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Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by GuB-42 on Monday August 02, 2021 @09:50AM (#28036465)
It has to be a coincidence. It happened almost the exact day, maybe even a little earlier.

It should take about a week to start seeing the effect of a change in policy. From incubation time to testing to results. Usually, we count two weeks to be sure.

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Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by thinkingemote on Monday August 02, 2021 @09:52AM (#28036500)
The day restrictions were lifted was itself postponed from the previous month. Modelling was used to predict the day.

It could be coincidence but this date was planned and intentional.

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Re:The UK’s delta surge is collapsing by coding123 on Monday August 02, 2021 @10:40AM (#28037115)
Also people ditch the mask when they are "close enough" to the day. I saw the masks drop as early as a month before that date. I really don't think 100% of the shoppers in my grocery stores were vaccinated.
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