Day: September 5, 2020
-
The truth about the August 1 Berlin protest
The following is a letter sent to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the Children’s Health Defense. The author, a friend of Kennedy, related to him the events that transpired at the August 1 Unite For Freedom Rally at Berlin [we wrote about this protest in the article 17,000+ gather in Berlin to protest against COVID-19…
-
Swedish epidemiologist lands top advisory role in WHO
John Giesecke, advisor to the Swedish government’s coronavirus response has been promoted to a senior advisory role within the World Health Organization (WHO). Giesecke is Vice Chair of the Strategic and Technical Advisory Group on Infectious Hazards and will Be advising the Director-General on pandemic responses. Moreover, Giesecke will be leading the Advisory Group in…
-
500 German doctors and scientists form organization to investigate global coronavirus response
A group of 500 German doctors and scientists have finally created an official organization to examine whether the measures implemented as a response to the pandemic is proportionate to the risks. The organization, the “Corona Extra-Parliamentary Inquiry Committee”, or Außerparlamentarischer Corona Untersuchungsausschuss (ACU), says that the preliminary evidences they are getting points to the overestimate…
-
UK figures show: Lockdowns killed two for every three COVID deaths
16,000 people died between March 23 and May 1 because they didn’t get the medical care they needed, reveals this August 8, 2020 report by Dannial Hussain for Daily Mail Online. Of the 16,000, estimates say that 6,000 deaths were those who did not go to hospitals for fear of catching the virus. Meanwhile, another 26,000…
-
Why Sweden has not mandated the use of masks
Andrew Tegnell sees no point in mandating the use of face masks as infection numbers in Sweden continue to decline, cites this article written by Jackie Salo for the New York Post. It is a well known fact that Tegnell has been skeptic of the role of face masks in controlling virus outbreaks, especially since countries…
-
96-year old woman survives COVID-19 in Bacolod City
This article published by the Philippine Daily Inquirer reports on the startling recovery of Marciana de Asis, 96 years old, from COVID-19. Just two weeks ago, De Asis’ son-in-law, 75, a retired intelligence officer of the Philippine Army had succumbed to the virus. He was also known to be a diabetic. Everyone in their household were swab…
-
The silent pandemic: rape and domestic violence
In this article published on June 17, 2020, by Vera Files, author Elizabeth Lalorga talks about the increased incidence of rape and domestic violence during the lockdown, when victims were trapped inside homes with their abusers. The article cites the Philippine National Police report which recorded 602 rape cases from March 17 to May 23. Editor’s Note: Being…
-
Jollibee to close 255 stores
Jollibee Food Corporation (JFC) has announced that it will close 255 stores after suffering from a net loss of 11.96 billion pesos for the first six months of the year. By closing some of its stores, the company hopes to rebuild its business in order to meet the change in consumer behavior brought about by…