Wuhan virus 2020

[Jimbuna]

Boris Johnson sets out his four-step plan to release England from lockdown
Step one, on 8 March, will see schools reopening and two people allowed to meet outdoors for a chat.

From 29 March, outdoor gatherings of either six people or two households will be allowed.

Outdoor sports, including football, golf and tennis, will be allowed to resume from 29 March as well.

Step two would see shops, hairdressers and gyms reopen from 12 April in England.

Also from 12 April, outdoor hospitality will resume, as well as zoos and theme parks.

Step three would start on 17 May with most social contact rules lifted, as well as limited mixing indoors.

The prime minister hopes that step four, from 21 June, would see the end of all legal limits on social contact.

[Jimbuna]

Another 178 people have died in the UK within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus, according to today's government figures.
And a further 10,641 people have tested positive.
In total, 17,723,840 people have had a first dose of a vaccine, and 624,325 have had a second.

US President Joe Biden will lead a candle-lighting ceremony and a moment of silence tonight as the country prepares to mark the grim milestone of 500,000 deaths of people with coronavirus.
The ceremony is due to take place at the White House at 18:15 (23:15 GMT) and will also involve First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, officials say.
The US has seen the highest number of infections - more than 28 million - and the highest death toll of any country in the world.

China has lifted all remaining local lockdowns today.
No new domestically transmitted cases of Covid-19 have been detected in the past 24 hours, according to government statistics – and that has been the case for the last couple of weeks.

Stubbornly high infection rates are hampering French efforts to ease coronavirus restrictions, with Nice in the south a particular hotspot.
The area around Nice, which has the highest rate in France, will go into partial lockdown for the next two weekends.
The Riviera resort city has more than 700 cases per 100,000 inhabitants - more than three times higher than the national average of 190, French news agency AFP reports.

[Jimbuna]

Italy just published AstraZeneca contract with Brussels in full...EU threats exposed.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...ine-latest-evg

[Skybird]

What I do not understand that such totally dysfunctional , incapable personell is allowed to just carry on. They should be fired by now, with big leaded boots kicked deep into their lower backs.



Nobody is being held accountable in any pointed, meaningful way. Nobody.



If a small or8idnary employee would fail his duties in his working place in comparable fashion and scaling, all the law's power and weight would rain down mercilessly on him, shattering the essentials of his mere existence.


But these superbrains plan not only the economy of the future, but also the climate of the future, the society of the future, the world of the future. I piss my pants in fear of that.



How could nature have existed this long without their supreme guiding? The biggest cosmic mystery of all.

[Buddahaid]

Because they are lizard people taking over the Earth silly....

[skidman]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Italy just published AstraZeneca contract with Brussels in full...EU threats exposed.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/polit...ine-latest-evg

Well, even the Express is not sure if there was a violation of the contract. "the EU might be all bark and no bite". None of us is a lawyer and we will never find out if there was enough beef to bring a charge against AZ. One thing is crystal clear though:

A company that has problems with the supply of raw materials and delivers 100% of the promised quantity to one party and less than 40% to another customer and still claims " best efforts" have been made, loses credibility. It's not a question of international law, it's a question of common sense. The same applies when British people are exercised about the EU stopping UK trucks because of the ham in the lunch box of the driver. The difference is: AZ has killed people. Think about it.

[Gorpet]

Florida COVID-19 cases statewide as of 02/20/2021: total cases 1,863,707, total deaths 30,339. New cases for Saturday only statewide 7,280, new deaths 121. I live in Orange County which includes the city of Orlando that is located in the central part of the state. As of Saturday new cases 400, new deaths 2, total cases 111,578. Total deaths 1,071. Florida officials include in each Sunday report a reminder that it can take weeks and sometimes several months for reports on the dead to appear. Central Florida accounts for more than 17.6% of the cases state-wide and more than 17.2% of the deaths.

[Catfish]

Thanks Gorpet for the update Do you think there is a trend with infections going down at last?


re Jim: "Eu threats exposed"?

The bigmouthed headline in typical Express fashion is a bit misleading. For what i read the one corporate body being held accountable should be Astra-Zeneca, and then the UK. Astra-Z. did not act in "best reasonable effort", it prefers the UK, and its boss Soirot even lied about this "first come first served" since the deal with the EU was signed before the one with the UK.
As just of all the publishing of the treaties mentioned in the "Express" has shown. How embarrassing.


So one vaccine is being developed in Germany, by a turkish immigrant, it is being tested, and while those tests have not been concluded for children and elderly people, Johnson decides to use the vaccine beforehand. He is lucky since it works, nobody dies and it is HIS PERSONAL VICTORY. Laughable.

Then scientists in Oxford develop another vector-based vaccine, and while there are treaties the company tries to withhold it from the EU, preferring the UK. Nationalist reasons? Money? Whatever, not an act in good faith.

The US company Pfizer jumps the train and becomes a "partner" of german BioNTech Pfizer, meaning it becomes the distributor. So the Germany-produced vaccine is sent deep-frozen to the US, being filled in flasks, and is being shipped back to Germany, deep-frozen. Makes so much sense. Or at least parts of it are sent back, because uh you know, USA. Remember the mask thing, anyone?

I had no problem with all that at first, itis a pandemic, all have to work together, maybe a bit of nationalism is ok and can be expected when England needs some positive news in its brexit shambles.
But when this whole boondoggle unfolded, i do now think the EU was expecting a bit too much when it comes to equal distribution and fairness, from its friends and allies.

Skybird is right, the EU is much too lenient, it expects equality and international co-operation, but it seems not all see it that way to put it mildly.
re the title "... exposes EU threats", wouldn't it be nice if the EU actually did that, for a change. This nationalism and perceived exceptionalism of some stinks to the high heavens.

[Skybird]

Governments usually must swear an oath that they protect the citizens of theirs, the country, theirs /its interests. A government is obligated to put its people befofe that of other nations. I too expect and DEMAND that.

The point is that vaccine production must not stop when national herd immu ity has been eached. Quantities exceeding the need or the imminent vaccination capability - tnese are what can and should be used to help others, nations.


Neith er Johnson nor Merkel nor Biden are the chancellors and presidents of foreign nations.
They owe first and foremost to their own. Merkel forgot that. And Germany by now is so incapable to get anything done that neither mass quick testing a la Spahn is coming, nor that organising vaccination dates works acceptably. People call dozens of times, and no answers. At the same time i read today ghat 2 million doses lay around unused, instead of getting pushdd into arms in accord work.



Germany is the complete anti-example of how things should be done. Its only bright side is its high number of ICUs. But not enough personnell fof all of them. Foreign nurses from Czech republic, Poland etc. already included in that count.

[Jimbuna]

@Skidman and Catfish

The post you refer to is a link to the Express and not necessarily my opinion or viewpoint.

If it were I would have no hesitation in pointing that out....therefore the intention is that it should be viewed as being for information purposes only.

[Jimbuna]

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[Jimbuna]

Everyone must play their part and be cautious as the country exits lockdown, Matt Hancock says.

The health secretary says people should take personal responsibility for precautions such as masks.

The second week of February saw 17,136 deaths registered in the UK - down by 1,710 on the previous week but still 26% above usual levels.

Step-by-step strategy could see the Covid restrictions fully eased by 21 June - if strict conditions are met.

There's been a surge in foreign holiday bookings since the route map was laid out, with Easyjet reporting a 630% increase.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will set out her plan for easing the lockdown in Scotland later.

UK unemployment rate rises to 5.1% in the three months to December, official figures show.

The number of deaths in the United States from coronavirus surpasses 500,000

US President Joe Biden says it is a "heartbreaking milestone"

A further 10,641 coronavirus cases are reported in UK on Monday, and another 178 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.

[Jimbuna]

France is worried about a new infection hotspot – the northern port city of Dunkirk. The infection rate there is more than 900 per 100,000 inhabitants, so a local lockdown is now being considered. On Monday the focus was on Nice, a southern resort city, where the rate is above 700. A weekend lockdown has been imposed there and in nearby areas. These surges have been blamed on the highly contagious English variant. France is trying to avoid a third national lockdown despite having the highest number of people in intensive care units in Europe since the start of December.

In Italy the new government led by Prime Minister Mario Draghi has extended until 27 March a ban on travel between Italy’s regions, to curb the virus spread. The new decree also extends a restriction on private visits: no more than two adults and children under 14 can visit another person’s home.

EU Europe ministers are discussing how to ease the current border restrictions, which violate the spirit of free movement in the EU. The European Commission has complained to Germany about its border controls, saying they go too far. But Germany is frustrated its infection rates are declining too slowly, or not at all. Belgium, Hungary and three Nordic countries received such complaints previously from the commission.

The Czech government has ordered the wearing of FFP2 respirator masks from Thursday in shops and on public transport. The government will distribute millions of the masks via food banks to people who cannot afford them. They block more particles than ordinary masks.

Afghanistan began administering Covid-19 vaccinations on Tuesday. The country has recorded 55,646 infections and 2,435 deaths but experts warn both are likely significantly under-reported due to low testing and health system access.

South Korea’s prime minister says the country will aim to vaccinate 70% of their population by Autumn.

Australia is expected to ramp up a national vaccination drive after a second shipment of doses arrived into the country overnight. Health Minister Greg Hunt hopes to reach one million weekly doses by the end of March, after local production of the AstraZeneca jab begins.

[Catfish]

@Jim re your post further 'north'
Ok thanks i know it should be obvious.. sometimes too easy to get triggered by the "Express" or "The Sun", but then it is their purpose i guess
Sorry