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French authorities impounded two lorries carrying some 130,000 masks to health workers in Britain’s embattled hospitals, following President Emmanuel Macron’s pledge to “requisition” all stocks in his territory. The move followed hot on the heels of French border guards seizing another heavy goods vehicle carrying hand sanitiser to Britain the day before. The incidents triggered a diplomatic spat between the two countries as Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) struggles against the Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

So I was at my local grocery store. I saw a Mom and Son with full 'Chinese Flu' gear. My mental note said, 'Don't be like this'. So the was a picture taken. Public place - GA. I walked around and was soon confronted by the 20ish son. He demanded that I delete the picture. I told him 'NO' I pulled out my copy of the Declaration of Independence and the US Constitution. I told him show me where it says that I cannot do this? He called the police and I walked by them and nothing was said to...

The mainstream media in the United States has breathlessly reported that the death toll there means the virus is far more dangerous than has been reported. But a new study made a stunning finding: 99% of coronavirus deaths in Italy were of patients with existing medical problems, which all doctors say makes people more prone to adverse effects from the virus. “Research into 355 deaths found that only three of the victims, 0.8 per cent, had been clear of illnesses before they were infected,” The Daily Mail reported. “Nearly half of them – 48.5 per cent – already had three...

A Pennsylvania state lawmaker has introduced legislation that would require individuals who wish to purchase gun ammunition to first obtain a permit. GOP State Rep. Thomas Murt introduced HB 2344 and filed it with the memo “Addressing Gun Violence and Enhancing Public Health and Safety,” . . . The bill says that the cost of the permit will not exceed $50 and also adds a tax on gun and ammunition sales. Residents would also be barred from bringing in ammunition bought from other states without coordinating with a licensed dealer.

After watching the outbreak of COVID-19 for the past two months, I’ve followed the pace of the infection, its severity, and how our world is tackling the virus. While we should be concerned and diligent, the situation has dramatically elevated to a mob-like fear spreading faster than COVID-19 itself. When 13% of Americans believe they are currently infected with COVID-19 (mathematically impossible), full-on panic is blocking our ability to think clearly and determine how to deploy our resources to stop this virus. Over three-fourths of Americans are scared of what we are doing to our society through law and hysteria,...

Three polls released late this week show a majority of Americans approve of President Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 Chinese coronavirus crisis. The approval numbers have risen as as Trump has led daily televised press briefings on the government’s response to the virus. By coincidence a call has gone out by liberals, led by MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, for a media blackout of the briefings because they say Trump will get people killed because of his rhetoric. The ABC News/ Ipsos poll has Trump up at 55 percent, the Harris poll at 53 percent and Survey USA at 51 percent. UPDATE:...

Idiots React to Coronavirus.

I have 121 Friends on my FB account and so far not one of them has said they have the China Flu. Not only that, I have not read from any of them that they know someone who has the China Flu. Here is my question - on FreeRepublic, how many of you reading this either has the China Flu or know someone who does?

A 69-year-old Bayonne man hospitalized since early Sunday said he’s frustrated he is still waiting on test results that will confirm a suspected case of coronavirus. But Albert “Al” Ammarito said he believes the anti-malaria drug he has been taking since Tuesday appears to have eliminated his fever and relentless dry cough. “If you were to look at me today, I am 100 times better than I was yesterday,” Ammararito said in a telephone interview Friday evening from his bed in an isolated room at Jersey City Medical Center. “I am feeling fine.” Hydroxychloroquine, the decades-old medication used to treat...

The lack of data is not necessary. It is a matter of prioritizing data collection, being willing to share data, and then doing the right kind of analytical modelling. Only a week ago, President Trump announced a ban on European flights to reduce the spread of coronavirus. In the seven days that followed, the media have been reporting garden-variety statistics and decision-making based on infographics rather than reliable and nationally representative data. It is time for accurate, unbiased data to redo the math.So, what data has been reported in the past seven days and what do we know? HereÂ’s...

This article is very hopeful. It is filled with charts so I cannot post the article. But it shows a slowing of the virus in every country. It also shows the weather patterns where the virus is strongest. "The overall summary is things are getting much better." Here's the link: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/data-analysis-indicates-coronavirus-is-slowing-with-a-declining-fatality-rate-with-warmer-weather-likely-slowing-it-considerably/?fbclid=IwAR3egH1XSU41v8xmK3SxoMrZXtkPSyZZ-fGXYcV1FfIP118Sd47HifjcdBM

Authorities said a 911 call was placed at around 5 a.m. after high waters from overnight storms caused the bridge, located at the intersection of Sanes Creek Road and Tee Hill Road, to collapse. Authorities said the bridge was not well lit. Four bodies were initially recovered, and deputies spent the day actively searching for two more people. The fifth body was recovered around 3 p.m. Friday, according to officials. Authorities stopped their search when the sun went down and resumed their search for the sixth person Saturday morning.

[...] What percentage of the population will get each virus?There are years of data that can answer that question for influenza. In the U.S., for example, in recent years about 8.3% of the total population get sick from flu each season, a CDC study found; including people who carry flu virus but show no symptoms, that estimate ranges to up to 20%. Nobody knows what percentage of the population will eventually contract coronavirus. But there are some educated guesses. Since this is a new disease and there's no vaccine and no established immunity from past cycles, experts believe everyone is...

The MSM's treason by any other name or shoddy disguise is still treason - the left is now trying to claim that TRUMP caused the Coronavirus on purpose. Eric Boehlert @EricBoehlert I write Press Run, home of fearless media commentary Author. Former staffer at Media Matters. Salon, Rolling Stone and Billboard. Utica Club aficionado. https://twitter.com/EricBoehlert/status/1241351817113501696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1241351817113501696&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F100213143871https://twitter.com/EricBoehlert/status/1241351817113501696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1241351817113501696&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democraticunderground.com%2F100213143871 

Several years ago, after learning that the Empire State’s stockpile of medical equipment had 16,000 fewer ventilators than the 18,000 New Yorkers would need in a severe pandemic, state public-health leaders came to a fork in the road...New York legislators are pushing a new law to have the cash-strapped state spend more than $500 million to provide virtually free, taxpayer-financed health care to more than 400,000 adult illegal immigrants...

...As a result, the wealthy in the US are calling both their doctors and ventilator manufacturers hoping to get a machine on demand. They’re even trolling the dark web to no avail as they face an uncomfortable truth: Money can’t buy something that’s not there. Ventilators cost only about $35,000, peanuts to the elites. But because the US healthcare industry is about making money, no one heeded warnings going back more than a decade that the country should stockpile the machines...

Burr already let the country down by being AWOL and worse during the Russia collusion hoax that was perpetrated on the country. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr is being criticized by liberals and conservatives due to the news he sold up to $1.6 million in stock after receiving private briefings about the coronavirus but before the stock market began its sharp decline.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeted of the North Carolina Republican: “Burr knew how bad it would be. He told the truth to his wealthy donors, while assuring the public that we were fine. THEN he sold off $1.6...

This is the link to the Monthly Death Statistics of Italy. The question would be are they dramatically higher now. 600-650,000 deaths per year in Italy. Or is this just a more virulent form of flu?

The following gives the number of new unemployment insurance claims filed in most states this week. The numbers were compiled from dozens of news sources. The numbers reflect new applications, not processed applications. Some states are short staffed, so not all of these numbers will appear in next Thursday's official numbers. Alabama - The unemployment website crashed on Friday. 6,062 people filed unemployment claims the first three days of this week. 7,821 were filed for the week. This exceeds the number filed in the three previous weeks combined.Alaska - Unemployment filings increased six fold from the week before. Last week,...

Nearing the end of another 16-hour day overseeing New Jersey’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, Judith Persichilli pauses at the door of her crisis conference room to answer a final question. Persichilli, the state health commissioner, has become a familiar face in the state as the woman who calmly announces how many people have tested positive and died of COVID-19 disease each day. Behind the scenes, she is the health official who has been running the state’s day-to-day battle against the virus. But at age 71, Persichilli is squarely in the age range that experts are warning to be most...