As the Nipah virus outbreak intensifies in Kerala, the government has announced the indefinite closure of educational institutions and Beypore harbour in the Kozhikode region, while ramping up containment and contact tracing efforts. indiatoday.in/education-toda…

India: Mass testing begins after Nipah Virus outbreak.

'The virus has a fatality rate between 40-75%, according to the WHO. It has no known vaccine, and the usual treatment is to provide supportive care.'

So, mild and endemic in 5,3,2,1...

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The US has messed up its COVID booster rollout. People are cancelling vaccine appointments or are wrongfully being charged because of insurance issues. This is unacceptable. Vaccines should be free regardless of your insurance status. timesunion.com/health/article…

Ultra-wealthy people are working remotely from their superyachts and running their businesses from the high seas

Even though some have strict policies about working from the office

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More than 20,000 Americans were hospitalized with COVID last week, the highest since early March

Severe storms turned streets into rivers in downtown Atlanta yesterday, washing away cars and flooding college dorms. #GAwx

New video shows how it took just seconds for a street in Libya's Derna to turn into a river.

So far, more than 11,000 people are confirmed dead in Derna alone. Thousands more are still missing.

A total of 42 cases of the super-mutated Pirola Covid variant have now been detected in the UK, up from 36 last week

Separate data from the UKHSA show that Covid admissions in England have reached a five-month high.

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Nipah virus is pretty much the pandemic nightmare we've been dreading.

First, our immune systems are a total no-show against it.

Second, some strains have that scary ability to jump from human to human.

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FASCINATING STUDY :

BAT CORONAVIRUSES in CHINA
'11 new CoV species identified and 425 recombination events detected'
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Here they come
4NY
1 MD
at GISAID
all BA.2.86.1

🇯🇵⚠️Experts warned that simultaneous outbreaks of COVID & flu are occurring in Tokyo schools, disrupting many schools and forcing classes to be canceled.

417 regularly monitoring medical institutions reported a total of 6,824 COVID patients that week.
Dr Noor Bari
David Joffe PhD, FRACP 🇦🇺

“At least 19 Bridgeport Public Schools staff members and more than 40 students have tested positive since August, according to district officials.”

There is no doubt real numbers are much higher. ctpost.com/news/education…

It makes zero sense not to require masks at all vaccines sites. The point of getting the vaccine is protect ourselves and our communities from COVID. Yet the only way to get the vaccine is to put yourself in an environment which is high risk for COVID spread.

#Covid19 variant based Symptoms:

EG.5 or ERIS:
Sore Throat
Cough
Congestion
Runny nose

FL 1.5.1 or Fornax:
Headache
Fatigue
Sneezing
Muscle/Body aches

XBB.1.16.6 or Kraken:
Fever/Chills
Nausea/Vomiting
Shortness of breath
Diarrhea

BA.2.86 or Pirola:
Loss of Taste/Smell

I recently looked into long term disability insurance and life insurance. I was rejected for both because of Long Covid.

3 Points on BA.2.86.
TL;DR :
Circulation means success, Whether it'll outcompete others is TBD.
Its rise validates the Pi scenario. Huge Saltations can still yield competing strains.
Its presence increases risk, as recombination could yield more potent variants.

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Adults can now legally use magic mushrooms in Oregon, under supervision.

Users describe vivid geometric shapes and a oneness with the universe. Proponents hope the state's psilocybin experiment will revolutionize mental health care. apnews.com/article/psiloc…

📌Nipah Virus: 9 year old among Nipah infected people in Kerala m.timesofindia.com/life-style/hea…