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When the infection rate of the close contacts and the sensitivity and specificity of reported results were taken as the point estimates, the positive predictive value of the active screening was only 19.67%, in contrast, the false-positive rate of positive results was 80.33%. The multivariate-probabilistic sensitivity analysis results supported the base-case findings, with a 75% probability for the false-positive rate of positive results over 47%. Conclusions: In the close contacts of COVID-19 patients, nearly half or even more of the 'asymptomatic infected individuals' reported in the active nucleic acid test screening might be false positives. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32133832 Editor office’s response for...

And there it is: In TuesdayÂ’s Coronavirus Task Force update, President Donald Trump told the nation that some state economies can begin to open by May 1. He further stated that details on his plan to reopen the largest economy in global history will becoming as the week goes on, but the affirmation that he is looking at starting the process in the next two weeks is a godsend. The President also laid a big olÂ’ MOAB on the World Health Organization (WHO) telling reporters that he is putting a hold on any further funding for that corrupt globalist den...

Louisiana abortion facilities are fighting to continue killing unborn babies during the coronavirus pandemic. New Orleans Public Radio reports the Hope Medical Group abortion facility in Shreveport filed a lawsuit this week to prevent the state from stopping abortions as part of a larger effort to restrict unnecessary medical procedures during the health crisis. The abortion facility, represented by the Center for Reproductive Rights, argued that abortions are essential and time sensitive – though many OB-GYNs and medical organizations say otherwise. Their lawsuit names the Louisiana Department of Health and Attorney General Jeff Landry. Landry’s office inspected abortion facilities last...

Critics are blasting Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for staging a “photo op” Tuesday in the US ZIP code hardest hit by the coronavirus. A small group gathered in the virally blighted neighborhood of Corona, Queens, in AOC’s district, to hear a pitch for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to offer funeral assistance. The gathering — convened as officials order ordinary New Yorkers to stay home — gave TV networks an opportunity to shoot footage of the duo, but there was no live feed to allow the event to be covered from afar, let alone a virtual press...

First Lady Melania Trump and U.S. Attorney General William Barr walk together at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Friday, March 6, 2020, before attending the U.S. Department of Justice National Opioid Summit. First Lady Melania Trump delivers remarks at the U.S. Department of Justice National Opioid Summit Friday, March 6, 2020, at the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.

In The Scarlet Plague, the California Author Imagined a 21st-Century Epidemic Hitting the Bay Area and the WorldJack London saw this coming. So why didn’t we? In 1910 the California author, already famous for The Call of the Wild and White Fang, wrote a short post-apocalyptic novel about a 21st-century pandemic in his home state. To revisit The Scarlet Plague now, in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, is to marvel at how much London understood—a century ago—about the challenges facing Californians now. London imagined a global epidemic in the year 2013 that killed almost all the people in California,...

President Donald Trump’s administration is coming to the defense of Christians in Mississippi who were fined $500 each for attending a drive-in church service that followed the rules and recommendations health officials issued for social distancing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. As LifeNews.com reported, police fined members of a Mississippi church $500 each for attending a “drive-in” church service and supposedly violating social distancing orders. Meanwhile, the sole abortion clinic in the state continues to kill babies in abortion despite an order from the governor to stop all non-essential medical procedures. The church service required churchgoers stay inside...

New York on Tuesday decided to add “presumed” COVID-19 cases to its death toll, which reached a total of 10,000 victims. On Tuesday alone, 3,700 new deaths were added to the revised death count, according to a report from the New York Times. “These new presumed cases are mostly from ERs and hospitals, which means people weren’t getting tested even in those settings. Lots more were in nursing homes or other long-term care facilities,” NY Times reporter Kristen Danis said. New York City, already a world epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, sharply increased its death toll by more than 3,700...

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones became the state’s first elected Democrat to throw his support behind the president’s 2020 re-election on Tuesday. The Democrat described Trump as a transformative figure in politics whose polices have helped black Americans, veterans and farmers, according to the outlet.

The senior analyst admitted to the FBI's Inspection Division that he had been in possession of the illegal images An FBI senior analyst has been dismissed for possessing child pornography, according to a recently released memo from the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Justice. Though the supervisory intelligence analyst (SIA) was dismissed, the FBI elected not to prosecute the employee. The Office of the Inspector General examined the personal and work devices of the analyst, finding pornographic images on the personal devices, though they were determined not to be images of child pornography. However, the investigation...

This video by Ray Comfort is amazing and very challenging! Ray uses the Coronavirus, the 10 Commandments and Tom Hanks to teach people about Jesus Christ and everyone's need for salvation in Him (John 3:16-16. No gimmicks, just challenging reality for all of us! A must watch!

George Pell gave me a remarkable and frank interview - his first since serving 405 days in jail for a crime he could not have committed. He talks of friends he made in jail and the witch hunt that put him there. He is scathing of the ABC, and amazed by Victoria Police and Victoria's Court of Appeal. And he attacks corruption at the Vatican. Watch.

Virginia will no longer require voters to show a photo ID prior to casting a ballot and the state will join a handful of states across the nation in making Election Day a state holiday, Gov. Ralph Northam (D) announced Sunday. Northam said he signed a series of bills aimed at expanding access to voting. “Voting is a fundamental right, and these new laws strengthen our democracy by making it easier to cast a ballot, not harder,” Northam said in a statement Sunday. “No matter who you are or where you live in Virginia, your voice deserves to be heard....

The unanimous decision of the High Court quashing George Pell’s convictions was the end of the matter for Australia’s most ­famous Catholic priest. But to understand the dreadful state of justice inside our courts, you need to go back to where this courtroom drama started. The decision by the primary judge preventing Pell’s legal team from using psychological evidence about the credibility of the complainant points to a much deeper dilemma about how the accused can defend themselves from allegations of sexual assault in 2020. Pell had the wherewithal and the resources to pursue his wrongful conviction to the country’s...

President Trump on Tuesday announced he would halt U.S. funding to the World Health Organization pending a review of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. ..more at link.

President Trump on Tuesday said his administration will halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) pending a review of the global body over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. Trump said at a White House briefing that the United States would suspend funding to the organization while officials conduct a review “to assess the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.” The president criticized the WHO for opposing large-scale travel restrictions and accused it of failing to quickly vet and share accurate information on COVID-19. “The WHO’s attack on travel restrictions...

They Adored HIM THE EDITOR And entering into the house, they found the child with Mary his mother, and falling down they adored him; ... - Matt. 2:11  In this, Gaspar, Melchior, and Balthasar were of one mind: adoration of the Child was the single purpose of their long and arduous journey from the East. Like the pillar of fire that led the children of Israel by night (Ex. 13:21), the miraculous "star" which constantly "went before them" (Matt. 2:9) signalled the Divine nature of their trek and the fulfilment of the great Messianic prophesies of the time with...

Beloved, Rejoice FOREVERMORE that Jesus LOVES us and that He is the RISEN ETERNAL RIGHTEOUS KING and SAVIOR of your very soul and that He is GREATER in you than the fallen demonic thug of this fallen world (1 John 4:4)! This fallen world may reject Jesus, but we as His blood brought saints, rejoice in Him truly with thankful hearts as our LORD and KING! REJOICE in the GREAT I AM ALWAYS, and again I say REJOICE! The world and its crisis settings may fluctuate and change, but the LORD Jesus NEVER WILL and NEVER can (Num. 23:19; Psalm...

Have FAITH in Almighty God, who created the universe and Heavens and the earth with its innumerable host and scientific wonders and laws that reveal the vast ETERNAL genus of Almighty God (Gen. 1; Job. 9:8; 38:4, Psalm 104:24; 136:5, Isa. 37:16; 45:18; Prov. 3:19, Jer. 10:12; 27:5, John 1:1-4, Acts 17:23-32, Rom. 1:18-22, Heb. 1:1-3; 11:3, Rev. 4:11; 5:12-14; 14:6-7). Have FAITH in Almighty God the ETERNAL Father that so loved this fallen world that He sent His ETERNAL Son to redeem your soul; the One Who holds ETERNITY in His hand as a grain of sand (Isa. 52:13-15;...

As we reported today during a press briefing at the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump berated CBS correspondent Paula Reid for challenging his decision making in the early stages of the coronavirus outbreak. Reid attacked President Trump, repeatedly interrupted him. She was a TOTAL DISGRACE! President Trump rightfully called her out, “You know you’re a fake. Your whole network… The people are wise to you!” Video below: https://twitter.com/jasonrantz/status/1249849816747671554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1249849816747671554&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rightjournalism.com%2Fvideo-paula-reid-from-cbs-get-booted-from-the-white-house-as-pres-trump-meets-with-the-coronavirus-survivors%2F Today she did it again, just one day after arguing with President Trump Paula Reid was booted from Trump’s meeting with the Coronavirus survivors. Reid was positioned directly across the...