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The Corona Crucible – Tues 21st July

World 14.8 million    Brazil 2.1 million      India 1.1 million       Australia 12K+

There is promising news from the UK about a vaccine. Called AZD1222, the study lead author Andrew Pollard of the University of Oxford said, ‘We hope this means the immune system will remember the virus, so that our vaccine will protect people for an extended period.’  Further late stage trials are underway.

Premier Daniel Andrews announced today that Victoria recorded another 374 cases in the past 24 hours. The number of infections is still not trending down, but at least it does seem to be levelling.

One of the newly infected people is a member at my golf club. I think it’s unlikely that he contracted the virus there, but he did play there recently. Members were notified late yesterday that the course has closed until further notice while the pro shop and facilities are cleaned.  Staff members and his recent playing partners are being tested. The man notified the club promptly about his test results. Further advice will be provided to members as soon as it’s available.

Australia has now had over 12,000 cases.