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Tired of social distancing? Experts warn we could be stuck with it for two years


RT
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:52 UTC
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© Global Look Press / Xinhua / Tim IrelandFILE PHOTO
Extreme measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic have many people questioning how long lockdown will last. Now, a new study estimates that social distancing efforts will need to continue in some form for a year - or more.

Toronto-based public health researchers modeled Covid-19 transmission in Ontario to determine which measures would help flatten the curve of the virus' spread. The key focus of their study was preventing the healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed by an escalating influx of coronavirus patients, while also enabling a relative return to normal life.

Their results, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, outlined a number of scenarios, including one in which more than half of the population would become infected, resulting in 107,000 hospital admissions and 55,000 cases in intensive care units.

Comment: It will be interesting to see if these lockdown measures persist and how the populace responds with the increasing awareness that the numbers are being inflated and the hospitals aren't being overwhelmed.

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ISIS claims responsibility for rocket attack on US base in Afghanistan

Lucas Tomlinson and Brie Stimson
Fox News
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:23 UTC
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© U.S. Army photo/James DansieThis photo shows a mountain view near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2019.
ISIS claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan early Thursday morning.

The five rockets launched at the base in Kabul did not cause any injuries, the military said in a tweet. A military official told Fox News there was no damage to the base, which is the U.S.'s largest in the country.


The attack came a day after the Afghan government released 100 Taliban prisoners after weeks of delay as part of a U.S.-Taliban peace deal.

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World-famous Bolshoi Theater could go bust due to Covid-19 lockdown

Johnny Tickle
RT
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:18 UTC
Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow ballet
© Sputnik / Vadim Alexeyev'Swan Lake' ballet performance at Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
Russia has a long list of venerable institutions, the Hermitage Museum, Tretyakov Gallery, and Moscow State University comprise a selection of national icons that any country would be proud to call their own.

However, despite their centuries of history, it seems these esteemed establishments are NOT resistant to the turmoil of Covid-19. In an interview with Moscow daily newspaper Kommersant, Bolshoi Theater general director Vladimir Urin warned that the distinguished ballet and opera house may close for good if the city's strict self-isolation regime doesn't end by September. As it currently stands, every performance has been canceled until April 30.


"Judging by the way the situation is developing, I am almost sure that performances won't be possible before the end of June or even July," he said, "if we don't open in September, it's scary to even predict what might happen — up to the destruction of the theater. Not the buildings, of course."
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Bad Guys

Coronavirus COVID-19: Public health apocalypse or panic and anti-human?

Dr. Martin Dubravec, MD
Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 13:17 UTC
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Introduction

At this time, the United States is seeing what very well may be the peak in deaths from the latest human Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. The media reporting and governmental response to this viral outbreak is unprecedented. But what is more concerning than the virus itself is our American collective response to it. It is no less than tragic. If it is not seen for what it is, it very well may mean the end of the American experiment and will lead to a new totalitarianism that will harm and persecute future generations. It is reasonable to look at the three pillars of a stable society and how each of these pillars (medical, legal/civil, religious) has addressed and responded to the virus.

Medical

Coronaviruses have been known in the United States since their discovery over 50 years ago. Certain strains of these viruses infect humans, while some tend to infect animals. It has been shown that these viruses have the ability to jump from animals to humans and vice versa. These viruses rarely cause death in humans; they are often cited as the cause of common colds. COVID-19 is for the most part acting in the same way but with a notable exception - it can be deadly in elderly and the immunocompromised. It hits these populations fast and hard. Nonetheless, even in Italy, where the virus has killed thousands, most of those (78.3%) over the age of 90 recovered. This is different from influenza epidemics in 1918 or 2010; those epidemics involved all ages. This ability for younger individuals to be safe from serious illness has important implications for treating the virus and will be discussed below. Ultraviolet light can be a significant treatment for the virus as UV light damages viral DNA and RNA and therefore kill it.
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Arrow Up

Google ordered to pay publishers for news by French antitrust regulators

Gaspard Sebag
Bloomberg
Thu, 09 Apr 2020 10:25 UTC
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Google was ordered by French antitrust regulators to pay publishers to display snippets of their articles after years of helping itself to excerpts for its own news service.

The French antitrust agency gave the Alphabet Inc. unit three months to thrash out deals with press publishers and agencies demanding talks on how to remunerate them for displaying their content.

The search engine giant may have abused its dominant market power, causing "serious and immediate harm" to the media, the Autorite de la concurrence warned in its statement on Thursday.

European publishers have been pushing regulators for over a decade to tackle the power of Google, which has lured away billions of euros in advertising revenue. This is the first time they have landed a punch. The EU has failed to act on complaints that Google unfairly displays publishers' content.

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Rice & wheat prices surge amid fears Covid-19 lockdown may threaten global food security

Huileng Tan
CNBC
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:44 UTC
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© Reuters / Kham
The price of rice — a staple food in Asia — has hit 7-year highs due to the coronavirus outbreak as importers rush to stockpile the grain while exporters curb shipments.

According to the Thai Rice Exporters Association, price of the 5% broken white rice — the industry benchmark — rose 12% from March 25 to April 1. Rice prices are now the highest since late April 2013, according to Reuters data.

The rise in prices is due to expectations of higher demand for Thai rice after fellow top exporters India and Vietnam both face export disruptions of the strategic staple food due to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, formally known as COVID-19. Asia produces 90% of the world's rice supply and consumes the same amount.

In India, rice traders have stopped signing new export contracts as labour shortages and logistical disruptions hamper the delivery of existing contracts, Reuters reported, citing industry officials. The Vietnamese government meanwhile has put in export curbs.
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Montana doctor blows the whistle on the CDC's manipulated coronavirus figures


Montana Daily Gazette
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 12:13 UTC
Dr. Annie Bukacek
Dr. Annie Bukacek
A highly distinguished and cherished Montana physician in sounding the alarm bells about coronavirus death statistics and warning Montanans not to believe everything you read from the very health experts who have proven themselves unreliable since the pandemic began.

Dr. Annie Bukacek of Hosanna Healthcare in Kalispell is the director of the Montana Pro-Life Coalition, an organization trying to get the state to recognize the unborn as 'persons' under state law. She is also involved with the activist organization, Doctors for a Healthy Montana. Bukacek has over thirty years of experience in the field of medicine.
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COVID-19 death toll will be 'much lower' than projected, top officials say

Zachary Stieber
The Epoch Times
Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:01 UTC
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© Alex Wong/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump speaks as top officials, including Dr. Robert Redfield, the CDC director (second from right) and Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams (R) listen in Washington on Feb. 29, 2020.
The director of one of the top public health agencies in the United States said the death toll will be "much lower" from COVID-19 than modeling has projected, an assertion backed up by another top health official.

"If we just social distance, we will see this virus and this outbreak basically decline, decline, decline. And I think that's what you're seeing," Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said on Monday.

"I think you're going to see the numbers are, in fact, going to be much less than what would have been predicted by the models."

Comment: Considering the numbers on every level are being fudged, they'll end the bogus lockdown whenever they damn well please.

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Walmart, Costco, Target are barred from selling 'nonessential' items such as clothing and electronics in parts of the US

Mary Hanbury
Business Insider
Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:58 UTC
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The only way that customers can shop for these nonessential items is by using online delivery services or curbside pickup.

Local governments around the US are taking more draconian measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus by barring "essential" stores such as grocery chains or big-box retailers from selling "nonessential" items such as clothing and electronics.

These stores, which have been allowed to stay open during state lockdowns because they sell groceries or offer pharmacy services, for example, are now required in some parts of the US to remove nonessential items or rope off areas of the store so customers can't access these products.

Comment: What level of ridiculousness is this likely to hit before people start to push back? Why are bureaucrats being given the authority to determine what is 'essential' and what is 'non-essential' for you and your family?

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Why severe social distancing might actually result in more coronavirus deaths


The Federalist
Fri, 03 Apr 2020 06:27 UTC
doll in window
© Michael Kowalczyk / Flickr
COVID-19 is severe. There is no doubt about that. We are now also learning that it is not a matter of if but when many of us will get coronavirus, whether we develop symptoms or not. Our only hope is to "flatten the curve," relieve stress on the medical system, and wait for a vaccine.

So, we isolate ourselves and stay at home. As a result, the economy is being devastated. Many people are out of work and unhappy. We accept these inconveniences to allow the medical system to handle the many people who become infected.

But what if I were to tell you that our current isolation strategies may actually result in more deaths from coronavirus itself? I'll explain.

The only way we are going to beat COVID-19 is by developing something called "herd immunity." Herd immunity basically means that once a certain percentage of the population develops immunity to a virus, the rest of the population will also be protected. That percentage varies, but is often around 60-70 percent. This is why we don't need to vaccinate 100 percent of people to eradicate or severely limit the spread of infectious diseases (e.g., polio, smallpox, and measles).

The media and policymakers seem to have accepted that we will depend on herd immunity to defeat COVID-19. If we had a vaccine, everything would be different. But since a vaccine is not available, we must wait for enough people to be exposed and develop immunity.

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