🇦🇺Australia: Covid-19 kills 5 times more people than flu in 2024.

"Five times as many Australians are dying from Covid-19 as the flu five years after the outbreak of the global pandemic, shock new research has revealed."

"New analysis by the Institute’s Mortality Working Group of mortality between January and November 2024 found 3,676 people died from Covid-19 – 69% more than predicted."

"Covid-19 deaths at 3,676 were five times more than the 728 recorded for influenza"

Source: https://archive.md/jV6Jt

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🇺🇸US: Weekly COVID update - Nearly 235,000 new cases and sadly 2,303 new deaths.

🔹This is the 6th week in a row with more than 2,000 new deaths

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Source: https://twitter.com/BNOFeed/status/1756890739072458898

There have been over 7 million recorded fatalities due to COVID-19, from the beginning of the pandemic until the end of 2023, according to official data, but the actual death toll from the disease may be closer to 21 million, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.

“We are missing deaths from around the world. Because countries aren’t reporting deaths, it doesn’t mean that they’re not happening,” said Dr Van Kerkhove, adding that there had been a 42% increase in hospitalisations and a 62% rise in ICU admissions in December 2023.

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Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/world/over-7m-covid-19-deaths-recorded-but-actual-fatalities-may-be-three-times-higher-who

🇺🇸 US: California health officials shorten COVID isolation period to 1 day.

"California health officials have shortened the COVID-19 isolation guidelines for those who test positive as the department aims to focus more on people who are the most at risk of severe illness while also working to minimize school and workplace disruptions." 🤦‍♂️

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Source: https://ktla.com/news/california/california-health-officials-announce-shorter-covid-isolation-guidelines/

🇺🇸US: More than 3 years into the pandemic, 1,500 Americans still dying from COVID every week.

"By comparison, there were 163 weekly deaths from the flu for the week ending Dec. 9, according to CDC data."

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Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/1500-americans-dying-covid-week/story?id=106237143

🇬🇧UK: "Parents will be told to stop the COVID-era practice of keeping children off school with sore throats and runny noses as part of a government push to tackle soaring absenteeism." 🤦‍♂️

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Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/08/stop-following-covid-rules-send-sniffly-children-school/

🇻🇳Vietnam: "The health ministry has formally reclassified COVID-19 from Class A to Class B. This means daily case reporting will cease and free treatment will no longer be provided, although wearing masks continues to be advised."

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Source: https://vietnamnews.vn/society/1605629/no-free-treatment-masks-still-recommended-as-health-ministry-downgrades-covid-19-to-class-b.html

🇺🇸US: Infectious disease doctor says COVID testing is vital this fall as symptoms are less severe or obvious.

"Dr. Frank Rhame says as people get COVID for a second, and third time, their symptoms will be less severe, which is why he emphasizes the importance of testing." 🤦‍♂️

"I don't think there's going to be a public health recommendation for masking. It's just too potentially controversial," said Dr. Frank Rhame, an Allina Heath Infectious Disease Physician.

Rhame says mandatory masking isn't coming back, even though COVID isn't going away.

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Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/infectious-disease-doctor-says-covid-testing-is-vital-this-fall-as-symptoms-are-less-severe-or-obvious/