bishopshodan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) New variant is probably all over the Island...and the rest of BC Island health has confirmed a case on the Island from a guy that came home from London Dec 15. Edit: Just read a bit more, he landed on the 15th with no symptoms, got tested and confirmed on the 19th while in Isolation. but they don't know how he travelled to Van Island from YVR. https://vancouversun.com/news/first-mutant-covid-19-case-reported-in-b-c-after-flight-from-u-k-to-vancouver Edited December 28, 2020 by bishopshodan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: New variant is probably all over the Island...and the rest of BC Island health has confirmed a case on the Island from a guy that came home from London Dec 15. Edit: Just read a bit more, he landed on the 15th with no symptoms, got tested and confirmed on the 19th while in Isolation. but they don't know how he travelled to Van Island from YVR. https://vancouversun.com/news/first-mutant-covid-19-case-reported-in-b-c-after-flight-from-u-k-to-vancouver I'd say a ferry from Tsswassen, but was it to Naniamo, Victoria or the gulf islands? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, gurn said: I'd say a ferry from Tsswassen, but was it to Naniamo, Victoria or the gulf islands? Yeah, they don't ask the question of how he got to the island from the airport in the link I posted but they were mentioning not knowing on Global news earlier. They must be trying to find out as to contact trace. However the flight was 2 weeks ago now. That's a bit concerning but it's good that this person was responsible and isolated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: Yeah, they don't ask the question of how he got to the island from the airport in the link I posted but they were mentioning not knowing on Global news earlier. They must be trying to find out as to contact trace. However the flight was 2 weeks ago now. That's a bit concerning but it's good that this person was responsible and isolated. My best friend works out of Swartz Bay, going to Vancouver. The crew have been concerned for months as YVR is only a few minutes drive away. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 (edited) 13 minutes ago, gurn said: My best friend works out of Swartz Bay, going to Vancouver. The crew have been concerned for months as YVR is only a few minutes drive away. I bet they have been. You have to isolate at home when you return from out of the country. If getting home includes a ferry ride, it makes me even more disappointed at the mandatory rule to leave your vehicle. I mean, he could have been a walk-on so it wouldn't matter but that transport Canada 'get out of your car' stuff still grinds my gears Edit: So a question about this first new variant case.. He wasn't showing symptoms on the 15th...but tested positive on the 19th? why did they give him a test? Are they randomly testing travellers or did he have any reason for concern despite not showing symptoms? Edited December 28, 2020 by bishopshodan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post skategal Posted December 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2020 7 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: I bet they have been. You have to isolate at home when you return from out of the country. If getting home includes a ferry ride, it makes me even more disappointed at the mandatory rule to leave your vehicle. I mean, he could have been a walk-on so it wouldn't matter but that transport Canada 'get out of your car' stuff still grinds my gears The mandatory quarantine should be in effect the moment your feet hit Canadian land for the first time. Not after you have to travel for x number of additional legs of your journey to get to YOUR home. I haven't been able to find anything in the regulations that state that though. My friend who chose to go to Mexico for Christmas lives in the OK, flew to Calgary and then PV. To me it would make sense on her return if she has to quarantine in Calgary when she lands there, not being allowed to fly back to her home city and then quarantine in the comfort of her home. I'm finding myself more and more in the camp of stopping all non-essential travel. No international travel unless for work, but that would then probably put most airlines back on the verge of bankruptcy along with airports etc. Couldn't everything survive for 30 days? Or no? Circuit breaker that would help bring the transmission rates down, meanwhile pushing hard to get the vaccines out to the most vulnerable. 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImConfused Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Is it feasible at this point to form an anti-covidiot militia (Perhaps the "Maskhole Marauders", @debluvscanucks?) to go around poking people with 6-foot-long sticks? If people really insist on having massive Christmas dinners and New Years Eve parties, they should face jail time and/or public spraying with a hose. Enough is enough. Papa Trudeau and Uncle Horgan need to start issuing even sterner slaps on the wrist or this "light at the end of the tunnel" is gonna be.. well.. it's gonna be a really long and dark tunnel. Or something. Very confusing.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 18 minutes ago, ImConfused said: Is it feasible at this point to form an anti-covidiot militia (Perhaps the "Maskhole Marauders", @debluvscanucks?) to go around poking people with 6-foot-long sticks? If people really insist on having massive Christmas dinners and New Years Eve parties, they should face jail time and/or public spraying with a hose. Enough is enough. Papa Trudeau and Uncle Horgan need to start issuing even sterner slaps on the wrist or this "light at the end of the tunnel" is gonna be.. well.. it's gonna be a really long and dark tunnel. Or something. Very confusing.. Yes, I am in full support of this. Hockey sticks work well. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Yeah, they're saying now that up to 50% of the new cases confirmed in England are this new variant. Like wild fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: Yeah, they're saying now that up to 50% of the new cases confirmed in England are this new variant. Like wild fire. One of our teachers is visiting the UK over Christmas....wonder if she'll be allowed back? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 8 minutes ago, bishopshodan said: Yeah, they're saying now that up to 50% of the new cases confirmed in England are this new variant. Like wild fire. Scary news, to be so prevelent in such a short time. Time to hibernate for a couple of months. Tommorrow I'll re stock my house and supplies. Could be the next time I leave the house, after that, will be to get the vaccinne. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, debluvscanucks said: One of our teachers is visiting the UK over Christmas....wonder if she'll be allowed back? They need to tweak the obvious. As you and others have said, stop non-essential travel...and perhaps a few other things...cough, cough, schools. This new variant so far doesn't seem to be any deadlier. I contest that the fact that it spreads faster makes it more deadlier based on that faster transmission. We are victims of the lowest common denominator, we're all in this together. I think it is short sighted to dismiss this faster threat. What if the next variant is more harmful? what if the next variant spreads easier from animals to humans like those poor Minks? Time to choke this virus out, for good, no tapping. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) I went for a walk with my daughter and there was 3 mask-less people for every person wearing a mask; Even with a faster spreading variant in BC. And we're supposed to be polite to these scumbags even though they encroach on our space intentionally while smirking. I feel like jumping up and kneeing one of these slime right in the face. If they intentionally cough at me I might; I will claim self defense. I should add that I'm not advocating for violent reactions to people. I was merely over emoting while still aggravated from people too close and one giving the old mini cough with a smirk. Edited December 30, 2020 by RWMc1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWMc1 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) I will add that to me they are clearly stating that their comfort is more important than other peoples lives. Edited December 29, 2020 by RWMc1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86Viking Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 no BC update today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpshooter Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 25 minutes ago, Canuckster86 said: no BC update today? Update: The British bubonic plague is here. Wear a mask everywhere, social distance, everywhere, wash your hand, all the time when you go out and come back home, and don’t go out unnecessarily and mix with people. There, I’ve covered everything. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategal Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 49 minutes ago, RWMc1 said: I went for a walk with my daughter and there was 3 mask-less people for every person wearing a mask; Even with a faster spreading variant in BC. And we're supposed to be polite to these scumbags even though they encroach on our space intentionally while smirking. I feel like jumping up and kneeing one of these slime right in the face. If they intentionally cough at me I might; I will claim self defense. Were you outside or indoors? TBH, I rarely wear a mask outside as it usually means I can't see anything as my glasses are fogged up and as I understand the guidelines, outdoors it's unlikely that the virus will spread unless people are close together for extended periods, passing someone on a sidewalk isn't going to lead to infection. Am I wrong in that? Maybe with the new variant I need to change my approach, I'll just take the glasses off and manage that way. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 This guy is an elected MPP in Ontario. This guy is an idiot https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/mpp-randy-hillier-posts-a-photo-of-15-people-in-one-room-celebrating-christmas/ar-BB1citNb?ocid=msedgntp " Independent MPP Randy Hillier appears to be at it again – defying provincial COVID-19 guidelines. © Courtesy: Randy Hillier A photo posted by Independent MPP Randy Hillier on his social media feeds. Hillier, whose represents the riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, posted a picture of a Christmas gathering on his social media feeds. The behavior in the post appears to be in defiance of the province's recent lockdown and enforced public health protocols. According to Hillier, the photo was taken on Sunday and showed 15 people around a table, celebrating a holiday meal. A gathering of that size is in direct violation of lockdown guidelines set out by the Ford government. The number of people allowed to gather indoors is restricted to "only" members of a family living in the same household. "The lies and deceptions of COVID are over. How and why so many allowed themselves to be deceived will take years to uncover. But I and many other Canadians will not accept the deception any longer. We are free and will defend our freedom," wrote Hillier on Twitter. The public was quick to react to Hillier's posts on social media. "It's over? Dozens are dying daily," wrote one person. Another called for Hillier to resign. Read more: MPP Randy Hillier charged after hosting anti-COVID-19 lockdown rally Many are supporting Hillier on Facebook, however. At this point, it is unclear if charges will be laid. Hillier did not immediately respond to Global News' request for comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 18 minutes ago, Sharpshooter said: Update: The British bubonic plague is here. Wear a mask everywhere, social distance, everywhere, wash your hand, all the time when you go out and come back home, and don’t go out unnecessarily and mix with people. There, I’ve covered everything. Associate Director of medical security: Dr. Sharpshooter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, gurn said: This guy is an elected MPP in Ontario. This guy is an idiot https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/mpp-randy-hillier-posts-a-photo-of-15-people-in-one-room-celebrating-christmas/ar-BB1citNb?ocid=msedgntp " Independent MPP Randy Hillier appears to be at it again – defying provincial COVID-19 guidelines. © Courtesy: Randy Hillier A photo posted by Independent MPP Randy Hillier on his social media feeds. Hillier, whose represents the riding of Lanark-Frontenac-Lennox and Addington, posted a picture of a Christmas gathering on his social media feeds. The behavior in the post appears to be in defiance of the province's recent lockdown and enforced public health protocols. According to Hillier, the photo was taken on Sunday and showed 15 people around a table, celebrating a holiday meal. A gathering of that size is in direct violation of lockdown guidelines set out by the Ford government. The number of people allowed to gather indoors is restricted to "only" members of a family living in the same household. "The lies and deceptions of COVID are over. How and why so many allowed themselves to be deceived will take years to uncover. But I and many other Canadians will not accept the deception any longer. We are free and will defend our freedom," wrote Hillier on Twitter. The public was quick to react to Hillier's posts on social media. "It's over? Dozens are dying daily," wrote one person. Another called for Hillier to resign. Read more: MPP Randy Hillier charged after hosting anti-COVID-19 lockdown rally Many are supporting Hillier on Facebook, however. At this point, it is unclear if charges will be laid. Hillier did not immediately respond to Global News' request for comment. Best charge could be stripped of his title and seat, and forbidden to run in local/provincial/federal politics. Get rid of the lunatics. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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