The Spread of. the Corona Virus

[umbertino]

Mexico deaths pass 100,000 as fragments found in Victorian sewage

 

Obrador rejects criticism as political attacks; Canada fears big rise in cases could overwhelm hospitals; Italy records 37,242 new cases

 

• German doctor arrested on suspicion of killing two Covid patients
• Tech giants join with governments to fight Covid misinformation
• US records highest number of Covid deaths since May
• South Australia premier fuming over pizza lie that put state in lockdown
• California enacts curfew for majority of state’s 40m residents

 

Lisa Cox (now), Nadeem Badshah, Nazia Parveen, Haroon Siddique, Kevin Rawlinson, Martin Farrer and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

Sat 21 Nov 2020 01.10 GMT

 

 

Key events

• 12.25am NSW records no new local Covid-19 cases
• 12.08am South Australia records one new Covid-19 case
• 9.54pm Toronto returns to lockdown
• 9.43pm Brazil coronavirus cases surpass 6 million
• 9.33pm Victoria records 22nd day of zero cases
• 9.29pm Covid fragments found in Victorian sewage
• 6.12pm Canada seeing massive increase in Covid cases

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/nov/20/coronavirus-live-news-china-has-given-1m-people-sinopharm-vaccine-us-cdc-warns-against-thanksgiving-travel

 

 

[KaitlynnD]

Ackk the pandemic really did hit us bad. Even the biggest companies are affected. Hope they can still bounce back and return to normal operations. I think it is a waste if they'll totally close down. I just hope that everyone learned a lesson from this. 

[umbertino]

Why the race to find Covid-19 vaccines is far from over

 

Despite the promising news from Pfizer and Moderna, other efforts – which may be even more effective – continue around the world

 

 

 

Laura Spinney

Sun 22 Nov 2020 09.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/22/why-the-race-to-find-covid-19-vaccines-is-far-from-over

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hackers 'try to steal Covid vaccine secrets in intellectual property war'

 

Agencies point finger at state-sponsored hackers from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea

 

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Sun 22 Nov 2020 14.32 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/22/hackers-try-to-steal-covid-vaccine-secrets-in-intellectual-property-war

Edited November 22, 2020 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Oxford AstraZeneca Covid vaccine has up to 90% efficacy, data reveals

 

Vaccine developed in UK by AstraZeneca and Oxford University ‘will save many lives’, says scientist

 

Sarah Boseley and Ian Sample

Mon 23 Nov 2020 12.03 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/23/astrazeneca-says-its-coronavirus-vaccine-has-70-per-cent-efficacy-covid-oxford-university

[umbertino]

Coronavirus live news: Germany reports record daily deaths; Sicily asks Cuba to send doctors and nurses

 

Germany reports 410 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours; Sicilian hospitals struggling with shortage of medical personnel; global cases near 60m cases

• Deaths pass 1.4m
• France announces limited lockdown easing
• Russia says data on Sputnik Covid vaccine shows 95% efficacy
• Africa’s largest Covid treatment trial launched by 13 countries

 

Kevin Rawlinson (now); Alexandra Topping and Helen Sullivan (earlier)

Wed 25 Nov 2020 13.54 GMT

 

Key events

• 1h ago Sicily asks Cuba to send doctors and nurses
• 1h ago Summary
• 3h ago Iran reports worst day for cases
• 6h ago Germany reports record covid-19 deaths
• 7h ago Summary
• 8h ago Test and trace fails to contact 110,000 in English Covid hot spots
• 8h ago Global cases near 60m
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/nov/25/coronavirus-live-news-france-to-ease-lockdown-as-global-deaths-pass-14m?page=with:block-5fbe53508f08850ef86c62db#block-5fbe53508f08850ef86c62db

 

[umbertino]

Most of England to enter two toughest tiers when lockdown is lifted

 

Signs of growing parliamentary rebellion amid fears measures could stay in place until spring

 

Jessica Elgot, Josh Halliday, Heather Stewart, Peter Walker and Nazia Parveen

Thu 26 Nov 2020 00.14 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/25/most-of-england-will-enter-two-toughest-tiers-when-lockdown-is-lifted

[umbertino]

Here's how to tackle the Covid-19 anti-vaxxers

 

Do not demonise. To optimise the vaccine rollout, all of us must show respect to those who are unsure about inoculations

 

 

Thu 26 Nov 2020 16.02 GMT

Will Hanmer-Lloyd

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/nov/26/heres-how-to-tackle-the-covid-19-anti-vaxxers

[umbertino]

'If the EU says we can’t open, they should pay': Italian ski resort awaits Covid ruling

 

Sestriere’s residents agree with Austria that EU should foot bill if Christmas skiing season cancelled

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Fri 27 Nov 2020 14.43 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/27/italian-ski-resort-anxiously-waits-for-covid-ban-decision-sestriere-eu-christmas-season

[umbertino]

Yemen: in a country stalked by disease, Covid barely registers

 

War, hunger and devastating aid cuts have made the plight of Yemenis almost unbearable

 

 

Fri 27 Nov 2020 11.38 GMT

by Bethan McKernan in Ataq, Yemen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/nov/27/yemen-disease-covid-war

[umbertino]

A year after Wuhan alarm, China seeks to change Covid origin story

 

Reports in state media signal an intensifying propaganda effort to place the birth of the virus in other countries

 

Emma Graham-Harrison and Robin McKie

Sun 29 Nov 2020 07.15 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/29/a-year-after-wuhan-alarm-china-seeks-to-change-covid-origin-story

[bigwave]

See this information at the CDC.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/liberal-media-refuse-report-meaningful-data-covid/

[adhoc10]

On 11/17/2020 at 11:12 AM, umbertino said:

Covid-19 was spreading in Italy as early as September 2019, a new study by the National Cancer Institute (INT) in Milan has suggested

If this is true, it questions the prevailing premise of the China origins of the pandemic in 2020. The 2020 theme should be titled, 'The search for truth' as the facts keep changing on every assertion that has been presented to the public. The big lessons could be, 1)don't believe what comes from the midia, , 2)don't completely trust what the experts are offering. 3)Tune and calibrate your personal BS meter.

 

 

[adhoc10]

On 11/26/2020 at 3:37 PM, umbertino said:

all of us must show respect

Take a lesson from Laid Backs'  signature block.......

Always respect another's opinion and another's point of view.

 

 

[bigwave]

Johns Hopkins Study Saying COVID-19 Has 'Relatively No Effect on Deaths' in U.S. Spiked After Publication

https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/matt-margolis/2020/11/27/johns-hopkins-study-saying-covid-19-has-relatively-no-effect-on-deaths-in-u-s-deleted-after-publication-n1178930

[bigwave]

Participant in India’s AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine trial sues after experiencing ‘severe adverse effect’

https://www.rt.com/news/508134-india-covishield-vaccine-lawsuit/

[umbertino]

Transformed by the holy spirit? The bar pretending to be a church to beat Covid rules

 

A tequila bar in Nottingham has plans to get around tier 3 by registering itself as the Church of 400 Rabbits and claiming it is a place of worship. It’s not the only establishment trying to find loopholes

 

Wed 2 Dec 2020 06.00 GMT Last modified on Wed 2 Dec 2020 11.29 GMT

 

Let us pray it works ... the 400 Rabbits tequila bar in Nottingham.

Photograph: @400rabbits/Facebook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/02/transformed-by-the-holy-spirit-the-bar-pretending-to-be-a-church-to-beat-covid-rules#img-1

[umbertino]

The scandal of Italy's pandemic plan which dates back to 2006: too old for EU standards

 

Italy's pandemic plan 'old and inadequate', Covid report finds

 

 

This article is more than 3 months old

Outdated guidelines and lack of protocols may have led to thousands of extra deaths

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome and Sarah Boseley

Thu 13 Aug 2020 08.52 BST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/13/italy-pandemic-plan-was-old-and-inadequate-covid-report-finds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WHO pulled report on Italy’s ‘chaotic’ first response to Covid-19

 

Assessment that Rome was ‘unprepared’ was removed from website hours after publication

 

Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli in London and Miles Johnson in Rome

December 5 2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.ft.com/content/7c8633ea-87b3-4aa1-90b6-a15a089bc1c2

Edited December 8, 2020 by umbertino

[umbertino]

Chinese Covid-19 vaccine has 86% efficacy, UAE says

 

First results released from trial of Sinopharm shot involving 31,000 people

 

Associated Press

Wed 9 Dec 2020 16.09 GMT Last modified on Wed 9 Dec 2020 16.26 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/09/chinese-covid-19-vaccine-has-86-efficacy-uae-says#img-1

[umbertino]

'Just unimaginable': Latin America's Covid crisis heads from bad to worse

 

Health services in Brazil, Mexico and Paraguay are dangerously stretched as a second wave buffets a region where the first never ended

 

Tom Phillips in Rio de Janeiro, William Costa in Asunción and Analy Nuño in Guadalajara

Thu 10 Dec 2020 10.00 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/10/latin-america-covid-crisis-heads-from-bad-to-worse

[umbertino]

COMPARE: Nine charts that show the evolution of the Covid-19 second wave around Europe

 

These charts show how the Covid-19 second wave continues to hit countries around Europe as governments try slightly different approaches to deal with the pandemic

 

The Local

9 December 2020

17:46 CET+01:00

Updated:

10 December 2020

09:33 CET+01:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.thelocal.it/20201209/covid-19-in-charts-second-wave-around-europe-cases-deaths

[umbertino]

WHO accused of conspiring with Italy to remove damning Covid report

 

Exclusive: document intended to help prevent future deaths allegedly pulled from website after request

 

Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Fri 11 Dec 2020 12.05 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/11/who-accused-conspiring-italy-remove-damning-covid-report

[umbertino]

Origin story: what do we know now about where coronavirus came from?

 

When Chinese scientists alerted colleagues to a new virus last December, suspicion fell on a Wuhan market. What have health officials learned since then?

 

Sarah Boseley

Sat 12 Dec 2020 10.00 GMT Last modified on Sat 12 Dec 2020 10.11 GMT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/12/where-did-coronavirus-come-from-covid

[umbertino]

Coronavirus live news: Italy overtakes UK for European highest death toll; Germany to close shops as part of tougher restrictions

 

Trump hails start of immunisation programme; UK coronavirus hospitalisations increase; WHO warns number of deaths surging

 

• How Covid revealed the truth about our world
• FDA chief urged by White House to approve Pfizer vaccine ‘or quit’
• Scientists warn against Christmas gatherings in UK
• California’s ICU beds near capacity as hospitalizations hit record

 

Jedidajah Otte (now), Molly Blackall, Naaman Zhou and Michael McGowan (earlier)

Sat 12 Dec 2020 22.27 GMT

 

Key events

• 34m ago Australian state of Victoria records one new Covid case in hotel quarantine
• 2h ago Germany to close shops before Christmas as part of tougher restrictions
• 3h ago Italy overtakes UK as European country with highest death toll
• 4h ago US reports new daily record increase in cases
• 7h ago Summary of recent updates
• 8h ago Peru suspends trials for China's vaccine after 'serious adverse event'
• 9h ago Summary of recent events

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2020/dec/12/coronavirus-live-news-brazil-investigates-reinfection-australia-pins-hopes-on-oxford-vaccine

 

[umbertino]

 

Sadly enough I learned today that I have lost a fmr. schoolmate, 63 (like myself), after almost 2 months in ICU....Very good person....Wife and 3 children....

 

Another fmr. schoolmate,63, ( living in another city) was also about to die during 1st wave last spring as CV hit him in very strong mode...Had to wear that sorta helmet for a long time...

 

The worst has passed but he is not completely out of it after 6 months.....

 

 

 

Edited December 13, 2020 by umbertino

[pokerplayer]

3 hours ago, umbertino said:

 

Sadly enough I learned today that I have lost a fmr. schoolmate, 63 (like myself), after almost 2 months in ICU....Very good person....Wife and 3 children....

 

Another fmr. schoolmate,63, ( living in another city) was also about to die during 1st wave last spring as CV hit him in very strong mode...Had to wear that sorta helmet for a long time...

 

The worst has passed but he is not completely out of it after 6 months.....

 

 

 

 

Sorry to hear Umbertino. My thoughts are with all those suffering with hope this Virus will all soon be just a memory

 

pp