Three years ago, as part of the public health messaging in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization launched the " Wear A Mask " campaign on social media. However, despite their benefits to public health, mask-wearing quickly became a highly politicized and divisive issue across the globe. But the campaign gained impressive traction after World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued the following tweet on X, the social media platform known at the time as Twitter, on August 21, 2020, thanking BTS, a South Korean K-pop group, for supporting the mask-wearing public health practice as part of the release of their new single, "Dynamite": "Thank you, #BTS for the uplifting #BTS_Dynamite and for reminding the #BTSARMY and the rest of us to #WearAMask and take care of our health and well-being during this #COVID19 pandemic.

https://www.miragenews.com/k-pop-fans-propel-covid-19-public-health-1098296/

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Jacinda Ardern and Ashley Bloomfield are providing the latest Covid update at 1pm today.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/covid-19-delta-outbreak-aucklands-week-at-level-3-will-more-movement-see-a-rise-in-cases/VBZWQOQA4PCGZFQLL4NNDU4TQQ/

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Meanwhile, Assam, on Tuesday, 26 October, eased the COVID-19 related restrictions in view of the improving situation in the state, limiting the night curfew fro...

https://www.thequint.com/coronavirus/bengal-assam-hp-saw-spike-covid-infections-last-week-following-festivities

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It's D-Day for Auckland and Waikato as Cabinet meets to discuss a change of alert levels.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-delta-outbreak-new-cases-in-waikato-bad-news-ahead-of-cabinet-decision-on-alert-level-changes/6EGP4BXJRCANP2CLPOTE54TTLY/

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(INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) Positivity rates as of Oct 11. Positivity rate decreasing in NCR but increasing in other provinces. Positivity rates are very high in Camarines Sur, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, South Cotabato, Tarlac (over 50%), Zambales. #COVID #covid19 @dzbb @DZAR1026 @dzrhnews @News5PH @PTVph pic.twitter.com/tToDP3rfDs — Dr. Guido David (@iamguidodavid) October 13, 2022 The positivity rate refers to the percentage of people who were found positive for COVID-19 among the total number of individuals tested.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1679316/fwd-covid-19-positivity-rate-in-metro-manila-declines-very-high-in-7-areas

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day The Gray-headed Social-Weaver also has a pretty song. * * * #COVID19 At reader request, Ive added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel Im engaging in a macabre form of ...

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/05/200pm-water-cooler-5-6-2021.html

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A 14-day MIQ stay will still be required for travellers.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-delta-outbreak-non-citizens-will-need-vaccination-to-come-to-new-zealand/IXXJFTYMPPLONG43G7VL73ZRGE/

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Trustees from Halton, Hamilton and Ottawa plan to introduce motions to bring back masking following Public Health Ontario report on sixth wave.

https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2022/04/11/trustees-from-different-ontario-boards-to-push-for-school-mask-mandates.html

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The recovery rate currently stands at 98.73 per cent.

https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/india-records-slight-decrease-in-daily-covid-19-cases-with-5675-reported-in-last-24-hours-union-health-ministry

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MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 positivity rate nationwide is now at 15.9 percent, OCTA Research Fellow Guido David said on Tuesday. This is a slight increase from the 15.2 percent positivity rate on April 20. May 2 2023 DOH reported 843 new cases, 0 deaths (0 in NCR) 885 recoveries 7087 active cases. 15.9% nationwide positivity rate. 380 cases in NCR, 105 in Cavite, 55 in Rizal. Projecting 700-900 new cases on 5.3.23 #COVID19 #covid @dzbb @DZAR1026 @ali_sotto @DrMichaelTee pic.twitter.com/FUKZDvE2l1 — Dr.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1763990/covid-19-positivity-at-15-9-nationwide-octa

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MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 positivity rate nationwide has slightly dropped to 8.2 percent as of June 24, OCTA Research fellow Guido David said. David said the nationwide positivity rate was at 8.6 percent on Friday and 8.9 percent on Thursday. June 24 2023 DOH reported 464 new cases, 0 deaths, 691 recoveries 8353 active cases. 8.2% 7-day positivity rate. 98 cases in NCR. Projecting 400-500 new cases on 6.25.23 #COVID19 #covid @dzbb @DZAR1026 @ali_sotto @dwiz882 @AthenaImperial_ @wengsalvacion pic.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1792989/ph-covid-19-positivity-rate-falls-to-8-2

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day From Ethopia. I thought cranes would have more interesting calls than they do, but they all honk in more or less the same way. * * * #COVID19 At reader request, Ive added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE...

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/05/200pm-water-cooler-5-14-2021.html

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Some places have rampant Covid, others have none. Does NZ need a new regional strategy?

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-coronavirus-delta-outbreak-a-new-regional-plan-could-save-lives-michael-baker-says/2QQGPSWJD5FO7MORWCRQPIF4HE/

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South Australia has recorded five more COVID-19 deaths. There are 1,740 new cases in the state, which is the lowest reported figure this year.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-29/sa-saturday-covid-19-update/100790024

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'It looks like the trend has peaked. Hospital occupancy also decreased from 29.7% to 28.8% (over the same period),' David said. Despite this, Metro Manila's COVID-19 positivity rate is still five times higher than the World Health Organization's ideal threshold of only 5%. NCR 7-day positivity rate decreased from 26.1% (May 14) to 25.2% (May 21 2023). It looks like the trend has peaked. Hospital occupancy also decreased from 29.7% to 28.8% (over the same period). #covid #covid19 @dzbb @DZAR1026 @ali_sotto @wengsalvacion pic.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1772856/ncr-covid-19-positivity-rate-down-to-25-2-percent-may-have-already-peaked-octa-research

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day From Japan. * * * #COVID19 At reader request, Ive added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel Im engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching. All the charts are becoming ...

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/05/200pm-water-cooler-5-12-2021.html

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Here is the Principe Golden Weaver, in honor of Machiavelli (one more damn book to read). * * * #COVID19 At reader request, Ive added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel I’...

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/05/200pm-water-cooler-5-7-2021.html

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Pressure is mounting on Premier Doug Ford to embrace mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for school and health-care workers after NDP Leader Andrea Horwat...

https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/08/05/doug-ford-pressed-to-order-mandatory-covid-19-vaccinations-for-school-and-health-care-workers-as-andrea-horwath-flip-flops.html

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Town of 1,200 near Algonquin Park has the county’s top doctor worried that anti-maskers and religious opponents of vaccines may fuel further outbreaks...

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/08/22/why-barrys-bay-could-be-the-perfect-incubation-box-an-example-of-a-small-towns-vulnerability-to-the-delta-variant.html

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Chris Hipkins on when year 1 to 10 students in Auckland will return to the classroom.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-delta-outbreak-todays-cases-govt-decision-on-waikato-alert-level-auckland-schools/IRHPMFYKXS5COJRLPOZ6K3NBOA/

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November sees daily case totals balloon with almost all of Auckland of interest.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/covid-19-delta-outbreak-todays-cases-new-infections-near-1000-in-a-week-ministry-of-health-expected-to-reveal-more-on-home-quarantine-death/JYV2GXM47PEUPVOT7F33ZGHTX4/

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day * * * #COVID19 At reader request, Ive added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns Hopkins CSSE data. Here is the site. I feel Im engaging in a macabre form of tape-watching. All the charts are becoming dull ...

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/05/200pm-water-cooler-5-11-2021.html

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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Bird Song of the Day Here is another weaver bird, also with a pretty song; I liked the name spectacled weaver, since I am be-spectacled myself. * * * #COVID19 At reader request, Ive added this daily chart from 91-DIVOC. The data is the Johns ...

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2021/05/200pm-water-cooler-5-4-2021.html

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