COVID-19 summary : The USA of course still remains #1 in new cases with 147,434 and 10 states now showing the Omicron variant.  Watch a  CBS news clip .   #2 was Germany with 70,681 new cases and the UK #3 with 50,120.  However, the U.S. is at 441/million versus Germany at 841/million and the UK at 734/million.  And this rate is all over Europe, for Poland with 26,964 new cases is at 713/million. Then there is South Africa, which had another increase, up to 16,055 new cases yesterday.  While that is "only" 266 new cases/million, their  positivity rate is 24.3% .  Botswana did not report. Still with little to no Omicron, though,  positivity rates : Slovenia  42% Croatia  40% Ukraine  38% Vietnam  8% U.S. 7% UK  5% India  1% Israel  0.5% Japan  0.3% Taiwan  0.0% For those who forgot,  positivity rate  is the percentage of people who test positive for the virus of those overall who have been tested. I bring back an old science fiction comedy today.  I was scanning through Prime

I've previously expressed my views on the George Floyd case , which began today in Minneapolis.  All kinds of Black Lives Matter and police justice issues at stake.  Only police officer Derek Chauvin on trial.  The defense will prove that Floyd was on fentanyl and methamphetamine, had underlying health conditions and was a convicted criminal.  Historically, jurors usually lean in the direction of the police.  However, the times have changed.  The city of Minneapolis has already agred to pay the Floyd family $27 million.  While live on news channels, the case will last another month. Here is one news item that, finally, is appearing to be making headway: The Biden administration is developing digital “vaccine passports,”   The Washington Post reported . The Ever Given is free and again sailing through the Suez Canal.  Who is to blame?  Weather?  This container ship is Panama-flagged, Japanese-owned and Taiwan-operated. Are you a cancer victim of the weedkiller Roundup?   Here's