Endemic

For the last four days, daily infection rates have been around 45,000 per day. Today's total meant a rolling weekly increase of 15%. The UK is running totals way above other European countries.

A Tweet I saw on Friday, which might not be true, I admit, stated that a train left Glasgow with all wearing a mask, but once the border with England was crossed, 80% removed their masks.

I saw most in Tesco masked, though those working in the store were unmasked.

As a country, England has given up on COVID. Pictures of football grounds show the vast majority unmasked. I know its outside, but thousands of people standing or sitting close to each other, hugging when a goal is scored.

It is madness.

And it will only get worse.

Apparently this is "plan A", and if things get worse, not sure how much worse, there is a "plan B". But what if that isn't enough? There is no plan C.

Infection rates in schools are soaring, though getting data is difficult. COVID is barely mentioned on new bulletins.

It seems, as a country, 45,000 fresh infections, and 150 deaths is something we can live with and accept. 150 deaths is a Hillsborough every 18 hours.

One Conservative MP murdered doing his job is shocking and a tragedy. But 138,584 killed by misguided herd immunity and incompetance is just a statistic.

I mourn the death of the Conservative MP, of course, but who mounrns for the nearly one hundred and forty thousand dead from COVID?