Day: 23 November 2020

Dr. Roger Hodkinson Part One – Who failed and why The World Health Organization (WHO) Statistically speaking, given the probable origin of SARS and COVID-19 in China, the next pandemic is likely to originate there also. That’s a problem. China was secretive about the start of its local COVID-19 epidemic (and still is), wasting valuable weeks before alerting the WHO of its existence which then downplayed its significance for the rest of the world. An early warning system is a vital starting point for effective international response to future pandemics. Clearly, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the WHO cannot be trusted to act any differently in the future. Furthermore, the (current) head of the WHO, Dr. Tedros Adhanom, is not a physician as have been all his predecessors, and has questionable credentials to effectively lead such a vital international resource at a critical moment in world history. He has, at times, acted as China’s apologist in this whole fiasco, compounding the problem by disseminating China's misinformation under the imprimatur of the WHO early in the pandemic. A senior WHO official responsible for the global response to this pandemic, Dr. Michael Ryan, has actually stated that “we may have to enter homes and remove family members” if they are COVID-19 positive – but in a “dignified manner”. It would seem ...

A "Careful and Limited" Christmas Christmas decorations covered by tape in a Cardiff Home Bargains, from Wales Online Image: Matthew Horwood Ministers from all the UK nations met yesterday to agree plans for the festive period. According to the Cabinet Office, they haven't yet reached an agreement, although it tried to spin this as "progress": Welcoming the good progress made by all administrations over the past few days to design a single set of arrangements that can apply across the UK, Ministers reiterated the importance of allowing families and friends to meet in a careful and limited way, while recognising that this will not be a normal festive period and the risks of transmission remain very real.As such, Ministers endorsed a shared objective of facilitating some limited additional household bubbling for a small number of days, but also emphasised that the public will be advised to remain cautious, and that wherever possible people should avoid travelling and minimise social contact.  The Sun was one of several papers briefed on the plans under discussion: What Brits can do this Christmas:It is believed a limited number of households will be able to meet up indoors including at the pubThis effectively scraps the rule of six over the five-day periodThe relaxed rules will likely come in on Christmas Eve through to the Bank ...