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Not so bad, just bumping the pre-flight test up to the day before travel. Maybe my February half-term trip isn't doomed after all (although I suspect it probably will be by then).

Visiting the US could be about to get difficult again, just after things eased up... The Biden administration is preparing stricter testing requirements for all travelers entering the United States, including returning Americans, to curb the spread of the potentially dangerous omicron variant...

I was going to do that much earlier in the year but given all the uncertainty, I didn't think that was fair on the dog-sitter(s), since they may well turn business away due to my booking, which ultimately could be cancelled. Maybe I need to be a bit more selfish!

I had a serious look at going via Mexico or Barbados for a while. I've got a shitload of Virgin miles and there was decent availability to get PE/Upper into Barbados and back home from Miami. Getting a dog sitter for 4-5 weeks was the problem - both of our regular sitters were booked up. Beyond...

It's far from complete isolation. Residents from many countries can still enter the US directly, including those from Mexico and Canada. They have to fly though, it's the land borders that are closed. Many of those free to enter the US can do so from countries that have been, or are, in worse...

And here we go again.... Some areas of Missouri are the first to reach the tipping point of Delta prevalence where the steady decline of cases turns around and hospital beds begin to fill up. It's one of the areas with very low vaccination take-up to date, making it ripe for this more...

Here we go.... Coronavirus hospital data removed from CDC website following Trump plan to reroute information Following the Trump administration’s decision to reroute coronavirus hospital data first to the administration, instead of sending it to the US Centers for Disease Control and...

Obviously not dodgy in the slightest... Hospital data on coronavirus patients will now be rerouted to the Trump administration instead of first being sent to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed to CNN on Tuesday. The move...

California essentially closing down again. 1282752861835649024

The United States reported 60,021 new coronavirus cases and 1,195 deaths on Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. In related news... Texas and Arizona ER doctors say they are losing hope as hospitals reach capacity As concerns over the capacity of hospitals resurface amid surging...

I read a piece on CNN today that explains the lower death rates, thus far... https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/02/opinions/steady-death-rate-covid-19-infections-spike-sepkowitz/index.html

A pretty frightening read at the car crash happening over there... https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/02/health/coronavirus-hospitalizations-rates-rise/index.html

The order of the states doesn't change regardless of which timeframe you choose - they are locked in the "Latest" position. That becomes most apparent if you select "3 months ago". There is some variation between latest and 2 weeks ago that would change their order but it's quite minor, eg...

A really nice site, from the founders of Instagram bizarrely, that tracks the R value in different states. https://rt.live The filter on the right (on desktop at least) shows some interesting things, eg: and you can also drill into each state too: https://rt.live/us/FL

Austin mayor says city has two weeks to change coronavirus trajectory Austin Mayor Steve Adler said the Texas capital has about two weeks to stem the tide of rising coronavirus cases, and the “messaging war” between state and national leaders could lead to potentially devastating consequences...

Los Angeles has only enough hospital beds for a few weeks, health official says With the current rate of case increases in Los Angeles, hospital beds will reach capacity within just a few weeks. Currently, there are only 200 intensive care unit beds available in the county, according to data...

Just read this on CNN in LA County. The commentary on those ignoring the protocols, all of which seem to be indoor settings, is really quite disappointing... Since beginning to reopen several weeks ago, Los Angeles is seeing an alarming rise in cases, positivity rates, and hospitalizations...

The story has been covered in many places - there seems little doubt she was booted out because she didn't want to play the cover-up game. Mwanwhile, in Texas: Texas Medical Center Deletes ICU Data Amid State's Coronavirus Spike -...

Well... A scientist who was fired from overseeing Florida’s Covid-19 database has created her own coronavirus dashboard – which she says proves Florida is not ready to reopen. Dr Rebekah Jones was fired by the Florida department of health in May. She said she was sidelined after she refused to...

Florida sets new daily record with 9,585 Covid-19 cases Florida health officials have reported 9,585 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, according to the Florida Department of Health (DOH). Saturday's data is the highest single day reporting of coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic...