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    Russia is the 13th country to exceed 25,000 deaths, after reporting 290 today, and 317 yesterday (which was the highest daily death toll so far).

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      Croatia seems to be going the wrong way

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        2,788 new cases in Canada today and 33 new deaths. BC has recorded our worst day for new cases since the pandemic began with 274, plus two deaths. The increase is mostly due to social events; weddings, funerals etc. Which begin being well organised but tend to expand as more people arrive, and people begin to interact more fluidly as the day goes on.

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          https://twitter.com/COVID19Tracking/status/1319416828943343619

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            Originally posted by Antepli Ejderha View Post
            This morning we got an email before school started that masks for staff were to be compulsory in communal areas, that's pretty much everywhere except the classroom and the staff room for some unknown reason.

            What caused the Damascene moment I've no idea.

            From after half term students are expected to wear masks in communal areas, meaning anywhere outside of their year group bubble.

            We've had 29 suspected cases since September. Nothing confirmed though.
            This is crazy. My kids (8 & 5) are in school. They wear masks from the moment they leave the car, all day, except for lunch. They have relatively coordinated zero contact with other classes inside, and each pride is about 15 kids (the school mascot is a lion, hence the prides).

            Term to date - 2 COVID cases. Immediate two week out of school and testing for all the class. Zero spread.

            Now this is a small school in a relatively wealthy suburb, so everyone is playing along very carefully. In fact I know out of the cases, at least one was a teacher (it was my eldest's class).

            This all can be done with relatively sensible rules and, for sure, not an undue amount of care, attention and effort by teachers. The idea that they only know started to push on masks in school - along with the mask-phobia from the UK Government until now - is stunning and depressing.

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              Why do you hate freedom?

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                Salem, Massachusetts usually gets big crowds this time of year. Not only have they cancelled all their October/Halloween events, they’re trying to essentially close the town. The train station is closed. Most of the parking is closed after dark. Basically, you can’t come unless you live there or have a restaurant reservation.

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                  478,065 new cases worldwide yesterday. Another daily high.

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                    We reached 42 million cases worldwide this morning. The last million took under three days.

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                      France had 41,622 new cases yesterday. A huge jump above any previous daily high.

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                        Costa Rica is the 47th country to exceed 100,000 cases and has reported 1,251 deaths.

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                          Curacao has reached over 800 cases, but only recorded one death so far.

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                            Did anyone else see the Steve Bell in today's Graun and think it was Ed Miliband?

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                              Switzerland hurtling down a new lockdown abyss at breakneck speed...Canton Valais, one of the most lax cantons so far has decided to restrict severely straightaway in order to save ski season (Zermatt is there)...Geneva very bad too, private clinics have been commandeered already and testing capacity is to be ramped up due to 4 days delays to get a test currently.

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                                It's OK, there's some mad old bat getting trotted out in the papers and telly saying it is all ridiculous as "In the Blitz, we went to the shelters and the we went to work".

                                Weirdly, no-one asked her what job she had when she was four years old, and whether she lost any co-workers on account of them being bombed to death.

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                                  Is she the "I don't give a sod, I'm 83 and don't want to spend my remaining days imprisoned in my house" woman?

                                  She might survive it if she gets it. Lots of 83 year-olds won't.

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                                    The fucking blitz porn cunts. Worst Generation.

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                                      https://twitter.com/timsteno/status/1319616806932316160

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                                        https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1319395618561888256

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                                          Nepal has exceeded 150,000 cases but still reported only 829 deaths.

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                                            Romania has exceeded 200,000 cases and reported 6,245 deaths.

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                                              Germany has exceeded 400,000 cases and 10,000 deaths.

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                                                Yesterday, Europe recorded 218,628 new cases which I believe is a new daily high.

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                                                  I wonder how the last hour before complete lockdown (at 6pm tonight) will go in Wales. I put BBC news on expecting some reporting from Cardiff but nothing so far. Has it driven everyone out for one last hurrah in the pubs?

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                                                    Originally posted by Rogin the Armchair fan View Post
                                                    I wonder how the last hour before complete lockdown (at 6pm tonight) will go in Wales. I put BBC news on expecting some reporting from Cardiff but nothing so far. Has it driven everyone out for one last hurrah in the pubs?
                                                    It's 17:16 in north Wales, the sun is setting near the Clwydian Hills and I'm watching The Professionals on ITV4 but I'm about to change the channel.

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