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COVID Corner - Some reports from some news outlets from today, Wednesday 27th of October:

- World: Global Confirmed 244,818,183 Global Deaths 4,968,445

- UK: Everyone in Commons must wear masks except MPs

- UK: Novavax asking UK watchdog to approve its Covid jab

- UK: UK Covid lab returned just four positive results from 2,400 Sheffield tests

- New Zealand: New Zealanders stranded in Australia are sailing Tasman Sea to get home

- Europe: Covid-19 infections surging across Eastern Europe

- Therapeutics: Landmark licensing deal could expand access to world's first Covid-19 antiviral pill

- Russia: Russia sets another daily record for Covid deaths
 
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Vavrik said:
I could only think of 2 responses:

Because being an MP makes you like a virus, and a virus can't catch a virus. They even shrunk their brains to make sure it was safe. It seemed like a good idea but...
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If a virus can catch a virus, and so can MP's. And virus's (virions) can catch a virus.
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It basically says "I'm free to put you at risk but don't you dare put me in peril".

To quote a friend from the north of the UK: "Watta sack 'o bastadz". I don't know what the phrase means but he says it with such vim it can only be an accurate response.
 
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COVID Corner - Some reports from some news outlets from today, Thursday 28th of October:

- World: Global Confirmed 245,366,553 Global Deaths 4,977,525

- UK: All countries to be removed from travel red list

- UK: Double jabbed can easily spread Covid at home

- US: US growth slows to just 2% as Delta hits economy

- UK: Covid affecting 60% of pupils at some schools

- Singapore: Singapore reports 3,432 new cases day after highest single-day rise; UK cases between 22 and 28 October down 9.8% on previous seven days

- Russia: Russia brings in harsh new measures amid record cases and deaths

- India: India: over 100 million people fail to turn up for second Covid vaccine

- Japan: Face mask row in Japan over cost of 80m left in storage unused
 
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COVID Corner - Some reports from some news outlets from today, Friday 29th of October:

- World: Global Confirmed 245,811,489 Global Deaths 4,985,467

- UK: Back-to-school Covid fears prompts testing plea

- UK: One in 50 had Covid in England last week, says ONS

- UK: Scotland, Health board 'to get military help next week'

- US: US expected to authorise first Covid vaccine for young children

- Russia: Russia says at least 44,265 people died from Covid in September

- Sweden: Swedish response to Covid was too slow, says commission

- China: Beijing residents told to postpone weddings to keep transmission low in preparation for Winter Olympics.
 
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COVID Corner - Some reports from some news outlets from today, Saturday 30th of October:

- World: Global Confirmed 246,278,507 Global Deaths 4,993,576

- Tonga: Tonga records first case of coronavirus

- UK: Work train journeys fewer than half pre-pandemic

- US: Covid origins may never be known but conclude not developed as biological weapon - US intelligence

- China: 'People are starting to wane’: China’s zero-Covid policy takes toll

- Thailand: Thailand bans rallies ahead of tourism reopening

- Germany: Merkel warns Germans against return of 'recklessness' amid rising hospital admissions

- Russia: Russia reports record number of daily cases





 
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COVID Corner - Some reports from some news outlets from today, Monday 1st of November:

- World: Global Confirmed 246,889,661 Global Deaths 5,003,021

- World: Confirmed deaths passes 5 million.

- UK: Covid booster jabs available at walk-in sites in England

- UK: Prof Van-Tam to be given freedom of Boston

- China: Single Covid case shuts down Shanghai Disneyland

- Dictionaries: Vax declared word of the year for 2021

- Russia: Russian army may be called on to build field hospitals

- Greece: Greece reports highest ever daily infections

- Thailand: Thailand reopens to some vaccinated tourists after 18 months of Covid curbs

 
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COVID Corner - Some reports from some news outlets from today, Tuesday 2nd of November:

- World: Global Confirmed 247,330,442 Global Deaths 5,009,814

- US: Confirmed 46,106,298

- UK: Family appeals against end-of-life Covid ruling

- China: China urges families to stock up on essentials

- Vaccines: Pfizer raises Covid-19 vaccine sales forecast to $36bn for 2021

- Digital Info: Facebook ‘failing to protect users from Covid misinformation’

- New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern ends press conference after being heckled over vaccines

- Romania: Romania breaks its daily Covid deaths record

- UK: UK has highest daily death toll since February

- Greece: Greece reports record-high daily Covid cases

- UK: MPs (finally) told to wear masks in parliament amid rising Covid cases

- China: Zero-Covid policy in China to remain 'for a very long time'
 
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NaffNaffBobFace said:
- Digital Info: Facebook ‘failing to protect users from Covid misinformation’
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I never did understand what they expect these websites to do. It's not like they are the publisher of information and are truly just a public forum where people can go and voice whatever they feel like. Or is it no longer valid to expect people to use their best judgment? It's also a weird paradox as people expect them to be an open forum for their own content while demanding they limited content they don't agree with. I personally would like to see them do even less but I understand it's their property to do as they so choose and I don't envy the pressure they are getting from all sides.
 
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Bambooza said:
I never did understand what they expect these websites to do. It's not like they are the publisher of information and are truly just a public forum where people can go and voice whatever they feel like. Or is it no longer valid to expect people to use their best judgment? It's also a weird paradox as people expect them to be an open forum for their own content while demanding they limited content they don't agree with. I personally would like to see them do even less but I understand it's their property to do as they so choose and I don't envy the pressure they are getting from all sides.
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I totally agree. Also it's a forum to express yourself - not to find good advice... so it's a kind of odd situation. But for me, I see vaccine hesitancy and denial is due mostly to fear of needles. Like any fear, they're going to try to find a way to justify their position.
 
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NaffNaffBobFace said:
- UK: Family appeals against end-of-life Covid ruling
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Man, being in that position as a family member would suck. I'm not sure if you remember it, but when I was a kid Terri Schiavo was the center of a big debate about end of life care. I'll link to the stories wiki, it can explain it much better than I could.

I can understand everyone else wanting to pull life support, but as a family member the last thing you want to do is give the okay to end someone you loves life.


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COVID Corner - Some reports from some news outlets from today, Wednesday 3rd of November:

- World: Global Confirmed 247,883,004 Global Deaths 5,018,949

- UK: Hairdresser thanks Boris Johnson with hair mural

- UK: Hospitals suspend visiting as Covid cases rise

- Vaccines: WHO backs India's Covaxin for emergency Covid use

- Isle of Man: Manx ministers reject Covid public inquiry call

- UK: Hard months to come in pandemic for UK

- China: China school locks down children after Covid case

- UK: UK launches trial of drug to tackle fatigue in long Covid patients

- UK: Jeremy Farrar: Sage scientist quits amid ‘concerning’ UK Covid picture

- US: CDC backs Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for young children

- Russia: Russia sets another new records for official daily Covid deaths at 1,189


 
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Jolly_Green_Giant said:
Man, being in that position as a family member would suck. I'm not sure if you remember it, but when I was a kid Terri Schiavo was the center of a big debate about end of life care. I'll link to the stories wiki, it can explain it much better than I could.

I can understand everyone else wanting to pull life support, but as a family member the last thing you want to do is give the okay to end someone you loves life.
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that's interesting, then I was growing up the big "right-to-die" case was Karen Ann Quinlan ... I'll link that here

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COVID Corner - Some reports from some news outlets from today, Thursday 4th of November:

- World: Global Confirmed 248,421,886 Global Deaths 5,026,957

- UK: First pill to treat Covid gets approval in UK

- Europe: German Covid record as WHO warns of Europe deaths

- Genetics: High-risk Covid gene more common in South Asians

- Isle Of Man: Isle of Man Covid death toll rises to 60

- Latvia: only 61% of Latvian adults are fully vaccinated, less than EU average of 75%

- UK: Covid infections in England double in over-65s over past month

- Bill Gates: Bill Gates calls for huge global effort to prepare for future pandemics

- WHO: Prioritise getting Covid vaccines to poorer countries, not profit, WHO tells manufacturers

- US: US vaccine mandate for private sector workers to begin 4 January
 
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