On 24 October, an article published in the Journal of Loss and Trauma studied the “relationships of media use and interpersonal communication as they relate to COVID-19 exposure and mental health outcomes.” The researchers, professors in communication and social work at the Universities of Tennessee and Missouri, have found: “Since the pandemic began, anxiety rates in the...
Category: TRENDS ON THE COVID WARFRONT
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FLORIDA: NO LOCKDOWN, LESS PROBLEMS
On 14 February, Dr. Anthony Fauci, now President Biden’s chief medical advisor, stated on ABC’s “This Week” that schools in the U.S. shouldn’t reopen until Congress passes additional safety features. Fauci said, “I think that schools need more resources and that’s the reason the national relief act we’re talking about getting passed… We need that....
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HEALTH “EXPERTS” CAUTION AGAINST ENDING NYC LOCKDOWN
Last Wednesday, nearly a year after ordering extensive shutdowns of entertainment and sports complexes, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced he will allow them to reopen on 23 February. One caveat: facilities seating over 10,000 can only allow a 10-percent capacity. This comes after the governor permitted indoor dining to resume on 12 February with a maximum...
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FAKE COVID TEST = $17,000 FINE
Transport Canada, the government’s transportation arm, announced last week that it fined two individuals a total of $17,000 for allegedly presenting “false or misleading COVID-19 tests and for making a false declaration about their health status.” CTVNews reported that one of the passengers was fined $10,000 and the other $7,000. The report said the passengers were...
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LOCKDOWNS CREATING CHILD OBESITY CRISIS
A 14 February Wall Street Journal article revealed that “pediatricians are warning the coronavirus pandemic’s protracted disruption of in-person schooling, sports, and other activities is leading to weight gain that could have long-lasting impacts on children’s health.” Doctors are seeing how the stress from prolonged school closings, forcing students to learn from home on computer...
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POLITICIANS CLASH ON ENDING MASK MANDATES
Much of the COVID War is marked by a political divide. Republican governors and Democratic mayors in states across the U.S. are clashing over whether now is a good time to ease mask mandates, a report said. The Wall Street Journal reported that Iowa has seen its COVID-19 hospitalizations drop by about 80 percent since the peak...
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COVID CASES SPARK COLLEGE CAMPUS FEAR
University officials at colleges in the U.S. are responding to a jump in COVID cases among students and faculty, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The report said some 779 students and faculty at the University of Virginia have been diagnosed with the virus, which prompted school officials to urge students to remain...
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DUTCH CURFEW EXTENDED DESPITE COURT ORDER
A court in the Netherlands ruled the country’s lockdown mandate a “violation of the right to freedom of movement and privacy.” Brushing off the court order, politicians passed an emergency order on Friday that extended the lockdown. Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s office quickly announced the legislation after a court in the Hague ruled that the...
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LOCKDOWN PROTESTERS KILLED IN GABON
Two men taking part in a demonstration against coronavirus restrictions in the African country of Gabon were shot during a violent protest against travel restrictions, a report said. Al Jazeera reported that protesters in neighborhoods across the country of 2.1 million led to violent clashes with police. Protesters were reportedly seen lobbing Molotov cocktails at law...
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GERMAN BUSINESSES: OPEN UP!
The head of a hotel trade group in Germany said last week that businesses are growing “increasingly desperate and angry” since the country is keeping its strict restrictions in place, according to the Financial Times. Guido Zöllick, the head of DEHOGA, a German association of hotels and restaurants, told the paper that more and more businesses...