46M cases confirmed, almost 10M in the US

 

COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Last updated: October 31, 2020, 10:29 GMT

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Coronavirus Cases:

45,997,833

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Deaths:

1,195,069

Recovered:

33,293,499

As 33M have recovered, that means 13M people are sick all around the world. The vaccine trials are on and off as serious side effects appear; same with antibody trials. Westport now has 54 cases of disease transmission (42 yesterday) so have to double down. 

The remnants of Hurricane Epsilon came through here Thursday, we had a day of weather respite Friday and today we face Storm Aidan. Always something. 

Earthquake off Greece causes destruction in Turkey and Greek islands. A mini tsunami floods towns, and a 30-metre wave is clocked off Ireland.  

The elections are underway in the US; it ain't pretty. Trump is Trumpian and Biden stirs up hope. 

Lord may this period in time come to an end.

40 million cases and counting

Wild Nephin walk

 COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

Last updated: October 18, 2020, 09:31 GMT

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Coronavirus Cases:

40,006,239

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Deaths:

1,115,202

Recovered:

29,922,911

Not to be depressive, but the world has documented 40M cases, a drop in the bucket compared to the total population figures. They are talking about level 5 lockdown, which would be awful for the winter. It's actually pretty stupid because being winter, if we are permitted to drive some distance, we could just go off and walk in the woods. See nature and recharge as we did this week in Wild Nephin, a rewilding project nearby where 11k hectares of land are being left as wilderness and national park. I hope it works and nature takes its course. 

Otherwise, we'd be stuck indoors with people coughing in our faces. Alex and I got our flu shots and I had my teeth cleaned. Still need to get a GP visit in before the winter outbreak becomes too bad in these parts. 

Still can't write and people are getting rabid. Facebook is exploding with rancour. I will wait until after the election. If Biden wins, I start writing. If Trump wins, I crawl into a hole and lock out the world. 

Coronavirus news of the day

The world has surpassed 35M confirmed cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection, Donald Trump is hospitalised with it at Walter Reed, Melania Trump has it in the White House, and lots of others have been tested positive, including Kellyanne Conway, Chris Christie, several Senators and Trump's campaign manager. The incidence of new infections is on the rise around the world, and we've reached the daily figures of early April here in Ireland. Lockdown is on the way. It's going to get a lot worse. 

Interestingly, Trump is being treated with exactly the drugs I would choose:  Regeneron's polyclonal antibodies and a 5-day course of remdesivir (Gilead). 

Thank goodness that Biden and his wife tested negative as did Pence. At least maybe the election can proceed. We've cast our ballots and Alex has already received his confirmation. 

At least Alex and I got our flu shots and Meike had her cataract operation. I should get a physical exam and dental cleaning before it gets worse. And it's going to get a lot worse.