Monday, March 2, 2020

COVID19 USA.

#Four more people have died in a #coronavirusoutbreak in #WashingtonState, bringing the total #fatalities there to #six. These are the first deaths due to Covid-19 on #US soil. Washington #declared a state of #emergency over the weekend.-@BBCNews #COVID19
 
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Uncharted...

The world is in "uncharted territory" on the #coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Its chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said the virus was "unique" but could be contained with the #right measures.-@BBCNews  
#Creator help us.
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The WHO insists containment measures can still "push this virus back"
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Lady Amy Klobuchar

You #inspire very many. 
"Always aim high, #workhard, and #care deeply about what you #believe in. And, when you stumble, keep #faith. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on.”—@HillaryClinton
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Sunday, March 1, 2020

COVID19 UK

Boris Johnson is to chair a meeting of the government's emergency Cobra committee later, after the number of UK #coronavirus cases jumped to 36. Senior ministers and health advisers will be told that the virus will present a "significant challenge".-@BBCNews.
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After the number of UK cases rose on Sunday, the PM visited a Public Health England laboratory
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COVID19 UK.

#Twelve more people in #England and one in #Scotland have #testedpositive for #coronavirus, taking the total number of #UK cases to 36. Scotland confirmed that its $first patient was a #Tayside resident who recently returned from #Italy.- @BBCNews  
 
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  Some people in the UK have begun wearing masks as the number of cases increases 
 
Coronavirus: Thirteen more cases confirmed in UK
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Mayor Pete Buttigieg

#Any job very #welldone that has been carried out by a #person who is #fullydedicated is #always a #source of #inspiration.-Carlos Ghosn. A thing well done is #worth doing.-Hugh Leonard. The #reward of a thing well done, is to have #done it.-Ralph Waldo Emerson.
 
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COVID19 South Korea.

"The leader of a religious sect in #SouthKorea will be #investigated over some of the country's #coronavirus deaths...They are #accused of #hiding the names of some #members as officials tried to track #patients before the virus spread. -@BBCNews  
 
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  There has been growing growing public anger towards the Shincheonji Church of Jesus
 

covid19 UK

"No tactics will be "off the table" in the UK government's plan to contain #coronavirus, the health secretary says....He told the #BBC's Andrew Marr the plans were for the "worst-case scenario"." -
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Official health advice is to wash your hands more often and catch sneezes in a tissue
 
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