Coronavirus in Fuerteventura - Discussion

[Johnrgby]

Hmmm, seeing as it is Christmas, I will take the more charitable view and go with a misunderstanding

[Fabian]

I don't always agree with the measures the governments are taking at the moment in the fight against COVID-19.
But watching the facebook video of what happened in Corralejo - I am lost for words.

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This will probably cause a significant increase in the case numbers in two to three or maybe four weeks.

[Ducks]

I don't always agree with the measures the governments are taking at the moment in the fight against COVID-19.
But watching the facebook video of what happened in Corralejo - I am lost for words.

Click for facebook video

This will probably cause a significant increase in the case numbers in two to three or maybe four weeks.

How in the hell did they get away with this?! Irresponsible, selfish, awful sods. I spent my NYE at home, unable to even see the fireworks, because I didn't want to risk myself or others.

Every single one of them should be fined, which might go some way towards paying to treat the dozens of cases that will result from their thoughtless, self-centered stupidity.

Those who are anti-mask and anti-measure, please always remember that treating COVID patients is expensive business. Every hospitalisation and especially every ICU case costs the State a fortune. COVID cases are more expensive than others because of the necessity of extensive isolation and PPE efforts. Your taxes are what funds this. 

These people are endangering your health and costing you Money. We should all be very cross about this.

[Fabian]

How in the hell did they get away with this?! Irresponsible, selfish, awful sods. I spent my NYE at home, unable to even see the fireworks, because I didn't want to risk myself or others.

Every single one of them should be fined, which might go some way towards paying to treat the dozens of cases that will result from their thoughtless, self-centered stupidity.

I absolutely agree with this.

My question is:Where was the Police? 
I noticed some  violations in this particular area  when I was on the island in November. So the authorities must have been aware that this is a neuralgic point.

[Rome77]

Cases are increasing rapidly on the island with 78 confirmed, up 100% since the 39 reported 6 days ago. Why this increase?

• Significant number of tourists. I was at the beach on Playa Blanca on Boxing Day and there was a large number of incoming planes, most from Germany. Despite the negative tests required in the 72 hours before travelling, some will inevitably have picked up the virus during the travel (to airport, through the airport, in the aircraft). Positive tourists can then spread it to locals, who in turn can infect their families.
  
  
• Lots of inter-island flights; with the high COVID numbers in Tenerife and Gran Canaria this extensive people movement will inevitably cause some COVID transmission.
  
  
• We were missing some items for Christmas so I went to HiperDino in Las Rotondas first thing on Christmas eve. When I arrived the store was not that busy, but that soon changed. It filled up with lots of people and many places it was impossible to maintain social distancing. I was surprised that they allowed that many people into the store. This contrasts my experience last July when there was access control, including temperature screening. So this made me wonder whether local measures have been relaxed in some regards?
  
  
• It's not clear yet I think whether the recent migrant arrivals contribute to the number of COVID cases?
  

Any other thoughts?

[Ducks]

• We were missing some items for Christmas so I went to Hiperdino in Las Rotondas first thing on Christmas eve. When I arrived the store was not that busy, but that soon changed. It filled up with lots of people and many places it was impossible to maintain social distancing. I was surprised that they allowed that many people into the store. This contrasts my experience last July when there was access control, including temperature screening. So this made me wonder whether local measures have been relaxed in some regards?
  

I had the misfortune to require a visit to Mercadona yesterday afternoon (we usually go much earlier). It was like Christmas time at home. Queues down the aisles. Rammed with people. Whole families shopping together. I haven't seen it like this since the day before the State of Emergency was declared early last year and everyone was panic buying. 

I was in and out within eight minutes, and it's the most at-risk I've felt on this island since that day last March. I think Stress/Pandemic Fatigue is an increasing factor here. People are at the point where they've just stopped being able to care. It's gone on for so long that people are just tired. 

It's also very difficult to maintain social distancing when people make no effort to be efficient. Standing for five minutes behind someone as they leisurely peruse a display while chatting is incredibly frustrating, and feels like you are increasing your risk by being indoors and around so many people for longer. Eventually, you lose patience and step around them to get what you need. 

Additionally, people have begun "congregating" in aisles again. I understand people haven't seen friends and acquaintances in a long time, and I've run into people I want to talk to in the shops as well, but an effort has to be made to not obstruct other people's ability to get what they need and get out. The longer we stay in there, the greater the risk to ourselves and others. 

I think ultimately it's a combination of factors. Increased numbers, increased mixing, increased travel (though that's about to stop pretty dead, I think), increased fatigue. We're into the third wave in almost every Western country (USA/UK/IE/EU), so it's no surprise we will see the same pattern here. 

We might get increased controls as other countries have done, but I think now that the holiday period is fully over and that we won't be getting so many new arrivals, I doubt it is truly necessary.

[windermeregolfer]

Any indication of where or who the new cases are? Are they link to the Migrant arrivals?

[Captain Sensible]

Any indication of where or who the new cases are? Are they link to the Migrant arrivals?

It's not clear where the new cases are coming from as far as I understand. I imagine that migrants have pushed up the total.

[Captain Sensible]

The situation in Fuerteventura remains below 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the last week. Today the data stood at 96.7, relatively positive numbers in relation to the 363.1 of Lanzarote, or the 105.8 of Gran Canaria.

The high point in this phase of the pandemic was on the 15th with 115.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the result of family encounters on Kings Day and that subsequent weekend.

 The numbers therefore remain stable within a situation that seems to have passed the contagion curve.

 Puerto del Rosario continues to be the most affected municipality in total numbers with 97 active cases, and with an AI of 117, due to the 48 infections in the last week.

 La Oliva has 53 active cases, an AI of 101.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the result of the 27 cases in the last week.

 Pájara has the highest AI product of the 25 cases in the last week, it has 118 Accumulated Incidence per 100,000 inhabitants. At the moment Pájara counts 38 cases of people with COVID 19.

 Tuineje has 36 confirmed cases of COVID, of which 13 have been in the last 7 days, thus having an AI of 85.2.

Antigua and Betancuria continue without cases of Coronavirus.

https://noticiasfuerteventura.com/fuerte...uDpKJU2uc4

[Ducks]

The high point in this phase of the pandemic was on the 15th with 115.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the result of family encounters on Kings Day and that subsequent weekend.

Anyone have any idea what the highest point was from the beginning of things— i.e., March last year? I know the US and most of Europe is seeing higher numbers now than in the beginning. Is this true here also?