covid-19 daily update: having your front door welded shut because you have covid

how is omicron different from delta?

according to the zoe health study , most people infected with omicron can expect a sore throat and a hoarse voice, unlike the cough, fever and headache commonly seen with delta — although these symptoms can still happen. omicron infection also seems to be less severe than delta, with a lower likelihood of hospitalization and a shorter duration of symptoms which last an average of 6.87 days, compared to the 8.89 days that has been reported with delta.

the study also found that the loss of smell, which according to one study affected just over 40 per cent of patients, is now being seen in just under 20 per cent of cases, and often days after the start of symptoms.

we support the boosters, but we’re not getting them

the poll, done exclusively for global, surveyed more than 1,000 canadians and found that while 66 per cent said they wouldn’t hesitate to get a booster shot and three-quarters agreed that an extra jab reduces hospitalization risk, just under half of the population has actually received an additional dose after getting the initial two doses of the vaccine. in fact, according to the government of canada, the number of canadians getting a booster has not changed much , even though the  national advisory council on immunization (naci) recommended in june that canadians get boosted based on predictions of another wave in september.

you can run, but you can’t hide

meanwhile, people in china continue to deal with the fallout of the country’s “zero-covid” policy. not only are residents required to undergo routine testing and quarantines, but their homes have also been subject to break-ins by police and health workers searching for people with the virus. according to global news , some people who contracted the virus have even had the doors to their homes welded with iron bars to prevent them from leaving, making access to food, health care and basic necessities impossible.

more proof that covid is not like the flu

according to the daily record , since being infected with the virus in march 2020, hospitalized and placed in a medically-induced coma, draper has become one of the worst affected cases to have survived the virus. while he was released from hospital last april, he needed 24/7 care and garraway said he had lost all muscle mass.

she has received acclaim for her documentary, finding derek , which chronicles her husband’s battle with covid and how the family has had to adapt to accommodate his needs.

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