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* New Updates * Lockdown from Covid-19: From an Expat's Point of View

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Hey! How’s everyone? It has been two months from my last update on this post and there have been some major new stuff going on in my life in Malaysia and I like to share with all of you.

Back to Square One Again

First up, yes we are back in lockdown again. Less restricted than the last one we were in but they have taken away swimming and schools. I won’t go into why the number started spiking in Malaysia. I don’t want to get into a silly political argument. If you like to know, you probably can google for it. So now, everyone is mostly staying at home, keep themselves safe and trying to cope with the 3rd wave of this pandemic.

However, it is less intense than the last lockdown. Probably because expectations are set and there are no nasty surprises. Malaysia has done so well keeping…

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‘It’s scary’: St. Luke’s respiratory therapist details working inside a COVID-19 unit | ktvb.com

Inside Idaho hospitals, frontline healthcare workers continue to battle the tough circumstances brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic as case numbers continue to rise.

“The cases have doubled that I’ve seen, even more so than doubled now with these 900 or 1,000 new cases a day. Even though it’s not in Ada County, that doesn’t mean it’s not going to trickle to our hospital,” Roberts said. “I am very concerned that we will see this lag of numbers that will turn into hospitalizations so it’s extremely concerning.”

For a while, operations at St. Luke’s in Boise were very manageable, but there is now concern as conditions are starting to change.

“It’s scary,” Roberts said. “You’ve got to keep an eye on them and just watch and make sure that whatever turn they make you’re ready to help them through it and give them the best possible care that you can.”

Because of the extensive personal protective equipment (PPE) worn by hospital staff, Roberts is personally comfortable working with COVID-19 patients. However, there is still a great risk posed to medical workers.

“My biggest worry is that I will take it home to my family,” Roberts said.

Roberts sees every day just how serious contracting COVID-19 can be.

“For some people, it’s just that shortness of breath. They walk to the bathroom and they are so short of breath that they just have to stop and wait or they are on that verge of having to have a tube down their throat and be put on a ventilator,” Roberts said. “It’s very concerning because you don’t know what direction that patient may turn on you.”

Source: ‘It’s scary’: St. Luke’s respiratory therapist details working inside a COVID-19 unit | ktvb.com

Republican Senate Candidates Are Chickening Out of Their Debates From Maine to Mississippi

Republican senatorial candidates are growing feathers and clucking very loudly. In Louisiana, incumbent Bill Cassidy has simply refused to debate Democratic candidate Adrian Perkins, the mayor of Shreveport. In Mississippi, incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith, noted Virgil Kaine cosplayer, is likely going to be successful in her quest to duck Mike Espy and, most spectacular of all, in Alabama, football meathead Tommy Tuberville has taken a dive against incumbent Democratic senator Doug Jones.

Having been left for dead by Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff in their last encounter, which produced a haymaker that will live forever in political lore, incumbent Republican David Perdue of Georgia has bailed on their last scheduled encounter.

Source: Republican Senate Candidates Are Chickening Out of Their Debates From Maine to Mississippi

Fake Persona Behind Hunter Biden Report That Sparked Conspiracy

Martin Aspen, the author behind a viral phony “intelligence” document about the Vice President’s son that made it to Trump’s inner circle, is not the Swiss security analyst he claims to be. Namely because Martin Aspen doesn’t exist. Even his profile picture is apparently computer-generated.

Per NBC News, the 64-page document appears to be from a fake “intelligence firm” called Typhoon Investigations and its author’s identity is completely fabricated, according to an analysis by disinformation researchers at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. No one by that name has ever worked for the intelligence firm that Aspen cites as his previous employer, the company told the outlet, and a search through public records in Switzerland came up empty too.

Christopher Balding, a blogger and professor who was one of the first to post the document and took partial credit for writing it, confirmed to the outlet that Aspen doesn’t exist. According to Balding, Aspen is “an entirely fictional individual created solely for the purpose of releasing this report.”

 

Source: Fake Persona Behind Hunter Biden Report That Sparked Conspiracy

United Arab Emirates reports 1,172 new cases. — What Now News 24

Image Credit: gulfbusiness.com On Friday, United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported 1,172 new cases and 2 deaths. Around 143,336 tests were done over the last 24 hours, putting the number of tests done since the beginning of the pandemic to 13 million. There were 1,500 recoveries and UAE reported that it achieved a 96.7% recovery rate, […]

United Arab Emirates reports 1,172 new cases. — What Now News 24

Singapore reports only 9 new cases. — What Now News 24

Image Credit: ONG WEE JIN On Friday, Singapore reported nine new cases of COVID-19. Of the nine cases, one was a community case, another was an infection in a dormitory, and seven cases were imported. All 9 cases were asymptomatic. There are only 42 patients in the hospitals of Singapore. Of these none are in […]

Singapore reports only 9 new cases. — What Now News 24

Felizes para sempre — VEM comigo!

“Que não seja imortal, posto que chama Mas que seja infinito enquanto dure.” Vinicius de Moraes. O amor é um sentimento lindo, recíproco e necessário a todas as pessoas. A verdade é que o ser humano tem a necessidade de ser amado de forma excepcional. A medida que uma pessoa ama e recebe de volta […]

Felizes para sempre — VEM comigo!