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arjunk2022

African Union health watchdog CDC appeals for calm over Omicron - 1 views

www.aljazeera.com/...-appeals-for-calm-over-omicron

COVID-19 African Union Omicron Variant

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  • arjunk2022 on 04 Dec 21
     
    This article is essentially about the African Union Health Minister saying that there are methods to soften the blow of the Omicron Variant that warrant some optimism. We generally see bad news around COVID, especially with Omicron, so this is good to see.
  • juliam814 on 07 Dec 21
     
    I agree with Arjun's comment, and the criticism of richer nations' booster shots is super valid.
samuelws

Covid Live Updates: W.H.O. Warns of 'Very High' Risk From Omicron as Questions Remain - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...omicron-variant-covid

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  • samuelws on 29 Nov 21
     
    I'm very curious to see how this situation plays out: how much governmental control will people put up with. Do you think there could be another lockdown if the strain is virus resistant? Or do you think this could be runious to current political regimes?
juliam814

As World Shuts Borders to Stop Omicron, Japan Offers a Cautionary Tale - The New York T... - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...omicron-japan-border.html

NYTimes economy Japan Covid-19

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  • Japan has gone further than most other countries so far, announcing on Monday that the world’s third-largest economy would be closed off to travelers from everywhere.
  • Over the many months that Japan has been isolated, thousands of life plans have been suspended, leaving couples, students, academic researchers and workers in limbo.
  • The government’s decision to close again reflects its desire to preserve its successes battling the virus and to prevent the kind of strain on the health care system that it experienced over the summer during an outbreak of the Delta variant.
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  • “Trust should be put in Japan’s success on the vaccination front,” the council said. “And Japan and its people are now firmly in a position to reap the economic rewards.”
  • “I don’t know what else to do,” he added. “This pandemic seems endless.”
  • juliam814 on 29 Nov 21
     
    I wonder if the seemingly perpetual nature of this pandemic will cause the people to question government legitimacy. Japan's isolation, while drastic compared to most places, has been beneficial to health, but it may hinder many other areas of potential growth.
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