SEABOURN GALLEY MARKET LUNCH

     From Worldometer (new  COVID-19 deaths yesterday):

         DAY  USA  WORLD    Brazil    India    South Africa

2020

June     9     1093     4732         1185        246       82

July    22      1205     7128         1293      1120     572

Aug    12      1504     6556        1242        835     130

Sept     9      1208      6222       1136       1168       82

Oct     21      1225      6849         571        703       85

Nov    25       2304    12025        620        518      118

Dec    30       3880    14748       1224       299      465

2021

Jan     14      4142     15512       1151        189     712

Feb      3       4005    14265       1209       107      398

Mar      2       1989     9490        1726       110      194

April     6        906    11787         4211       631       37

May     4        853     13667        3025      3786      59 

June    1        287    10637         2346      3205      95

 July    7         251      8440        1595        817      411

Aug     4         656    10120        1118        532      423 

Sept   22      2228      9326          839        279     124

Oct      6       2102      8255          543       315       59

Nov    3        1436      7830         186        458       23

Dec     1       1633      8475          266        477       28

2022

Jan     7        2025      6729         148         285     140

Feb     2        2990   12012          946        991      175

Mar     2        1778     7756          335         173       28 

Apr     1          439      4056          290          52       12

May    5          225      2404         151            ?        64

June    2         216      1413         130           10        31

July    6           316      1627         335           35       12 

Aug    4           311       2138         258          70         ?

Sep    1          272       1732         174            ?         ?

Oct     6          281       1305         119            9         ?

Nov    3          167         980           16            ?         ?

Dec    3          149       1029         131            3         ?

2023

Jan    4          346       1534         207             ?         ?

Feb    1          221       1261         126             ?         ?

Mar    1          119         618           81             1         ?

         30           81         414             ?             ?         ?

Apr     5          121         371            ?             ?         ?

         12            56         484            ?            19        ?

         19            79         617           58           38        ?

         26            96         432            ?            26        ?

Summary:

• New deaths yesterday:
• #1      Germany  121
• #2      USA  96
• #3      Japan  36
• World  432
• New cases yesterday:
• #1      South Korea  16,383
• #2      Japan  13,233
• #3      India  9,355
• #4      France  7,490
• #5      USA  6,762
• #9      Germany
• #10    Indonesia  1,399
• #18    Lithuania  127
• #50    Venezuela  18
• World  75,594
• Notice that yesterday the World lost 432 from COVID-19
• In a typical year 400,000 die of the seasonal flu.
• This is slightly more than 1000/day.
• Thus, the daily rate of deaths from the flu is now more than double that of covid.
• In the USA:
• We had 401 total deaths this past week, or 57/day.
• The final week of March the USA showed 1706 covid deaths, or 243 deaths/day.
• The previous lowest number of covid deaths/week occurred the week of 25 March 2020 when only 1,119 died, or 160/day.
• The highest number was during  the 7July2021 week when 23,000 deaths occurred, or 3286 deaths/day. 
• Isn't it about time that the World Health Organization calls an end to the pandemic?
• Last month WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he expects the organization to declare an end to the COVID-19 pandemic later this year because statistics on the virus keep declining.
• Tedros, daily flu deaths are today more than double that of covid.  Hasn't the time come?

One of the highlights on this ship is the Galley Market Lunch when the buffet dishes are in the kitchen, or galley.  You need to pick your dishes up yourself, and the ship is rocking and rolling, so it is adventuresome, and yet enjoyable.  At least you get to see the whole food operations.

 

Entrance to the galley.

This was my favorite.  Suckling pig.  Especially the skin.  The portion from the cheeks are particularly tasty, and crunchy.,

Large seafood array.

Bread and cheese bar.

As I said, there were a lot of high waves.

Needless to repeat, 'twas a great lunch, with our personal piano player.

Went to a talk by John Freedman on The Story of Hawaii.  Covered the history of the royalty up to the mid-1800s.  Tomorrow, the rest of the story.  Very entertaining history of what I should have known all my life, but didn't.  The progeny of the missionaries were the founders of the sugar industry and leaders to overthrow the Hawaiian Monarchy.

Then on to tea.

Finally, dinner in our room. I had soup, salad and steak.

Watched Game Night with Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams.  Got decent 85/78 ratings from Rotten Tomatoes,  Liked it.  The story never seemed to end, with a series of surprises.  Even the ending credits showed scenes indicating there would be a sequel.  However, chances are at this time slim 

Also a double-bill, with Dog starring Channing Tatum.  He also co-directed.  Rotten Tomatoes 77/89 scores.  Also enjoyable.

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