Year: 2020
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Study shows COVID-19 positive child did not infect peers
This article published by the Oxford University Press for Infectious Diseases Society of America looks at possible secondary transmission from an Englishman who was known to have been infected with SARS-COV-2 in Singapore. Investigation shows that the Englishman infected at least 12 other individuals, one of whom was a child who was also suffering from picornavirus (a virus…
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A touted COVID-19 vaccine has already harmed people
This article is Part 1 of the series Vaccine: Salvation or Damnation. People all over are starting to get lockdown fatigue[efn_note]https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2020/05/06/2012087/lockdown-fatigue[/efn_note]. Others have developed a love affair with living in fear and loss of free will. They have been infected with the Stockholm Syndrome[efn_note]Nicanor Perlas, “Faulty COVID-19 Tests: Why Prisoners Love Their Jailers and Never-Ending…
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Mixed Feelings
As most of you know, recently I posted an Open Letter to Governors, Mayors and Legislators. After going through the current scientific evidence, I encouraged them: “In essence, COVID-19 is not a deadly as we all once feared. … Many countries are starting to move away from lockdowns. …. For the sake of your own…
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German experts: Schools and day care centers should be reopened
The following is a statement released by the German Society for Hospital Hygiene (DKGH), the German Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases (DGPI), the German Academy for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine (DAKJ), the Society for Hygiene, Environmental Medicine and Preventive Medicine (GHIP), and the professional association of pediatric and adolescent doctors in Germany. The statement offers…
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3.9 million Filipino workers might lose jobs
In this article for The Manila Times, author William Depasupil says that 78% of businesses affected by COVID-19 will remain closed for months, hence leading to the loss of some 3.9 million jobs. The figure included both local and overseas Filipino workers. Editor’s Note: Will the Philippines have the capacity to ensure that basic needs of the…
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World Bank: Pandemic could push 60M into extreme poverty
In this May 21, 2020 report written for the Agence France-Presse, the World Bank said that 60M people around the world could fall into extreme poverty. This pronouncement comes after the World Bank has began financing aid programs to 100 countries. World Bank president says that this will reverse the progress made by poverty alleviation programs…
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JP Morgan Research: Lockdowns failed to alter the course of the pandemic
Here is another research conducted by physicist and JP Morgan strategist Marko Kolanovic showing the lockdowns had no effect in controlling the spread of the coronavirus. Two of the most glaring results in the research had something to do with infection rates and transmission rates. The report showed that most areas studied exhibited a fall…
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UNDP: Human development to decline this year for the first time since 1990
In this report published by the United Nations Development Program Administrator Achim Steiner expressed concern for the decline in the fundamental areas of human development across many countries today. COVID-19 did not only impact health, it has also caused disruption in education and income. Steiner says that the combined impact of these shocks could lead…
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Japanese firm says its deep UV light deactivates coronavirus by 99.9%
This article from Kyoto News highlights the results of the joint experiment conducted by the University of Miyazaki and Nikkiso Co. which involved the use of a deep ultraviolet LED. According to the experiment, the Deep UV-LEDs developed by Nikkiso caused the drop in the virus’ infection capacity by 99.9%. Researchers say that this technology will be…
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Results of the European lockdown experiment are in
In this article for Bloomberg, author Elaine He looks at the effectiveness of the lockdowns in Europe. He compares the reaction time (time it tool for a country to decide an intervention), stringency of each intervention, death outcomes, and economic impacts of chosen interventions in various European countries. He says that the strictness of containment measures…
