A large protest in Berlin against mandatory mask rules and other anti-coronavirus measures ended in clashes and arrests, after police ordered the demonstrators to disperse for refusing to obey social distancing guidelines. Police estimate up to 20,000 people attended Saturday’s march through the German capital, with some reports putting the figure far higher. Demonstrators, most […]
A state of disaster has been declared in the Australian state of Victoria after a rise in coronavirus cases. Sweeping new restrictions will come into force in the city of Melbourne from Sunday night including: An evening curfew implemented from 8pm to 5am Those living in the city only allowed to shop and exercise within […]
The Netherlands has decided not to mandate the wearing of face masks in public, citing the fact that there is no scientific evidence to suggest they are effective against the spread of the coronavirus. “From a medical perspective there is no proven effectiveness of masks, the Cabinet has decided that there will be no national […]
A large number of overs 50s could be given orders to stay at home as part of Boris Johnson’s ‘nuclear plans’ to avoid another national lockdown. In a more ‘segmented approach’ to dealing with future lockdowns, people aged between 50 and 70 would be given personalised risk ratings – taking into accounts factors like their age […]
The most common symptom of Covid-19 is that you feel just fine. A huge number of those now being absurdly listed as ‘infected’ with this bogeyman disease are perfectly healthy. If the trained hunters of the Government’s National Panic Service had not tracked them down, most of them would never have known they were supposed […]
The ARMY may have to step in to assist police following fears that UK COVID-19 lockdowns could spark “London-style riots” as people become agitated about losing their freedoms. The paper considered by the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) in July warns that serious public disorder could develop. The current “volatile and highly complex situation” means […]
“Slow.” “Unfortunate.” “Confused.” “Worthless.” When you hear Bill Gates talk about the US coronavirus response, his words don’t carry the billionaire philanthropist’s erstwhile optimistic tone. “This pandemic is a huge setback,” he told Insider. This is precisely the kind of setback he’s been warning of for years, saying we need to prepare for pandemics in […]
“Slow.” “Unfortunate.” “Confused.” “Worthless.” When you hear Bill Gates talk about the US coronavirus response, his words don’t carry the billionaire philanthropist’s erstwhile optimistic tone. “This pandemic is a huge setback,” he told Insider. This is precisely the kind of setback he’s been warning of for years, saying we need to prepare for pandemics in […]
Shortly after launching a new contact-tracing program in Ontario, a top Google executive said in a blog post published Friday that 20 US states and territories (roughly 45% of the country’s population) are “exploring” using the tool Google built with Apple to create new contact-tracing programs, and that the new apps are set to launch […]
American public health experts, led by Dr. Anthony Fauci, have struggled over the past couple of months to push a specific narrative on the public: Wearing a mask doesn’t so much protect you from being infected with SARS-CoV-2, but if you are infected, wearing a mask could stop you from passing the virus to someone […]
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), a Big Tech lobby group has just launched a “working group” called the Public Health Tech Initiative (PHTI) to explore the ways in which technology can help in future pandemics. The coalition of companies that form part of the “broad coalition” include tech giants like Facebook and Microsoft, transnational behemoths […]