I was just in Prague two months ago and everything seemed fairly normal. Not sure where this spike is coming from. I had planned on going back in November but that may not happen now...
Work? Family? Fun? :)
I haven’t been to many places so I’m just curious.
What’s it like?
It’s modern, right? As far as hospitals, etc. go?
The upward swing can be seen in virtually all European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Czech, etc).
I would attribute it to three factors: (1) Warmer period dissipated cough ‘droplets’ in the air quicker, and we’ve entered the fall period where it lays in the air or on surfaces longer. (2) More in-door drinking/eating going on, than in out-door activities in the summer period...so ‘droplets’ get spread more easily in the structures. (3) Finally, lot of young people have said ‘what-the-heck’ gone to secret parties instead of all this regulated stuff, and early curfews being enforced on clubs/pubs.
I should note too...everyone is testing five to ten times more than they did in March/April.
I can say since day one (Feb period), in my local German town (Wiesbaden), the infection rate is started back up. 290k population, and only 24 deaths. I should note too...we hit some peak in June where the deaths just halted around 22, and stayed there for roughly three months before starting up again. Most all of these attribute to people over the age of seventy, and having secondary health issues.
One other factor...flu season has started up. No science behind it or factual data, but you have to wonder if you got a bit of flu and Covid at the same time...your immune system probably would be terribly taxed to handle both.
Thanks for the report from the ground.