Covid19
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September 15, 2020
It was one of those blah days, where it was grey and cold and miserable outside and I just didn't feel like doing too much of anything at all, though I did make supper - a stew in the instant pot. Other than that just looked at things on the net by myself and with my dachshund (who is currently sitting on my lap, hampering the use of my left hand while I type by resting her head on my lower arm - I touch type). So there might be a tad more than usual spelling mistakes or typos in this post on account of that.
I did search out and read some more COVID related headlines and as a result have a never ending supply of them - or it seems that way anyhow. So should start to post some of them, I know I won't get through anywhere near even half of them tonight, but I'll post what I can.
Canadian dollar outlook more bullish as global economy recovers: Reuters Poll Well at least that's some good news, I think.
Canada’s Hot Housing Market to Face a Cold Hard Truth: CMHC Yup I knew if there was good news somewhere there'd have to be some bad around too, in order to temper it. After all we don't want our spirits getting lifted too high. That might provide a few moments of happiness if that occurred and we can't have any of that now. Happiness is forbidden during this plandemic of ours.
Do we need a 14-day quarantine for the novel coronavirus? New study at Pearson Airport aims to find out According to the CDC we only really need a 10 day quarantine now.
'I don't have a safety net': Unemployed Americans say they're stuck after finding out they don't qualify for the $300 jobless benefit expansion I really feel sorry for those people. It's just not right that the richest country in the world lets their own citizens suffer like that.
Jim Carrey Slams Trump’s Coronavirus Response: ‘Plagues Don’t Care About Reelection Campaigns’ I'm not quibbling with what he's saying, I'm quibbling with the fact that he's saying it period. Because unless he's an American citizen he really has no business meddling in their political affairs at all.
Alyssa Milano says she has 'heart palpitations' among lingering COVID-19 symptoms They do say that that's one of the symptoms that may stick around after recovery. Other people suffer other things and some suffer multiple things after they've recovered.
Minivans at the Food Pantry: Meet America's New Needy This is just very sad, for such a rich nation as the US.
Early results of Russian Covid-19 vaccine trials suggest candidates are safe That's good news too.
Kids Play on Scooters as Father Questioned by Police in Melbourne Over Lockdown Restrictions It seems like the governments world wide have taken advantage of this plandemic of theirs to try to create a police state where overbearing jurisdictions use ticket happy cops and probably ticket quotas as well, to intimidate even the most innocent of citizens who aren't breaking any laws and just want their kids to get some exercise and have a little bit of fun once in awhile.
Woman has surprise baby after thinking weight gain during lockdown was due to snacking Wow... I don't know I just find that one hard to believe having had kids myself. Didn't she feel them kick or move in her womb while she was pregnant? I mean my son kicked like as if he was trying out for a football team or something - it was unmistakable. I wasn't going to be mistaking those feelings as being the results of snacking too much. Sometimes even the movements going on inside me were visible to others on the outside, who were looking at me at the time and they'd notice the movements and want to touch my baby bump.
Photos from 10 countries around the world show why most Americans say they are 'embarrassed' by the US coronavirus response I don't know why they're embarrassed because most other western countries responded the same way as in clueless wonders who all basically said "wha? huh?, who?, when?, wha was at? whacha talkin 'bout hmmm?, oh that, don't worry you'll be fine, just wash your hands." It's not just him who responded like that, the bozo brains in Ottawa did, Johnson did, Merkel and Macron did and so did the rest of Europe. That is why we're all in the same boat together! It was a planned and orchestrated effort by the WHO and the powers that be in this world to rid the world of excess population, and to crash economies while they were at it. Not to mention siphon off a lot of wealth from the middle class by forcing them into bankruptcy and foreclosure.
She lost her father to COVID-19: 'Awful' Facebook users are telling her to 'suck it up' Even if someone doesn't believe COVID19 is real, that doesn't give them the right to be rude and downright mean to her because her father died, no matter the cause. The cause of death shouldn't have any bearing on how we treat the bereaved. It's enough that a loved one died, nevermind the cause. Just the fact that he died, should be reason enough for people to be compassionate with her if not then at least non chalent, there's no need for them to be nasty or rude with her just because they can't believe that COVID19 is real or not. I don't know of anyone who died from it either or anyone who even had it for sure (yeah I think I and my family and our neighbours had it already back in early January but we have no way of knowing for sure as no one will test us to find out). But even though I don't know of anyone who's been verified to have had it, doesn't mean I don't believe this pandemic and virus exists. Of course it does and it's being used as a convenient excuse by governments to impose all kinds of measures on us and implode our economies as well. I'm just saying based on facts and figures that I've seen and read and experienced (because even just bad flus, we'd have all known someone or other who's had it this far into it, as we are now with this coronavirus - the fact that I don't know of anyone who's had it, and no one else I know does either, means it's not all as bad as they're making it out to be - even the daily numbers from the WHO indicates that much). So yeah it exists and it's possible a person here and there gets it and even dies from it, but it's still nowhere near as bad as a bad flu season let alone the Spanish flu like they keep trying to compare it to.
Trooper arrested after video shows him ripping off protester’s mask in Tennessee Wow! There they have state troopers ripping people's masks off while we have cops giving out several hundred to several thousand dollar tickets for not wearing a mask!!!!!
Queen Elizabeth Is Turning Her Country Home Into a Drive-In Movie Theater — See What's Playing! Yup another way for her to make money off the taxpayers in the UK....
Smoking tied to COVID-19 risk; oxygen meter may help home patients And here they said before that if you smoked you were less likely to get COVID19. I wish they'd make up their minds. That's the trouble with this disease, no one knows what they're talking about. They'll say something one minute and then the next it's the complete opposite.
11 freshmen at Northeastern were dismissed for violating COVID-19 rules. Their $35,000 tuition won't be reimbursed. That seems a little excessive to me. It seems to me that big companies and institutions like this seems to think that this pandemic is giving them license to steal from their clients who didn't get the services they paid for, like airline companies and now this university. In the case of the airlines that's called consumer fraud (as in they're ripping the consumers off), and in the case of the university it's called excessive penalizations. They could've kicked them out and given them a stiff fine to pay (say $5,000 or so) but reimbursed them their tuition fees. Anyhow I'm sure the mommies and daddies of those students will be hiring good lawyers who'll demand the money back or else. But it's good this university was named and shamed. That way others who don't want to be ripped off for any arbitrary reason will know not to send their kids to that school.
Situation of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Québec This is the new English QC government page on COVID19. The French Page is here: Situation du coronavirus (COVID-19) au Québec
2 church events in Toronto, Vaughan linked to outbreak of at least 15 COVID-19 cases, officials warn
International traveller identified as latest COVID-19 case on Prince Edward Island Well well well the hypocrites got caught with their pants down eh? Can't let fellow Canadians into your precious province because we're all germ carriers, but you have no problems letting international travellers into the precious place. Good, I'm glad they brought the virus in and I hope they spread it near and far on their way in and to your hospitals! It'll teach you high and mighty sanctimonious potato heads a lesson or two I hope!
Regina elementary students say first week back was fun, confusing, crazy Now hearing from the other side of the coin.
KitchenFest kicks off in Cape Breton after COVID-19 delayed its start date They're lucky it was only delayed and not cancelled altogether like all the other fun events have been so far this year. I hope who ever took part either as participants or as audience members enjoyed it. Fun, and enjoyment is something that's been totally sucked out of this year altogether, so whatever bit of fun and enjoyment there is out there, I hope whoever gets to indulge in it, appreciates it a lot.
'Like sardines in there': Halifax school bus driver says more COVID-19 precautions needed Another angle on the back to school experience this past week.
How to interpret Rt, a number to measure the pandemic in Quebec Just another way to boggle the brain with BS, I think. The math is easy enough, I just don't know if it's credible, that's the problem here.
Increase in boaters during pandemic could be cause of increased dangerous water activity: Toronto Police Geez those guys are geniuses. Of course if there's more boats there's more chance for boating accidents, just like if there's more cars on the road there's more chance for car accidents too.
No charges, no fines after Quebec City karaoke night led to nearly 60 cases of COVID-19 If there were laws already in place allowing for fines and charges, there'd have been some. Trust me. QC cops don't let anyone off with anything, unless they're being bribed to look the other way.
'Cautious but reasonable optimism' over Berlusconi's health, doctor says I didn't even know he was still alive so when I came across this headlines, I was more than a little surprised.
Mushers question future of Yukon Quest after this winter's race cancelled Geez even arctic dog sledding is being affected by this stupid plandemic. Seems like everything except that KitchenFest was cancelled this year.
All treats, no tricks: Mulling a pandemic Halloween that is scary for the right reasons Oh don't worry as we get closer and closer to the date, there'll be more and more paranoid parents and government officials so it'll be cancelled too. After-all, it's fun. So it's got to be cancelled.
FBI raids nursing home where 82 residents died of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania OMG! That's horrible! My question is why did the FBI wait for 82 to die before going in to raid the place? They should've gone in long long long before that, if you ask me!
Play it safe: What to expect if your kids play youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic In the US anyhow. It's doubtful any Cdn kids will be allowed to play any team sports during the plandemic.
T-Mobile plans to give free internet to 10 million students for remote learning, homework Again this is only in the US. I don't even know if that company exists in Canada. Just informing you in case you're Canadian and figure you can avail yourself of the same deal here.
Amid coronavirus pandemic, more people need government food assistance. How's your state doing? I'm sure plenty of Canadians need food assistance too. I'm just not too sure there's any actual programs out there for that purpose by any level of government. I know there's a few volunteer food banks around here and there and some are hanging in there and being able to help those they normally serve, while other food banks are running low on food to hand out even to those they normally serve. But I don't know if any of them are equipped and stocked enough to help additional people, over and above their normal numbers that they generally serve. So maybe we can find a local food bank and drop some things off there whenever we get groceries, just to help out in these trying times. I know Montreal had a food bank drive on Sunday in the pouring rain, where Montrealers could leave food on their front steps for volunteers to pick up to take to the food banks. But other than relying on volunteers and charity here in Canada there is no food assistance from the government, so I'd say we're doing quite bad in that department.
5 reasons COVID-19 pandemic gives the edge to cars, SUVs, pickups COVID19 had to affect car type purchases too, of course, like it affects everything else in life.
An out-of-work chef has turned his garage into a food pantry that defies convention This is what I'm talking about - it's these types of outfits that are feeding hungry Canadians and not any government food assistance programs.
Sweden now has one of Europe's lowest Covid-19 death rates And the health minister there was going for herd immunity in the population that's why he didn't close anything down etc... He wanted as many people as possible to acquire it and thus become immune to it. And it looks like it probably worked. At least better than the way the rest of the countries are operating anyhow.
52% of young adults in the US are living with their parents. That's the highest share since the Great Depression This is sad too.
Remote learning is spectacularly remote when you're superrich Wouldn't they just bring their nanny and private tutor along with them?
Anyhow that's all for this time. Take care and stay well until next time.
