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THIS FINAL PANDEMIC WAVE IS AT A PEAK AND IS SOON TO DECLINE

Yesterday I thought the potential of this Ukrainanian war was diminishing.  This morning, it appears that things are actually getting worse.  Here is one point of view provided by former Hawaii Democratic Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who indicates that President Biden wants another Cold War with Russia.  Well, maybe not him personally, but because the Military-Industrial Complex controls him, and they need another source of income now that the Middle East war is over.

     From Worldometer (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):

          DAY  USA  WORLD    Brazil    India    South Africa

June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82
July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572
Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130
Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82
Oct     21      1225      6849         571        703       85
Nov    25       2304    12025        620        518      118
Dec    30       3880    14748       1224       299      465
Jan     14        4142    15512         1151        189       712
Feb      3       4005    14265       1209       107      398
Mar     2        1989     9490        1726       110      194
April   6         906     11787         4211       631       37
May    4         853    13667        3025      3786      59 
June   1         287    10637         2346      3205      95
 July   7          251      8440        1595         817     411
Aug    4          656    10120        1118         532     423 
Sept  22       2228      9326          839        279     124
Oct    6         2102      8255          543        315       59
Nov   3         1436      7830         186         458       23
Dec    1        1633      8475          266        477       28
Jan    7         2025      6729         148        285      140
       14          2303      7872         238        430      128
       21          2777      9091         396        489      103
       26          3143   10,554         606        575        94
       27          2689   10,261         662        627        71
       28          2732   10,516         779        862      133
Feb  2           2990   12,012         946        991      175
        9           2785   11,827         1295      1241      213
      10           2465   11,110           922        659     203
      11            1917    11,193          1121        804      146
      16           2802   11,593        1046       538       89

Summary:
  • Much of the world seems to think this pandemic is over, as both the USA and Europe are relaxing controls so as to stimulate the economy and send students back to school.
  • Part of this optimism is that the new cases/day rate is dropping.
  • The other reason is that the majority is now vaccinated, and those who catch the Omicron variant will now only rarely get very sick. 
  • Way back in November of last year, unvaccinated people were 14 times more likely to die from this virus.  Today, this factor must be much higher.
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced his country will remove restrictions in a step-by-step process.  However, yesterday, Germany had the most new cases in the world, 234,886, a lot more than #2 Russia with 179,284 and #3  Brazil at 147,252.  The USA was #4 with 115,149.
  • After largely sitting out this pandemic, several countries in the Orient are beginning to be affected by the Omicron variant (in parentheses:  new cases/million population):
    • South Korea had 90,430 new cases, but only 39 new deaths.  (1763)
    • Japan:  79,896 / 207  (634)
    • Hong Kong:  4285 / 3 (539)
    • Singapore:  16,883 / 13  (2862)
    • Iceland (7968)
    • Denmark  (6990)
    • Estonia  (6486)
    • Latvia (6176)
    • Austria (4250)
    • Germany  (2796)
    • Netherlands (3757)
    • Israel (1918)
    • Martinique (19,056)
    • French Polynesia (5721)
    • USA (345)
      • California  (350)
      • Idaho  (1291)
      • Maine (2654)
      • Hawaii (145)
  • A few island communities are doing terribly
  • Much of Europe is still in some jeopardy.  But they are opening up because, on a relative basis, few are actually dying today from COVID-19,
  • Parts of the Orient are worsening, but remain way below the status of Europe today.
  • The USA is doing well, and can soon consider the country out of epidemic status.  
    • The nearly 3000 deaths experienced yesterday should soon begin to precipitously drop, and should be into three digits within two weeks.  
    • Anyone who is fully vaccinated and boosted is safer contracting COVID-19 than the seasonal flu.  They are almost totally out of danger.  
    • There remain those with pre-conditions who should remain careful.
    • Those unvaccinated continue to be in danger.  Worry, too, about protracted symptoms or infecting others.

Countries and cities treat COVID-19 patients differently.  In Tokyo, you are sent a week's worth of instant meals, as you can see to the right.  They also call you every morning to check on your vitals and remind you to remain isolated.  You can request a pulse oximeter, for example, which is immediately delivered to your door.  Some are offered a hotel room to quarantine, for free.  Countries like New Zealand, Germany and Thailand also send care packages.  Here is video of the one from Tokyo.

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