Quarantine Blog

[Bernard]

That news still does not entice me to visit.

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"Thailand lures luxury tourists with 5-star Covid-19 quarantine" https://twitter.com/i/events/13155374...

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Tickets to the Great Wall sold out.

After 10 long, housebound months in the #Covid19 pandemic, almost half a billion people took a vacation during China's Golden Week holiday. More
@business: https://t.co/bEQZ9LWr29 https://t.co/iQ7F33BUPA

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Coronavirus: France to impose night-time curfew to battle second wave

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...

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"Tensions rise as New Zealand travellers enter Australian states outside of trans-Tasman travel bubble" https://twitter.com/i/events/13179838...

[Bernard]

Grasshopper wrote: ""Tensions rise as New Zealand travellers enter Australian states outside of trans-Tasman travel bubble" https://twitter.com/i/events/13179838..."

Oh dear.

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Covid parties' could become the norm, immunology expert says

https://www.theguardian.com/world/202...

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Covid-19: Poland President Duda tests positive for virus
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...

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Which countries have not reported any coronavirus cases?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/0...

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"Brains of patients recovering from COVID-19 may age 10 years" https://twitter.com/i/events/13211545...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/02/wo...

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In Hunt for Virus Source, W.H.O. Let China Take Charge

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The question of the coronavirus’s origin remains a critical mystery that, if solved, could help prevent another pandemic and help scientists create vaccines and treatments. But the hunt for a source has been shrouded in secrecy. https://t.co/q2GTBLkXU7 https://t.co/9fWbMQwDPv

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Denmark locks down an entire region after coronavirus mutation jumps from MINK to humans https://t.co/Y7N2cBDHVn

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"The doctor who fell from the sky: COVID crashes Russia's space city" https://twitter.com/i/events/13272565...

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“Wild bears in Japan are heading into towns.”

A record number of bear sightings have been reported in Japan during the #coronavirus pandemic, causing accidents and damaging crops. @erica_yokoyama explains to @rumireports.

More: https://t.co/Dvc11eMAcu https://t.co/YRgQRmlwTX

[Bernard]

Grasshopper wrote: "“Wild bears in Japan are heading into towns.”

A record number of bear sightings have been reported in Japan during the #coronavirus pandemic, causing accidents and damaging crops. @erica_yokoyama ..."

The bears are after the cookies belonging to Andy Williams.

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"Donald Trump Jr. tests positive for COVID-19" https://twitter.com/i/events/13299250...

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While the U.S. and Europe struggle to contain an autumn surge in coronavirus infections, Finland and Norway are bucking the trend, keeping cases under control without stringent restrictions https://t.co/sbPxamPQtI

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In 2020, people have marched, rioted or protested from Trafalgar Square to the Michigan Statehouse, sometimes armed with guns.

There have been more than 30 major protests in 26 countries between March and October just against Covid rules https://t.co/keppSM0w0q https://t.co/i5vK68vtAv

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"Suspected North Korean hackers target COVID vaccine maker AstraZeneca" https://twitter.com/i/events/13323008...

[Bernard]

Grasshopper wrote: ""Suspected North Korean hackers target COVID vaccine maker AstraZeneca" https://twitter.com/i/events/13323008..."

Hands off AZ !!!

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"UK approves Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and could begin vaccinations next week" https://twitter.com/i/events/13340325...

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"Obama, Bush and Clinton say they will take the COVID-19 vaccine publicly to gain public trust" https://twitter.com/i/events/13344917...

[Sandra]

I hope this inspires some who are unsure of the safety of the virus. I would also like to see some of the scientists, like Dr. Faucci take it.

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He doesn't approve of hastily approved vaccines!

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A South Korean study raises concerns that six feet of social distance may not be far enough to keep people safe from the coronavirus.

https://t.co/V12iHkm3Ft

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"Prime Minister of Eswatini Ambrose Dlamini, who was hospitalized for COVID-19, dies at 52" https://twitter.com/i/events/13382718...

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Today, the FDA issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) fully at-home diagnostic test for #COVID19. The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test is authorized for people 2 years old and up, including those not showing symptoms. https://t.co/fdd2B7fYPE https://t.co/eAHMKcZ4MV

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"Italy becomes the latest European country to announce a Christmas lockdown" https://twitter.com/i/events/13402159...

Sweden announced its toughest measures yet against coronavirus, including its first recommendation to use face masks, as its death toll continues to increase https://t.co/q47a9uYOaW

"FDA approves Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in the US" https://twitter.com/i/events/13396933...


Covid-19: Explosion kills nine coronavirus patients in Turkey
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-euro...

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"Multiple states shut borders to Greater Sydney area as COVID-19 cases increase in NSW" https://twitter.com/i/events/13391126...


Covid: Chile's president Sebastián Piñera fined $3,500 for no-mask selfie
https://bbc.in/2WuLtQz

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"COVID-19 has reached a research base in Antarctica" https://twitter.com/i/events/13414355...

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Zhang Zhan: China jails citizen journalist for Wuhan reports
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-c...

With the U.S. bracing for a post-Christmas surge in Covid cases and the U.K. battling with harsh lockdown restrictions, life in the West feels far from normal.

Meanwhile, to put it bluntly, life in Taiwan this year has been ridiculously normal https://t.co/eAwXehXyc9

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Iran begins first human trial of locally made virus vaccine https://t.co/xReSymTcZh

BREAKING: The U.S. House votes to increase pandemic relief payments to $2,000 for individuals from $600 after President Trump demanded the change in a surprise turnabout last week. https://t.co/SixSYEqU5z

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How full are the hospitals near you? Our interactive map shows how coronavirus cases have affected hospital capacity in the U.S. Health officials said that the data should not discourage sick people from seeking care. https://t.co/d90SlHbfdZ

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The world risks a ‘moral catastrophe’ if COVID-19 vaccinations are delayed in Africa while wealthier regions inoculate their entire populations, the head of the continent's disease control body says https://t.co/Khnf53I0QB https://t.co/kA4FONymDW


..Covid: Pandemic dampens New Year celebrations around the world..
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-5549...

[Ian]

Horrors! Restraint on clockwatchers!

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Now that Grandma's been vaccinated, can I visit her? Here are answers to that and other questions about coronavirus shots for the elderly. https://t.co/rP2GHLupk7

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Legendary talk show host Larry King, 87, has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for COVID-19, a source says https://t.co/xgxvsOtvJW

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42 people in West Virginia are mistakenly given a virus treatment instead of the vaccine
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/us...

[Ian]

Won't the antivaxxers congregate around that news!

[Grasshopper, Administrator]

Their loss!
Better to have vaxed and lived than not to have lived at all!

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"Why Indonesia is vaccinating its working age adults first, not elderly" https://twitter.com/i/events/13461348...

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"Japan declares second COVID state of emergency" https://twitter.com/i/events/13469720...

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The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh vaccinated against Covid-19 today, Buckingham Palace says https://t.co/dPjN8cTYcU

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At the dawn of 2021, Singapore is verging on normality:

Last-minute dinner reservations are tough to secure
️Roads are full of traffic again
Children are in school
https://t.co/raN1VNfxmhi

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"Can you spread Covid-19 if you get the vaccine?" https://twitter.com/i/events/13490788...

[Ian]

An important question

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"WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate the origins of COVID-19" https://twitter.com/i/events/13467982...

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A racing pigeon named Joe that is reportedly registered to an owner in Alabama somehow wound up in Australia after disappearing from a race in Oregon more than two months ago. Joe may face death by Australian quarantine officials concerned about disease.
https://t.co/D1aX3ZWoUA