Covid19: Global reports, news and updates

[DaveToo]

"At least 300,000 Africans expected to die in pandemic: U.N. agency"

April 17, 2020:
"JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic will likely kill at least 300,000 Africans... the U.N. Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said on Friday, "

To date 19,516 have died in Africa due to COVID-19.

How's that prediction working out for you UNECA?

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Scientist says a coronavirus vaccine in just 12 months is 'fake news' | 60 Minutes Australia


Right now, there’s one thing all eight billion people on earth are wishing for: A vaccine for COVID-19. Political leaders everywhere, sweating on getting us to the other side of the pandemic, boldly promise it’ll happen within 12 to 18 months. But why should they be so optimistic? After all, vaccines normally take decades to formulate and manufacture, and quite often success never comes. As Liam Bartlett finds out, some scientists say talk of a coronavirus vaccine is not only raising false hope, it’s fake news.

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For forty years, 60 Minutes have been telling Australians the world’s greatest stories. Tales that changed history, our nation and our lives. Reporters Liz Hayes, Allison Langdon, Tara Brown, Charles Wooley, Liam Bartlett and Sarah Abo look past the headlines because there is always a bigger picture. Sundays are for 60 Minutes.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=VFyKkopIbNY

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Speculation over new 'rules' mooted to avoid second coronavirus lockdown

Yahoo News UK

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/boris-john...083005086.html


Speculation has continued over the possibility of more changes to coronavirus restrictions after it was reported that Boris Johnson asked officials to draw up new social distancing measures to avoid a second nationwide lockdown.

The prime minister is reportedly considering a lockdown for London because of a steady rise in cases nationwide in recent days, according to The Sunday Times.

The newspaper reported that vulnerable elderly people could also be asked to shield once again to protect them from the pandemic, with those between the ages of 50 and 70 given "personalised risk ratings" and asked to remain inside based on the severity of their medical conditions.

Restricting travel beyond the M25 for those living in London and putting a stop to staying at other people's houses have also reportedly been mooted as potential strategies.

But Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick cast doubt on the reports, saying talk of an expanded shielding programme was “just speculation”.

Asked about whether new age-related measures were likely, he told Times Radio: “This is just speculation.

“You would expect the Government to be considering all of the range of options that might be available.

“That’s not something that is being actively considered.”

He also said there was “no plan, as far as I’m aware” to bring in travel controls and restrictions on where Londoners could stay as part of efforts to avoid any increased transmission rate in the capital from spreading to the rest of the country.

Last week the government was forced to halt the easing of lockdown measures, which have seen pubs reopen and social distancing loosened.

On top of the alleged lockdown avoidance preparations, experts speculated that ministers might have to order the closure of pubs, which were permitted to start serving again on July 4, if schools are to reopen fully in September.
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Professor Graham Medley, a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said earlier a "trade off" could be required if the prime minister's pledge is to be met.

Last Friday, the government increased regional lockdown measures for some four million people across Greater Manchester and parts of Lancashire and Yorkshire after a rise in cases.

Health secretary Matt Hancock said the restrictions were being brought in because people were "meeting and not abiding (by) social distancing".

"We take this action with a heavy heart, but we can see increasing rates of Covid across Europe and are determined to do whatever is necessary to keep people safe," Hancock said on Twitter.

Government data published on Friday showed there was "some evidence that the incidence of new infections has increased in recent weeks" in England, he said.

His comments followed chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty's remarks that the country was "near the limit" for opening up society following the coronavirus lockdown.

Chief medical officer Chris Whitty said: "I don't think it is helpful" to talk yet of a second wave sweeping across Europe, but admitted the actions taken so far to ease restrictions were "at the edge" of what could be done safely.

"The idea that we can open up everything and keep the virus under control is clearly wrong and what we're seeing is that we're at the outer edge of what we can do," he said.

[O Donna]

So I was in the ER of easily one of the busiest ERs in the state today and it was incredibly quiet. This is an ER I saw regularly because of the nature of my profession until shortly before COVID. Yes they screened with questions, took surface temp, masks required, and only one person with a patient but.....

This is an ER before COVID that I rarely.. rarely ever saw a slow waiting area year in year out.

Yet another strong example of how this whole COVID thing makes no sense to me whatsoever.

[greybeard]

Hancock must go

UK Column News - 3rd August 2020

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=4tMuyG2rTLY

[pueblo]

RFK jr speaking some frightening truth on vaccines.

- CDC, NIH, FDC/A receive massive funding from the vaccine industry (FDA 50%)

- Moderna vaccine only tested on 3 groups (low does, medium dose and high dose) of 15 (very healthy) people each. No animal testing.

- In the low dose group 1 person was hospitalised (6%), in the high dose group 6 people were hospitalised (20%).

- No placebo studies for most vaccines.

- CDC has $11.4 billion budget, $4.9 billion comes from vaccine industry.

- CDC owns 57 vaccine patents. NIH owns hundreds of vaccine patents.

- NIH owns half the patent for the Moderna vaccine.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=niJRTThkXrs

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London protests, Berlin protests and Melbourne lockdown
London protests, Berlin protests and Melbourne lockdown.
The Duran Quick Take: Episode 620.

Via DW (https://www.dw.com/en/protests-in-ger...)...

Some 45 police officers were reportedly injured in Berlin on Saturday as they tried to break up a large gathering of people demonstrating against coronavirus restrictions, including the face mask requirement.

Three of the officers were being treated in hospital, Berlin police said in a statement.

More than 130 people were arrested, for offenses including resisting arrest, breach of the peace and the use of unconstitutional symbols.

Saturday's protests, through the streets of the German capital, went ahead despite a new spike in domestic cases, and warnings that Europe is being hit by a second wave.

The police said they deployed 1,100 officers to monitor the rally and later disperse the crowd of up to 20,000 people, which was widely criticized for not wearing masks or observing social distancing.

Berlin Mayor Michael Müller sharply criticized the protesters saying they had not considered the facts and thus risked the health of other people.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=oLI23myWOgs

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Bakery manager sacked for using own bank card to help elderly customers blocked from paying with cash
Kate Ng
The Independent
https://uk.yahoo.com/news/bakery-man...150200447.html

A long-serving manager of a bakery has been fired for “gross misconduct” because she had been accepting cash from elderly customers without bank cards and using her own debit card to pay.

Megan Metcalfe, 60, had worked for Birds Bakery in Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, for 44 years and served as store manager for 25 years until her dismissal.

The bakery chain, which has dozens of branches across the Midlands, is one of many businesses to have imposed a card-only policy for payments to minimise any risk to staff and customers during the the coronavirus pandemic.

But many customers who visited the business were elderly and did not own bank cards, Ms Metcalfe told Nottinghamshire Live.

Not wanting to turn them away, Ms Metcalfe paid for their goods using her own debit card, showed them their receipt, and asked the elderly customers to put their cash payments into her purse.

She understood her actions were “against company policy” but said there was “no way” she could let her elderly customers “walk away telling them they could not buy it because they didn’t have a card”.

The customers had already handled the items, which would have had to be “binned or cleaned”, she added.

Ms Metcalfe told the local news website she took around £180 in cash and paid for them using her own card, and kept receipts of the transactions.

But Birds dismissed Ms Metcalfe after learning of her actions and holding a disciplinary hearing.

“I was just trying to do the right thing,” she was quoted as saying. “I am really upset by it of course… I was told I was endangering staff members’ lives by doing what I did.”

She said the cash never exchanged hands as the customers would put it straight into her purse.

“I should not have done it but I don’t like to let people down, and a lot of these customers depend on us, coming to us every day.”

News of Ms Metcalfe's sacking has sparked a backlash against the business, with some pointing out she helped vulnerable customers to essential food items.

Over 6,000 people have signed a petition calling for the company to reinstate her and arguing kindness was not a “sackable offence”.

The GMB Union has also condemned the company’s decision, calling it “outrageous”.

National officer Roger Jenkins said in a statement: “Sacking a shopkeeper for helping elderly customers with no access to cashless payments is beyond outrageous.

“But it illustrates the terrible damage that would be done to people’s lives if we allow cash to wither and die.

“Aside from the impact on the elderly and vulnerable, it would wreak havoc on the small and medium enterprises that rely on cash transactions.”

Birds Bakery said it was aware of the petition but noted its card-only policy was put in place after “overwhelming response” from their staff at the start of the pandemic stating they preferred not to touch banknotes and coins.

In a statement, it added: “Our card-only policy was not to be taken lightly. We take the safety of our staff and customers very seriously – and have very tight procedures in place during this continuing pandemic.

“We are sorry that so many people are upset about Megan Metcalfe’s dismissal from Birds, but she contravened our health and safety policy and we took that very seriously.”

Birds said Ms Metcalfe would not be reinstated, but wished her well in her new role working in a care home.

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Protest against coronavirus curbs draws crowds in Berlin

Loudly chanting their opposition to face masks and vaccines, thousands of people gathered in Berlin on Saturday to protest against coronavirus restrictions before being dispersed by police.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yiP0rKR9qVk

[Hermoor]

It feels like most of the planet has gone full retard.

I had to bail out of the internet and even the radio for weeks. The level of propaganda is insane. The detox felt good and I'm still off the radio. Even Radio Scotland is insufferable for 5 minutes in the morning, so I just leave it off.

The news coming out of Australia is utterly disgraceful. The UK's no better. They can now bulldoze a council house that's contaminated with the virus? It's like living in a dystopian comedy sketch conducted by Basil Fawlty going off his rocker.

[Ernie Nemeth]

I feel like I'm living in a cartoon and I'm the living punch line of the sketch. I keep waiting for Yosemite Sam to walk around the corner...

[Delight]

Posted by Bullseye (here)
It's like living in a dystopian comedy sketch conducted by Basil Fawlty going off his rocker.

or

[onawah]

Fauci’s Double Standards: Polarizing the Nation on Hydroxychloroquine
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/n...6-b209ae20ada2
AUGUST 06, 2020

By Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense

"I don’t know if hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is effective against COVID. It’s disturbing that I, like many other Americans, feel that we won’t learn the truth from Dr. Fauci. A 2005 Virology Journal article by MJ Vincent and CDC’s Eric Bergeron et al, surfaced last week. The study concludes: “We report…that chloroquine has strong antiviral effects on SARS-Coronavirus infection of primate cells. These inhibitory effects are observed when the cells are treated with the drug either before or after exposure to the virus, suggesting both prophylactic and therapeutic advantage.” This conclusion implies that chloroquine functions both as a preventative “vaccine” and as a cure for strains of coronavirus.

If these results persist in human models in COVID 19, as last month’s Michigan hospital study and abundant evidence from US doctors and other nations suggest—HCQ might compete with Dr. Fauci’s vaccines including the Moderna vaccine for which his agency owns half the patent and Dr. Fauci has invested $500 million in taxpayer dollars. Worse yet—for vaccine makers—HCQ’s patents are long expired; pills cost 30 cents. Dr. Fauci insists he will not approve HCQ for COVID until its efficacy is proven in “randomized, double-blind placebo studies.” To date, Dr. Fauci has never advocated such studies for any of the 72 vaccine doses added to the mandatory childhood schedule since he took over NIAID in 1984. Nor is he requiring them for the COVID vaccines currently racing for approval. Why should hydroxychloroquine be the only remedy required to cross this high hurdle? HCQ is less in need of randomized placebo studies than any of these vaccines since its safety is well established after 60 years of use and decades on WHO’s list of “essential medicines.”

Bill Gates, the World Health Organization and Pharma have fueled public suspicions by funding multiple studies of HCQ using protocols transparently calculated to discredit the drug. FDA condemned HCQ for COVID based on two studies in NEJM and Lancet even after the journals retracted them for fraud. Dr. Fauci’s peculiar hostility towards HCQ is consistent with his half-century bias favoring vaccines and patent medicines. Dr. Fauci’s double standards create confusion, mistrust and polarization."

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Turmoil in UK


Laurence Fox: The Battle of Our Time is a Defence of Britain & Its Values and a Return From Covid-19

Laurence Fox first appeared on "So What You're Saying Is..." a few weeks before his celebrated -- to some, controversial -- appearance on BBC Question Time. He now returns to the #SWYSI sofa to tell us what impact the subsequent storm of controversty has had on his life, his family & career and, indeed, on his own outlook on life & society.

Disturbed by both Black Lives Matter & Extinction Rebellion, Laurence discusses the damage woke ideology is causing to British institutions (including RADA, from which he graduated), the nation and its heritage.

He dismisses the fragility, narrow mindedness & arrogance of the progressive woke extremists but believes they & their religious fervour shall become increasingly irrelevant to society as the public switch to multi-platformed new media.

Laurence & Peter Whittle also discuss our reaction to Covid-19, whether the lockdown, fear & continuing measures are an over-reaction and when or if we shall ever return to a state of normality.
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To join or support the New Culture Forum's SOS: SAVE OUR STATUES campaign click here: https://saveourstatues.org.uk

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=EJUvxzw-qXA

Mods feel free to shift if a better place found.
Chris

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WOW!!! Trump Listens to Every Word She Says

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=2xMMVyVsKEg

[greybeard]

"This is Happening Around The World" David Icke

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=g_-4QU-LfIc

Australia is having a HELL of a time.
Chris

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The Plan to Create Unending Misery


International best-selling author, Dr Vernon Coleman MB ChB DSc FRSA, explains how and why we are being terrorised by people whose salaries we pay. He analyses how the world has been taken over and what their end game looks like.
For more unbiased information about other important issues, please visit http://www.vernoncoleman.com The transcripts of the videos that YouTube banned are also on the website.
Thank you for all your support and encouragement.
Please feel free to share this video.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dCeKFIjhbBQ

[Open Minded Dude]

"The Pandemic That Wasn't One" with lots of statistics of mostly 'official' sources.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=bZocneYh4Mw

[greybeard]

Federal government not ruling out legislating free speech at universities


EXCLUSIVE: Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan has told Sky News the government is not ruling out the need to legislate free speech at Australian universities.

It comes as the education minister unveiled a broad review into national university free speech standards headed by former Deakin University Vice-Chancellor Sally Walker.

It comes amid growing concerns of censorship in Australian universities after, University of Queensland student Drew Pavlou was suspended following Anti-China comments.

The issue of censorship also emerged at UNSW where adjunct professor Elaine Pearson’s comments on Hong Kong’s independence were taken down after a student complaint.

Mr Tehan said he has told Ms Walker to advise him exactly what she thinks needs to be done to address the issue, and what – if any – gaps need to be filled.

“If she comes back and says that she thinks we need to legislate, then of course we will look very seriously at that,” he said.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=82medofrfl0

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'Virus Not As Infectious as We Think, 80-90% of Family Members of Patients Do Not Contract COVID'

In a 40-minute interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire Prof. Dileep Mavalankar was asked whether this means that Covid-19 is not as infectious a disease as we thought. In reply he said whilst that is one explanation he inclines towards the belief that the results show that everyone is not automatically susceptible to the disease. As he put it: “We need to rethink about the susceptibility of individuals to this virus”. As Prof. Dileep Mavalankar put it this means: “A lot of us are a lot safer than we thought we would be.”
Prof. Dileep Mavalankar told The Wire that his findings corroborate and seem to confirm the ‘immunological black matter’ theory propounded by Karl Friston, a neuro-scientist at University College London, who has argued that perhaps as many as 50% of any population do not become susceptible to a virus because of such factors as cross immunity and geographical isolation.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=yjQN44kjrSQ

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Peter Hitchens: ‘The media seems to have checked its brains in somewhere and forgotten the ticket’



Columnist Peter Hitchens has criticised the media and opposition parties for the way they scrutinised the government’s handling of coronavirus.

Speaking with talkRADIO’s Mike Graham, the journalist said: “Minds have completely closed to the possibility that this might have been a mistake.”

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=gXNks4mWNmE