As of the latest numbers released on March 21, 2020, there are a total of 424 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
10 people have died, 27 are in hospital, 12 are in intensive care, and six have recovered.
Boris Johnson has told people to take seriously the social distancing advice to stop the spread of coronavirus, saying it is "absolutely crucial".
The PM thanked people for "the sacrifice" they had made, but warned those going to parks and open spaces they must stay 2m away from others.
"If you don't do it responsibly... we will have to bring forward further measures," he said.
The number of people who have died with the virus in the UK has reached 281.
Just watching Sky News, they announced that the UK has suffered more deaths than China and Italy at their same stage as we are now of the spread of infection, they are 2 to 3 weeks in front of us.
The International Olympic Committee is set to confirm it is considering a postponement of Tokyo 2020, and has given itself a deadline of four weeks to make a decision.
The IOC's executive board met on Sunday amid mounting pressure from athletes and national Olympic committees for the Games to be delayed.
The IOC is understood to have decided there will be no straight cancellation.
Postponement is thought to be the most likely outcome.
However, a 'scaled-down' Games is also set to be considered.
Marouane Fellaini: Former Manchester United midfielder tests positive for coronavirus
Torpor is a state of slowed body functions used to conserve energy and heat, similar to hibernation but not as extreme. Torpor is generally only a short-term state, such as a few hours or overnight, though in some cases and for a few species it may last several days or weeks. Birds that may face extreme winter conditions will use torpor to survive long winter nights or severe storms.
Five years ago today, Steven Gerrard was sent off 38 seconds after subbing on vs. Man Utd
The 1968–69 Football League Cup was the ninth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 15 March 1969.
The final was contested by Third Division team Swindon Town and First Division side Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London. Roger Smart gave Swindon a surprise lead in the first half but Bobby Gould equalised for Arsenal in the 85th minute. In extra-time, Don Rogers scored twice for Swindon, leading them to a 3–1 victory.
Daniel Williams (20 November 1924 – 3 February 2019) was an English football player and manager.
He led Swindon to victory in the 1969 Football League Cup Final, the 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup and the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup.
xbox live is selling KOTOR I AND II for $4.99 is it worth to buy both for 9.98?
Have you been looking for a candy to tickle your taste buds? Look no further, because Lollies By Leah makes a flavor for every taste! With our rotating flavor menu, you can always find a lollipop that feels like it was created just for you. Did we mention they're mini works of art. Delicious and beautiful?!....yes, please! Stick around long enough and you'll always find something that will make you say "OH!"
It’s a little known fact that there were many passengers of Arab heritage aboard Titanic when she sailed on her maiden voyage. Jamila Nicola-Yarred, a 13-year-old teenager and her 11-year-old brother, Elias, were among them. They had fled their Lebanon homeland with their father, Nicola, when living conditions under the Ottoman Turks became unbearable.
Turkish delight was invented by Bekir Affendi, who came to Istanbul in 1777 from the eastern province of Anatolia. His first shop, Haci Bekir, in a narrow street close to the spice bazaar, is still owned by his descendants and run by the fifth generation of families he employed.
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin wants only one European bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. He also considers the British bid as the wisest idea.
Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death and romantic relationships. Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be the 24th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The event will mark the centennial of the first World Cup.
Uno (May 5, 2005 – September 20, 2018) was a 15-inch (380 mm) beagle from Belleville, Illinois, who won Best in Show in the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club dog show. He was the first beagle to claim the top prize at Westminster and the first beagle to win the hound group since 1939.
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but politically independent of it, and is the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region.
The Welsh government is now working to plant a national forest that would run the length and breadth of the land, connecting existing protected woodland environments with large scale tree-planting projects meant to restore natural Wales and fight climate change.
And I wonder if Gav knows, hows it really feels?
To be left outside alone, when it's cold out here.
Commuters were still cramming onto packed Tubes and buses in the morning dash to work today after Sadiq Khan cut services and told Londoners to enforce social distancing.
The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into further doubt after Canada became the first major country to withdraw.
Who was the first minor country to withdraw?
Russia is deploying a “significant disinformation campaign” against the West to worsen the impact of the coronavirus, a leaked EU document revealed Wednesday.
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posted on 22/3/20
As of the latest numbers released on March 21, 2020, there are a total of 424 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in B.C.
10 people have died, 27 are in hospital, 12 are in intensive care, and six have recovered.
posted on 22/3/20
Boris Johnson has told people to take seriously the social distancing advice to stop the spread of coronavirus, saying it is "absolutely crucial".
The PM thanked people for "the sacrifice" they had made, but warned those going to parks and open spaces they must stay 2m away from others.
"If you don't do it responsibly... we will have to bring forward further measures," he said.
The number of people who have died with the virus in the UK has reached 281.
posted on 22/3/20
Just watching Sky News, they announced that the UK has suffered more deaths than China and Italy at their same stage as we are now of the spread of infection, they are 2 to 3 weeks in front of us.
posted on 22/3/20
The International Olympic Committee is set to confirm it is considering a postponement of Tokyo 2020, and has given itself a deadline of four weeks to make a decision.
The IOC's executive board met on Sunday amid mounting pressure from athletes and national Olympic committees for the Games to be delayed.
The IOC is understood to have decided there will be no straight cancellation.
Postponement is thought to be the most likely outcome.
However, a 'scaled-down' Games is also set to be considered.
posted on 22/3/20
Marouane Fellaini: Former Manchester United midfielder tests positive for coronavirus
posted on 22/3/20
Torpor is a state of slowed body functions used to conserve energy and heat, similar to hibernation but not as extreme. Torpor is generally only a short-term state, such as a few hours or overnight, though in some cases and for a few species it may last several days or weeks. Birds that may face extreme winter conditions will use torpor to survive long winter nights or severe storms.
posted on 22/3/20
Five years ago today, Steven Gerrard was sent off 38 seconds after subbing on vs. Man Utd
posted on 22/3/20
The 1968–69 Football League Cup was the ninth season of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition ended with the final on 15 March 1969.
The final was contested by Third Division team Swindon Town and First Division side Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London. Roger Smart gave Swindon a surprise lead in the first half but Bobby Gould equalised for Arsenal in the 85th minute. In extra-time, Don Rogers scored twice for Swindon, leading them to a 3–1 victory.
posted on 22/3/20
Daniel Williams (20 November 1924 – 3 February 2019) was an English football player and manager.
He led Swindon to victory in the 1969 Football League Cup Final, the 1969 Anglo-Italian League Cup and the 1970 Anglo-Italian Cup.
posted on 22/3/20
xbox live is selling KOTOR I AND II for $4.99 is it worth to buy both for 9.98?
posted on 22/3/20
Have you been looking for a candy to tickle your taste buds? Look no further, because Lollies By Leah makes a flavor for every taste! With our rotating flavor menu, you can always find a lollipop that feels like it was created just for you. Did we mention they're mini works of art. Delicious and beautiful?!....yes, please! Stick around long enough and you'll always find something that will make you say "OH!"
posted on 22/3/20
It’s a little known fact that there were many passengers of Arab heritage aboard Titanic when she sailed on her maiden voyage. Jamila Nicola-Yarred, a 13-year-old teenager and her 11-year-old brother, Elias, were among them. They had fled their Lebanon homeland with their father, Nicola, when living conditions under the Ottoman Turks became unbearable.
posted on 22/3/20
Turkish delight was invented by Bekir Affendi, who came to Istanbul in 1777 from the eastern province of Anatolia. His first shop, Haci Bekir, in a narrow street close to the spice bazaar, is still owned by his descendants and run by the fifth generation of families he employed.
posted on 23/3/20
UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin wants only one European bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup. He also considers the British bid as the wisest idea.
posted on 23/3/20
Leonard Norman Cohen CC GOQ (September 21, 1934 – November 7, 2016) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, poet, and novelist. His work explored religion, politics, isolation, depression, sexuality, loss, death and romantic relationships. Cohen was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was invested as a Companion of the Order of Canada, the nation's highest civilian honour. In 2011, Cohen received one of the Prince of Asturias Awards for literature and the ninth Glenn Gould Prize.
posted on 23/3/20
The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be the 24th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football championship contested by the men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The event will mark the centennial of the first World Cup.
posted on 23/3/20
Uno (May 5, 2005 – September 20, 2018) was a 15-inch (380 mm) beagle from Belleville, Illinois, who won Best in Show in the 2008 Westminster Kennel Club dog show. He was the first beagle to claim the top prize at Westminster and the first beagle to win the hound group since 1939.
posted on 23/3/20
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, along the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but politically independent of it, and is the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region.
posted on 23/3/20
The Welsh government is now working to plant a national forest that would run the length and breadth of the land, connecting existing protected woodland environments with large scale tree-planting projects meant to restore natural Wales and fight climate change.
posted on 23/3/20
And I wonder if Gav knows, hows it really feels?
To be left outside alone, when it's cold out here.
posted on 23/3/20
Commuters were still cramming onto packed Tubes and buses in the morning dash to work today after Sadiq Khan cut services and told Londoners to enforce social distancing.
posted on 23/3/20
The 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo have been thrown into further doubt after Canada became the first major country to withdraw.
posted on 23/3/20
Who was the first minor country to withdraw?
posted on 23/3/20
Yes I noticed that.
posted on 23/3/20
Russia is deploying a “significant disinformation campaign” against the West to worsen the impact of the coronavirus, a leaked EU document revealed Wednesday.
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