hydroxy at end of this piece. as for the main story, if true, ***it is clearly as a result of the lockdowns, and it is criminal:
28 Jul: ABC: Coronavirus updates: Hunger due to COVID-19 killing 10,000 children per month
“There is going to be a societal effect.”
By Jon Haworth; ABC News’ Dragana Jovanovic, Alina Lobzina and Terrance Smith contributed to this report.
3:35 a.m.: COVID-19 linked hunger killing 10,000 children per month, says UN
COVID-19 and its ramifications are pushing children who already live in hunger to beyond breaking point, killing an estimated 10,000 more youngsters a month ***as meager farms have no way of delivering produce to markets while villages are isolated from food and medical supplies, the United Nations has warned.
Furthermore, more than 550,000 additional children each month are being struck by what is called wasting, which manifests in spindly limbs and distended bellies, according to the UN.
In the call to action shared with The Associated Press prior to its release, four UN bodies said that increasing malnutrition would have long-term consequences, with individual tragedies likely to turn into a generational catastrophe.
“The food security effects of the COVID crisis are going to reflect many years from now,” said Francesco Branca, the World Health Organization’s head of nutrition. “There is going to be a societal effect.”...
3:16 a.m.: Trump Jr. shares video of doctor claiming hydroxychloroquine is a cure for COVID-19
Donald Trump Jr. shared a bizarre video on Twitter featuring what appears to be doctor that blasts the science and medical health experts recommendations about wearing masks and saying there are cures for COVID-19, including hydroxychloroquine.
Trump Jr. says “This is a much watch!!! So different from the narrative that everyone is running with.”
The doctor calls the science and studies against hydroxychloroquine fake studies and says they’re sponsored by big pharmaceutical companies.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/coronavirus-updates-hunger-due-covid-19-killing-10000/story?id=72025029
but you can’t take hydroxy combo!
don’t dare take the hydroxy combo!
27 Jul: Evening Telegraph: ‘The increase in calls is unbelievable’ – Three of the charities working hard to support mental health across Scotland during a time of crisis
by Sheanne Mulholland
Linda Nicoll, from Touched by Suicide Scotland, said people bereaved by suicide are contacting her as early as the day after losing their loved ones because they are so “desperate and isolated” in lockdown...
Touched by Suicide Scotland has also experienced a spike in those with suicidal thoughts contacting its helpline...
She said the majority of the callers cite Covid-19 or lockdown related issues, amongst a variety of other personal problems.
Many raise concerns over recent unemployment, financial issues, anxiety about losing homes or jobs, and some have developed gambling or alcohol addictions whilst in lockdown...
She said: “We’re supporting the family of one lady whose bother died from Covid and she wasn’t able to go to the funeral because of travel restrictions and her brother’s wife killed herself...
She said: “I’m apprehensive about what will happen when we are out of lockdown.
“When we have folk unemployed who have never been unemployed before, young ones with no hope of ever getting a job, people who find they now have a problem with drink, gambling, no money.
“And then there’s the confusion of kids in school part-time and how to work around that.”...
A mental health charity has more than doubled its workforce since the start of lockdown to cope with a surge in people contacting its helpline with suicidal thoughts.
FAMS has taken on 50 additional volunteers since mid-March – prior to lockdown the Scottish based charity had just 34 volunteers...
FAMS was initially created to support the families of victims of murders or suicides, specifically where young people are involved.
However it is currently supporting people of all ages who are struggling with mental health issues during lockdown...
Ann Marie Cocozza, the charity’s co-founder, said: “The increase in calls is unbelievable – it never stops, people are constantly phoning, emailing and contacting us online too.
“It’s difficult to put a figure on it because we’re taking a lot more online communication but it’s more than doubled...
Her views are echoed by Childline who previously reported that it receives the highest number of calls from children suffering from relationship issues, suicidal thoughts and mental health concerns.
Recently released figures show that 51 percent of young people under the age of 30 feel lonely during lockdown, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
And 76 percent of young people reported that lockdown was having an impact on their wellbeing, when responding to additional questions added to ONS regular surveys in April.
Ann Marie said: “Young people are not able to connect with others like they used to. They can’t mix with others and they have no diversions from what’s going on at home...
“Even as we come out of lockdown the ramifications are going to go on for years. It’s opening Pandora’s box for a lot of people.”...
Around 50 new individuals battling suicidal thoughts are seeking help every week from an Aberdeen based men’s mental health group.
Before lockdown that figure stood at just two or three new individuals per week, says Wray Thomson, founder of Man Chat.
Wray, himself a suicide survivor, said a total of around 850 people had contacted the organisation in June for all sorts of mental health related reasons.
It’s a huge jump compared to the 200 males his group supported in the average month pre-lockdown...
“But the terrifying thing is that before lockdown we only had two or three guys coming to us per week saying they were having suicidal thoughts – last week we had 40-50.”...
https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/the-increase-in-calls-is-unbelievable-three-of-the-charities-working-hard-to-support-mental-health-across-scotland-during-a-time-of-crisis/