The just concluded 2022 General Election is feared by many to be a ‘super spreader’. The country is on watch for COVID 19 cases to spike given the frolicking witnessed on last campaign night, especially at Bay Street.

Enclosed are Charts for the week ending 21st January 2022.  The daily cases are rising but with a relatively low reproductive number of 1.08.  Daily official isolations have flattened out.  Total isolations (Official + Home) are however increasing quite steeply fueled by the increasing home isolations indicating that Omicron, at this stage, is milder than the Delta variant.  So far so good.  The effects on daily cases by Election activities is not yet evident – Source: Lyall Small
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129 responses to “BU COVID Dash – General Election Watch”


  1. Now let me see if I can solved all the long talk up in here about COVID numbers
    Talk requires action Abbacadabra

    PLEASE DON’T DRINK THE WATER


  2. David; Indeed, as I opined about a month ago in one of these bu-covid-dash blogs, the Omicron cases could be actually carrying out the role of a natural vaccination agent and hastening the end of the Covid-19 epidemic.


  3. AC; you said above “PLEASE DON’T DRINK THE WATER”
    There is no evidence that treated potable water has or can transmit viable Covid particles.


  4. lyallsmallJanuary 26, 2022 10:41 AM

    AC; you said above “PLEASE DON’T DRINK THE WATER”
    There is no evidence that treated potable water has or can transmit viable Covid particles

    Xxxxc
    Don’t pay me any mind
    I read that concept on BU
    I thought I was being enlightened
    Hence I repeat it
    Thanks for your input


  5. Posted by Dr. Anton Best

    “That was the worse case scenario (with intentionally exaggerated assumptions) which we may not reach. In the best case scenario we expected 1,200 cases a day at the peak. Diagnosing 923 cases in 1 day means that considerably more have COVID but haven’t been tested.”


  6. angela coxJanuary 26, 2022 9:33 AM

    Now let me see if I can solved all the long talk up in here about COVID numbers
    Talk requires action Abbacadabra

    PLEASE DON’T DRINK THE WATER … in the UK


  7. What do you think could be re-infecting many people who have already been infected by COVID?

    DE WATER!!

    They are just getting a high dose of the virus and like the breakthrough infections for the vaccinated and the young people with robust immune systems are succumbing.

    If the same people are getting re-infected over and over again, CLEARLY THERE AIN’T GOING TO BE NO HERD IMMUNITY!!

    KNOX’s UNIVERSAL COVID LAW TO AVOID INFECTION AND REINFECTION WITH 90% CERTAINTY

    If you live in an area with a public water supply that is COVID free, you are cool!!

    The chances of you getting infected by the airborme method is less than 10%.

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/04/scientists-call-covid-reinfections-uk-be-included-case-figures-omicron


  8. KNOX’S METHOD TO DETERMINE IF YOU LIVE IN AN AREA WITH COVID INFECTED WATER!!

    Just answer the question “How many cases of COVID exist in your area compared with other areas?” … or have it answered by the Minister of Health who said most of the cases are in the Southern Corridor..


  9. More bad weather in the UK!!

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather/topstories/uk-weather-wave-of-snow-expected-next-week-in-parts-of-the-uk-as-temperature-plummets/ar-AAT9E1e?ocid=msedgntp

    Means our imported cases are going to soar.

    BA and Virgin Atlantic will look to Coconut Airways to increase airlift.



  10. Our COVID numbers are driven by AA, BA, CA and VA!!

    American Airlines
    British Airways
    Coconut Airlines
    Virgin Atlantic

    … oh yeah and Air Canada.

    So all I can say besides “DON’T DRINK THE WATER – In the UK, and Canada is DONT HUG A TOURIST!!


  11. … and pray to God we don’t get any floods.!!

    Still, ask Him for some rain.


  12. Looks like we could get some more visitors.

    Bomb cyclone threatening East Coast of US.

    Maybe Cricket won’t be a draw but the warmth will!!

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/weather/topstories/bomb-cyclone-threatens-east-coast-with-nor-easter-bringing-snow-and-ice/ar-AAT8q58?ocid=msedgntp


  13. this is called global warming john
    its aetiology is of course carbon dioxide emmissions


  14. GPJanuary 27, 2022 4:07 AM

    this is called global warming john
    its aetiology is of course carbon dioxide emmissions

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

    … and pharting cows.


  15. We need to keep an eye on the COVID levels of countries from which our visitors come.

    Here is the UK which is the source of most of our visitor arrivals/departures/tests!!

    We know we will follow a similar pattern.

    Would be great if the Medical Officer of Health would publish the imported cases and better yet, by country of origin.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/newslondon/unprecedented-levels-of-covid-infection-in-england-during-january-study/ar-AAT8PHs?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=W069


  16. I see Jamaica is advanced enough to keep track of its imported cases and has been doing it since 2020.


  17. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory identified 767 new COVID-19 cases (357 males and 410 females) on Wednesday, January 26, from the 2 752 tests conducted.

    https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/01/27/barbados-records-767-new-cases/



  18. There has been a recent spike in the number of COVID infections, is it possible that the Election campaign contributed to the rise in numbers?


  19. Been there, done that Sarge.

    Lyall too.

    Cricket and the elections!!

    Meanwhile here is more doom and gloom with long covid.

    Me, I feel it is people getting infected over and over again by the water.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/medical/long-covid-expert-says-the-world-is-in-deep-trouble/ar-AATbc29?ocid=msedgntp


  20. Look at this.

    More than two thirds of those with Omicron say they have had COVID before.

    https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/26/more-than-two-thirds-of-omicron-cases-are-reinfections-study-suggests.html


  21. Ohmigod does not confer immunity against the Delta variant.

    People already had it from previous infections.


  22. The UK got a storm coming.

    One of the benefits to Barbados of the so called Global Warming.

    Brits will be coming en masse.

    https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/storm-malik-met-office-says-power-cuts-and-travel-chaos-possible/ar-AATfvuI?ocid=msedgntp

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