Continuing coronavirus happenings (Part 1)

DuPage county, IL issued new COVID metrics today. New cases per 100,000 per week increased from 152 to 222, with a 62 percent increase in youth cases.

Despite this, the IHSA has decided to proceed with winter basketball. What could go wrong, amirite?

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We try and get to Utah for vacation every so often and am glad that travel isn’t an option these days because Utah is going to be a real hot mess soon enough.

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Was this not posted here?

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Brazilian Health Minister Mr. Eduardo Pazuello, who has covid-19, has no date scheduled to leave hospital.

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My dad just turned 83 and by dog I want to be able to go see him before it’s too late. These assholes keep restarting the clock!

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I hope you can meet your father soon and in good health. I’m sorry for the whole situation.Sinto muito.

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So
did 1/4 of the USA practically cheat their way through high school, and are finally getting caught out without any book smarts?

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He is a mass murderer. He deserves the harshest sanction America allows.

“We know that there is a storm ahead of us, yet it’s not here,” Ducey said. “But those simple guidelines of wearing a mask, washing our hands, being socially distanced and using common sense have served us very well to date.”

However, the governor doesn’t plan on imposing new safety restrictions to prevent further spread of COVID-19.

“The mitigation that we’ve put out, the plan we put into effect remains in effect. I am proud that Arizona is open, that our economy is open, that our educational institutions are open and our tourist destinations are open,” Ducey said. “While at the same time, we do have mitigation steps in place that have allowed us to protect lives while protecting livelihoods, and we’re gonna continue to do that.”

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Australia’s worst Covid state:

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I’m so jealous. I know you have your own political issues over there, but reading the “person on the street” blurbs today about how people here in US are voting Trump because they can’t deal with anymore lockdowns i just want to shake them.
It didn’t have to be this way. The reason we have these ongoing restrictions is because our federal “leaders” made this into a political thing.
I know everyone here knows this. Just venting. And baking. And drinking


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I made another batch of rosemary shortbread yesterday.

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American Airlines Cuts 100,000 Flights in December Schedule ‘to Match Low Demand’

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Good. Maybe it will be a little quieter from now on.

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For all those who thought Covid would go away after the election, we had over 101,000 new cases today and over 1,100 deaths. Nope, try again.

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It continues to get worse here in Tijuana, yet the “We have the right to party” and the “It’s just the flu” crowds only want to double down.

Since the start of the pandemic, more than 22,000 coronavirus cases have been documented in Tijuana, along with 1861 deaths.

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