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You are here: Home / Healthcare / COVID-19 Coronavirus / COVID-19 Coronavirus Update: Thursday-Friday, August 6-7

COVID-19 Coronavirus Update: Thursday-Friday, August 6-7

by Anne Laurie|  August 7, 20204:58 am| 43 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Foreign Affairs

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Very nice of the Trump administration to lift its travel advisory. Of course, No other country will let Americans in now because #COVID19 is so prevalent here. https://t.co/XHhFkyC5MC

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) August 6, 2020

When it comes to the virus, the U.S. has come to resemble not the wealthy and powerful countries to which it is often compared, but instead far poorer countries https://t.co/AgZYUrDgUb

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 6, 2020


In the weeks after U.S. states reopened, the virus began surging. Those that opened earliest tended to have worse outbreaks, according to a New York Times analysis. The Southeast fared especially badly. https://t.co/AgZYUrDgUb pic.twitter.com/YJzHA4Np9i

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 6, 2020


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Coronavirus update:
?? University of Washington forecasts 300,000 U.S. deaths https://t.co/oYRRdCc7eg
?? Record jump in daily cases as India passes 2 million https://t.co/4IaLMLanbi
?? Hong Kong to offer free testing for all residents https://t.co/3FPXtvdAMq pic.twitter.com/Cm4q0V51cm

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

India becomes third country to surpass two million coronavirus cases https://t.co/VjjzXjfRrg

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 6, 2020

BREAKING: Health ministry says 2 million Indians have been infected with the coronavirus, country's death toll exceeds 41,000. https://t.co/MdEW7j8DCo

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 7, 2020

One of India's poorest states is scrambling to prevent a "blast" in coronavirus cases, as the country records over 2 million cases. https://t.co/6dG5BzpZff

— Thomson Reuters Foundation News (@TRF_Stories) August 7, 2020

Japan's second quarter GDP likely shrank most on record due to coronavirus crisis: Reuters poll https://t.co/dUHg6Mnhi9 pic.twitter.com/vTWagc1DVE

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

Pandemic derails Abe's strategy to revive regional Japan with tourism https://t.co/CnWAWLdatc pic.twitter.com/gSMjW0zHge

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

Singapore police are testing two pilotless drones developed by Israel's @AiroboticsUAV to help enforce social-distancing measures #RobotsAtWork pic.twitter.com/ZdjUpLB78P

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

People entering Australian state of New South Wales from neighbouring Victoria will have to quarantine at a hotel for 14 days at own expense https://t.co/O8F04QjIuJ

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 6, 2020

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 1,147 to 214,214: RKI https://t.co/rI5kSGB9Mz pic.twitter.com/gm3LLCKWk0

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

"Aggressive and bold" action needed as coronavirus cases pass one million in Africa https://t.co/gppKMDCYRh

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 7, 2020

Africa now has 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases, but testing shortages mean many infections are missed on the continent with the world’s most fragile health systems. ‘We are fighting this disease in the dark,’ an expert says. https://t.co/eRHhQjTgW1

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 6, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic's worst-case scenario is unfolding in Brazil https://t.co/gLGOVWtJeS

— Businessweek (@BW) August 7, 2020

How the pandemic is sending some Brazilians ‘two steps back’ https://t.co/Ru9pAkM7Ve

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 7, 2020

Mexico's coronavirus death toll tops 50,000 https://t.co/8ZOvsM1DXh pic.twitter.com/hzPxHxEDUc

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

Very pleased that the @Gavi Board has confirmed that Gavi will host and administer the #COVAX facility, and has agreed that 92 low- and middle-income countries will be able to access #COVID19 vaccines through Gavi’s COVAX Advance Market Commitment: https://t.co/L0K2gieL1J

— Seth Berkley (@GaviSeth) August 6, 2020

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Yet another reason to wear a mask: You'll get less sick from #COVID19. New study: By blocking even some of the virus-carrying droplets you might inhale, face masks keep you safer. The more virus you get into your body, the more sick you are likely to get https://t.co/WXECEV76RL pic.twitter.com/d6ZEYMeE3f

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) August 6, 2020

#COVID19 causing more stress in the United States than other nations, results of a new survey show https://t.co/vlbEAbfS2D via @medical_xpress pic.twitter.com/qqKFIE1KzT

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) August 6, 2020

All of these researchers are pro-vaccine. I'm sure they are as concerned about safety as anyone, but they also want extra scrutiny and transparency so the public will understand and trust the vaccines. https://t.co/1PfR7meIME

— Liz Szabo (@LizSzabo) August 6, 2020

Zoom medicine: doctors from around the world caring for the sickest of #Covid19 patients are sharing findings in weekly sessions. @ronwinslow takes you inside the Zoom. https://t.co/8HYP36YVwm

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) August 6, 2020

BCG vaccine, originally made ~100 years ago to prevent tuberculosis, has a stimulating effect on the immune system & is therefore effective against multiple infectious diseases—possibly also against #COVID19. New Dutch research has found the vax safe https://t.co/sUsER0pN3o

— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) August 6, 2020

How do you sign up for a coronavirus vaccine trial? Will you get paid? Who will cover the costs if you respond badly? Here are some answers to these and other questions for those considering volunteering. https://t.co/jZEjfI5JV5

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 7, 2020

This is a super-smart story from @rkhamsi about how research using the wrong kind of cells led the world down the dry hole that is hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for #Covid19. https://t.co/kCYAzQRhXJ

— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) August 6, 2020

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U.S. employment growth likely slowed significantly in July amid a resurgence in new COVID-19 infections https://t.co/O1TD3iSujZ pic.twitter.com/qgJ6LBMuNp

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

“If we cannot rely on testing results, we cannot measure or predict how the pandemic is doing ….we can’t even begin to do appropriate contact tracing and isolation. It’s just an enormously big deal.” https://t.co/CnA0BeYq98

— Miriam Pawel (@miriampawel) August 5, 2020

Massachusetts made it through a very difficult winter/Spring. Our overall response to date has been admirable. But watching the case count begin climbing again, I worry we harbor a bit of “been there, done that, not going back” attitude. We *can* still go back. It’s not over. https://t.co/cxSrRC3nBk

— Daniel Liebman MD MBA (@D_Liebman) August 6, 2020

Quarantine 'checkpoint' opens at New York City's Penn Station to enforce travel rules https://t.co/g3VG6fbDGU pic.twitter.com/LHaP0oGCrT

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 7, 2020

Los Angeles to shut off water and power to party houses to curb spread of coronavirushttps://t.co/vgFwGaYR3d

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 6, 2020

Sturgis is on. South Dakota, which has seen an uptick in coronavirus infections, will host hundreds of thousands of bikers Aug. 7 to 16 for the 80th edition of the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. https://t.co/DU9QS1v5iG

— Star Tribune (@StarTribune) August 2, 2020

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  1. 1.

    rikyrah

    August 7, 2020 at 5:23 am

    7-16th?

    I look at that picture of the bikers and just see disease??????

  2. 2.

    rikyrah

    August 7, 2020 at 5:26 am

    Never thought that I would see the day when the American passport would mean absolutely nothing. That countries would look at it and go.

     

    “Nah….You can’t come here.”

  3. 3.

    rikyrah

    August 7, 2020 at 5:26 am

    Thanks AL for the information

  4. 4.

    rikyrah

    August 7, 2020 at 5:30 am

    As far as a vaccine goes…let all the red states take it first .

     

    Let the MAGA crowd be first in line ….and , I will see you three, four months later??

  5. 5.

    James E Powell

    August 7, 2020 at 5:34 am

    @rikyrah:

    There are several categories of people who are just not going to go along with any effort to fight this COVID-19 pandemic. The angry refusal to do so has become part of their identity. We’ve seen a few of these people express regrets from their hospital beds, but most behave as if their anger and resentment provide immunity.

  6. 6.

    lol chikinburd

    August 7, 2020 at 5:43 am

    @rikyrah: And on top of that, there’s this virus out there.

  7. 7.

    NotMax

    August 7, 2020 at 5:50 am

    Countries with cumulative total number of cases officially reported over 500,000 as of this hour:

    U.S. – 4,959,478
    Brazil – 2,917,562
    India – 2,027,074
    Russia – 877,135
    South Africa – 538,184

  8. 8.

    Amir Khalid

    August 7, 2020 at 6:05 am

    Malaysia’s daily numbers are climbing. 25 new cases. 16 cases from local infection, all but one Malaysians. 12 of these cases are from the new “Sivagangga” cluster in Kedah: 10 in Perlis, one in Penang state, one in Kedah itself. Nine imported cases: eight Malaysians, returning from the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Australia, the Philippines (four), and Yemen; one non-Malaysian, arriving from Djibouti, east Africa. Cumulative reported total 9,063 cases.

    The Ministry of Health reports that Perlis, which had only 28 reported cases as of yesterday and now has 38, is considering a temporary enhanced movement control order for areas affected by the new cluster. The Sivagangga cluster, whose index case returned from India and failed to comply with his quarantine order, is thought to involve a particularly contagious strain of the virus, but this has not been confirmed yet.

    15 more patients recovered and were discharged. Total 8,728 patients recovered, 96.3% of the cumulative reported total. Active and contagious cases being isolated/treated in hospital rose to 210 patients; two are in ICU, one is on a respirator.

    No new deaths. Total stands at 125 deaths, 1.38% of the cumulative reported total and 1.41% of resolved cases.

  9. 9.

    mrmoshpotato

    August 7, 2020 at 6:13 am

    @rikyrah:

    I look at that picture of the bikers and just see disease 

    Harsh. ?

  10. 10.

    OzarkHillbilly

    August 7, 2020 at 6:23 am

    Mexican families mourn workers claimed by Covid in the US – photo essay

  11. 11.

    mrmoshpotato

    August 7, 2020 at 6:30 am

    @NotMax: Is this where we start cheering “We’re #1!”?

    Ugh.

  12. 12.

    mrmoshpotato

    August 7, 2020 at 6:33 am

    You OK there, you yelly manbaby?

    The US Government has warned its citizens to be very cautious about travelling to New Zealand because of our "23 active cases" of Covid-19.https://t.co/TejZdXyHID— nzherald (@nzherald) August 7, 2020

  13. 13.

    p.a.

    August 7, 2020 at 6:35 am

    When Joe wins, can you imagine the response of the tRumpturds to any attempt at a national response led by the Dem federal gvt? Like ‘bad money drives out the good’, Lowest Common Denominator people will destroy any effective response attempts. Remember desegregation and ‘massive resistance’.

  14. 14.

    NotMax

    August 7, 2020 at 6:37 am

    @mrmoshpotato

    What was the exact quote? Oh, yes.

    “We’re going to win. We’re going to win so much. We’re going to win at trade, we’re going to win at the border. We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired of winning, you’re going to come to me and go ‘Please, please, we can’t win anymore.’ You’ve heard this one. You’ll say ‘Please, Mr. President, we beg you sir, we don’t want to win anymore. It’s too much. It’s not fair to everybody else.’”

  15. 15.

    mrmoshpotato

    August 7, 2020 at 6:43 am

    @NotMax: We’re going to win so much, you’re going to be so sick and tired and dead of winning

    ETA

    It’s not fair to everybody else.

    Haha, like this scumbag ever cared about being fair to others!

  16. 16.

    Soprano2

    August 7, 2020 at 6:52 am

    My sister said Sturgis was like spring break for middle-aged people, so yeah, terrible idea.

  17. 17.

    Jinchi

    August 7, 2020 at 6:54 am

    @mrmoshpotato:

    The US Government has warned its citizens to be very cautious about travelling to New Zealand because of our “23 active cases” of Covid-19.

    Poor Peter Thiel is trapped with the rest of us during the plague. Not really good planning for the end times on his part.

     

    @mrmoshpotato:

  18. 18.

    Matt McIrvin

    August 7, 2020 at 6:56 am

    When refugees start flooding out of the collapsing United States, they should just shoot us at the border.

  19. 19.

    YY_Sima Qian

    August 7, 2020 at 6:56 am

    Yesterday, China reported 27 new domestic confirmed cases and 10 new domestic asymptomatic cases.

    Ürumqi in Xinjiang “Autonomous” Region reported 26 new confirmed cases, and 10 new asymptomatic cases. 9 cases in critical condition, and 19 in serious condition. There are currently 643 confirmed cases (640 in Ürumqi, 1 each at Kashgar, Changji Prefecture and Xinjiang Construction Corps), and 128 asymptomatic cases (127 in Ürumqi, 1 in Changji Prefecture), plus 1 asymptomatic case exported to Shaoxing in Zhejiang Province. 20 confirmed cases have recovered and were released from hospitals, 12 asymptomatic cases were released from medical quarantine(including 1 at Xinjiang Construction Corps). There are 19546 close contacts under quarantine and medical observation.

    Dalian in Liaoning Province did not report any new cases, confirmed or asymptomatic, yesterday. The outbreak in Dalian has a total of 92 confirmed cases: 37 are workers from the import seafood processing plant, 13 are their close contacts, 19 are residents of Dalian Bay sub-district, and 18 are close contacts of confirmed/asymptotic cases not directly connected to the plant. The city also currently has 21 asymptomatic cases: 11 are workers from the import seafood processing plant, 1 is a close contacts, 6 are residents of Dalian Bay sub-district, and 3 are close contacts of confirmed/asymptotic cases not directly connected to the plant. Additionally, 6 confirmed and 9 asymptomatic cases exported to the rest of China. 4 confirmed case has recovered and was released from hospital, and an asymptomatic case was also released from medical quarantine. 1 serious cases, 75 moderate cases, and 11 mild cases are currently in the hospital.

    Beijing Municipality reporter a new confirmed case yesterday, a close contact of prior cases introduced from Dalian, already in quarantine.

    Yesterday, China reported 10 new imported confirmed cases, 4 imported asymptomatic cases, and 2 suspect cases:

    * Shanghai Municipality – 7 confirmed cases, 1 Chinese national returning from the United Arab Emirates and 6 from the Philippines; 2 suspect cases, information not released
    * Nanjing in Jiangsu Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from India
    * Chengdu in Sichuan Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from the Philippines; 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese national returning from Singapore
    * Dandong in Liaoning Province – 1 confirmed case, a Chinese national returning from the Philippines
    * Guangzhou in Guangdong Province – 2 asymptomatic cases, Chinese nationals returning from the Philippines
    * Xiamen in Fujian Province – 1 asymptomatic case, a Chinese National returning from Singapore

    Today, Hong Kong reported 89 new cases, 81 from local transmission. This is the 5th consecutive day with double digit new cases.

  20. 20.

    Kirk Spencer

    August 7, 2020 at 7:11 am

    The US numbers in the Reuters tweet don’t look right. About 5 million cases, about 160,000 deaths. I suspect the death toll is higher grade given that when I look at various state numbers the deaths to total case numbers are between 0,5 and 1%.

  21. 21.

    SFAW

    August 7, 2020 at 7:15 am

    @NotMax:

    In a different reality — one where Hillary won and had a Dem Senate (instead of the current majority-traitor one) — that quote would rival, maybe even beat, some of your best work.

    In a different reality …

  22. 22.

    SFAW

    August 7, 2020 at 7:17 am

    @Kirk Spencer:

    Well, DeSantis has done his best to make sure FL deaths are attributed to anything other than COVID-19. I would be surprised/amazed if no other governor tried similar tactics.

  23. 23.

    Matt McIrvin

    August 7, 2020 at 7:17 am

    @Kirk Spencer:  That’s about a 3% CFR, which makes some sense given that in the Northeast wave in the spring, infections were being grievously undercounted (and deaths were also being undercounted but probably not by as large a factor), which would tend to boost the apparent fatality rate.

    There’s a countervailing effect which is that if there’s an outbreak exploding somewhere, it will tend to bring the apparent CFR down just because most of the sick people who are going to die haven’t died yet. When the current wave was taking off in Florida and Texas, you got some people saying “yeah, but look, the fatality rate is going down!” as if that meant something good.

  24. 24.

    different-church-lady

    August 7, 2020 at 7:27 am

    U.S. has come to resemble not the wealthy and powerful countries to which it is often compared, but instead far poorer countries

    You know: “shithole countries.”

  25. 25.

    Ohio Mom

    August 7, 2020 at 7:31 am

    Our next door neighbor, a fourth grade teacher at the elementary school, tells us the solution (I use that word loosely) our district has come up with is, families decide whether to send their kids in or do distance learning.

    It’s all or nothing, none of this “three days distance, two days at school,” or whatever the convoluted schedules I keep hearing about.

    Our neighbor will be teaching at the school, I wish him luck. And his youngest will be leaving soon for her first year at college at The Ohio State University. I wish her luck too.

    Meanwhile, I worry if going for quick grocery shops more than once a week is too rash (maybe I should work on my meal planning instead of waiting until the last minute).

  26. 26.

    mrmoshpotato

    August 7, 2020 at 7:32 am

    @different-church-lady:

    You know: “shithole countries.” 

    Now now.  What kind of shithole country would be #1 in infections and deaths from an entirely preventable viral outbreak?

    That’s called “American exceptionalism!”

  27. 27.

    OzarkHillbilly

    August 7, 2020 at 7:37 am

    @different-church-lady: MASHA

  28. 28.

    Kirk Spencer

    August 7, 2020 at 8:11 am

    @Matt McIrvin: yep. Slipped a decimal in my math.

    To quote a classic line, “Nevermind.”

  29. 29.

    Robert Sneddon

    August 7, 2020 at 8:19 am

    Scotland — sportsmen are being sportsmen here as well as in the US. The Scottish Football Association is trying to “bubble” major football teams so they can play games in empty stadiums. There was supposed to be a match between Aberdeen and St. Johnstone, it’s been called off after two Aberdeen players tested positive for COVID-19. It now transpires that eight Aberdeen players went to a pub together in Aberdeen at the weekend when the current pub-related outbreak started. The other six are self-isolating, supposedly. Bubble? What bubble?

    It’s possible that all Scottish football might be called off now. It’s unlikely these players were the only ones that thought the rules didn’t apply to them, they just happened to break the rules in a way that meant they were majorly exposed to the virus.

    In other Aberdeen news the outbreak cluster size is now up to 101. There were 43 new cases reported in Scotland in general, no new deaths from confirmed cases reported again.

  30. 30.

    prostratedragon

    August 7, 2020 at 8:38 am

    @mrmoshpotato:  The good news is that there are now fewer than 7.67 million seconds until the close of Nov. 3 (by which time I suspect we’ll have a good idea). But temper that wild enthusiasm: there are still over 14.36 million until noon on Jan. 20.

  31. 31.

    Just One More Canuck

    August 7, 2020 at 8:43 am

    @Matt McIrvin: maybe that will be Plan B

  32. 32.

    Bruce K

    August 7, 2020 at 8:46 am

    Greece: 153 new cases, according to Kathimerini. Third day in a row with over 100 new cases, which is only the second time that’s happened (the first was March 31 to April 2, during the lockdown).

    Getting scary.

  33. 33.

    WereBear

    August 7, 2020 at 9:04 am

    @mrmoshpotato: OMG Sturgis. These are not rule followers.

  34. 34.

    BruceFromOhio

    August 7, 2020 at 9:31 am

    @Ohio Mom:

    Meanwhile, I worry if going for quick grocery shops more than once a week is too rash (maybe I should work on my meal planning instead of waiting until the last minute).

    We go every two weeks, and shop according to menus we plan out first. We do big batches of stuff (grilled chicken, meatloaf, lasagna) that can be portioned out and frozen. Right now its fresh stuff out of the garden, and there’s a storm of tomatoes and basil coming, so we’ll adapt the menu and the shopping accordingly. We got it easy, the TeensFromOhio are long gone now living on their own, and it’s just me and MrsFromOhio.

    We know it’s time to plan another trip when we run out of bananas.

  35. 35.

    BruceFromOhio

    August 7, 2020 at 9:34 am

    @WereBear: Not rule followers, typically older, and not icons of healthy lifestyles. 8 weeks from now, some, if not many, will be dead because of it. How much ICU capacity will be expended trying to keep these people alive is what irritates the hell out of me. How many people they will infect when they go home is what scares me.

  36. 36.

    mrmoshpotato

    August 7, 2020 at 10:12 am

    @BruceFromOhio:

    and there’s a storm of tomatoes and basil coming 

    Batten down the hatches!

    (And make tons of tomato sauce and pesto.)

  37. 37.

    StringOnAStick

    August 7, 2020 at 10:29 am

    The only reason why tRump can claim the U.S. has better numbers is because the R states have been cooking the books.  Also, lack of adequate testing capacity means tons of cases are missing from the data.  One person I know of (the boss of a close friend) caught it in February while in Europe and came home sick, became very ill and to this day can barely climb 2 flights of stairs because of the blood clots in his lungs.  The first test he was given returned a false negative, and tests are in such short supply that his doctor just told him you obviously had it but we can’t ‘spend’ a test on you.  So, his case, the case that has devastated him physically, has not been included in the totals because the reporting requirements are for positive testing results only.

  38. 38.

    Ohio Mom

    August 7, 2020 at 10:40 am

    BrucefromOhio: What is interesting to me is that even among educated, science-believing, liberal/lefty, people with generally prudent lifestyles, there is such a wide range of where lines are drawn.

    I don’t think I’d send a kid out of town to college right now, though everyone I know personally with a college kid is doing so. They think the pros outweigh the cons.

    I feel safe enough in the supermarket, especially now that everyone is wearing masks — though I avoid the busy weekend and evening hours. My sister spaces her grocery runs to two week intervals, no matter how sparse her larder gets.

    I could go on with many other examples.

  39. 39.

    J R in WV

    August 7, 2020 at 11:10 am

    In the original post:

     

    People entering Australian state of New South Wales from neighbouring Victoria will have to quarantine at a hotel for 14 days at own expense https://t.co/O8F04QjIuJ

    I can’t tell if this is mostly a health protection measure, or an enrichment tool to help hoteliers get well quickly!

    Also, Last???

    Also, Too, my browser can’t tell “neighbouring” is a Britishism spelling of next door.

  40. 40.

    J R in WV

    August 7, 2020 at 11:17 am

    @NotMax:

    • U.S. – 4,959,478
    • Brazil – 2,917,562
    • India – 2,027,074
    • Russia – 877,135

    Brazil looks to have second place locked up for the foreseeable future, but India is breaking on the inside! We can always count on the world’s largest kinda Democracy to make a great effort… but when it comes to teh stupid, Brazil and the USA have the lock on that!

  41. 41.

    Sloane Ranger

    August 7, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    UK figures published just after 4pm local time.

    871 new cases (England 796; Scotland 43; Wales 17; NI 15). There is talk that the rise of cases in England is levelling off. Personally I’d like to see a few more days of data before I get my hopes up.

    Deaths – 98 (England 91; Wales 7. None in Scotland or NI).

    185,980 tests were processed in last 24 hours (NI 923; Scotland 4667; Wales 2863; England – the rest)

  42. 42.

    Sloegin

    August 7, 2020 at 2:50 pm

    Having no freedom to leave the pariah nation I grew up in wasn’t on the list of things I was expecting as I got older.

  43. 43.

    Bill Arnold

    August 7, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    @WereBear:

    OMG Sturgis. These are not rule followers.

    True. Their immune systems follow the laws of immune systems, and SARS-CoV-2 will be hitching a lot of long-distance rides via mobile clusters of epithelial cells AKA humans.

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