BoJo announced that there is a cheap steroid drug that will reduce inflammation in Covid-19 patients and thereby cut the risk of death to hospitalised patients by about 75%. It seems that the drug is only beneficial to people who are already seriously ill but it is big step forward. Another bit of good news is that the number of deaths from the virus are dropping as is the infection rate. In Bournemouth?Christchurch/Poole council there have been new no deaths since 28th May which is nearly three weeks. Fortunately it doesn’t seem that the warm weather and influx of visitors made matters worse.
A zoo has had to close due to coronavirus lockdown and the falling number of visitors prior to the pandemic closure. Living Coasts in Torquay Devon had been operating for twenty years and the bosses say they are looking for new homes for their more than 50 species of animals. They also stated that many of the animals would need specialist facilities. I would have thought that any animal locked up in a zoo would need some sort of special facility, goes without saying doesn’t it. I imagine it would be difficult to let these animals back into the wild but I don’t really like seeing them locked up. Made me think of the aquarium in a shopping centre in Dubai, took up at least two large shop fronts and full of all sorts of marine life. If you had a wet suit and oxygen tank you could go in and swim with them while shoppers gawked at you. What will they think of next.
I’ve just been catching up on the price of wedding dresses and no, I’m not thinking of buying one. I saw an article about the most expensive royal bridal gowns ever, as far as they know of course. I am truly horrified to read of the amount of money spent on a dress to be worn just once. I personally got married in a black velvet trouser suit purchased in a cut price outlet and I thought it was very appropriate although there were a few raised eyebrows. I once made a wedding dress for a colleague of mine and she chose sky blue satin, she was very happy with it. Everyone to their own of course but these days virginal white does seem a bit uncalled for. Back to the price, the winner is Queen Letizia of Spain who spent a whopping six million pounds in 2004 when she married King Felipe. She was a divorced journalist when she met her husband to be but I guess that doesn’t really come into it. There is absolutely no way to justify spending that amount of dosh on a frock.
I’m going on a bus tomorrow (Tuesday) don’t often do that even in normal times but I’ve got my mask, gloves and sanitiser ready and I’m feeling almost excited, I’ll let you know all about it. Hope the excitement doesn’t keep me awake. Nighty night. I feel almost excited 😴💤😴