Travel restrictions are important, those countries that stop the new variants from achieving community transmission, or limit their extent, will benefit tremendously.
And if it was worthwhile to stop the current set of variants by travel restrictions a month ago, it is worthwhile to stop the next set that are arising now.

Why do many still adopt a static view?
Today we fight the next battle not the last one.

Choosing inaction today instead of fighting, we loose a round. We are harmed and the virus gains strength. The next round is harder.

Not fighting this round because we can't win the previous round is why we are losing
Example: What are people afraid of now?

Will the vaccine protect against the variant?

This variant maybe yes, but what about next variant?

Another battle with another set of losses.

So we will make a new vaccine and then what?

A more deadly variant.

Then what?

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Breaking: Coronavirus Update

South Africa becomes the 18th country to surpass 1 million total cases. After three months of low case rates between Sept. and Nov., infections are now accelerating. Image
Canada reported a new high of 10,141 cases yesterday, after two days of low figures due to holidays. 6,793 of the total cases come from Quebec, which is an aggregated number for the past three days. Image
The UK reports a new high of 41,385 cases. There are 20,426 patients currently hospitalized in the UK. Image
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Long Covid alarm as 21% report symptoms after five weeks

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"A fifth of people still have coronavirus symptoms five weeks after being infected, with half of them continuing to experience problems for at least 12 weeks, official data suggests, as concerns grow about the scale and impact of “long Covid”.

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"The study also reveals those admitted to hospital with Covid have higher risk of..cardiovascular events – such as stroke or heart attack, diabetes, kidney disease and liver disease, than matched controls with similar demographics and pre-existing conditions.

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28 Dec
My 2020 thread of thanks and blessings.

Through this horrendous year, the one positive has been work with others who anticipate and act, who hear the suffering and cannot stand by. Superheroes, each with their unique strengths.

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Here are some of those I have worked with particularly, many others have been involved

My colleges @nntaleb, @normonics. Thank you.

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My NECSI student/colleague Chen Shen, from Wuhan, what I would have done without you, I just don’t know. I appreciate both your analysis and nuance of communication.

Alex, Amir, Blake, Leila, Olha, Qinghua, Matthew, Kim, Dan, Kevin, Irv, Rob, Dick, Mehran, Jeff, Thanks!

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Due to the holiday season, reporting in many countries is largely influenced. Global daily increases are about 20% lower than the previous daily averages.

Italy reported the lowest since their recent peak, as the country begins vaccination. Image
Serbia reported 3,200 cases yesterday and has been decreasing for 3 weeks. The daily average dropped to one half of the peak. Image
Japan reported a new high for the fourth day in a row of 3,892 new cases. Tokyo and Kanagawa are both on rising rapidly, seeing double the amount of cases they were reporting three weeks ago. Image
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27 Dec
The scientific evidence of multiple studies shows that students can be infected and infect others, and that outbreaks occur in schools.

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Because students are often asymptomatic (or particularly for young children perhaps are not reporting mild symptoms) standard testing protocols often miss their illnesses and contribution to transmission.

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European cases continue to rise as the UK's daily average reaches 37k. The UK is currently the highest of all European countries.
London's daily average surpassed 10k, from less than 3k three weeks ago. The new variant is recently identified in Sweden, France, Spain, Canada, and Japan.
South Africa, along with Egypt, Namibia, Zambia, Senegal, Malawi, yesterday all reported the highest infection for at least a month; some are the highest ever.
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