The Mysterious Coronavirus Spreading Worldwide

[hatcheckgirl]

Tying this discussion back to coronavirus, this is what I do for work. When all countries shut down for lockdown in March/April, and massive amounts of people lined up around the block (risking catching the virus in the days before social distancing was being enforced), it was truly heartbreaking to see people’s stunned faces. So many people out of a job. And many of them had never stepped a foot into a social security office. They felt gutted.

 

It broke my heart seeing this. And the government workers ploughed through the applications, overtime, bringing in all staff from each department and retraining them to process claims. Gifts were left outside our offices in gratitude. I’m glad that the government did give to the people at this time of need - Rom 13:4 “for it is God’s minister to you for your good.”

 

However, there will always be ones who abuse the system, and many are now having to repay debts.

[Tortuga]

Another Covid victim.

We met this couple in 2004 during the construction of the local Assembly Hall

 

He had polio.

“Once Stricken, Twice Afflicted” https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=102004526&srctype=wol&srcid=share

 

They lost their home in the Paradise Campfire

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-camp-fire-narrative-20181109-story.html

 

He recently died from complications related to Covid19.

 

Edited December 28, 2020 by Tortuga

[Hope]

4 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Another Covid victim.

We met this couple in 2004 during the construction of the local Assembly Hall

 

He had polio.

“Once Stricken, Twice Afflicted” https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=102004526&srctype=wol&srcid=share

 

They lost their home in the Paradise Campfire

https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-camp-fire-narrative-20181109-story.html

 

He recently died from complications related to Covid19.

 

Good Lord, that's awful!  😳😲😭  May Jehovah bless them in the New World with THE choicest home in the hills with nothing to fear, ever again 🙏🏽

 

That poor family  😞

[kejedo]

Wuhan doctor who warned of coronavirus mourned after he dies from it (msn.com)                My understanding is that he tried to be heard in January 2020 re: Covid danger, and died from it, himself in Feb 2020.

 

Edited December 29, 2020 by kejedo

[Lee49]

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/29/uk-needs-tighter-covid-rules-to-avert-catastrophe-epidemiologist

 

UK needs tighter COVID rules to avert catastrophe: Epidemiologist

 

Britain’s government needs to bring in tighter coronavirus lockdown rules to avert a fresh wave of deaths from a new strain of the disease, a leading epidemiologist and government adviser warns.

Hayward, who sits on a British government advisory body on respiratory diseases, said the new strain of COVID that infected people more easily meant existing lockdown measures in England were unlikely to be enough to slow the spread of the disease.

[JW-Ind]

COVID drives Dutch death rate up to highest level since WWII

https://www.reuters.com/article/reutersComService_2_MOLT/idUSKBN2930OE

 

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The number of deaths in the Netherlands increased at the highest rate since World War Two this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Dutch national statistics office (CBS) said on Tuesday.

Up to last week, around 162,000 deaths were reported in the country of 17 million this year, 13,000 more than would have been expected in a regular year, the CBS said.

 

 

 

 

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

From NY Times

 

New Data Triples Russia’s Covid-19 Death Toll

 

The statistics agency said 230,000 more people died through November of this year than did in 2019, a hike attributable to the virus. Russia could jump to third among countries by number of Covid deaths.

 

 

New Data Triples Russia’s Covid-19 Death Toll https://nyti.ms/38IDaqb 

 

Old (Downunder) Tone

 

 

 

 

[Lee49]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/12/29/colorado-reports-first-known-us-case-new-covid-strain-uk/4079697001/

 

Colorado confirms first known US case of new COVID-19 strain believed to be more contagious

 

"Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the U.K.," Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. "The health and safety of Coloradans is our top priority and we will monitor this case, as well as all COVID-19 indicators, very closely."

The Colorado state laboratory confirmed the case and notified the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the governor's office said in a statement. The patient is a man in his 20s who is recovering in isolation. He has no travel history and no close contacts.

[JW-Ind]

U.S. detects first case of COVID-19 variant as Biden offers gloomy vaccine outlook

 

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-detects-first-case-of-covid-19-variant-as-biden-offers-gloomy-vaccine-outlook-idUSKBN2931EJ

 

WILMINGTON, Del./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The first known U.S. case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant was detected in Colorado on Tuesday as President-elect Joe Biden warned it could take years for most Americans to be vaccinated for the virus at current distribution rates.

 

Biden, a Democrat, said about 2 million people have been vaccinated, well short of the 20 million that outgoing Republican President Donald Trump had promised by the end of the year. 

 

Biden’s goal of ensuring that 100 million vaccinations are administered by the end of his 100th day in office would mean “ramping up five to six times the current pace to 1 million shots a day,” Biden said, noting that it would require Congress to approve additional funding.

Edited December 30, 2020 by JW-Ind

[Julie]

Cases now being reported in our congregation and in neighboring congregations in rural Cumbria UK

 

Schools and care homes where sisters work seems to be the sources

 

UK has been hit hard with this new strain and we're all expecting new draconian measures to be put in place today

 

NHS hospitals becoming "war zones"

 

https://twitter.com/lewis_goodall/status/1343682938697900034?s=20

Edited December 30, 2020 by Julie

[➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone]

New "South African" variant, known as 501.V2.

ABC News - Australia

As coronavirus infections in South Africa continue to surge, Australia has detected its first case of a new, potentially fast-spreading variant linked to the country.

Queensland authorities yesterday announced a woman who had tested positive for COVID-19 in hotel quarantine was infected with the new "South African" variant, known as 501.V2.

So what is this new strain of the virus and just how worried should we be by its arrival in Australian quarantine?

Here's what we know so far.

Catch up on the main COVID-19 news from December 30 with our coronavirus blog.

 

Where has this new variant come from?

 

The new variant of coronavirus is believed to have originated in South Africa and was first discovered there in mid-December.

It is different from the strain recently detected in the United Kingdom, known as B117.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-29/coronavirus-queensland-south-african-strain-explained/13020156?utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_amp&utm_campaign=abc_news_amp&utm_content=mail

 

Old (Downunder) Tone

 

Post Script: The UK strain is 70% more transmissible. The SA strain even more so.

 

 

[Mykyl]

13 minutes ago, ➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone said:

New "South African" variant, known as 501.V2.

ABC News - Australia

As coronavirus infections in South Africa continue to surge, Australia has detected its first case of a new, potentially fast-spreading variant linked to the country.

Queensland authorities yesterday announced a woman who had tested positive for COVID-19 in hotel quarantine was infected with the new "South African" variant, known as 501.V2.

So what is this new strain of the virus and just how worried should we be by its arrival in Australian quarantine?

Here's what we know so far.

Catch up on the main COVID-19 news from December 30 with our coronavirus blog.

 

Where has this new variant come from?

 

The new variant of coronavirus is believed to have originated in South Africa and was first discovered there in mid-December.

It is different from the strain recently detected in the United Kingdom, known as B117.

 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-29/coronavirus-queensland-south-african-strain-explained/13020156?utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_amp&utm_campaign=abc_news_amp&utm_content=mail

 

Old (Downunder) Tone

 

Post Script: The UK strain is 70% more transmissible. The SA strain even more so.

 

 

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Edited December 30, 2020 by Mykyl

[Julie]

10 minutes ago, ➕👇 ꓤꓱꓷꓠꓵ🎵Tone said:

Post Script: The UK strain is 70% more transmissible. The SA strain even more so.

What was disturbing to hear this morning was that the 2 young sisters who work in a care home have caught the virus from a resident

DESPITE wearing all the appropriate PPE.....

[Jothob]

47 minutes ago, Julie said:

What was disturbing to hear this morning was that the 2 young sisters who work in a care home have caught the virus from a resident

DESPITE wearing all the appropriate PPE.....

Oh no! That’s awful, sorry to hear that. I hope they’ll be ok. That’s the thing with this virus, even though many are taking all the precautions necessary they’re still catching it! 
To be honest here in the UK they’re saying the NHS is struggling badly, and just now on the news they’re really concerned about the rising numbers testing positive right here where I live in Essex! 😱 
 

[trottigy]

And even if one recovers a study shows 1 in 11 who went to the the hospital have to go back at least once if not several times. So much for this just being the flu and over with in a few weeks.

 

It's crazy times, eh?

He Was Hospitalized for Covid-19. Then Hospitalized Again. And Again. https://nyti.ms/37YWIHr

 

[Julie]

1 hour ago, Jothob said:

Oh no! That’s awful, sorry to hear that. I hope they’ll be ok. That’s the thing with this virus, even though many are taking all the precautions necessary they’re still catching it! 
To be honest here in the UK they’re saying the NHS is struggling badly, and just now on the news they’re really concerned about the rising numbers testing positive right here where I live in Essex! 😱 
 

The two young sisters are recovering at home from the virus the whole family have it now too. The care home became infected with Coronavirus from a resident who had been in an NHS hospital and had been sent back to the home without being tested...she was positive and passed it on to a number of residents and staff even though social distancing and PPE was strictly adhered to...

 

Like Essex here in Cumbria we've gone from Tier 2 now going into Tier 4 due to infection rates!

 

#Worrying

Edited December 30, 2020 by Julie

[Mykyl]

Local hospital here has had an outbreak. It's only a tiny hospital as well. 

 

https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/health/coronavirus/deaths-linked-covid-confirmed-fife-hospital-ward-closed-new-admissions-3080618

 

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A total of 27 staff and patients connected with ward one at Glenrothes Hospital have tested positive for coronavirus so far, but this number is expected to increase.

 

NHS Fife has confirmed there have been deaths linked to the cluster, but due to confidentiality, would only confirm the number is fewer than five.

 

[Julie]

Further worrying comments about "Long Covid" from an English football manager who's club had to shut the training ground for a time due to players catching Covid-19 a few weeks ago

 

 

[AH173]

More politics and more politics and less true scientific method to address the origins of the disease.

 

https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-coronavirus-pandemic-china-only-on-ap-bats-24fbadc58cee3a40bca2ddf7a14d2955

 

 

[Tbs77]

Why we continue to follow the FDS, to stay United!



Rural Pastors Tend to Flocks Divided and Isolated by Covid-19

In Montana, a Lutheran church tries to stay together, despite spotty internet, long distances and fights over face masks

RO­NAN, Mont.—When the Rev. Seth Nel­son re­opened Faith Lutheran Church in this rural high­way town this spring, he put strict so­cial dis­tanc­ing rules in place: every other pew roped off; no cof­fee and cook­ies af­ter ser­vice; and, most con­tro­ver­sially, masks re­quired.

The months since then have been the hard­est of his six-year ca­reer in min­istry.

“Every week, for months, some­body would be telling me I was wrong for tak­ing this se­ri­ously,” said Mr. Nel­son, 35 years old. “It’s caused a lot of ten­sion and fric­tion for me, per­son­ally and pro­fes­sion­ally.”

Ten months into the coro­n­avirus pan­demic, rural pas­tors are strug­gling to bal­ance their flocks’ spir­i­tual needs with their phys­i­cal safety.


https://www.wsj.com/articles/rural-pastors-tend-to-flocks-divided-and-isolated-by-covid-19-11609324200?st=px0t79b64v9yide&reflink=article_copyURL_share

Edited December 31, 2020 by Shawnster

[hatcheckgirl]

"We are never going to go back to normal," she said. She being the Chief Medical Officer of NSW Health. 
 

“We might get a little bit more normalcy once we have all the population vaccinated, but COVID potentially will change our lives at all times and it may be something like the flu where we have to learn how to manage it in - with the tool of having a vaccine.”

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/nsw-records-10-new-local-coronavirus-cases-as-authorities-flag-new-infection-sites?cid=newsapp:socialshare:copylink

 

It’s both depressing and uplifting reading this. 

[Hotteok]

26 minutes ago, hatcheckgirl said:

"We are never going to go back to normal," she said. She being the Chief Medical Officer of NSW Health. 
 

 

Sounds like a mask will be my friend for the following 2,3 years.. 

Edited December 31, 2020 by VisualizeUrParadise

[M.J.]

2 hours ago, VisualizeUrParadise said:

Sounds like a mask will be my friend for the following 2,3 years.. 

I think for the remainder of this old system.

[Lee49]

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/31/tracking-the-new-coronavirus-strains

 

Tracking the new coronavirus strains

At least 31 countries so far have reported cases of the new strains of coronavirus.

United Kingdom: December 14
South Africa: December 18
Australia: December 21
Netherlands: December 22
Denmark: December 23
Ireland: December 23
Israel: December 23
Italy: December 23
Germany: December 24
Iceland: December 24
Nigeria: December 24
Singapore: December 24
France: December 25
Japan: December 25
Lebanon: December 25
Canada: December 26
Spain: December 26
Sweden: December 26
Jordan: December 27
Portugal: December 27
Finland: December 28
Norway: December 28
South Korea: December 28
Chile: December 29
India: December 29
Pakistan: December 29
Switzerland: December 29
United Arab Emirates: December 30
United States: December 30
Malaysia: December 31
China: December 31

[Dustparticle]

This is not good https://www.fox17online.com/news/national/coronavirus/vaccine-makers-investigating-efficacy-against-new-strain-of-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR2Q-XxBxxFv1ahv9xwGprIMdBpt0zUcwEKMUvfgfoV6f7Jf8ZYyYCiJP0A