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NEW—Trump WH/Homeland knew

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 19:55:16 +0000

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NEW—Trump WH/Homeland knew that the airport #COVID19 screening program was ineffective & dangerous from its earliest days. Former WH official says 3-4-dozen DHS workers infected by end of May. Yet the WH chose not to dismantle—to avoid worrying public. https://t.co/Gu46UWDz0e
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 21, 2020

see his whole thread

after all, this happened a

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:42:08 +0000

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after all, this happened a few days ago:

POSSIBLE ✈️ COVID DEATH—LAX bound flight from Orlando diverted after death aboard. Social-media firestorm erupted after adjacent passenger reported the deceased’s wife told EMS that her husband had #COVID19 symptoms. United did NOT inform pax, now trying.https://t.co/mpfnjlj0qM pic.twitter.com/asFmAZm2mT
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) December 19, 2020

British Airways has agreed to

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:39:54 +0000

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British Airways has agreed to allow only passengers who test negative for the novel coronavirus to fly to New York’s John F Kennedy international airport, the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, said on Monday, Reuters reported.

He said he has also asked Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic to “voluntarily agree” to screen passengers on flights to JFK.

“If they do not agree voluntarily, then New York State will pursue other options,” Cuomo said.

32m ago @ The Guardian live blog

doesn't solve Newark International, though, and viruses in general don't seem to be afraid of bridges and tunnels. I hopefully presume Cuomo and Gov. Murphy have talked about this...and hey, a negative test means zip in the scheme of things...why not just enact quarantine for a while?

Spain and Sweden were just added to the list of those deciding fuggedaboutit for now:

NYTimes has a very good

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 16:50:31 +0000

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NYTimes has a very good roundup & splainer on the mutations:

“You have a thousand big guns pointed at the virus. No matter how the virus twists, it’s not that easy to find a genetic solution that can combat all these different antibody specificities, not to mention the other arms of the immune response.” #mutation https://t.co/EVD0GduK7O
— chris haeberlein (@HaebChris) December 21, 2020

Two cases of new strain

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:35:40 +0000

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Two cases of new strain identified in Australia

Australia has detected two cases of the new coronavirus strain identified in the United Kingdom. Two travellers from the United Kingdom to Australia’s New South Wales state were found carrying the mutated variant of the virus that Britain has said could be up to 70% more infectious, Reuters reports. Both are in quarantine, and the recent spike in infections in Sydney are not linked to this, authorities said.

@ TheGuardian.com, live coverage, 31 minutes ago

thread

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:28:16 +0000

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thread

Freight crisis. France blocks lorry movements from UK for 48 hrs due to new COVID strain alarm. Government caught off guard by this. Ministers and officials just beginning to assess the situation. DFT in charge tonight but will be a Cabinet Office convened meeting tomorrow am..1/
— Simon Jack (@BBCSimonJack) December 20, 2020

JUST IN: India suspends

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:05:33 +0000

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JUST IN: India suspends flights from the United Kingdom
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) December 21, 2020

It will take many monthts to

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:03:09 +0000

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It will take many monthts to vaccinate 70-80% of pop.

And the "virus will probably be able to generate vaccine escape mutants.” https://t.co/7iBq06GuYI

So it would be foolish beyond belief to slack off now and fail to invest more in our capacity to test. https://t.co/UzxEwlZxVE
— Paul Romer (@paulmromer) December 21, 2020

This morning large parts of

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 09:49:04 +0000

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This morning large parts of our country are under new restrictions.

Businesses have no idea if any support is coming, our ports are closed to Europe, and confidence in the economy is plummeting.

Where is the Chancellor of the Exchequer?
— Anneliese Dodds (@AnnelieseDodds) December 21, 2020

This is COVID, of course, it also smacks of Brexit. This is the first time since the pandemic began that freight has been stopped in the name of public health. This feels like a no-deal “hors d'oeuvre”, courtesy of the EU. A taster of what may lie ahead.
— Joel Hills (@ITVJoel) December 20, 2020

It’s now imperative that PM seeks an agreement to extend the Brexit transition period. The new Covid strain - & the various implications of it - means we face a profoundly serious situation, & it demands our 100% attention. It would be unconscionable to compound it with Brexit.
— Nicola Sturgeon (@NicolaSturgeon) December 20, 2020

Allow me to add the

artappraiser — Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:34:18 +0000

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Allow me to add the explanatory note to this tweet that the Times (of London) prides itself on being a more serious newspaper than those in the tabloid tradition:

just 3 headlines from today’s Times pic.twitter.com/2TNaTSiuab
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) December 21, 2020