UK Resilience

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Sat, 2011-01-22 09:18 — mdmcdonald

The mission of this working group is explore and understand what the U.K. resilience movement is about, and how its knowledge base and guiding principles might be of assistance to Resilience Systems and Resilience Networks around the world.

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This Working Group is focused on exploring the Resilience movement in the United Kingdom.

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Mask rules get tighter in Europe amid winter’s COVID-19 wave

Fri, 2022-01-14 10:19 — mike kraft

Mask rules get tighter in Europe in winter's COVID-19 wave | AP News ROME (AP) — To mask or not to mask is a question Italy settled early in the COVID-19 outbreak with a vigorous “yes." Now the onetime epicenter of the pandemic in Europe hopes even stricter mask rules will help it beat the latest infection surge. AP NEWS

... Other countries are taking similar action as the more transmissible — yet, apparently, less virulent — omicron variant spreads through the continent.

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UK labs seek to bolster global network for sequencing

Thu, 2022-01-13 11:34 — mike kraft

UK virus hunting labs seek to bolster global variant network | AP News LONDON (AP) — The air conditioners hum constantly in the lab at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, countering the heat thrown off by rows of high-tech sequencing machines that work seven days a week analyzing the genetic material of COVID-19 cases from throughout the U.K. AP NEWS

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AstraZeneca says early trial data indicates third dose helps against Omicron

Thu, 2022-01-13 10:16 — mike kraft

AstraZeneca says early trial data indicates third dose helps against Omicron AstraZeneca said on Thursday that preliminary data from a trial showed that its COVID-19 shot, Vaxzevria, generated an increase in antibodies against the Omicron and other variants when given as a third booster dose. Pushkala Aripaka,Ludwig Burger Reuters

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Omicron may be headed for in Britain, US; cases plateau in Africa

Thu, 2022-01-13 09:58 — mike kraft

Omicron may be headed for a rapid drop in Britain, US | AP News Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S., at which point cases may start dropping off dramatically. AP NEWS

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Other countries struck by Omicron kept their death tolls low. The US is looking different.

Wed, 2022-01-12 12:37 — mike kraft

Other countries struck by Omicron kept their death tolls low. The US is looking different. Deaths in South Africa, the UK, and Denmark appear low compared to prior waves. Experts and data have suggested this may not play out in the US. YahooNews

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Study: Covid loses '90pc of its infectiousness within five minutes of being airborne'

Wed, 2022-01-12 09:55 — mike kraft

Covid loses '90pc of its infectiousness within five minutes of being airborne' Coronavirus loses 90 per cent of its infectiousness within five minutes of becoming airborne, a new study has suggested. YahooNews

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England to suspend PCR confirmation of positive rapid COVID tests

Wed, 2022-01-05 18:49 — mike kraft

England to suspend PCR confirmation of positive rapid COVID tests People who test positive for COVID-19 on rapid lateral flow tests will not need to confirm their results with a follow-up PCR test if they are not showing symptoms, the UK Health Security Agency said on Wednesday. Reuters Reuters

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Omicron 'plainly milder'; new measures not needed, British P.M. Johnson says

Mon, 2022-01-03 11:45 — mike kraft

Omicron 'plainly milder'; new measures not needed, UK's Johnson says New measures are not needed now in Britain to fight the Omicron variant, which is "plainly milder" than earlier forms of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday. Reuters Reuters

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Overview: Asia, the UK, Canada COvid-related developments

Fri, 2021-12-31 12:58 — mike kraft

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Reuters Reuters

-- South Korea said on Friday it would extend stricter social distancing rules for two weeks amid a persistent surge in serious coronavirus infections and concerns over the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.

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