Comparing 6 states: NY, NJ, MA, PA, MI, IL and rest of US, we see decline in the northeast and the growth elsewhere. (larger effect if we included the other declining states).
Full US state dynamics, showing NY declining and CA increasing (southern CA).
Relative fireplot attached shows significant improvement in nearly 1/2 of states.
Italy today reports 210 new cases. Dramatic declines from peak, and near to Green in much of the country. Lombardia still has difficulty staying under 100 consistently. We hope they will #go2zero.
Belgium 55 today, lowest in 3 months.
Belarus 689 keeps improving.
China Beijing cluster now 100+
Singapore 161, lowest in 2 months.
New Zealand reports 2 imported new cases due to allowing visit to dying parent. Precautions taken. We hope no other consequences.
Here is the US states page. Click on the images in the "Map" to see details
Effective Oct 1, 2024-March 31, 2025, NJ Hackensack Meridian Health is requiring all patients, visitors and staff wear masks during patient encounters at all of its patient care facilities (e.g. hospitals, physician offices, rehabilitation facilities, etc) hackensackmeridianhealth.org/en/patients-an…
About Hackensack Meridian Health
"...a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the largest, most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. 2/
"The network has 18 hospitals and more than 500 patient care locations, which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation,
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"As a parent, I want my son to be safe at school, so that was a key part of my motivation to do this," says Mr Kinner, the Brisbane creator of COVID Safety for Schools, a free online course that aims to correct misinformation and teach school staff and parents how to reduce ..
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"..the risk of the virus spreading. "But also, having spoken to lots of other parents and teachers, it's clear that most schools are lacking an understanding of some of the absolute basics of COVID. And in the fifth year of the pandemic, I find that very troubling."
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"What if a troublemaker simply decides to disguise his face with large sunglasses and a hat, instead? Are we going to criminalize sunglasses and hats, too? 1/ nj.com/opinion/2024/0…
"Even with an exception for people who wear masks for medical reasons, it’s a threat to personal freedoms, because it leaves it up to the cops to decide whether someone has a legitimate medical reason for wearing a mask at a public gathering.
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"... in its current iteration, this bill would do little to deter actual criminals, while only further stigmatizing mask wearing for vulnerable people.
"Ask anyone still masking because of a weakened immune system, or to protect a loved one, ...
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As COVID Surges, the High Price of Viral Denial @TheTyee
"Although the media routinely dismisses all COVID infections as an inconsequential nuisance, that’s not what the science says. 1/ thetyee.ca/Analysis/2024/…
"An important new Nature study, for example, has now proven that the spike protein of the virus can bind with a blood protein, fibrin, setting off a chain of blood clots resulting in chronic inflammation and brain damage.
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"Repeated studies show in the bluntest terms that the initial acute infection is only the tip of the iceberg. Even a mild bout of COVID can leave a legacy of blood clots, heart failure, diabetes, decreased brain function long COVID and immune damage.
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"A small town in Massachusetts is urging residents to stay indoors in the evenings after the spread of a dangerous mosquito-spread virus reached "critical risk level" The virus causes Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), which kills between 30 and 50 % of people who are stricken 2/
"Around half who survive are left permanently disabled, and some die within a few years due to complications. There is no treatment for EEE. So far, one person in the town—an elderly resident of Oxford—has already become seriously ill with neuroinvasive EEE.
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No Amount of Hand-Washing Can Make COVID-19 a Seasonal Virus
"The selection of words modulates the message...terms such as “seasonal”, “like a cold”, and “like the flu” can be selected by writers to...lull the reader into a false sense of security...
"COVID-19 is not primarily a respiratory infection. This virus can cause a systemic disease with far-reaching effects on the body, particularly blood vessels. Once SARS-CoV-2 enters the body, the virus can affect the ...blood vessels, causing inflammation and damage.
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"This is where the challenge lies in understanding the risk that this virus poses to our health. The virus enters primarily via the respiratory tract, but then goes on to infect your organs across your body via your blood vessels.
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