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“Ash (Fraxinus excelsior).

In the nineteenth century it was believed that if ash trees failed to produce fruit — keys — disaster was foretold.

In Yorkshire:

Some people every summer examined the ash tree . . . to see whether or not they had produced any seed; for the barrenness of the ash was said to be a sure sign of public calamity. It was a tradition among aged and thoughtful men, that the ash trees of England produced no seed during the year in which Charles the First was beheaded. [Jackson, 1873: 14]

In East Anglia:

The failure of the Crop of Ash-keys portends a death in the Royal Family . . . The failure in question is certainly, in some seasons, very remarkable; many an old woman believes that, if she were the fortunate finder of a bunch, and could get introduced to the king, he would give her a great deal of money for it. [Forby, 1830: 406]

ROWAN Or mountain ash, an unrelated tree which has leaves similar to those of ash, was widely considered to provide protection. Occasionally ash itself was also believed to be protective.

Rowan and ash sticks were used to drive cattle . . . believed to be 'kindly' and both trees were believed to be endowed with properties that ensured no interference from harmful influences. [Larne, Co. Antrim, October 1993]

In rural areas 'even' ash leaves-those leaves which lack a terminal leaflet and therefore have an even number of leaflets-were used in love DIVINATION. In Dorset:

The ash leaf is frequently invoked by young girls as a matrimonial oracle in the following way: The girl who wishes to divine who her future lover or husband is to be plucks an even ash leaf, and holding it in her hand, says:

“The even ash leaf in my hand, The first I meet shall be my man.’

Then putting it into her glove, adds:

‘The even ash leaf in my glove, The first I meet shall be my love.'

And lastly, into her bosom, saying:

‘The even ash leaf in my bosom, The first I meet shall be my husband.'

Soon after which the future lover or husband will be sure to make his appearance. [Udal, 1922: 254]

According to a 52-year-old woman who described how she used ash leaves for divination during her childhood:

Start at the bottom leaflet on the left-hand side and say:

“An even ash is in my hand

The first I meet will be my man.

If he don't speak and I don't speak,

This even ash I will not keep.”

As each word is said, count a leaflet around the leaf until the rhyme is completed (this probably entails going round the leaf several times). When the rhyme is finished, continue by reciting the alphabet until the bottom right-hand leaflet is reached. The letter given to this leaflet gives the initial of your boyfriend. Two or three leaves may be used so that you get a greater range of letters. [Thorncombe, Dorset, June 1976]

In many parts of northern Britain ash was known as esh. In north Lincolnshire:

There is a widespread opinion that if a man takes a newly-cut 'esh-plant' not thicker than his thumb, he may lawfully beat his wife with it. [Britten and Holland, 1886: 170]

Burning the ashen faggot — a faggot made from young ash saplings — was a widespread Christmastide custom in Devon and Somerset during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. According to a late nineteenth-century writer, it was:

an ancient ceremony transmitted to us from the Scandinavians who at their feast of Juul were accustomed to kindle huge bonfires in honour of Thor. The faggot is composed of ashen sticks, hooped round with bands of the same tree, nine in number. When placed on the fire, fun and jollity commence-master and servant are now all at equal footing. Sports begin-jumping in sacks, diving in the water for APPLES, and many other innocent games engage the attention of the rustics. Every time the bands crack by reason of the heat of the fire, all present are supposed to drink liberally of cider or egg-hot, a mixture of cider, eggs, etc. The reason why ash is selected in preference to any other timber is that tradition assigns it as the wood with which Our Lady kindled a fire in order to wash her new-born Son. [Poole, 1877: 6]

Ashen faggots are still burnt in a few West Country pubs, and miniature faggots are occasionally prepared for burning on domestic hearths.

On the evening of January sth ('old' Christmas Eve) at Curry Rivel, a Somerset village situated on the southern edge of Kings Sedgemoor, the wassailers go visiting' around the parish with their wassail song and the ashen faggot is ceremoniously burned at the King William IV public house. The faggot is made from young ash saplings and bound with bonds ('fonds,' 'fronds,' 'thongs,' or 'bonds') of withies (osiers); bramble has been used occasionally in the past. The number of bonds is variable but since the bursting of any one during the burning is a signal to ʻdrink up,' decency and country logic demands a 'reasonable few'. Either five or six are normally used. At the appropriate moment the faggot is placed on the fire, traditionally by the oldest customer-one villager can recall the fag- got being brought in a wheelbarrow as was 'right and proper'-and as each bond bursts there is much cheering and a general clamour for drink. The landlord, Mr John Cousins, prepares a bowl of hot punch for the occasion to augment the barrel of beer usually provided by the house Brewery. Until quite recently cider was consumed in large quantities; the 'brew' of cider and perry donated by the (Langs) Hambridge Brewery in 1957 is particularly remembered. [Willey, 1983: 40]

In the first half of the nineteenth century:

Some towns in Somerset held 'Ashen Faggot Balls'. The one in Taunton on January 2nd, 1826 was 'most respectably attended by the principal families of the town and neighbourhood'. It was still held twenty years later, but by then the event was losing its appeal. [Legg, 1986: 54]

In some parts of southern England ash twigs were carried by children on ASH WEDNESDAY.

In villages around Alton in Hampshire, and as far away as East Meon, near Petersfield, at Crowborough in Sussex, and doubtless in other places, children pick a black-budded twig of ash and put it in their pocket on this day. A child who does not remember to bring a piece of ash to school on Ash Wednesday can expect to have his feet trodden on by every child who possesses a twig, unless, that is, he or she is lucky enough to escape until midday. [Opie, 1959: 240]

I was born and lived as a child in Crowborough . . . On Ash Wednesday it was always the custom to take a piece of the [ash] tree around with you. The piece had to have a black bud, without it it was void. If you were unable to produce the piece when asked the rest of the children could stamp on your toes. I remember one day whan I was playing about with it in school and was told to take it to the front and leave it in the waste- paper basket-and all the way back to the seat had to dodge the stamps! Ever prudent I had another piece for play time! This all stopped at 12 mid-day. [Pershore, Worcester shire, October 1991]

[At Heston, Middlesex, in the 1930s] on Ash Wednesday we all took a twig of ash tree to school and produced it when challenged or risked a kick-and we had to get rid of it at 12 noon. We even risked the wrath of the teacher by rushing to an open window to throw out our twigs as soon as the mid-day dinner bell rang. [St Ervan, Cornwall, February 1992]

A widespread cure for HERNIA involved passing the patient through a split ash sapling, preferably one which had grown naturally from seed and had not previously been damaged by man. The tree was then tightly bound up and as it grew together so the patient would be healed. A full description provided in 1878 by the wife of a Sussex clergyman demonstrates how this cure, which required communal cooperation, was considered to be quite normal:

A child so afflicted must be passed nine times every morning on nine suc- cessive days at sunrise through a cleft in a sapling ash tree, which has been so far given up by the owner of it to the parents of the child as that there is an understanding that it shall not be cut down during the life of the infant that is passed through it. The sapling must be sound of heart, and the cleft must be made with an axe. The child, on being carried to the tree, must be attended by nine persons, each of whom must pass it through the cleft from west to east. On the ninth morning the solemn ceremony is concluded by binding the tree tightly with a cord, and it is supposed that as the cleft closes the health of the child will improve. In the neighbourhood of Petworth some cleft ashes may be seen, through which children have very recently been passed. I may add that only a few weeks since, a person who lately purchased an ash-tree standing in this parish, intended to cut it down, was told by the father of the child who had some time before passed through it, that the infirmity would be sure to return upon his son if it were felled. Whereupon the good man said, he knew such would be the case; and therefore he would not fell it for the world. [Latham, 1878: 40]

Similarly:

A remarkable instance of the extraordinary superstition which still prevails in the rural districts of Somerset has lately come to light at Athelney. It appears that a child was recently born in the neighbourhood with a physical ailment, and the neighbours persuaded the parents to resort to a very novel method of charming away the complaint. A sapling ash was split down the centre, and wedges were inserted so as to afford an opening sufficient for the child's body to pass through without touching either side of the tree. This having been done, the child was undressed, and, with its face held heavenward, it was drawn through the sapling in strict accord- ance with the superstition. Afterwards the child was dressed and simul- taneously the tree was bound up. The belief of those who took part in this strange ceremony is that if the tree grows the child will grow out of its bodily ills. The affair took place at the rising of the sun on a recent Sunday morning, in the presence of the child's parents, several of the neighbours, and the parish police-constable. [Bath and Wells Diocesan Magazine, 1886: 178]

An example ofan ash thus used can be seen in the Somerset Rural Life Museum at Glastonbury. A similar practice could be used to overcome IMPOTENCE.

In Wales the similar ritual was to split a young ash or HAZEL stem and hold it just fastened at the top. This made a symbolic vulva into which the impotent male introduced his recalcitrant organ. Binding up the tree again enabled it to heal, during which the impotence faded. [Richards, 1979: 13]

In Cheshire a cure for WARTS

was to steal a piece of bacon and push it under a piece of ash-bark. Excrescences would then appear on the tree; as they grew, the warts would van- ish. [Hole, 1937: 12]

In Wiltshire sufferers seeking a cure from NEURALGIA were advised:

Cut off a piece of each finger and toe nail and a piece off your hair. Get up on the next Sunday morning before sunrise and with a gimlet bore a hole in the first maiden ash you come across and put the nails and hair in; then plug the hole up. [Whitlock, 1976: 167]

In many areas 'shrew-ashes' were used to cure lameness in cattle and other illnesses. In a letter dated 8 January 1776, Gilbert White of Selborne, Hampshire, wrote:

A shrew-ash is an ash whose twigs or branches, when gently applied to the limbs of cattle, will immediately relieve the pains which a beast suffers from the running of a shrew-mouse over the part affected . . . Against this accident, to which they were continually liable, our provident fore- fathers always kept a shrew-ash at hand, which, once medicated, would maintain its virtue for ever. A shew-ash was made thus:- Into the body of the tree a deep hole was bored with an auger, and a poor devoted shrew- mouse was thrust in alive, and plugged in, no doubt, with several quaint incantations long since forgotten. [White, 1822, I: 344]

In the nineteenth century a particularly well-known shrew-ash in Richmond Park, Surrey. According to the park-keepers' tradition ʻgood Queen Bess had lurked under its shade to shoot deer as they were driven past’ [Ffennell, 1898: 333]. This tree was closely observed by Sir Richard Owen (1804-92), first director of the Natural History Museum in London, who lived near the tree, at Sheen Lodge, from grew 1852.

Either the year he came to live in the park or the year after . . . he first encountered a young mother with a sick child accompanied by 'an old dame', 'a shrew-mother', or, as he generally called her a 'witch-mother'. They were going straight for the tree; but when they saw him, they turned off in quite another direction till they supposed he was out of sight. He, however, struck by their sudden avoidance of him, watched them from a distance, saw them return to the tree, where they remained some little time, as if busily engaged with it; then they went away. He was too far off to hear anything said, but heard the sounds of voices in unison on other occasions. He heard afterwards from the keeper of Sheen Gate... that mothers with 'bewitched' infants, or with young children afficted with WHOOPING COUGH, decline, and other ailments, often came, some- times from long distances, to this tree. It was necessary that they should arrive before sunrise . . . Many children were said to be cured at the tree. The greatest secrecy was always observed when visiting. This was re- spected by Sir Richard Owen, who, whenever he saw a group advanc- ing towards it, moved away, and was always anxious that they should not be disturbed. He could not tell me in what year he last saw a group approach the tree to seek its aid. He could only say he had seen them often, and thought they continued to come for many years. [Ffennell, 1898: 334]

During a recent survey [of Richmond Park] the site of the old shrew ash was identified. This proved to be . . . the spot where an ancient ash still stood in 1987. A sucker from its roots was still alive, although the tree itself was passé. The storm of autumn brought the trunk down. A railing has now been erected around the remains, which are to be left in the ground, and a young ash is to be planted alongside the stump. Presumably it will eventually replace the old tree, but it means that the site at least will remain identifiable. [Kew, Surrey, February 1994]

There uses included curing EARACHE, RINGWORM, and SNAKE BITES.

The sap of a young ash sapling was used to cure earache. A sapling was cut and put into a fire so that when the stick started to burn the sap came out the end and was caught on a spoon. This could be put on cotton wool and put into the ear. [Daingean, Co. Offaly, January 1985]

Ringworm was more common in my childhood . . . a remedy resorted to was to burn ash twigs in a tin box or similar container and allow the smoke from the smouldering twigs to envelop the affected part—usually arms, neck or face. [Larne, Co. Antrim, October 1993]

Ash leaves are used to combat viper bites. When an animal has been bitten farmers boil ash leaves and give the animal the resulting liquid and place the boiled leaves as a poultice on the bite. Works on people too! [Dorchester, Dorset, February 1992]

Ash sticks were used as weapons.

The Joyces are tinkers . . . they are wary and row among themselves. They do have some fierce fights in which the women join in. When they have each others heads well cut with ash plants they settle down and are as friendly as ever. [IFCSS MSS 750: 242, Co. Longford]

Stories relating to Ireland's past tell of fair-day brawls where ash plants were used and blood flowed freely. [Ballymote, Co. Sligo, May 1994]”

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The Oxford Dictionary of Plant-Lore

by Roy Vickery

#ash #Oxford Dictionary of Plant-lore #Roy Vickery #tree lore #plant lore #ash tree

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corona-extra-newsletter · 5 years ago

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3/15/20 corona extra: cracking open cold covid facts

Announcements & Thank Yous

“About This Newsletter” has been moved to the bottom so it’s easier to skip if you’ve seen the other ones.

Some institutions do not update on Sundays. I have included the date of everything that is in question. That is also why this update is early :)

Thank you to @hysterical-random-things for letting me know about the first death in NYC and where to find that news, to @nanook2000 for information and links about KY’s response, and to @akashicsage for all of the good deets on San Diego county. If you have reliable information from a good source that I don’t seem to have, please shoot me a message/ask/pigeon!

Places now included in the newsletter are: Utah, Oregon, Washington, the Netherlands, Minnesota, Kentucky, Georgia, Nebraska, the UK, and possibly some others I missed here but included in the newsletter. Please send an ask or a message if you would like a place included!

A word on mortality rates: they look very high in some places in the US right now because testing is limited to the sickest patients. People who have mild illness and are well enough to go or stay home may not have been tested until very recently when several states started mass testing/drive through testing. Testing is still limited in a lot of states, so this will be a rolling increase situation, I anticipate.

A word on case numbers: due to the aforementioned expansion of testing capacity in the US (thank fuck), case numbers are gonna grow in a really, really scary-looking way this week. This is not actually as scary as it seems, because it means we are catching more of the cases that would have gone unnoticed and have better information to help more people.

Just The Numbers

Case numbers

Total cases: 153,517 (10,982 new)

Total deaths: 5,735 (343 new)

China: 81,048 cases (27 new!!), 3204 deaths (10 new)

This gives us a mortality rate of ~3.95%

Excluding China: 72,469 cases (10,955 new), 2531 deaths (333 new)

143 countries/territories reporting cases, 9 are new today including:

Kazakhstan: 6 cases

Curacao: 2 cases

Namibia: 2 cases

Central African Republic: 1 case

Congo: 1 case

Equatorial Guinea: 1 case

Eswatini: 1 case

Mauritania: 1 case

Mayotte: 1 case

Italy is reporting over 20,000 cases with over 1400 deaths

Iran is reporting over 10,000 cases with over 700 deaths

South Korea, Spain, and Germany are reporting over 5,000 cases

SK reports 75 deaths

Spain reports 289 deaths

Germany reports 11 deaths

International/General News

Many places experiencing a worsening epidemic are following the lead of countries including South Korea and instituting drive-through testing and high-throughput testing. Some tests (like the ones being used in Vietnam) can have a result in as soon as an hour, enabling people to be quickly cleared or quarantined. (This is super cool science! Yay, science!)

Johns Hopkins University is putting on a webinar on Tuesday, 3/17. If you are interested, you can sign up/check it out here: https://www.jhsph.edu/events/2020/covid-19/

South Korea’s epidemic is currently being driven by a fringe religious group, which represents approximately 60% of all cases.

Italy’s health system is overwhelmed, which is likely why their case-fatality rate is so high. Doctors, nurses, respiratory techs, first responders, lab personnel, and everyone else involved in hospitals/health care are working their butts off and doing some frankly heroic shit to help people.

Singapore has instituted strict travel restrictions on visitors/transiting people from European countries, including Italy, France, Spain, and Germany; this is in addition to restrictions on visitors from Iran, China, and South Korea.

Some doctors from Washington state, USA (the ones seeing the most cases) are noticing that myocarditis (viral infection & inflammation of the heart) seems to be what kills patients, not the ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) that requires ventilation. This is obviously in early stages and more research is ongoing.

The World Health Organization is setting up three hospitals with advanced respiratory care capabilities in Erbil, Baghdad, and Basra, Iraq.

Virology Corner

Today’s topic: where did SARS-CoV-2 come from?

SARS-CoV-2 is what’s known as a zoonotic virus. This means that it spread from animals to humans, and then gained the ability (through mutations) to pass from human to human.

We think that SARS-CoV-2 came from bats (Rhinopholus) or pangolins- which doesn’t mean we need to blame bats or pangolins for this, they’re innocent bystanders in the game of cat-and-mouse viruses and animals are constantly playing over evolutionary timescales. Also they’re pretty ding dang cute.

(Not to get much more depressing, but here goes, as humans encroach on more and more land and as climate change progresses, more zoonoses will affect humans. Sorry to be a mega-bummer.)

Question Tuesday

Today’s question comes from @adventurecalls! They ask (paraphrased because the ask got eaten): “If I do get sick, how do I know when it’s ok to go back to doing stuff?”

This is a really good question, and one that’s rapidly being worked out by public health people as we speak (whoa)!

In general, the thought is that once you’re totally recovered you’re not able to spread the virus, but there’s not concrete data on this. The best we have is this recent study in the Lancet (https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30566-3/fulltext) which indicates that people who recover shed virus for 20 days from symptom onset, whereas those who die shed virus continuously until their death, a maximum course of 37 days.

I obviously can’t give individual medical advice, which this is not, but the guidance from the WHO is excellent in general, and I will keep readers posted when there’s more information.

If you have questions, ask them and they’ll appear here in the next issue of corona extra!

Regional News (if you want somewhere added just let me know. Don’t be shy!! I highly recommend you just skip to your area if you don’t wanna be overwhelmed.)

Canada: last updated 9:00 AM EST 3/15/20

Total cases: 249 confirmed (+5), 4 presumed (-1), 1 death (3/9/20, no change)

All current cases had symptoms starting between 1/17/20 and 3/9/20

One of these cases is the PM’s wife (mild case); the couple are in quarantine for 14 days now. This is not expected to affect Canada’s management, but is definitely a reminder that being a political leader does not grant one immunity to COVID-19.

12% of cases have required hospitalization

79% of cases are in travellers, and a further 8% in their close contacts

Affected provinces include (both confirmed and presumptive cases): BC (73, +0), Alberta (39, -2), Saskatchewan (2, +0), Manitoba (4, +0), Ontario (103, +2), Quebec (24, +3), Newfoundland and Labrador (1) New Brunswick (2, +0), and PEI (1).

Newly affected provinces include: Newfoundland and Labrador

4 cases in repatriated travellers

The Netherlands

I do not speak Dutch so please correct me if I’ve fucked something up royally

1135 confirmed cases, 20 deaths

176 new cases, 8 new deaths

Provinces (?) affected include: Drenthe (15), Flevoland (19), Friesland (10), Gelderland (100), Groningen (9), Limburg (129), North Brabant (446), North Holland (90), Overijssel (28), Utrecht (109), South Holland (110), and Zeeland (12).

I think this is all of them based on a quick Wikipedia investigation?

Interestingly they tested a bunch of people who work in a hospital and found a pretty high (4%) rate of asymptomatic infection. This seems like bad news (are these people spreading, etc) but it’s actually pretty good news because it means the mortality rate is lower than we think. I’ll update here as I find out more, which is hampered by my inability to speak Dutch.

New Zealand

8 confirmed cases, 2 probable cases

2 new cases, one of which was diagnosed in Australia

Both patients were on international flights and there is extensive contact tracing underway

2 patients have required hospitalization but both have been discharged

6700 people have completed self-isolation, 3015 people continue to be isolated

These people all deserve a medal, thank you for protecting your communities!

Golden Princess cruise berthed in Akaroa has one confirmed and two potential cases. The ship is quarantined now.

Norway

1077 cases, 166 of which are new

I still don’t speak Norwegian so if I screwed up lemme know

Only 1 confirmed death, possibly one more to be confirmed 3/16 but only official numbers go here

Also possible that it’s been confirmed and I don’t know because I don’t speak Norwegian

287 cases are due to community transmission, 710 acquired outside of Norway, the rest are undetermined

Locations where people became infected include Austria (491), Italy (144), Switzerland (14), UK (12), Spain (9), France (8), USA (7), Iran (5), China (1), Hong Kong (1), other countries with more than 3 cases (80), and other countries with less than 3 cases (20).

Breakdown of cases by area: Agder (55, +3), Innlandet (72, +16), Møre og Romsdal (20, +4), Nordland (8, +0), Oslo (281, +59), Rogaland (127, +9), Troms og Finnmark (20, +4), Trøndelag (50, +4), Vestfold og Telemark (48, +9), Vestland (118, +9), and Viken (278, +47)

Good job Nordland! No new cases today! :D

United Kingdom in general: this is pretty rough because apparently the public health strategy coming from Boris is “herd immunity” aka let everyone get sick and then they’ll all be immune, since the only other way to get herd immunity is a vaccine that…..we don’t have yet. Boris does not understand how to medicine.

Fuck you, Boris.

1372 total cases (+20%), 232 are new today

35 total deaths, 14 new today

England

1099 total cases

Affected NHS regions are as follows: London (407), South East (175), Midlands (94), North East and Yorkshire (91), North West (76), East of England (71), and South West (61).

Deaths are not being reported by the PHS but I will do my best to split these out in the next few editions using news reports etc

Scotland

153 cases total and 1 death

Affected health boards are as follows: Ayrshire and Arran (6), Borders (7), Fife (7), Forth Valley (10), Grampian (12), Greater Glasgow and Clyde (39), Highland (2), Lanarkshire (16), Lothian (28), Shetland (11), and Tayside (15).

I don’t know if this is all of the health boards in Scotland but it sure is the ones that have confirmed covid19.

Wales

94 cases, 34 new

Welsh authorities are now recommending that anyone who develops a persistent cough and/or fever self-isolate, and only call 111 if they are unable to cope with their symptoms at home

Affected areas include: Blaenau Gwent County (3, +2), Bridgend County (1, +0), Caerphilly County (11, +4), Carmarthenshire County (7, +3), City & County of Swansea (18, +4), City of Cardiff (8, +3), Conwy County (1, +0), Flintshire County (1, +0), Isle of Anglesey (1, +0), Monmouthshire County (5, +1), Neath Port Talbot (11, +0), Newport City (5, +3), Pembrokeshire (2, +0), Powys County (5, +0), and Wrexham County (1, +0).

Newly affected areas include: Ceredigion County (1), Rhondda Cynon Taf County (2), Torfaen County (2), and Vale of Glamorgan (1).

Northern Ireland

45 cases, 11 new

This is all the data I have, sorry

This may actually be a thing that makes northern/southern Ireland cooperate, which is a small spark of hope in the raging dumpster fire that is this pandemic (I hyperbolize, but only slightly)

US in general: All this info is from the state & county health departments unless I say otherwise. The national response is a trash fire (but maybe hopefully improving this week??) CDC information is updated weekdays; total US cases are from 3/13 at 4 PM

1629 total cases, 41 deaths (2.5% mortality rate), with 46 states and DC reporting cases.

CDC is now recommending all in person gatherings with more than 50 people be canceled for the next 8 weeks. This sucks for me personally and probably a lot of you all too. Hang in there.

California: updated around 10 AM PST, 3/15/20

The state dept of health is not providing a ton of info right now, so all of this is coming from county health departments, which are doing really excellent work btw. Love local public health departments <3

My official take is that the higher level government orgs in the US are muzzled from above and therefore totally shitting the bed and the county-level public health officials are really stepping up to the plate

Total cases not including the ones at Miramar (discussed below): 363, with 4 total deaths

Affected counties include: Alameda (7), Calaveras (2), Contra Costa (29), Fresno (2), Humboldt (1 - recovered), Imperial (2), Los Angeles (53, +11), Madera (1), Marin (5), Orange (14), Placer (8), Riverside (10), Sacramento (29) San Benito (3 - 2 recovered), San Diego (8), San Francisco (28), San Joaquin (8), San Luis Obispo (1), San Mateo (32), Santa Clara (91), Santa Cruz (7), Shasta (1), Solano (6), Sonoma (4), Stanislaus (2), Tulare (2), Ventura (5), Yolo (2)

San Diego: My numbers are not gonna include the federal quarantine situations at Miramar (for repatriated people and the Diamond Princess passengers) because that’s what makes sense right now regarding community transmission. If this changes I will say so.

Unaffected counties include: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, El Dorado, Glenn, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake, Lassen, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey, Napa, Nevada, Plumas, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tuolumne, Yuba

Counties with confirmed community transmission include: Los Angeles, Marin, Orange, Riverside, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Sonoma

Newly affected counties include San Luis Obispo (3/14)

Colorado - last updated 3/14 at 3 PM

Colorado Springs Bridge Center is under an advisory for possible exposure

Drive-up testing is available now, in Denver and Lowry and possibly other places

1 death, 3/13/20, in El Paso County, a female in her 80s

Community spread has been confirmed

101 confirmed cases, 1 death

Affected counties include: Adams (6), Arapahoe (10), Denver (20), Douglas (4), Eagle (18), El Paso (3), Gunnison (6), Jefferson (9), Larimer (1), Mesa (1), Pitkin (2), Pueblo (1), Summit (2), Weld (3)

Out of state visitors who have tested positive are tallied separately. They are located in the following counties: Pitkin (9), Eagle (2), Routt (1), Denver (1), unknown (2 - wtf??)

Florida - last updated 145 AM EST 3/15/20

115 (+45) cases and 4 deaths (+0)

Florida has not yet confirmed community transmission but it’s almost certainly happening. I’m no longer separating counties with and without confirmed community transmission because of that.

Also, the numbers by county do not add up to the same total because locations are updated less frequently by FLDPH than the total number of cases.

Affected counties include: Alachua (1, +0), Broward (36, +16), Charlotte (1, +0), Clay (3, +2), Collier (5, +2), Duval (4, +3), Hillsborough (4, +2), Lee (5, +1), Manatee (4, +0), Miami-Dade (13, +5), Nassau (1, +0) Okaloosa (1, +0), Orange (2, +1), Osceola (1), Palm Beach (5, +0), Pasco (2, +1) Pinellas (2, +0), Santa Rosa (1, +0), Sarasota (1, +0) Seminole (1, +0), Volusia (5, +1)

Newly affected counties include: Citrus (1), St. John’s (1)

Port Everglades is under an advisory due to several cases connected to a cruise company based there.

Georgia: last updated 3/15 at 11:43 AM

Y’ALL THEY MADE A HASHTAG. I am NOT making this up. It’s #covid19ga if you want to use that, I guess???

99 cases, 1 death

Affected counties include: Bartow (9), Charlton (1), Cherokee (6), Clayton (2), Clarke (2), Cobb (19), Coweta (2), Dekalb (10), Dougherty (6), Fayette (5), Floyd (4), Fulton (20), Gordon (2), Gwinnett (4), Henry (1), Lowndes (2), Lee (2), Newton (1), and Polk (1).

Illinois: last updated 3/14/20

64 confirmed cases, 16 new, with confirmed community spread

New cases: Chicago (7), Cook not Chicago (4), Kane (1), Lake (1)

195 pending persons under investigation

Affected counties include Cook, Kane, McHenry

Newly affected counties include: Woodford (1), Cumberland (1), St. Clair (2), DuPage (1, first long-term care facility case)

Iowa: last updated 3/14/20

Total cases: 18, 1 new 3/14

Affected counties include: Carroll (1), Dallas (1), Harrison (1), Johnson (14), and Pottawattamie (1)

Community spread confirmed on 3/14/2020

Kansas: last updated 3/14/20

8 confirmed cases

Affected counties include: Johnson (5), Wyandotte (1), Butler (1), Franklin (1)

Kentucky: last updated 3/14 at 6 pm local time

18 confirmed cases

2 new cases, both in Fayette County

One patient in Nelson County tested positive but left the hospital and refused to quarantine himself. Don’t be like this guy. Please. I’m expecting a lot more cases to pop up in Nelson county over the next couple weeks all connected to this one patient.

Apparently there’s now a bunch of cops sitting outside his house to make sure he stays there. Ffs.

Affected counties include: Harrison (6), Fayette (7), Jefferson (3 or 4, possible repeat test), Bourbon (1), Nelson (1), and Montgomery (1)

Governor is recommending hospitals stop elective procedures and childcare centers plan for closure by 3/17/20. Also put in place a bunch of important protections for people who don’t have insurance and stuff. Good job, KY!

First patient has fully recovered! Yay!

Louisiana: last updated 9:30 am 3/15/20

91 cases reported, 14 new

2 deaths, 1 new

Parishes affected: Jefferson (12, +1), Lafourche (1, +0), Orleans (65, +12), St. Charles (2, +0), St. John the Baptist (1, +0), St. Tammany (4, +2), and Terrebonne (2, +1)

New parishes affected: Bossier (1), Caddo (1), St. Bernard (1)

Massachusetts: last updated 4 pm 3/14/20

138 cases (19 lab confirmed, 119 presumptive positives)

1 new lab confirmed case, 14 new presumptive positives

1083 people in quarantine

Affected counties include: Berkshire (9, 0% change), Essex (5, +150%), Middlesex (65, +8%), Norfolk (28, +16%), Suffolk (27, +3%), and Worcester (2, 0% change)

Newly affected counties include: Barnstable (1) and Bristol (1)

5 cases travel related, 104 (+10%) in one community transmission cluster, others unknown

11 hospitalized, 105 not hospitalized, the rest pending (22)

1 new hospitalization

Michigan: last updated 3/14/20 in the evening

33 cases, 8 new, 0 deaths

Affected counties include: Bay (1), Charlevoix (1), Ingham (1), Kent (3), Macomb (2), Monroe (1), Montcalm (1), Oakland (9), St. Clair (1), Wayne (8), and Washtenaw (4)

Likely community transmission

Minnesota: last updated 3/15

35 cases, community transmission confirmed

Affected counties include: Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Olmstead, Ramsey, Renville, Stearns, Waseca, Washington, and Wright

County numbers are not currently being provided by MN dept of health, just ranges. Hennepin and Ramsey counties have 6-20 cases each.

Hopefully they’ll pull an Ohio and help a girl out soon

Drive through testing available in Olivia

Nebraska: last updated 3/15

Community transmission confirmed: many locations in Douglas County are potential places where transmission has occurred; if you live or have traveled to Douglas County (Omaha), please check the Douglas County COVID-19 monitoring site.

There were also two exposures in Knox County on March 5, at basketball games at Lincoln Southwest HS and North Star HS.

17 cases, no deaths

Affected counties include: Cass (1), Douglas (15) and Knox (1)

New Jersey : last updated 3/14 at 2 pm

69 cases (+38%), 1 death (none new)

Affected counties include: Bergen (25, +47%), Burlington (3, no change), Camden (2, +1), Essex (7, +1), Hudson (5, +2), Middlesex (10, +6), Monmouth (8, +1), Morris (3, no change), Ocean (1, no change), Passaic (2, -1 apparently?), Somerset (1, no change), and Union (1, no change)

Newly affected counties include: Mercer (1)

I dread updating NJ just because the website sucks so bad

Thank you to the commenter who noted that the help line apparently rules and they’ve been advertising it heavily, that’s awesome public health work by NJ!

So that’s a bright spot, eh?

New York: last updated 3/14 at 8 PM

613 cases, 192 new, 1 new death

Affected counties include: Westchester (178, +12%), Nassau (79, +54%), Suffolk (41, +13), Rockland (12, +3), Ulster (5, +0), Dutchess (4, +1), Orange (6, +3), Saratoga (3), Albany (5, +3), Broom (1, +0), Delaware (1, +0), Herkimer (1, +0), Monroe (2, +1), and Schenectady (1, +0).

NYC has 269 cases (+75%) as of 3/15 at noon

Newly affected counties include: Erie (3), Tioga (1), and Tompkins (1)

Drive through testing in New Rochelle and Long Island

All public places are closed in New Rochelle through March 25.

Ohio: last updated 3/15 at 2 pm

36 confirmed cases, 10 new

350 people under investigation

Affected counties include: Belmont (2), Butler (6), Cuyahoga (14), Franklin (3), Lorain (2), Lucas (1), Medina (1), Stark (2), Summit (2), Trumbull (2), Tuscarawas (1)

THEY STARTED GIVING COUNTY BY COUNTY INFO, PRAISE THE LORD!!!

Oregon: last updated 3/14 at 11:00 AM

36 cases, 13 hospitalized at time of positive test, 1 death (3/14)

The following counties are affected: Clackamas (1), Deschutes (3), Douglas (1), Jackson (2), Klamath (1), Linn (9), Marion (2), Multnomah (1), Polk (1), Umatilla (2), and Washington (13).

Pennsylvania: last updated 3/15 at noon

Gritty is now loose and is singlehandedly responsible for all cases in Philadelphia, if you see the orange monster, RUN

63 total cases, 16 new today

No deaths, Gritty is thankfully failing in his mission to murder

Counties affected include: Allegheny (3, +1) Bucks (4, +1), Chester (2, +0), Cumberland (5, +2), Delaware (7, +1), Monroe (6, +3), Montgomery (24, +4), Northampton (1, +0), Philadelphia (6, +2), Pike (1, +0), Washington (1, +0), Wayne (1, +0)

Newly affected counties include: Lehigh (1) and Luzerne (1)

446 people under investigation pending test results

Rhode Island: last updated 3/13/20

~500 people in quarantine for close contact situations

57 pending people under investigation

20 confirmed cases, no deaths

Next expected update 3/16 in the AM

South Dakota: last updated 3/15

9 confirmed cases, no new cases since 3/14

6 pending cases under investigation

Affected counties include: Beadle (1), Bon Homme (1), Charles Mix (1), Davison (1), McCook (1), Minnehaha (3), and Pennington (1)

No community transmission

Texas: last updated 3/15

56 total cases, 5 new.

Highly likely that there has been community transmission, unconfirmed currently

Affected counties include: Bell (1, +0), Bexar (3, +2), Brazoria (2, +0), Collin (6, +1), Dallas (8, +0), El Paso (1, +0), Fort Bend (9, +0), Galveston (1, +0), Gregg (1, +0), Harris (10, +0), Hays (1, +0), Lavaca (1, +0), Montgomery (3, +0), Smith (4, +1), Tarrant (3, +0), and Travis (1, +0)

Newly affected counties include: Matagorda (1)

The Texas DPH has corrected a tabulation error that affected Gregg and Travis counties.

Utah: last updated 3/15

21 total cases, 14 cases in Utah residents

Affected health districts include: Davis County (3), Salt Lake county (14), Southwest Utah (1), Summit County (2), and Weber-Morgan (1)

The Utah Jazz managed to get more testing than the rest of the country for awhile there, so that’s great for them

Whoever does your graphic design, *greatjob* (the little virus instead of the UDPH logo is CHOICE)

Also, the website is super useful and readable, 10/10 good job Utah

First case of community spread identified on 3/14/20, in Summit County

Schools and universities are closed starting 3/16/20, Mormonism is closed until further notice, and skiing is canceled in Park City and Cottonwood Canyon for a minimum of a week. If you are interested in skiing in Utah, check Ski Utah for a list of closures.

Virginia: last updated 3/15

45 cases total, 4 new

Affected counties/cities include: Arlington (8, +1), Chesterfield (1, +0), Fairfax (10, +0) James City (8, +1), Loudoun (5, +0), Virginia Beach City (4, +1), Prince William (3, +1), Spotsylvania (1, +0), Prince Edward (1, +0), Hanover (1, +0), Harrisonburg City (1, +0), and Alexandria City (1, +0)

No newly affected areas today.

Washington: last updated 3/14 at 2:45 PM

Godspeed, y’all are having a real rough time right now. Yipes. Washington is really hard hit right now, especially King County. Look to Washington State and how they’re coping for a preview of how things are gonna go as the cases develop elsewhere.

642 total cases, 40 deaths (6.2% mortality)

Affected counties include: Clark (3), Columbia (1), Grant (2), Grays Harbor (1), Island (6), Jefferson (1), King (387), Kitsap (3), Kittitas (3), Pierce (26), Skagit (4), Snohomish (154), Spokane (3), Thurston (3), Whatcom (2), and Yakima (4).

39 cases are currently unassigned to a county. These are expected to resolve in the coming days, hopefully.

Deaths have occurred in the following counties: Grant (1), King (35), Snohomish (4),

Wisconsin: last updated 3/15 at 2 PM

33 total cases (6 new), 1 recovered, 0 deaths

Affected counties include: Dane (6, +0), Fond du Lac (11, +5), Milwaukee (7, +1), Pierce (1, +0), Racine (1, +0), Sheboygan (3, +0), Waukesha (3, +0), and Winnebago (1, +0)

Today’s Hot Tips

Make sure you have ibuprofen and tylenol/acetaminophen/APAP/paracetamol at home before you get sick. This isn’t just covid advice, this is life advice in general. (Obvs, ask your doctor about what’s safe to take if you have chronic health conditions etc but this is a general recommendation, not medical advice. As I said, life advice.)

As far as I know, ibuprofen and tylenol are ok, but research may change this. Current research indicates that steroids, which are used in other severe respiratory conditions, may make COVID-19 associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) worse. More on this later.

It still can’t hurt to have some tylenol around, though, ya know?

Hand Washing Song of the Day

If you hate singing happy birthday while you wash your hands, I certainly do, try Good as Hell by Lizzo instead!

Sing from “I do my hair toss” to “If he don’t love you anymore” at minimum (if you’re like me and can’t leave a lyric unfinished, go ahead and dry your hands while making your brain happy.) to follow CDC handwashing guidelines! Use soap and water for maximum virus-murdering.

Chill Cat Otter Corner

https://gfycat.com/pastjovialalligatorgar-otter

Please watch these otters sproing and chase!

About this newsletter

I’m Emily, I’m a 4th year med student w/ a degree in molecular biology. I wrote this because I’m an infectious disease and epidemiology nerd and also all my friends have questions & anxiety. Hi internet!

All this info is sourced from regional & national public health organizations, plus the WHO. It’s as up to date as humanly possible. I’ve been beaming information about this outbreak directly into my brain 24/7 but I still miss stuff. Please let me know if I miss something!

Most public health departments stop updating their information around 4-5 PM local time on weekdays. That means that the earliest this will come out is around 6 PM Pacific time on weekdays going forward. On weekends things update more sporadically and earlier, so who knows what I’ll do then, but I’ll do my best.

Thank you to @marywhal for the excellent title!

For More Information

JHU COVID-19 data center: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

List of peer-reviewed publications: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/publications.html

WHO daily sitrep: https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200315-sitrep-55-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=33daa5cb_6

WHO FAQ: https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses

CDC cases in the US (take w/ a grain of salt due to Political Garbage, as detailed above): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html, this also has links to each state’s health dept which may or may not be more up to date than the CDC

#corona extra #covid corner #covid19 #coronavirus #pandemic #information without anxiety #my pledge is to only give you the straight dope #social distancing #coronavirus pandemic #long post

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Princess Anne, Patron of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy, visiting Scarborough Hospital in North Yorkshire on 19 October 2020.

The Princess met doctors, nurses and staff from a wide range of professions, including porters and domestic staff, all of whom have played a crucial role in providing care for patients with Covid-19.

She also conducted the official opening of the Willow Eye Unit where she heard how the new unit had seen significant investment in brand new diagnostic equipment and clinical, which has allowed services to expand.

#an Anne!#why does it look like she’s about to break into a dance number in the fourth photo #princess anne #princess royal #anne does stuff #workanne 9 to 5 #patronage #british royal family #brf

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Fay Evans Profile

Credit for Template: @hogwartsmysterystory

Identity

Name: Fay Evans

Gender: Female

Age: 17

Birthday: April 16th 1973

Species: Human

Blood Status: Muggle-Born

Sexuality: Pansexual

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Nationality: British

Myer Briggs Personality Type: INFP

The Mage

Wand:

Vine Wood

Phoenix Feather Core

10″

Very Flexible

“The druids considered anything with a woody stem as a tree, and vine makes wands of such a special nature that I have been happy to continue their ancient tradition. Vine wands are among the less common types, and I have been intrigued to notice that their owners are nearly always those witches or wizards who seek a greater purpose, who have a vision beyond the ordinary and who frequently astound those who think they know them best. Vine wands seem strongly attracted by personalities with hidden depths, and I have found them more sensitive than any other when it comes to instantly detecting a prospective match. Reliable sources claim that these wands can emit magical effects upon the mere entrance into their room of a suitable owner, and I have twice observed the phenomenon in my own shop.”

Animagus: None

Misc Magical Abilities:

Wandless Magic

Apparition: She learned this at age 5.

Boggart Form: Spreading darkness that inches closer towards her.

Riddikulus Form: Stars that start popping up, destroying the darkness.

Amortentia

She would smell like: the smell of a new book, and lavender.

She would smell: Fresh laundry and a hint of sandalwood.

Patronus: Fox

“Associated with cunning, the fox has a place in many ancient cultures’ folklore. Foxes are sometimes thought to be tricksters, leading the unsuspecting down a path of demise. The calculating fox can outwit its enemies with strategy and adaptability.“

Patronus Memory: Her first time using magic when she was three.

Mirror of Erised: In the mirror she sees herself surrounded by her friends and favourite professors.

Specialized/Favourite Spells:

Stupify: Uses these most in duels.

Incarcerous: Also uses this in duels.

Episkey: She doesn’t like using healing spells, but is surprisingly good with them.

Lumos: For personal reasons she’s mastered this one.

Appearance

FaceClaims: Younger (Scarlett Pomers). Older (Amy Adams in Enchanted but with a more strawberry blonde hair color).

Game Appearance:

Height: 5′06″

Weight: 130lbs

Physique: Pear shaped, thin.

Eye Color: Blue

Hair: Strawberry Blonde, wavy slightly thick. She likes putting flowers in her hair as often as she can.

Body modifications: ear piercings.

Scarring: A huge burn that runs up her right arm.

Inventory: Stuffed fox plush and her wand

Allegiances

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff

IIvermorny: N/A

Affiliations/Organizations:

Hufflepuff

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy

Order of Merlin

Order of the Phoenix

Professions:

Spy for the order of the phoenix

Singer

Hogwarts Information

Class Proficiencies:

Astronomy: ★★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆

Charms: ★★★★★★★★★★

DADA: ★★★★★★★★★★

Flying: ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Herbology: ★★★★★★★★★★

History of Magic: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Potions: ★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

Transfiguration: ★★★★★☆☆☆☆☆

Electives:

Care of Magical Creatures

Apparition

Quidditch:

She’s afraid of heights, so she didn’t bother picking up a broom.

Extra Curricular:

Frog Choir

Muggle Music

Music

Dueling Club

Favourite Professors:

Professor Silvanus Kettleburn: She likes this class because she’d much rather work with animals than humans any day. Kettleburn is quirky, but leaves her be, so she has time to herself.

Madam Irma Pince: She spends most of her time in the library by herself, so she’s basically quiet in there. She only asks Pince where some books are located, which Pince is happy to oblige.

Professor Minerva McGonagall: she’s particularly bad with transfiguration, but McGonagall is always patient with her. Which surprised her, since she was not used to a nurturing environment.

Least Favourite Professors:

Professor Severus Snape: Unkind, and publicly humiliates students who mess up in his class. She’s not too fond of this and picks the seat furthest in the back. ((I love Snape, but he’s a terrible teacher! XD)).

Professor Sybill Trelwaney: General disappointment is what she feels any time she set foot into this class.

Relationships

Mother: Maria Evans

Muggle

Born in North Yorkshire

She’s a devoted Christian (Ie. goes to church every Sunday, hates LGBTQ, witchcraft).

Housewife

Black hair with blue eyes, thin and tall, around 5′11″.

When she saw Fay using magic to grow the flowers in the garden, she took her inside and poured boiling water, on her arm. Saying she was doing the devil’s work. Fay was 4 at the time.

She kept Fay locked in her room at night, telling her to pray the devil away.

She feared taking her to church, because she might set it on fire.

Father: Dennis Evans

Muggle

Born in London

Job: Pastor

Strawberry Blonde hair, clean shaven, 6″. Always tidy.

He came home at the time of Fay getting burned and thought his wife had gone insane. Until he saw the burning had ceased after a bright light had flashed. The burn mark was still present, but Fay no longer looked to be in pain.

He didn’t know what to do, as demon possession was a Catholic thing.

Both parents agreed to lock her up.

However, he, out of guilt, or to be rid of the problem, didn’t always lock her door at night.

Love Interest: Barnaby Lee

They met during dueling one day. She managed to put him in his place within one minute. He kept asking her for rematches after that, but he could rarely find her.

He finally found her in the forbidden forest, but caught her singing, so she ran off again.

He convinced her to join the frog choir, saying her voice was far better than that of the Sirens, and Barnaby being Barnaby, he actually meant it. He was confused when she got beet red.

He began hanging out with her more and more, introducing her to other students.

Barnaby confessed his feeling for her first, which scared her, but also made her incredibly happy that he shared her feelings.

They both have a mutual understanding to not talk about their families.

Adding more later….

Best Friends:

Barnaby Lee

Penny Haywood

Garrick Ollivander

Rival:

Merula Snyde

Ismelda Murk

Enemy:

Voldemort

Death Eaters

Dormmates:

Penny Haywood

Skye Parkin

Chiara Lobosca

Pets:

Tarantula: Teddy

White owl: Lucky, she found it when it was a baby.

Closest Cannon Friends:

Barnaby Lee

Penny Haywood

Closest MC Friends:

N/A

Background/History

Fay grew up in Ely, near London. She discovered her magical abilities at the age of three. She had fallen down and cut her knee, but it healed automatically. Amazed by this, she then carried a wooden stick with her, pretending to have Jesus’ powers. Since her mother told her how Jesus could heal the blind and cure the sick. She started doing magic on anything, but it only worked 25% of the time much to her disappointment.

Her mother caught her doing magic, and Fay tried explaining to her that Jesus had magic too, her mother dragged her into the house and poured boiling water on her right arm. All the while, her mother was saying she was the devil reincarnate. Fay did not understand why because Jesus had used magic too.

When her father came home, her magic healed her which now had her father against her as well. She ended up being locked in the basement of the house with no windows or lights, causing her to have a phobia of the dark. It’s also when she learned how to cast lumos on her own at age 4.

She would apologize to her parents every day, asking them to let her stay in her room. To which her mother replied: “Your room is the basement, devil child.”

Her father would sometimes lock her door, sometimes not, so she was able to have the door open slightly for some light at night.

At age 5 she ran away from home and went to London where she happened upon the Leaky Cauldron during nighttime. She was too tiny to be noticed by anyone, so she was able to get into Diagon Alley. There, she walked into Ollivander’s immediately after spotting wands in the window. It had been locked, but it somehow opened. As soon as she stepped inside the shop, one of the wands, that had been left unattended by Ollivander, began to shine brightly. He came back to the rare phenomenon just in time to witness it.

Feeling that the child had large potential and observing her burn on her arm, he let her stay with him. He was around 73 at the time and she was fairly quiet, and helpful in his shop. Ministry had stepped in, but after a year of discussing and persuasion from the muggle liaisons office, they agreed to let her stay with Ollivander.

She got her letter from Hogwarts 4 years later, Ollivander had explained to her what the place was and she couldn’t contain her excitement of receiving said letter. Knowing now that she wasn’t a sinner or the devil’s child. That there was school dedicated to people just like her.

She didn’t want to cause unnecessary trouble or fame, so she kept to herself through most of her first year, until Barnaby and Penny stepped in and basically helped her flourish.

Personality

She’s extremely shy and awkward. She doesn’t know how to interact with other people due to her parents giving her a sheltered life. She freaks out if the lights are off and she’s left alone.

She loves books, but prefers talking with plants. She claims they talk back.

Misc

She really loves to sing, so she took up a career in singing solo in magical clubs. She’s fairly popular.

She wanted to take up wandlore, but didn’t want to burden Ollivander once she turned 17. Though, Ollivander talked her into staying and not leaving so rashly.

She ends up reconciling with her father after the Battle of Hogwarts, when he recognized her walking in London with Ollivander. Dennis was pissed at first, thinking she had shacked up with an old geezer who had taken advantage of her, so he approached them without thinking in a violent manner to protect her.

After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Dennis apologized and thanked Ollivander for doing, what should have been, his job. He greatly regretted not understanding his daughter and the abuse he had put her through.

Her theme music is: Numb by Men I Trust and Fine On The Outside by Priscilla Ahn

#fay evans #hphm #harry potter: hogwarts mystery #Hogwarts mystery #oc #character profile

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Blog #9: Coronavirus Updates - April (so far)

This comes from a post from simplepolitics on Instagram, released throughout the month of April (so far.)

1 April: A loss of smell and taste. Some people are reporting that they are experiencing a loss of smell and taste when they are ill with the Coronavirus. A King’s College study found that around 59% of those with confirmed cases of the virus experienced these symptoms. If I have this, do I definitely have the virus? No. Loss of smell and taste can be signs of various other things - including a regular cold. However, if it is in conjunction with a new persistent cough and a fever, it could well be another sign that you have the virus. You should, of course, isolate and head to 111 online for help/instructions. Is it on the official list of symptoms? No. Public Health England and the WHO agree there’s not enough evidence. The King’s College study though? They think it’s worth looking out for - in combination with the rest.

1 April: Police guidance. There have been lots of stories recently… stopped for buying Easter eggs. Drones taking photos. Road blocks. Questions about policing, consistency and levels of enforcement have been asked. Ministers have implied it’s gone too far. New guidance. The College of Policing and the National Police Chiefs Council have looked at what might be appropriate. They suggest that while people shouldn’t be leaving their house without reasonable excuse, we must ‘police by consent’. There has to be a relationship between officers and the public. So, road blocks are excessive. It’s okay to travel a bit for somewhere nice to exercise. Arrests and fines should be a last resort. In short - judgement and common sense should be used.

1 April: Virtual Commons? What’s happening? Parliament took an early recess due to the virus. It won’t be back until at least 21 April. In the crisis, things are changing daily. A group of 100 MPs has called for a digital Parliament to be set up to allow scrutiny of the government’s response. Aren’t some things happening online? Some select committees are still meeting virtually. The Cabinet also met remotely for the first time this week. But surely it can’t work for a whole Parliament? Cue Wales. Today, the Welsh Assembly becomes the UK’s first big democratic gathering to debate using Zoom. Each party has agreed to a limited number of members taking part so it works logistically. Yes it’s smaller than Westminster, but it shows what could be possible.

1 April:

Largest single daily rise in deaths from COVID-19.

Business Secretary thanked businesses supporting life-saving work and keeping employees safe.

Reiterated forms of help available so far. Local authorities have received £12bn to help reach businesses in need.

As taxpayers ‘stepped in to help the banks in 2008’ the government wants banks to repay the favour by helping businesses in need.

Slight upturn in motor vehicle use in figures - reminder to stay safe and stay at home.

Increasing testing is still the government’s top priority. Now at 10,000 tests a day.

Wimbledon and the Edinburgh festival among events that were cancelled today.

2 April: Message from Boris Johnson (This is an abbreviated version for brevity and clarity. All the effort has been made to represent the PM’s tone and message).

If we can comply with these measures, together, we will begin to start to push the numbers down and turn the tide in the next few weeks and months. We’ve shipped in the last couple of weeks 397 million pieces of PPE. We’re also massively increasing testing. This is how we will unlock the coronavirus puzzle. This is how we will defeat it in the end. What we need to do is massively ramp up tests so that you can know whether you have had the disease. That will enable you to go to work in the confidence you can’t get the disease or be infectious. Second, people need to know they haven’t got it, rather than isolating themselves at home for no reason. And it’s crucial those who do have the disease are tested and take the necessary steps. I’m confident that we will beat it, and we will beat it together. We will do it by staying at home, protecting our NHS and saving lives.

2 April:

On protective equipment - said record quantity has been shipped to the frontline. Upgraded PPE guidance has been issued today.

On NHS Trusts - writing off £13.4 billion of historic debt.

Unveiled 5 pillars to testing strategy:

1. Swab testing in NHS hospitals to find out whether you have the virus.

2. Swab testing delivered by commercial partners for frontline workers and their families.

3. Rolling out blood tests that will test whether you have had the virus. Currently working with 9 companies to evaluate their effectiveness.

4. Understanding what % of the population have had it through sampling.

5. Asking manufacturers, inventors and developers to assist the UK’s diagnostic capability.

New target: 100,000 tests per day by the end of the month (that’s across all 5 pillars).

3 April: Matt Hancock on Radio 4.

I’m not assuming any antibody tests come on stream to hit the 100,000 test targets. These tests are important - the scientists say they are more important later, when we’re trying to come out of social distancing. It would be possible to come out of these measures without this test, but the more information we have from these tests, the better. We haven’t yet found an antibody test that works well enough to use. The first call on swab tests is for patients. Next is for critical staff, largely in the NHS. The modelling suggests that the peak of cases will come in the next few weeks, but is sensitive to people following social distancing. The ramp up of testing has been ongoing throughout.

3 April:

NHS Nightingale hospital opened in London today. Planned, constructed and staffed in 9 days.

Thanked everyone staying at home for giving the NHS time to expand.

Bristol and Harrogate join the list of planned new Nightingale hospitals.

Reiterated working hard to deliver PPE products.

Research and clinical trials are key. Three national clinical trials have been established. An expert therapeutics taskforce has also been set up to search for other candidate medicines for trials.

Forecast is for a good weekend. Ended with this instruction - stay home, protect lives - and you will be doing your part.

The PM still has a fever and is staying in self-isolation.

4 April:

UK’s highest daily total of deaths from COVID-19. There are regional variations to hospital admission:

In London, admissions fell slightly between 1-2 April.Admissions are steady in Wales.

They have gone up 35% in Yorkshire and the North East.

In the Midlands, they have gone up by 47%.

Over 10,000 tests to NHS staff were administered yesterday.

NHS capacity is being ramped up through supplies of non-invasive and invasive ventilators.

More to come next week about supporting children at risk or in need over the Easter holidays.

Welcomed constructive challenge and scrutiny of the government.

Key message - whatever the temptations this weekend - stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives.

5 April: Matt Hancock has been to TV to say that it is not okay to sunbathe in public. Even if two meters from anyone. He suggested it’s not okay to sit down for a while during exercise. The only reasons to be out of your home are to run/walk, buy essentials or get to work. He repeated that if the minority still can’t follow these rules, the lockdown measures will be made stronger.

5 April:

Following the rules is ‘mission critical’. The more we follow the rules, the quicker we will be through it.

“Cannot rule out further steps” being introduced in terms of social distancing if people don’t follow guidance - but no changes are imminent.

The NHS now has more than 9,000 ventilators, which will rise 18,000 over the next few weeks.

Welcomed former healthcare professionals back to the NHS.

There’s a new tracker to collate symptoms to better understand the disease. Encouraged anyone who has experienced symptoms to fill it in:

https://www.nhs.uk/coronavirus-status-checker/

5 April: 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has been admitted to hospital for tests.

6 April: Exit strategy. If restrictions are lifted too soon, the virus could come back again. Yet the longer lockdown goes on, the worse it will be for the economy as well as impacting on physical and mental health. Scientists need to make predictions about how people will behave once rules are lifted. Will we be more cautious? Or will we try to celebrate in large groups? There’s been some talk of a traffic light system - moving from red - to amber with some limited travel/shop openings - eventually back to green. Just one of many ideas. Current restrictions will be reviewed next week.

6 April:

Last night the PM was admitted to hospital. He had a comfortable night in hospital and is in good spirits. He continues to lead the government.

Government deploying a diplomatic network around the world to help source ventilators.

Working with airlines to bring British nationals home.

Thanked NHS staff - and urged people to continue to follow guidance and stay at home.

Staying at home is working - but it will take time for lower hospital admissions to filter through into lower numbers of deaths.

Still too early to talk about when restrictions will be lifted.

6 April: Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care. Dominic Raab is in line to temporarily take over if the Prime Minister can no longer perform his duties.

7 April: Deputising for the PM. First, the bad news. At this point, the exact details aren’t 100% clear. Unlike other countries, we don’t have a rule book to follow. It pretty much depends on what the PM and other top dogs want to happen. What do we know? Dominic Raab is not the Prime Minister, even if he is standing in. Boris Johnson was elected into that role and keeps that position. Raab has stressed that Johnson is still in charge of the country. Instead, Raab will stand in where necessary. He will chair big meetings, he will keep the ship as steady as possible, he will sign off on documents that need signing. He will take over the day to day running of the fight against Coronavirus. Unless absolutely vital, he won’t make any big decisions that will change the course of the country. If the PM remains unable to fulfil his duties, Raab’s role will surely increase with time.

7 April:

Update on Boris Johnson: He’s receiving the very best care, breathing without assistance but has had oxygen. Further updates will follow.

Described the PM as ‘a fighter’.

Cabinet had updates today on NHS capacity, PPE and other key areas of focus.

Largest daily death toll since the outbreak began. We aren’t however seeing an acceleration in new cases.

Raab confirmed he has been asked to deputise for the PM for as long as it needed.

Confirmed cabinet will try to take decisions collectively.

8 April: Downing Street has suggested that there will be no review into the lockdown measures in the next week. Instead, that first review will probably take place around 20th April.

8 April:

PM remains in intensive care, but his condition is improving. Latest reports are he has been sitting up in bed.

Charity sector: All charities eligible for the job retention scheme. Some however, are on the frontline fighting the virus and can’t shut up shop or furlough employees.

Announcing a £750 million package to help the charity sector.

Government will also match whatever the public donate through the BBC’s ‘Big Night In’ charity appeal.

Described new UK cases as ‘not accelerating out of control’.

9 April:

PM remains in intensive care, but continues to make ‘positive steps forward’.

Message is ‘We’re not done yet’ - keep following the guidance to stay at home.

COBRA met today - believe it’s too early to relax measures and they will not give a further update until the end of next week.

Government continuing to gather data on the impact of social distancing measures.

We have not yet reached the peak of the virus.

Understands this will impact Easter weekend - but asks people not to undo efforts made so far.

Stay at home this bank holiday.

10 April:

Easter will be ‘a test of the nation’s resolve.’

The PM’s condition continues to improve. He is out of intensive care.

Thanked the NHS team for his care.

Over 19k tests were carried out yesterday.

Capacity is there to test all key social care staff and HS staff who need to be tested. Still working towards 100k tests per day by month end.

PPE plan:

1. Clear guidance - treating PPE like a precious resource, only using where there is a clinical need.

2. Distribution - making sure those that need it can get it at the right time.

3. Future Supply - making sure we have enough to see us through the crisis through new global supply lines and making our own.

Stay at home this bank holiday.

11 April:

Still seeing deaths rise, though believe we will see a reduction in the next few weeks - as measures filter through.

Total crime has fallen as people follow guidance to stay at home.

Though there are new risks from fraud and children being exploited online.

The national domestic abuse helpline has seen a 120% increase in calls.

If you are in immediate danger - call 999 and press 55 on a mobile if you are unable to talk.

A national communications campaign is launching to signpost help for victims of domestic abuse.

£2 million pounds will be given to boost online support.

Stay at home this bank holiday.

12 April: Guidance for pet owners. There is no evidence of coronavirus circulating in pets or other animals in the UK and there is nothing to suggest animals may transmit the disease to humans. In line with the general advice on fighting coronavirus, you should wash your hands regularly, including before and after contact with animals. If you have symptoms of coronavirus you must remain at home for 7 days, or 14 days as a household. If your dog cannot exercise at home, you should ask someone outside of your household to walk your dog for you. All non-essential trips to vets should be avoided. If your pet needs urgent treatment, you must phone the vet to arrange the best approach to meet your pets’ needs.

12 April:

Boris Johnson is out of hospital, but will not immediately return to work.

While daily deaths are slightly down, the total number has now reached over 10,000.

A new NHS app for ‘contact tracing’ is being developed. If you develop symptoms, it will anonymously alert people with whom you have been in contact, allowing them to take precautions.

2,295 spare critical care beds in the country. People have always been able to access the care they need. This is more spare capacity than before the crisis.

Also, obviously, stay at home.

13 April:

Overwhelming majority of people have stayed at home this Easter.

Death toll is now over 11,000. We are still not past the peak of the virus.

Social distancing will be reviewed this week. Government don’t expect to make any changes to existing guidelines.

Data suggest deaths may continue to rise this week before hopefully seeing a plateau.

Patrick Vallance said evidence is stronger that wearing masks stops you passing on the virus, rather than catching it. The government would change its mind on mask guidance, if evidence suggested it was the right thing to do.

14 April: Should strategy be UK wide? What’s happening? Nicola Sturgeon said she wouldn’t hesitate to diverge from UK plans if it saved lives. Wales’ First Minister talks about doing the right thing for Wales ‘at the right time for Wales’. Lockdown is set to continue for some time, but could the nations eventually come out of this at different times? Or should any exit be coordinated UK wide?

WOO

Having consistency across the UK makes getting the message to people much simpler.

Enforcing different rules could be difficult - especially around borders.

BOO

Each nation has slightly different demographics and may be at different stages of the virus spread.

Some decisions, like school closures, were already taken separately

14 April:

The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) suggested today that the UK economy could shrink by 35% if lockdown lasts for three months.

Whilst the scale of what we are facing will have serious consequences, we came into crisis with a fundamentally sound economy.

It will be temporary - we will ‘bounce back’.

Said he does not accept that people will be affected for a generation.

Added that the single most important thing we can do for the health or our economy is protect the health of our people.

Looking at the data, deaths continue to rise, while hospital admissions are stabilising.

Tomorrow, Matt Hancock will talk about social care.

14 April: OBR report. Office for Budget Responsibility, the government’s independent financial forecaster. They’ve looked at the impact of lockdown on the economy. So, what have they said? The economy could shrink by a record 35% by June. It would be the largest drop in living memory. A 3 month lockdown would take borrowing to an estimated £273bn this financial year, or 14% of gross domestic product (GDP). On unemployment, they expect a rise of 2.1 million to 3.4 million by the end of June. Was there any good news? It was pretty stark. We’re in for some rough times. That it could be temporary and recovery is possible is at least something to hold on to.

15 April:

The NHS has spare capacity - everyone who has needed to have hospital care has been able to do so.

Will not lift measures until it is safe to do so.

Next steps in action plan for social care:

All care home residents coming back from hospital will be tested before being admitted to the care home.

Increasing PPE supplies to social care settings.Introducing a new ‘brand’ for social care - to allow social care staff to identify themselves - ‘a badge of honour’.

Supermarkets will be asked that carers have the same priority as NHS staff.

Wherever possible giving people’s family members a chance to say goodbye to family members.

Angela McLean, Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser said there was a ‘flattened curve’ in terms of new cases.

16 April: It’s not official yet and we await tonight’s big announcement, but because of the exclusive access that SP has to news websites, the television and social media, they can say that the lockdown will continue until 7th May at the earliest.

16 April: Virtual Parliament via Zoom - a way to keep questioning through the crisis. How does it work? Up to 120 MPs will be able to take part remotely at one time. 50 will be allowed to remain in the chamber under ‘strict social distancing rules’. Screens will be placed around the Commons Chamber. Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said it lets MPs “stay close to their communities” and continue “their important work scrutinising the government”. It’s thought the set-up will cover departmental questions, statements, PMQs and urgent questions. Decisions on legislation, voting and debates will be made later.

16 April:

Cabinet and Cobra met today. They took advice from SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies).

While restrictions are working, changes to social distancing measures now would risk a second peak of the virus.

Current lockdown measures therefore remain in place for at least the next three weeks.

There are five criteria that government will need to see before they’d consider a relaxation of any measure:

Sufficient critical care and specialist treatment available.

Sustained and consistent fall in daily death rate.

Reliable data that the rate of infection is decreasing across the board.

Operational challenges, like testing and PPE are in hand.

Any adjustments will not risk a second peak.

17 April: New guidance on going out.

Exercise:

Exercising once a day is fine. Ministers have suggested that this should be half an hour/an hour, but it depends on levels of fitness.

Driving to the countryside to walk is okay, but the walk should be considerably longer then the drive.

It’s okay to rest, or even have lunch during a walk, but not to take a short walk and stay seated for a longer period.

Shopping:

It’s alright to pick up only a couple of essentials, like milk or bread.

You can buy several days' supplies at a time, including luxury items and booze.

DIY bits are allowed for repairs, but not redecoration.

Work:

Key workers and non-key workers can travel if work can’t be done from home.

It’s not okay to ‘work from home’ in the park.

Other bits:

Animals can go to the vet for treatment. Not for prescriptions, which can be done on the phone.

You can move house for a couple of days to ‘cool off’ after an argument.

You can’t ‘move house’ for a few hours.

17 April: Vaccine taskforce:

Set up to accelerate the development of a vaccine - reporting to Business and Health Secretaries.

Industry, academics and regulators are involved.

21 research projects have been ‘green lighted’ with funding of around £14m.

Building capacity to mass produce vaccines.

There are no guarantees - but we are a country with a ‘history of pioneering science.’

Furloughed employee scheme now extended until end of June.

18 April:

UK death toll has passed 15,000.

Providing an extra £1.6bn to local councils to help them provide vital services.

Those who are ‘shielded’ are being regularly checked in with through phone calls.

More than 90% of rough sleepers have been offered accommodation through local councils and charities.

Made clear to councils that all parks should remain open ‘for the health of the public’.

People must abide by social distancing.

For clarity - funerals can go ahead with close family present. Cemeteries and graveyards should also remain open or be reopened.

On PPE: Said trying everything to get the equipment we need. 84 tonnes of PPE - including 400k gowns will arrive from Turkey tomorrow.

19 April:

UK death toll has passed 16,000.

No date can be given as to when schools will reopen. The government has 5 key criteria that need to be met first. These include death rates decreasing and not risking a second peak.

Working with Childline and NSPCC to make sure vulnerable children have help.

Ordering laptops to help disadvantaged young people, children with social workers and care leavers.

Acknowledged the challenge of homeschooling - referenced resources including BBC Bitesize.

20 April:

On PPE: Said it was ‘an international challenge’ and they were pursuing every possible option.

Coronavirus job retention scheme opened today at 8am. As of 4pm, 140,000 firms have applied.

Believes innovation and enterprise will help the economy recover. Launched two initiatives today - worth £1.25bn:

Future fund - to make sure high growth companies can continue to access investment.

Grant and loan funds for innovative firms across the sectors and regions.

On data: Rail and tube use down by 95%, showing how people are adhering to guidelines.

21 April: The advice on wearing face-masks in public is to be officially reviewed this week. Top dogs are suggesting the advice will not change. This is partly due to the shortage of masks and the potential threat to NHS supplies.

21 April:

Said plan has always been to keep NHS capacity ahead of need.

Reiterated 5 criteria that must be met before any relaxation of measures.

On PPE: Said over 8000 offers of PPE equipment have been made and will be investigated. Working with 159 potential UK manufacturers. Said it was a 24/7 operation.

On vaccines: Our two most promising projects are Oxford and Imperial. Both will get circa £20 million each for further development. Human trials will begin this Thursday in Oxford.

22 April:

UK Coronavirus hospital death toll is now over 18,000.

Said biggest risk is a second spike of the virus.

That’s why social distancing measures must remain in place.

Paid tribute to the armed forces for helping NHS to build capacity.General Sir Nick Carter, the chief of the defence staff gave an update on the logistics of the military operation.

Said we’re ‘coming through the peak - but we’re not done yet’. We should stay home, protect the NHS, save lives.

23 April: Human trials. What’s happening? Compared to normal timelines, this is warp speed. Scientists in Oxford begin human vaccine trials today. The government has already pledged £20 million in backing. How does it all work then? The vaccine is made from a harmless chimp virus - genetically engineered to carry Coronavirus. They’re starting with volunteers aged 18 to 55 and in good health. Up to 500 people will be on it by May, it runs for 6 months. Is confidence high? The Health Secretary is keen to point out that it’s an ‘uncertain science’. The Oxford team is starting production before the trial finishes, so there’s less delay if it proves successful.

23 April:

Introducing strategy of Test, Track and Trace which will be key to keeping the infection rate down/.

Test - Capacity now at 51,000/day. Employers of essential workers can now get tests for staff on gov.uk. Essential workers (and their households) who need a test can also book online.

Track - There will be a mass antibody survey - encouraged anyone who is asked to take part.

Trace - Contact tracing app launching - to alert others who’ve been in significant contact with someone who has the virus. 18,000 people will be hired to work in contact tracing.

24 April:

UK hospital death toll now over 19,500.

Have agreement with France/Ireland to keep freight routes open - for medicines and raw materials etc.

Ferry/flight routes also protected for essential workers.

Green light for trials of drones to deliver medical supplies, starting next week on Isle of Wight.

Funding for England’s tram network - allowing essential local routes to remain open.

Said more slots will be opening on the online test booking portal. Stressed that tests are for people experiencing symptoms - will only test whether you currently have Coronavirus.

25 April:

More than 20,000 people have now died in hospital in the UK.

If you need urgent medical attention (not virus related) - still be sure to seek help from 111, your GP or 999.

Reminder that victims of domestic abuse can move home.

There is a fall in overall crime - car crime, burglary and shoplifting. Sophisticated criminals are exploiting the virus, but the law force is adapting.

Protect yourself online by protecting your children (thinkyouknow.co.uk), stay safe online (cyber aware website), look after your money - be vigilant of scams.

Also, obviously, stay home.

26 April: Looks like Boris Johnson will be back working from Number 10 on Monday. Currently widely reported, but not yet confirmed.

26 April:

Panic buying has eased and food availability is at normal levels.

Supermarkets all have social distancing measures. Staff absence rates in the food chain have reduced.

500,000 food parcels have been delivered to the ‘shielded’. Delivery slots have also been prioritised for those in this group.

Volunteer shoppers are being located for those in need.

Hospital admissions are down, which shows social distancing is working.

It’s still, however, too soon to talk about easing lockdown measures.

27 April: Boris Johnson returns...

We are making progress in hospital admissions, fewer COVID cases in ICU - signs we are passing the peak.

We are close to achieving the first aim of protecting the NHS.

This is the moment of biggest risk, as people will wonder if this is the time to go easy on these stressful measures.

Without our private sector, there will be no economy, no cash to fund rebuilding.

We must also recognise the risk of the second strike. That would bring a new wave of death and disease but also an economic disaster.

I refuse to throw away all the effort and sacrifice of the British people.

Maintain patience, because we are coming to the end of the first phase of this crisis.

We’ll continue to suppress the disease in the second phase, to keep the infection rate below one, but we will slowly begin to open different sectors of the economy.

We simply cannot spell out now how fast or slow, or even when, those changes will be made.

27 April:

Announced a life assurance scheme for families of NHS and social care frontline staff who die during essential coronavirus work. Families would receive £60k.

The 8th NHS Nightingale hospital opened today.

Reminded people that the NHS is still open for other medical issues. Urged people to come forward if they need help.

NHS cancer treatment and mental health support will start to resume from tomorrow.

Today’s public question was whether being able to hug grandchildren would be one of the first restrictions lifted.

All credit goes to simplepolitics on Instagram.

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North York Moors National Park - Yorkshire, UK

New chapter.

A change of environment and a big change in responsibilities. The reality of looking after ill patients as a new doctor is a steep learning curve. Medical school can only do so much to prepare for this radical change in mindset and attitude to work.

Every experience, no matter how mundane is a valuable learning opportunity. I have plenty to learn on what will be a long and winding road ahead.

This post is dedicated to each of the patients I’ve been involved in caring for during my first month as a new doctor. They have been delightful to get to know and inspiring in the face of immeasurable adversity and uncertainty, no matter what the outcome.

#yorkshire #NHS

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Last post before Christmas

Forgive long absence, but there has been little to report from the garden and rather too much going on in other people’s gardens such as bare root rose deliveries, sorting out trees and hedging for New Year planting, and of course a fair amount of picking up with the girls!

The weather has been pretty abysmal but the rain is so welcome and all the ponds around the common are now beautifully full - the newly restored one looks amazing - we still havent managed to burn the last heap of rubbish taken out, but should we be blessed with a dry spell over Christmas there will be plenty of volunteers in the house to deal with that. The common is very wet with some lying water but we are at least getting the odd frost which helps the general health of soil and plants.

In the garden we have managed to do all the ramblers and climbers now and pretty much all the shrub roses as well although I do tend to do the rugosas in the early spring when I can see the strong shoots. The veg patch is tidy with all the old salads etc pulled up and composted and just the purple sprouting broccoli remaining and looking very good. We still have some hedges to finish which are offering a few berries for the birds and one or two bits of yew which really should be done and shaped. We had to reduce the bay buttresses on the back of the house as we strongly suspect that they might have been providing the easy route into the roof that a certain Samuel Whiskers had discovered. Since a massive attack on him and any friends with a visit from our good friend Mr Danny Trowsdale in the village, all has gone good and quiet and the baiting stations around the base of the house are not being touched!

Two bits of excitement - after waiting patiently for 30 years we have managed to secure the half acre wood at the top of the garden - a triangular piece of ground that was planted by the neighbouring farmer perhaps 50 or 60 years ago will make a lovely addition to the plot, and we intend to have 3 or 4 more bee hives up there, open up its south facing side looking out over the common and plant a native hedge down its north east cold side. Some of the trees are pretty awful as they were not looked after so we will take them out and plant some new ones such as bird cherry, wild cherry, hawthorn and crab apple. We can also move our bonfire to a much better place where we can burn anytime in whatever wind direction, and build some leaf mould containers to get some really good compost.

The other excitement is that Mavis has come in season late, so this means we can have the marriage next week and hopefully get pups towards the end of Feb - with the two weeks or so they would be in the whelping box in the house, this takes us to March, and I just hope that we dont get a beast from the east but get a wonderful mild spring so they can be out a little! 6 are already spoken for, so fingers crossed. It’s a trip to Yorkshire so it better work. Bless her, she has suffered a really nasty gash up underneath the stopper pad, presumably on a flint and it has been a long haul of endless vetwrap and manuka honey as the staples did not hold. We have got to the magic point when its completely closed now but not quite new skin over the whole thing, so probably another week of taping up with it being in such a vulnerable place. At least she can go for walks so apart from wearing the cone, it is not causing her too much inconvenience, and she is a brilliant patient, holding her foot up for the dressings to go on.

The picking up has been good on the whole and we have had one or two terrific days. Luckily we have not been completely soaked and seem to have missed most of the really bad days bar one at the start of the season.

So to the end of the year - the rook flight is nearer 7.30 in the morning and 3.30 in the afternoon - the egret is back on the Panford Beck, the snipe and woodcock are here and the tawny owls are calling in “our wood” which is great. We are missing the barn owls - it would be wonderful if a new pair arrived - we shall certainly put up an owl box in the wood but it will be more for the tawny.

All bulbs are in - a good present for people are Acidanthera or Gladiolus murelliae as I think they are now known - Avon Bulbs - they can be planted in April in pots and are beautiful from August onwards with a wonderful scent. Once the land dries a little I shall start cutting back the borders early as I want to get them prepared in good time and the new plants in if the weather is right. We have a multitude of major projects to undertake in the new year - the removal of the box hedges where necessary and subsequent re jigging, the rebuilding of the little bridge over the stream and of course the wood - so we shall be busy but it is exciting to make the changes

HAPPY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND ALL GOOD WISHES FOR 2020

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2022 RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winners

2022 RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winners, Winning Buildings, Sheffield Architecture Links, Leeds Projects

2022 RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winners News

24 May 2022

2022 RIBA Yorkshire Building of the Year announced

2022 RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winner

Maggie’s Yorkshire by Heatherwick Studio has been announced as the 2022 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire Building of the Year.

To the benefit of all the patients who visit this Maggie’s, to all the staff who work there and to anyone who visits, the Architect has created a very special building, which addresses the client’s brief with full marks but moreover, has created a building with real heart and soul.

RIBA President, Simon Allford said:

“Winning a regional Building of the Year Award is a major achievement. Across the country projects have been selected for this accolade because they are exemplars of the very best of innovative, intelligent and delightful design. The results of positive collaboration between architect and client, and design team and contractor, they demonstrate that high quality, sustainable architecture can positively impact the lives of the people that engage with it. My warmest congratulations to all those involved.”

The RIBA Regional Building of the Year Awards were presented at a ceremony at the RIBA’s Headquarters in London on Tuesday evening.

Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre Leeds

Maggie’s Yorkshire is one of four projects which received a 2022 RIBA Yorkshire Award, announced earlier this month.

The 2022 RIBA Yorkshire Award winners were:

Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds, Sheppard Robson

Leeds Footbridge, Leeds, Gagarin Studio with DP Squared

Maggie’s Yorkshire by Heatherwick Studio

The Alice Hawthorn, North Yorkshire, De Matos Ryan

All RIBA Yorkshire Award winners will now be considered for a highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects later in the year.

RIBA Regional Building of the Year is sponsored by Taylor Maxwell.

5 May 2022

2022 RIBA Yorkshire Award winners announced

Images (clockwise from top left): Maggie’s Yorkshire, Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Footbridge, The Alice Hawthorn

2022 RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winners – Buildings & Architects

Four projects have been awarded Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Yorkshire Awards – including a cancer care centre in Leeds and sustainable guest house development in Nun Monkton.

The 2022 RIBA Yorkshire Award winning projects are:

Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds, Sheppard Robson

Leeds Footbridge, Leeds, Gagarin Studio with DP Squared

Maggie’s Yorkshire, Leeds, Heatherwick Studio

The Alice Hawthorn, North Yorkshire, De Matos Ryan

The four projects were selected by the expert jury, who visited all five shortlisted projects.

Regional Jury Chair Adam Clark, said of this year’s award winners:

“The variety of the award-winning buildings this year – from typology to scale demonstrate the skill and sensitivity of RIBA architects. Careful and appropriate use of materials alongside crisp detailing particularly stand out – reflecting the increasing need to provide the highest quality sustainable buildings for our towns, cities and villages. Once again, the RIBA Awards programme showcases the vitally important role that architects play in enhancing and protecting our environment whilst lifting our spirits in challenging times.”

Special Awards went to:

Carnegie School of Sport, Alex Smith, Sheppard Robson for RIBA Yorkshire Project Architect of the Year 2022

The Alice Hawthorn, De Matos Ryan for RIBA Yorkshire Client of the Year 2022 and RIBA Yorkshire Sustainability Award 2022, sponsored by Michelmersh.

The 2022 RIBA Yorkshire Building of the Year, sponsored by Taylor Maxwell will be announced on 24 May at a ceremony at RIBA’s HQ in London.

RIBA Yorkshire Award winners will now be considered for a highly-coveted RIBA National Award in recognition of their architectural excellence, which will be announced in June. The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects later in the year.

RIBA Regional Special Awards are sponsored by Michelmersh, Taylor Maxwell and Gaggenau.

Carnegie School of Sport

Design: Sheppard Robson

Carnegie School of Sport Leeds Beckett University

Carnegie School of Sport Leeds, Yorkshire building design by Sheppard Robson is split into two principal wings joined by a central atrium which widens toward the spectacular view over the athletics running track to the west.

Leeds Footbridge

Design: Gagarin Studio with DP Squared

Leeds Footbridge

Leeds Footbridge design by Gagarin Studio / DP Squared over the River Aire: eye-catching sculptural form with a distinct purpose: pedestrian connectivity expanding the public realm but also as district heating network transfer structure.

Maggie’s Yorkshire

Design: Heatherwick Studio

Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre Building

Innovative Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre building in Leeds, England wins a RIBA Award: enticing building design by Heatherwick Studio has a playful collection of stepped planter elements.

The Alice Hawthorn

Design: De Matos Ryan

The Alice Hawthorn, Nun Monkton

Nestled to the south of the central village green within the north Yorkshire village of Nun Monkton, sits The Alice Hawthorn public house, the only remaining pub in the village. Bought in 2013 by the client, the pub had seen better days, suffering from a lack of ongoing investment both to its retail offer and to the Architecture of a Grade II listed building.

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22 Feb 2022

RIBA Yorkshire Awards 2022 Shortlist News

5 projects shortlisted for 2022 RIBA Yorkshire architecture awards

Five projects have been shortlisted for the 2022 RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Yorkshire Awards.

The shortlist for the RIBA Stirling Prize for the best building of the year will then be drawn from the RIBA National Award-winning projects, and the Stirling Prize winner will be announced in October.

2022 RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winners images / information received from the RIBA

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RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winners News

2022 RIBA Yorkshire Awards Shortlist

Seven Yorkshire buildings win 2018 architecture awards

RIBA Yorkshire Awards Winners in 2018

RIBA Yorkshire Awards Shortlist in 2018

RIBA Yorkshire Awards 2017

Location: Yorkshire, northern England, UK

RIBA Awards Past Winners

RIBA Awards Winning Buildings + Architects RIBA Awards

English Architecture Designs – chronological list

Stirling Prize

Yorkshire Architecture

Leeds Architecture

Sheffield Buildings

Bradford Buildings

York Minster’s Centre of Excellence Design: tonkin liu image courtesy of architects practice York Minster Centre of Excellence Building Design

Leeds Playhouse Design: Page\Park Architects photograph : Jim Stephenson Leeds Playhouse Building

York Theatre Royal Building Redevelopment Design: De Matos Ryan Artists’ Impression : De Matos Ryan York Theatre Royal Building

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Charles Cullen - Angels of Death

The usual cliche about serial killers is how normal they always seemed before their ghastly secrets were uncovered. Not so Charles Cullen. Few people could have appeared more out of step with their surroundings. Cullen worked for 16 years at hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, during which he admitted to killing as many as 40 patients, but that could just be the tip of the iceberg. Police suspect he could have given drug overdoses to as many as 400 elderly patients, which would make him the worst serial killer ever in North America, but due to lack of evidence this figure way never be confirmed.

Danger Signs

Charles Cullen was a shy and unhappy child. The youngest of eight children, he was born in West Orange, New Jersey on 22nd February 1960. His father, a bus driver, died when he was only seven months old and two of his siblings passed away while he was still young.

The danger signs were from an early age. When he was 9, Cullen tried to take his own life by swallowing the contents of a chemistry set. Later he told the police he had tried to commit suicide on at least 20 separate occasions (though it would only have taken one attempt had he shown the same shabby expertise he used to dispatch his mainly aged victims).

in 5th grade, he revealed the depth of his adolescent angst with an unpublished book called ‘Infinity Years Will Never Know and Punishment’ about growing up in a world devoid of meaning, and he began compulsively reading and re-reading Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment which details the mental torment of a student who commits murder.

At the age of 17, he suffered a crushing blow when his mother was killed in a car crash. Cullen’s behaviour became increasingly off-kilter. Bullied at school, he went to a party where he laced his tormentors’ drinks with rat poison. It was a practice run for what was to follow.

Dropping out of high school, Cullen joined the US Navy in April 1978, enlisting as a ballistic missiles technician. He came through the stringent psychological test for submariners with flying colours and was assigned to a Poseidon missiles unit board the nuclear submarine U.S.S Woodrow Wilson. Here he was christened with the nickname ‘Fish-belly white’ due to deathly pallor of his complexion. His bunkmate, Marlin Emswiler, acknowledged Cullen had no friends. ‘Charlie hung out with Charlie. Kept saying he wanted to become a nurse because he liked helping people.’

One day, Cullen was discovered by crew members at the missile control panel of the nuclear submarine, wearing a green surgical gown, surgical mask and latex gloves pilfered from the ship’s medical cabinet. He was transferred to the U.S.S Canopus, and discharged from the Navy in March 1984 after yet another suicide attempt.

One-Word Answers

He was now free to follow his morbid medical bent. He gained a degree from the Mountainside School of Nursing, Montclair, NJ which he left in 1987. He married his wife, Adrienne , in that year and began his first nursing job at the St Barnabus Medical Center, Livingston, NJ.

A colleague recalled his inability to deal with normal social situations. ‘You’d ask him, “Are you married” or something like that, and get one-word answers.’ In 1988 he killed for the first time. His victim was 72-year-old judge John Yengo, who was injected with a drug called Lidocaine. The death recorded in newspapers of the time being ‘a case of Seven-Johnson syndrome’, a rare allergic reaction. In 1992, Cullen was fired, probably for randomly contaminating bags of intravenous fluid with insulin, No one seems quite to be sure.

Due to the shortage of nurses and the fact that, for legal reasons, honest work appraisals were seldom passed on between medical companies, Cullen never had trouble finding work. Over the next 11 years, he had nine separate jobs. Like many ‘angels of mercy’, he discovered a taste for working ‘graveyard shifts’ on cardiac and intensive-care wards where he was left without supervision and where people died all the time. The atmosphere of trust in hospitals allowed him plenty of leeway.

in 1993 his wife Adrienne, from who he was now estranged, filed for a restraining order against him: she claimed he had spiked drinks with lighter fluid, left his daughters at a babysitter’s for a week and shown cruelty towards their two Yorkshire terriers, zipping one up in a bowling bag. His debts mounted steadily as he took to drink and his life fell apart.

Bizarre Behaviour

Psychologists say Cullen killed to relieve stress and this does seem to borne out by the facts. Accused of domestic violence, he murdered three elderly women by giving them overdoses of the heart medication digoxin. Faced with a lie detector test to show he had not neglected his children or abused alcohol in their presence, he killed 85-year-old Mary Natoli.

After a social worker recommended all visits to his children be supervised, he killed Helen Dean, 91, who was recovering from surgery for colon cancer. Her son Larry recalled a thin male nurse entering the room and telling him to leave. When Larry returned, his mother said, ‘he struck me,’ and showed him an injection mark on her thigh. Next day she grew ill and died.

Cullen’s behaviour grew more bizarre. Neighbours talked about him chasing cats down the street dead of night, muttering to himself and making faces. He harassed and stalked a fellow nurse when she turned down his offer of engagement after just one date. In every hospital where he worked Cullen aroused suspicions He was fired from one for stealing vials of medicine. At St Luke’s Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, a group of nurses reported their suspicions that Cullen had been using drugs to kill patients. The case was dropped.

At Somerset Medical Center, NJ, computer records showed Cullen was accessing the records of patients he was not assigned to as well as requesting medications that patients had not been prescribed. When Jin Kyung Han, a 40-year-old cancer patient, went into cardiac arrest, doctors were surprised to find high levels of digoxin in her system despite the fact they had taken her off the drug.

Cullen was fired from Somerset on 31st October 2003 for falsifying his job application,, but remained under surveillance. On 12th December he was arrested and charged with the murder of Father Florian Gall, a 68-year-old Roman Catholic priest who died from a digoxin overdose, as well as the attempted murder of Han. The floodgates opened and Cullen confessed to a catalogue of murderers, but not all of them. He blocked most of the fatalities from memory... or so he said.

On 2nd March 2006 Cullen was sentenced to 11 consecutive life sentences for the number of 22 and the attempted murder of three persons in New Jersey; this will make him eligible for parole after 397 years in jail.

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