Coronavirus

[Siúil a Rúin]

More than 16 million Britons are now required to stay at home as a lockdown came into force Sunday in London and southeast England, part of Boris Johnson’s attempt to control a fast-spreading new strain of the coronavirus.

The measures ban household mixing in the capital and the southeast, and restrict socializing to just Christmas Day across the rest of England. Residents across the country were told to keep to their local areas.

Johnson had originally planned to ease pandemic rules for five days during the holiday, but made an abrupt change of tack after emergency talks on the virus mutation with his top officials. Emerging scientific evidence suggests the new variant -- which currently appears virtually unique to the U.K. -- can spread significantly more quickly than previous strains in circulation and is behind a huge surge in infections in recent days.

London Begins Emergency Lockdown as U.K. Fights New Covid Strain - Bloomberg

I never know about clicking like in the political section because clicking 'like' on this is like laughing at horror movies in the theatre. This is important information, though. I wondered if there was any connection with the vaccine, and I don't know, but I did see this article with this statement,

"With striking speed, the United Kingdom has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that has been tested in a large clinical trial."

The UK has approved a COVID vaccine — here’s what scientists now want to know

I guess it's good to slowly and steadily keep stocking up and being ready for what could come next. We may have another hard winter next year. Wow, this is hardcore. At least we have better leadership in the U.S. At least that.

 

[Virtual ghost]

With newer and tough measures in place we are finally falling in active and new cases. What had to be done since otherwise the healthcare system probably wouldn't make it.

Plus they are indeed going with the banning of travel between the regions in order to lower the families from getting together. Since grandma and grandpa are probably somewhere around the country side and they should remain undisturbed.

 

[Vendrah]

I never know about clicking like in the political section because clicking 'like' on this is like laughing at horror movies in the theatre. This is important information, though. I wondered if there was any connection with the vaccine, and I don't know, but I did see this article with this statement,

"With striking speed, the United Kingdom has become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine that has been tested in a large clinical trial."

The UK has approved a COVID vaccine — here’s what scientists now want to know

I guess it's good to slowly and steadily keep stocking up and being ready for what could come next. We may have another hard winter next year. Wow, this is hardcore. At least we have better leadership in the U.S. At least that.

I thought that like did counted as thanks as well, like thanks for the good info/post.

 

[JAVO]

The advice of public health officials is so critical that they don't even follow it themselves.

Deborah Birx traveled, visit family during Thanksgiving despite virus warning - Washington Times

As COVID-19 cases skyrocketed before the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, warned Americans to “be vigilant” and limit celebrations to “your immediate household.”

For many Americans that guidance has been difficult to abide, including for Birx herself.

The day after Thanksgiving, she traveled to one of her vacation properties on Fenwick Island in Delaware. She was accompanied by three generations of her family from two households. Birx, her husband Paige Reffe, a daughter, son-in-law and two young grandchildren were present.

 

[ceecee]

Two men accused of shooting up strip club after refusing to wear masks face life in prison | KTVE - myarklamiss.com

 

[JAVO]

CDC report finds largest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12 month period | WEYI

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

She says she had pressure to under report COVID-19 numbers in Florida.

Raid on Florida Covid data expert's home was American over-policing in action (opinion) - CNN

 

[Siúil a Rúin]

Houston ICU nurse on testing positive for COVID-19 a second time, 'it hit me a lot harder'

 

[Jaguar]

Deborah Birx To Retire After Biden Transition : NPR

 

[Virtual ghost]

It seems that the methodology didn't hold.

 

[ceecee]

Mass. GOP official contracted COVID-19 after White House Hanukkah party

These are just the stupidest people.

 

[Virtual ghost]

It seems that the methodology didn't hold.

Plus here is how it seems that this will actually play out.
Although the fall in none transactional/financial sectors will probably be bigger than this.

 

[Jaguar]

First case of highly infectious covid strain found in U.S.

That didn't take long.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Mass. GOP official contracted COVID-19 after White House Hanukkah party

These are just the stupidest people.

Really calls into question the whole meritocratic myth of the smartest and most competent people having power, doesn't it?

 

[ceecee]

Really calls into question the whole meritocratic myth of the smartest and most competent people having power, doesn't it?

Which is why kakistocracy is such a perfect description. From this article..

"I think that, like many people, I felt as though I was invincible and felt that it wouldn't affect me and I don't have to wear a mask the entire time," he said in a virtual interview Sunday.

Not long after he returned home, Mountain began to feel very sick and went to a hospital emergency room.

"The fact of the matter is, I was basking in the glow of a major White House event, to which I was invited, and three nights later I'm in the hospital in the emergency room," he said.

Just the fact that someone would say any of this shit out loud, let alone to the press...

 

[Vendrah]

Really calls into question the whole meritocratic myth of the smartest and most competent people having power, doesn't it?

Which is why kakistocracy is such a perfect description. From this article..



Just the fact that someone would say any of this shit out loud, let alone to the press...

This was my point among 3 other threads in 2019: There is no real meritocracy, capitalism today is not up to the standards in almost every country. Only Norse countries are somewhat close.
Major computer/console games are dozens of times fairer than real life. A professional Chess player is very likely quite smart and dedicated, for example. That is definitely not the case for many super rich.

And more: These people believing they are invincible just because money or prestige make them appear so are stupid and on a real meritocracy would probably end up in moderate poverty.

 

[Totenkindly]

First case of highly infectious covid strain found in U.S.

That didn't take long.

Have Virus, Will Travel

 

[Vendrah]

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

And more: These people believing they are invincible just because money or prestige make them appear so are stupid and on a real meritocracy would probably end up in moderate poverty.

The most shocking thing to me about any of this is not that a large chunk of Americans have made wearing masks a political issues, or taken quarantine as an assault on their freedoms. The shocking thing to me is that so many of the assholes in power are dumb enough to believe exactly to believe as you stated. I would have been inclined to think they were merely exploiting the situation for their political gain while privately taking precautions. Awful, but within the realm of what I could conceive.

Nope, these fuckers are dumb enough to believe their own bullshit. In other words, they are dumber than even I imagined, and it's not like I believed this was a meritocratic country before that.

 

[Julius_Van_Der_Beak]

Here's a GOP casualty.

Louisiana congressman-elect dies of Covid

No confirmation that he attended any GOP super-spreader events, but the guy was in his early 40s.

However it is certainly within the realm of possibility that him or someone in his circle did actually attend some stupid political mass-gathering.