On the personal Covid front:

a) Friend’s wife still in hospital (4+ weeks now), but out of ICU and showing steady improvement. Down to 4L of oxygen per day to maintain saturation and slowing getting more mobile working with a PT person. Friend himself got the antibodies early on and bounced right back.

b) Other friend from college and wife tested positive and are now self-isolating. Minor symptoms and both are vaccinated.

I am still practicing pretty limited contact. Shop once a week wearing a mask and washing up afterwards. Eat out once a week, but sit outside. (Waiters wear masks, usually properly.) About the only other contact is talking to my neighbors on each side, and that is usually standing outside and maintaining a bit of distance.