World 71.4 million Chile 560K+ Romania 540K+ Once international flights resumed into Melbourne, it was only a matter of time. After 43 days without a single case of coronavirus here in Victoria, five new cases have been detected. All are in hotel quarantine after flying into Melbourne from overseas this week. As at 11pm last […]
The Corona Crucible – Fri 11th December
World 70.6 million USA 16 million Denmark 100K+ It’s taken just five days for the number of COVID infections in the US to rise by one million. There have now been almost 300,000 deaths from COVID in the Divided States, with over 3,000 yesterday, which is more than the number killed in the 9/11 […]
The Corona Crucible – Thurs 10th December
World 69.2 million Italy 1.7 million UK 1.7 million I took Molly to the vet yesterday for her annual shots. She doesn’t handle the vet very well. She gets all worked up and trembles and hyperventilates. I had a dentist appointment today, not managed well by me either, owing to my TMJ issues. Most services […]
The Corona Crucible – Wed 9th December
World 68.5 million Russia 2.5 million Palestine 100K+ The golf gang had our end of year event and lunch yesterday. Normally the women have a big night at the club with presentations, dinner, a DJ and dancing, but this year coming out of COVID restrictions, we were lucky enough to get together for a proper […]
The Corona Crucible – Tues 8th December
World 67.9 million Myanmar 100K+ Neil headed off to Adelaide yesterday for about two weeks. Finally he will catch up with his mother and his siblings. He’s driving there and back as he needs the car while there. He’ll be back home the weekend before Christmas. Now that international flights have resumed into Melbourne, we […]
The Corona Crucible – Mon 7th December
World 67.3 million USA 15 million The US has now officially recorded over 15 million cases of coronavirus. The real number is probably much higher. I have heard that they often do saliva testing there, which is far from accurate. Meanwhile, Dump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani has tested positive. Dump held a rally at the […]
The Corona Crucible – Sun 6th December
World 66.8 million Brazil 6.5 million Russia 2.4 million Yesterday I hosted our annual writers’ group Xmas gathering. The sic of us have been friends for over 15 years and have met monthly, usually at a café, to share our writing and give feedback. This year we met in person just once, pre pandemic. At […]
The Corona Crucible – Sat 5th December
World 66.2 million Iran 1 million Tunisia 100K+ Iran is the 14th country to reach one million COVID infections. Tunisia the 67th country to record 100,000 cases. The UK has approved the Pfizer vaccine and is starting to roll it out to health care workers and the elderly. This particular vaccine has to be kept […]
The Corona Crucible – Fri 4th December
World 65.5 million US 14.5 million The contrast between the situation in Australia and what is happening in the US could not be more extreme. Yesterday the US recorded over 206,000 new cases of coronavirus in a single day, with almost 3,000 fatalities. In the past 24 hours another 218,000 tested positive, with another 3,000 […]
The Corona Crucible – Thurs 3rd December
World 64.8 million Bangladesh 460K+ Pakistan 400K+ A new agency is being established to manage hotel quarantine in Victoria. International flights resume on Monday. The program will be overseen by the Police Minister. Police and ADF personnel will manage the system. Those in quarantine will not be allowed to leave their rooms. After the debacle […]