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Worth a read.

State-by-state data on COVID-19 vaccinations in the United States
https://ourworldindata.org/us-states-vaccinations

Austin mask mandate:

"Lawyers for (Texas AG) Paxton, who sued to overturn the mask mandates as illegal and invalid, argued that Gov. Greg Abbott's pandemic-related executive orders trump local requirements under powers granted by the Texas Disaster Act."

So the AG logic is: COVID is a disaster, therefore the state forbids local prevention mandates. What?

Important note: "Travis County has a COVID-19 rate of 73.2 deaths per 100,000, compared with 160 per 100,000 residents statewide"

North Carolina among 28 states with high case rates that are increasing

https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/north-carolina-among-28-states-with-high-case-rates-that-are-increasing/19604054/

Michigan Extends Mask Order, Capacity Limits Amid Surge

https://wdet.org/posts/2021/04/16/90864-michigan-extends-mask-order-capacity-limits-amid-surge/

As a Vermonter by origin, I find it interesting the VT, ME and NH are all clustered near the bottom.

Barcelona has concert for 5,000 with no distancing
...
No results in yet

Results are now in. Result? No sign of any cases spread during the concert.
https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2021/04/27/concert-test-en-espagne-aucun-signe-de-contagion-au-coronavirus-detecte-un-mois-apres_6078235_3244.html

Coronavirus: Carnival CEO: Cruise ships 'not a riskier environment'

Venice welcomes it's first cruise ship since the beginning of the pandemic (in French)
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/article/2021/06/03/venise-accueille-son-premier-bateau-de-croisiere-depuis-le-debut-de-la-pandemie_6082729_3210.html

Bay Area counties issue strong recommendation for indoor masking as COVID cases rise, even for vaccinated - ABC7 San Francisco

https://abc7news.com/bay-area-mask-recommendation-covid-masks-requirement-delta-variant-cases/10891802/