Pippa & Beans

Pippa was heading back to Vasity in the UK on Wednesday so we had a fun afternoon with the horses and getting some photies of her and Osina.  These were 2 of my favourites.  Not sure which one I actually prefer.

Corona Virus Update
Bahrain recorded 1,894 new cases, 0 fatalities and 647 recoveries today.

European governments are relaxing Covid-19 rules to keep hospitals, schools and emergency services going as the much more contagious but less lethal Omicron variant changes their approach to the pandemic.
France registered a record seven-day average of almost 270,000 cases a day,

the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 rose by 767, the biggest increase since last April 2021, although the total number, at 22,749 was still around two-thirds of the peak, set in November 2020.

Spain was bringing back retired medics. In Italy, the challenge of nearly 13,000 health workers being absent with positive Covid-19 tests was compounded by suspensions for non-vaccination.

Britain, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium have all slashed quarantine periods and eased conditions for staff to return to work.

In Uganda, students returned to institutions shut nearly two years ago.  The lockout helped to control the pandemic - with only 3,300 deaths recorded - but the government estimates about a third of pupils will never return.