Amid fears over a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus across Europe, new infections in Sweden, where full lockdown measures were not implemented, have mostly declined since late June. The number of new cases per 100,000 people in Sweden reported over the last 14 days since July 29 dropped by 54 percent from the figure reported…
Month: July 2020
Washington Examiner reports “Rand Paul: Andrew Cuomo should be impeached for coronavirus nursing home deaths”
Sen. Rand Paul called for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to be removed from office as a result of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “I think Gov. Cuomo should be impeached for what he did, for the disastrous decision he made to send patients with coronavirus back to nursing homes,” Paul said this week on Fox…
NY Times reports “Blame Spreads for Nursing Home Deaths Even as N.Y. Contains Virus”
With more than 6,000 nursing home residents dying of the coronavirus, a fight over whether relatives should be allowed to sue has erupted in Albany. ALBANY — As New York moves from coronavirus crisis to sustained recovery, there remains a heartbreaking fact that some are trying to explore and others seem to be trying to…
Lifesite reports “The ‘cancel culture’ is losing its mind”
Now that the Pandora’s Box has been opened and the “cancel culture” has been turned loose, there is no hiding its scope. It is unrestrained and unrelenting. If you dare cross it, even in the slightest, you will be targeted next – even violently. The cancel culture is out of control. https://www.lifesitenews.com/blogs/the-cancel-culture-is-losing-its-mind
UnHerd reports “Prof Carl Heneghan: can we trust Covid-19 death numbers?”
Professor Carl Heneghan is Director of the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine at Oxford University, and has been paying close attention to the Covid-19 statistics. In a post yesterday evening he revealed an extraordinary detail: the Public Health England daily death totals announced to the media include anyone who has ever tested positive for Covid-19…
Forbes reports “You Must Not ‘Do Your Own Research’ When It Comes To Science”
Forbes op-ed tells you to “stop thinking for yourself.” https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/07/30/you-must-not-do-your-own-research-when-it-comes-to-science/#3a9b1025535e
University of Oxford study reveals “Covid herd immunity may be much lower than previously thought”
Here, we demonstrate that HIT may be greatly reduced if a fraction ofthe population is unable to transmit the virus due to innate resistance or cross-protection from exposure to seasonal coronaviruses. The drop in HIT is proportional to the fraction of the population resistant only when that fraction is effectively segregated from the general population;…
Bloomberg reports “Sweden Unveils ‘Promising’ Covid-19 Data as New Cases Plunge”
As other countries face renewed outbreaks, Sweden’s latest Covid-19 figures suggest it’s rapidly bringing the virus under control. “That Sweden has come down to these levels is very promising,” state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell told reporters in Stockholm on Tuesday. The Health Agency of Sweden says that since hitting a peak in late June, the infection…
Gateway Pundit reports “Trump White House Implements Executive Order on Online Censorship”
On Wednesday afternoon the Trump White House published their executive order on online censorship. The EO prevents social media giants from altering or editorializing free speech. The executive order also demands the social media giants provide transparency requirements for their moderation practices!
Huffington Post reports “Canadian Teen’s Short Film Hauntingly Captures How A Pandemic Loop Feels”
Soul-crushing daily routine has become the norm during these months of pandemic isolation, and a Toronto-area teen has managed to capture the feelings of that endless loop in just three minutes. Liv McNeil, a 15-year-old student at Etobicoke School of the Arts, has astonished many with her short film called “Numb.” https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ontario-teen-numb-short-film-liv-mcneil_ca_5eecd230c5b6d71ac27ff017