LIVE: Moment of silence at U.S. Capitol marks 900,000 U.S. COVID-19 deaths https://t.co/x9MJM0VnXF
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2022
To add more context to this. In June Gallup poll, 89% thought COVID situation was getting lot/little better. By August, it had dropped 74 pts (!!!) to just 15%. https://t.co/Q2SEDwBATc https://t.co/KCStb2L1su
— Amy Walter (@amyewalter) February 8, 2022
Eventually we will reach a point where that last red line will flatten out or go down, but it will not be because of prudent action on our part. And there are already hundreds of thousands more deaths than there might have been.
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) February 8, 2022
U.S. CDC urges Americans to avoid travel to Japan, Cuba, Armenia over COVID cases https://t.co/fEvxdY3VIv pic.twitter.com/kEIXU7mTta
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2022
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COVID disrupts health services in over 90% of countries -WHO https://t.co/kSav00dO3z pic.twitter.com/QusSGtyB6h
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 7, 2022
China has ordered inhabitants of the southern city of Baise to stay home and suspended transportation links amid a virus surge partly linked to omicron. Classes have been suspended, non-essential businesses closed and mass testing of residents ordered. https://t.co/Qs9cWcK6z5
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 8, 2022
Olympic organizers say there are 32 athletes in isolation facilities after testing positive for the coronavirus and that the average time spent in isolation is seven days. https://t.co/7NPoE2h6AV
— AP Sports (@AP_Sports) February 8, 2022
#HongKong's new #Covid19 measures in full. https://t.co/FTmp7G4o8D pic.twitter.com/AUhEuyDxHr
— Hong Kong Free Press HKFP (@hkfp) February 8, 2022
Looking forward to living the reality of the next few months resulting from a string of unforced errors by Hong Kong authorities. https://t.co/KnWedoLOB5
— Oliver Farry (@ofarry) February 8, 2022
It *was* the hamsters, after all!
Sneezing hamsters sparked a Covid outbreak. Pet hamsters probably carried #delta variant into Hong Kong. Genomic analysis of viral samples from the rodents supports reports that a pet shop was the source, which has so far has infected ~50 people https://t.co/2O62DJXmUk
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 7, 2022
NEWS: @USAID provides vaccine delivery supplies to Thailand ?? to support efforts to get #COVID19 vaccines into arms and protect vulnerable communities across the country. To date, the US delivered a total of 2.5 M vaccine doses. More here: https://t.co/F6fQty1fsC https://t.co/XVKqzR8p3f
— USAID Bureau for Asia (@USAIDAsiaHQ) February 7, 2022
South Korea's #omicron surge continues sweeping the country. Health officials report that S. Korea has now surpassed 1 million known infections https://t.co/PKPc9IdKjm
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 7, 2022
Malaysia COVID-19 panel recommends full border reopening in March https://t.co/4taQi2FJXy pic.twitter.com/fa8uMjGfWY
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2022
Australia's COVID hospital admissions fall after Omicron peaks https://t.co/c0ERftWP1t pic.twitter.com/mTUQmmjByF
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2022
New Zealand PM warns of more COVID variants in 2022 https://t.co/ewe1HmTSC7 pic.twitter.com/AV2YJfGt3o
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2022
Germany's government says it's working on plans to relax coronavirus restrictions after the peak in new cases has passed, likely by the end of February. https://t.co/fzfh8ILshM
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) February 7, 2022
The #COVID19 crisis in Russia seems fully out-of-control – 10X increase in 1 month.
"The figure of 189,071 new infections on Sun was abt 2,800 cases >the previous day & continued a surge that began in mid-January, when daily new cases were around 17,000."https://t.co/iu2YoLZWCE— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 7, 2022
WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE – Police in Canada's capital said they are cracking down on fuel and funding to end an 11-day protest against COVID-19 measures, while a judge granted an interim injunction against deafening honking that has irked residents https://t.co/JusiC2az7M pic.twitter.com/TwOqX7TFJv
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2022
Canada’s public safety minister joined other Canadian leaders in pushing back against prominent U.S. Republicans who offered support for the protests of COVID-19 mandates that have besieged downtown Ottawa for more than a week. https://t.co/qdJW42Bi53
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 7, 2022
Facebook says it has taken down dozens of groups, pages + accounts that latched onto the truck convoy protest in Canada but were run by spammers and scammers, including in Vietnam https://t.co/W81fiudaUs
— Elizabeth Culliford (@eculliford) February 8, 2022
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Past infection with covid-19 does not necessarily confer protection against future infection, especially when it comes to the delta and omicron variants, researchers have warnedhttps://t.co/Jbk2pUF1Ds
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) February 7, 2022
Huge study finds that Covid increases the risk of cardiovascular disease 12 months later.
"Governments & health systems around the world should be prepared to deal with the likely significant contribution of the COVID pandemic to a rise in the burden of cardiovascular diseases." https://t.co/fDjNAr8F3U
— Amy Maxmen, PhD (@amymaxmen) February 7, 2022
Many babies of mRNA-vaccinated moms have antibodies at 6 months; Moderate COVID tied to higher childbirth risks https://t.co/oGEkVnFhmA pic.twitter.com/ftl8IKsg2T
— Reuters (@Reuters) February 8, 2022
U.K. experts attempt to define #LongCovid in kids. Consensus panel comes up w/ 5 criteria signifying the condition:
-Affects physical/mental/social well-being
-Interferes w/ aspects of daily living
-Persists ~12 wks after initially testing Covid+https://t.co/9Lcj8RJ3x9 pic.twitter.com/CSH5EcgrLB— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 8, 2022
About 30 million white-tailed deer roam the continental United States, and we keep giving them the coronavirus. https://t.co/x1fD5lHDtZ
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) February 7, 2022
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"If data were driving these decisions, we wouldn't at all remove mask mandates right now…These are the very decisions that are going to prolong the pandemic and lead to far more suffering than we need to have happen.” @MCarnethon https://t.co/HiEm8nwzBT
— Anne Sosin (@asosin) February 8, 2022
In rural California—ruby red Trump country—unvaccinated 'freedom lovers' are still overwhelming hospitals. The facilities have small staffs that are made up of overworked doctors and nurses https://t.co/aBs8lNwiFX
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) February 8, 2022
Hooray!
Over the last 15 days new #COVID19 cases in NYC have fallen >60%.
The NYC transmission rate on Jan17 the rate was 1,184.4 per 100,000 residents.
On Feb1 it was 223.73 cases per 100K — a decline of 81%. ????https://t.co/fkB3wHCaEQ pic.twitter.com/ZxraErBfDI— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 8, 2022
in this article re: Fauci, NYT quotes 14 Republicans, 0 Dems https://t.co/M5dbrRTyZE
— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 7, 2022
Aching saga of 23-yr-old patient
"There is a look of terror, confusion & questioning on every family member's face.
She experienced a cardiac arrest & due to #COVID19 she has now lost both legs to coagulopathic comps & is on dialysis due to renal failure."https://t.co/zWqc4Y3Tt6— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 7, 2022
New & Exclusive: The pandemic has been a financial windfall for anti-vaccine groups, including the Informed Consent Action Network, helmed by Del Bigtree. ICAN brought in $5.5 million in 2020, 60% more than the previous year and their best year yet. https://t.co/XgbVbPBktW
— Brandy Zadrozny (@BrandyZadrozny) February 3, 2022
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