Western nations face a big challenge in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic: Ten months into the health crisis, they still know little about where people are catching the virus. The problem is becoming more acute as new cases are breaking records in the U.S. and Europe and pressure grows on authorities to impose targeted restrictions on places that are spreading the virus, rather than broad confinement measures that are wreaking havoc on the economy.
In Germany, authorities say they don’t know where 75% of people who currently test positive for the coronavirus got it. In Austria, the figure stands at 77%. In Spain, the health ministry said that it was able to identify the origin of only 7% of infections registered in the last week of October. In France and Italy, only some 20% of new cases have been linked to people who previously tested positive.
Jay Varma, senior adviser for public health in the New York City mayor’s office, said 10% of the city’s infections are due to travel, 5% from gatherings, and another 5% from institutional settings such as nursing homes. “The vast majority of the remainder—somewhere probably around 50% or more—we don’t have a way to directly attribute their source of infection,” Mr. Varma said. “And that’s a concern.”
PS we got a dual use export license ( till they catch up with us and cancels it) for what is regarded as secret military Boilab Level 4 filters. See when they infect the world with their little cooties they want their people to be protected… as you are seeing not the masses! The ultimate P3 ULPA 15 particle filters are back in stock. Ready to ship for as long as they last. We are having trouble sourcing the special filter material Borosilicate glass and resign. And our manufacturer cannot guarantee we can export them in the future. But you can get a N95 toilet paper filter with pretty pictures on it at the grocery store and live in a fools paradise……
PS: As a foot note: The HEPA P3 filters they are selling are made with fiberglass paper. Besides inadequate filtration. They contain particles you inhale As in deadly fiberglass particles getting into your lungs that act just like asbestos…. but look at the money you are shaving!