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Israel closing its borders to all foreigners again. Fuck this shit.

Not for any significant conclusions... At this point, all you have is less than 100 globally confirmed cases in young, healthy individuals, both vaccinated and unvaccinated, all asymptomatic or with very mild symptoms.

It's worth noting that South Africa has less than 25% of its population vaccinated though, and with only 83 confirmed cases of omicron, it's really too early to make any assumptions; there's literally no data to base any claims on. The manufacturers of the current vaccines are expected to get first lab results in the next 2-3 weeks only. The confirmed cases in Hong Kong, Israel, and Italy are fully vaccinated, while the Belgian one is unvaccinated.

That's the plan, I'm sure

Also, two flights from South Africa landed in Amsterdam yesterday, 61 out of 600 people tested positive upon arrival. It's not yet known whether any of them are carrying the Omicron variant, but it seems likely at least some of them are. Worth noting that everyone had a negative test before flying.

I hope it turns out to be highly transmissible but extremely mild, as the chairwoman of South African Medical Association suggested based on preliminary data. If that's the case and it takes over all other variants, it could be the breaking point of it becoming endemic without wreaking havoc on healthcare systems worldwide.

Party poopers.

I can't believe they called it Omicron instead of Nu. I was impatiently waiting for a chance to wish people a "Happy Nu Year"

We talked about it earlier in this thread: It's interesting stuff for sure.

With English translation.

Looks like Bayern's annual member meeting was a huge success

So it seems we have found the new head coach, but the contract isn't signed yet, so the announcement is expected next week. Has to be Werner, surely. Especially since we're playing Kiel this weekend.

Yeah, 2 confirmed cases in Hong Kong, both returning travellers - one from South Africa, the other from Canada. Both of them quarantined in the same hotel after returning, and the one who travelled back from South Africa is now considered to be the index case in this potential cluster. Other people who quarantined in 12 rooms on the same floor in the same hotel are now put into precautionary quarantine again. In Israel, the confirmed case is a returnee from Malawi, and they are currently investigating two others who are suspected to carry the same new variant. All three vaccinated, so there's more fuel for worries about it potentially escaping immune response, but all reportedly asymptomatic (the same with the two in Hong Kong, I believe).

The new variant is already found in Hong Kong and Israel. I can smell new lockdowns already.

Yeah, saw it right after I submitted my post

Yeah, according to the reports, the spike protein of the new variant is significantly different from the one the current vaccines are based on, so it's potentially the "ah shit, here we go again" situation.

That would explain the drastically fallen sales

Probably the only half-excusable reason for anyone to buy that rag

Well he'll have 6 months time to decide now Thank fuck too, maybe BILD and other quality German media can now go back to posting clickbait articles, tits, and "reporting" about other celebrities nobody gives a shit about.

Cambodian-style beef Lok Lak.

I've only seen a trailer and thought it looked good... Will have to check it out!

Is it the Russian one about some virus outbreak?

Ohhh now that would be very nice...