Category: TRENDS ON THE COVID WARFRONT

National governments in Europe have clashed with local leaders over the best approach to the second wave of COVID infections that seem to be sweeping much of the continent. There has been debate over how significant the number of confirmed virus cases are to the public’s overall health. Countries want no new cases, but citizens...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last week that he will allow restaurants to continue curbside dining even after, if and when, the COVID War ends. The so-called Open Restaurants program, which was introduced in June, was seen as a moderate success to keep many in the struggling industry to make some much-needed...

It was the big Presstitute news since the COVID War broke out. Florida’s Governor, Ron DeSantis, a Republican, did not impose strict lockdown rules on the state, as opposed to the stringent lockdown enforced on the people and businesses of New York State by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Indeed, the media and politicians chastised DeSantis for...

Daniel Horowitz, a writer for TheBlaze.com, penned a column earlier this month arguing against the “panicked headlines” emerging from colleges reopening across the U.S. amid the virus pandemic. He pointed to the University of Alabama as an example of the fear-mongering-gone-wild in the media. As we have been reporting in the Trends Journal, data proves...

Dr. Gabriel Scally, President of Epidemiology at the U.K.’s Royal Society of Medicine, said last week that he is concerned Britain may be trying to emulate the Swedish model in its approach during the second wave of infections. Scally called the Swedish approach, under the leadership of Anders Tegnell, the country’s chief epidemiologist, “ineffective” and...

When the COVID War began in February, the Trends Journal was the only magazine to forecast the numerous socioeconomic and geopolitical effects of the draconian measures promoted by so-called “health officials” and politicians. Beyond the economic devastation and increased levels of drug addiction, murder rates, and violence, a study published last week sounded the alarm...

Anti-lockdown frustration and growing anti-government anger spilled over during the last week in three major global cities. In London, last Saturday, for the third time since 29 August, thousands took to the streets of Trafalgar Square to protest the continuing freedom restrictions imposed to stop the spread of COVID. Physical confrontations between demonstrators and police led...

Two policy analysts at the Heritage Foundation have concluded, “Just 1% of U.S. counties have had nearly half of all COVID-19 deaths.” In an article published on 22 September, the analysts, Drew Gonshorowski and Norbert Michel, point out that focusing on infection rates for specific counties, rather than just states in general, gives a clearer...

On 6 August, Medical News Today reported on a new U.K. study showing significant mental health deterioration as a result of the coronavirus lockdowns. The study, conducted by two leading psychologists at the University of Bath, stated in its introduction/abstract: “Sampling over a 10-day period in the early ‘lockdown’ phase of the pandemic showed around a...

A new study by a team of researchers from Tulane University, based on Google Trends, looked at mental health trends in the U.S. over the months of the imposed lockdowns. Lead researcher Michael Hoerger, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Tulane, described what he called a “mental health tsunami” as a result of burnout, isolation, and...