We maybe need to keep remembering Covid?

I have been watching some YouTube channels lately made during Covid and it occured to me that it seems so very long ago, almost like it didn't happen or it might have been a disaster movie I watched.

In 1966 England won the World Cup at right towards the end the commentator said "they think it's all over, it is now" I can still hear that from the amount of times it has been repeated. Link to Audio

Of course, the 1966 World cup win for England was not going to be repeated and, perhaps, that is where I am going with this blog entry.

Believe it or not, it was only 5 years ago this month that we first felt this 'covid' was a thing. I know, I was shocked to discover just 5 years ago in 2019! 

It wouldn't be until March of 2020 when the then Prime Minister, told us that we all (except him and his mates) needed to lock down, stop all social activity and so on. It would come in two demands, to stop all but essential travel and contact on 19th and a few days later, everyone was ordered to 'stay at home', again except for the PM and his friends. We were also told it'll all be over in 12 weeks (it is now ... or is it?)

It would be 10th May before those who had no choice but to physically return to work were allowed to do so but they were expected to avoid public transport. By June, stores and schools were starting to reopen. By the end of June we would have 'local' lockdowns only. We were still expected to wear masks, handwashing and so on.

In August of 2020 the eat out scheme was introduced by Rishi Sunak, the then chancellor, a scheme now recognised to have cause the unavoidable deaths of thousands.

September saw us with the rule of 6. No more than that could gather anywhere. By October, we were back into a national lockdown.

That year PM allowed bubbles to meet up, a measure which further increased the death rate.

Moving on to 2022 and introduction of the vaccine, people really did think it was all over. Again, or was it?

In what has to be an amazingly clever move by the then Conservative government of the UK, it was decided Covid wasn't a thing and now, there are virtually zero restrictions worldwide, we are all back to normal but, you know I keep say "or are we?" well, this is the reason.

The total of deaths from Covid in the UK is around 232,112, well, obviously that's a fairly specific 'around' but is based on official numbers. You may be shocked to know that in just one week in November 2024, we lost 248 people to covid, the yearly figure is over 8802 and avg of 180 weekly (the figures were not a complete year so an adjustment was made for the actual weeks involved. Yes, this is actually less than pneumonia and influenza but, not by much. This thing which is 'history' to many is still killing 780 people a month.

To those who lost someone, to others who could not attend funerals or be with people as they died, this will never be over.

I do so hope we never forget and never allow a corrupt government to manage us so badly and abuse the system so much when we needed them the most.