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KOSTRIKKIS - THE 2nd COVID WAVE HAS YET TO PEAK, CONCERNED BY CONSPIRACY THEORISTS

 in-cyprus 1 November 2020 - by Constantinos Tsintas



‘I am really concerned by the rising number of people who believe that the covid infection does not exist or do not realise its serious repercussions’, said Leontios Kostrikkis, professor of Molecular Immunology at the University of Cyprus and member of the health ministry’s scientific advisory committee.

In an interview with Phileleftheros, Kostrikkis notes that the virus has yet to peak in its present surge and expressed the hope that the additional measures taken on October 22nd will eventually lead to a drop in new cases and a return to the previous epidemiological outlook of a low number of infections.

It was really important, Kostrikkis stressed, to prevent a new spread of the virus through the community by implementing all the restrictions, such as a wearing a mask everywhere, in order to prevent the situation from worsening.

He expressed the hope that the effectiveness of the latest measures will start showing in the next few days. 

Kostrikkis made clear that all efforts are being made to prevent a lockdown, which is not the long term option, adding that since there is no vaccine, that would mean staying at home at least until January.

Wearing a mask is a process, as he said, not punishment.

PLEASE BE ON THE LOOK OUT - GH 578

 

Please be on the look out for a White Isuzu pick-up truck GH 578.   The vehicle has been seen driving around Kamares.   If you see the vehicle please phone the Paphos Traffic Police on 26 806112.  

This is a Turkish Cypriot plated vehicle and the Police wish to speak to the driver to find out what he is doing in the Kamares area - it may be that he is doing gardening jobs and there is no malicious intent.



JOHNSON LOCKS DOWN ENGLAND AS UK COVID-19 CASES PASS ONE MILLION

 in-cyprus 1 November - by Constantinos Tsintas



Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service.

The United Kingdom, which has the biggest official death toll in Europe from COVID-19, is grappling with more than 20 thousand new coronavirus cases a day and scientists have warned the “worst case” scenario of 80,000 dead could be exceeded.

Johnson, at a hastily convened news conference in Downing Street after news of a lockdown leaked to local media, said that the one-month lockdown across England would kick in at a minute past midnight on Thursday morning and last until Dec. 2.

In some of the most onerous restrictions in Britain’s peacetime history, people will only be allowed to leave home for specific reasons such as education, work, exercise, shopping for essentials and medicines or caring for the vulnerable.

“Now is the time to take action because there is no alternative,” Johnson said, flanked by his chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, and his chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance.

The government will revive its emergency coronavirus wage subsidy scheme to ensure workers who are temporarily laid off during a new England-wide lockdown receive 80% of their pay.

Essential shops, schools, and universities will remain open, Johnson said. Pubs and restaurants will be shut apart from for takeaways. All non-essential retail will close.

Johnson’s imposition of stricter curbs came after scientists warned the outbreak was going in the wrong direction and that action was needed to halt the spread of the virus if families were to have any hope of gathering at Christmas.

Johnson was criticised by political opponents for moving too slowly into the first national lockdown, which stretched from March 23 to July 4. He fell ill with COVID in late March and was hospitalised in early April.

The measures bring England into alignment with France and Germany by imposing nationwide restrictions almost as severe as the ones that drove the global economy this year into its deepest recession in generations.

So far the United Kingdom has reported 46,555 COVID-19 deaths – defined as those dying within 28 days of a positive test. A broader death measure of those with COVID-19 on their death certificates gives the toll as 58,925.

The United Kingdom has the world’s fifth largest official death toll, after the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico, according to a Johns Hopkins University tally.

CAR STOLEN FROM KAMARES 31/10-1/11

 



SILVER HONDA CRV - KLF 513

Stolen from Kamares overnight.   Vehicle had been immobilised [battery disconnected].  

Did you see anything or anyone strange in the Zelemenos area of Kamares last night?  The vehicle must either have been jump-started or towed away.

If you see the vehicle please contact Paphos Police 26 806060.

TOMORROW COULD BE TOO LATE - HEALTH MINISTER ISSUES STARK COVID WARNING

 in-cyprus 1 November 2020 - by Constantinos Tsintas



Behave the right way today, as tomorrow might be too late, said Health Minister Constandinos Ioannou in an article on the surge of covid cases in Cyprus, calling on people to work together in implementing the measures that will prevent an even worse case scenario, overwhelming hospitals.

Ioannou said the health system was ready, but its capacity to deal with such a situation was not limitless, noting that the epidemiological outlook (three digit figures over the past two weeks) has confirmed concerns that were addressed by deciding to keep tough restrictions through to January.

The Health Minister warned that this was a particularly fragile situation that needs to be faced through prevention, but also hitting hard on the covid surge causes in three major ways:

A large number of diagnostic tests (within the community, high risk groups and entry points), comprehensive contact tracing to achieve isolation of all close contacts of confirmed cases, monitoring relevant protocols, informing the public and implementing restrictions and other measures.

Such measures should be strictly adhered to by everyone, otherwise there is really no point to them, the health minister said.

He pointed out that the surge in cases indicate that the virus has spread throughout the community, in many cases neutralising the effectiveness of contact tracing.

The health ministry is particularly concerned by measures not effectively enforced and the protocols not followed.

‘I realise that people are tired and I respect criticism’, the minister noted. Unfortunately though there is no other option but restrictions until a vaccine or treatment is found to deal with the virus.

Until then, he added, the ultimate responsibility ‘lies with each of us’, with our protection shield being HANDS, DISTANCE, MASK, keeping protocols and reducing social contacts.

Cyprus is facing a worse case scenario, he added, as a rise in cases, will inevitably lead to more people needing hospital care and some who will not make it.

‘It’s a long, tough road’, as he said, but with faith and humanity, Cyprus can make it through.

Ioannou called for collective conscience, as this was a battle that the country could not afford to lose.

149 NEW CASES AND ONE DEATH - SATURDAY. VIRUS SPREADING WITHIN TWO COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR

 Filenews 1 November 2020



The death of a female patient, aged 91, with underlying diseases who was being treated at Famagusta General Hospital was announced today by the Ministry of Health, with the final cause of death being COVID-19.

Therefore, the total number of deaths in SARS-CoV-2-positive patients is 33 and deaths with covid-19 disease ultimately amount to 26, 17 men and 9 women, with an average age of 73 years.

According to an update received today by the Epidemiological Surveillance Unit from contracting laboratories, a total of 4,783 laboratory diagnoses identified 149 new cases of COVID-19 disease.

In detail, today's positive individuals in the virus emerged as follows:

  • Of 838 samples taken through the process of tracing contacts of already confirmed cases, 9 cases were identified.
  • Of 1,974 samples taken through a private initiative, 84 cases were detected.
  • Of 32 samples taken from the Microbiological Laboratories of the General Hospitals, 8 cases were detected.
  • Of 895 samples taken as part of a passenger and repatriated check, 10 cases were identified.
  • Of 172 samples taken as part of the control programme for pupils, teachers and school staff, 1 case was identified.
  • Of 261 samples taken as part of the referral programme by Personal Physicians and special teams control through the Public Health Clinics, 4 cases were identified.
  • Of 66 samples taken as part of a sample check carried out by the COP on Associations participating in its competitions, 1 case was identified.
  • Of 295 samples taken as part of a random check on residents of Chrysochous Town, 13 cases were detected.
  • Of 250 samples taken as part of a random check on residents of Kyperounta, 19 cases were detected.

Therefore, and on the basis of the data so far, the total number of cases is 4,366.

It is also noted that from 295 samples from residents of Chrysochous Town, whose laboratory examination was completed,13 cases occurred, i.e. 1 in 23 people tested positive for the virus. The data shows that there is transmission in the two communities.

According to reports, in Kyperounta and Chrysochous Town, where the virus is spreading in the community, this has arisen due to participation in funerals and engagement parties, i.e. in social gatherings, where the measures appear not to have been observed.

In addition, 24 people tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus at Famagusta General Hospital, three of whom are in the Increased Care Unit. In addition, five patients are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit at the Nicosia General Hospital, while another eight people are being treated in a COVID-19 ward.

Also of concern is the new death of a patient who was hospitalized in the reference hospital, as well as the fact that a 5th person is now hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit, the 3rd for this week admitted to the ICU.

Source: eyenews

LHR 38:3

Now available online is Law and History Review 38:3 (August 2020):

Introduction: Rebecca Scott's History of Public Rights
Amy Chazkel

Discerning a Dignitary Offense: The Concept of Equal “Public Rights” during Reconstruction
Rebecca J. Scott

The Right to Come and Go
Miranda Spieler

Response to Rebecca Scott's “Discerning a Dignitary Offense”
Laura F. Edwards

“I Could Not Come in Unless over their Dead Bodies”: Dignitary Offenses
Thavolia Glymph

Rights, Dignity, and Public Accommodations
Christopher W. Schmidt

Public Rights
Joseph William Singer

--Dan Ernst

Thank you, Stefan Kirmse!

PAPHOS MUNICIPALITY TO TAKE OVER THE CAROBMILLS IN PAPHOS

 Filenews 31 October 2020 - by Dora Christodoulou



In November, the Council of Ministers will decide to grant a historical site for Paphos, the Carobmills on The Apostle Paul Avenue, in order to benefit from the appropriate exploitation by the municipal authority.

This was announced by the President of the Republic, speaking Friday night at the inauguration ceremony of the Academic Foundation Pafos Innovation Institute.

Referring to the vision of Paphos and the operation in the city of a state university school, President Anastasiades said that it is not a matter of political will, which exists, as he said, but also of other factors, such as the universities themselves, without consultation with which it would not be possible to announce anything.

The President of the Republic gave credit to the Mayor and the members of the Municipal Council of Paphos for the creation of the Institute and more generally for their efforts towards the continuous upgrading of the Municipality.

"It's not a matter of Paphos, it's a matter of Cyprus and I thank you very much," he said. "I hope That Paphos will become the reference centre of the Middle East and attract students from all countries in the region".

Source: eyenews/KYPE

SEAN CONNERY DIES AGED 90

 Filenews 31 October 2020



The Scotsman, actor Sean Connery, the first, and by many, the best "James Bond", passed away.

Sir Thomas Sean Connery was born on 25 August 1930 in Scotland. He was an award-winning actor and film producer. He was best known as the first official actor to play James Bond. He starred in a total of seven Bond films

Sir Sean Connery turns 80

He received numerous awards and distinctions, among them Oscars from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Golden Globe and BAFTA. In 1987 he won an Oscar for a second male role in the film The Untouchables. In July 2000 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.

Born: 25 August, 1930, in Edinburgh. His father worked in a factory and drove trucks, his mother was a cleaner. To contribute to the finances of the house, he dropped out of school at 13 and distributed milk in the neighbourhood. There are many and quite amusing stories from his years of adulthood, such as that during his time in the British Navy, immediately after the war, he got two tattoos that one said "Mum and Dad" and the other "Scotland Forever", or that sometime a little later he worked a while as a babysitter. It's hard to imagine. He almost became a footballer (legend has it that Manchester United's Matt Busby saw him in an amateur match and offered him a contract), while in the early 1950s he started bodybilding and competed for the title of Mr. Universe. He did dozens more jobs until he found a spot backstage at Edinburgh's Royal Theatre. It was only a matter of time before he took the stage.

FILE PHOTO: Actor Connery awaits the start of the U.S. Open mens final match between Serbias Djokovic and Britains Murray in New York

FILE PHOTO: Sir Sean Connery wearing full highland dress walks towards waiting journalists after he was formally knighted by the Britains Queen Elizabeth at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh

LEARNING GRAMMES

His first small, auxiliary roles in the theatre allowed him to experience a different culture – he met people he had never met in the alleys of the city's slums (then he met Michael Caine a lifelong friend) and found people around him who helped him cultivate his spirit, such as the actor Robert Henderson, who lent him books by Ibsen and Proust and brought him into contact with the world of literature. Many years later he commented in his autobiography ("Being a Scot", 2008) the following: "The first great opportunity presented to me when I was five years old. It took me more than seventy years to realize it. Because when I was five, I learned to read. It's so simple and so decisive.'

This autobiography must have disappointed the tabloid editors enough, who in vain browsed it looking for some hint of gossip about his love affairs or even some omission from the James Bond films. No, Connery did them no favours and wrote a book that was (according to the Times review) "his personal contribution to awakening the national consciousness of Scots and their cultural pride." A mixture of Edinburgh memories of his childhood, Scotland's myths and literature and the experience and importance of being Scottish.

FILE PHOTO: Scottish actor Sir Sean Connery opens the new Byre Theatre in St Andrews

THE SCOTSEZOS AND THE KINGDOM

Connery, as he is known, identified to the greatest extent with James Bond, being the first to play him on the big screen and the generally more successful in this role, something Ian Fleming, author of the 007 novels, admitted, despite his initial objections to the choice of a Working Class Scot who could not support the elegance of his movements and the cosmopolitan charm of his hero. There is indeed something paradoxical. Connery played an agent who put himself in the service of the Queen of England, being a proud Scot, and even a fanatical supporter (and sometimes financier) of the SNP (Scottish National Party) fighting for the independence of the country. Hence there were some reactions when Elizabeth knighted him in 2000 for his contribution to acting art – he not only accepted, wearing his classic kilt, but stated that this moment was "one of the proudest of my life".

The status of "tax exile" he enjoyed did not allow him to be in Scotland more than 90 days a year, which is why (and due to climate, perhaps) he lived for years in Spain and now in a paradise in the Bahamas. His absence from the country, however, did not stop him from being remotely involved in the 2014 referendum, when his compatriots were called to the polls to choose whether they wanted independence. "More than anything, what defines a country is its culture. It offers international visibility and raises global interest more than the politics, businesses or economy of the nation concerned," he wrote at the time in The New Statesman, arguing that Scotland has exactly what it needs, from its history and traditions, to even landscapes, that would allow it to stand independent and able to "compete with the best."

The Scots ultimately preferred to remain in the UK (55-45%) – Connery may be the country's most famous citizen for the rest of the world, and a great unofficial ambassador to Scotland, but for all the middle classes invited to make the big decision he is mainly a millionaire who (legitimately, but with a significant moral objection) does not pay his taxes to his beloved homeland. , of course, but not influential.

THE IMPORTATION OF TRANSFORMATION

Connery played Bond in six films, from 1962 to 1971 and in another in 1983, but never loved this role, thanks to which, however, he established himself in world cinema and made a lot of money. It was fortunate for him that growing up (maturing, at least) his appearance changed so much that he could support a new public image and take on roles without people seeing Bond in his face. Thus, in 1987 he played in de Palma's "Incorruptibles", Winning an Oscar (Second Man), he starred in the transfer of Umberto Echo's classic novel, "The Name of Rhodes,", played Indiana Jones's father in "The Last Crusade" and found himself in the cast of major commercial hits of the 1990s, from "The Rock" and "Hunt for Red October" to "Lancelot: The First Knight."

His performances never led him to the top shelf of acting, but he gained universal acceptance from a global audience and was an intimate and beloved figure. And then, in 2003, after playing in "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (based on Alan Moore's comic universe) and after clashing with the director, Stephen Norrington, saying he "should be hospitalized for paranoia," he decided to retire from the cinema, as he did, preferring to play golf in the Bahamas and discuss Scotland's future. "Retirement is a lot of fun," he said at one point.

THE MEN'S STANDARD

Connery was also a successful male role model, first through the image of the classic beauty with dynamism and self-confidence, and then as the charming and suppressed white-haired man who hid in his eyes the experiences of a lifetime. He always gave the image of the man who knew what he was asking for and knew how to survive and find his way. It was a consistent course, no doubt, in which now, on the occasion of his 90th birthday, we can add an asterisk.

He and the painter Micheline Rockbrine married in 1975. 

His ex-wife, Diane Silento (1932-2011), said in her autobiography (2006) that during their marriage (1962-1973) Connery abused her mentally and physically – this statement did not particularly affect the actor's reputation, possibly because it was expressed at a time, unlike today, when there was still not much sensitivity to such issues. We cannot, of course, know exactly what happened and what did not. But Connery, as much as he doesn't fit the gentleman's profile with a warm smile, had a long history: In an interview with Playboy in 1965, he said that "I don't think there's anything particularly wrong with hitting a woman... but I do not recommend that anyone do it in the same way that one would hit a man." A few years later, in another interview with Vanity Fair, he said that burdening a woman psychologically is much worse than hitting her. She concluded: "There are women who take situations to extremes. What they're looking for is the ultimate conflict – they want a slap."

Source: skai.gr