Health
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Covid-19 – another perspective, another question
By Manuel João Ramos, Centre of International Studies, ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon: The Big Smoke: that was the name given (another was the ‘great smog’) to the episode of atmospheric temperature inversion (ATI) in London in the winter of 1952-53, which, associated with a viral outbreak, caused the death of 6,000 people and acute… Continue reading
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China Did Not Deceive Us – Counting Death During An Epidemic Is Really Difficult
The anti-China campaign, which the Deputy National Security Advisor Matthew Pottinger is running, presented its first of April joke. It leaked to Bloomberg that a secret U.S. Intelligence Report claims that China concealed the real numbers of its Covid-19 cases: Continue reading
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The coronavirus letter you’ve just been sent by Johnson is a lie
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Could the Covid19 Response be More Deadly than the Virus?
The initial, alarming estimates of deaths from the virus COVID-19 were that as many as 2.2 million people would die in the United States. This number is comparable to the annual US death rate of around 3 million. Fortunately, correction of some simple errors in overestimation has begun to dramatically reduce the virus mortality claims. Continue reading
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Coronavirus: The view from Germany
29 March 2020 — Youtube An open letter to the Chancellor of Germany Continue reading
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Covid19 yet to impact Europe’s overall mortality Year-to-date statistics show excess mortality lower than previous years
The official figures for 24 countries across Europe show, not only that overall mortality is not increasing, but – so far – it is actually well below recent averages. Continue reading
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Prof. Mario Caligiuri: “The Coronavirus Represents the Death of Capitalism and an Opportunity to Reinvent Society”
Mohsen Abdelmoumen: What is the situation in your country Italy in the context of the Covid19 virus epidemic? Continue reading
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10 MORE Experts Criticising the Coronavirus Panic
Following on from our previous list, here are ten more expert voices, drowned out or disregarded by the mainstream narrative, offering their take on the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading
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UK government buried 2016 report exposing catastrophic NHS failings during flu pandemic
Late in 2016, the British government and health authorities held “Exercise Cygnus,” a three-day training exercise intended to determine readiness for a novel respiratory influenza pandemic. Cygnus aimed to test coordination between hospitals, health authorities, those tasked with tracking the disease and central government. The results of the report have never been made public. At… Continue reading
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COVID-19 and the NHS—“a national scandal”
“When this is all over, the NHS England board should resign in their entirety.” So wrote one National Health Service (NHS) health worker last weekend. The scale of anger and frustration is unprecedented, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the cause. Continue reading
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Coronavirus Has Destroyed the NHS Internal Market Overnight, Proving That It Never Worked
Covid-19 has forced the government to make drastic changes to the fundamental structure of the NHS, as the service struggles to cope. Continue reading
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The War on Death
OK, I’ve got some good news and I’ve got some bad news. The good news is mainly for authoritarians who missed all the fun during the War on Terror. The news is … welcome to the War on Death! Continue reading
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Burned or buried, garbage spreads antibiotic resistance
Breathing can be dangerous when bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance Genes travel through the air from municipal waste to humans. Continue reading
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UK Government officially (and quietly) downgrades COVID-19
By TruePublica: In the UK, the government response to the Covid-19 outbreak was initially to allow the population to be infected as a means of defence by creating what they termed ‘herd immunity.’ This strategy was met with clear opposition by almost all scientists, health professionals and experts very quickly. Public reaction was muted early… Continue reading
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How Austerity and Anti-immigrant Politics Left Italy Exposed
As the viral blitzkrieg rolls across one European border after another, it seems to have a particular enmity for Italy. The country’s death toll has passed China’s, and scenes from its hospitals look like something out of Dante’s imagination. Continue reading
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Covid-19 as symptom: Notes on the production of a virus
Understandably, these days we hear a lot about the symptoms of Covid-19 (dry cough, high fever, etc.). Conversely, there is much less discussion of the virus as a symptom. Let’s say then that to intervene on the symptoms of the virus it is necessary not only to have specific scientific knowledge, but also to put… Continue reading
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Is Capitalism a Disease?
The scientific tradition of the “West,” of Europe and North America, has had its greatest success when it has dealt with what we have come to think of as the central questions of scientific inquiry: “What is this made of?” and “How does this work?” Over the centuries, we have developed more and more sophisticated… Continue reading
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Lockdown!
According to AFP estimates, some 1.7 billion people across the world are now living under some form of lockdown as a result of the coronavirus. That’s almost a quarter of the world population. The world economy has seen nothing like this. Continue reading
The New Dark Age 