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Against advise of his OMT Group of scientists, politicians in The Hague decided to Open Up night clubs and festivals for the young adults who had suffered so much and are likely to cheat with entrance QR codes. Also the validity of a negative PCR test was lengthened from 48 hours to four days.

Music festival in the Netherlands leads to over 1,000 Covid infections | CNBC - July 15, 2021 |

Mayor of Utrecht Sharon Dijksma at the event ...

Tracking Boris Johnson and Freedom Day

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Thu Jul 29th, 2021 at 10:23:35 AM EST
At least 130 visitors to festival came while being infected with the Covid-19 Delta variant ...

Four months after Election Day 2021 and still no sign of Rutte & Co forming a new cabinet to run government affairs. Dutch tolerance.

Amnesia and Gaza Genocide

by Oui on Thu Jul 29th, 2021 at 10:24:27 AM EST
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US pole vaulter Sam Kendricks out of Olympics with COVID-19, sends 3 Aussies into lockdown, alpha, beta, delta or lamda?
the USOPC said. "Out of respect for his privacy, we cannot provide more information at this time."
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The Australian Olympic Committee said in a statement that it asked 54 members of its track and field delegation, including 41 athletes, to isolate in their room [congregate setting?] for a little more than two hours Thursday while the three individuals received PCR tests. All three tests came back negative.
for which variant?
by Cat on Thu Jul 29th, 2021 at 01:48:08 PM EST
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COVID-19 cases reach new highs in Olympic Village, across Tokyo
Twenty-four more COVID-19 cases were reported in the Olympic Village on Thursday, the highest daily case count seen since the event started, bringing the total number of infections within the compound to 193, data from the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee
resident/non-resident or "community"/"imported" spread?
Citywide, new cases across Tokyo, where pandemic restrictions are largely voluntary outside the Olympic Village, reached a record high of 3,865 on Thursday -- the third straight day the city broke case records.
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International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams said it's highly unlikely the Games are a source of the infections because participants are tested often and are adhering to strict quarantine measures. "They really are living in a different parallel world, to all intents and purposes," Adams explained.
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At the start of the Games last week, demonstrators gathered to protest the event, chanting, "Go to hell, IOC" and "Go to hell, Olympics."
by Cat on Thu Jul 29th, 2021 at 04:20:37 PM EST
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