Let's ease into the weekend with the little coronavirus news I could find this morning, starting with a bit of monkeypox news. CDC says that we still have a chance to contain it, but if we don't it could take its place on the standard STD list along with other diseases such as herpes or syphilis.
On the presidential front, POTUS continues to work through isolation. He could end up being in isolation for eight to 10 days. Dr. Biden and VP Harris continue to test negative. If both PORUS and Vice-POTUS ended up in the hospital and unable to function, Nancy Pelosi would act as President. I don't know if that would make Fox News happy or enraged.
Japan is urging people to exercise the "highest level of vigilance" as a record number of new covid cases is recorded, over 186,000 on Thursday. People in Okinawa have been asked to avoid non-essential travel until mid-August. Groups of up to four diners will be permitted to eat at restaurants but can't stay for more than two hours. People with underlying medical conditions are advised to meet only with family members with whom they live.
This is Japan's seventh wave. The death toll is low and lockdowns, nonexistent only because mask wearing is widespread (just as it has always been for things such as colds) and a very high number of people have been vaccinated. Despite having a very large population over the age of 65, Japan has the lowest per capita rate of covid deaths among 38 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development nations.
And wowzers! That's it for today.
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