Mutant coronavirus was known in September. PM asleep at the wheel.
The Canary UK

Mutant coronavirus was known in September. PM asleep at the wheel.

A report conducted on behalf of the COVID-19 Genomics Consortium UK (CoG-UK), makes it clear that the coronavirus (Covid-19) mutation was first identified in September. Over 60% of cases The CoG-UK report, published on 18 December 2020, says that: the two earliest sampled genomes that belong to the B.1.1.7 lineage [the name of the variant] were collected on 20-Sept-2020 in Kent and another on 21-Sept-2020 from Greater London. By mid-November, it was found that about 26% of coronavirus cases had originated from the new strain. By the week commencing 9 December, in London alone that figure rose to over 60%, the government’s chief scientific adviser Patrick Vallance claimed.…

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22 December 2020
Headlines for September 30, 2020
Democracy Now (U.S.A)

Headlines for September 30, 2020

President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met in Cleveland, Ohio, Tuesday for the first of three scheduled presidential debates. It was a night filled with chaos and insults as Trump repeatedly mocked and interrupted Biden, who responded by calling Trump a clown and the worst president the nation has ever had. During one exchange, Trump refused to condemn white supremacists after being questioned by debate moderator Chris Wallace of Fox News. President Donald Trump: “What do you want to call them? Give me a name. Give me a name.” Chris Wallace: “White supremacists and right-wing” — Joe Biden: “White supremacists.” President Donald Trump: “Go ahead. Who…

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30 September 2020
Headlines for September 29, 2020
Democracy Now (U.S.A)

Headlines for September 29, 2020

As COVID-19 Claims Over 1 Million Lives, Reports of Rift Among White House AdvisersAnother Immigrant Prisoner Dies from COVID-19; Nurses Union Says U.S. Failed to Protect Medical WorkersKentucky AG to Release Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Tapes as Juror Calls for Information to Be Made PublicFamily of Black Man Shot Dead by Police While Handcuffed in Car Reaches $20 Million SettlementTrump and Biden to Face Off in 1st Debate as NYT Drops Second Report on Trump's TaxesChannel 4 Report Says Trump Campaign Sought to Deter Black Voters in 2016Artist Ai Weiwei Holds Protest in Support of Julian Assange, Press FreedomUber Wins Legal Fight to Keep Operating in LondonFive Iraqi…

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29 September 2020
Headlines for September 28, 2020
Democracy Now (U.S.A)

Headlines for September 28, 2020

Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to SCOTUS; GOP-Led Senate Could Confirm Before Nov. 3NYT: Trump Paid $750 in Fed. Income Taxes in 2016, No Income Taxes in 10 of Last 15 Years Protests Continue over Impunity in Breonna Taylor's Case as Her Family Speaks OutU.S. Coronavirus Cases Top 7 Million, on the Rise in Two Dozen StatesGlobal Coronavirus Deaths Approach 1 Million; Latin America Has Half of Most Infected NationsArmenia and Azerbaijan Declare Martial Law as Fighting Kills at Least 23 PeopleBelarus Protests Continue as EU and U.S. Refuse to Recognize Lukashenko as Legitimate RulerAt Least 16 Refugees Feared Dead After Shipwreck Off Libya's CoastLebanese Prime Minister-Designate Steps DownSalvadoran…

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28 September 2020
National Health England

Transparency data: NHS Test and Trace (England) and coronavirus testing (UK) statistics: 10 September to 16 September 2020

Department Of Health ODS, 64KB This file is in an OpenDocument format NHS Test and Trace regional breakdowns 28 May to 16 September 2020: data tables View online Download CSV 23.1KB ODS, 21KB This file is in an OpenDocument format ODS, 14.7KB This file is in an OpenDocument format Details The data reflects the first 16 weeks of operation of NHS Test and Trace in England, and testing operations in the UK since late March.For NHS Test and Trace (England), this includes:Testingpeople tested for coronavirus (COVID-19), England people testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), England time taken for test results to become available, EnglandContact tracingpeople transferred to the…

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25 September 2020
National Health England

Transparency data: NHS Test and Trace (England) and coronavirus testing (UK) statistics: 10 September to 16 September 2020

Department Of Health ODS, 64KB This file is in an OpenDocument format NHS Test and Trace regional breakdowns 28 May to 16 September 2020: data tables View online Download CSV 23.1KB ODS, 20.9KB This file is in an OpenDocument format ODS, 14.7KB This file is in an OpenDocument format Details The data reflects the first 16 weeks of operation of NHS Test and Trace in England, and testing operations in the UK since late March.For NHS Test and Trace (England), this includes:Testingpeople tested for coronavirus (COVID-19), England people testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), England time taken for test results to become available, EnglandContact tracingpeople transferred to the…

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25 September 2020
Headlines for September 25, 2020
Democracy Now (U.S.A)

Headlines for September 25, 2020

Sen. Bernie Sanders Warns of an Election "Between Donald Trump and Democracy"FBI Director Sees No Evidence of Widespread Voter Fraud24 Arrested as Louisville Protesters Defy Curfew to Demand Justice for Breonna TaylorKentucky Sen. Rand Paul Says Goal of Black Lives Matter Is "Terrorism"Drivers Attack Peaceful Black Lives Matter Protesters in Los AngelesFamily of Tucson Man Who Died in Police Custody Demands Charges for OfficersVirginia Officials Warn of "Severe Public Health Threat" If Trump Rally Allowed to ProceedIowa Slaughterhouse Fined $957 After COVID-19 Outbreak Infected Hundreds of WorkersU.N. Says 1 Million Coronavirus Deaths Due to Nations' Lack of Preparedness and SolidarityGlobal Youth Climate Strikes Return "For as Long as…

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25 September 2020