weareanonymous--2020-04-02--‘Half The World Is On Lockdown’ – Global Coronavirus Cases Edge Toward 1M As Deaths Surge In US & Eu

‘Half The World Is On Lockdown’ – Global Coronavirus Cases Edge Toward 1M As Deaths Surge In US & Europe: Live Updates

• Infection in New Delhi slum sparks fears of mass breakout • PM Abe mocked for handing out ‘ two masks ’ to every Japanese household • British health official says “ everybody is frustrated ” about test shortage • Pence says US facing similar trajectory to Italy Update ( 1030ET ) : As data begin to show that lockdowns in Italy and Spain are finally showing some success in ‘ flattening the curve ’ ( though this unfortunately didn ’ t stop hospitals in Madrid and Milan and the surrounding area from being overwhelmed ) , more leaders are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Thursday extended the country ’ s “ non-working holiday ” until the end of April , adding an additional 2 weeks to the shutdown as he insisted that the isolation efforts were working to stop the spread of the virus .
The AFP , which has been assiduously tracking stay at home orders and government lockdowns , just proclaimed that half of the world ’ s population has been subjected to some level of lockdown during the crisis so far .
As the US quarantines troops in Afghanistan , the French government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stationed in Mali have tested positive for COVID-19 .
Of them , three have been sent home .
Elsewhere , Singapore reported 49 new novel coronavirus cases on Thursday , raising the city-state ’ s total number of infections to 1,049 .
It ’ s the latest indication that Asian countries that initially found success in combating the virus are seeing a resurgence .
In the UK , the official death toll from the coronavirus rose 24 % to 2,921 as of Thursday morning , the Department of Health announced .
Total cases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s CEO brazenly insists his company won ’ t accept federal bailout money if it would leave the federal government with a stake in Boeing , the struggling aerospace company and defense contractor on Thursday rolled out a ‘ voluntary worker layoff program ’ , telling employees that it hoped to avoid “ other workforce actions ” as the entire aviation industry is rattled by the crisis .
And unfortunately for Greta Thunberg , who has probably finished recovering from her imaginary case of the coronavirus by now , the outbreak has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nations global climate summit being postponed .
Looks like Greta will need to find another gathering of world leaders to shout at .
Before we get started today , let ’ s take a minute to review… That looks like exponential growth to us .
Now that the administration is “ all in ” on social distancing as America battles what is now the biggest novel coronavirus outbreak in the world , President Donald Trump warned that Americans are heading for a “ horrendous ” two or three weeks as they hunker down @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ painful ” times ahead , while raising the possibility that the government might shutter all remaining domestic flights between coronavirus ‘ hot spots ’ in the US like NYC and Miami .
Looking ahead , economists are bracing for Thursday ’ s initial jobless claims to jump as much as 5 million – maybe even 6.5 million – after yesterday ’ s ADP report on private employment , and after last week ’ s record 3.3 million jump .
“ I am looking where flights are going into hot spots.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a temporary ban on all domestic flights .
“ Some of those flights I didn ’ t like from the beginning , but closing up every single flight on every single airline , that ’ s a very , very , very rough decision .
But we are thinking about hot spots , where you go from spot to spot , both hot .
And we ’ ll let you know fairly soon.
” “ We ’ re certainly looking at it but once you do that you really are clamping down on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump said .
On Thursday morning , the number of confirmed cases in the US climbed above 5,000 ( it was 5,137 when we last checked ) , while the number of confirmed cases has climbed above 200k ( to 216,722 ) .
This , after Vice President Pence said during last night ’ s press conference that models suggest the US is facing a trajectory similar to Italy ’ s , the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths with more than 13k .
NYC remains the epicenter in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , more than double the death toll from the rest of the state ( 585 ) .
The global case count is quickly heading toward the big 1 million ( last count : 939,436 ) as case numbers in the US and Europe surge ( even as Italy and Spain show the first signs of a ‘ plateau ’ of new cases ) while China , South Korea and other Southeast Asian nations and territories ( Thailand , Malaysia , Hong Kong ) report a second wave .
Around the world , 76,836 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 10,000 people have now died in Spain after contracting coronavirus , with a record 950 of them dying on Wednesday , the latest in a grim streak of daily death-toll records .
Death toll records released Thursday morning in Spain showed the official death toll hitting 10,003 , up from 9,053 the day before .
Spain now has 110,238 confirmed cases of coronavirus , an 8 % increase .
Though that ’ s slowed from the ~25 % daily jumps seen earlier this month , it doesn ’ t change the fact that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in place-style lockdown .
Thanks to the lockdown , Spain recorded its biggest jump in unemployment in its history , with more than 800,000 people filing for benefits last week .
The jump in deaths recently has pushed Spain ’ s mortality rate well above that of the US .
As it turns out , the US isn ’ t the only developed western country that is ill-prepared to ramp up testing for the novel coronavirus : As angry tabloid headlines bash the British government , led by a currently sickened PM Boris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ expressed frustration with the government ’ s struggles to provide enough tests , claiming that “ everybody involved is frustrated ” as the UK scrambles to ramp up testing , the FT reports .
Fortunately , London ’ s Francis Crick Institute has developed a rapid diagnostic coronavirus test and says it hopes to test 500 frontline workers a day from next week .
Though the US government is preparing to bail out American airlines , international airlines remain locked in a free fall : On Thursday , British Airways is expected to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as it seeks to cut costs now that nobody is flying unless they absolutely need to .
As businesses continue to struggle with planning for the future , a new report from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said the global economy could shrink by almost 1 % before year ’ s end .
Before the outbreak , they had anticipated growth of 2.5 % , the Washington Post reports .
Now that the 2020 Tokyo Games have been officially postponed until next year ( they ’ re still the 2020 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on fighting the virus without that albatross around its neck : But as the country stands “ on the very brink ” of a coronavirus crisis , Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resisted calls to try and enforce a state of emergency and other measures .
Instead , he ’ s planning to send every household two small washable cloth masks , a decision that has earned him no shortage of ridicule .
Abe ’ s “ two masks ” plan was brutally mocked on social media , with many questioning how the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ family .
Tokyo alone reported 97 new cases on Thursday , a new record high , and the latest in a two-week resurgence that has turned back the clock on Japan ’ s fight against the virus .
As more government officials catch the virus , the Philippine ambassador to Lebanon died of complications arising from the virus this week , the country ’ s Department of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday .
Ambassador Bernardita M. Catalla , a nearly 30-year veteran of the diplomatic corps.
, died in Beirut early Thursday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ grumble about that the inept implementation of that country ’ s three-week lockdown , imposed despite a relative dearth of cases as officials feared rapid spreading in the country ’ s slums , the death of a middle-aged man in Mumbai ’ s Dharavi slum has stoked worries about the highly contagious virus ripping through what ’ s widely regarded as the largest slum in Asia .

Summary:
Spain deaths pass 10k
Global cases near 1 million mark
Infection in New Delhi slum sparks fears of mass breakout
PM Abe mocked for handing out ‘two masks’ to every Japanese household
British health official says “everybody is frustrated” about test shortage
Half the world on lockdown, AFP reports
UN climate summit canceled
Singapore reports 49 new cases
London’s Francis Crick institute develops rapid test
Pence says US facing similar trajectory to Italy
Tokyo reports record 97 cases in a day
UN projects global economy will contract 1% in 2020
Putin extends Russian shutdown
Philippines’ ambassador to Lebanon dies of COVID-19
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Update (1030ET): As data begin to show that lockdowns in Italy and Spain are finally showing some success in ‘flattening the curve’ (though this unfortunately didn’t stop hospitals in Madrid and Milan and the surrounding area from being overwhelmed), more leaders are imposing them. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday extended the country’s “non-working holiday” until the end of April, adding an additional 2 weeks to the shutdown as he insisted that the isolation efforts were working to stop the spread of the virus.
The AFP, which has been assiduously tracking stay at home orders and government lockdowns, just proclaimed that half of the world’s population has been subjected to some level of lockdown during the crisis so far.
As the US quarantines troops in Afghanistan, the French government announced on Thursday that four French soldiers stationed in Mali have tested positive for COVID-19. Of them, three have been sent home.
Elsewhere, Singapore reported 49 new novel coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising the city-state’s total number of infections to 1,049. It’s the latest indication that Asian countries that initially found success in combating the virus are seeing a resurgence.
In the UK, the official death toll from the coronavirus rose 24% to 2,921 as of Thursday morning, the Department of Health announced. Total cases numbered at 33,718.
UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK: As of 9am 2 April, a total of 163,194 people have been tested of which 33,718 tested positive. As of 5pm on 1 April, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,921 have sadly died. pic.twitter.com/AbPp29Ijwv — Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) April 2, 2020
Testing update for England from Public Health England (@PHE_uk): 10,657 tests were carried out yesterday in England. Testing capacity for inpatient care in England currently stands at 12,799 tests per day. pic.twitter.com/vV24UUtXLi — Department of Health and Social Care (@DHSCgovuk) April 2, 2020
Even as Boeing’s CEO brazenly insists his company won’t accept federal bailout money if it would leave the federal government with a stake in Boeing, the struggling aerospace company and defense contractor on Thursday rolled out a ‘voluntary worker layoff program’, telling employees that it hoped to avoid “other workforce actions” as the entire aviation industry is rattled by the crisis.
And unfortunately for Greta Thunberg, who has probably finished recovering from her imaginary case of the coronavirus by now, the outbreak has led to this year’s United Nations global climate summit being postponed. Looks like Greta will need to find another gathering of world leaders to shout at.
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Before we get started today, let’s take a minute to review…
3/10 1,000
3/11 1,267
3/12 1,645
3/13 2,204
3/14 2,826
3/15 3,505
3/16 4,466
3/17 6,135
3/18 8,760
3/19 13,229
3/20 18,763
3/21 25,740
3/22 34,276
3/23 42,663
3/24 52,976
3/25 65,273
3/26 82,135
3/27 101,295
3/28 121,176
3/29 139,773
3/30 160,377
3/31 185,469
4/01 199,729
…and on Thursday? 4/02 216,722
That looks like exponential growth to us.
Now that the administration is “all in” on social distancing as America battles what is now the biggest novel coronavirus outbreak in the world, President Donald Trump warned that Americans are heading for a “horrendous” two or three weeks as they hunker down at home, reiterating his warning about “painful” times ahead, while raising the possibility that the government might shutter all remaining domestic flights between coronavirus ‘hot spots’ in the US like NYC and Miami.
Looking ahead, economists are bracing for Thursday’s initial jobless claims to jump as much as 5 million – maybe even 6.5 million – after yesterday’s ADP report on private employment, and after last week’s record 3.3 million jump.
“I am looking where flights are going into hot spots.” Trump replied when asked if he was considering a temporary ban on all domestic flights. “Some of those flights I didn’t like from the beginning, but closing up every single flight on every single airline, that’s a very, very, very rough decision. But we are thinking about hot spots, where you go from spot to spot, both hot. And we’ll let you know fairly soon.”
“We’re certainly looking at it but once you do that you really are clamping down on an industry that is desperately needed,” Trump said.
On Thursday morning, the number of confirmed cases in the US climbed above 5,000 (it was 5,137 when we last checked), while the number of confirmed cases has climbed above 200k (to 216,722). This, after Vice President Pence said during last night’s press conference that models suggest the US is facing a trajectory similar to Italy’s, the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths with more than 13k.
NYC remains the epicenter in the US, with more than 1,374 deaths, more than double the death toll from the rest of the state (585). The global case count is quickly heading toward the big 1 million (last count: 939,436) as case numbers in the US and Europe surge (even as Italy and Spain show the first signs of a ‘plateau’ of new cases) while China, South Korea and other Southeast Asian nations and territories (Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong) report a second wave. Around the world, 76,836 cases were reported yesterday.
More than 10,000 people have now died in Spain after contracting coronavirus, with a record 950 of them dying on Wednesday, the latest in a grim streak of daily death-toll records. Death toll records released Thursday morning in Spain showed the official death toll hitting 10,003, up from 9,053 the day before.
Spain now has 110,238 confirmed cases of coronavirus, an 8% increase. Though that’s slowed from the ~25% daily jumps seen earlier this month, it doesn’t change the fact that Spain is 2.5 weeks into a shelter in place-style lockdown. Thanks to the lockdown, Spain recorded its biggest jump in unemployment in its history, with more than 800,000 people filing for benefits last week. The jump in deaths recently has pushed Spain’s mortality rate well above that of the US.
As it turns out, the US isn’t the only developed western country that is ill-prepared to ramp up testing for the novel coronavirus: As angry tabloid headlines bash the British government, led by a currently sickened PM Boris Johnson, a top British health official expressed frustration with the government’s struggles to provide enough tests, claiming that “everybody involved is frustrated” as the UK scrambles to ramp up testing, the FT reports.
Fortunately, London’s Francis Crick Institute has developed a rapid diagnostic coronavirus test and says it hopes to test 500 frontline workers a day from next week.
Though the US government is preparing to bail out American airlines, international airlines remain locked in a free fall: On Thursday, British Airways is expected to announce plans to suspend about 32,000 employees as it seeks to cut costs now that nobody is flying unless they absolutely need to.
As businesses continue to struggle with planning for the future, a new report from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said the global economy could shrink by almost 1% before year’s end. Before the outbreak, they had anticipated growth of 2.5%, the Washington Post reports.
Now that the 2020 Tokyo Games have been officially postponed until next year (they’re still the 2020 Games though), Japan can focus on fighting the virus without that albatross around its neck: But as the country stands “on the very brink” of a coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has resisted calls to try and enforce a state of emergency and other measures. Instead, he’s planning to send every household two small washable cloth masks, a decision that has earned him no shortage of ridicule.
Abe’s “two masks” plan was brutally mocked on social media, with many questioning how the masks would be split between a whole family.
Tokyo alone reported 97 new cases on Thursday, a new record high, and the latest in a two-week resurgence that has turned back the clock on Japan’s fight against the virus.
As more government officials catch the virus, the Philippine ambassador to Lebanon died of complications arising from the virus this week, the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs announced on Thursday. Ambassador Bernardita M. Catalla, a nearly 30-year veteran of the diplomatic corps., died in Beirut early Thursday morning.
Finally, as Indians continue to grumble about that the inept implementation of that country’s three-week lockdown, imposed despite a relative dearth of cases as officials feared rapid spreading in the country’s slums, the death of a middle-aged man in Mumbai’s Dharavi slum has stoked worries about the highly contagious virus ripping through what’s widely regarded as the largest slum in Asia.


weareanonymous--2020-04-03--Elon Musk Promised New York Ventilators… He Sent 5 Year Old Sleep Apnea Machines Instead

After weeks of finding new ways to embarrass himself in the coronavirus news cycle – most recently taking a stab at doctors and saying they were too “ scared ” to help coronavirus patients – Elon Musk has opened up a new chapter in both virtue signalling and public humiliation as it relates to the ongoing global pandemic .
As a reminder , we have been reluctantly covering Musk ’ s “ bizarre ” actions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic : First , he called the panic around the virus “ dumb ” .
Then , Musk came out and said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus despite the fact that there have been numerous reports of teenagers “ fighting for their lives ” on ventilators and passing away from the virus ( source and source ) .
Then , Musk went to battle with Alameda County about keeping his Fremont factory open , all the while Tesla and SpaceX employees were contracting the coronavirus .
One has to exhale and ask , “ What could possibly be next ?
” Well , how about saying you ’ re going to donate ventilators in a half-hearted effort to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ above your head , and then donating a bunch of sleep apnea machines instead ?
Musk proclaimed on March 23 that he bought “ 1255 FDA-approved ResMed , Philips & Medtronic ventilators on Friday night and airshipped them to LA ” .
A couple of days later , NYC mayor Bill de Blasio was publicly thanking Musk for “ donating hundreds of ventilators to New York City and State , including our public hospitals ” .
de Blasio said he was “ deeply grateful ” .
Then , yesterday , the NYC Health @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of “ 40 ventilators ” that were donated by Tesla to a hospital in queens .
Many of the boxes sport a “ ResMed ” logo and printed out sheets of paper with the Tesla logo on them .
But then , a bit of reality sank in and the FT pointed out some “ peculiar ” items of note about these boxes .
First is the fact that sitting on top of the boxes is a Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure , also called a “ BiPAP ” machine , which is used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ machines are sometimes referred to as “ non-invasive ventilators ” , these are not the ventilators that are commonly used in intensive care units for coronavirus .
In fact , it turns out that these machines may make things worse for coronavirus patients .
As FT noted , The American Society of Anesthesiologists on February 23 issued guidance warning that CPAP and BPAP machines “ may increase the risk of infectious transmission ” .
Russ Mitchell of the LA Times put out a Tweet thread yesterday , stating that : “ The head @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Cramer today and said the 1000 machines Musk said he would be donating were five-year old Resmed BiPap breathing devices , usually used to treat sleep apnea , which I presume were bought in bulk at deep discount.
” “ BiPap devices are not the high-end highly desired invasive ventilators that hospitals so desperately need .
( GM and Ford have partnered up with ventillator makers to manufacture these ) , ” he continued .
Musk , meanwhile , continued to refer to these machines as “ FDA approved ” , because the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ allowed these machines to be used – instead of actual ventilators – in the event of a shortage .
When FT reached out to ResMed ’ s CEO , Mick Farrell , he put on his best PR hat and claimed that these machines could be used to fight Covid-19 , stating : The bilevels featured in Tesla ’ s tweet are built on the same platform as our S9 CPAP machines for sleep apnea but deliver non-invasive ventilation that can be beneficial to many COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe while trying to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ seen large numbers of patients in China and across Europe that have been treated with non-invasive ventilation via bilevel devices .
… before confirming to FT that the machines Musk purchased were , in fact , sleep apnea machines : We think it ’ s great that Tesla purchased bilevel non-invasive ventilators from a platform of ours that we developed five years ago in Asia and sent them to New York .
We applaud any company who can help get ventilators and other respiratory products to those in need .

After weeks of finding new ways to embarrass himself in the coronavirus news cycle – most recently taking a stab at doctors and saying they were too “scared” to help coronavirus patients – Elon Musk has opened up a new chapter in both virtue signalling and public humiliation as it relates to the ongoing global pandemic.
As a reminder, we have been reluctantly covering Musk’s “bizarre” actions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic: First, he called the panic around the virus “dumb”. Then, Musk came out and said kids were “essentially immune” to the virus despite the fact that there have been numerous reports of teenagers “fighting for their lives” on ventilators and passing away from the virus (source and source).
Then, Musk went to battle with Alameda County about keeping his Fremont factory open, all the while Tesla and SpaceX employees were contracting the coronavirus.
One has to exhale and ask, “What could possibly be next?”
Well, how about saying you’re going to donate ventilators in a half-hearted effort to try and end the PR fiasco hanging above your head, and then donating a bunch of sleep apnea machines instead?
Musk proclaimed on March 23 that he bought “1255 FDA-approved ResMed, Philips & Medtronic ventilators on Friday night and airshipped them to LA”.
A couple of days later, NYC mayor Bill de Blasio was publicly thanking Musk for “donating hundreds of ventilators to New York City and State, including our public hospitals”. de Blasio said he was “deeply grateful”.
Then, yesterday, the NYC Health and Hospitals system Tweeted out a photograph of “40 ventilators” that were donated by Tesla to a hospital in queens. Many of the boxes sport a “ResMed” logo and printed out sheets of paper with the Tesla logo on them.
But then, a bit of reality sank in and the FT pointed out some “peculiar” items of note about these boxes. First is the fact that sitting on top of the boxes is a Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure, also called a “BiPAP” machine, which is used to treat sleep apnea. While these machines are sometimes referred to as “non-invasive ventilators”, these are not the ventilators that are commonly used in intensive care units for coronavirus.
In fact, it turns out that these machines may make things worse for coronavirus patients. As FT noted, The American Society of Anesthesiologists on February 23 issued guidance warning that CPAP and BPAP machines “may increase the risk of infectious transmission”.
Russ Mitchell of the LA Times put out a Tweet thread yesterday, stating that: “The head of Resmed medical device maker appeared on Cramer today and said the 1000 machines Musk said he would be donating were five-year old Resmed BiPap breathing devices, usually used to treat sleep apnea, which I presume were bought in bulk at deep discount.”
“BiPap devices are not the high-end highly desired invasive ventilators that hospitals so desperately need. (GM and Ford have partnered up with ventillator makers to manufacture these),” he continued.
Musk, meanwhile, continued to refer to these machines as “FDA approved”, because the FDA recently adopted an emergency policy that allowed these machines to be used – instead of actual ventilators – in the event of a shortage. When FT reached out to ResMed’s CEO, Mick Farrell, he put on his best PR hat and claimed that these machines could be used to fight Covid-19, stating:
The bilevels featured in Tesla’s tweet are built on the same platform as our S9 CPAP machines for sleep apnea but deliver non-invasive ventilation that can be beneficial to many COVID-19 patients struggling to breathe while trying to fight off this virus. We have seen large numbers of patients in China and across Europe that have been treated with non-invasive ventilation via bilevel devices.
… before confirming to FT that the machines Musk purchased were, in fact, sleep apnea machines:
We think it’s great that Tesla purchased bilevel non-invasive ventilators from a platform of ours that we developed five years ago in Asia and sent them to New York. We applaud any company who can help get ventilators and other respiratory products to those in need.


weareanonymous--2020-04-03--Amazon Bans Sale Of N95 And Surgical Masks To General Public – Where Can I Buy N95 Masks Now?

Amazon has banned the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public , claiming it would restrict sales to hospitals and government organizations dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic .
The ban took effect April 1 , according to Recode , after the company said in a forum for Amazon sellers that the ban includes “ facial shields , surgical gowns , surgical gloves , and large-volume sanitizers.
” Hospitals and governments can qualify to purchase said items by filling out a form , while Amazon will be eliminating the commission it usually charges sellers in order “ to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inventory of these products available at competitive prices to these customers with the greatest need.
” The move is the latest drastic change Amazon has made to its business practices amid the global pandemic that has upended billions of lives and economies across the globe .
Amazon has become a lifeline to essential goods during this time for millions of customers ordered to stay at home and those fearful of shopping in stores during the crisis .
In mid-March , faced with merchandise shortages in the United States and Europe due to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which products it will store and ship from its warehouses , in a move it said was aimed at keeping essential items in stock and speeding up orders .
–Recode Two weeks ago , the Seattle-based e-retailer said that it would be “ temporarily prioritizing household staples , medical supplies , and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive , restock and deliver these products to customers , ” meaning it will no longer accept new shipments to warehouses for discretionary items through at least @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to sell products on its websites , however sellers listing discretionary items will have to wait to ship them on their own if they aren ’ t already in – or on their way , to an Amazon warehouse .
Products which can be shipped include : “ baby products , health and household , beauty and personal care , grocery , industrial and scientific , and pet supplies.
” Third-party resellers who participate in the Fulfillment by Amazon program , as well as wholesale vendors who sell directly to the company were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are seeing increased online shopping , and as a result , some products , such as household staples and medical supplies , are out of stock , ” said an Amazon spokesperson in a statement , adding “ We understand this is a change for our selling partners and appreciate their understanding as we temporarily prioritize these products for customers.
” With governments across the globe recommending and even mandating that people stay inside during the pandemic , more shoppers are turning to Amazon to stock up rather than visiting brick-and-mortar stores .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ categories has meant frequent out-of-stock messages for items ranging from hand sanitizer and hand soap to face masks , as well as sellers taking advantage of low supply by attempting to price-gouge customers .
This restriction on which items it will store in warehouses — coupled with Amazon ’ s announcement that it was hiring 100,000 warehouse workers to keep up with surging demand — highlights the level at which consumers are relying on online shopping during the pandemic .
At the same time , it ’ s also a realization that even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Everything Store , and Amazon ’ s logistics prowess , were not built to fully sustain the change in consumer behavior that the pandemic has forced essentially overnight .
–Recode With Pharmacies , Walmart and nearly all other physical stores out of stock , Amazon out of the game and ebay selling mostly gas masks from China , there ’ s not much place left to buy N95 masks to protect yourself in th Covid-19 crisis .
As you may already know , the Darknet is selling pretty much everything that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ completely illegal .
So even if you come by to find a shady shop or entity selling overpriced masks , you never know if they really are what they are advertised ( N95 standard ) and work and you also never know if they will ever arrive .
However , there are still some online shops that are selling the very last N95 masks , one of them being a small company called Amazyble.com .

Amazon has banned the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public, claiming it would restrict sales to hospitals and government organizations dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ban took effect April 1, according to Recode, after the company said in a forum for Amazon sellers that the ban includes “facial shields, surgical gowns, surgical gloves, and large-volume sanitizers.”
Hospitals and governments can qualify to purchase said items by filling out a form, while Amazon will be eliminating the commission it usually charges sellers in order “to encourage our selling partners to make additional inventory of these products available at competitive prices to these customers with the greatest need.”
The move is the latest drastic change Amazon has made to its business practices amid the global pandemic that has upended billions of lives and economies across the globe. Amazon has become a lifeline to essential goods during this time for millions of customers ordered to stay at home and those fearful of shopping in stores during the crisis.
In mid-March, faced with merchandise shortages in the United States and Europe due to the pandemic, Amazon instituted sweeping changes on which products it will store and ship from its warehouses, in a move it said was aimed at keeping essential items in stock and speeding up orders. –Recode
Two weeks ago, the Seattle-based e-retailer said that it would be “temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock and deliver these products to customers,” meaning it will no longer accept new shipments to warehouses for discretionary items through at least April 5.
The company will continue to sell products on its websites, however sellers listing discretionary items will have to wait to ship them on their own if they aren’t already in – or on their way, to an Amazon warehouse. Products which can be shipped include: “baby products, health and household, beauty and personal care, grocery, industrial and scientific, and pet supplies.”
Third-party resellers who participate in the Fulfillment by Amazon program, as well as wholesale vendors who sell directly to the company were notified of the changes.
“We are seeing increased online shopping, and as a result, some products, such as household staples and medical supplies, are out of stock,” said an Amazon spokesperson in a statement, adding “We understand this is a change for our selling partners and appreciate their understanding as we temporarily prioritize these products for customers.”
With governments across the globe recommending and even mandating that people stay inside during the pandemic, more shoppers are turning to Amazon to stock up rather than visiting brick-and-mortar stores. But the rush of shopping in select categories has meant frequent out-of-stock messages for items ranging from hand sanitizer and hand soap to face masks, as well as sellers taking advantage of low supply by attempting to price-gouge customers.
This restriction on which items it will store in warehouses — coupled with Amazon’s announcement that it was hiring 100,000 warehouse workers to keep up with surging demand — highlights the level at which consumers are relying on online shopping during the pandemic. At the same time, it’s also a realization that even the endless digital aisles of Amazon’s Everything Store, and Amazon’s logistics prowess, were not built to fully sustain the change in consumer behavior that the pandemic has forced essentially overnight. –Recode
Where Can I Buy N95 Masks?
With Pharmacies, Walmart and nearly all other physical stores out of stock, Amazon out of the game and ebay selling mostly gas masks from China, there’s not much place left to buy N95 masks to protect yourself in th Covid-19 crisis.
As you may already know, the Darknet is selling pretty much everything that is hard to get by in stores or completely illegal. So even if you come by to find a shady shop or entity selling overpriced masks, you never know if they really are what they are advertised (N95 standard) and work and you also never know if they will ever arrive. However, there are still some online shops that are selling the very last N95 masks, one of them being a small company called Amazyble.com.


weareanonymous--2020-04-03--“One Of The Worst Coverups In Human History”: MSM Attention Turns To Chinese Biolab Near COVID-19 Ou

“One Of The Worst Coverups In Human History”: MSM Attention Turns To Chinese Biolab Near COVID-19 Outbreak Zone

In late January we asked whether a prolific Chinese scientist who was experimenting with bat coronavirus at a level-4 biolab in Wuhan China was responsible for the current outbreak of a virus which is 96 % genetically identical – and which saw an explosion in cases at a wet market located just down the street .
For suggesting this , we were kicked off Twitter and had the pleasure of several articles written by MSM hacks regarding our ‘ conspiracy theory ’ – none of which addressed the plethora of hard evidence linked in the post .
These are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pushed the outlandish and evidence-free Trump-Russia conspiracy theory for years .
Whether or not the virus was engineered ( scientists swear it wasn ’ t ) – it shouldn ’ t take Perry Mason to conclude that a virulent coronavirus outbreak which started near a biolab that was experimenting with — coronavirus — bears scrutiny .
Could a lab worker have accidentally infected themselves – then gone shopping for meat at the market over several days , during the long , asymptomatic incubation period ?
In February , researchers Botao Xial and Lei @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus ” – which speculated that the virus came from the Wuhan biolab .
Now , mainstream outlets are catching on – or at least have become brave enough to similarly connect the dots .
Earlier this week , Fox News ‘ Tucker Carlson suggested that COVID-19 may have originated in a lab .
And now , the Washington Times is out with a report titled “ Chinese researchers isolated deadly bat coronaviruses near Wuhan animal market.
” Chinese government researchers isolated more than 2,000 new viruses , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out scientific work on them just three miles from a wild animal market identified as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Several Chinese state media outlets in recent months touted the virus research and lionized in particular a key researcher in Wuhan , Tian Junhua , as a leader in bat virus work .
The coronavirus strain now infecting hundreds of thousands of people globally mutated from bats believed to have infected animals and people at a wild animal market in Wuhan .
The exact origin of the virus , however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This is one of the worst cover-ups in human history , and now the world is facing a global pandemic , ” said Texas GOP Rep. Michael T. McFoul – a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee .
McFoul believes China should be held accountable for the outbreak .
Meanwhile , a video from December funded by the Chinese government shows Tian collecting samples from captured bats and storing them in vials .
“ I am not a doctor , but I work to cure and save people , ” said @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a soldier , but I work to safeguard an invisible national defense line.
” The mainstream theory behind the virus is that it crossed over to humans after first infecting an intermediary species – such as a pangolin .
Read the rest of the report here .
Amazon Bans Sale Of N95 And Surgical Masks To General Public – Where Can I Buy N95 Masks Now ?
Amazon has banned the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public , claiming it would restrict sales to hospitals and government organizations dealing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ took effect April 1 , according to Recode , after the company said in a forum for Amazon sellers that the ban includes “ facial shields , surgical gowns , surgical gloves , and large-volume sanitizers.
” Hospitals and governments can qualify to purchase said items by filling out a form , while Amazon will be eliminating the commission it usually charges sellers in order “ to encourage our selling partners to make additional inventory of these products available at competitive prices to these customers with the greatest need.
” The move is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to its business practices amid the global pandemic that has upended billions of lives and economies across the globe .
Amazon has become a lifeline to essential goods during this time for millions of customers ordered to stay at home and those fearful of shopping in stores during the crisis .
In mid-March , faced with merchandise shortages in the United States and Europe due to the pandemic , Amazon instituted sweeping changes on which products it will store and ship from its warehouses , in a move it said was aimed at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up orders .
–Recode Two weeks ago , the Seattle-based e-retailer said that it would be “ temporarily prioritizing household staples , medical supplies , and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive , restock and deliver these products to customers , ” meaning it will no longer accept new shipments to warehouses for discretionary items through at least April 5 .
With Pharmacies , Walmart and nearly all other physical stores out of stock , Amazon out of the game and ebay selling mostly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s not much place left to buy N95 masks to protect yourself in th Covid-19 crisis .
As you may already know , the Darknet is selling pretty much everything that is hard to get by in stores or completely illegal .
So even if you come by to find a shady shop or entity selling overpriced masks , you never know if they really are what they are advertised ( N95 standard ) and work and you also never know if they will ever arrive .
However , there are still some @ @ @ @ @ @ @ last N95 masks , one of them being a small company called Amazyble.com .

Some weeks ago we asked whether a prolific Chinese scientist who was experimenting with bat coronavirus at a level-4 biolab in Wuhan China was responsible for the current outbreak of a virus which is 96% genetically identical – and which saw an explosion in cases at a wet market located just down the street.
For suggesting this, we were kicked off Twitter and had the pleasure of several articles written by MSM hacks regarding our ‘conspiracy theory’ – none of which addressed the plethora of hard evidence linked in the post. These are the same people, mind you, who pushed the outlandish and evidence-free Trump-Russia conspiracy theory for years.
If you want to read our initial article on it from March 15th, here it is:
Whether or not the virus was engineered (scientists swear it wasn’t) – it shouldn’t take Perry Mason to conclude that a virulent coronavirus outbreak which started near a biolab that was experimenting with — coronavirus — bears scrutiny. Could a lab worker have accidentally infected themselves – then gone shopping for meat at the market over several days, during the long, asymptomatic incubation period?
In February, researchers Botao Xial and Lei Xiao published a quickly-retracted paper titled “The possible origins of 2019-nCoV coronavirus” – which speculated that the virus came from the Wuhan biolab.
Now, mainstream outlets are catching on – or at least have become brave enough to similarly connect the dots.
Earlier this week, Fox News‘ Tucker Carlson suggested that COVID-19 may have originated in a lab.
Tucker Carlson is currently citing a report that he openly admits he can't confirm is true to question if coronavirus was made in a lab pic.twitter.com/CTxrJtw0Sh — Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) April 1, 2020
And now, the Washington Times is out with a report titled “Chinese researchers isolated deadly bat coronaviruses near Wuhan animal market.”
Chinese government researchers isolated more than 2,000 new viruses, including deadly bat coronaviruses, and carried out scientific work on them just three miles from a wild animal market identified as the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several Chinese state media outlets in recent months touted the virus research and lionized in particular a key researcher in Wuhan, Tian Junhua, as a leader in bat virus work.
The coronavirus strain now infecting hundreds of thousands of people globally mutated from bats believed to have infected animals and people at a wild animal market in Wuhan. The exact origin of the virus, however, remains a mystery. –Washington Times
“This is one of the worst cover-ups in human history, and now the world is facing a global pandemic,” said Texas GOP Rep. Michael T. McFoul – a ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. McFoul believes China should be held accountable for the outbreak.
Meanwhile, a video from December funded by the Chinese government shows Tian collecting samples from captured bats and storing them in vials:
“I am not a doctor, but I work to cure and save people,” said Tian, adding “I am not a soldier, but I work to safeguard an invisible national defense line.”
The mainstream theory behind the virus is that it crossed over to humans after first infecting an intermediary species – such as a pangolin.
Read the rest of the report here.
Amazon Bans Sale Of N95 And Surgical Masks To General Public – Where Can I Buy N95 Masks Now?
Amazon has banned the sale of N95 and surgical masks to the general public, claiming it would restrict sales to hospitals and government organizations dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ban took effect April 1, according to Recode, after the company said in a forum for Amazon sellers that the ban includes “facial shields, surgical gowns, surgical gloves, and large-volume sanitizers.”
Hospitals and governments can qualify to purchase said items by filling out a form, while Amazon will be eliminating the commission it usually charges sellers in order “to encourage our selling partners to make additional inventory of these products available at competitive prices to these customers with the greatest need.”
The move is the latest drastic change Amazon has made to its business practices amid the global pandemic that has upended billions of lives and economies across the globe. Amazon has become a lifeline to essential goods during this time for millions of customers ordered to stay at home and those fearful of shopping in stores during the crisis.
In mid-March, faced with merchandise shortages in the United States and Europe due to the pandemic, Amazon instituted sweeping changes on which products it will store and ship from its warehouses, in a move it said was aimed at keeping essential items in stock and speeding up orders. –Recode
Two weeks ago, the Seattle-based e-retailer said that it would be “temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock and deliver these products to customers,” meaning it will no longer accept new shipments to warehouses for discretionary items through at least April 5.
Where Can I Buy N95 Masks?
With Pharmacies, Walmart and nearly all other physical stores out of stock, Amazon out of the game and ebay selling mostly gas masks from China, there’s not much place left to buy N95 masks to protect yourself in th Covid-19 crisis.
As you may already know, the Darknet is selling pretty much everything that is hard to get by in stores or completely illegal. So even if you come by to find a shady shop or entity selling overpriced masks, you never know if they really are what they are advertised (N95 standard) and work and you also never know if they will ever arrive. However, there are still some online shops that are selling the very last N95 masks, one of them being a small company called Amazyble.com.