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Rio voters inflict humiliating electoral wipeout on mayor | Rio de Janeiro | The Guardian

Bolsonaro ally Marcelo Crivella lost in all of Brazilian city’s 49 constituencies

Source: Rio voters inflict humiliating electoral wipeout on mayor | Rio de Janeiro | The Guardian

Avian Flu Diary: COVID-19: The Avian Vector Loophole (Birds and Mink infection)

Whether carried by the movement of humans or machinery between farms, by the wind, or on the feet, feathers, or GI tract of of wild birds, COVID-19 has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to quickly spread among mink farms in numerous countries.
While COVID-19 has not proved to be a huge agricultural issue (outside of mink farming), the next pandemic threat may not be so constrained.

Which means that agricultural interests must get much better at shutting the barn door before the next virus gets in – or out again.  

Source: Avian Flu Diary: COVID-19: The Avian Vector Loophole

How Snail Mail Connected This San Gabriel Valley School District To Its Youngest Students : LAist

Rowland Elementary School kindergarten teacher Ashley McGrath conducts class over Zoom from her garage. (Mariana Dale/LAist)

5-year-old Noah Fonseca is seconds away from discovering his new book in this screenshot from a video recorded by his mom, Maria Fonseca.

Source: How Snail Mail Connected This San Gabriel Valley School District To Its Youngest Students : LAist

Survey: Roughly 70% of Chicago Parents Will Vaccinate Their Kids Against COVID-19 | Chicago News | WTTW

“Communities that have been most negatively affected by COVID-19 are less likely to say they would to vaccinate their children and themselves against COVID-19,” said Dr. Matt Davis of Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Source: Survey: Roughly 70% of Chicago Parents Will Vaccinate Their Kids Against COVID-19 | Chicago News | WTTW

DOH: 1,443 new COVID-19 cases, 13 additional deaths and big spike in hospitalizations | The NM Political Report

The state Department of Health reported 1,443 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. The department also reported 23 additional deaths related to the disease. On Sunday, the department reported 919 individuals were hospitalized for COVID-19, an increase of 65 since Saturday. This could include those from other states who are hospitalized in New Mexico, but would not include New Mexicans who are hospitalized out of state.

Source: DOH: 1,443 new COVID-19 cases, 13 additional deaths and big spike in hospitalizations | The NM Political Report

Oregon Mink Farm Has Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

Disaster In Denmark As Covid-19 Mutation Detected On Mink Farms Oregon isn’t the first state in the U.S. to have minks test positive for the SARS-CoV2. No, that list already includes Utah, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The SARS-CoV2 has now appeared in minks in seven different countries: the Netherlands, Denmark, Italy, Sweden, Spain, and the United States. The mink farm outbreaks have led to massive culls of minks on the farms to prevent further spread of the virus, especially since a new mutated version of the SARS-CoV2 was found to be present among minks.  Source: Oregon Mink Farm Has Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak

India’s Covid-19 count now closer to 9.4 million, 22 states and UTs have fatality rate lower than national average – india news – Hindustan Times

41,810 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours, according to Union health ministry. Source: India’s Covid-19 count now closer to 9.4 million, 22 states and UTs have fatality rate lower than national average – india news – Hindustan Times