Coronavirus COVID-19 - Global Health Pandemic #80

[musicaljoke]

Queen Elizabeth cancels all events at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle amid pandemic

The UK's Queen Elizabeth II has cancelled all events at Buckingham Palace and the Windsor Castle for the rest of the year amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic which has so far infected 469,764 people and killed 42,358 others in the country. In a statement published on its website on Friday, the Buckingham Palace said: "In line with current government guidelines, and as a sensible precaution in the current circumstances, there will be no large scale events held at Buckingham Palace or Windsor Castle for the rest of the year.
"A variety of possibilities were examined to see if it was possible for Investitures to safely take place in line with the guidelines.
"Sadly, due to the large numbers of guests and recipients attending, it was not possible to find a way of safely delivering these events in the current circumstances. Recipients will be contacted directly.

Queen heartbreak as Buckingham Palace cancels key royal engagements until 2021

The cancellation of large-scale royal events is in keeping with current Government guidelines to limit socialising amid the pandemic.

A statement about the change on the Royal Family's website reads: "A variety of possibilities were examined to see if it was possible for investitures to safely take place in line with the guidelines.

"Sadly, due to the large numbers of guests and recipients attending, it was not possible to find a way of safely delivering these events in the current circumstances. Recipients will be contacted directly."

Investitures have not been held since the lockdown was announced in late March, although the Queen hosted a special open-air ceremony in July to knight veteran NHS fundraiser Captain Sir Tom Moore.

 

[margarita25]

This is sad. The Solomon Islands have been so careful with everything. And the first case of covid has now been discovered in their country.


The Solomon Islands prime minister, Manasseh Sogavare, has just confirmed in a nationally televised address that one Solomon Islands student repatriated from the Philippines late last month has tested positive for Covid-19.

“It pains me to say we have lost our Covid-19 free status, despite our collective efforts to prevent the pandemic from entering our country.”

The student is in quarantine but is asymptomatic. He had been tested before leaving Manila – returning a negative result – but tested positive later in Honiara.

Sogavare said contact tracing and testing of medical staff attending to students was now taking place. All of the students who returned on the repatriation flight are undertaking a compulsory 14-day quarantine. The infected student - as well as two other suspected cases - have been taken into hospital isolation facilities.

“Fellow citizens, while we have been working to prevent the virus from reaching our shores, it is now with us. However … we are ready to identify it … to isolate it … to contain it … and to eliminate it.”

Sogavare announced that all repatriation flights of Solomon Islander citizens have been suspended until further notice.

Solomon Islands First Covid Case

It kills me when the Nations who actually try...

Kwim.

 

[SouthAussie]

Corey Lewandowski, the president's former campaign manager, said that this is the process for entry to the White House.


"He outlined some of the protocols he understands the White House has in place to prevent virus transmission.

It includes ensuring that all guests who enter must go directly to the infirmary to have a Covid test, receiving their results in about 15 minutes, before being allowed to roam the campus.

Before coming into contact with the President – at the Oval Office or in the West Wing – visitors have “two additional temporal thermometer testings”, he added."

Coronavirus live news: Trump treated with remdesivir in hospital as allies test positive to Covid

 

[SouthAussie]

A coronavirus vaccine could be be rolled out across Britain in as little as three months, according to a report in the Times.

Unnamed government sources involved in making and distributing the Oxford vaccine told the Times they expect a full inoculation programme, which would exclude children, could take six months or less after approval.

The paper reports that “scientists working on the Oxford vaccine hope it could be approved by regulators before the start of next year, with some health officials estimating that every adult could receive a dose within six months”.

This would raise the hope of the UK public receiving Covid-19 jabs by Easter, the paper said.

Covid vaccine could be rolled-out in UK within 3 months

 

[musicaljoke]

He added that the UK could need “somewhere between” 10,000 and 30,000 professionals “who are purely dedicated every working day to vaccinating people”.

“There will be bottlenecks [in the supply chain] but I think people are beginning to start to think about the whole system and where the investments need to be,” he said. “It will take some time to roll out the vaccinations even when they're approved.”

Vaccination of UK population could take more than a year, experts warn

 

[margarita25]

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As of September 28, national forecasts predict from 2,700 to 8,600 new #COVID19 deaths will be reported during the week ending October 24. These forecasts predict 219,000 to 232,000 total COVID-19 deaths in the US by October 24. More: https://bit.ly/3cKQIl4.

 

[tresir2012]

Just reported by Shannon Bream on her show live now, that Trump just tweeted that he is doing well, sends love to all for good wishes.

Also reported that White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany just put out statement that the President just had his first treatment with anti-viral Remdesiver.

I'm guessing that was why he was hospitalized as this is administered by IV, which is why he would need to be hospitalized.

All sounds good!

Yes this is what I think. From what I have read about Remdesivir, 5 days seems significant. Either recovery in 5 days or shortens recovery by 5 days. Or 5 day treatment. Here are some study results :

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2007764

Looks like he could be in for 11 days based on the study.

 

[tresir2012]

It kills me when the Nations who actually try...

Kwim.

I do know exactly what you mean but I don't agree. All nations are trying. This is global.

 

[tresir2012]

Any studies on the interaction of Remdesivir and Regeneron?

Just posted one on Remdesivir.

 

[tresir2012]

The Giro d’ Italia begins Oct 3. The Giro is second to the Tour de France in fame. Another chance to spread Covid-19.

Have you got a link that the Tour spread Covid?

 

[tresir2012]

So, possibly improvement at around Day 11.

"At Day 11, a higher proportion of patients in the 5-day treatment group achieved improvement in clinical status versus the standard of care group"

Ah. I didn't know you had already posted. I'm catching up backwards.

 

[GRT]

Did anyone wonder even for just a second, if T's covid diagnosis came at a convenient time to step away, lay low?

Hmmm....probably not. Getting the virus works against his hopes of being reelected,

I do know exactly what you mean but I don't agree. All nations are trying. This is global.

Yes, it is global but it's affecting nations very differently. Take China for instance that has more than three times the population of the United States, and keep in mind that the virus started in a super-crowded Chinese wet market. Yet, China has fewer than 5,000 deaths while the US has more than 200,000 deaths.

China did a quick shutdown, but it's been reopened for months now and is thriving and its military is being pretty aggressive in the South China seas. With so very few deaths, it's almost like the Chinese people were vaccinated before the virus ever sneaked out. JMOO

 

[tresir2012]

I see that Kellyanne is the 7th person at the Rose Garden event to test positive.


Kellyanne Conway has tested positive for Covid-19, says symptoms are ‘mild’
She is the seventh person at the Rose Garden event announcing Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the supreme court to confirm she has tested positive for coronavirus.
Trump hospitalized following Covid diagnosis as ex-aide Kellyanne Conway tests positive – live

I guess we know where they got it from now then. Melania had her mask on for some of the time and as she is younger she is not as affected as the President. That is going to be a lesson in an outside event. Did they all get tested there before the event? Something very wrong with those tests if so. MOO.

 

[katydid23]

Hmmm....probably not. Getting the virus works against his hopes of being reelected,



Yes, it is global but it's affecting nations very differently. Take China for instance that has more than three times the population of the United States, and keep in mind that the virus started in a super-crowded Chinese wet market. Yet, China has fewer than 5,000 deaths while the US has more than 200,000 deaths.

China did a quick shutdown, but it's been reopened for months now and is thriving and its military is being pretty aggressive in the South China seas. With so very few deaths, it's almost like the Chinese people were vaccinated before the virus ever sneaked out. JMOO

Can we trust their number, of only 5000 deaths?

 

[tresir2012]

Hmmm....probably not. Getting the virus works against his hopes of being reelected,



Yes, it is global but it's affecting nations very differently. Take China for instance that has more than three times the population of the United States, and keep in mind that the virus started in a super-crowded Chinese wet market. Yet, China has fewer than 5,000 deaths while the US has more than 200,000 deaths.

China did a quick shutdown, but it's been reopened for months now and is thriving and its military is being pretty aggressive in the South China seas. With so very few deaths, it's almost like the Chinese people were vaccinated before the virus ever sneaked out. JMOO

Perhaps they already had herd immunity ?

 

[SouthAussie]

Yes, it is global but it's affecting nations very differently. Take China for instance that has more than three times the population of the United States, and keep in mind that the virus started in a super-crowded Chinese wet market. Yet, China has fewer than 5,000 deaths while the US has more than 200,000 deaths.

China did a quick shutdown, but it's been reopened for months now and is thriving and its military is being pretty aggressive in the South China seas. With so very few deaths, it's almost like the Chinese people were vaccinated before the virus ever sneaked out. JMOO

I truly believe that the comparitive reduced amount of virus cases and virus deaths (whether numbers are exactly correct or not) is all about restricting movement. Stopping the virus from moving around.

There are a multitude of pics on the internet showing Chinese villagers and officials stopping people from entering and leaving towns in the early days of this virus. They restricted movement.

Similarly, the more successful countries (and places) at containing the virus have restricted movement. They have closed borders. Limited distances that you can travel from your home. Stopped people moving around.

Movement needs to be stopped first, then the virus needs to be isolated and suppressed. Then things can ease up again. From what I can see, this has been the most successful strategy.

Bottom line is, if people didn't move around, the virus couldn't move around and spread. The virus needs people to carry it from place to place, person to person.

IMO

 

[squareandrabbet]

Hmmm....probably not. Getting the virus works against his hopes of being reelected,



Yes, it is global but it's affecting nations very differently. Take China for instance that has more than three times the population of the United States, and keep in mind that the virus started in a super-crowded Chinese wet market. Yet, China has fewer than 5,000 deaths while the US has more than 200,000 deaths.

China did a quick shutdown, but it's been reopened for months now and is thriving and its military is being pretty aggressive in the South China seas. With so very few deaths, it's almost like the Chinese people were vaccinated before the virus ever sneaked out. JMOO

BBM above: "According to China", which is about on par with saying ""Keeping Up with the Kardashians" set the highest licensing record for a cable TV original", with the "according to the report of family member and spokesperson Kris Jenner" unspoken.

As someone who was a teen in the 80s, I find it a bit surprising that people believe the PR which is released from the communist PRC, more than they believed in the PR which was released from Pravda; because 1980s Russia easily = 21st century China, IMO, MOO.

 

[tresir2012]

Eleven who worked on Cleveland debate are diagnosed with COVID as Chris Wallace says Donald Trump and his family arrived too late for tests and refused to wear face masks and Fox News stars including Lachlan Murdoch are now being tested.

Link

The pic shows Melania wearing a mask so she clearly didn't refuse. And she is sitting next to her family only.

 

[sds71]

I guess we know where they got it from now then. Melania had her mask on for some of the time and as she is younger she is not as affected as the President. That is going to be a lesson in an outside event. Did they all get tested there before the event? Something very wrong with those tests if so. MOO.

They were inside the WH also. That’s Justice Scalia’s widow in the front of the line.
And rapid COVID-19 tests were given.

The Busy Week When the President Met the Virus
Notre Dame president tests positive for Covid-19 nearly a week after attending SCOTUS announcement with no mask - CNN

 

[margarita25]

I do know exactly what you mean but I don't agree. All nations are trying. This is global.

@tresir2012 , I’m checking out after the night shift as always, but would like to ask if you could please do me a favor and pull up the latest list of nations who are collaborating and participating in the COVAX Facility and the ACT Accelerator? The list grows daily, sadly. IMO, the US could be a part of this global effort, and help the world at the same time, as we are all in this together. Covax and Act are a global collaboration, pooled research, etc.

Global Solidarity is key.