COVID Catharsis Corner - Reports from around the world from today, Monday 2nd of August:
- World: 198,707,823 confirmed cases and 4,229,662 confirmed deaths.
- Beer: Heineken makes strong recovery back into profit following large losses last year, but still below pre-pandemic levels.
- US: Passes 35 million confirmed cases.
- US: Florida breaks previous record of current hospitalisations, at 10,207 in that state alone. The previous record which was also over 10,170 was set last year before vaccines were available.
- Canada: Catches and fines travellers from the US with fake vaccination papers $16,000 (USD) each.
- UK: Track and Trace app (in connotation with the NHS) to be modified to lower contact rates after all, following a period of uncertainty where it was specified it was, then wasn't, but now will be again. This time, it will only advise you if a contact from the previous two days has tested positive rather than the previous 5 days. It takes about 7 days for symptomatic infection to show itself.
- UK: Testing of two of Londons busiest railway stations and trains which run between the two indicated no traces of COVID-19 in air samples and swabs of commonly used surfaces such as door handles. Station officials indicated they would continue to do their part with rigorous cleaning procedures and asked that travellers continued to wear masks and observe distancing guidance.
- UK: First travellers from 'Amber List' countries arrive following removal of quarantine restriction for the fully vaccinated. Critics warn this is an open door to importing variants.
- UK: Reports emerge the chief official at the Joint Biosecurity Centre which advises the government on Travel restrictions has quit. Apparently no one is currently in the position leaving the outfit 'Rudderless'.
- China: Delta outbreak continues, with over 300 cases detected in the last 10 days.
- Iran: Sees record high new daily cases.
- Philippines: Lockdown to return on Friday as Capital city hospitals come close to being overwealmed.
- Germany: To begin Booster shots from September.
- Poland: Two vaccination centres are subjected to arson attacks and another has an attempted break in by Antivax activists.
- Morocco: Announces new Curfew measures.
- Australia: Queensland extends lockdown.
- World: 198,707,823 confirmed cases and 4,229,662 confirmed deaths.
- Beer: Heineken makes strong recovery back into profit following large losses last year, but still below pre-pandemic levels.
- US: Passes 35 million confirmed cases.
- US: Florida breaks previous record of current hospitalisations, at 10,207 in that state alone. The previous record which was also over 10,170 was set last year before vaccines were available.
- Canada: Catches and fines travellers from the US with fake vaccination papers $16,000 (USD) each.
- UK: Track and Trace app (in connotation with the NHS) to be modified to lower contact rates after all, following a period of uncertainty where it was specified it was, then wasn't, but now will be again. This time, it will only advise you if a contact from the previous two days has tested positive rather than the previous 5 days. It takes about 7 days for symptomatic infection to show itself.
- UK: Testing of two of Londons busiest railway stations and trains which run between the two indicated no traces of COVID-19 in air samples and swabs of commonly used surfaces such as door handles. Station officials indicated they would continue to do their part with rigorous cleaning procedures and asked that travellers continued to wear masks and observe distancing guidance.
- UK: First travellers from 'Amber List' countries arrive following removal of quarantine restriction for the fully vaccinated. Critics warn this is an open door to importing variants.
- UK: Reports emerge the chief official at the Joint Biosecurity Centre which advises the government on Travel restrictions has quit. Apparently no one is currently in the position leaving the outfit 'Rudderless'.
- China: Delta outbreak continues, with over 300 cases detected in the last 10 days.
- Iran: Sees record high new daily cases.
- Philippines: Lockdown to return on Friday as Capital city hospitals come close to being overwealmed.
- Germany: To begin Booster shots from September.
- Poland: Two vaccination centres are subjected to arson attacks and another has an attempted break in by Antivax activists.
- Morocco: Announces new Curfew measures.
- Australia: Queensland extends lockdown.
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