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Hospitalized B.C. COVID-19 patient speaks out: ‘Just because I’m old doesn’t mean I want to die’

2:28 COVID-19 warning: B.C. still at tipping point COVID-19 warning: B.C. still at tipping point.

Gibbs, 72, thought she had taken all of the precautions and had kept her social bubble to just six people, including her next door neighbours.

Gibbs recently dined with her neighbour and her fiance, only to learn later that the woman had been exposed to the virus elsewhere.

Over the following days, Gibbs developed a severe, dry cough, lost her sense of taste and developed intense nausea.

Isolated in her apartment, Gibbs relied on daily check-ins from public health and her daughter Tammy who lives in Edmonton.

2:11 B.C. doctor hospitalized 105 days with coronavirus says it’s no hoax B.C. doctor hospitalized 105 days with coronavirus says it’s no hoax.

“(But) just because I’m old doesn’t mean I want to die. »

CD PROJEKT RED Rejects $69.99 Pricing for Next-Gen Versions of Cyberpunk 2077

Authored by thefpsreview.com

CD PROJEKT RED doesn’t seem to be on board with that.

CD PROJEKT RED confirmed its stance in a subsequent question.

Does this mean that future CD PROJEKT RED titles will stay at the $59.99 point, too? »

EA Disables UFC 4's In-Game Ads Following Player Outrage

Authored by pushsquare.com

This type of advertising inventory is not new to the UFC franchise, though we have typically reserved displaying ads to specific main menu tiles or Octagon logo placement.

"It is abundantly clear from your feedback that integrating ads into the Replay and overlay experience is not welcome.

However, here we are less than a month later, and EA's decided to shove real world adverts into the experience. »

Most countries to have gained independence from the same country

Authored by guinnessworldrecords.com

In 1939, Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand were the first to be given independence within the Commonwealth.

Since then a total of 62 countries have gained independence from the United Kingdom.

This is followed by France with 28, Spain with 17, The Soviet Union with 16, Portugal with 7 and the USA with 5. »

Sudan Ends 30 Years of Islamic Law by Separating Religion, State

Authored by bloomberg.com

Sudan’s transitional government agreed to separate religion from the state, ending 30 years of Islamic rule in the North African nation.

Sudan is emerging from international isolation that began soon after Bashir seized power in 1989 and implemented a hard-line interpretation of Islamic law that sought to make the country the “vanguard of the Islamic world.”

Al-Qaeda and Carlos the Jackal settled there; the U.S. designated Sudan a terror sponsor in 1993, later imposing sanctions until 2017. »