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The Coronavirus - What's Happening Around the World

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I'd like to keep this thread as a chronicle of events and projections, how to address avoidance and how to react if infected.......not a 'scare' or 'hopeless' scenario.

Coronavirus is spreading.

Some current events:

US prepares for possible coronavirus pandemic, WHO officials say Iran outbreak 'worrisome'
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/21/coronavirus-latest-updates-outbreak.html

I usually shop in the early morning hours during the flu season to avoid crowds.
I am up to date on my flu and pneumonia shots, while they don't address coronavirus, I suspect it helps in avoiding complications with them.

( you all stay well )

Edited by Adminstrator Cookiegal with approval from the thread starter to include a link to the Johns Hopkins University's interractive map which is constantly updated to show the current statistics around the world:

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

Second edit to add link exclusive to the U.S.:

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/us-map
 
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Now it's BA.2.12.1

Covid Whiplash: Now-Dominant BA.2 Variant Being Quickly Overtaken Across The U.S. By Yet Another Faster-Growing Omicron Offshoot, Says CDC
https://deadline.com/2022/04/new-covid-variant-ba-2-12-1-quick-spread-united-states-1235007619/

The new Omicron sublineage BA.2.12.1 now accounts for 19% of all new cases specifically sequenced for variants in the country, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. That means the strain - barely on the national radar two weeks ago - is now being identified in close to 1 in 5 newly-sequenced cases..............
 
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So yesterday I'm out for a walk with Cassie and meet a friend walking her dog. We talk a bit and then she says she got Covid. I thought OK maybe weeks or more ago but no, she just tested positive on Tuesday. I just said OK see you around and walked away. She's supposed to be isolating on her property not out walking the streets with no mask on. Right now the rules if you test positive are to isolate at home for 5 days and then for 10 more days you're supposed to wear a mask when out in public. I wasn't closer than 10 feet from her so hopefully it will be OK but it's irresponsible. :(
 
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BA.4, BA.5 rise in Europe; officials sound alarm of COVID-19 surge to come
https://arstechnica.com/science/202...-ba-5-uprising-braces-for-next-wave-of-cases/

So far, there's no indication that BA.4 or BA.5 cause more severe infections than the currently circulating omicron subvariants-specifically BA.2 and BA.2.12.1. But, the pair appear better able to evade immune protection from vaccines and prior omicron infections, possibly leading to more breakthrough infections. "As in previous waves," the ECDC writes, "an increase in COVID-19 cases can result in a rise in hospitalizations, ICU admissions, and deaths."
 
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Yup, here we go...Fauci tested positive as well. Should be an interesting summer.

As an aside, I got laughed at for wearing a mask today.
 
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WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won't affect Canada's response: Tam


Signs of hope among high COVID-19 levels in Ottawa


Sewage from planes is a key Covid tracking tool, reports say, as CDC talks to airlines about wastewater testing


Weak immune system? Government offers advice to help at-risk people avoid COVID-19 infections
 
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