Notices by Denis - The COVID info guy - (deniscovidinfoguy@aus.social)

🇺🇸 USA: COVID-19 Cases Rising in 25 States.

"Some of the biggest increases in emergency room visits for COVID have happened in the Pacific Northwest and the Southeast. In those areas, rates are now the highest they’ve been since February and March"

Source: https://archive.md/ao9aQ

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The Yeti of Kananaskis @kananaskinyeti

"You’re not crazy for protecting yourself from Covid. People will only tell you that because it is easier for them to insult you than it is for them to face reality. Don’t take it personally, you are doing the right thing."

Source: https://x.com/kananaskinyeti/status/1944866618649272713

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Queensland: ‘We’re being destroyed’: Brisbane teacher’s brutal message to Premier.

"Teacher shortages across Queensland are only going to worsen because of poor pay and overwhelming workloads, the state government has been warned."

Source: https://archive.md/f3gXb

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‘Star Wars’ actor Kenneth Colley dead at 87 after contracting COVID, pneumonia.

The 87-year-old British actor was taken to hospital with an arm injury following a fall but soon contracted COVID, which then developed into pneumonia.

Source: https://archive.md/gZRVo

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Viruses and the Brain: New study uncovers links to neurodegeneration after viral infection.

"A new study published in Genomic Press Brain Medicine reveals that these models have shown viruses like SARS-CoV-2 (the virus behind COVID-19) can reach brain cells quickly—within just 7 days—and cause inflammation, a key contributor to memory problems and brain fog."

Source: https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/health/2025/Jul/03/viruses-and-the-brain-new-study-uncovers-links-to-neurodegeneration-after-viral-infection

Study: https://genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journals/brainmed/aop/article-10.61373-bm025k.0077/article-10.61373-bm025k.0077.xml?body=FullText

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NSW: Man in his 50s dies after contracting bat lyssavirus.

"A man in his 50s has died after contracting the first case of Australian bat lyssavirus in New South Wales."

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/jul/03/nsw-weather-forecast-storm-updates-qantas-cyber-attack-ntwnfb?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-6865f0928f086a98ad00fc93#block-6865f0928f086a98ad00fc93

🇳🇿 New Zealand: Winter sickness puts ‘life on hold’ for families, but the worst is yet to come.

"New Zealand needs a comprehensive strategy to reduce the current burden of what are largely preventable diseases, Baker said, including boosting influenza and Covid-19 vaccination rates."

“One thing we learned during Covid is there are things we can do to stop these respiratory infections. And in the past, I think we've been a bit fatalistic about it - ‘It's the flu, it comes around every winter, you just get used to it’. Well, that is absolutely the wrong attitude.”

"Manurewa High School in South Auckland recently closed at 2pm because too many teachers were sick and relievers couldn’t be found, and principal Pete Jones confirmed both staff and student absences remained high."

Source: https://archive.md/YLc5X

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🇲🇻 Maldives extends state of health emergency to Dec. 5 over COVID-19.

On Thursday, 71 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total to 11,893, with 38 deaths so far, according to the Health Protection Agency.

Source: https://www.citynewsservice.cn/news/Maldives-extends-state-of-health-emergency-to-Dec-5-over-COVID-19-yn6g50jk

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By @RTHM_Health

"A new study suggests that exercise doesn’t clear microclots in people with Long COVID—it just fragments them into smaller ones. These smaller clots are linked to increased inflammation and impaired oxygen transport, which may help explain post-exertional malaise (PEM) and post-exertional symptom exacerbation (PESE)—a worsening of symptoms after even mild physical or mental effort."

"Researchers observed these microclot and inflammatory changes even after submaximal exertion, highlighting the need for caution when recommending exercise-based therapies."

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🔗 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6717727/v1

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COVID-19 Pandemic Linked to Surge in Digestive Disorders, New Study Finds

A national online study found that rates of digestive issues like IBS and chronic constipation rose significantly, highlighting the significant toll the pandemic has taken on digestive health.

Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nmo.70020

Source: https://archive.md/e3phr

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Sometimes, even if I stand in the middle of the room, no one acknowledges me.

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🇺🇸 US: 30% of U.S. adults would not or might not test for suspected COVID-19.

In a survey of 2,000+, 70% said they would take a home COVID test if they had symptoms. Of the 30% who wouldn’t or might not, 53.6% saw no reason, 30.1% found it unhelpful, and 20.7% didn’t trust test results.

Study: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2835804

Source: https://archive.md/6xuDu

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🇬🇧 UK: Covid-19 bereaved demand justice after 'disgrace' of thousands of UK care homes deaths.

"Between early March and early June 2020, nearly 20,000 care home residents in England and Wales died with Covid-19"

"Families are demanding that politicians are held to account after describing their heartbreaking final moments with loved ones."

Source: https://archive.md/eoPT1

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🇬🇧 UK: Very painful symptom could be a warning sign of new Covid ‘Nimbus’ variant.

UKHSA reports a nearly 10% rise in COVID-related hospital admissions, with 947 patients admitted by 31 May.

Cases also increased by 6.9%, reaching 1,211 in the week up to 4 June.

"Dr Naveed Asif, GP at the London General Practice, warned that this variant has a distinctive symptom, a severe sore throat known as a “razor blade sensation”

Source: https://archive.md/kC3FB

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"Queensland’s RSV immunisation program cut hospitalisations in babies under 6 months by 75%, preventing 420 cases."

In 2025, QLD has recorded:

🔹14,616 RSV cases (1,724 hospitalisations)
🔹17,612 COVID cases (3,719 hospitalisations)
🔹22,405 flu cases (2,433 hospitalisations)

Source: https://archive.md/ylO90

Data source: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/clinical-practice/guidelines-procedures/diseases-infection/surveillance/reports/flu

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Many COVID patients needed 9 months to regain baseline well-being, study suggests.

"It took many US COVID-19 survivors who sought treatment for their infection up to 9 months post-infection to return to their baseline sense of mental well-being, while 1 in 5 still had suboptimal quality of life at 1 year."

Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/many-covid-patients-needed-9-months-regain-baseline-well-being-study-suggests

Report: https://academic.oup.com/ofid/article/12/6/ofaf278/8154758?searchresult=1

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Breakthrough discovery links organ failure to long COVID.

"Red blood cells damaged by long COVID and clogging blood vessels have been found to cause organ failure, providing a hard-fought missing link in cardiac science."

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Source: https://archive.md/TrZ32

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🇹🇼 Taiwan shortens COVID vaccine gap to 2 months for high-risk groups.

"Starting June 11, seniors aged 65 and over, Indigenous people aged 55–64, and immunocompromised individuals may receive a second JN.1 dose after just 2 months due to waning protection and increased risk of severe illness"

Source: https://archive.md/cjKMh

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ACT Weekly Respiratory Surveillance Report: 30 May to 5 June 2025

🔹COVID: 90 (+3.4%)
🔹Influenza: 209 (+6.0%)
🔹RSV: 94 (-12.1%)

Source: https://www.act.gov.au/directorates-and-agencies/act-health/strategies-programs-and-reports/reports/respiratory-illness-reporting-in-the-act

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🇮🇳 India: COVID-19 cases are on the rise, 21 deaths in 48 Hours.

Among the dead: a 22-year-old girl, a 23-year-old girl, and a 27-year-old man.

The surge in COVID-19 cases this year is due to 4 variants – LF.7, XFG, JN.1, and NB.1.8.1.

Source: https://www.patrika.com/en/national-news/covid-19-resurgence-21-deaths-in-48-hours-active-cases-exceed-4300-19645501

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