Jeremy @biggles@nod.pegg.net

ALERT: In response to the COVID-19 situation, York Region has declared a State of Emergency. #covid19
https://www.york.ca/wps/portal/yorkhome/health/yr/infectiousdiseasesandprevention/covid19/covid19/

World Health Organisation head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says there has not been an urgent enough escalation in testing, isolation and contact tracing, which should be the "backbone" of the global response. #covid19
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-51916707/who-head-our-key-message-is-test-test-test

South Korea has been able to test 270,000 people with the results available in 24 hours. Yet in Ontario CBC reports it's taking from 5 to 7 days for a Covid test result.

A 111-year-old former teacher and engineer from Hampshire England is set to be confirmed as the world's oldest man.

He said the secret to his longevity was "to avoid dying". #ageing
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-51656545

The first ever picture of a black hole: It's surrounded by a halo of bright gas. A network of 8 telescopes called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), captured this image of the black hole over 500 million trillion km distant. #space
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47873592

Spoon-billed Sandpiper. One of the most endangered bird species, saved from the brink of extinction. #nature
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-50788571

Apollo 8 Genesis reading, Christmas 1968.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_8
#space

Earthrise, taken on December 24, 1968, by Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthrise
#space

Jeremy and Sheilagh, 1990, on our honeymoon in Hawaii.

A nod to/towards something:
A sign that someone is aware of or wants to recognize the influence or importance of something.
#about