The data showed an increase in hospital admissions of children due to diseases including bacterial infection, RSV, influenza and common cold viruses since October.

Leading scientists said the situation warranted close monitoring, but were not convinced the spike signalled the start of a new global outbreak.

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The standard wording of the alert echoed the first-ever notice about what would become COVID-19, sent on December 30, 2019: “Undiagnosed pneumonia — China (Hubei).”

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  • @NOT_RICK
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    4710 months ago

    I call dibs on the toilet paper this time

      • Orbituary
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        1110 months ago

        My comrade in Satan, I switched to bidet in the first few months of pandemic and never looked back.

          • @[email protected]
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            810 months ago

            If you’re not wiping at all, even once at the end, that’s disgusting. A bidet isn’t sufficient by itself

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              -910 months ago

              Um, wrong. Also, I usually go through two cycles. It’s a multi-angle, moving sprayer that can be repositioned as it washes. After three years with it, the only times I’ve needed paper were when I was ill.

    • steebo_jack
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      I still got my stash from covid…it will be there for the end of times…