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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.

In regards racial issues?

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?”

Duterte says vaccine refusers in the Philippines should be detained at home.

It was not clear whether President Rodrigo Duterte intended to try to enforce such a rule, which legal experts said would be unconstitutional.

New at the Belmont Club. Why don’t people know what’s good for them? Or do they?

The Customer Satisfaction Theory of Mandates

Selling bad mousetraps

New at the Belmont Club. Trying to understand coronavirus restrictions in terms of Hollywood submarine movies.

Coronavirus Lockdowns and the Hunt for the Red October

One ping

“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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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)”

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.

Fauci added: “So, it was research that was done by qualified people. Right now, when there’s all of this thing about China, that’s a different situation now back then when you’re dealing with qualified, highly respected Chinese scientists. So it isn’t what was made out to be about dealing with really, really bad people. Because those scientists were very well-respected in the scientific community internationally.”

Fauci praises Wuhan scientists and defends funding of bat coronavirus research

Dr. Anthony Fauci praised the “qualified, highly respected Chinese scientists” the National Institutes of Health collaborated with at the Wuhan Institute of Virology over the years, defending NIH’s funding of bat coronavirus research in China.

Nearly every politician now in office or who won reelection on the promise of a return to the “normal” old global world will fail in his pledge as it becomes clear that the pandemic and the new Cold War with China have changed things deeply.

Host nation expected an economic windfall and global recognition. But amid pandemic, a disgruntled populace just wants it all to go away.

The 2021 Olympics Are Turning Into a $20 Billion Bust for Japan

The host nation expected an economic windfall and global recognition. But amid pandemic, a disgruntled populace just wants it all to go away.

Seen on the Internet: “My God I’ve been on self lockdown since this 16 March 2020.In a period of 15 months I only went out of house for errands, government transactions, and vaccination.” It’s that moment when you realize that you’ve wandered into a dungeon.

Fauci’s denials, however indignant won’t end the controversy over his involvement in Wuhan. The reason is simple. The scale of the catastrophe is just too big to be dismissed without a thorough look. Fauci may well be innocent but with the majority of the public now convinced a lab accident was the cause, according to a Harvard-Politico poll a mere denial will no longer suffice.

It’s sad to watch people who used to be respected conservative names in liberal media wandering in search of an audience, victims of a shift in audience composition. Big names that suddenly aren’t who are the last to know. The tide has moved on leaving them stranded in some shrinking pool. Maybe some wave will carry them back out among the big fish. Or maybe this is it.

In a way it’s better to say “I am Nobody” than “I used to be important”.

The chief health officer of New South Wales, Australia, told reporters Tuesday that in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, citizens should avoid talking to each other.

Australian health officer tells citizens to not talk to each other — ‘even … your next-door neighbor in the shopping center’ — to prevent COVID spread

The chief health officer of New South Wales, Australia, told reporters Tuesday that in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19, citizens should avoid talking to each other.
What did the doctor say? “Whilst it’s human nature to engage in conversation with others — to be friendly — unfortunately th..…