The COVID-2019 Thread

[harrybarracuda]

Ruh Roh.

Tokyo Confirms Record 949 New Coronavirus Cases

Tokyo, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo newly confirmed 949 cases of novel coronavirus infection on Saturday, the metropolitan government said.

The daily count in the Japanese capital exceeded 900 for the first time.

Tokyo Confirms Record 949 New Coronavirus Cases - JIJI PRESS

[misskit]

More good news.


UK scientists trial drug to prevent infection that leads to Covid


British scientists are trialling a new drug that could prevent someone who has been exposed to coronavirus from going on to develop the disease Covid-19, which experts say could save many lives.


The antibody therapy would confer instant immunity against the disease and could be given as an emergency treatment to hospital inpatients and care home residents to help contain outbreaks.


People living in households where someone has caught Covid could be injected with the drug to ensure they do not become infected too. It could also be given to university students, among whom the virus has spread rapidly because they live, study and socialise together.


Dr Catherine Houlihan, a virologist at University College London Hospitals NHS trust (UCLH) who is leading a study called Storm Chaser into the drug, said: “If we can prove that this treatment works and prevent people who are exposed to the virus going on to develop Covid-19, it would be an exciting addition to the arsenal of weapons being developed to fight this dreadful virus.”

The drug has been developed by UCLH and AstraZeneca, the pharmaceutical company that has also, along with Oxford University, created a vaccine that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency is expected to approve for use in Britain next week.


MORE UK scientists trial drug to prevent infection that leads to Covid | Coronavirus | The Guardian

[jabir]

China’s virus deceptions have been even worse than we thought

Fresh evidence published jointly by The New York Times and ProPublica confirms that Beijing has been trying to keep COVID-19 information from the rest of the world since the very start of the pandemic.

On Feb. 7, Li Wenliang, the doctor who blew the whistle on COVID-19, died of the disease he’d warned the world about. While working at Wuhan Central Hospital in China’s Hubei Province, he saw a new version of the severe acute respiratory syndrome known as SARS, which also originated in China in 2002.

As news of the 34-year-old doctor’s untimely death spread and grief went viral on social media such as Weibo and WeChat — Beijing set out to bury the truth.

“They ordered news websites not to issue push notifications alerting readers to [Li’s] death. They told social platforms to gradually remove his name from trending topics pages. And they activated legions of fake online commenters to flood social sites with distracting chatter,” the Times-ProPublica team reports. In all, the Hangzhou offices of Beijing’s Internet regulator, the Cyberspace Administration of China, issued more than 3,200 directives and 1,800 memos in its COVID-censorship drive — all leaked by the hacker group C.C.P. [Chinese Communist Party] Unmasked.

“At a time when digital media is deepening social divides in Western democracies,” the investigative team warns, “China is manipulating online discourse to enforce the Communist Party’s consensus.”

In January, before the coronavirus had even been definitively identified, the CCP began working overtime to mislead the world about the truth to protect the party’s image as infections began soaring — even making the disease look less severe. As a result, the world lost its best chance of preventing the global pandemic.

This is a damning expose from two left-leaning news organization. Now it’s up to left, right and center to unite in holding the CCP to account for its obscene effort to protect its own image at the huge and deadly expense to the entire world.

China’s virus deceptions have been even worse than we thought

The real surprise will be if the great powers do anything more than bellow and posture, before quietly resuming business as usual.

[harrybarracuda]

And yet they have the cheek to feign outrage when anyone mentions the Wuhan virus.

The scum.

[harrybarracuda]

TOKYO -- Japan will ban entry from all countries to prevent the spread of the more contagious U.K. strain of the coronavirus, the government announced Saturday.

The ban takes effect Monday and continues through the end of January. Japanese nationals and foreigners living in Japan will be permitted to return to the country. A 14-day quarantine request will apply to all without exception.

Japan currently bans entry from 152 nations, but since October, it has allowed in foreign students or business professionals planning long-term stays. Now the issuance of those visas will be suspended, but those who have already acquired visas can enter even after Monday.

New entry from the U.K. and South Africa -- two countries where the new variant is spreading -- has already been suspended.

To avoid disruptions to economic activity, bilateral business travel arrangements with 11 countries including China and South Korea will be maintained. Since many foreigners are entering Japan through this arrangement, the latest travel ban may have little impact on limiting foreign arrivals.

Japan bans entry from all countries to block new strain's spread -
Nikkei Asia

[HuangLao]

We should be looking forward to nature's next twist of particular and selective extermination pathogens.
Those special targeted groups know who they are but still don't know why....

[tomcat]

Those special targeted groups know who they are

...*cough*...hint: they're humans...

[harrybarracuda]

The US is days away from its 20 millionth case.

That's almost a quarter of the worlds cases in just 4.25% of the worlds population.

[Cujo]

The US is days away from its 20 millionth case.

That's almost a quarter of the worlds cases in just 4.25% of the worlds population.

Is it any wonder

A top Trump appointee repeatedly urged top health officials to adopt a "herd immunity" approach to Covid-19 and allow millions of Americans to be infected by the virus, according to internal emails obtained by a House watchdog and shared with POLITICO.


“There is no other way, we need to establish herd, and it only comes about allowing the non-high risk groups expose themselves to the virus. PERIOD," then-science adviser Paul Alexander wrote on July 4 to his boss, Health and Human Services assistant secretary for public affairs Michael Caputo, and six other senior officials.




Infants, kids, teens, young people, young adults, middle aged with no conditions etc. have zero to little risk….so we use them to develop herd…we want them infected…" Alexander added.

"It may be that it will be best if we open up and flood the zone and let the kids and young folk get infected" in order to get "natural immunity…natural exposure," Alexander wrote on July 24 to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn, Caputo and eight other senior officials. Caputo subsequently asked Alexander to research the idea, according to emails obtained by the House Oversight Committee's select subcommittee on coronavirus.

‘We want them infected’: Trump appointee demanded ‘herd immunity’ strategy, emails reveal - POLITICO

[OhOh]

An excellent report by the FT.

Coronavirus tracker: the latest figures as countries fight Covid-19 resurgence | Free to read

Coronavirus tracker: the latest figures as countries fight Covid-19 resurgence | Free to read | Financial TimesA western bias but informative.

One graph illustrates the number of deaths per week v recent years. 26 of the 28 countries selected are deaths per week v recent years. Two, Jakarta/Indonesia's and Russia's, figures are deaths per month v recent years.

I'm sure there is some "technical" reason.

[Buckaroo Banzai]

The US is days away from its 20 millionth case.

That's almost a quarter of the worlds cases in just 4.25% of the worlds population.

T think that when this thing happened me and the wife we were in the USA packing up to come back to Thailand for a year or two, and we decided to delay a couple of months until this thing played out, thinking we were safer in the US with its superior health care system and laws.
almost a year later and we are still hear afraid to go out of our house while you guys in Thailand are living it up . Grrrrrrrr.
We failed to consider the trump a-hole factor.

[harrybarracuda]

I'm sure there is some "technical" reason.

If you bothered reading it you'd have your answer.

December 15, 2020: The primary data source for these charts is now the World Health Organization.

In case you're wondering how Russia is doing...

[misskit]

In Spain a "register" for those who refuse the vaccine: "It will be shared with EU countries"


The news was in the air for days, now it's official.


In Spain there will be a register of people who refuse the Covid vaccine.


The vaccine will not be mandatory, said Health Minister Salvador Illa, but whoever decides not to do so will be included in a "register" which will then be shared with other European Union countries.


The document - another clarification of the minister - "will not be public" and will be compiled "in full respect of privacy".


But the fact that it will be shared with other EU countries may lead to a ban on travel for those who refuse the drug. Not to mention the fact that Spain's decision could pave the way for similar measures in other European countries.


In Spain a "register" for those who refuse the vaccine: "It will be shared with EU countries" - L'Unione Sarda.it

[harrybarracuda]

In Spain a "register" for those who refuse the vaccine: "It will be shared with EU countries"


The news was in the air for days, now it's official.


In Spain there will be a register of people who refuse the Covid vaccine.


The vaccine will not be mandatory, said Health Minister Salvador Illa, but whoever decides not to do so will be included in a "register" which will then be shared with other European Union countries.


The document - another clarification of the minister - "will not be public" and will be compiled "in full respect of privacy".


But the fact that it will be shared with other EU countries may lead to a ban on travel for those who refuse the drug. Not to mention the fact that Spain's decision could pave the way for similar measures in other European countries.


In Spain a "register" for those who refuse the vaccine: "It will be shared with EU countries" - L'Unione Sarda.it

Get in there. If they refuse it, ban them from everything risky, especially flights.

[Cujo]

I think those that get it should get a vacination certificate, even a digital one that allows them to travel etc.

[misskit]

Oh my.

Russia admits to world's third-worst Covid-19 death toll



Russia said on Monday that its coronavirus death toll was more than three times higher than it had previously reported, making it the country with the third-largest number of fatalities.


For months, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has boasted about Russia’s low fatality rate from the virus, saying earlier this month that it had done a better job at managing the pandemic than western countries.


But since early in the pandemic, some Russian experts have said the government was playing down the country’s outbreak.


On Monday, Russian officials admitted that was true. The Rosstat statistics agency said that the number of deaths from all causes recorded between January and November had risen by 229,700 compared with the previous year.


“More than 81% of this increase in mortality over this period is due to Covid,” said the deputy prime minister, Tatiana Golikova, meaning that more than 186,000 Russians have died from Covid-19.

MORE Russia admits to world's third-worst Covid-19 death toll | World news | The Guardian

[naptownmike]

T think that when this thing happened me and the wife we were in the USA packing up to come back to Thailand for a year or two, and we decided to delay a couple of months until this thing played out, thinking we were safer in the US with its superior health care system and laws.
almost a year later and we are still hear afraid to go out of our house while you guys in Thailand are living it up . Grrrrrrrr.
We failed to consider the trump a-hole factor.

Ha my wife and I were just leaving Thailand for D.C. when it was getting bad in late February.
I remember thinking at least we will be safe back home in the USA.
I also failed to consider Trump and 70 million other tards.

[lom]

Russia said on Monday that its coronavirus death toll was more than three times higher than it had previously reported, making it the country with the third-largest number of fatalities.

Comes as no surprise for anyone who compared Russia's extremely low figures with an average for nearby countries.
Klondyke was of course very quick to explain that Russia's healthcare is the bestest in the world when I called Russia's figures a hoax.

[panama hat]

For months, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has boasted about Russia’s low fatality rate from the virus, saying earlier this month that it had done a better job at managing the pandemic than western countries.

Surprised anyone?

Comes as no surprise for anyone who compared Russia's extremely low figures with an average for nearby countries.
Klondyke was of course very quick to explain that Russia's healthcare is the bestest in the world when I called Russia's figures a hoax.

Again . . . surprise?

[harrybarracuda]

Oh my word, you are not accusing Putin of *gasp* lying are you? Next think you'll be telling us his vaccine is a pile of shit too.

[Shutree]

An excellent report by the FT.

Interesting statistics in there. I see the UK 'excess deaths' stands at 80,573. That is a big number.

I also see that this puts the UK ahead of the US for excess deaths per million people. Of course the US absolute total number is higher because of their huge population, but in relative terms the UK has managed to be worse even than Trump's America. Pause for thought.

[Klondyke]

Klondyke was of course very quick to explain that Russia's healthcare is the bestest in the world when I called Russia's figures a hoax.

Thanks for mentioning me and misquoted me:

What I say is:
The wide population of the (former) socialistic countries - despite the inflictions over centuries - are better off with the general health care than the (apparently) rich countries -despite their undisturbed development over centuries and despite their "generous' aid to other countries...

How else is to classify that there is such a great portion of the US population that is unable to reach an affordable health care? And is living on the "generous" state donation?

There are many figures and links saying that, just to look a bit, e.g. (unless it is a Russian propaganda?):

Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries
October 13, 2020

The number of people dying from COVID-19 since May 10 is on average 50% higher than every other country in the study, adjusting for population size.

During this pandemic, people in the United States are dying at rates unparalleled elsewhere in the world.

A new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that in the past five months, per capita deaths in the U.S., both from COVID-19 and other causes, have been far greater than in 18 other high-income countries.

"It's shocking. It's horrible," says Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel, a professor of health policy and medical ethics at the University of Pennsylvania and one of the authors of the study.

"The United States really has done remarkably badly compared to other countries," he says. "I mean, remarkably badly."

The study looks at per capita death rates in 2020 in 18 countries with populations larger than 5 million people and per capita gross domestic product levels above $25,000 per year. It breaks out deaths attributed to COVID-19 and examines how total deaths in the U.S. are higher than normal this year. This so-called "all-cause" mortality takes into account fatalities that may have been due to the coronavirus but were never confirmed or were due to other factors such as people not seeking medical care during the crisis.
Death Rates In The U.S. During Pandemic Far Higher Than Other Countries : Shots - Health News : NPR

[Klondyke]

^And I dare to say that even the poor Thai population is better off with the health care...

[HuangLao]

Nature's adjustments -

[jabir]

Thanks for mentioning me and misquoted me:

What I say is:
The wide population of the (former) socialistic countries - despite the inflictions over centuries - are better off with the general health care than the (apparently) rich countries -despite their undisturbed development over centuries and despite their "generous' aid to other countries...

How else is to classify that there is such a great portion of the US population that is unable to reach an affordable health care? And is living on the "generous" state donation?

There are many figures and links saying that, just to look a bit, e.g. (unless it is a Russian propaganda?):

Americans Are Dying In The Pandemic At Rates Far Higher Than In Other Countries
October 13, 2020

I don't know and so wouldn't dispute your 'facts', but I do know that MMoore produced a documentary on Cuban healthcare which showed it to be far superior to US and European equivalents.

Unfortunately, turns out he was filming at a private hospital, and even so had them do it up and stage manage for the cameras. Also unfortunate, most of the suckers that watched and were impressed by this malevolent fraud, will go through life believing what the fat crunt wants them to.