The Covid stakes rose rapidly over the last few days, as the US president and many of his colleagues have come down with the virus. With the eyes of the world watching to see what will happen next, the focus in other countries is also on reducing their own outbreaks as numbers continue to rise.
While we keep our eyes on the stats, we can also keep ourselves busy with observing the world around us and taking part and, even if quarantined, we can do that on social media. Here are our favourite posts from this week.
đ„ "Who do you think would win out of a lion, a hippopotamus and a rhino??" đŠđŠđŠ
Sir David Attenborough has the answer —ïžhttps://t.co/YxXTTp7aGW pic.twitter.com/MZnJpzKYGK— BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) September 29, 2020
a refresher video explaining America's tax code. pic.twitter.com/nmJXN4RySf
— nxthompson (@nxthompson) September 28, 2020
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CFqiqY4FBf8/?igshid=1hmows76ltyt7
Following several injuries Brazilian pianist JoĂŁo Carlos Martins lost the ability to move his fingers.
But after more than 20-years of being unable to play â a pair of âbionicâ gloves are bringing him back.
Heâs crying. Iâm crying. Youâre crying…https://t.co/X7g6qU4zDR
— Rex ChapmanđđŒ (@RexChapman) September 28, 2020
11 years in the making… tomorrow my pupillage ends and I finally qualify.
I am apparently not what many people picture a barrister to be and am not from a âtraditionalâ background, but I did it. I am here taking up space. I Am a Barrister. #IAmtheBar #BHM pic.twitter.com/O69h5yGNIp
— lola (@legally_lola) October 5, 2020
I worked with paediatricians across the UK to co-write & film this poem.
They wanted to respond to the Dear Key Workers poem (see pinned tweet).
Please RT & send to any kids you know.
HUGE thanks to @doctornajette @roysocmed @WhitHealth @PoetryDayUK for making this happen. pic.twitter.com/ASFR7GZX0n
— Laura Mucha (@lauramucha) September 29, 2020
The Dutch infrastructure design principle of âattractivenessâ suggests using lighting, street art, and landscaping to make a cycle route as enticing as possible.
The latest addition to the Colijntunnel in Hof van Delft: a beautiful wall mural by the Amsterdam-based artist Dopie. pic.twitter.com/CMeFmwrcsZ
— Melissa & Chris Bruntlett (@modacitylife) October 4, 2020
Took a pic of the cat lookin out the window and accidentally turned him into some sort of god. pic.twitter.com/xjN4W6peSJ
— Amanda (@amandahys7) October 1, 2020
âTo be threshed with your own flailâ is to suffer the same fate as you have allowed others to suffer, or to become the victim of your own actions or failures. pic.twitter.com/TWmNQZZYxy
— Haggard Hawks đŠ đ Words | Language | Etymology (@HaggardHawks) October 3, 2020
How to drugs pic.twitter.com/S51U2iKasn
— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) October 2, 2020
And latest #crossstitch project finished for a Colleagueâs 40th. You may laugh, but the rate this year is going the rise of Cthulhu is not beyond imagination… pic.twitter.com/x0OJRk0vTa
— Ms Varney (@MadameNottm) September 30, 2020
This made my day! pic.twitter.com/Vs7w3WNlgF
— Tia A. Ewing (@TIA_EWING) September 30, 2020
Good afternoon from York Minster đ€©
Photo by @the_yorkshire_tourist (Instagram) pic.twitter.com/BEMaFJSYKH
— York Minster (@York_Minster) September 28, 2020
I couldn't not do it. (i.e. add piano.) https://t.co/zUtnxJGENf pic.twitter.com/rH8EWfi5te
— Rhodri Marsden âïž (@rhodri) September 29, 2020
Oh my god, Katie Porter. pic.twitter.com/tO6B7xCx3G
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) September 30, 2020
This is quite possibly the coolest thing I have ever seen happen in the Lake District.https://t.co/YZw9rEgYXR
— Lee Harris (@addicted2newz) September 29, 2020
Itâs time for my annual mention of âhurkle-durklingâ: 18th-century Scottish slang for lounging about/lying in bed when itâs long past the time to get moving.
— Susie Dent (@susie_dent) September 29, 2020
Image credit: Dave Photography