naturalnews--2020-03-10--BREAKING: New analysis reveals President Trump must lock down the USA just like Italy in order to br

BREAKING: New analysis reveals President Trump must lock down the USA just like Italy in order to break the chain of exponential spread of the coronavirus... all air traffic and road traffic must be halted

( Natural News ) Last night , we published a new pandemic projection model with a downloadable spreadsheet so you can run your own scenarios and see all the math and methodology behind the projection .
You can download that spreadsheet from this article on Natural News .
That model introduced a new factor called the “ social distancing suppression factor ” which describes what percentage of infections are prevented due to social distancing : people staying home from work , closing schools , banning air travel , etc .
Using this tool , we ’ ve been able to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ values of the virus vs. the social distancing suppression factor required to stop the virus from exponentially exploding across the country .
This has revealed some fascinating data that speaks to the urgent need for the USA to follow Italy with a nationwide quarantine of everyone .
It is the only way this pandemic can be stopped , it turns out .
For background the R0 value describes how many new people get infected by an infected carrier .
Normally the R0 value would encompass social distancing factors itself ( i.e .
the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) , but we have introduced the social distancing suppression factor as a separate variable in order to independently test the results of quarantines , air traffic lockdowns and so on .
Here ’ s what the projections now show : • If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 2.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 48 % suppression of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America .
• If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 3.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 54 % suppression @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from exploding across America .
• If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 4.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 74 % suppression of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America .
• If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 5.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 79 % suppression of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America .
• If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 6.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 83 % suppression of new infections to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
In other words , the higher the R0 value of the virus , the more aggressive the containment strategies must be in order to stop its exponential spread .
Current scientific studies estimate the coronavirus R0 value to be somewhere between 4.5 and 6.6 , although these numbers surely vary across the many different strains that have already mutated and spread across the world .
These suppression factors are “ tipping points ” that MUST be reached , or the exponential spread continues What really shocked me in running these projections is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppression values can result in long-term differences that describe millions of lives lost or saved .
The suppression percentages described above are “ tipping points ” after which the virus get largely contained and stops its exponential spread .
But merely getting close to that tipping point isn ’ t enough .
You have to meet or exceed those percentages or the virus continues to replicate beyond your control .
If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 6.0 , in other words , the importance of enforcing lockdowns and medical martial law @ @ @ @ @ @ @ breaking quarantine can sustain the exponential spread of the virus .
It ’ s clear that China realized this early on , which is why they resorted to draconian crackdown measures that saw people literally welded into their apartment buildings under armed guard .
Trump must now shut down all US air traffic , roadways and cities , or the virus will continue to exponentially spread across America The upshot is that until President Trump declares a national emergency and locks down the USA in the same way Italy has just done — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus will continue to exponentially spread across America .
In order to break the exponential cycle of the virus spread , Trump would have to : • Block all international flights into the USA from all countries • Order all public schools , universities , government offices and churches to close • Quarantine all US cities , block all highways in and out • Shut down all public transportation , including subways , buses , taxis and rail • Enact nationwide medical martial law and prevent people from leaving their homes or gathering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ might achieve a 90 % suppression factor , which would break the cycle of the coronavirus within 3-4 weeks .
In other words , America would have to endure a month of hell to stop the virus in its tracks .
We know this works from a medical standpoint .
The question is at what cost to society and human freedom .
For starters , Americans have basic civil liberties that do not exist in China .
Declaring medical martial law in America may not go over very well in terms of compliance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic consequences would be catastrophic .
Imagine shutting down the entire US economy for a full month .
What would that do to the stock market ?
The GDP ?
How would Americans survive without paychecks for a month ?
But if you don ’ t shut down the country , sooner or later your hospitals are overrun with infections and you end up with a national health crisis that gets even worse than just shutting everything down for a month in the early weeks of the pandemic .
So far , Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for America , which begins with DENIAL and ends with DISASTER So far , it seems that Trump has chosen to kick the coronavirus can down the road and wait for this thing to explode into a nationwide health crisis .
According to our calculations , if nothing is done to stop the exponential spread of the virus in the USA , the hospitals will be overrun around the end of May .
It also means that Trump can continue to play his “ denial ” game for about six more weeks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a national crisis and the Trump administration is probably done for .
Put another way , President Trump has perhaps only a few more weeks to save his presidency and save America from an exploding national crisis , and he must take aggressive quarantine / lockdown actions , not just pump more counterfeit money into the stock market .
You can ’ t solve this problem with more Fed pumping .
Sooner or later , you have to deal with the actual virus and how to stop it from replicating in the lungs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ does nothing , millions will die .
Our current projections , now using a 25 % social distancing suppression factor , puts the estimated number of deaths in America at 1.1 million by July 4th if Trump does nothing to stop this .
This number can be reduced to just 1,322 deaths if Trump takes aggressive action to lock down the USA .
In other words , we can stop this .
But decisive , aggressive action must begin very soon , and we must all be willing to live in isolation for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the coronavirus .
So the good news is we have a solution for the coronavirus .
The bad news is the solution might crater the US economy and cause unimaginable disruptions nationwide , including shortages of food , medicine , water and so on .
The bad news is that if we aren ’ t willing to go through that hell , a far worse nationwide crisis eventually unfolds due to the laws of mathematics and biology , and the US hospital system turns into a hellzone of mass disease and death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the infection will skyrocket to 10 % or more , multiplying the casualties even further .
The even worse news is that Trump currently has us on the “ catastrophic ” track , which begins with denial and ends with disaster .

BREAKING: New analysis reveals President Trump must lock down the USA just like Italy in order to break the chain of exponential spread of the coronavirus… all air traffic and road traffic must be halted
Last night, we published a new pandemic projection model with a downloadable spreadsheet so you can run your own scenarios and see all the math and methodology behind the projection. You can download that spreadsheet from this article on Natural News
That model introduced a new factor called the "social distancing suppression factor" which describes what percentage of infections are prevented due to social distancing: people staying home from work, closing schools, banning air travel, etc.
Using this tool, we've been able to run different scenarios that examine the R0 values of the virus vs. the social distancing suppression factor required to stop the virus from exponentially exploding across the country. This has revealed some fascinating data that speaks to the urgent need for the USA to follow Italy with a nationwide quarantine of everyone.
It is the only way this pandemic can be stopped, it turns out.
For background the R0 value describes how many new people get infected by an infected carrier. Normally the R0 value would encompass social distancing factors itself (i.e. the R0 would change as human behavior changes), but we have introduced the social distancing suppression factor as a separate variable in order to independently test the results of quarantines, air traffic lockdowns and so on.
Here's what the projections now show:
If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 2.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 48% suppression of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America.
, social distancing measures must achieve a of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America. If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 3.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 54% suppression of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America.
, social distancing measures must achieve a of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America. If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 4.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 74% suppression of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America.
, social distancing measures must achieve a of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America. If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 5.0 , social distancing measures must achieve a 79% suppression of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America.
, social distancing measures must achieve a of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America. If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 6.0, social distancing measures must achieve a 83% suppression of new infections to stop the coronavirus from exploding across America.
In other words, the higher the R0 value of the virus, the more aggressive the containment strategies must be in order to stop its exponential spread.
Current scientific studies estimate the coronavirus R0 value to be somewhere between 4.5 and 6.6, although these numbers surely vary across the many different strains that have already mutated and spread across the world.
These suppression factors are "tipping points" that MUST be reached, or the exponential spread continues
What really shocked me in running these projections is how a very tiny difference in the suppression values can result in long-term differences that describe millions of lives lost or saved. The suppression percentages described above are "tipping points" after which the virus get largely contained and stops its exponential spread. But merely getting close to that tipping point isn't enough. You have to meet or exceed those percentages or the virus continues to replicate beyond your control.
If the coronavirus has an R0 value of 6.0, in other words, the importance of enforcing lockdowns and medical martial law becomes critical. Even a few people breaking quarantine can sustain the exponential spread of the virus.
It's clear that China realized this early on, which is why they resorted to draconian crackdown measures that saw people literally welded into their apartment buildings under armed guard.
Trump must now shut down all US air traffic, roadways and cities, or the virus will continue to exponentially spread across America
The upshot is that until President Trump declares a national emergency and locks down the USA in the same way Italy has just done -- a nationwide quarantine of everyone -- the virus will continue to exponentially spread across America.
In order to break the exponential cycle of the virus spread, Trump would have to:
Block all international flights into the USA from all countries
Close all borders and stop cross-border traffic
Shut down all domestic commercial air travel
Order all public schools, universities, government offices and churches to close
Cancel all public events, including concerts, conferences, etc.
Quarantine all US cities, block all highways in and out
Shut down all public transportation, including subways, buses, taxis and rail
Enact nationwide medical martial law and prevent people from leaving their homes or gathering in groups of any kind
These efforts might achieve a 90% suppression factor, which would break the cycle of the coronavirus within 3-4 weeks.
In other words, America would have to endure a month of hell to stop the virus in its tracks.
We know this works from a medical standpoint. The question is at what cost to society and human freedom.
For starters, Americans have basic civil liberties that do not exist in China. Declaring medical martial law in America may not go over very well in terms of compliance among the people.
Secondly, the economic consequences would be catastrophic. Imagine shutting down the entire US economy for a full month. What would that do to the stock market? The GDP? How would Americans survive without paychecks for a month?
But if you don't shut down the country, sooner or later your hospitals are overrun with infections and you end up with a national health crisis that gets even worse than just shutting everything down for a month in the early weeks of the pandemic.
So far, Trump has chosen the "catastrophic" track for America, which begins with DENIAL and ends with DISASTER
So far, it seems that Trump has chosen to kick the coronavirus can down the road and wait for this thing to explode into a nationwide health crisis. According to our calculations, if nothing is done to stop the exponential spread of the virus in the USA, the hospitals will be overrun around the end of May.
It also means that Trump can continue to play his "denial" game for about six more weeks, after which the denial gambit collapses into a national crisis and the Trump administration is probably done for.
Put another way, President Trump has perhaps only a few more weeks to save his presidency and save America from an exploding national crisis, and he must take aggressive quarantine / lockdown actions, not just pump more counterfeit money into the stock market. You can't solve this problem with more Fed pumping. Sooner or later, you have to deal with the actual virus and how to stop it from replicating in the lungs of the American people.
If Trump does nothing, millions will die. Our current projections, now using a 25% social distancing suppression factor, puts the estimated number of deaths in America at 1.1 million by July 4th if Trump does nothing to stop this. This number can be reduced to just 1,322 deaths if Trump takes aggressive action to lock down the USA.
In other words, we can stop this. But decisive, aggressive action must begin very soon, and we must all be willing to live in isolation for about 30 days to break the cycle of the coronavirus.
So the good news is we have a solution for the coronavirus. The bad news is the solution might crater the US economy and cause unimaginable disruptions nationwide, including shortages of food, medicine, water and so on.
The bad news is that if we aren't willing to go through that hell, a far worse nationwide crisis eventually unfolds due to the laws of mathematics and biology, and the US hospital system turns into a hellzone of mass disease and death, during which the mortality rate for the infection will skyrocket to 10% or more, multiplying the casualties even further.
The even worse news is that Trump currently has us on the "catastrophic" track, which begins with denial and ends with disaster.
Stay informed by reading Pandemic.news.


naturalnews--2020-03-10--Coronavirus containment no longer possible in the USA, says former FDA head

( Natural News ) Remember when the federal government wanted us all to believe that the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) here in America wasn ’ t ever going to happen ?
Well , not only has this novel disease arrived , proving the White House wrong , but it has arrived with a vengeance , having fully broken containment – meaning there ’ s really no stopping whatever it chooses to do , at this point .
According to former U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) head Scott Gottlieb , “ we ’ re @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a nation .
The only thing left to do , in his view , is “ to implement broad mitigation strategies , including no more large gatherings , no more going to school , and possibly no more “ unnecessary ” travel .
“ The next two weeks are really going to change the complexion in this country , ” Gottlieb warned in an eerily foreboding public statement .
“ We ’ ll get through this , but it ’ s going to be a hard period .
We ’ re looking at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” U.S .
Surgeon General Jerome Adams seems to agree , adding in his own statement that individual communities need to be coming up with their own unique mitigation plans before panic fully sets in and things really start to unravel on a societal scale .
“ And that ’ s going to be different in Seattle than what it ’ s going to be in Jackson , Mississippi , ” Adams told CNN ‘ s “ State of the Union ” about how it ’ s all going to look .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and prepare for more cases so we can prevent more deaths.
” At the time these statements were both made , a cruise ship with nearly 3,000 stranded passengers was floating off the coast of Northern California , preparing to dock on Monday .
And in Washington , the state ’ s 19th death from the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) was also reported , this one in central Washington – the first known death from the novel disease in Washington outside the Seattle area .
Listen below as Mike Adams , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s systematic bungling of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) crisis is like some kind of hospital scene out of the movie Idiocracy : Central Washington coronavirus death occurred in elderly person who DIDN ’ T travel outside America recently With the word endemic now being thrown around as a descriptor for the current situation in Washington state – and eventually the entire country , it ’ s important to point out – many are starting to wonder what ’ s going to happen next .
The latest death in Washington , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the state , reportedly occurred in an elderly individual who had not traveled anywhere outside of the country anytime recently .
What this suggests is that the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) is now being spread within communities , and is no longer something you can only catch by coming into contact with someone who recently traveled to China .
“ … with an incubation period of up to 27 days , ‘ coronavirus Marys ’ are already on the loose , spreading the disease to others proving the very real possibility of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by people who don ’ t even know they have been exposed to it , ” warns All News Pipeline ‘ s Stefan Stanford .
“ … we see every reason to continue to prepare for the spread of this in America as if there ’ ll be no coming back to what we now understand as ‘ normal . '
” It ’ s important to keep in mind that the number of Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) cases in Washington state doubled in a single day recently , suggesting that it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ steam and take hold here in the U.S. “ … one study is predicting that in a ‘ very best-case scenario , ’ more than 15 million people globally will be killed by this outbreak with a 2.4 trillion dollar hit to the global economy , ” Stanford adds .
More related news about the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) is available at Pandemic.news .

Coronavirus containment no longer possible in the USA, says former FDA head
Remember when the federal government wanted us all to believe that the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) here in America wasn't ever going to happen? Well, not only has this novel disease arrived, proving the White House wrong, but it has arrived with a, having fully broken containment – meaning there's really no stopping whatever it chooses to do, at this point.
According to former U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) head Scott Gottlieb, "we're past the point of containment" as a nation. The only thing left to do, in his view, is "to implement broad mitigation strategies, including no more large gatherings, no more going to school, and possibly no more "unnecessary" travel.
"The next two weeks are really going to change the complexion in this country," Gottlieb warned in an eerily foreboding public statement. "We'll get through this, but it's going to be a hard period. We're looking at two months, probably, of difficulty."
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams seems to agree, adding in his own statement that individual communities need to be coming up with their own unique mitigation plans before panic fully sets in and things really start to unravel on a societal scale.
"And that's going to be different in Seattle than what it's going to be in Jackson, Mississippi," Adams told CNN's "State of the Union" about how it's all going to look. "But communities need to have that conversation and prepare for more cases so we can prevent more deaths."
At the time these statements were both made, a cruise ship with nearly 3,000 stranded passengers was floating off the coast of Northern California, preparing to dock on Monday. And in Washington, the state's 19th death from the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) was also reported, this one in central Washington – the first known death from the novel disease in Washington outside the Seattle area.
Listen below as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, addresses how the government's systematic bungling of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) crisis is like some kind of hospital scene out of the movie Idiocracy:
Central Washington coronavirus death occurred in elderly person who DIDN'T travel outside America recently
With the word endemic now being thrown around as a descriptor for the current situation in Washington state – and eventually the entire country, it's important to point out – many are starting to wonder what's going to happen next.
The latest death in Washington, which occurred in the middle part of the state, reportedly occurred in an elderly individual who had not traveled anywhere outside of the country anytime recently. What this suggests is that the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) is now being spread within communities, and is no longer something you can only catch by coming into contact with someone who recently traveled to China.
"... with an incubation period of up to 27 days, 'coronavirus Marys' are already on the loose, spreading the disease to others proving the very real possibility of the virus being passed on to others by people who don't even know they have been exposed to it," warns All News Pipeline's Stefan Stanford.
"... we see every reason to continue to prepare for the spread of this in America as if there'll be no coming back to what we now understand as 'normal.'"
It's important to keep in mind that the number of Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) cases in Washington state doubled in a single day recently, suggesting that it's really starting to pick up steam and take hold here in the U.S.
"... one study is predicting that in a 'very best-case scenario,' more than 15 million people globally will be killed by this outbreak with a 2.4 trillion dollar hit to the global economy," Stanford adds.
More related news about the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) is available at Pandemic.news.
Sources for this article include:
LATimes.com
AllNewsPipeline.com
NaturalNews.com


naturalnews--2020-03-10--China drops hint it could blackmail U.S. over pharmaceutical exports as coronavirus that came from t

( Natural News ) In an article published by Xinhua News , the Chinese Communist Party ’ s media propaganda outlet , the author suggests that the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) is spreading farther and faster in the U.S. than the Trump administration is saying .
While the article , titled , “ Be Bold : The world owes China a Thank You , ” also notes that President Trump recently praised Beijing ’ s virus containment in a press conference , it also made mention that stocks on Wall Street have been severely battered by uncertainty over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a translation posted by Zero Hedge , reported that the stock market “ has plummeted continuously with a drop of more than 12 percent in just one week.
” But then it goes on to note that Trump ’ s travel ban on China — which is solely tied to the coronavirus epicenter being in China and includes restrictions of those who have recently visited the mainland — has had “ great economic impact ” on the country .
It accuses U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Wilber Ross , Secretary of State Mike @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Peter Navarro of having “ publicly gloated over China ’ s new crown pneumonia epidemic , saying that the outbreak … is good for the United States and will help companies return to the United States.
” In addition , the article says that the Trump administration is using the outbreak in China as the impetus for calling on companies to leave the country and return to the United States , the implications being that it ’ s safer to operate in the U.S .
The Xinhua story cited reports in The Wall @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ condemning the closure of Wuhan in China as a violation of human rights ” ( Wuhan City is the epicenter for the current coronavirus outbreak ) .
Now you see why Trump ’ s trade policies toward China are spot-on “ The American culture of falling rocks is really shameless , ” the translated article continues , noting further : Today , Feng Shui is taking turns , and the United States has become a victim of the new crown pneumonia epidemic .
At this time , China has not fallen into @ @ @ @ @ @ @ States .
At this time , the United States should recognize its mistakes .
Apologize to China for your actions .
But the “ punchline , ” as Zero Hedge noted , is this , essentially : If China were to retaliate against the U.S. at present , including a travel ban or a strategic restriction over medical exports , our country would be “ plunged into the mighty sea of coronavirus.
” ( Related : WHO admits global coronavirus death rate HIGHER than initially thought : Now 3.4 % . )
Translation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ actions like travel bans and trying to get American companies to come back home , or we ’ ll cut off your badly-needed drugs and other medical supplies .
Xinhua goes on to note that “ most of the drugs in the United States are imported , ” and that “ most masks in the United States are made in China and imported from China .
Thus , if Beijing were to order restrictions on those exports to the U.S. , we could not take “ the most basic measures to prevent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ New Eastern Outlook confirms that some 80 percent of drugs consumed in the U.S. are indeed made in China , a stupid , ridiculous amount that puts our people at risk for any geopolitical disagreements with China , up to and including war .
And , according to Rosemary Gibson of the Hastings Center bioethics research institute , who wrote a book in 2018 on the issue , that kind of dependency on a potential nemesis is quite alarming .
The drugs made in China are among the most commonly used and prescribed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of antibiotics , birth control pills , blood pressure meds , and various cancer medications .
If the dependency of the U.S. on China exposed by the coronavirus outbreak doesn ’ t convince you of the wisdom of President Trump ’ s “ MAGA ” philosophy and trade approach with Beijing , nothing will .

China drops hint it could blackmail U.S. over pharmaceutical exports as coronavirus that came from them spreads across America
In an article published by Xinhua News, the Chinese Communist Party’s media propaganda outlet, the author suggests that the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) is spreading farther and faster in the U.S. than the Trump administration is saying.
While the article, titled, “Be Bold: The world owes China a Thank You,” also notes that President Trump recently praised Beijing’s virus containment in a press conference, it also made mention that stocks on Wall Street have been severely battered by uncertainty over the outbreak.
The article, according to a translation posted by Zero Hedge, reported that the stock market “has plummeted continuously with a drop of more than 12 percent in just one week.”
But then it goes on to note that Trump’s travel ban on China — which is solely tied to the coronavirus epicenter being in China and includes restrictions of those who have recently visited the mainland — has had “great economic impact” on the country.
It accuses U.S. officials including Commerce Secretary Wilber Ross, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, and White House Economic Adviser Peter Navarro of having “publicly gloated over China’s new crown pneumonia epidemic, saying that the outbreak … is good for the United States and will help companies return to the United States.”
In addition, the article says that the Trump administration is using the outbreak in China as the impetus for calling on companies to leave the country and return to the United States, the implications being that it’s safer to operate in the U.S. The Xinhua story cited reports in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times “condemning the closure of Wuhan in China as a violation of human rights” (Wuhan City is the epicenter for the current coronavirus outbreak).
Now you see why Trump’s trade policies toward China are spot-on
“The American culture of falling rocks is really shameless,” the translated article continues, noting further:
Today, Feng Shui is taking turns, and the United States has become a victim of the new crown pneumonia epidemic. At this time, China has not fallen into rocks and has not condemned the United States. At this time, the United States should recognize its mistakes. Apologize to China for your actions.
But the “punchline,” as Zero Hedge noted, is this, essentially: If China were to retaliate against the U.S. at present, including a travel ban or a strategic restriction over medical exports, our country would be “plunged into the mighty sea of coronavirus.” (Related: WHO admits global coronavirus death rate HIGHER than initially thought: Now 3.4%.)
Translation: Stop insulting China with ‘punative’ actions like travel bans and trying to get American companies to come back home, or we’ll cut off your badly-needed drugs and other medical supplies.
Xinhua goes on to note that “most of the drugs in the United States are imported,” and that “most masks in the United States are made in China and imported from China. Thus, if Beijing were to order restrictions on those exports to the U.S., we could not take “the most basic measures to prevent the new coronavirus.”
William Engdahl of New Eastern Outlook confirms that some 80 percent of drugs consumed in the U.S. are indeed made in China, a stupid, ridiculous amount that puts our people at risk for any geopolitical disagreements with China, up to and including war.
And, according to Rosemary Gibson of the Hastings Center bioethics research institute, who wrote a book in 2018 on the issue, that kind of dependency on a potential nemesis is quite alarming.
The drugs made in China are among the most commonly used and prescribed in the U.S., including the bulk of antibiotics, birth control pills, blood pressure meds, and various cancer medications.
If the dependency of the U.S. on China exposed by the coronavirus outbreak doesn’t convince you of the wisdom of President Trump’s “MAGA” philosophy and trade approach with Beijing, nothing will.
Sources include:
ZeroHedge.com
Journal-NEO.org
NaturalNews.com


naturalnews--2020-03-10--Nursing home says testing no longer necessary because coronavirus has gone "endemic" in US populatio

Nursing home says testing no longer necessary because coronavirus has gone "endemic" in US population

( Natural News ) The Evergreen Health elderly care facility in Kirkland , Washington , where multiple patients with the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) were transported for treatment a few days back has announced that it will no longer test for the novel disease because the government says it has already gone “ endemic.
” In a “ Community Message ” to its staff , the facility explained that new screening protocols are now being put in place due to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ’ s ( CDC ) determination that the Wuhan coronavirus ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and can no longer be controlled .
“ As of March 3 , 2020 , we have halted performing nasopharyngeal testing in our outpatient clinics , including all five urgent care locations , ” Evergreen says , noting that the CDC determination is what led to this change .
“ The CDC has determined COVID-19 is now endemic , meaning that the virus is now considered to be regularly found in our region amongst our population , ” the memo further explains .
While the standard previously was to test only people with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travel and exposure to a confirmed case – these being high-risk candidates for acquiring the disease – Evergreen is simply going to stop testing everyone because there ’ s no real point , the facility has decided .
As a secondary reason for not conducting anymore testing , Evergreen added that there “ is an increased risk of transmission when performing any nasopharyngeal testing , ” which begs the question : Why was it being performed previously , then ?
Listen below as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , discusses the prevalent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CoVid-19 ) crisis is nothing but a giant hoax : Three more infected Life Care Center residents have died , bringing Washington death toll to 22 statewide Most of the coronavirus patients who were brought in to Evergreen Health came from the nearby Life Care Center , where we have since learned that another three patients have died , raising Washington ’ s total statewide death count to 22 .
According to Seattle & King County Public Health , there were 33 new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) reported through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the disease in King County as of March 9 .
Two have since died from these 33 new cases , while the third death occurred in a previously reported case .
All three of these latest deaths occurred in elderly people , one in her 70s , one in her 80s , and one in her 90s .
“ Of the 20 deaths reported in King County , 19 are associated with Life Care Center , ” a local news affiliate has reported .
“ There is one death in Snohomish County @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The latest test results have arrived for 35 of Life Care ’ s 55 residents , revealing 31 positives , one negative , and three inconclusive results .
The facility is still waiting to receive test results for the remaining 20 residents .
Despite promises by the Trump administration that there would be one million new test kits available by the end of last week , this never actually happened .
Consequently , testing remains limited , and is only available to people who meet strict criteria .
“ While testing is becoming @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , ” reports explain .
“ If you have symptoms and are high risk , call your health care provider and have a conversation with them about whether it makes sense for you to get tested for COVID-19 .
Public Health does not do testing .
You ’ ll have to get tested through your health care provider.
” The only real prevention advice that the government is offering , anyway , is to wash your hands , avoid people , and constantly disinfect your home .
Authorities are also advising the public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that might develop .
To keep up with the latest Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) news , be sure to check out Pandemic.news .

Nursing home says testing no longer necessary because coronavirus has gone “endemic” in US population
The Evergreen Health elderly care facility in Kirkland, Washington, where multiple patients with the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) were transported for treatment a few days back has announced that it will no longer test for the novel disease because the government says it has already gone "endemic."
In a "Community Message" to its staff, the facility explained that new screening protocols are now being put in place due to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) determination that the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) has basically breached containment, and can no longer be controlled.
"As of March 3, 2020, we have halted performing nasopharyngeal testing in our outpatient clinics, including all five urgent care locations," Evergreen says, noting that the CDC determination is what led to this change.
"The CDC has determined COVID-19 is now endemic, meaning that the virus is now considered to be regularly found in our region amongst our population," the memo further explains.
While the standard previously was to test only people with known risk factors such as history of travel and exposure to a confirmed case – these being high-risk candidates for acquiring the disease – Evergreen is simply going to stop testing everyone because there's no real point, the facility has decided.
As a secondary reason for not conducting anymore testing, Evergreen added that there "is an increased risk of transmission when performing any nasopharyngeal testing," which begs the question: Why was it being performed previously, then?
Listen below as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, discusses the prevalent belief that this entire Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) crisis is nothing but a giant hoax:
Three more infected Life Care Center residents have died, bringing Washington death toll to 22 statewide
Most of the coronavirus patients who were brought in to Evergreen Health came from the nearby Life Care Center, where we have since learned that another three patients have died, raising Washington's total statewide death count to 22.
According to Seattle & King County Public Health, there were 33 new cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) reported through Sunday, and 116 total known cases of the disease in King County as of March 9.
Two have since died from these 33 new cases, while the third death occurred in a previously reported case. All three of these latest deaths occurred in elderly people, one in her 70s, one in her 80s, and one in her 90s.
"Of the 20 deaths reported in King County, 19 are associated with Life Care Center," a local news affiliate has reported. "There is one death in Snohomish County and another death in Grant County."
The latest test results have arrived for 35 of Life Care's 55 residents, revealing 31 positives, one negative, and three inconclusive results. The facility is still waiting to receive test results for the remaining 20 residents.
Despite promises by the Trump administration that there would be one million new test kits available by the end of last week, this never actually happened. Consequently, testing remains limited, and is only available to people who meet strict criteria.
"While testing is becoming more available, there are still limitations," reports explain.
"If you have symptoms and are high risk, call your health care provider and have a conversation with them about whether it makes sense for you to get tested for COVID-19. Public Health does not do testing. You'll have to get tested through your health care provider."
The only real prevention advice that the government is offering, anyway, is to wash your hands, avoid people, and constantly disinfect your home. Authorities are also advising the public to pay close attention to any symptoms that might develop.
To keep up with the latest Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) news, be sure to check out Pandemic.news.
Sources for this article include:
Archive.org
Q13Fox.com
NaturalNews.com


naturalnews--2020-03-10--Rep. Matt Gaetz quarantined after flying on Air Force One with Pres. Trump

( Natural News ) Following a weekend party bash at Mar-a-Lago and flight back to Washington aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump , Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida was notified that he may have been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) , prompting him to self-quarantine .
Nearly two weeks ago , Gaetz is said to have interacted with an individual at the Conservative Political Action Conference ( CPAC ) who has since been confirmed to have the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) .
Because of this , Gaetz may have contracted it himself , though @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Before learning that he might have the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) , Gaetz reportedly mocked the pandemic on the House floor , arriving with a gas mask that was meant to poke fun at the situation .
Gaetz claims this never happened , and has nevertheless been tested for the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) , but is still awaiting results .
“ Congressman Gaetz was informed today that he came into contact with a CPAC attendee 11 days ago who tested positive for COVID-19 , ” the Florida Republican ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tweets .
“ Congressman Gaetz had expected COVID-19 to impact Congress , given the elevated frequency of travel and human contact , and demonstrated his concern last week on the House Floor.
” On his own Twitter account , Gaetz indicated that he ’ s under a doctor ’ s “ usual precautionary recommendations , ” and that he ’ ll remain self-quarantined “ until the 14-day period expires this week.
” Gaetz is the fourth member of Congress thus far to go into self-quarantine , joining Senator Ted Cruz , Rep. Doug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all of whom also came into contact with known cases of the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) .
Listen below as Mike Adams , the Health Ranger , explains how the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) will eventually spread to everywhere that ’ s accessible by a road : Has President Trump also been exposed to coronavirus ?
Seeing has how Gaetz has been partying it up with Trump over the past several days , the obvious next question is : Has our Commander-in-Chief also been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , go into self-quarantine ?
After all , it was when Gaetz was aboard Air Force One with Trump that he learned about his prior contact with an infected person at CPAC .
After receiving the news , Gaetz reportedly “ sat in a separate section ” of the plane , this being his version of a self-quarantine .
“ Most viruses and other germs do not spread easily on airplanes , ” reads the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) , which has yet to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that President Trump promised would be available by the end of last week .
According to Ben Terris from The Washington Post , the president wasn ’ t all that concerned about keeping his distance from Gaetz during the flight , and in fact “ coaxed ” Gaetz into leaving his “ closed up ” quarantine room to join Trump at the front of the plane .
“ He was not hyper cautious about being in the same space that I was in , ” Gaetz reportedly told Terris , according to Terris @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his office , I stood outside the door .
I told him he could talk from that distance.
” Amazingly , Rep. Collins had also been in close proximity to Trump in the days leading up to his discovery that he , too , had potentially been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) .
In other words , Trump has had contact with at least two different people who may have the virus themselves .
“ I ’ ve been with the president for the last three days , ” Gaetz @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at a fundraiser with the president this afternoon and he was shaking hands , taking pictures , just like he always does.
” To keep up with the latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus ( CoVid-19 ) , be sure to check out Pandemic.news .

Rep. Matt Gaetz quarantined after flying on Air Force One with Pres. Trump
Following a weekend party bash at Mar-a-Lago and flight back to Washington aboard Air Force One with President Donald Trump, Representative Matt Gaetz of Florida was notified that he may have been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19), prompting him to self-quarantine.
Nearly two weeks ago, Gaetz is said to have interacted with an individual at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) who has since been confirmed to have the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19). Because of this, Gaetz may have contracted it himself, though he has yet to manifest any symptoms.
Before learning that he might have the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19), Gaetz reportedly mocked the pandemic on the House floor, arriving with a gas mask that was meant to poke fun at the situation. Gaetz claims this never happened, and has nevertheless been tested for the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19), but is still awaiting results.
"Congressman Gaetz was informed today that he came into contact with a CPAC attendee 11 days ago who tested positive for COVID-19," the Florida Republican's staff wrote in a series of tweets. "Congressman Gaetz had expected COVID-19 to impact Congress, given the elevated frequency of travel and human contact, and demonstrated his concern last week on the House Floor."
On his own Twitter account, Gaetz indicated that he's under a doctor's "usual precautionary recommendations," and that he'll remain self-quarantined "until the 14-day period expires this week."
Gaetz is the fourth member of Congress thus far to go into self-quarantine, joining Senator Ted Cruz, Rep. Doug Collins, and Rep. Paul Gosar, all of whom also came into contact with known cases of the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19).
Listen below as Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, explains how the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19) will eventually spread to everywhere that's accessible by a road:
Has President Trump also been exposed to coronavirus?
Seeing has how Gaetz has been partying it up with Trump over the past several days, the obvious next question is: Has our Commander-in-Chief also been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19), and should he, too, go into self-quarantine?
After all, it was when Gaetz was aboard Air Force One with Trump that he learned about his prior contact with an infected person at CPAC. After receiving the news, Gaetz reportedly "sat in a separate section" of the plane, this being his version of a self-quarantine.
"Most viruses and other germs do not spread easily on airplanes," reads the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has yet to produce the one million coronavirus testing kits that President Trump promised would be available by the end of last week.
According to Ben Terris from The Washington Post, the president wasn't all that concerned about keeping his distance from Gaetz during the flight, and in fact "coaxed" Gaetz into leaving his "closed up" quarantine room to join Trump at the front of the plane.
"He was not hyper cautious about being in the same space that I was in," Gaetz reportedly told Terris, according to Terris. "I refused to go into his office, I stood outside the door. I told him he could talk from that distance."
Amazingly, Rep. Collins had also been in close proximity to Trump in the days leading up to his discovery that he, too, had potentially been exposed to the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19). In other words, Trump has had contact with at least two different people who may have the virus themselves.
"I've been with the president for the last three days," Gaetz told the media. "I was at a fundraiser with the president this afternoon and he was shaking hands, taking pictures, just like he always does."
To keep up with the latest news about the Wuhan coronavirus (CoVid-19), be sure to check out Pandemic.news.
Sources for this article include:
BusinessInsider.com
NaturalNews.com


naturalnews--2020-03-10--Democrats NO LONGER screaming for open borders thanks to Coronavirus

( Natural News ) Most people in America who are insane enough to vote for “ free stuff ” ( that costs trillions of dollars in taxpayer money ) are also dumb enough to think a nation without borders has any security at all , yet still , there ’ s a shred of hope that there ’ s at least one ounce of common sense left .
Just check the mainstream news cycle as of late and nobody is begging for those open borders anymore .
Sure , those insidious Leftist politicians , deep state operatives ( pharma thugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Soros , Bezos , Gates , Zuckerberg ) all want those almost assured 10 to 20 million illegal voters for 2020 , but seems they ’ re too busy fighting off the latest lab-concocted disease that ’ s killing off everyone with a compromised immune system .
Still want those open borders ?
We didn ’ t think so .
Still support GMO food and flu shots ?
Maybe it ’ s time you have a read , instead of just listening to your own boob tube ’ s Counterfeit News Networks .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but you ’ re not willing to die from the Wuhan Pandemic COVID-19 to accomplish it ?
While everyone prays for a “ vaccine ” to prevent or cure coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) , the problem is that most vaccines don ’ t really work , and since these virus strains are brand new and mutating as we speak , a fake vaccine won ’ t work .
You see , vaccines were invented when infectious diseases were already falling off the charts in America .
Yes , Dr. Jonas Salk ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a fraud .
He admitted it himself .
It was just a smoke and mirrors trick on a nationwide scale promoted and propagated by the CDC themselves .
Still , now , today in 2020 , everybody watching the news believes the CDC , still .
Yet , the Center for Disease Creation wants this outbreak .
The only way to get Trump out of office now ( because the two communist clowns running can ’ t do it ) , is to tank the economy , and fast .
What better way @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shut down the entire U.S. economy , based on fear alone… oh , and millions of schmucks with ultra-weak immune systems .
You see , the Left doesn ’ t need open borders anymore , and Trump ’ s shutting them down anyway .
And plan B was the impeachment .
So it ’ s on to plan C , and plan C is very , very ugly and nasty .
It involves millions of Americans “ falling off ” as a price to pay for a failed system ( including the entire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ healthcare , all to be blamed on Trump himself .
To hell with open borders , they ’ re saying .
We can ’ t run on that anymore .
The delay in fighting off Coronavirus was all planned by the CDC As the cruise ships full of “ lepers ” pull into America ’ s ports , and the planes full of the “ wretched ” land on America ’ s airstrips , Coronovirus is being imported by the CDC to get rid of Trump .
It ’ s that simple folks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vaccinated people who spread the live diseases they ’ re injected with during the first two weeks ( it ’ s called shedding and it ’ s real ) , so if the CDC does come out with a vaccine , it ’ s the herd , and more specifically , the immune-compromised sheeple of the herd ( pun intended ) , that will die off first .
That ’ s why Bernie Sanders wants to make the coronavirus vaccine “ absolutely free ” to all !
Imagine how badly the fake TV @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that one .
The CDC has put off testing Americans and they ’ ve held onto the test kits as long as they possibly could .
People being quarantined are only held for 14 days , but they could have contracted coronavirus during that time and be showing ZERO symptoms .
The math and common sense don ’ t add up , and that ’ s how you know the CDC wants the pandemic .
Think back to when they almost imported Ebola , being just as “ careless ” as they are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ re talking about entire nations around the world already under total quarantine and house arrest .
Yep .
So , who ’ s running on open borders ?
Any takers ?
O ’ Biden ?
Commi-Bern ?
Who ’ s voting for open borders ?
Everyone who believes the Russians are still comin ’ ta get ya ?
It ’ s a really bad joke folks with a punch line that can kill you .
The flu shots don ’ t work .
They never did .
And people who die from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who actually die from pneumonia , MRSA , and other infections , but the CDC twists the statistics to sell 200 million flu shots each year .
Get it yet ?
Let all that sink in for a moment .
Why do you think there ’ s so much damned mercury in the multi-dose influenza vaccine ?
More than 25,000 times more mercury than the EPA warns people about in water and fish .
The CDC sets you up for the flu next year by giving you the flu jab , and keeps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll believe the news and keep voting for Big Government .
Nice recipe .
So yes , the CDC is insidious , and this is not a horror movie , it ’ s actually happening now .
Hey , eat organic , buy some elderberry , vitamin C , and oil of oregano , and wash your hands , a lot .
Tune your internet dial to Vaccines.news for updates on fake vaccines that spread the disease you ’ re supposed to gain immunity against .
Oh yeah , and somebody tell @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hilarious fact that the crazy Democrats aren ’ t talking about open borders any more .

Democrats NO LONGER screaming for open borders thanks to Coronavirus
Most people in America who are insane enough to vote for “free stuff” (that costs trillions of dollars in taxpayer money) are also dumb enough to think a nation without borders has any security at all, yet still, there’s a shred of hope that there’s at least one ounce of common sense left. Just check the mainstream news cycle as of late and nobody is begging for those open borders anymore. Sure, those insidious Leftist politicians, deep state operatives (pharma thugs), and the globalists (think Soros, Bezos, Gates, Zuckerberg) all want those almost assured 10 to 20 million illegal voters for 2020, but seems they’re too busy fighting off the latest lab-concocted disease that’s killing off everyone with a compromised immune system.
Still want those open borders? We didn’t think so. Still support GMO food and flu shots? Maybe it’s time you have a read, instead of just listening to your own boob tube’s Counterfeit News Networks.
So you want Trump out of office, but you’re not willing to die from the Wuhan Pandemic COVID-19 to accomplish it?
While everyone prays for a “vaccine” to prevent or cure coronavirus (COVID-19), the problem is that most vaccines don’t really work, and since these virus strains are brand new and mutating as we speak, a fake vaccine won’t work. You see, vaccines were invented when infectious diseases were already falling off the charts in America. Yes, Dr. Jonas Salk (the God of cult pharmacology) was a fraud. He admitted it himself. It was just a smoke and mirrors trick on a nationwide scale promoted and propagated by the CDC themselves.
Still, now, today in 2020, everybody watching the news believes the CDC, still. Yet, the Center for Disease Creation wants this outbreak. The only way to get Trump out of office now (because the two communist clowns running can’t do it), is to tank the economy, and fast. What better way than to have the Kings of Fear shut down the entire U.S. economy, based on fear alone… oh, and millions of schmucks with ultra-weak immune systems.
You see, the Left doesn’t need open borders anymore, and Trump’s shutting them down anyway. And plan B was the impeachment. So it’s on to plan C, and plan C is very, very ugly and nasty. It involves millions of Americans “falling off” as a price to pay for a failed system (including the entire stock and bond market) and failed healthcare, all to be blamed on Trump himself. To hell with open borders, they’re saying. We can’t run on that anymore.
The delay in fighting off Coronavirus was all planned by the CDC
As the cruise ships full of “lepers” pull into America’s ports, and the planes full of the “wretched” land on America’s airstrips, Coronovirus is being imported by the CDC to get rid of Trump. It’s that simple folks.
Remember, it’s the vaccinated people who spread the live diseases they’re injected with during the first two weeks (it’s called shedding and it’s real), so if the CDC does come out with a vaccine, it’s the herd, and more specifically, the immune-compromised sheeple of the herd (pun intended), that will die off first. That's why Bernie Sanders wants to make the coronavirus vaccine "absolutely free" to all! Imagine how badly the fake TV and newspaper news will have to spin that one.
The CDC has put off testing Americans and they’ve held onto the test kits as long as they possibly could. People being quarantined are only held for 14 days, but they could have contracted coronavirus during that time and be showing ZERO symptoms. The math and common sense don’t add up, and that’s how you know the CDC wants the pandemic. Think back to when they almost imported Ebola, being just as “careless” as they are right now, except this time we’re talking about entire nations around the world already under total quarantine and house arrest. Yep.
So, who’s running on open borders? Any takers? O’Biden? Commi-Bern? Who’s voting for open borders? Everyone who believes the Russians are still comin’ ta get ya?
It’s a really bad joke folks with a punch line that can kill you. The flu shots don’t work. They never did. And people who die from influenza are people with weak immune systems who actually die from pneumonia, MRSA, and other infections, but the CDC twists the statistics to sell 200 million flu shots each year. Get it yet? Let all that sink in for a moment. Why do you think there’s so much damned mercury in the multi-dose influenza vaccine? More than 25,000 times more mercury than the EPA warns people about in water and fish. The CDC sets you up for the flu next year by giving you the flu jab, and keeps you dumbed down with mercury so you'll believe the news and keep voting for Big Government. Nice recipe.
So yes, the CDC is insidious, and this is not a horror movie, it’s actually happening now. Hey, eat organic, buy some elderberry, vitamin C, and oil of oregano, and wash your hands, a lot. Tune your internet dial to Vaccines.news for updates on fake vaccines that spread the disease you’re supposed to gain immunity against. Oh yeah, and somebody tell Fox News and Breitbart to cover the hilarious fact that the crazy Democrats aren't talking about open borders any more.
Sources for this article include:
NaturalNews.com
Vaccines.news
ZeroHedge.com
NaturalNews.com
Breitbart.com


naturalnews--2020-03-10--Coronavirus spreads on the East Coast: DC's first patient is a minister, New York City firefighters

Coronavirus spreads on the East Coast: DC's first patient is a minister, New York City firefighters banned from responding to COVID-19 cases

( Natural News ) While last week ’ s focus has been mainly on the spread of the coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) on the West Coast – especially in Washington state where it first hit the country , disturbing news over the weekend revealed that it has already made its way to cities on the East Coast : Washington D.C. has reported its first case of the virus , meanwhile a few hundred miles north , New York City has enacted a drastic measure to stop the spread of the disease among emergency workers .
Minister becomes D.C. ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Reverend Timothy Cole of Christ Church , an Episcopal church in Washington D.C. ’ s Georgetown neighborhood , was diagnosed with COVID-19 Saturday evening .
The reverend is currently in stable condition , according to his assistant , Reverend Crystal Hardin .
“ I can now confirm that I am the individual who tested positive for the coronavirus , ” said Cole in an email to CBS News .
“ First , I want to assure you that I will be okay .
I am receiving excellent care and am in good spirits @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quarantined for the next 14 days as will the rest of my family.
” Cole represents the first reported case of COVID-19 in the capital .
However , his position as the minister may have put hundreds of visitors to the Episcopal church at risk as Cole served communion and shook hands with attendees during services .
In response to this , Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser suggested that any recent visitors to Christ Church should self-quarantine themselves .
“ We know that whether we meet here in person on a Sunday morning @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one of us is alone because we have each other .
We firmly believe that we are held in God ’ s embrace through it all , ” said Bowser .
“ We are praying for all those affected , all those who are in fear and all of the medical professionals and researchers and community members who are trying to find solutions.
” In the meantime , all services have been canceled at the church starting Sunday — the first time since the 1800s after being razed in a fire .
NYC @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus is involved As Washington D.C. comes to grips with the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak in the city , New York City is now enacting a controversial measure to prevent the virus from spreading among its emergency workers .
On Friday , the New York City Fire Department ( FDNY ) issued an order that temporarily relieves all firefighters from responding to calls of the second-highest priority for patients with cough , fever , difficulty breathing or who may even be unconscious .
Cough , fever and difficulty with breathing are the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It seems like a logical way to reduce the number of people who come in close contact with coronavirus patients , ” stated City Councilman Joseph Borelli , chairman of the city ’ s fire and emergency management committee .
“ Someone complaining of flu-like symptoms doesn ’ t need an engine company with five firefighters.
” Meanwhile , FDNY spokesman Frank Dwyer clarified that the order does not cover the highest priority cases .
Dwyer confirmed that FDNY firefighters would continue to respond to all high priority calls , including cardiac and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ incidents , regardless of whether or not they ’ re potential COVID-19 calls .
The EMTs and paramedics who ’ ll end up shouldering most of the burden , however , have a different view and believe that the order will simply further strain the system .
The FDNY is currently experiencing a shortage of Emergency Medical Services ( EMS ) workers such as EMTs and paramedics due to the positions ’ low pay and the resulting exodus of EMS to become firefighters .
( Related : New York Emergency Room Doctor : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Confirmed Cases In The U.S. “ By Next Week.
” ) “ It puts everyone at risk .
It puts EMS workers at risk , when we don ’ t have the resources , ” said Anthony Almojera , EMS lieutenant in Sunset Park and vice president of Local 3621 of the FDNY Uniformed EMS Officers .
“ It puts the lives of New Yorkers at risk if they ’ re not on scene .
”

Coronavirus spreads on the East Coast: DC’s first patient is a minister, New York City firefighters banned from responding to COVID-19 cases
While last week’s focus has been mainly on the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the West Coast – especially in Washington state where it first hit the country, disturbing news over the weekend revealed that it has already made its way to cities on the East Coast: Washington D.C. has reported its first case of the virus, meanwhile a few hundred miles north, New York City has enacted a drastic measure to stop the spread of the disease among emergency workers.
Minister becomes D.C.’s first coronavirus case, hundreds at risk
Reverend Timothy Cole of Christ Church, an Episcopal church in Washington D.C.’s Georgetown neighborhood, was diagnosed with COVID-19 Saturday evening. The reverend is currently in stable condition, according to his assistant, Reverend Crystal Hardin.
“I can now confirm that I am the individual who tested positive for the coronavirus,” said Cole in an email to CBS News. “First, I want to assure you that I will be okay. I am receiving excellent care and am in good spirits under the circumstances. I will remain quarantined for the next 14 days as will the rest of my family.”
Cole represents the first reported case of COVID-19 in the capital. However, his position as the minister may have put hundreds of visitors to the Episcopal church at risk as Cole served communion and shook hands with attendees during services. In response to this, Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser suggested that any recent visitors to Christ Church should self-quarantine themselves.
“We know that whether we meet here in person on a Sunday morning or whether we meet in spirit not one of us is alone because we have each other. We firmly believe that we are held in God’s embrace through it all,” said Bowser. “We are praying for all those affected, all those who are in fear and all of the medical professionals and researchers and community members who are trying to find solutions.”
In the meantime, all services have been canceled at the church starting Sunday -- the first time since the 1800s after being razed in a fire.
NYC firefighters banned from responding to cases where coronavirus is involved
As Washington D.C. comes to grips with the possibility of a coronavirus outbreak in the city, New York City is now enacting a controversial measure to prevent the virus from spreading among its emergency workers. On Friday, the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) issued an order that temporarily relieves all firefighters from responding to calls of the second-highest priority for patients with cough, fever, difficulty breathing or who may even be unconscious. Cough, fever and difficulty with breathing are the most common symptoms of COVID-19.
“It seems like a logical way to reduce the number of people who come in close contact with coronavirus patients,” stated City Councilman Joseph Borelli, chairman of the city’s fire and emergency management committee. “Someone complaining of flu-like symptoms doesn’t need an engine company with five firefighters.”
Meanwhile, FDNY spokesman Frank Dwyer clarified that the order does not cover the highest priority cases. Dwyer confirmed that FDNY firefighters would continue to respond to all high priority calls, including cardiac and respiratory arrests, choking, and trauma incidents, regardless of whether or not they’re potential COVID-19 calls.
The EMTs and paramedics who’ll end up shouldering most of the burden, however, have a different view and believe that the order will simply further strain the system. The FDNY is currently experiencing a shortage of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers such as EMTs and paramedics due to the positions’ low pay and the resulting exodus of EMS to become firefighters. (Related: New York Emergency Room Doctor: There Will Be “Thousands” Of Confirmed Cases In The U.S. “By Next Week.”)
“It puts everyone at risk. It puts EMS workers at risk, when we don’t have the resources,” said Anthony Almojera, EMS lieutenant in Sunset Park and vice president of Local 3621 of the FDNY Uniformed EMS Officers. “It puts the lives of New Yorkers at risk if they’re not on scene.”
Sources include:
Breitbart.com
CBSNews.com
NYPost.com 1
NYPost.com 2


naturalnews--2020-03-10--WHO isn't calling the coronavirus a pandemic just yet… says we can still pull through

( Natural News ) The coronavirus is a threat that can reach pandemic proportions , now that the virus has a foothold in many countries , from Asia and Europe , to the Middle East and now the U.S. , stated officials from the World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
“ Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries , the threat of a pandemic has become very real , ” stressed WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus , in a conference call with reporters from Geneva on Monday .
In its latest report , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over 3,800 deaths worldwide as of press time .
In China , where the virus originated in December , health officials have noted a decrease in the number of infections .
However , other regions have reported an upswing in cases , with current figures indicating 104 countries reporting COVID-19 cases .
In particular , Korea has reported 248 new cases , bringing its total to 7,382 – the most number of cases outside China , while Italy and Iran follow closely with 7,375 and 6,566 cases , respectively .
According to data @ @ @ @ @ @ @ U.S. now has over 560 cases spread across 30 states since last week .
While the WHO still does not consider the coronavirus as a global pandemic , officials say that they are closer to making the declaration .
Currently , the WHO has identified four countries – China , South Korea , Iran and Italy – which account for 93 percent of all COVID-19 cases worldwide .
( Related : South Korea doubles down on virus testing : 140,000 people successfully tested for coronavirus . )
“ When you reach 100 countries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is time to step back and think , two weeks ago it was 30 countries , ” added Dr. Mike Ryan , executive director for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme .
Despite this , Dr. Tedros stressed that it ’ s early for world leaders to give up , saying the only a handful of countries have “ signs of sustained community transmission.
” For instance , China and Singapore have reportedly contained the spread in their countries .
The latter , in particular , has reported 70 percent of all confirmed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential end to the outbreak in the region .
“ China is bringing its epidemic under control , ” Dr. Tedros added .
For other countries , however , Ryan said that it ’ s still too soon to tell , indicating that some countries have just begun to receive their first cases .
“ We ’ re still very much in the [ upcycle ] of this epidemic , and there are still a number of miles to go , ” he noted .
According to the officials , world leaders play @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of COVID-19 in their individual countries .
Dr. Tedros , in particular , cited Singapore ’ s “ all-government approach ” in handling the containment of COVID-19 , even praising Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong ’ s video to explain the risks of the disease and reassure people .
“ It is in our hands .
… In many countries , it will get worse before it gets better , ” explained Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove , technical lead for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme .
“ Absolutely , we see a light @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but how quickly we get there depends on what countries do.
” Van Kerkhove also explained that while around 80 percent of people who become infected with COVID-19 show mild symptoms , this can include mild forms of pneumonia .
Those with preexisting medical conditions , including heart disease , respiratory disease , cancer and diabetes , are at a higher risk for death .
However , Dr. Tedros noted that the risk factors do not mean that the disease kills older people .
“ The death rate from this outbreak is high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ young or senior .
Of course , to understand the epidemiology , it ’ s fine to do that , but for action , I think every life matters , ” he added .
“ This is a moral decay if we try to categorize it that way , a moral decay of society.
” “ The rule of the game is never give up , ” Dr. Tedros said .
Get the latest on the coronavirus outbreak by following Pandemic.news .

WHO isn’t calling the coronavirus a pandemic just yet… says we can still pull through
The coronavirus is a threat that can reach pandemic proportions , now that the virus has a foothold in many countries, from Asia and Europe, to the Middle East and now the U.S., stated officials from the World Health Organization (WHO).
“Now that the virus has a foothold in so many countries, the threat of a pandemic has become very real,” stressed WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in a conference call with reporters from Geneva on Monday.
In its latest report, the organization estimates over 109,000 COVID-19 cases and over 3,800 deaths worldwide as of press time. In China, where the virus originated in December, health officials have noted a decrease in the number of infections. However, other regions have reported an upswing in cases, with current figures indicating 104 countries reporting COVID-19 cases. In particular, Korea has reported 248 new cases, bringing its total to 7,382 – the most number of cases outside China, while Italy and Iran follow closely with 7,375 and 6,566 cases, respectively.
According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. now has over 560 cases spread across 30 states since last week.
Not a pandemic… (huh?)
While the WHO still does not consider the coronavirus as a global pandemic, officials say that they are closer to making the declaration. Currently, the WHO has identified four countries – China, South Korea, Iran and Italy – which account for 93 percent of all COVID-19 cases worldwide. (Related: South Korea doubles down on virus testing: 140,000 people successfully tested for coronavirus.)
“When you reach 100 countries and when you reach 100,000 cases, it is time to step back and think, two weeks ago it was 30 countries,” added Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme.
Despite this, Dr. Tedros stressed that it's early for world leaders to give up, saying the only a handful of countries have “signs of sustained community transmission.” For instance, China and Singapore have reportedly contained the spread in their countries. The latter, in particular, has reported 70 percent of all confirmed cases to be recovered, indicated a potential end to the outbreak in the region.
“China is bringing its epidemic under control,” Dr. Tedros added.
For other countries, however, Ryan said that it's still too soon to tell, indicating that some countries have just begun to receive their first cases.
“We’re still very much in the [upcycle] of this epidemic, and there are still a number of miles to go,” he noted.
According to the officials, world leaders play a key part in containing the spread of COVID-19 in their individual countries. Dr. Tedros, in particular, cited Singapore's “all-government approach” in handling the containment of COVID-19, even praising Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's video to explain the risks of the disease and reassure people.
“It is in our hands. … In many countries, it will get worse before it gets better,” explained Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme. “Absolutely, we see a light at the end of the tunnel, but how quickly we get there depends on what countries do.”
Officials shed light on coronavirus severity
Van Kerkhove also explained that while around 80 percent of people who become infected with COVID-19 show mild symptoms, this can include mild forms of pneumonia. Those with preexisting medical conditions, including heart disease, respiratory disease, cancer and diabetes, are at a higher risk for death. However, Dr. Tedros noted that the risk factors do not mean that the disease kills older people.
“The death rate from this outbreak is high. We shouldn’t categorize by young or senior. Of course, to understand the epidemiology, it’s fine to do that, but for action, I think every life matters,” he added. “This is a moral decay if we try to categorize it that way, a moral decay of society.”
"The rule of the game is never give up," Dr. Tedros said.
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naturalnews--2020-03-12--They're TRYING to spread it! Sacramento County announces ending all 14-day quarantines and releasing

They're TRYING to spread it! Sacramento County announces ending all 14-day quarantines and releasing high-risk people into the general public

( Natural News ) Now we know the anti-Trump liberals in America are literally trying to spread the virus and make the outbreak worse .
Three days ago , Sacramento County announced it was ending all 14-day quarantines of high-risk people who had come into direct contact with coronavirus patients .
This is being described by the county as a “ shift from containment to mitigation , ” meaning they are declaring there ’ s no longer any point in trying to contain the outbreak ( even though they have only 10 confirmed cases in the entire county ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ flies in the face of every principle of infectious disease containment known to the modern world .
This tactic from Sacramento County is ripped right out of the 17th century and smacks of deliberate sabotage to try to spread the virus and worsen the outbreak .
Sacramento County announced today that it will shift its effort to community mitigation measures that will slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community , protect those who are most vulnerable to severe illness , and allow our health care system to prepare resources to take care @ @ @ @ @ @ @ measures will include cessation of 14-day quarantines .
With the shift from containment to mitigation , it is no longer necessary for someone who has been in contact with someone with COVID-19 to quarantine for 14 days .
This applies to the general public , as well as health care workers and first responders .
This announcement by Sacramento County flies in the face of every principle of infectious disease containment known and practiced around the world .
Note , too , that none of the people being released are going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ testing , zero containment and zero medical sanity Sacramento County .
The people who decided this should be arrested , prosecuted and immediately removed from power , as they are placing potentially millions of public lives at risk with their obviously malicious , deliberate attempt to spread this epidemic more rapidly .
It is time for Trump to declare a national emergency and deploy the military to take control of Sacramento County and reestablish modern medical practices Today we are calling on President Trump to order the military to take control of Sacramento @ @ @ @ @ @ @ / isolation measures for high-risk individuals .
If the anti-Trump , anti-American liberals in Sacramento are too stupid to understand how to contain a deadly biological weapons epidemic that threatens millions of lives , it ’ s time to remove those lunatics from power and reestablish basic medical containment protocols under emergency orders to protect the public .
“ Currently , laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Sacramento County stand at 10 people with one recovered , ” says the Sacramento County press release , admitting they only have 10 confirmed cases in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ containment efforts then ?
It ’ s obviously far from endemic in the Sacramento County area .
This action on the part of Sacramento County is criminal , not just negligent .
Way beyond mere stupidity , it is a deliberate attempt to see millions of people infected as a way to create a larger national emergency that Leftists hope can hurt Trump in the November elections .
It ’ s time for Trump to declare a national emergency and , as Stewart Rhodes demanded yesterday in an interview on the Alex Jones @ @ @ @ @ @ @ health care infrastructure role to increase coronavirus testing and erect the necessary structures for medical response teams and quarantine centers so that infected individuals can be isolated from the general population .
California ’ s local leaders , it seems , are deliberately trying to spread the infection as a way to politically hurt Trump .
They are playing with millions of lives in order to carry out their twisted anti-Trump political agendas .
That action must be immediately halted , even if it means dispatching the United States military to achieve containment @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Sacramento County Public Information Office can be reached at 916-874-5001 .
If you live in the county , you may want to call Kim Nava in that office and ask why the criminally negligent lunatics who run that county are now deliberately and maliciously releasing all high-risk , potentially-infected people into the population at large .
They are putting your life at risk , and they are doing it on purpose .
It ’ s not an “ accident.
” It ’ s malicious intent .
Nobody in a public health office @ @ @ @ @ @ @ begin releasing all the high-risk people right in the middle of an exploding epidemic .
This is a deliberate , criminal act of biological warfare being waged by anti-Trump lunatics to try to harm America and spread a deadly infectious disease .
It must be stopped .
President Trump , declare a national emergency and deploy the military to California .
Stop the left-wing lunatics from plunging America into chaos and collapse .
Arrest the traitors and contain this epidemic before it infects or kills millions .
Read Pandemic.news to stay informed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ prefer to die while living as an obedient slave under the rule of authoritarian morons .

They’re TRYING to spread it! Sacramento County announces ending all 14-day quarantines and releasing high-risk people into the general public
Now we know the anti-Trump liberals in America are literally trying to spread the virus and make the outbreak worse. Three days ago, Sacramento County announced it waswho had come into direct contact with coronavirus patients. This is being described by the county as a "shift from containment to mitigation," meaning they are declaring there's no longer any point in trying to contain the outbreak (even though they have only 10 confirmed cases in the entire county).
The policy is criminally insane. It flies in the face of every principle of infectious disease containment known to the modern world. This tactic from Sacramento County is ripped right out of the 17th century and smacks of deliberate sabotage to try to spread the virus and worsen the outbreak.
From the Sacramenty County press release:
Sacramento County announced today that it will shift its effort to community mitigation measures that will slow the spread of COVID-19 in the community, protect those who are most vulnerable to severe illness, and allow our health care system to prepare resources to take care of severely ill patients. These new measures will include cessation of 14-day quarantines.
With the shift from containment to mitigation, it is no longer necessary for someone who has been in contact with someone with COVID-19 to quarantine for 14 days. This applies to the general public, as well as health care workers and first responders.
This announcement by Sacramento County flies in the face of every principle of infectious disease containment known and practiced around the world. Note, too, that none of the people being released are going to be tested. So there's zero testing, zero containment and zero medical sanity Sacramento County.
The people who decided this should be arrested, prosecuted and immediately removed from power, as they are placing potentially millions of public lives at risk with their obviously malicious, deliberate attempt to spread this epidemic more rapidly.
It is time for Trump to declare a national emergency and deploy the military to take control of Sacramento County and reestablish modern medical practices
Today we are calling on President Trump to order the military to take control of Sacramento County in order to reestablish commonsense quarantine / isolation measures for high-risk individuals. If the anti-Trump, anti-American liberals in Sacramento are too stupid to understand how to contain a deadly biological weapons epidemic that threatens millions of lives, it's time to remove those lunatics from power and reestablish basic medical containment protocols under emergency orders to protect the public.
"Currently, laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Sacramento County stand at 10 people with one recovered," says the Sacramento County press release, admitting they only have 10 confirmed cases in the entire county. So why stop all containment efforts then? It's obviously far from endemic in the Sacramento County area. This action on the part of Sacramento County is criminal, not just negligent. Way beyond mere stupidity, it is a deliberate attempt to see millions of people infected as a way to create a larger national emergency that Leftists hope can hurt Trump in the November elections.
It's time for Trump to declare a national emergency and, as Stewart Rhodes demanded yesterday in an interview on the Alex Jones Show, deploy the military in a health care infrastructure role to increase coronavirus testing and erect the necessary structures for medical response teams and quarantine centers so that infected individuals can be isolated from the general population.
California's local leaders, it seems, are deliberately trying to spread the infection as a way to politically hurt Trump. They are playing with millions of lives in order to carry out their twisted anti-Trump political agendas. That action must be immediately halted, even if it means dispatching the United States military to achieve containment and medical sanity to Sacramento County.
The Sacramento County Public Information Office can be reached at 916-874-5001. If you live in the county, you may want to call Kim Nava in that office and ask why the criminally negligent lunatics who run that county are now deliberately and maliciously releasing all high-risk, potentially-infected people into the population at large. They are putting your life at risk, and they are doing it on purpose.
It's not an "accident." It's malicious intent. Nobody in a public health office is so stupid that they would accidentally begin releasing all the high-risk people right in the middle of an exploding epidemic. This is a deliberate, criminal act of biological warfare being waged by anti-Trump lunatics to try to harm America and spread a deadly infectious disease. It must be stopped.
President Trump, declare a national emergency and deploy the military to California. Stop the left-wing lunatics from plunging America into chaos and collapse. Arrest the traitors and contain this epidemic before it infects or kills millions.
Read Pandemic.news to stay informed. Or move to Sacramento County if you prefer to die while living as an obedient slave under the rule of authoritarian morons.


naturalnews--2020-03-12--Denmark locks down ENTIRE COUNTRY in response to coronavirus pandemic

( Natural News ) In a surprise announcement , Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark said the country is imposing a lockdown to contain its rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases .
Frederiksen made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday .
According to Frederiksen , public sector employees who do not perform critical functions will be sent home on paid leave , while those who are employed in the private sector will be encouraged to work from home .
All schools and universities in the Scandinavian nation will also be shut down , Frederiksen said during her address @ @ @ @ @ @ @ restrictions on events , with local media reporting that events seen to attract more than 100 participants will be banned — a major decrease compared to the original limit of 1,000 .
“ We need to limit activity in society as much as possible , without letting our society grind to a halt , ” Frederiksen said .
According to Frederiksen , their decision to enact strict impositions and tough measures will have a significant impact on their economy .
“ We will not get through this as a country without a cost @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will lose their jobs .
The government will do what it can to help , ” Frederiksen said , noting that their current situation necessitated the enactment of such measures .
“ Under normal circumstances , a government would not present such far-reaching measures without having all the solutions ready for the many Danes concerned , but we are in an extraordinary situation , ” Frederiksen stated .
“ This will have huge consequences , but the alternative would be far worse , ” she said , adding that those who are healthy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more vulnerable members of their population .
“ Everyone who is healthy , we have a great responsibility towards the vulnerable , ” she added .
( Related : Coronavirus isn ’ t the flu and it ’ s this response that makes the US unprepared , health expert warns ) Those seen to be at high risk for COVID-19 — the disease caused by the new coronavirus which originated from Wuhan in China before spreading across other parts of the world — are those who are aged 60 and above , as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and chronic illnesses .
Søren Brostrøm , director of The Danish Health Authority , said that he expects the number of cases to increase rapidly in the coming days and weeks .
As of press time , 514 people , of which two are in critical condition , have been confirmed to be infected with the deadly virus as of Wednesday—a ten-fold increase in the figures they posted Monday .
According to Health Minister Magnus Heunicke this is the “ most dramatic increase seen in Europe ” .
Sweden , which is separated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has around 460 confirmed cases , with its first death reported Wednesday .
The country has banned public gatherings of more than 500 people to stop the spread of the disease .
Italy , which has 12,462 confirmed coronavirus infections and 827 deaths—the highest in Europe as of press time—enforced a lockdown , Tuesday .
However , following the World Health Organization ‘ s ( WHO ) announcement declaring the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic , Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that the nation needed to “ go another step @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcement made on Facebook , said only pharmacies , groceries and other establishments selling “ essential items ” will remain open to the public for the entirety of the lockdown .
This will be in addition to the existing measures , such as travel restrictions , enforced social distances and mandatory self-isolation for anyone who exhibits flu-like symptoms .
As of press time , the novel coronavirus has infected 126,136 and left 4,630 dead globally .
For more updates on the coronavirus , visit Pandemic.news .

Denmark locks down ENTIRE COUNTRY in response to coronavirus pandemic
In a surprise announcement, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark said the country is imposing a lockdown to contain its rapidly rising number of coronavirus cases . Frederiksen made the announcement during a press conference on Wednesday.
According to Frederiksen, public sector employees who do not perform critical functions will be sent home on paid leave, while those who are employed in the private sector will be encouraged to work from home.
All schools and universities in the Scandinavian nation will also be shut down, Frederiksen said during her address.
In addition, Frederiksen also imposed restrictions on events, with local media reporting that events seen to attract more than 100 participants will be banned — a major decrease compared to the original limit of 1,000.
“We need to limit activity in society as much as possible, without letting our society grind to a halt,” Frederiksen said.
According to Frederiksen, their decision to enact strict impositions and tough measures will have a significant impact on their economy.
"We will not get through this as a country without a cost. Businesses will suffer losses and people will lose their jobs. The government will do what it can to help,” Frederiksen said, noting that their current situation necessitated the enactment of such measures.
"Under normal circumstances, a government would not present such far-reaching measures without having all the solutions ready for the many Danes concerned, but we are in an extraordinary situation," Frederiksen stated.
“This will have huge consequences, but the alternative would be far worse,” she said, adding that those who are healthy have a shared responsibility to protect the more vulnerable members of their population.
"Everyone who is healthy, we have a great responsibility towards the vulnerable," she added. (Related: Coronavirus isn’t the flu and it’s this response that makes the US unprepared, health expert warns)
Those seen to be at high risk for COVID-19 — the disease caused by the new coronavirus which originated from Wuhan in China before spreading across other parts of the world — are those who are aged 60 and above, as well as those with compromised immune systems and chronic illnesses.
Søren Brostrøm, director of The Danish Health Authority, said that he expects the number of cases to increase rapidly in the coming days and weeks.
As of press time, 514 people, of which two are in critical condition, have been confirmed to be infected with the deadly virus as of Wednesday—a ten-fold increase in the figures they posted Monday. According to Health Minister Magnus Heunicke this is the "most dramatic increase seen in Europe".
Sweden, which is separated from Denmark by the Oresund strait, has around 460 confirmed cases, with its first death reported Wednesday. The country has banned public gatherings of more than 500 people to stop the spread of the disease.
Italy, which has 12,462 confirmed coronavirus infections and 827 deaths—the highest in Europe as of press time—enforced a lockdown, Tuesday. However, following the World Health Organization's (WHO) announcement declaring the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has announced that the nation needed to "go another step" further.
Conte, through an announcement made on Facebook, said only pharmacies, groceries and other establishments selling "essential items" will remain open to the public for the entirety of the lockdown. This will be in addition to the existing measures, such as travel restrictions, enforced social distances and mandatory self-isolation for anyone who exhibits flu-like symptoms.
As of press time, the novel coronavirus has infected 126,136 and left 4,630 dead globally.
For more updates on the coronavirus, visit Pandemic.news.
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ChannelNewsAsia.com
Yahoo.com
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WHO.int
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