The TTE Week in Numbers (to May 17th)

More scary stuff - courtesy of the Daily Mail

9.0%

SARS-CoV-2 positivity increased to 9.0% compared with 8.2% in the previous week. 

We reported two weeks ago in TTE to watch out—with cases rising, we thought it wouldn't be long before the media were on the case. 

In the TTE office, we are transparent about when we get things wrong - we thought there would be calls to mask up. However, the Mail broke ranks, reporting  Health chiefs have issued an alert over a new Covid variant sweeping the UK.

We know those in the seat of power had to work extremely hard to market COVID-19 as a deadly disease; however, with the public's waning interest in all things COVID-19, the marketing has been extended to variants. We have moved beyond the Greek alphabet as it’s all too boring—the latest variant is named FLiRT. One thing is for sure: two old geezers in the TTE office won't be flirting anytime soon. 

203 

The number of measles cases reported as a Notifiable disease in the last year.  

But last year, the UKHSA issued a stark warning about a potential…