The once-thriving tourism industry in Egypt has been decimated by lockdowns and travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Officials in the country hope that recent finds can lure back some of the market. But since the COVID War was launched in 2020, the country, like others that depend on tourism, suffered a 69-percent drop...
Category: TRENDS ON THE COVID WARFRONT
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PAKISTAN: NEW COVID RULES. LOCKDOWN ALERT
In its fight to win the COVID War, Pakistan announced that from 5 May to 20 May, it will cut international flights into and out of its airports by 80 percent. The restrictions will come into effect as Istanbul considers implementing a nationwide lockdown due to an increase in COVID-19 cases. The BBC reported that Pakistan was...
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LOCKDOWN LUNACY: AMERICANS SCARED OF CROWDS
A new survey taken by One Poll reveals that two-thirds of the American public no longer feels comfortable in a crowd. Over 2,000 were polled and the results, reported by StudyFinds.org on 23 April, shows: Seventy-two percent believe they’re better off having less direct contact with others while traveling; Despite far fewer people traveling, only...
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MIT CHALLENGES SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences refuted there was no solid evidence to support the long list of various social distancing rules recommended by so-called “health experts” and imposed by politicians. The authors of the study are from MIT: Martin Bazant, professor of chemical engineering, and John M....
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MASK TIDE TURNING
Last Thursday, CNN published the article titled, “Do we still need to wear a mask outdoors?” It opens with the question, “If I’m walking down the sidewalk and pass someone, should I put my mask on?” The writer notes, “As the warmer weather months arrive and the percentage of vaccinated Americans gradually ticks upwards, these...
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SELLING FAUCI SANITIZER FRAUD
As we reported when the COVID War was launched in March of last year, it was the mainstream media that led the chorus of germ-o-phobia. Last summer, on 8 July, Microsoft News published the article, “7 Things Dr. Fauci Does When He Shops for Groceries.” The article began with: “Dr. Fauci is the pillar of...
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CDC ADMITS: OBSESSIVE SANITIZING DOES “MORE HARM THAN GOOD”
It took until 19 April of this year for the CDC to finally confirm that: “Disinfecting surfaces is typically not necessary, unless a sick person or someone positive for COVID-19 has been in the home within the last 24 hours.” And now it’s official. CNN (a.k.a. the Cartoon News Network), which, for over a year,...
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HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA: 22 FINED $22K
Canadian authorities (i.e., dictators) in Halifax announced Saturday that they issued 22 tickets for people in violation of the COVID-19 guidelines on gathering limitations in the provincial capital of Nova Scotia. “Enforcement of these restrictions remains a vital part of the overall strategy to curb the pandemic,” the Halifax Regional Police said in a statement....
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GERMANY: MORE LOCKDOWNS
Germany’s move to hit the “emergency brake” on re-openings in areas considered to be COVID-19 hotspots took hold on Saturday and will remain in place until 30 June, on specific parliamentary approval. The total number of COVID deaths in the country of 83.02 million reached 81,158. Of that total, as reported by DW, according to...
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JAPAN: COVID STATE OF EMERGENCY
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced a new targeted state of emergency to slow the spread of the virus and attempt to prevent additional cases stemming from Golden Week, one of the country’s biggest national holidays. The Financial Times reported that the restrictions are expected to be in place until 11 May and will impact Tokyo, Osaka,...