principiascientificinternational--2020-03-24--The Real Reasons Africa Has Another Locust Plague

The Real Reasons Africa Has Another Locust Plague The ChiCom coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreaks , deaths , and responses continue to dominate the US , European and Asian news .
Meanwhile , a very different infestation is devastating East African crops and leaving tens of millions at risk of starvation and death .
If COVID hits these weakened populations , amid their malaria and other systemic diseases , it would bring tragedy on unimaginable scales .
“ Across Somalia , desert locusts in a swarm the size of Manhattan have destroyed a swath of farmland as big as Oklahoma , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nicholas Bariyo reports .
“ In Kenya , billions-strong clouds of the insects have eaten through 800 square miles of crops and survived a weeks-long spraying campaign .
They have “ swept across more than 10 nations on two continents.
” In parts of East Africa they “ are destroying some 1.8 million metric tons of vegetation every day , enough food to feed 81 million people.
” East Africa has a Desert Locust Control Organization .
But it , the region and the individual countries were totally unprepared for the onslaught , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ underfunded , with almost no pesticides or aircraft to spray them .
By the time they acted , it was too little , too late .
The massive swarms are hardly unprecedented .
Locusts “ covered the face of the whole earth , so that the land was darkened ; and they ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left .
So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before that , and have returned hundreds of times since .
The 1986-87 plague was calamitous .
As the late entomologist Dr. J. Gordon Edwards noted in 1988 , four major locust species hatched simultaneously in 15 countries , and the crops were so totally devastated that the UN Food and Agricultural Organization predicted 50 million Africans and Asians might starve to death .
Malnourished survivors would suffer reduced mental capacity and have a greater susceptibility to diseases .
Other near-biblical infestations have ravaged Africa with predictable regularity and results .
The obvious @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : In this era of amazing modern agriculture , aviation , and pest control technologies , how could Africa have reached this frightening precipice yet again ?
These 2019-2020 swarms originated in the vast deserts of Oman , Somalia , and Yemen , parts of which are lawless and war-torn .
That made it difficult and dangerous to monitor them for the emergence of billions of “ hoppers , ” following tumultuous downpours two years ago – or to spray them with insecticides when they were most vulnerable before their wings matured and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But it also means East African countries needed to work together , despite these obstacles , to prevent such plagues .
These are horrifically poor countries , where bureaucrats live relatively well largely on outside donor funds , often corrupt top-gun politicians live very well on the same money , and some 90 % of the people exist on a few dollars a day , on the edge of starvation and debilitating disease , tilling tiny patches of land .
Too often their governments ’ ability to plan for recurring crises like this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to whatever the donors want , and funding for insect control is minimal at best .
Eritrea , Somalia , Sudan , and Uganda didn ’ t even pay their Locust Control membership dues for years , or decades – much less acquire the aircraft and pesticides they would need for the inevitable next locust plague .
Their focus was on elections ( getting reelected ) , essential or just showy infrastructure projects , and climate change .
Indeed , it seems nothing will be allowed to get in the way of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ climate change as the single greatest threat facing humanity and planet .
But climate cataclysms exist in models and headlines , are decades away , are hardly unprecedented for East Africa , and can hardly be worse than these recurring locust cataclysms .
But UN , EU , World Bank , and eco-centered foundation money drives the agenda and pays Africa ’ s leaders and bureaucrats .
So recurring real-world crises get short shrift .
When it comes to insect control , the driving force is aid money totally skewed to agroecology and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” and “ traditional subsistence farming ” with wood plows and oxen , “ in harmony with nature , ” free from Western seeds , fertilizers , tractors and , above all , pesticides .
The new moniker is clever , but the ideology and donor-driven attitudes are nothing new .
Dr. Edwards documented them in his 1988 article .
The FAO , USAID , USEPA , World Bank , Environmental Defense Fund and other organizations were pushing “ all-natural , biological , integrated pest management ” practices back then , too @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of dieldrin and other insecticides that actually work .
They keep families , communities , clinics , and hospitals dependent on minimalist wind and solar electricity .
Just as today , their focus back then was on alleged , possible side effects from modern insecticides , which used properly by trained applicators are safe for people , livestock , wildlife , and most non-target insects .
The key is having the necessary staff , equipment , and chemicals ahead of time .
Under pressure by all these external forces , East Africa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is reaping the proverbial whirlwind .
The donor agencies and pressure groups ’ attitude is akin to demanding that chemotherapy for cancer be banned because the chemicals impair the patient ’ s immune systems and cause hair to fall out .
Saving their lives is inarguably far more important than these side effects – just as saving millions from starvation and associated diseases , and preventing total crop and habitat annihilation is inarguably far more important than the temporary loss of some insects or even slight risks to cattle , wildlife or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1987 , Dr. Edwards noted , Senegal requested and received the loan of four American DC-7 transport aircraft that could hold 18,400 pounds of cargo ( 8.4 metric tons ) .
They sprayed two million acres and killed 95 % of that country ’ s immature locusts .
But elsewhere FAO anti-pesticide ideologies prevailed , and billions of locusts matured , flew off , mated and produced tens of billions of locusts the following year .
They destroyed croplands , wildlife habitats , communities and lives in a dozen other African countries .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ too little , far too late .
Kenya has eight small crop-spraying aircraft operating around the clock ; the Locust Control consortium has four antiquated little planes .
They ’ re apparently spraying fenitrothion ( an effective locust killer ) , pyrethroids ( somewhat effective ) and malathion ( also somewhat effective though it breaks down within a few hours under Africa ’ s hot , humid conditions ) .
But they didn ’ t get the hoppers .
They waited until swarms the size of Manhattan were upon them .
Against those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ equipment is useless .
A dozen small crop dusters make almost no difference .
And traditional methods like banging on pots are a sick joke .
However , there could still be hope .
A single Lockheed KC-130 Hercules tanker plane equipped with Modular Aerial Spray Systems can cover up to 150,000 acres a day .
Each plane can carry 2,000 gallons of the most appropriate pesticide-water mixture .
The benefits would be immediate and tremendous .
President Trump could order the Air Force to provide a KC-130 or two and enough fenitrothion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a few weeks of locust-eradication spraying .
He could save millions of lives – and help change attitudes , policies , and practices across Africa and the world .
The President could also order his US Agency for International Development ( USAID ) , State Department and other agencies to end their funding of climate and agroecology programs , and start making the East Africa Desert Locust Control Organization the forward-thinking , effective operation it was meant to be .
He could have blunt discussions with the heads of EU nations about their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ funding practices and import restrictions toward Africa – which are an undeniable crime against humanity .
Finally , he could direct the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service to review ( and terminate ) the tax-exempt status of organizations and foundations engaged in lethal , eco-imperialistic lies and pressure campaigns in Africa , Asia , and South America .
The locust plagues , starvation , and deaths from readily preventable diseases like malaria must end – now .
The poorest people in these impoverished countries should not be the ones paying the price @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This president is one of the very few politicians who could make these changes happen .
Paul Driessen is a senior policy advisor for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow and author of Eco-Imperialism : Green power-black death , and articles on environmental and human rights issues .

The Real Reasons Africa Has Another Locust Plague
Written by Paul Driessen
The ChiCom coronavirus and COVID-19 outbreaks, deaths, and responses continue to dominate the US, European and Asian news.
Meanwhile, a very different infestation is devastating East African crops and leaving tens of millions at risk of starvation and death.
If COVID hits these weakened populations, amid their malaria and other systemic diseases, it would bring tragedy on unimaginable scales.
“Across Somalia, desert locusts in a swarm the size of Manhattan have destroyed a swath of farmland as big as Oklahoma,” the Wall Street Journal’s Nicholas Bariyo reports.
“In Kenya, billions-strong clouds of the insects have eaten through 800 square miles of crops and survived a weeks-long spraying campaign. They have “swept across more than 10 nations on two continents.”
In parts of East Africa they “are destroying some 1.8 million metric tons of vegetation every day, enough food to feed 81 million people.”
East Africa has a Desert Locust Control Organization. But it, the region and the individual countries were totally unprepared for the onslaught, unaware the hordes were coming, irresponsibly underfunded, with almost no pesticides or aircraft to spray them. By the time they acted, it was too little, too late.
The massive swarms are hardly unprecedented.
Locusts “covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they ate every herb of the land and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left. So there remained nothing green on the trees or on the plants of the field throughout all the land of Egypt.” [Exodus 10:15]
Locusts pillaged long before that, and have returned hundreds of times since.
The 1986-87 plague was calamitous. As the late entomologist Dr. J. Gordon Edwards noted in 1988, four major locust species hatched simultaneously in 15 countries, and the crops were so totally devastated that the UN Food and Agricultural Organization predicted 50 million Africans and Asians might starve to death.
Malnourished survivors would suffer reduced mental capacity and have a greater susceptibility to diseases. Other near-biblical infestations have ravaged Africa with predictable regularity and results.
The obvious, burning, essential question is this: In this era of amazing modern agriculture, aviation, and pest control technologies, how could Africa have reached this frightening precipice yet again?
These 2019-2020 swarms originated in the vast deserts of Oman, Somalia, and Yemen, parts of which are lawless and war-torn.
That made it difficult and dangerous to monitor them for the emergence of billions of “hoppers,” following tumultuous downpours two years ago – or to spray them with insecticides when they were most vulnerable before their wings matured and they could fly thousands of miles.
But it also means East African countries needed to work together, despite these obstacles, to prevent such plagues.
These are horrifically poor countries, where bureaucrats live relatively well largely on outside donor funds, often corrupt top-gun politicians live very well on the same money, and some 90% of the people exist on a few dollars a day, on the edge of starvation and debilitating disease, tilling tiny patches of land.
Too often their governments’ ability to plan for recurring crises like this is minimal, their priorities are skewed to whatever the donors want, and funding for insect control is minimal at best.
Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan, and Uganda didn’t even pay their Locust Control membership dues for years, or decades – much less acquire the aircraft and pesticides they would need for the inevitable next locust plague.
Their focus was on elections (getting reelected), essential or just showy infrastructure projects, and climate change.
Indeed, it seems nothing will be allowed to get in the way of the UN, EU and environmentalist obsession with climate change as the single greatest threat facing humanity and planet.
But climate cataclysms exist in models and headlines, are decades away, are hardly unprecedented for East Africa, and can hardly be worse than these recurring locust cataclysms.
But UN, EU, World Bank, and eco-centered foundation money drives the agenda and pays Africa’s leaders and bureaucrats. So recurring real-world crises get short shrift.
When it comes to insect control, the driving force is aid money totally skewed to agroecology and its perverse focus on “food sovereignty,” and “traditional subsistence farming” with wood plows and oxen, “in harmony with nature,” free from Western seeds, fertilizers, tractors and, above all, pesticides.
The new moniker is clever, but the ideology and donor-driven attitudes are nothing new. Dr. Edwards documented them in his 1988 article.
The FAO, USAID, USEPA, World Bank, Environmental Defense Fund and other organizations were pushing “all-natural, biological, integrated pest management” practices back then, too.
They were totally opposed to the use of dieldrin and other insecticides that actually work. They keep families, communities, clinics, and hospitals dependent on minimalist wind and solar electricity.
Just as today, their focus back then was on alleged, possible side effects from modern insecticides, which used properly by trained applicators are safe for people, livestock, wildlife, and most non-target insects.
The key is having the necessary staff, equipment, and chemicals ahead of time. Under pressure by all these external forces, East Africa failed to do that – and now it is reaping the proverbial whirlwind.
The donor agencies and pressure groups’ attitude is akin to demanding that chemotherapy for cancer be banned because the chemicals impair the patient’s immune systems and cause hair to fall out.
Saving their lives is inarguably far more important than these side effects – just as saving millions from starvation and associated diseases, and preventing total crop and habitat annihilation is inarguably far more important than the temporary loss of some insects or even slight risks to cattle, wildlife or people from the sprays.
(An upcoming article will document who is behind the eco-manslaughter today, and who is funding them: from US, EU, and UN organizations to their Swiss, Swedish, pseudo-African and other counterparts.)
Back in 1987, Dr. Edwards noted, Senegal requested and received the loan of four American DC-7 transport aircraft that could hold 18,400 pounds of cargo (8.4 metric tons).
They sprayed two million acres and killed 95% of that country’s immature locusts. But elsewhere FAO anti-pesticide ideologies prevailed, and billions of locusts matured, flew off, mated and produced tens of billions of locusts the following year.
They destroyed croplands, wildlife habitats, communities and lives in a dozen other African countries.
This year’s efforts are far too little, far too late. Kenya has eight small crop-spraying aircraft operating around the clock; the Locust Control consortium has four antiquated little planes.
They’re apparently spraying fenitrothion (an effective locust killer), pyrethroids (somewhat effective) and malathion (also somewhat effective though it breaks down within a few hours under Africa’s hot, humid conditions).
But they didn’t get the hoppers. They waited until swarms the size of Manhattan were upon them. Against those countless billions of voracious locusts, ground-based equipment is useless.
A dozen small crop dusters make almost no difference. And traditional methods like banging on pots are a sick joke.
However, there could still be hope. A single Lockheed KC-130 Hercules tanker plane equipped with Modular Aerial Spray Systems can cover up to 150,000 acres a day.
Each plane can carry 2,000 gallons of the most appropriate pesticide-water mixture. The benefits would be immediate and tremendous.
President Trump could order the Air Force to provide a KC-130 or two and enough fenitrothion, Lorsban or other effective insecticides for a few weeks of locust-eradication spraying.
He could save millions of lives – and help change attitudes, policies, and practices across Africa and the world.
The President could also order his US Agency for International Development (USAID), State Department and other agencies to end their funding of climate and agroecology programs, and start making the East Africa Desert Locust Control Organization the forward-thinking, effective operation it was meant to be.
He could have blunt discussions with the heads of EU nations about their agroecology, anti-pesticide and anti-biotechnology policies, funding practices and import restrictions toward Africa – which are an undeniable crime against humanity.
Finally, he could direct the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service to review (and terminate) the tax-exempt status of organizations and foundations engaged in lethal, eco-imperialistic lies and pressure campaigns in Africa, Asia, and South America.
The locust plagues, starvation, and deaths from readily preventable diseases like malaria must end – now. The poorest people in these impoverished countries should not be the ones paying the price, too often with their lives.
This president is one of the very few politicians who could make these changes happen.
Paul Driessen is a senior policy advisor for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow and author of Eco-Imperialism: Green power-black death, and articles on environmental and human rights issues.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-03-24--We Gambled On The Wrong Threat: Climate Change

We Gambled On The Wrong Threat : Climate Change One of the key lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that for at least the past decade , we focused disproportionately , or rather our governments did , on one potential global threat — human-induced climate change — to the exclusion of all others .
Anthropogenic climate change became the issue that sucked up all the oxygen in the room when it came to a global crisis .
At the expense of , for example , a contagious and deadly virus becoming a pandemic , which public health experts have been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Canada , our political leaders , have long ignored — perhaps the fairer word is “ downplayed ” — the health care threat posed by the fact our hospitals are chronically overcrowded , with thousands of patients being treated in hallways , year after year .
That ’ s why the greatest concern health-care experts have now is that our hospitals , overcrowded in normal times and routinely operating at or beyond their designated capacities — as opposed to 80 % of capacity to be able to handle a “ black swan ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overrun by critically-ill patients .
Wrong decisions have dire consequences .
We ’ re now facing them .
That ’ s not to say concern about human-induced climate change ( not “ climate change ” as we obsessively and incorrectly describe it ) was entirely misplaced .
It ’ s one of many serious environmental challenges we face , such as the more than 900 billion liters of raw sewage we ’ ve dumped into our rivers , lakes , and oceans since 2013 .
But while human-induced climate change contributes to human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a so-called “ existential ” threat to humanity , meaning , a threat to human existence .
Neither is COVID-19 .
It will eventually burn itself out as have previous pandemics .
The question is how effectively and for how long can we contain it through aggressive social distancing — far harder to do in democracies than it sounds — and how many of us will die or suffer life-changing consequences before there ’ s a vaccine ?
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic , some who jumped on the anthropogenic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ argue COVID-19 shows us what the world will be like if we don ’ t quickly abandon fossil fuels .
In reality , COVID-19 shows us what the world will be like if we abandon fossil fuels prematurely , without having reliable energy sources to replace them , compounded by the fact many opponents of fossil fuel energy also oppose nuclear power .
As Robert Bryce warns in Power Hungry : The Myths of ‘ Green ’ Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future : “ If you are anti-carbon dioxide and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what the world would be like today , in the face of COVID-19 , without fossil fuel ( and nuclear ) energy , a world that climate radicals crave .
Without reliable , on-demand energy sufficient to power a modern , industrialized society — which neither wind nor solar power can provide at current levels of technology — our hospitals could not maintain sterile conditions .
Food and vaccines — when one for COVID-19 is developed — could not be preserved or transported .
Medical equipment to protect front-line health care workers from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , could not be delivered where they ’ re needed , let alone manufactured in the first place .
Indeed , if you want to see what the world would be like if we prematurely abandon fossil fuels , all you have to do is look around , right now , in the age of COVID-19 .

We Gambled On The Wrong Threat: Climate Change
Written by Lorrie Goldstein
One of the key lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that for at least the past decade, we focused disproportionately, or rather our governments did, on one potential global threat — human-induced climate change — to the exclusion of all others.
Anthropogenic climate change became the issue that sucked up all the oxygen in the room when it came to a global crisis.
At the expense of, for example, a contagious and deadly virus becoming a pandemic, which public health experts have been warning us about for decades.
In Canada, our political leaders, have long ignored — perhaps the fairer word is “downplayed” — the health care threat posed by the fact our hospitals are chronically overcrowded, with thousands of patients being treated in hallways, year after year.
That’s why the greatest concern health-care experts have now is that our hospitals, overcrowded in normal times and routinely operating at or beyond their designated capacities — as opposed to 80% of capacity to be able to handle a “black swan” event like COVID-19 — may soon be overrun by critically-ill patients.
Wrong decisions have dire consequences. We’re now facing them.
That’s not to say concern about human-induced climate change (not “climate change” as we obsessively and incorrectly describe it) was entirely misplaced.
It’s one of many serious environmental challenges we face, such as the more than 900 billion liters of raw sewage we’ve dumped into our rivers, lakes, and oceans since 2013.
But while human-induced climate change contributes to human suffering and death, it has never been a so-called “existential” threat to humanity, meaning, a threat to human existence.
Neither is COVID-19. It will eventually burn itself out as have previous pandemics.
The question is how effectively and for how long can we contain it through aggressive social distancing — far harder to do in democracies than it sounds — and how many of us will die or suffer life-changing consequences before there’s a vaccine?
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, some who jumped on the anthropogenic climate change bandwagon early and hard, argue COVID-19 shows us what the world will be like if we don’t quickly abandon fossil fuels.
In reality, COVID-19 shows us what the world will be like if we abandon fossil fuels prematurely, without having reliable energy sources to replace them, compounded by the fact many opponents of fossil fuel energy also oppose nuclear power.
As Robert Bryce warns in Power Hungry: The Myths of ‘Green’ Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future: “If you are anti-carbon dioxide and anti-nuclear, you are pro-blackout.”
Consider what the world would be like today, in the face of COVID-19, without fossil fuel (and nuclear) energy, a world that climate radicals crave.
Without reliable, on-demand energy sufficient to power a modern, industrialized society — which neither wind nor solar power can provide at current levels of technology — our hospitals could not maintain sterile conditions.
Food and vaccines — when one for COVID-19 is developed — could not be preserved or transported.
Medical equipment to protect front-line health care workers from COVID-19, and respirators for critically-ill patients, could not be delivered where they’re needed, let alone manufactured in the first place.
Indeed, if you want to see what the world would be like if we prematurely abandon fossil fuels, all you have to do is look around, right now, in the age of COVID-19.
Read more at Toronto Sun
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principiascientificinternational--2020-03-24--Coronavirus: A Lack of useful Information

It really upsets me when I hear on radio or see on TV newscasts some groups of people dutifully “ disinfecting ” whole streets by spraying them with “ disinfectants ” of one kind or another .
Of course , washing hands is always a good first step .
And the health authorities ’ advice in that regard is certainly good , like the information at Canada ’ s website ( image , top ) This Government of Canada website at https : //www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html ( accessed on March 13 , 2020 , 2150 EDT ) , provides only one basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s nothing wrong with that advice per se , but is not an advice on “ disinfection ” of any surface that may harbor the corona or another type of virus .
There is a fundamental difference between “ Cleansing ” and “ Disinfection ” A “ cleansing agent ” , such as ordinary soap , dish-washer detergent , and the like needs some additional “ action ” to do their Job .
Rubbing your hands with the soap , using several stages of wash and rinse cycles in the dishwasher , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are such actions .
However , none of those are truly “ 100 % disinfecting.
” However , for organisms like viruses , that can survive for days on all kinds of surfaces other than skin , that ” cleansing ” alone , obviously , is insufficient to stop the spread of such organisms .
For example , the COVID-19 virus has been claimed to be able to survive on metal and plastic surfaces for up to 72 hours .
Other data suggest this survival time to be much lower .
It likely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , temperature , surface properties and so on .
If one wants to “ disinfect ” a surface , as opposed to “ cleansing ” it , one needs a more rigorous method , .i.e .
real the application of disinfectant .
If it ’ s so simple to “ disinfect ” , i.e .
to destroy bacteria and viruses , why do our governments not state – publicly , in newspaper , radio , and TV ads – what to use , where , when , and how for all citizens to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does one best disinfect , at home , in schools , and anywhere what can easily be disinfected ?
I have not seen any advice from my government sources .
There is none to be had .
For example , a simple search on Google for “ government Canada disinfection advisory 2020 ” provides only limited information on materials to be useful for disinfection ( https : //www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/interim-guidance-cases-contacts.html ) .
I consider this as a severe lack of readily available , practical and useful information for the population at large , actually as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ disinfectants ” are widely available in many stores .
They often go with fanciful names and ( claimed ) attributes .
But not all such products ( some coming in a large number of variations ) are real disinfectants .
True disinfection requires the use of a material that actually KILLS the germs , preferably on the spot .
One of the best , fast acting and widely available materials at low cost is ( more or less ) absolute “ ethyl alcohol ” also known as ethanol or simply “ alcohol.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in drug stores at 75 % or higher concentration .
It quickly destroys any live tissue or organism by one simple mechanism , namely by dehydration .
That process kills the organisms very quickly and efficiently .
Make sure to carefully read the labels of on such things , if it doesn ’ t say 70 % ethanol or so , it ’ s probably not what you want to use for effective disinfection .
Yes , that ethyl alcohol is the same stuff you may drink in beer , wine , or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lower concentrations .
And , just in case of an emergency and you can ’ t find any ethanol anywhere , common “ rubbing alcohol , ” a slightly different “ chemical ” ( isopropanol , or 2-propanol ) that is widely available as a 70 % solution , would almost be as good a disinfectant as high-grade ethanol .
In fact , a very similar concoction to rubbing alcohol is widely used in Germany under the tradename Sterillium .
It is certainly not to be consumed , even if diluted .
To @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expanded here , “ it ’ s not just the dose but also the concentration that makes the poison.
” The CTV TV aired this evening ( March 23 , 2020 ) a full hour interview with Dr. A. Sharkawy ( Univ .
Toronto ) in which he recommended a dilute solution of common household bleach to be used as a spray for disinfection .
I strongly recommend against that .
Its highly caustic properties can easily cause painful burns on the skin , respiratory problems , and blindness in eyes .

Coronavirus: A Lack of useful Information
Written by Dr Klaus L E Kaiser
It really upsets me when I hear on radio or see on TV newscasts some groups of people dutifully “disinfecting” whole streets by spraying them with “disinfectants” of one kind or another.
Of course, washing hands is always a good first step. And the health authorities’ advice in that regard is certainly good, like the information at Canada’s website (image, top)
This Government of Canada website at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/coronavirus-disease-covid-19.html (accessed on March 13, 2020, 2150 EDT), provides only one basic advice, namely thorough handwashing.
There’s nothing wrong with that advice per se, but is not an advice on “disinfection” of any surface that may harbor the corona or another type of virus.
There is a fundamental difference between “Cleansing” and “Disinfection”
A “cleansing agent”, such as ordinary soap, dish-washer detergent, and the like needs some additional “action” to do their Job. Rubbing your hands with the soap, using several stages of wash and rinse cycles in the dishwasher, or wiping the counter with a cloth are such actions. However, none of those are truly “100{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} disinfecting.”
However, for organisms like viruses, that can survive for days on all kinds of surfaces other than skin, that ”cleansing” alone, obviously, is insufficient to stop the spread of such organisms. For example, the COVID-19 virus has been claimed to be able to survive on metal and plastic surfaces for up to 72 hours. Other data suggest this survival time to be much lower. It likely depends very much on the air humidity, temperature, surface properties and so on.
If one wants to “disinfect” a surface, as opposed to “cleansing” it, one needs a more rigorous method, .i.e. real the application of disinfectant.
Disinfection
If it’s so simple to “disinfect”, i.e. to destroy bacteria and viruses, why do our governments not state – publicly, in newspaper, radio, and TV ads – what to use, where, when, and how for all citizens to know?
HOW and WITH WHAT MATERIAL does one best disinfect, at home, in schools, and anywhere what can easily be disinfected? I have not seen any advice from my government sources. There is none to be had. For example, a simple search on Google for “government Canada disinfection advisory 2020” provides only limited information on materials to be useful for disinfection ( https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/diseases/2019-novel-coronavirus-infection/health-professionals/interim-guidance-cases-contacts.html ).
I consider this as a severe lack of readily available, practical and useful information for the population at large, actually as a sad “case.”
True Disinfection
Commercial “disinfectants” are widely available in many stores. They often go with fanciful names and (claimed) attributes. But not all such products (some coming in a large number of variations) are real disinfectants.
True disinfection requires the use of a material that actually KILLS the germs, preferably on the spot.
One of the best, fast acting and widely available materials at low cost is (more or less) absolute “ethyl alcohol” also known as ethanol or simply “alcohol.” That’s stuff is commonly available in drug stores at 75{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} or higher concentration. It quickly destroys any live tissue or organism by one simple mechanism, namely by dehydration. That process kills the organisms very quickly and efficiently.
Make sure to carefully read the labels of on such things, if it doesn’t say 70{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} ethanol or so, it’s probably not what you want to use for effective disinfection.
Yes, that ethyl alcohol is the same stuff you may drink in beer, wine, or other alcoholic drink, except at much lower concentrations.
And, just in case of an emergency and you can’t find any ethanol anywhere, common “rubbing alcohol,” a slightly different “chemical” (isopropanol, or 2-propanol) that is widely available as a 70{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} solution, would almost be as good a disinfectant as high-grade ethanol. In fact, a very similar concoction to rubbing alcohol is widely used in Germany under the tradename Sterillium. It is certainly not to be consumed, even if diluted.
To paraphrase Paracelsus (1493-1541), slightly expanded here, “it’s not just the dose but also the concentration that makes the poison.”
And a Cautionary Note
The CTV TV aired this evening (March 23, 2020) a full hour interview with Dr. A. Sharkawy (Univ. Toronto) in which he recommended a dilute solution of common household bleach to be used as a spray for disinfection. I strongly recommend against that. Its highly caustic properties can easily cause painful burns on the skin, respiratory problems, and blindness in eyes.
Dr. Klaus L.E. Kaiser is author of CONVENIENT MYTHS, the green revolution – perceptions, politics, and facts Convenient Myths
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principiascientificinternational--2020-03-24--Panic Porn Media NOT Reporting 100% Successful COVID-19 Treatment

Over the weekend Dr. Vladimir Zelenko from New York state announced he has found a treatment against the coronavirus with @ @ @ @ @ on 350 patients .
Dr. Zelenko joined Sean Hannity earlier today on his radio program @ @ @ @ @ his test .
The New York doctor also posted a video explaining his success with @ @ @ @ @ treatment resulted in the shortness of breath issue being resolved in 4 to 6 hours @ @ @ @ @ study had zero deaths , zero hospitalizations and zero intubations !
Later on Monday evening @ @ @ @ @ medical experts on to discuss Dr. Zelenko ’ s coronavirus results .
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Panic Porn Media NOT Reporting 100% Successful COVID-19 Treatment
Written by Jim Holt
Over the weekend Dr. Vladimir Zelenko from New York state announced he has found a treatment against the coronavirus with a 100% success rate on 350 patients.
Dr. Zelenko joined Sean Hannity earlier today on his radio program to discuss the results from his test.
The New York doctor also posted a video explaining his success with hydroxychloroquine and Z-Paks. His treatment resulted in the shortness of breath issue being resolved in 4 to 6 hours. Dr. Zelenko in his study had zero deaths, zero hospitalizations and zero intubations!
Later on Monday evening Sean Hannity invited two more medical experts on to discuss Dr. Zelenko’s coronavirus results.
The two doctors were cautiously optimistic.
Via Hannity:
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principiascientificinternational--2020-03-25--Media Not Reporting Effective natural solutions for COVID-19

Mainstream media is failing to notify citizens that there are no fewer than three intravenous Vitamin C research studies approved for treating COVID-19 and which are being applied successfully in China .
( OMNS February 21 , 2020 ) Intravenous vitamin C is already being employed in China against COVID-19 coronavirus .
I am receiving regular updates because I am part of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board to the International Intravenous Vitamin C China Epidemic Medical Support Team .
Its director is Richard Z. Cheng , MD , PhD ; associate director is Hong Zhang , PhD .
Among @ @ @ @ @ @ @ PhD ( Associate Professor , Kansas University Medical School ) ; Jeanne Drisko , MD ( Professor , University of Kansas Medical School ) ; Thomas E. Levy , MD , JD ; and Atsuo Yanagisawa , MD , PhD .
( Professor , Kyorin University , Tokyo ) .
To read the treatment protocol information in English : here ( Protocol in Chinese here ) OMNS Chinese edition editor Dr. Richard Cheng is reporting from China about the first approved study of 12,000 to 24,000 mg/day of vitamin C by IV .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ use of vitamin C for prevention of coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
A second clinical trial of intravenous vitamin C was announced in China on Feb. 13th .
In this second study , says Dr. Cheng , “ They plan to give 6,000 mg/day and 12,000 mg/day per day for moderate and severe cases .
We are also communicating with other hospitals about starting more intravenous vitamin C clinical studies .
We would like to see oral vitamin C included in these studies , as the oral forms can be applied to more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ here And on Feb 21 , 2020 , announcement has been made of a third research trial now approved for intravenous vitamin C for COVID-19 .
Dr. Cheng , who is a US board-certified specialist in anti-aging medicine , adds : “ Vitamin C is very promising for prevention , and especially important to treat dying patients when there is no better treatment .
Over 2,000 people have died of the COIV-19 outbreak and yet I have not seen or heard large dose intravenous vitamin C being used in any of the cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and specific antiviral drugs for epidemics is misplaced.
” He adds that : “ Early and sufficiently large doses of intravenous vitamin C are critical .
Vitamin C is not only a prototypical antioxidant , but also involved in virus killing and prevention of viral replication .
The significance of large dose intravenous vitamin C is not just at antiviral level .
It is acute respiratory distress syndrome ( ARDS ) that kills most people from coronaviral pandemics ( SARS , MERS and now NCP ) .
ARDS is a common final pathway @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call for a worldwide discussion and debate on this topic.
” News of vitamin C research for COVID-19 is being actively suppressed Anyone saying that vitamin therapy can stop coronavirus is already being labeled as “ promoting false information ” and promulgating “ fake news.
” Even the sharing of verifiable news , and direct quotes from credentialed medical professionals , is being restricted or blocked on social media .
You can see sequential examples of this phenomenon at my Facebook page https : //www.facebook.com/themegavitaminman .
Indeed , the World Health Organization ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Google and Facebook and other media giants to stop the spread of what they declare to be wrong information .
here Physician-directed , hospital-based administration of intravenous vitamin C has been marginalized or discredited .
Scientific debate over COVID-19 appears to not be allowed .
Ironically , Facebook , blocking any significant users ’ sharing of the news of approved vitamin therapy research , is itself blocked in China by the Chinese government .
As for the internet , yes , China has it .
And yes , it is censored .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has not blocked this real news on how intravenous vitamin C will save lives in the COVID-19 epidemic .
Here is the protocol as published in Chinese : here Medical orthodoxy obsessively focuses on searching for a vaccine and/or drug for coronavirus COVID-19 ) .
While they are looking for what would be fabulously profitable approaches , we have with vitamin C an existing , plausible , clinically demonstrated method to treat what coronavirus patients die from : severe acute respiratory syndrome , or pneumonia .
And it is available right now .
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Media Not Reporting Effective natural solutions for COVID-19
Written by nexusnewsfeed.com
Mainstream media is failing to notify citizens that there are no fewer than three intravenous Vitamin C research studies approved for treating COVID-19 and which are being applied successfully in China.
(OMNS February 21, 2020) Intravenous vitamin C is already being employed in China against COVID-19 coronavirus.
I am receiving regular updates because I am part of the Medical and Scientific Advisory Board to the International Intravenous Vitamin C China Epidemic Medical Support Team.
Its director is Richard Z. Cheng, MD, PhD; associate director is Hong Zhang, PhD. Among other team members are Qi Chen, PhD (Associate Professor, Kansas University Medical School); Jeanne Drisko, MD (Professor, University of Kansas Medical School); Thomas E. Levy, MD, JD; and Atsuo Yanagisawa, MD, PhD. (Professor, Kyorin University, Tokyo). To read the treatment protocol information in English: here (Protocol in Chinese here )
Direct report from China
OMNS Chinese edition editor Dr. Richard Cheng is reporting from China about the first approved study of 12,000 to 24,000 mg/day of vitamin C by IV. The doctor also specifically calls for immediate use of vitamin C for prevention of coronavirus (COVID-19).
A second clinical trial of intravenous vitamin C was announced in China on Feb. 13th. In this second study, says Dr. Cheng, “They plan to give 6,000 mg/day and 12,000 mg/day per day for moderate and severe cases. We are also communicating with other hospitals about starting more intravenous vitamin C clinical studies. We would like to see oral vitamin C included in these studies, as the oral forms can be applied to more patients and at home.” Additional information here
And on Feb 21, 2020, announcement has been made of a third research trial now approved for intravenous vitamin C for COVID-19.
Dr. Cheng, who is a US board-certified specialist in anti-aging medicine, adds: “Vitamin C is very promising for prevention, and especially important to treat dying patients when there is no better treatment. Over 2,000 people have died of the COIV-19 outbreak and yet I have not seen or heard large dose intravenous vitamin C being used in any of the cases. The current sole focus on vaccine and specific antiviral drugs for epidemics is misplaced.”
He adds that: “Early and sufficiently large doses of intravenous vitamin C are critical. Vitamin C is not only a prototypical antioxidant, but also involved in virus killing and prevention of viral replication. The significance of large dose intravenous vitamin C is not just at antiviral level. It is acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) that kills most people from coronaviral pandemics (SARS, MERS and now NCP). ARDS is a common final pathway leading to death.
“We therefore call for a worldwide discussion and debate on this topic.”
News of vitamin C research for COVID-19 is being actively suppressed
Anyone saying that vitamin therapy can stop coronavirus is already being labeled as “promoting false information” and promulgating “fake news.” Even the sharing of verifiable news, and direct quotes from credentialed medical professionals, is being restricted or blocked on social media. You can see sequential examples of this phenomenon at my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/themegavitaminman .
Indeed, the World Health Organization (WHO) has, literally, met with Google and Facebook and other media giants to stop the spread of what they declare to be wrong information. here
Physician-directed, hospital-based administration of intravenous vitamin C has been marginalized or discredited. Scientific debate over COVID-19 appears to not be allowed.
Ironically, Facebook, blocking any significant users’ sharing of the news of approved vitamin therapy research, is itself blocked in China by the Chinese government. As for the internet, yes, China has it. And yes, it is censored. But, significantly, the Chinese government has not blocked this real news on how intravenous vitamin C will save lives in the COVID-19 epidemic. Here is the protocol as published in Chinese: here
Medical orthodoxy obsessively focuses on searching for a vaccine and/or drug for coronavirus COVID-19). While they are looking for what would be fabulously profitable approaches, we have with vitamin C an existing, plausible, clinically demonstrated method to treat what coronavirus patients die from: severe acute respiratory syndrome, or pneumonia.
And it is available right now.
Read more at nexusnewsfeed.com
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principiascientificinternational--2020-03-24--IBM Supercomputer finds 77 drugs to tackle coronavirus

IBM ’ s supercomputer ‘ Summit ’ has identified 77 existing drugs that could tackle coronavirus .
Researchers in the United States say the list of drugs could work to bind to the virus and prevent it from injecting cells .
• IBM supercomputer identified 77 drugs that could help tackle the coronavirus • It focused on the method virus uses to bind to cells to identify the compounds • Further testing is required to determine whether they can be used as treatment • Currently no vaccine or cure for COVID-19 , which has killed 16,595 globally • Coronavirus symptoms @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see a doctor ?
A supercomputer has identified 77 drugs that could provide a framework to help researchers find a cure for coronavirus .
A huge IBM supercomputer known as ‘ Summit ’ was tasked by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers with finding a potential cure to COVID-19 .
The study focused on the method the virus uses to bind to cells and searched for compounds that could prevent it from doing so .
A supercomputer has identified 77 drugs that could halt the spread of coronavirus by focusing on the method it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ IBM supercomputer known as ‘ Summit ’ was tasked by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers with finding a potential cure to COVID-19 .
The study concluded : ‘ We hypothesize the identified small-molecules may be repurposed to limit viral recognition of host cells and/or disrupt host-virus interactions.
’ Further experimental testing on the identified list of compounds is now required to determine whether any of them can be used to create a treatment for the virus .
There is currently no vaccine or cure for COVID-19 , which has killed 16,595 people and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ research Jeremy Smith said the supercomputer allowed the team to sift through a huge collection of data in a short period of time .
‘ Summit was needed to rapidly get the simulation results we needed .
It took us a day or two whereas it would have taken months on a normal computer , ’ Smith said .
‘ Our results don ’ t mean that we have found a cure or treatment for the coronavirus , ’ he added .
‘ We are very hopeful , though , that our computational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ provide a framework that experimentalists will use to further investigate these compounds .
‘ Only then will we know whether any of them exhibit the characteristics needed to mitigate this virus.
’ It comes after a study in France showed that the antimalarial drug Plaquenil had promising effects on coronavirus patients .
Twenty four COVID-19 patients were administered Plaquenil , and the virus disappeared in 75 % of the cases six days after starting the treatment .
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IBM Supercomputer finds 77 drugs to tackle coronavirus
Written by Daily Mail
IBM’s supercomputer ‘Summit’ has identified 77 existing drugs that could tackle coronavirus. Researchers in the United States say the list of drugs could work to bind to the virus and prevent it from injecting cells.
IBM supercomputer identified 77 drugs that could help tackle the coronavirus
It focused on the method virus uses to bind to cells to identify the compounds
Further testing is required to determine whether they can be used as treatment
Currently no vaccine or cure for COVID-19, which has killed 16,595 globally
Coronavirus symptoms: what are they and should you see a doctor?
A supercomputer has identified 77 drugs that could provide a framework to help researchers find a cure for coronavirus.
A huge IBM supercomputer known as ‘Summit’ was tasked by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers with finding a potential cure to COVID-19.
The study focused on the method the virus uses to bind to cells and searched for compounds that could prevent it from doing so.
A supercomputer has identified 77 drugs that could halt the spread of coronavirus by focusing on the method it uses to bind to cells
A huge IBM supercomputer known as ‘Summit’ was tasked by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers with finding a potential cure to COVID-19.
The study concluded: ‘We hypothesize the identified small-molecules may be repurposed to limit viral recognition of host cells and/or disrupt host-virus interactions.’
Further experimental testing on the identified list of compounds is now required to determine whether any of them can be used to create a treatment for the virus.
There is currently no vaccine or cure for COVID-19, which has killed 16,595 people and infected 383,944 globally.
Co-author of the research Jeremy Smith said the supercomputer allowed the team to sift through a huge collection of data in a short period of time.
‘Summit was needed to rapidly get the simulation results we needed. It took us a day or two whereas it would have taken months on a normal computer,’ Smith said.
‘Our results don’t mean that we have found a cure or treatment for the coronavirus,’ he added.
‘We are very hopeful, though, that our computational findings will both inform future studies and provide a framework that experimentalists will use to further investigate these compounds.
‘Only then will we know whether any of them exhibit the characteristics needed to mitigate this virus.’
It comes after a study in France showed that the antimalarial drug Plaquenil had promising effects on coronavirus patients.
Twenty four COVID-19 patients were administered Plaquenil, and the virus disappeared in 75% of the cases six days after starting the treatment.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-03-25--‘The Lancet’ (2003) Praises Chloroquine for Treating Coronavirus

The Lancet , a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and among the world ’ s oldest , most prestigious , reported in 2003 that chloroquine is a supremely effective drug in the treatment of coronaviruses .
Strangely , the world ’ s panic porn media have lambasted President Trump for making similar recommendations .
“ Chloroquine is a 9-aminoquinoline that has been known since 1934 .
Specifically synthesised to be used as an antimalarial agent , chloroquine was subsequently shown to have immunomodulatory properties that have encouraged its application in the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis….the tolerability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine are associated with biochemical effects that suggest a potential use in viral infections , some of whose symptoms may result from the inflammatory response… We raise the question of whether this old drug whose parent compound , quinine , was isolated in the late 19th century from the bark of the tropical cinchona tree , may experience a revival in the clinical management of viral diseases of the era of globalisation .
Steps of the replication of different viruses affected by chloroquine ( marked by red rectangles ) .
Chloroquine inhibits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the early or late stages of viral replication .
chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine can be successfully used in the clinical management of infections other than malaria .
As regards viral diseases , what is clear is that the drug has antiviral and immunomodulatory effects that warrant particular consideration.
” Chloroquine/hydroxychloroquie can impair the replication of several viruses by interacting with the endosome-mediated viral entry or the late stages of replication of enveloped viruses ( figure 1 ) .
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‘The Lancet’ (2003) Praises Chloroquine for Treating Coronavirus
Written by John O'Sullivan
The Lancet, a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and among the world’s oldest, most prestigious,reported in 2003 that chloroquine is a supremely effective drug in the treatment of coronaviruses.
Strangely, the world’s panic porn media have lambasted President Trump for making similar recommendations.
A screenshot from ‘The Lancet’ below:
The article continues:
“Chloroquine is a 9-aminoquinoline that has been known since 1934. Specifically synthesised to be used as an antimalarial agent, chloroquine was subsequently shown to have immunomodulatory properties that have encouraged its application in the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis….the tolerability, low cost, and immunomodulatory properties of chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine are associated with biochemical effects that suggest a potential use in viral infections, some of whose symptoms may result from the inflammatory response… We raise the question of whether this old drug whose parent compound, quinine, was isolated in the late 19th century from the bark of the tropical cinchona tree, may experience a revival in the clinical management of viral diseases of the era of globalisation. General mechanisms of viral inhibition by chloroquine Figure 1 Steps of the replication of different viruses affected by chloroquine (marked by red rectangles). Chloroquine inhibits the replication of different viruses either at the early or late stages of viral replication. chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine can be successfully used in the clinical management of infections other than malaria. As regards viral diseases, what is clear is that the drug has antiviral and immunomodulatory effects that warrant particular consideration.” Chloroquine/hydroxychloroquie can impair the replication of several viruses by interacting with the endosome-mediated viral entry or the late stages of replication of enveloped viruses ( figure 1 ).
Read more at www.thelancet.com
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principiascientificinternational--2020-03-25--Coronavirus: A Perspective from Britain: Part 2

On the 18th March , the Daily Wire website published an article saying the world is ‘ severely over-reacting ’ .
I would have to agree .
The article can be seen here www.dailywire.com [ 1 ] On the 20th , Spiked Online carried an article noting Mayor of London Sadiq Khan saying “ Our liberties and human rights need to be changed , curtailed , infringed – use whatever word you want.
” The article can be seen here –www.spiked-online.com [ 2 ] On the 23rd , Boris Johnson announced in a press conference that “ From this evening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shopping for basic necessities , daily exercise , any medical need and travelling to and from essential work .
Shops selling non-essential goods will also be shut and gatherings in public of more than two people who do not live together prohibited .
( Emphasis added ) If people do not follow the rules police will have the powers to enforce them , including through fines and dispersing gatherings… ’ adding that only food stores , hardware shops , chemists , petrol stations and newsagents will be allowed to remain open , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day to exercise and were warned to go shopping for food as infrequently as possible .
( Emphasis added ) The measures in the ‘ lockdown ’ are apparently allowed under the Public Health Control of Diseases Act 1984 , and while they will probably be in force for a few weeks ( three weeks was the announcement ) , they can be kept in place for two years .
The BBC article can be seen here –www.bbc.co.uk [ 3 ] An online article on the 23rd claimed ‘ …experts at University College @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be between 35,000 and 70,000 excess deaths ’ in the UK , but the ‘ experts ’ were not named .
A councillor friend of mine on Faceache said yesterday he had heard ‘ from government sources ’ that this virus will be “ ten times as bad as the Swine Flu ” .
That 2009 epidemic infected between 700 million and 1.4 billion people worldwide , with somewhere between 150,000–575,000 deaths .
Taking the lower figure , ten times that would be 1.5 million .
Taking the higher figure , that would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ find it difficult to see anything even remotely approaching that from Covid , considering there have been less than 19,000 deaths worldwide .
On the 24th , Peter Hitchens , columnist for the Mail on Sunday , gave an interview to Talk Radio , in which he says deliberately crashing the economy will not stop the spread of the virus , and compared , as I did in my previous article , the present situation with previous epidemics , and said there has been a significant over-reaction to the virus in the UK @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be seen here –www.youtube.com [ 4 ] The British Army announced it had 20,000 troops on standby as part of a ‘ Covid Support Force ’ alongside 10,000 specially trained personnel at ‘ higher readiness ’ to respond to a civil emergency .
A civil emergency , like a food riot perhaps ?
Perhaps the most important takeaway from this article should be the fact that on March 19th , the gov.uk website said the Covid virus… .
…is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious disease ( HCID ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nations public health HCID group made an interim recommendation in January 2020 to classify COVID-19 as an HCID .
This was based on consideration of the UK HCID criteria about the virus and the disease with information available during the early stages of the outbreak .
Now that more is known about COVID-19 , the public health bodies in the UK have reviewed the most up to date information about COVID-19 against the UK HCID criteria .
They have determined that several features have now changed ; in particular , more information is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , and there is now greater clinical awareness and a specific and sensitive laboratory test , the availability of which continues to increase .
( Emphasis added ) The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens ( ACDP ) is also of the opinion that COVID-19 should no longer be classified as an HCID.
’ ( Emphasis added ) The webpage can be seen here –www.gov.uk [ 5 ] This has not been reported by the mainstream media .
As of the time of writing , there have been 417,676 total cases worldwide , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ active cases , 277,778 ( 96 % ) are classed as ‘ mild ’ and 12,981 ( 4 % ) classed as ‘ serious ’ or ‘ critical ’ .
In China where it started , there have been 81,171 cases , with 4735 being currently active , 73,159 recoveries , 1573 critical and 3277 deaths .
In the UK , there have been 8077 cases , with 7520 currently active .
We have 7500 mild and 20 critical cases .
We have had 422 deaths , and 135 recoveries .
The vast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ very elderly and those with underlying health conditions .
More than 77,000 people in the UK have been tested for the virus and were found not to have it .
Official government figures say deaths from seasonal Flu in England alone , excluding Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland , average 17,000 a year .
Something is definitely not right here .
As I said in my article a few days ago , this virus has succeeded in doing what the climate crazies failed to do ; shut down the world .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus .
There is something much more insidious than measures to contain a viral outbreak going on here .
All for a virus that has killed less than 19000 worldwide .
If this goes on for much of the year as some suspect , I can see the introduction of food and fuel rationing , interruptions to gas and electricity supplies , and travelling by permit only .
As I said in my previous article , governments and policymakers will be under tremendous pressure to keep many of the current restrictions in place @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make serious and probably permanent inroads to our rights and freedoms , and will give you a good insight into what the much-vaunted utopian Socialist paradise will look like .
The mainstream media have been praising the virus for reducing ‘ carbon pollution ’ , next they will be praising it for killing thousands of people .
I wonder if this virus was deliberately released at the behest of the UN as a field test , to see how well it performs .
Should we expect even more virulent epidemics in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of more of us ?
This video uploaded to Youtube on March 21st , features Professor Francis Boyle of the University of Illinois , who says in his opinion Covid was engineered as a biological weapon .
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Coronavirus: A Perspective from Britain: Part 2
Written by Andy Rowlands
On the 18th March, the Daily Wire website published an article saying the world is ‘severely over-reacting’. I would have to agree.
The article can be seen here www.dailywire.com [1]
On the 20th, Spiked Online carried an article noting Mayor of London Sadiq Khan saying “Our liberties and human rights need to be changed, curtailed, infringed – use whatever word you want.”
The article can be seen here –www.spiked-online.com [2]
On the 23rd, Boris Johnson announced in a press conference that
“From this evening people must stay at home except for shopping for basic necessities, daily exercise, any medical need and travelling to and from essential work. Shops selling non-essential goods will also be shut and gatherings in public of more than two people who do not live together prohibited. (Emphasis added) If people do not follow the rules police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings…’ adding that only food stores, hardware shops, chemists, petrol stations and newsagents will be allowed to remain open, and people will be allowed out once a day to exercise and were warned to go shopping for food as infrequently as possible. (Emphasis added)
Allowed. Ever heard the term Police State?
The measures in the ‘lockdown’ are apparently allowed under the Public Health Control of Diseases Act 1984, and while they will probably be in force for a few weeks (three weeks was the announcement), they can be kept in place for two years.
The BBC article can be seen here –www.bbc.co.uk [3]
An online article on the 23rd claimed ‘…experts at University College London and Cambridge University estimate there could be between 35,000 and 70,000 excess deaths’ in the UK, but the ‘experts’ were not named.
A councillor friend of mine on Faceache said yesterday he had heard ‘from government sources’ that this virus will be “ten times as bad as the Swine Flu”.
That 2009 epidemic infected between 700 million and 1.4 billion people worldwide, with somewhere between 150,000–575,000 deaths. Taking the lower figure, ten times that would be 1.5 million. Taking the higher figure, that would be almost six million deaths.
I find it difficult to see anything even remotely approaching that from Covid, considering there have been less than 19,000 deaths worldwide.
On the 24th, Peter Hitchens, columnist for the Mail on Sunday, gave an interview to Talk Radio, in which he says deliberately crashing the economy will not stop the spread of the virus, and compared, as I did in my previous article, the present situation with previous epidemics, and said there has been a significant over-reaction to the virus in the UK and many other countries.
The interview can be seen here –www.youtube.com [4]
The British Army announced it had 20,000 troops on standby as part of a ‘Covid Support Force’ alongside 10,000 specially trained personnel at ‘higher readiness’ to respond to a civil emergency. A civil emergency, like a food riot perhaps?
Perhaps the most important takeaway from this article should be the fact that on March 19th, the gov.uk website said the Covid virus….
…is no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) in the UK.
The website stated
‘The 4 nations public health HCID group made an interim recommendation in January 2020 to classify COVID-19 as an HCID. This was based on consideration of the UK HCID criteria about the virus and the disease with information available during the early stages of the outbreak. Now that more is known about COVID-19, the public health bodies in the UK have reviewed the most up to date information about COVID-19 against the UK HCID criteria. They have determined that several features have now changed; in particular, more information is available about mortality rates (low overall), and there is now greater clinical awareness and a specific and sensitive laboratory test, the availability of which continues to increase. (Emphasis added) The Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens (ACDP) is also of the opinion that COVID-19 should no longer be classified as an HCID.’ (Emphasis added)
The webpage can be seen here –www.gov.uk [5]
This has not been reported by the mainstream media.
As of the time of writing, there have been 417,676 total cases worldwide, with 290,759 active cases. Of the active cases, 277,778 (96{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117}) are classed as ‘mild’ and 12,981 (4{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117}) classed as ‘serious’ or ‘critical’.
In China where it started, there have been 81,171 cases, with 4735 being currently active, 73,159 recoveries, 1573 critical and 3277 deaths.
In the UK, there have been 8077 cases, with 7520 currently active. We have 7500 mild and 20 critical cases. We have had 422 deaths, and 135 recoveries.
The vast majority of deaths have come from the very elderly and those with underlying health conditions.
More than 77,000 people in the UK have been tested for the virus and were found not to have it.
Official government figures say deaths from seasonal Flu in England alone, excluding Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, average 17,000 a year.
Something is definitely not right here. As I said in my article a few days ago, this virus has succeeded in doing what the climate crazies failed to do; shut down the world. The world has massively over-reacted to the Covid virus.
There is something much more insidious than measures to contain a viral outbreak going on here.
All for a virus that has killed less than 19000 worldwide.
If this goes on for much of the year as some suspect, I can see the introduction of food and fuel rationing, interruptions to gas and electricity supplies, and travelling by permit only.
As I said in my previous article, governments and policymakers will be under tremendous pressure to keep many of the current restrictions in place permanently. This is the perfect opportunity to make serious and probably permanent inroads to our rights and freedoms, and will give you a good insight into what the much-vaunted utopian Socialist paradise will look like.
The mainstream media have been praising the virus for reducing ‘carbon pollution’, next they will be praising it for killing thousands of people.
I wonder if this virus was deliberately released at the behest of the UN as a field test, to see how well it performs. Should we expect even more virulent epidemics in the future as they try and get rid of more of us?
This video uploaded to Youtube on March 21st, features Professor Francis Boyle of the University of Illinois, who says in his opinion Covid was engineered as a biological weapon.
www.youtube.com [6]
[1] https://www.dailywire.com/news/stanford-professor-data-indicates-were-overreacting-to-coronavirus?fbclid=IwAR25Nw-tHqQ0VlEbIJVusijyEssLUEZNy0WVqBXa47T2CgvAzw-hE6Az1g8
[2] https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/03/20/our-liberty-must-not-be-a-casualty-of-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR12pbG-b81KFz_tCrCtaOJrgYP9hNByQHMfauyx1gbmQtdh2ExkT9VSfAA
[3] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52012432?fbclid=IwAR3mTuUXG697LucQczXZoXIyplmSJSXf_kpHx32VpOq9Li465zbJ7_PyzIg
[4[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e66-8_JXq6o&feature=em-uploademail
[5] https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-hcid?fbclid=IwAR0iWxUJuiBRtf4NQpX8e9nafLmfE8kfBq29nThc_fmEIqlc2yTg7Hk2WMM#status-of-covid-19
[6] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieRrfr-K29g&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR0Is9rPfvUaCeD70HC_D_k3E9nQrd6exBfg6u68X1YyY0RrlU11na1WLvk
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-16--Fauci Says OK to Tinder, Grinder Hook Ups Despite COVID19 Lockdown

Fauci Says OK to Tinder , Grinder Hook Ups Despite COVID19 Lockdown Dr. Anthony Fauci , a leading member of the White House coronavirus task force , in an interview Tuesday gave his blessing for hooking up with strangers met online through apps like Tinder , Bumble or Grindr , saying it is “ your choice regarding a risk.
” Fauci has advised President Trump to lock down the country to protect Americans from the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus based on models that have wildly over-estimated–for now–the number of infections and deaths , resulting in the crashing of the U.S. economy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and have sex with strangers ?
Excerpt from Fauci ’ s interview with Peter Hamby for the Snapchat streaming show Good Luck America as published by Vanity Fair Hamby : “ On the opposite side of that spectrum , people are cooped up , they ’ re a little stir crazy .
If you ’ re swiping on a dating app like Tinder , or Bumble , or Grindr , and you match with someone that you think is hot , and you ’ re just kind of like , “ Maybe it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes over.
” What do you say to that person ?
” Fauci : “ You know , that ’ s tough .
Because it ’ s what ’ s called relative risk .
If you really feel that you don ’ t want to have any part of this virus , will you maintain six feet away , wear a mask , do all the things that we talk about in the guidelines ?
If you ’ re willing to take a risk—and you know , everybody has their own tolerance for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to meet somebody .
And it depends on the level of the interaction that you want to have .
If you ’ re looking for a friend , sit in a room and put a mask on , and you know , chat a bit .
If you want to go a little bit more intimate , well , then that ’ s your choice regarding a risk .
The one thing you don ’ t want to do is make sure the person is feeling well .
Even though there ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s one of the things that ’ s really troublesome .
That if everybody transmitted would only transmit when they ’ re sick , that would be much easier .
But what we ’ re seeing , which becomes really problematic , is that there ’ s a considerable amount of transmission from an asymptomatic person .
And we ’ ve got well-documented now , you know , that situation on the nuclear carrier , the Roosevelt , USS Roosevelt , where hundreds of sailors have gotten infected from people that were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Fauci has served since 1984 as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH where he has focused on ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic , however after his 36 years at the helm there is still no vaccine .
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Fauci Says OK to Tinder, Grinder Hook Ups Despite COVID19 Lockdown
Written by Kristinn Taylor
Dr. Anthony Fauci, a leading member of the White House coronavirus task force, in an interview Tuesday gave his blessing for hooking up with strangers met online through apps like Tinder, Bumble or Grindr, saying it is “your choice regarding a risk.”
Fauci has advised President Trump to lock down the country to protect Americans from the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus based on models that have wildly over-estimated–for now–the number of infections and deaths, resulting in the crashing of the U.S. economy.
And now Fauci says go ahead and have sex with strangers?
Excerpt from Fauci’s interview with Peter Hamby for the Snapchat streaming show Good Luck America as published by Vanity Fair
Hamby: “On the opposite side of that spectrum, people are cooped up, they’re a little stir crazy. If you’re swiping on a dating app like Tinder, or Bumble, or Grindr, and you match with someone that you think is hot, and you’re just kind of like, “Maybe it’s fine if this one stranger comes over.” What do you say to that person?” Fauci: “You know, that’s tough. Because it’s what’s called relative risk. If you really feel that you don’t want to have any part of this virus, will you maintain six feet away, wear a mask, do all the things that we talk about in the guidelines? If you’re willing to take a risk—and you know, everybody has their own tolerance for risks—you could figure out if you want to meet somebody. And it depends on the level of the interaction that you want to have. If you’re looking for a friend, sit in a room and put a mask on, and you know, chat a bit. If you want to go a little bit more intimate, well, then that’s your choice regarding a risk. The one thing you don’t want to do is make sure the person is feeling well. Even though there’s a lot of asymptomatic infections, that’s one of the things that’s really troublesome. That if everybody transmitted would only transmit when they’re sick, that would be much easier. But what we’re seeing, which becomes really problematic, is that there’s a considerable amount of transmission from an asymptomatic person. And we’ve got well-documented now, you know, that situation on the nuclear carrier, the Roosevelt, USS Roosevelt, where hundreds of sailors have gotten infected from people that were not sick. That’s tough.
Fauci has served since 1984 as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the NIH where he has focused on ending the HIV/AIDS pandemic, however after his 36 years at the helm there is still no vaccine.
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principiascientificinternational--2020-04-16--Despite ‘Pandemic’ Medical Staff Furloughed From Empty Hospitals

One America News Network ( OAN ) is reporting that many hospitals across the United States are laying off and furloughing medical workers .
So , what happened to the 100,000 ’ s of urgent additional cases due to the COVID19 pandemic ?
According to Anne Saker reporting for the Cincinnati Enquirer : But where is the expected rush of COVID19 emergency cases ?
The COVID-19 patients often spend two to three weeks in the hospital , far beyond the industry standard of two to three days with many of the most serious cases placed on ventilators .
A further @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Boston by the Boston Medical Center , says WGBH .
In statements sent to WGBH News , Boston Medical Center and Atrius Health said they are resilient , but these are very difficult times and they are trying to navigate uncharted waters .
In Texas the situation is even worse as Tenet Healthcare furloughs a staggering 3,400 hospital workers , citing lost revenue from halt on elective surgeries .
The Dallas-based hospital chain operates 65 hospitals and 500 surgery and care centers .
The story is reported by Dallas News ( Apr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that in Kentucky no fewer than 500 medical staff are currently furloughed , 400 in Connecticut , 200 in Tennessee , plus many more in states such as Virginia and Arkansas .
All because state governments are mandating that private hospitals cancel all non-essential surgeries as part of the anticipated flood of coronavirus cases ( which doesn ’ t appear to be materializing ) .
Anecdotal evidence from medical staff appears to affirm the situation : “ I ’ m a nurse in Sacramento and we haven ’ t been full for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called off due to empty beds .
The covid virus is so overblown .
We are so much busier during flu season.
” OAN adds : “ Quest Diagnostics , which has performed 40 percent of COVID19 tests so far in the U.S. is also furloughing employees , cutting pay , dismissing temporary workers and cutting overtime.
” Meanwhile , Vice President Pence announces that no one in the country who needed a ventilator has been unable to get one .
“ Everybody who needed one , has gotten a ventilator.
” OAN @ @ @ @ @ @ @ down completely because they have no patients : “ Twenty-five percent of rural hospitals are at risk of closing due to the cancellation of so-called non-essential medical care.
” Not one hospital in the United States reports it has been overwhelmed by COVID19 cases .
No care has been rationed or denied to any patients during this alleged ‘ crisis ’ that required the world ’ s economy to be shut down and 80 percent of the global population to be kept on house arrest ( quarantine ) for weeks on end .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ any of the above facts , preferring to instill a sense of fear with a monotonous narrative of impending doom and gloom .
About the author : John O ’ Sullivan John is CEO and co-founder ( with Dr Tim Ball ) of Principia Scientific International ( PSI ) .
John is a seasoned science writer and legal analyst who assisted Dr Ball in defeating world leading climate expert , Michael ‘ hockey stick ’ Mann in the ‘ science trial of the century ‘ .
O ’ Sullivan is credited as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ group of scientists in 2010 who then collaborated in creating the world ’ s first full-volume debunk of the greenhouse gas theory plus their new follow-up book .
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Despite ‘Pandemic’ Medical Staff Furloughed From Empty Hospitals
Written by John O'Sullivan
One America News Network (OAN) is reporting that many hospitals across the United States are laying off and furloughing medical workers. So, what happened to the 100,000’s of urgent additional cases due to the COVID19 pandemic?
According to Anne Saker reporting for the Cincinnati Enquirer:
“Hospitals across the Cincinnati area have cut back on hours for hundreds of workers as the statewide halt to nonessential surgery squeezed hospitals that also must rapidly expand capacity ahead of an expected wave of coronavirus patients. The cuts go across at least four hospital systems: Bon Secours Mercy Health, UC Health, TriHealth and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.”
But where is the expected rush of COVID19 emergency cases?
The COVID-19 patients often spend two to three weeks in the hospital, far beyond the industry standard of two to three days with many of the most serious cases placed on ventilators.
A further 700 more health workers have been furloughed in Boston by the Boston Medical Center, says WGBH. In statements sent to WGBH News, Boston Medical Center and Atrius Health said they are resilient, but these are very difficult times and they are trying to navigate uncharted waters.
“Most staff who remain at work making above a certain income level will have some of their pay withheld, on average 20 percent, with a plan to pay them back at a later date,” wrote Atrius Health president, Steve Strongwater, in a statement.
In Texas the situation is even worse as Tenet Healthcare furloughs a staggering 3,400 hospital workers, citing lost revenue from halt on elective surgeries. The Dallas-based hospital chain operates 65 hospitals and 500 surgery and care centers. The story is reported by Dallas News (Apr 16, 2020)
OAN adds, that in Kentucky no fewer than 500 medical staff are currently furloughed, 400 in Connecticut, 200 in Tennessee, plus many more in states such as Virginia and Arkansas. All because state governments are mandating that private hospitals cancel all non-essential surgeries as part of the anticipated flood of coronavirus cases (which doesn’t appear to be materializing).
Anecdotal evidence from medical staff appears to affirm the situation:
“I’m a nurse in Sacramento and we haven’t been full for the last two months. Nurses are getting called off due to empty beds. The covid virus is so overblown. We are so much busier during flu season.” OAN adds: “Quest Diagnostics, which has performed 40 percent of COVID19 tests so far in the U.S. is also furloughing employees, cutting pay, dismissing temporary workers and cutting overtime.”
Meanwhile, Vice President Pence announces that no one in the country who needed a ventilator has been unable to get one. “Everybody who needed one, has gotten a ventilator.”
OAN warns that many rural hospitals face shutting down completely because they have no patients:
“Twenty-five percent of rural hospitals are at risk of closing due to the cancellation of so-called non-essential medical care.”
Not one hospital in the United States reports it has been overwhelmed by COVID19 cases. No care has been rationed or denied to any patients during this alleged ‘crisis’ that required the world’s economy to be shut down and 80 percent of the global population to be kept on house arrest (quarantine) for weeks on end.
Yet the mainstream media is not reporting any of the above facts, preferring to instill a sense of fear with a monotonous narrative of impending doom and gloom.
About the author: John O’Sullivan John is CEO and co-founder (with Dr Tim Ball) of Principia Scientific International (PSI). John is a seasoned science writer and legal analyst who assisted Dr Ball in defeating world leading climate expert, Michael ‘hockey stick’ Mann in the ‘science trial of the century‘. O’Sullivan is credited as the visionary who formed the original ‘Slayers’ group of scientists in 2010 who then collaborated in creating the world’s first full-volume debunk of the greenhouse gas theory plus their new follow-up book.
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