wearechange--2020-04-22--Email Addresses and Passwords From WHO, NIH, Wuhan Lab, and Gates Foundation Leaked Online

A cache of nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly belonging to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) , National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) , Wuhan Institute of Virology , Bill Gates Foundation and several other groups involved with the coronavirus pandemic response were dumped on 4chan before appearing on several other websites , according to the SITE Intelligence Group .
WHO chief information officer Bernardo Mariano told Bloomberg that the organization wasn ’ t hacked , and that the data was possibly obtained through prior data breaches .
“ The employees may have used their work @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a particular website , and then that website has been hacked , leaking their password.
” According to Mariano , 400 of the credentials were still active – and he claims that none of the passwords were used to access sensitive information due to the organization ’ s two-factor authentication system .
4chan users , on the other hand , said that they were able to use the passwords to gain access to a WHO website called “ Extranet , ” according to Bloomberg .
Mariano added that the organization has been seeing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ mid-March , and that there had recently been a “ sustained attempt ” to hack into the computers of four WHO employees in South Korea , along with the organization ’ s Geneva headquarters .
4chan users said they were using the credentials to download ‘ everything ’ they could .
An unverified photo posted as part of the dump appears to refer to “ Splicing HIV ” into “ coronavirus , ” fueling speculation that COVID-19 was genetically engineered with HIV spike proteins – a theory posted by Indian researchers soon after @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and later withdrawn after their findings were refuted .
The Gates Foundation told WaPo “ We are monitoring the situation in line with our data security practices .
We don ’ t currently have an indication of a data breach at the foundation.
” If legit , someone named Mararet at the Gates Foundation ( last name withheld ) is apparently a fan of the dark lord : Australian cybersecurity expert Robert Potter said he was able to verify the WHO information , and that “ their password security is appalling.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as their password , ” he said .
Others used their own first names or “ changeme.
” Potter said the alleged email addresses and passwords may have been purchased from vendors on the dark Web , a portion of the Internet that is not indexed by most search engines and where hacked information often is posted for sale .
He said the WHO credentials appear to have come from a hack in 2016 .
–Washington Post

A cache of nearly 25,000 email addresses and passwords allegedly belonging to the World Health Organization (WHO), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Wuhan Institute of Virology, Bill Gates Foundation and several other groups involved with the coronavirus pandemic response were dumped on 4chan before appearing on several other websites, according to the SITE Intelligence Group.
WHO chief information officer Bernardo Mariano told Bloomberg that the organization wasn’t hacked, and that the data was possibly obtained through prior data breaches.
“The employees may have used their work email address to register an account for a particular website, and then that website has been hacked, leaking their password.”
According to Mariano, 400 of the credentials were still active – and he claims that none of the passwords were used to access sensitive information due to the organization’s two-factor authentication system. 4chan users, on the other hand, said that they were able to use the passwords to gain access to a WHO website called “Extranet,” according to Bloomberg.
Mariano added that the organization has been seeing an increasing number of attempted cyber-intrusions since mid-March, and that there had recently been a “sustained attempt” to hack into the computers of four WHO employees in South Korea, along with the organization’s Geneva headquarters.
4chan users said they were using the credentials to download ‘everything’ they could.
An unverified photo posted as part of the dump appears to refer to “Splicing HIV” into “coronavirus,” fueling speculation that COVID-19 was genetically engineered with HIV spike proteins – a theory posted by Indian researchers soon after the virus’s genome was published, and later withdrawn after their findings were refuted.
The Gates Foundation told WaPo “We are monitoring the situation in line with our data security practices. We don’t currently have an indication of a data breach at the foundation.”
If legit, someone named Mararet at the Gates Foundation (last name withheld) is apparently a fan of the dark lord:
Australian cybersecurity expert Robert Potter said he was able to verify the WHO information, and that “their password security is appalling.”
“Forty-eight people have ‘password’ as their password,” he said. Others used their own first names or “changeme.”
Potter said the alleged email addresses and passwords may have been purchased from vendors on the dark Web, a portion of the Internet that is not indexed by most search engines and where hacked information often is posted for sale. He said the WHO credentials appear to have come from a hack in 2016. –Washington Post
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-04-24--World’s Largest Prison Population Could Lead to 100,000 More COVID-19 Deaths in US Than Projected

A new report Wednesday shows President Donald Trump ’ s estimate that the U.S. could see “ substantially under ” 100,000 coronavirus deaths may be a massive underestimate because of the nation ’ s huge incarcerated population .
Adding in the conditions of the U.S. jail system means the death toll—even with highly effective social distancing measures—could be 200,000 .
That ’ s the startling finding from a new epidemiological model released by the ACLU and researchers at Washington State University , the University of Pennsylvania , and the University of Tennessee .
“ The United States ’ unique obsession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it comes to combating the spread of COVID-19 , ” said the ACLU .
According to the report , the Trump administration failed to take into account factors that stand to “ explosively increase the loss of life ” from the coronavirus in its projection .
Those factors include other nations having far lower incarceration rates and the conditions at U.S. jails , including poor healthcare afforded to those incarcerated , substandard sanitation measures , lack of social distancing , and the sheer rate of human traffic flows at the facilities .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ any given day , including people simply unable to post bail .
Those combined factors contribute to jails being poised to serve as not just “ vectors ” but “ veritable volcanoes for the spread of the virus , ” said the researchers .
The report attributes that scenario to two main pathways of transmission : • Churn of the jail population—individuals are arrested , sent to jail , potentially exposed to COVID-19 , released on their own recognizance , post bail , or are adjudicated not guilty and are subsequently released .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ through their families and communities unless the individual is quarantined .
• Jail staff—staff come to work each day and are exposed to COVID-19 , then return home and infect their families and communities .
This vector applies to jails , prisons , and detention centers .
There are ~420,000 people who work in jails and prisons in the U.S .
Failing to take those avenues of coronavirus infections into projections gives an overly optimistic estimate of total deaths in the U.S. From the report : What our model tells us with near @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public health measures taken to mitigate COVID-19 spread will result in the substantial undercounting of potential loss of life .
For example , if a model that doesn ’ t account for jails predicts that social distancing and other public health measures will keep the total number of U.S. deaths to 101,000 , our model shows that that projection undercounts deaths by 98 percent .
Actual deaths , once we account for jails , could be almost double , rising to 200,000 .
It ’ s still possible to avoid such a high @ @ @ @ @ @ @ taken to reduce the prison population .
The report outlines a number of specific recommendations for that to happen , including for prosecutors to decline to prosecute people facing low-level charges and to recommend pre-trial release unless physical harm to another person is at risk .
The researchers also called for sheriffs to release people uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19 because of an illness or other factors .
Sheriffs should also “ consider releasing other people in custody where the release poses no risk of serious physical harm to another person , including people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Judges should also order pre-trial release without conditions , unless a person would be at imminent risk of harm , “ and suspend issuance or enforcement of any bench warrants for failure to appear or technical parole or probation violations , ” the report added .
Slashing the number of arrests by half could have a massive impact , with the model suggesting that action could spare 12,000 human lives in jail , and 47,000 in surrounding communities .
“ If we stop arrests for anything but the five percent of crimes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ murder , rape , and aggravated assault—and are able to double the rate of release for those already detained , we can save 23,000 lives in jails , and 76,000 lives in communities , ” the researchers added .
There ’ s no time to waste , the report says , projecting up to 18,000 lives lost if efforts to reduce the jail population are put off by even one week .
So far , 133 people have died of COVID-19 while incarcerated , and the researchers expect the number togrow unless prison @ @ @ @ @ @ @ While all of us will be impacted by inaction , communities of color will feel it most , ” the ACLU said in an accompanying analysis .
Black and Brown people are overrepresented in jails and prisons due to long-entrenched racial bias in the criminal legal system , as well as low-income communities .
Most correctional staff are also people of color , who will return to families and communities of color while potentially carrying the virus .
There is already ample evidence that Black people are dying at much higher rates in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can expect even more racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths if we allow the virus to spread freely throughout jails .
“ COVID-19 has already changed the way we live and function as a society in ways that would have been unimaginable just a month ago , ” wrote Udi Ofer , director of the ACLU ’ s Justice Division , and Lucia Tian , the group ’ s chief analytics officer .
“ There is no reason to exclude prisons and jails from these radical changes—especially in a country that incarcerates more of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Earth , ” wrote Ofer and Tian .
“ It ’ s time for the government to act in the name of public health .
Failing to protect incarcerated people will hurt all of us .
”

A new report Wednesday shows President Donald Trump’s estimate that the U.S. could see “substantially under” 100,000 coronavirus deaths may be a massive underestimate because of the nation’s huge incarcerated population.
Adding in the conditions of the U.S. jail system means the death toll—even with highly effective social distancing measures—could be 200,000.
That’s the startling finding from a new epidemiological model released by the ACLU and researchers at Washington State University, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Tennessee.
“The United States’ unique obsession with incarceration has become our Achilles heel when it comes to combating the spread of COVID-19,” said the ACLU.
According to the report, the Trump administration failed to take into account factors that stand to “explosively increase the loss of life” from the coronavirus in its projection.
Those factors include other nations having far lower incarceration rates and the conditions at U.S. jails, including poor healthcare afforded to those incarcerated, substandard sanitation measures, lack of social distancing, and the sheer rate of human traffic flows at the facilities. Roughly 737,900 people are in jail on any given day, including people simply unable to post bail.
Those combined factors contribute to jails being poised to serve as not just “vectors” but “veritable volcanoes for the spread of the virus,” said the researchers.
The report attributes that scenario to two main pathways of transmission:
Churn of the jail population—individuals are arrested, sent to jail, potentially exposed to COVID-19, released on their own recognizance, post bail, or are adjudicated not guilty and are subsequently released. Upon release, the virus will spread through their families and communities unless the individual is quarantined.
Jail staff—staff come to work each day and are exposed to COVID-19, then return home and infect their families and communities. This vector applies to jails, prisons, and detention centers. There are ~420,000 people who work in jails and prisons in the U.S.
Failing to take those avenues of coronavirus infections into projections gives an overly optimistic estimate of total deaths in the U.S. From the report:
What our model tells us with near certainty is that ignoring jails in the public health measures taken to mitigate COVID-19 spread will result in the substantial undercounting of potential loss of life. For example, if a model that doesn’t account for jails predicts that social distancing and other public health measures will keep the total number of U.S. deaths to 101,000, our model shows that that projection undercounts deaths by 98 percent. Actual deaths, once we account for jails, could be almost double, rising to 200,000.
It’s still possible to avoid such a high loss of life if swift action is taken to reduce the prison population. The report outlines a number of specific recommendations for that to happen, including for prosecutors to decline to prosecute people facing low-level charges and to recommend pre-trial release unless physical harm to another person is at risk.
The researchers also called for sheriffs to release people uniquely vulnerable to COVID-19 because of an illness or other factors. Sheriffs should also “consider releasing other people in custody where the release poses no risk of serious physical harm to another person, including people held by the sheriff on immigration detainers.”
Judges should also order pre-trial release without conditions, unless a person would be at imminent risk of harm, “and suspend issuance or enforcement of any bench warrants for failure to appear or technical parole or probation violations,” the report added.
Slashing the number of arrests by half could have a massive impact, with the model suggesting that action could spare 12,000 human lives in jail, and 47,000 in surrounding communities.
“If we stop arrests for anything but the five percent of crimes defined as most serious by the FBI—including murder, rape, and aggravated assault—and are able to double the rate of release for those already detained, we can save 23,000 lives in jails, and 76,000 lives in communities,” the researchers added.
There’s no time to waste, the report says, projecting up to 18,000 lives lost if efforts to reduce the jail population are put off by even one week. So far, 133 people have died of COVID-19 while incarcerated, and the researchers expect the number togrow unless prison system reforms are enacted swiftly.
“While all of us will be impacted by inaction, communities of color will feel it most,” the ACLU said in an accompanying analysis.
Black and Brown people are overrepresented in jails and prisons due to long-entrenched racial bias in the criminal legal system, as well as low-income communities. Most correctional staff are also people of color, who will return to families and communities of color while potentially carrying the virus. There is already ample evidence that Black people are dying at much higher rates in major cities across the country. We can expect even more racial disparities in COVID-19 deaths if we allow the virus to spread freely throughout jails.
“COVID-19 has already changed the way we live and function as a society in ways that would have been unimaginable just a month ago,” wrote Udi Ofer, director of the ACLU’s Justice Division, and Lucia Tian, the group’s chief analytics officer.
“There is no reason to exclude prisons and jails from these radical changes—especially in a country that incarcerates more of its people than any other country on Earth,” wrote Ofer and Tian. “It’s time for the government to act in the name of public health. Failing to protect incarcerated people will hurt all of us.”
Republished from CommonDreams.org under Creative Commons


wearechange--2020-04-24--World-Renowned Microbiologist Claims Wuhan Lab “Did Absolutely Crazy Things” With Coronavirus

A world-renowned Russian microbiologist says that the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic was the result of Wuhan scientists doing “ absolutely crazy things ” in their laboratory .
Dr. Peter Chumakov of the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology and Russian Academy of Sciences claims that while the Wuhan scientists ’ goal in creating the coronavirus was not malicious – instead , they were trying to study the pathogenicity of the virus , according to the Daily Mail .
“ In China , scientists at the Wuhan Laboratory have been actively involved in the development of various coronavirus variants @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ Moreover , they did this , supposedly not with the aim of creating pathogenic variants , but to study their pathogenicity.
” “ They did absolutely crazy things , in my opinion , ” he said , adding ” For example , inserts in the genome , which gave the virus the ability to infect human cells .
Now all this has been analyzed.
” ‘ The picture of the possible creation of the current coronavirus is slowly emerging.
‘ He told Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper : ‘ There are several @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the natural sequence of the genome , which gave it special properties .
‘ It is interesting that the Chinese and Americans who worked with them published all their works in the open ( scientific ) press .
‘ I even wonder why this background comes to people very slowly .
‘ I think that an investigation will nevertheless be initiated , as a result of which new rules will be developed that regulate the work with the genomes of such dangerous viruses .
Chumakov suggested that Chinese scientists were possibly searching for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the professor works for Russia ’ s Federal Research Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Preparations – while Vladimir Putin ’ s spokesman , Dmitry Peskov , advised against speculation that the virus was manmade .
“ In the situation where there is not enough information that has been supported and checked by science … we think it is unacceptable , impossible , to groundlessly accuse anyone , ” said Peskov .
Meanwhile , the head of Russia ’ s Federal Medical-Biological agency , Veronika Skvortsova , told Russia ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that easy .
It demands a very thorough study , ” adding “ None of the versions can be ruled out.
” “ We can see that a fairly large number of fragments distinguishes this virus from its very close relative , SARS , ” Skvortsova added .
“ They are approximately 94 per cent similar , the rest is different… I think that we must conduct a very serious research .

A world-renowned Russian microbiologist says that the novel coronavirus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic was the result of Wuhan scientists doing “absolutely crazy things” in their laboratory.
Dr. Peter Chumakov of the Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology and Russian Academy of Sciences claims that while the Wuhan scientists’ goal in creating the coronavirus was not malicious – instead, they were trying to study the pathogenicity of the virus, according to the Daily Mail.
“In China, scientists at the Wuhan Laboratory have been actively involved in the development of various coronavirus variants for over ten years,” he said. “Moreover, they did this, supposedly not with the aim of creating pathogenic variants, but to study their pathogenicity.”
“They did absolutely crazy things, in my opinion,” he said, adding ” For example, inserts in the genome, which gave the virus the ability to infect human cells. Now all this has been analyzed.”
‘The picture of the possible creation of the current coronavirus is slowly emerging.‘ He told Moskovsky Komsomolets newspaper: ‘There are several inserts, that is, substitutions of the natural sequence of the genome, which gave it special properties. ‘It is interesting that the Chinese and Americans who worked with them published all their works in the open (scientific) press. ‘I even wonder why this background comes to people very slowly. ‘I think that an investigation will nevertheless be initiated, as a result of which new rules will be developed that regulate the work with the genomes of such dangerous viruses. ‘It’s too early to blame anyone.’ –Daily Mail
Chumakov suggested that Chinese scientists were possibly searching for an HIV vaccine.
The Mail notes that the professor works for Russia’s Federal Research Center for Research and Development of Immunobiological Preparations – while Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, advised against speculation that the virus was manmade.
“In the situation where there is not enough information that has been supported and checked by science … we think it is unacceptable, impossible, to groundlessly accuse anyone,” said Peskov.
Meanwhile, the head of Russia’s Federal Medical-Biological agency, Veronika Skvortsova, told Russia’s Channel One “This question is not that easy. It demands a very thorough study,” adding “None of the versions can be ruled out.”
“We can see that a fairly large number of fragments distinguishes this virus from its very close relative, SARS,” Skvortsova added. “They are approximately 94 per cent similar, the rest is different… I think that we must conduct a very serious research.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-04-26--North Korea Power Vacuum Brings US And China To The Brink!

The fall of North Korea could lead to a US war with China .
If You Want To Rob The @ @ @ @ @ .
In this episode , special guest , researcher , and author Etienne de la @ @ @ @ @ Tim on the days economic and MSM events including : * Stimulus * Unemployment * @ @ @ @ @ robbery * and so much more !

The fall of North Korea could lead to a US war with China.
If You Want To Rob The World, Buy A Bank.
In this episode, special guest, researcher, and author Etienne de la Boutie 2 weighs in with Tim on the days economic and MSM events including:
* Stimulus
* Unemployment
* Infringement on Rights
* Highway robbery
* and so much more!


wearechange--2020-04-26--Twitter Suspends Account of Biotech Company Testing UV Light to Treat Coronavirus

Twitter has suspended the account of a Colorado biotech company which is working with Cedars-Sinai to test and develop a potential coronavirus treatment using UV light inserted into the lungs – the same week as Homeland Security ’ s head of Science and Technology , Bill Bryan , suggested that UV light could have a significant affect on viruses such as COVID-19 .
The suspension of Aytu BioScience ’ s account comes shortly after YouTube removed a video demonstrating the technology ( which can be seen below on Vimeo ) .
Here ’ s a screenshot of Aytu CEO Josh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ while tagging the now-banned Twitter account .
Aytu ’ s “ Healight ” is a medical device which administers intermittent ultraviolet ( UV-A ) light inside a patient ’ s trachea , which has the “ potential to positively impact outcomes for critically ill patients infected with coronavirus and severe respiratory infections , ” according to a corporate press release .
The company is working with the Medically Associated Science and Technology ( MAST ) team at Cedars-Sinai medical center , and are seeking expedited FDA approval for near-term use of the technology @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Aytu couldn ’ t have anything to do with this , could it ?

Twitter has suspended the account of a Colorado biotech company which is working with Cedars-Sinai to test and develop a potential coronavirus treatment using UV light inserted into the lungs – the same week as Homeland Security’s head of Science and Technology, Bill Bryan, suggested that UV light could have a significant affect on viruses such as COVID-19.
UPDATE: @Twitter just suspended the account of the publicly traded biotech company AYTU BioScience that created a novel COVID-19 treatment approach utilizing UV light in the lungs that @realDonaldTrump was talking about. This is ridiculous! https://t.co/4zwadZr9Yn pic.twitter.com/df9Qkbfmuk — Mike Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) April 26, 2020
The suspension of Aytu BioScience’s account comes shortly after YouTube removed a video demonstrating the technology (which can be seen below on Vimeo).
Wow. YouTube takes down biotech company’s video describing their novel UV light treatment for COVID-19 patients. “We are proud to have teamed up with @MarkPimentelMD and his team at @CedarsSinai” -Josh Disbrow AYTU Bioscience CEO https://t.co/F8ZIGuhjeE pic.twitter.com/vwykYTZ3Ne — Mike Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) April 26, 2020
Here’s a screenshot of Aytu CEO Josh Disbrow sharing the now-removed YouTube video, while tagging the now-banned Twitter account.
Aytu’s “Healight” is a medical device which administers intermittent ultraviolet (UV-A) light inside a patient’s trachea, which has the “potential to positively impact outcomes for critically ill patients infected with coronavirus and severe respiratory infections,” according to a corporate press release.
The company is working with the Medically Associated Science and Technology (MAST) team at Cedars-Sinai medical center, and are seeking expedited FDA approval for near-term use of the technology.
Twitter and YouTube’s ban of Aytu couldn’t have anything to do with this, could it?
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


wearechange--2020-04-27--True Coronavirus Death Toll Likely 60% Higher Than Official Count, Study Finds

As experts try to model the true number of coronavirus deaths , and some random ‘ surveillance ’ studies have suggested that – at least in some badly hit areas – the number of confirmed coronavirus cases might be many multiples of the official count , the Financial Times has published its latest study trying to ‘ model ’ the true coronavirus death toll .
The FT used a fairly straightforward methodology : the paper took data on national death tolls over a certain stretch of time going back five years , calculated the mean for each country , then @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deaths reported during the same time period in 2020 .
The difference between the average from the past five years and the 2020 number is , roughly , the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus ( by far the biggest differentiating factor ) .
Across countries in the developed world , the FT found 122,000 deaths ‘ in excess ’ of normal levels .
That ’ s compared with ~77k reported coronavirus deaths .
If the FT ’ s methodolgy checks out , that would mean coronavirus deaths have been 60 % @ @ @ @ @ @ @ least in the developed world .
The death toll from coronavirus may be almost 60 per cent higher than reported in official counts , according to an FT analysis of overall fatalities during the pandemic in 14 countries .
Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across these locations , considerably higher than the 77,000 official Covid-19 deaths reported for the same places and time periods .
If the same level of underreporting observed in these countries was happening worldwide , the global Covid-19 death toll would rise from the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high as 318,000 .
The only country that showed almost now deviation between ‘ excess deaths ’ and the number of confirmed coronavirus cases was Denmark .
The gulf between the ‘ official ’ coronavirus death toll and the ‘ excess mortality ’ rate tabulated by the FT. was widest in the emerging world .
In some places , the difference was ~100x ( that ’ s 100x not 100 % ) .
Officials reported roughly 250 deaths due to the virus , but the number of ‘ excess ’ deaths was 10,200 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ If we assume that every single ‘ excess ’ case calculated by the FT is representative of a single case of COVID-19 ( not exactly a scientific assumption , but fair enough for an estimate… ) , then we can compare which provinces , states and countries were most badly impacted .
According to the FT , the region surrounding the Italian city of Bergamo suffered a much more severe outbreak than New York State .
In the northern Italian region of Lombardy , the heart of Europe ’ s worst outbreak , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the official statistics for the nearly 1,700 municipalities for which data is available .
This is an uptick of 155 per cent on the historical average and far higher than the 4,348 reported Covid deaths in the region .
The region surrounding the Italian city of Bergamo registered the worst increase internationally with a 464 per cent rise in deaths above normal levels , followed by New York City with a 200 per cent increase , and Madrid , Spain , with a 161 per cent increase .
The FT isn ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ try and determine by how much some countries are underreporting cases and deaths linked to the novel coronavirus .
Bloomberg on Sunday reported that the number of severe respiratory infections reported in Mexico over the past two months , coinciding with the end of flu season , were up more than 50 % compared with last year .
Experts working for the Mexican government quietly told Bloomberg that the increase is likely 100 % attributable to the virus .
Severe acute respiratory infections in Mexico spiked 50 % this season compared with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to coronavirus , suggesting that government figures on Covid-19 cases are far too low .
In the most recent week , health ministry data show , Mexico registered 12,000 new cases of such respiratory infections , versus 671 in the same period a year ago .
“ Of course that jump in cases is Covid-19 , because influenza is on its way out this time of year , ” said Alejandro Macías , the former national commissioner for influenza in Mexico during the H1N1 outbreak .
“ There ’ s no doubt.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t question the general trends displayed in global data – well , at least not in developed countries like the US and Italy .
But it ’ s just the latest reminder that armchair experts claiming that the true mortality rate for the virus is actually a small fraction of a percent are likely also gravely underestimating the total number of deaths that have gone underreported .
This just means that the grainy videos released by brave citizens of Wuhan during the early days of the outbreak remain the most reliable indicators @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of if left unchecked .
Though they ’ ve been wiped from the Chinese Internet , millions around the world witnessed the videos of dead bodies of the elderly in the streets , hospital hallways packed with the doomed , pandemonium , chaos .
The virus is real .

As experts try to model the true number of coronavirus deaths, and some random ‘surveillance’ studies have suggested that – at least in some badly hit areas – the number of confirmed coronavirus cases might be many multiples of the official count, the Financial Times has published its latest study trying to ‘model’ the true coronavirus death toll.
The FT used a fairly straightforward methodology: the paper took data on national death tolls over a certain stretch of time going back five years, calculated the mean for each country, then compared that figure to the number of deaths reported during the same time period in 2020.
To calculate excess deaths, the FT has compared deaths from all causes in the weeks of a location’s outbreak in March and April 2020 to the average for the same period between 2015 and 2019. The total of 122,000 amounts to a 50 per cent rise in overall mortality relative to the historical average for the locations studied.
The difference between the average from the past five years and the 2020 number is, roughly, the number of deaths caused by the coronavirus (by far the biggest differentiating factor). Across countries in the developed world, the FT found 122,000 deaths ‘in excess’ of normal levels. That’s compared with ~77k reported coronavirus deaths. If the FT’s methodolgy checks out, that would mean coronavirus deaths have been 60% higher than official statics reflect – at least in the developed world.
The death toll from coronavirus may be almost 60 per cent higher than reported in official counts, according to an FT analysis of overall fatalities during the pandemic in 14 countries. Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across these locations, considerably higher than the 77,000 official Covid-19 deaths reported for the same places and time periods. If the same level of underreporting observed in these countries was happening worldwide, the global Covid-19 death toll would rise from the current official total of 201,000 to as high as 318,000.
The only country that showed almost now deviation between ‘excess deaths’ and the number of confirmed coronavirus cases was Denmark.
The gulf between the ‘official’ coronavirus death toll and the ‘excess mortality’ rate tabulated by the FT. was widest in the emerging world. In some places, the difference was ~100x (that’s 100x not 100%). Officials reported roughly 250 deaths due to the virus, but the number of ‘excess’ deaths was 10,200 in Ecuador’s Guayas Province.
In Ecuador’s Guayas province, just 245 official COVID-19-related deaths were reported between March 1 and April 15, but data on total deaths show that about 10,200 more people died during this period than in a typical year – an increase of 350 per cent.
If we assume that every single ‘excess’ case calculated by the FT is representative of a single case of COVID-19 (not exactly a scientific assumption, but fair enough for an estimate…), then we can compare which provinces, states and countries were most badly impacted. According to the FT, the region surrounding the Italian city of Bergamo suffered a much more severe outbreak than New York State.
In the northern Italian region of Lombardy, the heart of Europe’s worst outbreak, there are more than 13,000 excess deaths in the official statistics for the nearly 1,700 municipalities for which data is available. This is an uptick of 155 per cent on the historical average and far higher than the 4,348 reported Covid deaths in the region. The region surrounding the Italian city of Bergamo registered the worst increase internationally with a 464 per cent rise in deaths above normal levels, followed by New York City with a 200 per cent increase, and Madrid, Spain, with a 161 per cent increase.
The FT isn’t the only financial news organization to try and determine by how much some countries are underreporting cases and deaths linked to the novel coronavirus.
Bloomberg on Sunday reported that the number of severe respiratory infections reported in Mexico over the past two months, coinciding with the end of flu season, were up more than 50% compared with last year. Experts working for the Mexican government quietly told Bloomberg that the increase is likely 100% attributable to the virus.
Severe acute respiratory infections in Mexico spiked 50% this season compared with a year ago, almost certainly all due to coronavirus, suggesting that government figures on Covid-19 cases are far too low. In the most recent week, health ministry data show, Mexico registered 12,000 new cases of such respiratory infections, versus 671 in the same period a year ago. “Of course that jump in cases is Covid-19, because influenza is on its way out this time of year,” said Alejandro Macías, the former national commissioner for influenza in Mexico during the H1N1 outbreak. “There’s no doubt.”
To be sure, the FT doesn’t question the general trends displayed in global data – well, at least not in developed countries like the US and Italy. But it’s just the latest reminder that armchair experts claiming that the true mortality rate for the virus is actually a small fraction of a percent are likely also gravely underestimating the total number of deaths that have gone underreported.
This just means that the grainy videos released by brave citizens of Wuhan during the early days of the outbreak remain the most reliable indicators of what the novel coronavirus is capable of if left unchecked.
Though they’ve been wiped from the Chinese Internet, millions around the world witnessed the videos of dead bodies of the elderly in the streets, hospital hallways packed with the doomed, pandemonium, chaos. The virus is real.
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wearechange--2020-04-28--WHO Mysteriously Deletes Tweet About Reinfection as ‘Immunity Passports’ Being Debated

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) on Sunday deleted an alarming tweet for unknown reasons suggesting COVID-19 infected persons could catch the disease a second time .
The tweet was live long enough to be picked up in the media — some of which reported the information as “ misleading ” — before its quiet deletion later in the day .
The tweet garnered well over ten thousand retweets and tens of thousands of “ likes ” before it disappeared .
The controversial statement said : “ There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from # @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a second infection.
” Health experts and some publications immediately took issue with the phraseology , pointing out that “ no evidence ” will be taken broadly taken as ‘ confirmation ’ that people are not protected via antibodies .
Most epidemiologists believe COVID-19 survivors do build up some immunity , but still admit the virus is so new it hasn ’ t been studied enough to come to definitive conclusions .
As Reason pointed out , the controversy comes as the idea of so-called “ immunity passports ” is being hotly debated @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a scientific brief on “ immunity passports ” — the idea that governments should grant special documents to citizens who test positive for COVID-19 antibodies , allowing them to move about freely .
The WHO warned that this is premature , since “ no study has evaluated whether the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 confers immunity to subsequent infection by this virus in humans.
” The WHO is correct that scientists have not determined the degree of immunity enjoyed by COVID-19 survivors .
One critic , statistician Nate Silver said in a tweet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sunday Tweet , saying : It appears the WHO deleted the tweet out of concern that it could be misleading to the general public , however , it ’ s ultimately unclear why they made this decision , instead of just updating it with more nuanced information .

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday deleted an alarming tweet for unknown reasons suggesting COVID-19 infected persons could catch the disease a second time.
The tweet was live long enough to be picked up in the media — some of which reported the information as “misleading” — before its quiet deletion later in the day.
The tweet garnered well over ten thousand retweets and tens of thousands of “likes” before it disappeared.
The controversial statement said: “There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from #COVID19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection.”
Health experts and some publications immediately took issue with the phraseology, pointing out that “no evidence” will be taken broadly taken as ‘confirmation’ that people are not protected via antibodies.
Most epidemiologists believe COVID-19 survivors do build up some immunity, but still admit the virus is so new it hasn’t been studied enough to come to definitive conclusions.
As Reason pointed out, the controversy comes as the idea of so-called “immunity passports” is being hotly debated:
On Friday, the WHO published a scientific brief on “immunity passports” — the idea that governments should grant special documents to citizens who test positive for COVID-19 antibodies, allowing them to move about freely. The WHO warned that this is premature, since “no study has evaluated whether the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 confers immunity to subsequent infection by this virus in humans.” The WHO is correct that scientists have not determined the degree of immunity enjoyed by COVID-19 survivors.
One critic, statistician Nate Silver said in a tweet pushing back against the WHO’s Sunday Tweet, saying:
…“no evidence” means “something like ‘no definitive proof, yet’… But the average person is going to read it as ‘there’s no immunity to coronavirus,’ which is likely false and not a good summation of the evidence.”
It appears the WHO deleted the tweet out of concern that it could be misleading to the general public, however, it’s ultimately unclear why they made this decision, instead of just updating it with more nuanced information.
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wearechange--2020-04-27--What’s REALLY Going on in the White House?

This is what they don ’ t want you to know… LOCKDOWN : End It or Extend It ?
What @ @ @ @ @ Money ?
In the US , it appears as though the lockdown will soon be @ @ @ @ @ will it be before things go “ back to normal ?
” Luke and Tim @ @ @ @ @ between economists and world leaders about how long it will take to recover from the @ @ @ @ @ the sickness .

This is what they don’t want you to know…
LOCKDOWN: End It or Extend It? What Does That Mean for Your Money?
In the US, it appears as though the lockdown will soon be ending, but how long will it be before things go “back to normal?”
Luke and Tim dive into the ever-intensifying debate between economists and world leaders about how long it will take to recover from the economic devastation brought on by the sickness.


wearechange--2020-04-28--UN Food Agency Chief Warns Global Famine of “Biblical Proportions” Just Months Away

David Beasley , director of the United Nations World Food Program , told the U.N. Security Council this week that the world is on “ the brink of a hunger pandemic ” and we could be facing “ multiple famines of biblical proportions within a short few months.
” Beasley warned that the world is facing “ a perfect storm ” due to the pandemic , economic crisis , locust swarms , and numerous wars that are still ongoing across the planet .
“ It is critical we come together as one united global community to defeat this disease , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ communities from its potentially devastating effects , ” Beasley said .
According to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crisis , which was published this week , an additional 135 million people will be facing starvation by the end of the year .
“ In a worst-case scenario , we could be looking at famine in about three dozen countries , and in fact , in 10 of these countries we already have more than one million people per country who are on the verge of starvation , ” Beasley said .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more people could potentially die from the economic impact of COVID-19 than from the virus itself , ” he added .
Beasley said that places like Haiti , Nepal , and Somalia , where a large number of families depend on income from overseas workers will be hit especially hard .
He urged world leaders to set aside their differences and slow down their military adventures to meet the current challenge .
Official address to the UN Security Council , 21 April Yesterday , I spoke to the United Nations Security Council on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have on driving hunger .
Millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations , including many women and children , face being pushed to the brink of starvation .
With COVID-19 , I want to stress that we 're not only facing a global health pandemic , but also a global humanitarian catastrophe – a HUNGER pandemic.By the end of this year , 265 million people risk being on the verge of starvation .
While there are no famines yet , I warned UN Security Council members that if we don ’ t prepare @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions within a few short months.I know this is very startling but if we act wisely , and we act NOW , we can stop this .
The actions we take , as a global community , will determine our success , or our failure.Watch my address to the UN Security Council below .
“ We need all parties involved in conflicts to give us swift and unimpeded humanitarian access to all vulnerable communities , so they can get the assistance to them that they need , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are .
Supply chains have to keep moving if we are going to overcome this pandemic and get food from where it is produced to where it is needed , ” he said .
Another concern is that countries will ban exports on certain important foods and medicines , which has already started to happen .
According to Bloomberg , Kazakhstan has banned exports of wheat flour , which is a major concern because the country is one of the world ’ s biggest producers .
Meanwhile , Vietnam , the world @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has temporarily suspended rice export contracts .
Politicians and business leaders have insisted that the supply chain is strong and that shelves will continue to be filled to meet the increasing demands at grocery stores .
However , there is no doubt that there have been some supply chain disruptions to different parts of the global economy since the outbreak began .
There are also concerns that domestic supply chains will be disrupted if there are continued outbreaks among essential workers .
Last week , meat packaging plants across the U.S. were forced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sick with the virus .
According to a new investigation by USA Today , meatpacking plants are acting as epicenters for the virus and causing further spread to neighboring communities .
According to the report , rates of infection around these meat packaging plants are higher than 75 % of other counties in the country .

David Beasley, director of the United Nations World Food Program, told the U.N. Security Council this week that the world is on “the brink of a hunger pandemic” and we could be facing “multiple famines of biblical proportions within a short few months.”
Beasley warned that the world is facing “a perfect storm” due to the pandemic, economic crisis, locust swarms, and numerous wars that are still ongoing across the planet.
“It is critical we come together as one united global community to defeat this disease, and protect the most vulnerable nations and communities from its potentially devastating effects,” Beasley said.
According to the 2020 Global Report on Food Crisis, which was published this week, an additional 135 million people will be facing starvation by the end of the year.
“In a worst-case scenario, we could be looking at famine in about three dozen countries, and in fact, in 10 of these countries we already have more than one million people per country who are on the verge of starvation,” Beasley said.
“There’s a real danger that more people could potentially die from the economic impact of COVID-19 than from the virus itself,” he added.
Beasley said that places like Haiti, Nepal, and Somalia, where a large number of families depend on income from overseas workers will be hit especially hard. He urged world leaders to set aside their differences and slow down their military adventures to meet the current challenge.
Official address to the UN Security Council, 21 April Yesterday, I spoke to the United Nations Security Council on the significant effect that war and conflict have on driving hunger. Millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation. With COVID-19, I want to stress that we're not only facing a global health pandemic, but also a global humanitarian catastrophe – a HUNGER pandemic.By the end of this year, 265 million people risk being on the verge of starvation. While there are no famines yet, I warned UN Security Council members that if we don’t prepare and take action now, we could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions within a few short months.I know this is very startling but if we act wisely, and we act NOW, we can stop this. The actions we take, as a global community, will determine our success, or our failure.Watch my address to the UN Security Council below. Posted by David Beasley on Wednesday, April 22, 2020
“We need all parties involved in conflicts to give us swift and unimpeded humanitarian access to all vulnerable communities, so they can get the assistance to them that they need, regardless of who they are or where they are. Supply chains have to keep moving if we are going to overcome this pandemic and get food from where it is produced to where it is needed,” he said.
Another concern is that countries will ban exports on certain important foods and medicines, which has already started to happen.
According to Bloomberg, Kazakhstan has banned exports of wheat flour, which is a major concern because the country is one of the world’s biggest producers. Meanwhile, Vietnam, the world’s third-largest exporter of rice, has temporarily suspended rice export contracts.
Politicians and business leaders have insisted that the supply chain is strong and that shelves will continue to be filled to meet the increasing demands at grocery stores. However, there is no doubt that there have been some supply chain disruptions to different parts of the global economy since the outbreak began.
There are also concerns that domestic supply chains will be disrupted if there are continued outbreaks among essential workers.
Last week, meat packaging plants across the U.S. were forced to close as hundreds of workers became sick with the virus. According to a new investigation by USA Today, meatpacking plants are acting as epicenters for the virus and causing further spread to neighboring communities.
According to the report, rates of infection around these meat packaging plants are higher than 75% of other counties in the country.
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wearechange--2020-04-28--China Threatens Australia With Economic Hit Over “Dangerous” Investigation Into Coronavirus

China has threatened Australia with an economic hit if it doesn ’ t stop investigating the CCP ’ s handling of the coronavirus , according to Sky News .
Chinese Ambassador Cheng Jingye told the outlet on Monday that while China ’ s response may not have been “ perfect , ” Australia ’ s inquiry was “ dangerous , ” and could lead to Chinese consumers avoiding Chinese exports and travel .
“ So what is being done by the Australia side ?
” asked Cheng .
“ The proposition is a kind of teaming up with those forces @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of political campaign against China.
” “ The Chinese public is frustrated , dismayed and disappointed with what Australia is doing now , ” said Cheng .
“ I think in the long term… if the mood is going from bad to worse , people would think ‘ Why should we go to such a country that is not so friendly to China ?
’ The tourists may have second thoughts.
” “ The parents of the students would also think whether this place which they found is not so friendly , even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place to send their kids here , ” Cheng continued ( via the Daily Wire ) .
“ It is up to the people to decide .
Maybe the ordinary people will say ‘ Why should we drink Australian wine ?
Eat Australian beef ?
’ ” Australia ’ s Foreign Minister Marise Payne hit back against the call for an independent inquiry , saying “ Australia has made a principled call for an independent review of the COVID-19 outbreak , an unprecedented global crisis with severe health , economic and social impacts.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ economic coercion is an appropriate response to a call for such an assessment , when what we need is global co-operation.
” According to Sky News reporter Tom Connell , Australian politicians are in agreement over the need for a “ global independent ” investigation into the Wuhan coronavirus , adding that “ China ’ s response , of course , has been to push back and the stakes did increase today from the Chinese ambassador in this interview with the Australian Financial Review.
” China ’ s opposition to an Australian investigation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a “ full-scale investigation ” into whether COVID-19 escaped from a biolab in Wuhan , China , according to Fox News .
According to the report , US intelligence operatives are gathering information regarding the laboratory and the initial outbreak of the virus , which was found in a horseshoe bat specimen collected by scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2013 in a cave in Yunnan , China .

China has threatened Australia with an economic hit if it doesn’t stop investigating the CCP’s handling of the coronavirus, according to Sky News.
Chinese Ambassador Cheng Jingye told the outlet on Monday that while China’s response may not have been “perfect,” Australia’s inquiry was “dangerous,” and could lead to Chinese consumers avoiding Chinese exports and travel.
“So what is being done by the Australia side?” asked Cheng. “The proposition is a kind of teaming up with those forces in Washington and to launch a kind of political campaign against China.”
“The Chinese public is frustrated, dismayed and disappointed with what Australia is doing now,” said Cheng. “I think in the long term… if the mood is going from bad to worse, people would think ‘Why should we go to such a country that is not so friendly to China?’ The tourists may have second thoughts.”
“The parents of the students would also think whether this place which they found is not so friendly, even hostile, whether this is the best place to send their kids here,” Cheng continued (via the Daily Wire). “It is up to the people to decide. Maybe the ordinary people will say ‘Why should we drink Australian wine? Eat Australian beef?’”
Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne hit back against the call for an independent inquiry, saying “Australia has made a principled call for an independent review of the COVID-19 outbreak, an unprecedented global crisis with severe health, economic and social impacts.”
“We reject any suggestion that economic coercion is an appropriate response to a call for such an assessment, when what we need is global co-operation.”
According to Sky News reporter Tom Connell, Australian politicians are in agreement over the need for a “global independent” investigation into the Wuhan coronavirus, adding that “China’s response, of course, has been to push back and the stakes did increase today from the Chinese ambassador in this interview with the Australian Financial Review.”
China’s opposition to an Australian investigation comes after the United States reportedly launched a “full-scale investigation” into whether COVID-19 escaped from a biolab in Wuhan, China, according to Fox News.
According to the report, US intelligence operatives are gathering information regarding the laboratory and the initial outbreak of the virus, which was found in a horseshoe bat specimen collected by scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2013 in a cave in Yunnan, China.
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wearechange--2020-04-28--This Is How Bill Gates Uses People For Profit And Power

The wealth of America ’ s super rich increased by nearly $ 300 billion in three weeks of pandemic .
@ @ @ @ @ !
Don ’ t Run Out of Food .
How will people eat ?
And @ @ @ @ @ that will help prepare you for the imminent shortages ?

The wealth of America’s super rich increased by nearly $300 billion in three weeks of pandemic.
The Supply Chain Is BREAKING! Don’t Run Out of Food.
How will people eat? And what can you do now that will help prepare you for the imminent shortages?


wearechange--2020-04-28--Top Bronx ER Doctor Explains Why Reopening The Economy Now Might Actually Save Lives

Last night , after we reported on a pair of ER doctors arguing that the US states should lift their lockdowns immediately ( during the course of their argument , which was mostly rooted in trends they ’ ve witnessed first hand , they apparently made the error of bringing up ‘ personal liberty ’ and ‘ the Constitution ’ , words that prompt progressives to stop listening and start squawking about killing grandma to further enrich the billionaires ) YouTube decided that their argument constituted ‘ misinformation ’ about the coronavirus outbreak and deleted the video after it racked @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We found that curious , since even doctors and epidemiologists have told mainstream news organizations that our understanding of the virus is still developing , and things we thought weren ’ t accurate just weeks ago and now being re-examined .
One such aspect is the heavy handed lockdown response implemented across the US , and elsewhere .
Urban leftists and out-of-touch Silicon Valley billionaires simply don ’ t understand that there are millions of Americans out there – many of whom happen to be white – who are absolutely terrified about losing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ understand why all of this is necessary to combat a virus that leaves the vast majority of those infected unscathed .
The first rounds of ‘ surveillance ’ testing in the US , carried out in New York and in California ’ s Santa Clara County ( the Cali effort was part of a private study , while New York State is testing random samples of the population to try and discern how widely spread the virus has already become ) have suggested that the number of total cases is much , much @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most recent data released by Gov .
Cuomo suggest that 1 in 4 people in NYC might already be infected , a figure that rises to 40 % in some poorer areas like parts of the Bronx , where most workers are ‘ essential ’ .
Many have blamed politicians for sending ‘ mixed messages ’ to the public , but the truth is , the message has changed along with our understanding and experience dealing with the virus .
And now , an ER doctor at a hospital in the Bronx is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reopen the economy , while pointing out that many thousands of unnecessary deaths could result if we don ’ t reopen quickly enough , as millions of Americans delay or skip critical preventative care , including people with heart disease and other health issues that make doing so particularly dangerous .
Daniel Murphy , an emergency room physician at St. Barnabas Hospital in The Bronx .
Murphy contracted the virus during the early days of the outbreak , and accidentally spread it to members of his family .
Luckily , they all quickly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time for the big rush .
Murphy readily acknowledged that the outbreak has been by far the worst public health emergency of his 30-year career in medicine .
Two weeks ago , Murphy said , their ER was slammed with calls , and patients were dying from severe COVID-19 left and right .
But as the curve has ‘ flattened ’ – a trend closely documented by data collected by New York State – Murphy and his team have noticed a massive drop in emergency patients with COVID-19 .
Then , all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pm , Murphy noticed that the non-stop parade of ambulances carrying critically ill COVID-19 patients seemed to have stopped suddenly .
From that point on , the number of ER admissions started to decline precipitously .
That drop was “ striking ” , as the doctor explained , because the community he serves is overwhelmingly poor , and sported high rates of infection .
The surveillance data released by NY State so far suggests that the area surrounding the hospital may have seen infection rates climb as high as 40 % .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ led Dr. Murphy to suspect that the lockdowns have actually done little to blunt the ‘ peak ’ , a conclusion that ’ s supported by Sweden ’ s policies and outcomes .
Whatever Murphy ’ s first-hand experience might suggest about the usefulness of lockdowns , what ’ s wrong with waiting a few more weeks , just in case he ’ s wrong ?
Well , Murphy explains , even if we set aside the economic damage and its long-term ramifications for personal health , there ’ s an even more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the lockdowns , too many Americans are delaying critical non-COVID-19 care .
The problem is that in addition to the drop in coronavirus patients , the hospital has also reported a massive drop in patients of all types and categorizations as more people are apparently staying home despite injuries or symptoms that are probably critical for fear of catching the virus .
There ’ s simply no other explanation for such a statistically significant drop .
Without a doubt , many of those who aren ’ t healthy but have opted to delay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heart attacks or other diseases .
Second , I worry about non-coronavirus care .
While the inpatient units remain busy with sick COVID-19 patients , our ER has been quiet for more than a week .
We usually average 240 patients a day .
For the last week , we averaged fewer than 100 .
That means our patients in this diverse , low-income community are afraid to come to the ER for non-COVID care .
Gotham-wide , the number of 911 ambulance runs declined to 3,320 on April 18 , down from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , according to New York Fire Department data .
The current nadir is significantly below the average .
A large share of those staying home surely have emergency medical and surgical conditions not related to the novel coronavirus .
The growing numbers dying at home during this crisis must include fatal myocardial infarctions , asthma exacerbations , bacterial infections and strokes .
Another huge problem that has been almost completely ignored is that child vaccination rates have plummeted during the pandemic .
And finally , as we noted above , Dr. Murphy argued @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pervasive than official data reflect .
There ’ s no question that testing is “ important work ” , Dr. Murphy added .
But there ’ s no reason it can ’ t happen “ in parallel ” to an economic reopening .
And even as it stands , scientists continue to find flaws with tests that call their results into question .
All of this will likely take months , if not years to sort out .
And we simply can ’ t wait that long without making the ‘ cure ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
So , will Google and YouTube censor Dr. Murphy , too ?

Last night, after we reported on a pair of ER doctors arguing that the US states should lift their lockdowns immediately (during the course of their argument, which was mostly rooted in trends they’ve witnessed first hand, they apparently made the error of bringing up ‘personal liberty’ and ‘the Constitution’, words that prompt progressives to stop listening and start squawking about killing grandma to further enrich the billionaires) YouTube decided that their argument constituted ‘misinformation’ about the coronavirus outbreak and deleted the video after it racked up more than 5 million views.
We found that curious, since even doctors and epidemiologists have told mainstream news organizations that our understanding of the virus is still developing, and things we thought weren’t accurate just weeks ago and now being re-examined. One such aspect is the heavy handed lockdown response implemented across the US, and elsewhere. Urban leftists and out-of-touch Silicon Valley billionaires simply don’t understand that there are millions of Americans out there – many of whom happen to be white – who are absolutely terrified about losing their livelihoods, and don’t understand why all of this is necessary to combat a virus that leaves the vast majority of those infected unscathed.
The first rounds of ‘surveillance’ testing in the US, carried out in New York and in California’s Santa Clara County (the Cali effort was part of a private study, while New York State is testing random samples of the population to try and discern how widely spread the virus has already become) have suggested that the number of total cases is much, much higher than official numbers reflect. The most recent data released by Gov. Cuomo suggest that 1 in 4 people in NYC might already be infected, a figure that rises to 40% in some poorer areas like parts of the Bronx, where most workers are ‘essential’.
Many have blamed politicians for sending ‘mixed messages’ to the public, but the truth is, the message has changed along with our understanding and experience dealing with the virus.
And now, an ER doctor at a hospital in the Bronx is arguing that it’s time to reopen the economy, while pointing out that many thousands of unnecessary deaths could result if we don’t reopen quickly enough, as millions of Americans delay or skip critical preventative care, including people with heart disease and other health issues that make doing so particularly dangerous.
Daniel Murphy, an emergency room physician at St. Barnabas Hospital in The Bronx. Murphy contracted the virus during the early days of the outbreak, and accidentally spread it to members of his family. Luckily, they all quickly recovered and he returned to work in time for the big rush.
Murphy readily acknowledged that the outbreak has been by far the worst public health emergency of his 30-year career in medicine.
COVID-19 has been the worst health-care disaster of my 30-year career, because of its intensity, duration and potential for lasting impact. The lasting impact is what worries me the most. And it’s why I now believe we should end the lockdown and rapidly get back to wor. From mid-March through mid-April, the ER staff at St. Barnabas huddled in groups of about 20 every morning. We asked ourselves what had happened over the previous shift. We generated a list of actionable tasks for the following 24 hours. At first, we addressed personal protective equipment and the management of patients with mild illness who were seeking COVID-19 tests.
Two weeks ago, Murphy said, their ER was slammed with calls, and patients were dying from severe COVID-19 left and right. But as the curve has ‘flattened’ – a trend closely documented by data collected by New York State – Murphy and his team have noticed a massive drop in emergency patients with COVID-19.
Then came the wave of critically ill patients in numbers none of us had ever seen. This lasted for two weeks. The number of patients on ventilators accumulated in the ER and throughout the hospital. We witnessed an unprecedented number of deaths. The tone of the huddles became more somber. We became accustomed to the morbidity; we did our jobs. It is precisely what I have witnessed that now tells me that it’s time to ease the lockdown. Here’s why.
Then, all of sudden, on April 7 at 1 pm, Murphy noticed that the non-stop parade of ambulances carrying critically ill COVID-19 patients seemed to have stopped suddenly. From that point on, the number of ER admissions started to decline precipitously.
First, the wave has crested. At 1 p.m. on April 7, the COVID-19 arrivals slowed down. It was a discrete, noticeable event. Stretchers became available by 5 p.m., and the number of arriving COVID-19 patients dropped below the number discharged, transferred or deceased.
That drop was “striking”, as the doctor explained, because the community he serves is overwhelmingly poor, and sported high rates of infection. The surveillance data released by NY State so far suggests that the area surrounding the hospital may have seen infection rates climb as high as 40%.
The mechanics of this ebb and flow have led Dr. Murphy to suspect that the lockdowns have actually done little to blunt the ‘peak’, a conclusion that’s supported by Sweden’s policies and outcomes.
This was striking, because the community I serve is poor. Some are homeless. Most work in “essential,” low-paying jobs, where distancing isn’t easy. Nevertheless, the wave passed over us, peaked and subsided. The way this transpired tells me the ebb and flow had more to do with the natural course of the outbreak than it did with the lockdown.
Whatever Murphy’s first-hand experience might suggest about the usefulness of lockdowns, what’s wrong with waiting a few more weeks, just in case he’s wrong? Well, Murphy explains, even if we set aside the economic damage and its long-term ramifications for personal health, there’s an even more urgent issue at hand: Because of the lockdowns, too many Americans are delaying critical non-COVID-19 care.
The problem is that in addition to the drop in coronavirus patients, the hospital has also reported a massive drop in patients of all types and categorizations as more people are apparently staying home despite injuries or symptoms that are probably critical for fear of catching the virus. There’s simply no other explanation for such a statistically significant drop.
Without a doubt, many of those who aren’t healthy but have opted to delay care that could prevent lethal strokes, heart attacks or other diseases.
Second, I worry about non-coronavirus care. While the inpatient units remain busy with sick COVID-19 patients, our ER has been quiet for more than a week. We usually average 240 patients a day. For the last week, we averaged fewer than 100. That means our patients in this diverse, low-income community are afraid to come to the ER for non-COVID care. Gotham-wide, the number of 911 ambulance runs declined to 3,320 on April 18, down from a peak of 6,527 on March 30, according to New York Fire Department data. The current nadir is significantly below the average. A large share of those staying home surely have emergency medical and surgical conditions not related to the novel coronavirus. The growing numbers dying at home during this crisis must include fatal myocardial infarctions, asthma exacerbations, bacterial infections and strokes.
Another huge problem that has been almost completely ignored is that child vaccination rates have plummeted during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, our pediatric volume in the ER has practically disappeared. Visits to primary-care pediatricians are also down, with vaccine schedules falling behind. Everyone seems to be avoiding the health system — an important and unfortunate consequence of the stay-at-home strategy. Third, inordinate fear misguides the public response. While COVID-19 is serious, fear of it is being over-amplified. The public needs to understand that the vast majority of infected people do quite well.
And finally, as we noted above, Dr. Murphy argued that the virus is already much more pervasive than official data reflect.
Finally, COVID-19 is more prevalent than we think. Many New Yorkers already have the COVID-19 infection, whether they are aware of it or not. As of today, over 43 percent of those tested are positive in The Bronx. We are developing a significant degree of natural herd immunity. Distancing works, but I am skeptical that it is playing as predominant a role as many think.
There’s no question that testing is “important work”, Dr. Murphy added. But there’s no reason it can’t happen “in parallel” to an economic reopening. And even as it stands, scientists continue to find flaws with tests that call their results into question. All of this will likely take months, if not years to sort out. And we simply can’t wait that long without making the ‘cure’ more damaging than the ‘disease’.
More testing will better establish the numbers among those with mild illnesses and no symptoms. My professional experience tells me the number of infected people will be high. Testing is important work, but it should happen in parallel to the immediate resuscitation of the economy and getting people back to work. At present, the testing is imperfect. We can’t wait months. We must protect the vulnerable and mitigate without destroying the economy.
So, will Google and YouTube censor Dr. Murphy, too?
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wearechange--2020-05-06--Coronavirus Researcher on Verge of “Significant Findings” Found Shot Dead in His Home

A University of Pittsburgh researcher working on a coronavirus project was fatally shot on Saturday at his home in Ross Township , while associate Hao Gu , 46 , was found dead in a car approximately 100 yards away of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot .
The researcher , 37-year-old Bing Liu , was found shot multiple times in the head , neck and torso around Noon on Saturday .
Nothing was stolen from the townhouse and there was no forced entry , according to the Post Gazette .
He worked in the college ’ s department of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ School of Medicine .
“ Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications , ” the department announced in a written statement , adding “ We will make an effort to complete what he started in an effort to pay homage to his scientific excellence.
” Liu ’ s expertise was developing computational models , simulation and analysis techniques to study the dynamics of biological systems – in some cases using machine learning techniques @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his bio .
He was described as an outstanding teacher and mentor .
“ He was a very talented individual , extremely intelligent and hard-working , ” said the head of his department , Ivet Bahar .
“ He has been contributing to several scientific projects , publishing in high-profile journals .
He was someone whom we all liked very much , a very gentle , very helpful , kind person , very generous.
” “ We are all shocked to learn what happened to him .
This was very unexpected , ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ co-authored 30-plus publications , including four in 2020 .
Ms. Behar said he had just begun research on the novel coronavirus .
“ He was just starting to obtain interesting results , ” she said .
“ He was sharing with us , trying to understand the mechanism of infection , so we will hopefully continue what he was doing.
” ’ –Post Gazette “ His loss will be felt throughout the entire scientific community , ” said the university in a statement .
The motive in the shooting is unknown and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner ’ s Office regarding the cause and manner of Gu ’ s death is pending , according to the report .

A University of Pittsburgh researcher working on a coronavirus project was fatally shot on Saturday at his home in Ross Township, while associate Hao Gu, 46, was found dead in a car approximately 100 yards away of what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot.
The researcher, 37-year-old Bing Liu, was found shot multiple times in the head, neck and torso around Noon on Saturday. Nothing was stolen from the townhouse and there was no forced entry, according to the Post Gazette. He worked in the college’s department of computational and systems biology at the Pitt School of Medicine.
“Bing was on the verge of making very significant findings toward understanding the cellular mechanisms that underlie SARS-CoV-2 infection and the cellular basis of the following complications,” the department announced in a written statement, adding “We will make an effort to complete what he started in an effort to pay homage to his scientific excellence.”
Liu’s expertise was developing computational models, simulation and analysis techniques to study the dynamics of biological systems – in some cases using machine learning techniques to understand cellular processes, according to his bio.
He was described as an outstanding teacher and mentor.
“He was a very talented individual, extremely intelligent and hard-working,” said the head of his department, Ivet Bahar. “He has been contributing to several scientific projects, publishing in high-profile journals. He was someone whom we all liked very much, a very gentle, very helpful, kind person, very generous.”
“We are all shocked to learn what happened to him. This was very unexpected,” she added.
…Mr. Liu has co-authored 30-plus publications, including four in 2020. Ms. Behar said he had just begun research on the novel coronavirus. “He was just starting to obtain interesting results,” she said. “He was sharing with us, trying to understand the mechanism of infection, so we will hopefully continue what he was doing.”’ –Post Gazette
“His loss will be felt throughout the entire scientific community,” said the university in a statement.
The motive in the shooting is unknown and the investigation is ongoing. A formal ruling from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office regarding the cause and manner of Gu’s death is pending, according to the report.
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wearechange--2020-05-05--China Warns of Possible Armed Conflict With US Over Coronavirus Backlash

An internal report presented to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders concludes that global anti-China sentiment is at a level not seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown , and recommends preparing for a worst-case scenario of armed conflict with the United States , according to Reuters , citing people familiar with the content of the document .
The report , created by the China Institutes of Contemporary Internal Relations ( CICIR ) – which is affiliated with the Ministry of State Security – suggests that the wave of anti-China sentiment is led by the United States , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a global superpower as a threat to Western democracies .
One of those with knowledge of the report said it was regarded by some in the Chinese intelligence community as China ’ s version of the “ Novikov Telegram ” , a 1946 dispatch by the Soviet ambassador to Washington , Nikolai Novikov , that stressed the dangers of U.S. economic and military ambition in the wake of World War Two .
Novikov ’ s missive was a response to U.S. diplomat George Kennan ’ s “ Long Telegram ” from Moscow that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the possibility for peaceful coexistence with the West , and that containment was the best long-term strategy .
–Reuters Reuters , which hasn ’ t seen the paper , couldn ’ t determine to what extent the report ’ s grim outlook reflects positions held by China ’ s state leaders , nor how much it might influence policy .
That said , it suggests Beijing is taking the threat of global backlash over the coronavirus pandemic – which Western intelligence agencies suspect originated at a Wuhan biolab which was experimenting with bat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the pandemic potential of such research .
China ’ s early coverup of the outbreak – including silencing and/or disappearing whistleblowing doctors and journalists , lying about the transmissibility of the virus while hoarding personal protective equipment ( PPE ) , quarantining Wuhan domestically while allowing international travel , and using the World Health Organization to run cover – has drawn global scorn as COVID has infected over 3.5 million and killed nearly 250,000 in five months .
Chinese officials had a “ special responsibility ” to inform their people and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus “ since they were the first to learn of it , ” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in response to questions from Reuters .
Without directly addressing the assessment made in the Chinese report , Ortagus added : “ Beijing ’ s efforts to silence scientists , journalists , and citizens and spread disinformation exacerbated the dangers of this health crisis .
” –Reuters President Trump in recent days has been ratcheting up criticism of Beijing , while threatening new tariffs on China .
His administration has been considering retaliatory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the report – which warns that anti-China sentiment could also threaten their Belt and Road infrastructure initiatives , and that Washington could take advantage by offering financial and military support for regional allies , which would in turn make the security situation in Asia more volatile .
On Monday , Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that President Trump is reviewing options to penalize China , adding that he expects Beijing to meet their obligations under the phase one trade deal .
“ I have every reason to expect that they honor this agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , there would be very significant consequences in the relationship and in the global economy as to how people would do business with them , ” said Mnuchin .
As Reuters notes , China ’ s Xi has shaped the country ’ s military into a fighting force equipped to win modern wars – expanding air and naval capabilities and reach in a challenge to over 70 years of US dominance in Asia .
China ’ s foreign ministry is now calling for peace and cooperation , saying “ the sound and steady @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best interests of both countries and the international community , and that “ any words or actions that engage in political manipulation or stigmatization under the pretext of the pandemic , including taking the opportunity to sow discord between countries , are not conducive to international cooperation against the pandemic.
” Trump , meanwhile , announced that he will cut off funding for the World Health Organization ( WHO ) for being “ very China-centric.
” And while the world focuses on China ’ s response to the virus , Australia – @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Virology conducted coronavirus experiments overseas – has called for an international investigation into the origins and spread of COVID-19 , while the so-called ‘ five eyes ’ Western intelligence agencies explore whether coronavirus escaped from the Wuhan lab – while operating under the assumption that it ’ s a non-modified virus of natural origin .

An internal report presented to Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders concludes that global anti-China sentiment is at a level not seen since the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, and recommends preparing for a worst-case scenario of armed conflict with the United States, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the content of the document.
The report, created by the China Institutes of Contemporary Internal Relations (CICIR) – which is affiliated with the Ministry of State Security – suggests that the wave of anti-China sentiment is led by the United States, which sees China’s rise as a global superpower as a threat to Western democracies.
One of those with knowledge of the report said it was regarded by some in the Chinese intelligence community as China’s version of the “Novikov Telegram”, a 1946 dispatch by the Soviet ambassador to Washington, Nikolai Novikov, that stressed the dangers of U.S. economic and military ambition in the wake of World War Two. Novikov’s missive was a response to U.S. diplomat George Kennan’s “Long Telegram” from Moscow that said the Soviet Union did not see the possibility for peaceful coexistence with the West, and that containment was the best long-term strategy. –Reuters
Reuters, which hasn’t seen the paper, couldn’t determine to what extent the report’s grim outlook reflects positions held by China’s state leaders, nor how much it might influence policy. That said, it suggests Beijing is taking the threat of global backlash over the coronavirus pandemic – which Western intelligence agencies suspect originated at a Wuhan biolab which was experimenting with bat coronavirus, and had previous concerns raised over the pandemic potential of such research.
China’s early coverup of the outbreak – including silencing and/or disappearing whistleblowing doctors and journalists, lying about the transmissibility of the virus while hoarding personal protective equipment (PPE), quarantining Wuhan domestically while allowing international travel, and using the World Health Organization to run cover – has drawn global scorn as COVID has infected over 3.5 million and killed nearly 250,000 in five months.
Chinese officials had a “special responsibility” to inform their people and the world of the threat posed by the coronavirus “since they were the first to learn of it,” U.S. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus said in response to questions from Reuters. Without directly addressing the assessment made in the Chinese report, Ortagus added: “ Beijing’s efforts to silence scientists, journalists, and citizens and spread disinformation exacerbated the dangers of this health crisis. ” –Reuters
President Trump in recent days has been ratcheting up criticism of Beijing, while threatening new tariffs on China. His administration has been considering retaliatory measures over the outbreak, according to the report – which warns that anti-China sentiment could also threaten their Belt and Road infrastructure initiatives, and that Washington could take advantage by offering financial and military support for regional allies, which would in turn make the security situation in Asia more volatile.
On Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that President Trump is reviewing options to penalize China, adding that he expects Beijing to meet their obligations under the phase one trade deal.
“I have every reason to expect that they honor this agreement, and if they don’t, there would be very significant consequences in the relationship and in the global economy as to how people would do business with them,” said Mnuchin.
As Reuters notes, China’s Xi has shaped the country’s military into a fighting force equipped to win modern wars – expanding air and naval capabilities and reach in a challenge to over 70 years of US dominance in Asia.
China’s foreign ministry is now calling for peace and cooperation, saying “the sound and steady development of China-U.S. relations” are in the best interests of both countries and the international community, and that “any words or actions that engage in political manipulation or stigmatization under the pretext of the pandemic, including taking the opportunity to sow discord between countries, are not conducive to international cooperation against the pandemic.”
Trump, meanwhile, announced that he will cut off funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) for being “very China-centric.”
And while the world focuses on China’s response to the virus, Australia – where two scientists from the Wuhan Institute of Virology conducted coronavirus experiments overseas – has called for an international investigation into the origins and spread of COVID-19, while the so-called ‘five eyes’ Western intelligence agencies explore whether coronavirus escaped from the Wuhan lab – while operating under the assumption that it’s a non-modified virus of natural origin.
Republished from ZeroHedge.com with permission


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wearechange--2020-05-04--Watch: Texas Park Ranger Thrown Into Lake Over ‘Social Distancing’ Enforcement

There ’ s been an increasing number of incidents between law enforcement and antsy Americans eager to get back outdoors after being sick of ‘ stay at home ’ and state-wide lockdown measures .
But often individuals ’ desire for a rapid return to normal is butting up against continuing social distance measures still in place in most states , even those already opening up their economies .
A viral video showed one such recent tense encounter in Texas , when a park ranger attempted to break-up a large group of young partiers at a large city park and nature @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Ford Metropolitan Park in Austin , Texas .
A group on Lake Austin was reportedly unlawfully drinking and smoking on the grounds when a ranger approached and ordered them to “ disperse ” also due to people were not standing six feet apart .
That ’ s when things got physical , resulting in the officer being pushed or thrown into the water , according to widely circulating footage : Though the laughing group of what appeared to be college students took it as a prank , police later apprehended and arrested a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ranger .
The man initially tried to run away as the ranger struggled to get out of the water .
It illustrates a rising trend of frustrated citizens coming up against local law enforcement eager to see safe distancing between patrons .
The Austin-American Statesman described the scene : “ Keep that 6 feet of distance with each other , ” the ranger says .
Some in the crowd are heard saying “ will do ” and “ I got you , man ” before the ranger is pushed into the water .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ to strike his head on the dock as he was falling , ” the affidavit says .
Other onlookers came to the ranger ’ s aid even apologized for the young man ’ s behavior .
The culprit was later charged with a felony for assault on a law enforcement officer .
Likely there will be many more such encounters in various contexts across states in the coming days , as more and more Americans begin taking matters into their own hands and defying state and local distancing orders .
Though we might @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lead the way when it comes to such drastic actions signaling anger and defiance .
Local reports said the park actually temporarily closed again after the incident , due to crowds failing to heed social distancing warnings in general .

There’s been an increasing number of incidents between law enforcement and antsy Americans eager to get back outdoors after being sick of ‘stay at home’ and state-wide lockdown measures. But often individuals’ desire for a rapid return to normal is butting up against continuing social distance measures still in place in most states, even those already opening up their economies.
A viral video showed one such recent tense encounter in Texas, when a park ranger attempted to break-up a large group of young partiers at a large city park and nature area. It happened at the Commons Ford Metropolitan Park in Austin, Texas. A group on Lake Austin was reportedly unlawfully drinking and smoking on the grounds when a ranger approached and ordered them to “disperse” also due to people were not standing six feet apart.
That’s when things got physical, resulting in the officer being pushed or thrown into the water, according to widely circulating footage:
PARK PUSHING: Video shows a park ranger trying to get a crowd at Commons Ford Park to social distance before being pushed into Lake Austin. READ THE FULL STORY: https://t.co/JW8mzICvqD pic.twitter.com/gxiUKE20ZG — KXAN News (@KXAN_News) May 2, 2020
Though the laughing group of what appeared to be college students took it as a prank, police later apprehended and arrested a 25-year old man for assault on the ranger. The man initially tried to run away as the ranger struggled to get out of the water.
It illustrates a rising trend of frustrated citizens coming up against local law enforcement eager to see safe distancing between patrons.
The Austin-American Statesman described the scene:
“Keep that 6 feet of distance with each other,” the ranger says. Some in the crowd are heard saying “will do” and “I got you, man” before the ranger is pushed into the water. Hicks could have “caused the ranger to strike his head on the dock as he was falling,” the affidavit says.
Other onlookers came to the ranger’s aid even apologized for the young man’s behavior.
The culprit was later charged with a felony for assault on a law enforcement officer.
Likely there will be many more such encounters in various contexts across states in the coming days, as more and more Americans begin taking matters into their own hands and defying state and local distancing orders.
A park ranger who was trying to disperse a crowd on a sunny Thursday at Lake Austin says he was pushed into the water. Police say a 25-year-old has been arrested in the case.
https://t.co/aQPgDC1fid — News 4 Buffalo (@news4buffalo) May 3, 2020
Though we might also note that fiercely independent Texans typically lead the way when it comes to such drastic actions signaling anger and defiance.
Local reports said the park actually temporarily closed again after the incident, due to crowds failing to heed social distancing warnings in general.
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