PM to confirm 19 July end to Covid rules despite scientists’ warnings | Boris Johnson | The Guardian (Me: He is still willing to gamble with other people’s lives for perceived short term political gain)

Boris Johnson to press ahead with final stage of unlocking in England amid huge rise in infections

Source: PM to confirm 19 July end to Covid rules despite scientists’ warnings | Boris Johnson | The Guardian

UK scientists caution that lifting of Covid rules is like building ‘variant factories’ | Coronavirus | The Guardian

Prof Stephen Reicher at the University of St Andrews, a member of the Sage subcommittee advising on behavioural science, tweeted: “It is frightening to have a ‘health’ secretary who still thinks Covid is flu. Who is unconcerned at levels of infection. Who doesn’t realise that those who do best for health, also do best for the economy. Who wants to ditch all protections while only half of us are vaccinated.

“Above all, it is frightening to have a ‘health’ secretary who wants to make all protections a matter of personal choice when the key message of the pandemic is “this isn’t an ‘I’ thing, it’s a ‘we’ thing.”

Source: UK scientists caution that lifting of Covid rules is like building ‘variant factories’ | Coronavirus | The Guardian

Oxygen shortages blamed for deaths of 33 COVID-19 patients at Indonesian hospital – ABC News

At least 33 patients died after the central supply of liquid medical oxygen ran out on Saturday at Dr Sardjito General Hospital in Yogyakarta city due to delays from suppliers, said hospital spokesman Banu Hermawan. Source: Oxygen shortages blamed for deaths of 33 COVID-19 patients at Indonesian hospital – ABC News

The noble king and his royal subjects

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The extra large ‘Ela’, the plantain leaf, can scarcely accommodate even the first course of the colourful and aromatic Onam spread lined up in a sequence that is most sacrosanct. The jostling for space begin with serving of the ‘Upperi’, the famous banana chips, as it is placed on the left most tip of the leaf heralding the commencement of the “Sadhya”, the festival feast.  What then follows is an avalanche of delicacies –  hot, sweet, sour, and pungent; each placed along the outer edges forming a grand multi-layered semi-circle. The inner periphery is occupied by a slew of pickles – of lemon, mango and ginger; bananas and of course the Pappadams, that rounded crispy savoury which is to be crushed with every mouthful that is gulped in. The centre part of the leaf is reserved for the “Matta”, the red…

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