South Korea’s Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Tuesday that it had recorded at least two cases of the new coronavirus delta-plus variant, which some experts believe to be more transmissible than the original delta variant that was first detected in India and has since thwarted plans for returning to life before the pandemic.
But what do we know about “delta plus,” yet another new variant causing alarm among governments and health officials? First identified in Europe in March, the variant is also known as B. 1.617.2.1 or AY.1.
It has been detected in several countries, including the United Kingdom, the United States and India.
It’s the only way
North Korea Is Willing to Talk, but First It Wants Fuel, Suits and Liquor
SEOUL—North Korea has a few demands to restart nuclear talks with the U.S., according to South Korea’s spy agency. Kim Jong Un’s regime wants sanctions restrictions relaxed to allow exporting minerals and importing more refined fuel.
Also on the must-have list: fine suits and premium liquor.
North Korea breaks out last ditch food
Seoul’s intelligence service says climate change effects appear to have hit crops, causing shortages
North Korea releases wartime rice reserves amid food crisis
Seoul’s intelligence service says climate change effects appear to have hit crops, causing shortages
I can mashed potato, do the twist
New York AG releases audio of Gov. Cuomo singing ‘Do You Love Me’ to advisor Charlotte Bennett as part of damning sexual harassment report
During a phone call with Bennett included in the report, Cuomo began to sing: “Do you love me, Do really you love me, Do you love me, Do you care?”
How unbiased is CNN?
The Mandatorian
Infected but not feeling it
Some of the cases were asymptomatic, most involved mild to moderate symptoms and only two required hospitalization, officials said. The infections were determined to be Delta-related because most samples in San Francisco were tested for the variant, which is now dominant in the city.
More than 200 staff members at 2 San Francisco hospitals have tested positive, most in breakthrough Delta infections.
Vaccinations warded off severe Covid for most of the workers, who tested positive this month; two required hospitalization.
Who said “Color is nothing, Class is everything”
In regards racial issues?
Continue reading “Who said “Color is nothing, Class is everything””The “law of necessity”
In a late-night public address on Wednesday, Mr. Duterte argued that the coronavirus emergency trumped laws guaranteeing freedom of movement, calling his order “the law of necessity.”
“If they don’t want to be vaccinated, they should not be allowed to go out of their homes,” Mr. Duterte said. “They may say there is no law, but should I wait for a law knowing that many will die?”
Poor salesmanship
Just drop the depth charge anywhere
Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed in California
“The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car,” the tweet said. “She is thankful that she was not seriously injured.”
Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer assaulted, robbed in California
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed Monday in Oakland, California, her son said. The assault happened in the Jack London Square neighborhood, according to a tweet on Boxer’s verified Twitter account.
Chance encounter
They say it only happens in the movies and too corny to believe.
Stranger on a Train
A serendipitous encounter with a Hungarian survivor leads to an incredible reunion.
The vaccine has failed relative to inflated political promises
“The NYT has decided it’s acceptable to discuss the topic of C19 vaccine failure. Even Dr. Fauci agrees.”
Fauci says US headed in `wrong direction’ on coronavirus
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The United States is in an “unnecessary predicament” of soaring COVID-19 cases fueled by unvaccinated Americans and the virulent delta variant, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert said Sunday.
Progressive arrests all rival candidates
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police placed under house arrest a seventh presidential contender on Saturday, meaning that almost all of those who could have challenged President Daniel Ortega in the Nov. 7 elections have now been detained.
Nicaragua arrests 7th presidential contender in Nov. 7 vote
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police placed under house arrest a seventh presidential contender on Saturday, meaning that almost all of those who could have challenged President Daniel Ortega in the Nov.
What the ‘selfless’ can learn from the Great War
The newest progressive insult is the epithet “selfish”, which appears to mean ‘not doing what the experts say is best for everyone’. The fallacy here is it discounts the effect of personal experience and feedback on behavior. The reason many people are being ‘selfish’ about Covid is disillusionment with the assurances and warnings issued by the politicians or with hideously expensive policies that seem to have no decisive effect.
Continue reading “What the ‘selfless’ can learn from the Great War”Famine, pestilence and war
In Europe, North America, Oceania and East Asia, the Covid-19 pandemic has been a tragic, wrenching experience, creating more depressed and divided societies. Yet, as we have been gazing obsessively at our own problems, a spectre infinitely worse is emerging in the most populous, fastest growing and least resilient parts of the world.
The coming collapse of the developing world
Covid has pushed vast swathes of humanity to the brink of extreme poverty.
In the last days of the Obama administration
Today, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is releasing “Recommended Policy Guidance for Departmental Development of Review Mechanisms for Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight (P3CO).” Adoption of these recommendations will satisfy the requirements for lifting the current moratorium on certain life sciences research that could enhance a pathogen’s virulence and/or transmissibility to produce a potential pandemic pathogen (an enhanced PPP).
Recommended Policy Guidance for Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight
OSTP Issues “Recommended Policy Guidance for Departmental Development of Review Mechanisms for Potential Pandemic Pathogen Care and Oversight (P3CO)”
68% still trust Fauci poll says
The survey also found that 68 percent of participants believed that Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the nation’s foremost infectious disease specialist, provided trustworthy advice on the pandemic. Dr. Fauci has come under repeated attack from conservative media figures like Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson of Fox News..
Trust in health agencies and Fauci remains strong, a poll finds, but personal doctors score higher.
A majority of Americans believes in guidance from the C.D.C., the F.D.A. and Dr. Fauci, despite misinformation and frequent criticisms.