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21 deaths and 1251 new cases of Coronavirus during past 24 hours

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Minister of Health, Dr. May Al-Kaila, on Thursday said that the rate of recovery from the Corona virus in Palestine reached 88.2%, while the rate of active infections reached 10.8%, and the death rate was 1.0% of all infections.

10 deaths were recorded in the West Bank “Tulkarm 3, Nablus 2, Hebron 1, Bethlehem 1, Ramallah and Al-Bireh 2”, Gaza Strip 7, and the city of Jerusalem 4.

It indicated that the new cases were recorded as follows: “Tubas (17), Tulkarm (54), Qalqilya (14), Ramallah (94), Nablus (64), Hebron (67), the suburbs of Jerusalem (7), Jenin ( 55), Bethlehem (54), Jericho (10), Salfit (24), Gaza Strip (535), Jerusalem (256).

She added that the new recovery cases were divided according to the following: Tubas (22), Tulkarm (76), Qalqilya (25), Ramallah (143), Nablus (119), Hebron (56), Jenin (58), Salfit (32), The suburbs of Jerusalem (124), the Gaza Strip (730), the city of Jerusalem (207).

The Minister of Health indicated that there are 107 patients in the intensive care rooms, including 23 patients on artificial respirators.

This raises the total number of cases in Palestine to 163,573, with 144,196 recoveries, the majority of them in Gaza.

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Coronavirus: India′s approval of local vaccines draws criticism | Asia| An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW | 07.01.2021

Following criticism, Balram Bhargava, ICMR chief, said that Bharat Biotech’s vaccine had only been cleared in the “clinical trial mode.”

“Permission for restricted use in clinical trial mode has been allowed which means consent of participants has to be taken and there has to be a regular follow up of participants,” Bhargava said at a press conference on Tuesday.

Indian Health Minister Harsh Vardhan also clarified on Twitter that the emergency use approval for COVAXIN was “in clinical trial mode,” wherein all recipients of the vaccine would be tracked and monitored as if they are in trial.

Furthermore, the Health Ministry stressed that this is only an interim approval and the final one follows the completion of trials and the complete availability of data.

But the unusually cryptic language has left experts confused.

“They’ve introduced terminologies that are confusing,” Giridhar Babu, a professor of epidemiology at the Public Health Foundation of India, told Reuters. “The phrase ‘in clinical trial mode’ is not generally a term you will see in approvals.”

This view is shared by Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India. “The regulator has not made clear what continuation in a clinical trial mode means. It is likely that this vaccine will prove to be effective, but the proof is not there yet, of a completed clinical trial. Let us hope it comes soon,” he told DW.

Source: Coronavirus: India′s approval of local vaccines draws criticism | Asia| An in-depth look at news from across the continent | DW | 07.01.2021

Army Activates DC National Guard to Capitol Building – The New York Times (Pence, not Trump asked)

The decision to mobilize the D.C. National Guard — by Secretary McCarthy and Christopher C. Miller, the acting defense secretary — came as a pro-Trump mob breached the Capitol earlier in the day.

Defense and administration officials said it was Vice President Mike Pence, not President Trump, who approved the order to deploy the D.C. National Guard. It was unclear why the president, who incited his supporters to storm the Capitol and who is still the commander in chief, did not give the order.

This View Made Me Hum

Nengkoy

Last night while seated and sipping tea at my balcony with this view…

dreamy…

I started humming an old song sang by Drew Barrymore in her movie with the lines that goes something like this…

                I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine

                I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs

                I know that it’s out there

                There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere

I guess I should stop sitting out in my balcony at dusk, this awesome view is making me mushy, sappy and crazy. Haha!

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Felicidade

“The essence of life is happiness […] anyone who does not risk finding it, dies of suffering and sadness.”

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

“O essencial da vida é felicidade […] qualquer um que não arrisque encontrá-la, morre de sofrimento e tristeza.

Marii Freire Pereira

https://pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo!

Imagem: Pinterest. Portugal/ hardsadness

Santarém, Pá 7 de janeiro de 2021

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BCSO investigating lieutenant who posted photos of herself among pro-Trump mob at U.S. Capitol – ExpressNews.com (Bexar County Sheriff – Texas)

“If she just stood by while first responders were assaulted, it would be more than just troubling, it would be downright infuriating,” Salazar said. “It makes you mad … if someone that wears a uniform just stood there, watched and took pictures.”

The sheriff, who is a registered Democrat, said his decision is based on discipline not on Mathai’s support of Donald Trump. If others think otherwise, Salazar said “sorry not sorry.”

Source: BCSO investigating lieutenant who posted photos of herself among pro-Trump mob at U.S. Capitol – ExpressNews.com

Barr: Trump committed ‘betrayal of his office’ – POLITICO

Former Attorney General William Barr accused President Donald Trump on Thursday of a “betrayal of his office” — the latest rebuke of the president by a former high-ranking administration official after pro-Trump rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

“Orchestrating a mob to pressure Congress is inexcusable,” Barr said in a statement obtained by POLITICO. “The President’s conduct yesterday was a betrayal of his office and supporters.”

Source: Barr: Trump committed ‘betrayal of his office’ – POLITICO

7th Day of January – Fatcowco – 1904 – The distress signal “CQD” is established

1904 – The distress signal “CQD” is established. But SOS became the common signal used.

CQD (transmitted in Morse code as _._. _ _._ _..) is one of the first distress signals adopted for radio use.

On 7th January 1904 the Marconi International Marine Communication Company issued “Circular 57”, which specified that, the call to be given by ships in distress or in any way requiring assistance shall be ‘C Q D’.

Source: 7th Day of January – Fatcowco