South Australian public hospitals are under strain with the health department boss declaring a system-wide internal emergency after many staff are sick with COVID.
@PeterLG Then we are starting to hear again of ''pandemic preparedness'' regarding birdflu! Where is the surge capacity we should have mounted in order to cope with the new reality of covid and all other threats?
With #H5N1#birdflu spreading amongst dairy cows, one of the most important things to think about right now is what would need to happen for this virus to actually start a pandemic.
I'm on a train, so a brief thread...
@kakape In 2005, the former WHO influenza chief scientist said that ''an influenza pandemic is inevitable, possibly imminent'', commenting on a peer-reviewed journal editorial the H5N1 situation in Vietnam and elsewhere at that time. Then, these viruses changed and reassorted with rapid pace. H1pdm09 reached us without early warning in animals. Next pandemic will do the same: cows, dogs, pigs, but we're still unprepared.
''We report a massive mortality of 5,224 sea lions (Otaria flavescens) in Peru that seemed to be associated with highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection. The transmission pathway may have been through the close contact of sea lions with infected wild birds. We recommend evaluating potential virus transmission among sea lions.''
@benb Obviously, nothing important happened just at the borders with Belarus, where Iskander-M nukes-carrying missiles have been deployed. More weapons, more risks, in addition to the banned cluster bombs + DU-coated shells. Germany's Green Party is rejoycing of the environmental consequences of the war...
''In conclusion, spread from returning #travelers resulted in #community#transmission of the emergent #Delta#VOC in British Columbia beginning in mid-to-late March 2021. However, growth of #COVID19 cases in the initial 3 months after Delta was detected was likely restrained because additional #NPIs were implemented soon after variant introduction,...''
Russia’s military, police, and National Guard seem to be doing virtually nothing as Prigozhin seizes state buildings. The public too is just standing around
@ai6yr This is especially ... ehm... funny? If one considers the state of decay of transportation infrastructure in this country! A month ago, one of the wealthiest regions in Europe (Emilia-Romagna) suffered a heavy storm, roads, highways, rail and many bridges were washed away and hardly they will be restored soon. AI!