Category Archives: Health

The Corona Chronicles – Back To Business

Posted on June 16, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

I spoke too soon. COVID-19 is still with us, now mostly in the form of the latest variant, BA-5.The Ministry of Health dashboard, last updated at 11.06 this morning, gives the Transmission Rate (R) as 1.37 although on the morning … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Whatever Happened To Spring?

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

The beginning of the week saw the official start of Spring, with the vernal equinox. Tonight, we will be moving the clocks forward one hour, thus heralding the official start of Israel Summer Time. The weather, however, does not seem … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – New Variants, the Weather, Purim, Putin and Other Ruminations

Posted on March 17, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

Earlier this week, we were warned that a new, hybrid variant of the COVID-19 virus has arrived in Israel, a combination of the Omicron and Delta variants, currently nicknamed Deltacron. That’s in addition to the BA2 variant I mentioned in … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Looking For The Logic

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

On the news this morning, I heard that the government is planning on scrapping most of the remaining COVID restrictions – this, despite the fact that there are still about 20,000 new confirmed cases daily – which is, admittedly, a … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Letting Off Steam

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

On Tuesday morning, I awoke to the sound of rain pattering against my windows. Yet when I looked at the Weather Channel app on my mobile phone, it informed me that the sun was shining!It just goes to show, you … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – The Many-Headed Monster

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

The Mutations of COVID are many, varied, ever-changing and eternal. Fighting them is like fighting a many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head even fiercer and cleverer than before.You are fighting that which is unfixed, … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – Confusion

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Shimona from the Palace

There is a vigorous drive in motion here in Israel to push the vaccination of 5 – 11 year-olds, as well as to persuade the over-60s and people who are in high-risk categories due to existing health conditions, to get … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – On Not Losing Hope

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

Those of you who have been following my blog closely over the past year and a half, will no doubt have noticed my changing attitude to the current pandemic and, more specifically, to the much vaunted Pfizer (and other) vaccines… … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – I Have Seen “The Beast”

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

Well, the question of whether or not to have the “booster” jab is now settled – for me, at least. The week before last, I had what appeared to be a cold (and, I have to say, I have had … Continue reading →

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The Corona Chronicles – More Questions Than Answers

Posted on August 26, 2021 by Shimona from the Palace

It’s a common joke in Israel that people unwilling to await their turn to receive any service, simply go to the head of the queue and announce: “I just want to ask a question”.Well – I just want to ask … Continue reading →

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