A slow day news-wise on the coronavirus front. Hurricane Fiona did her damage and left, and Hurricane Ian is getting up to steam. Our mystery potluck came off splendidly last night; we had an Indian chicken and rice dish, stromboli, my black bean and corn salad, with my maple walnut pie and a fig tart for dessert. I followed last night's dinner with my second negative covid test this morning. The 48 hours in between the first and second means the CDC thinks I'm okay in public without a mask. I disagree, but that's okay.
As of October 1, there will be no covid border restrictions to enter Canada. Even uploading health documents will become optional. The US's restrictions remain in place meaning vaccinations are required for non-citizens.
The proportion of BA.5 covid cases is dropping in the US. It is being edged out by new Omicron variants that have more immune escape (a technical term for being more transmissible). Experts say we should keep an eye on two in particular, BA.2.75.2 and BQ.1.1.
The Ebola outbreak in Uganda continues. The medical staff at one hospital have gone on strike saying that they are not being given suitable protective gear. Some are in quarantine having already been exposed. As for monkeypox, some experts are saying that it can be contained, while others are saying we will need to learn to live with it. We're hearing lots of that these days, eh?
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