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Summer COVID-19 outbreak begins to take hold in Ga. but case numbers misleading

Epidemiologists from the White House to Atlanta’s own researchers said COVID’s spread is likely much worse than it appears on paper due to the prevalence of at-home tests and the number of infections that go unreported. Dr. Jayne Morgan, the executive director of Piedmont Healthcare COVID-19 task force, said infections are likely five to ten times higher than state reports, meaning Georgia is in the middle of a budding outbreak.

“We’re beyond missing the early signals,” she told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Monday. “We’ve passed that. We are sort of in it.”

The undercount is due to several factors. Many states, including Georgia, have begun publishing COVID-19 data on a weekly basis instead of daily, which could delay how quickly the public learns of increasing infections and hospitalizations. The recent reliance on at-home tests — spurred by a federal effort to increase test access — has also muddied the waters, because most positive at-home test results aren’t reported to state officials.

Source: Summer COVID-19 outbreak begins to take hold in Ga. but case numbers misleading

Trajectory of long covid symptoms after covid-19 vaccination: community based cohort study | The BMJ

The likelihood of long covid symptoms was observed to decrease after covid-19 vaccination and evidence suggested sustained improvement after a second dose, at least over the median follow-up of 67 days. Vaccination may contribute to a reduction in the population health burden of long covid, although longer follow-up is needed.

Source: Trajectory of long covid symptoms after covid-19 vaccination: community based cohort study | The BMJ

Sanitization: Redefined During Covid-19 Crisis by Rajni , Archana Pawa :: SSRN

The meaning of sanitization took a drastic turn with the birth of Coronavirus that literally changed our mindset about personal hygiene. No one used to give much thought about it but after covid-19 came into the picture, sanitization became the primary concern of everyone regardless of their age, gender and place. The whole world got to know the necessity of proper sanitation practice. This paper has tried to put the spotlight on how the measures of sanitation have taken a drastic change since the Covid-19 crisis. The main focus will be on providing a basic overview of sanitization measures opted by food chains and food-delivery applications that are present in India and what kind of changes occurred in the everyday life of people in terms of sanitation.
The aim is to get a brief idea about the views of people on the changes that happened over the past few months to curb this situation and whether they were sufficient enough to give them a sense of security. Also, about their experiences with different food-delivery services and dine-in situations. How well the food outlets took sanitization seriously and whether the guidelines provided by WHO and government were being followed. And how did they manage to keep themselves safe and the people who were around them? And knowing about their opinions about the need for lockdown and review about the sanitation measures opted by public transports, food delivery apps, restaurants, markets, stores, etc.

 

Keywords: Covid-19, Hand Sanitization, Food Hygiene, Sanitization habits, Lockdown

 

Source: Sanitization: Redefined During Covid-19 Crisis by Rajni , Archana Pawa :: SSRN

Turkish Tuesdays, and Two Lessons from Hakan:Muhafiz/The Protector, s2e6, on Empathy, and Mistakes

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

What do we learn from season 2, episode 6?

Lessons:
1.) Not everyone can be trusted.
2.) Empathy Matters.
Sorry, not everyone deserves a second chance. Azra is right.

And it’s not obvious that they let her go for a reason?
So, like Harry Potter, the orphan has an unknown inheritance.
Zeynep, gitme!
Gorgeous views of islands and the Bosporus, and of course the Aya Sofia.
There are only six immortals that we have seen so far, though Rüya has mentioned a Vezir, who might have shot Hakan when Ceylan died.
Why is the hero always the princess’s “only hope?”
Why does this Leyla keep insisting that women need some man to support them?
Finally, Azra admits her error.
For this day…
That is one more down, but 5 left.
Yeni yönetimi:. Rüya Hanım!
I guess this means they’ll have to rename the building…
But how did they do that?

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Tikal, Guatemala – Tikal, Gvatemala — Myrela

Urbani karakter majanskih gradova bio je predmet dugih i opsežnih rasprava, a Tikal je mjesto koje je pružilo najviše pouzdanih elemenata. Gustina stanovništva bila je vrlo mala, što je bila tipična osobenost majanske urbanizacije, ali, veličina, monumentalnost i broj stanovnika pružili su model na osnovu kojeg je moguće shvatiti dinamiku nastanka i razvoja tog najvažnijeg […]

Tikal, Guatemala – Tikal, Gvatemala — Myrela

Op-ed: East Buffalo Needs Community-Driven Structural Investments, Not Fly-In, Fly-Out Charity | Civil Eats

East Buffalo is full of existing Black-led groups working to feed and care for its residents in the aftermath of the massacre. And they’ll be doing the same long after the news media has moved on.
— Read on civileats.com/2022/05/24/op-ed-east-buffalo-needs-community-driven-structural-investments-not-fly-in-fly-out-charity/