemical formula. For example, a solution of table salt, or sodium chloride (NaCl), in water would be represented as Na+(aq) + Cl−(aq). The word aqueous (which comes from aqua) means pertaining to, related to, similar to, or dissolved in, water. As water is an excellent solvent and is also naturally abundant, it is a ubiquitous solvent in chemistry. Aqueous solution is water with a pH of 7.0 where the hydrogen ions (H+) and hydroxide ions (OH−) are in Arrhenius balance (10−7).

    A non-aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is a liquid, but is not water.[1] (See also Solvent and Inorganic nonaqueous solvent.)

    Substances that are hydrophobic (‘water-fearing’) do not dissolve well in water, whereas those that are hydrophilic (‘water-friendly’) do. An example of a hydrophilic substance is sodium chloride. Acids and bases are aqueous solutions, as part of their Arrhenius definitions.

    The ability of a substance to dissolve in water is determined by whether the substance can match or exceed the strong attractive forces that water molecules generate between themselves. If the substance lacks the ability to dissolve in water, the molecules form a precipitate.

  50. John Avatar
    John

    Critical AnalyzerNovember 17, 2021 7:40 PM

    @John November 17, 2021 7:03 PM

    It’s the drop in vitamin D levels

    ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

    Before the Vitamin D enters the equation, the virus needs to have been delivered to the Host, either through water, water droplets or the air or any other method.

    Only then can the Host’s immune system go to work to defeat the virus or be defeated by the virus, however it has been delivered.

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