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Thought of the Day - July 25 2021 - By the Numbers
After staying close to home for the last couple of weeks I thought we would take a romp around the world. It is not a pretty sight as at...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 26, 20213 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 18 2021 - By the Numbers
Europe will soon, once again, be the epicentre of COVID cases. They are rapidly catching the falling South America figures. The European...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 18, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 13 2021 - Stats Can: Canada's Death Toll Could Be Double Official Figure
"COVID-19 deaths in Canada may be two times higher than reported, study finds". Wow, quite the sobering thought. A study by the Royal...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 13, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 11 2021 - By the Numbers
Things are not looking too rosy around the world. While deaths remain consistent (at around 50,000 a week), new cases around the world...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 11, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 6 2021 - BC, Close but No Cigar
The headlines are reading that we had only 20 new cases on Sunday in BC, the lowest since July 2020. So does that mean we are now back...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 6, 20211 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 4 2021 - By the Numbers
Being the July 4th, Independence Day south of the border, I figure I would have a look at the figures in the US. After declining for...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 4, 20213 min read
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Thought of the Day - July 1 2021 - Canada, One of the Few Bright Sparks in the Darkness of COVID
With cases continuing to decline in Canada (down 50% in the last two weeks) and restrictions rapidly being lifted (BC has now moved to...
Cliff Fraser
Jul 1, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 27 2021 - By the Numbers
It seems the world is in a strange place at the moment concerning the future of COVID. We are poised to see if therapeutics and...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 27, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 20 2021 - By the Numbers
Cases The Delta (India, B.1.617) variant continues to romp around the world. The UK is still seeing rising case rates despite high...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 19, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 13 2021 - By the Numbers
The world official COVID-19 case total went over 175 million this week, with 160 million people "recovered". The world death rate is...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 13, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 11 2021 - Meanwhile in Burnaby
Good news from Burnaby as of late. This graphic is the most recent available from Fraser Health from the beginning of the month. As you...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 11, 20211 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 10 2021 - We May Still Be In the Woods
In case you missed the memo (most likely as the press are under pressure not to report this), cases in a number of countries that have...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 10, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 9 2021 - Long COVID Revisited
It was late last year when I last did an update on "Long-Haulers"; those that have had COVID-19 and still have significant symptoms 12...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 9, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - June 6 2021 - By the Numbers
Well, as you may have seen, frightening numbers came out of Peru this week. Peru is one of the worst-hit countries in Latin America, with...
Cliff Fraser
Jun 6, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 30 2021 - By the Numbers
World New cases and new deaths remain high in South America, although there is a slow downward trend. North America's figures have been...
Cliff Fraser
May 30, 20211 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 25 2021 - The BC Plan
British Columbia's COVID-19 case numbers continued falling over the weekend. Fewer than 1,000 new infections have been identified since...
Cliff Fraser
May 25, 20211 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 23 2021 - By the Numbers
The World Dang, things are still bad in India. The Uttar Pradesh (read: the biggest state by population in India): Teacher's Union...
Cliff Fraser
May 23, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 16 2021 - By the Numbers
The World The good news is, although things are still very bad in the country, it looks like India may have peaked a few days earlier...
Cliff Fraser
May 16, 20212 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 9 2021 - By the Numbers
The World Cases continue to climb in India. Unfortunately, it is thought they won't peak for another ten days or so. As expected things...
Cliff Fraser
May 9, 20213 min read
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Thought of the Day - May 7 2021 - BC's Re-Reopening Plan
Guess what the title of the blog article was one year ago? You got it - BC's Reopening Plan ( Thought of the Day - May 7 - BC's...
Cliff Fraser
May 7, 20212 min read
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