News Round Up

“BBC viewers ‘switch off’ and slam Andrew Marr for ‘scaremongering’ over Indian variant” – Sunday’s episode of the Andrew Marr Show had many viewers turning off in frustration and taking to social media to slam the host for “panicking” the viewers, according to the Express
“Hug outside and minimise indoor contact, warns Matt Hancock” – The Telegraph reports on the latest pearls of wisdom from the Secretary of State for Health
“Ignore lockdown easing to curb Indian Covid variant, health experts urge” – The Guardian gives great prominence to the specialists calling on the public to ignore the easing of restrictions. “Just because you can do something doesn’t necessarily mean you should,” says Prof Sir Mark Walport
“Princess Michael of Kent, 76, ill with blood clots after having two Covid jabs” – Princess Michael of Kent is unwell with blood clots after receiving two doses of the AstraZeneca jab and has been recovering at home for almost a month, according to the Sun
“Fake Covid vaccine and test certificate market is growing, researchers say” – The market for fake vaccine and test certificates is growing exponentially, the Guardian reports, with 1,200 vendors operating in the U.K. and around the world, some offering the documents for as little as £25
“Lockdown-sceptic rock star Eric Clapton blasts vaccine safety propaganda” – The guitarist has hit out against ‘propaganda’ after an adverse reaction to the AstraZeneca jab left him fearing he would never play again, according to the Mail on Sunday
“Global Britain will have to learn to live with Covid variant scares” – Unless we are going to ban international travel indefinitely, “we are going to have to get used to dealing with variant scares and will need to keep calm about them,” says Patrick O’Flynn in the Telegraph
“Portugal set for 80F heatwave as first U.K. tourists arrive in Faro” – Brits heading out to Portugal can look forward to sunshine and warm weather, according to the Express, but they’ll also be asked to wear masks at all times except when at the beach
“Never mind the green list, I’d much rather an amber holiday this summer” – With lower prices and fewer crowds, there are rewards to reap for those able and willing to endure an amber list quarantine at home upon their return, says the Telegraph’s Annabel Fenwick Elliott
“Vaccinating children against SARS-CoV-2” – “Should childhood infection (and re-exposures in adults) continue to be typically mild, childhood vaccination will not be necessary to halt the pandemic,” write Jennie S. Lavine, Ottar Bjornstad and Rustom Antia in the British Medical Journal
“Media remains silent on anti-lockdown protests – and not for the first time” – Writing in Bournbrook, Michael Curzon takes the mainstream media to task for its failure to report Saturday’s anti-lockdown demonstration
“One minute to Midnight” – “This moment approaching us will present a difficult and exceedingly dangerous time and set of circumstances for everyone to deal with,” writes Brother Anthony in a striking essay on the coming crisis of civilisation
“Police break up crowds in Barcelona after state of emergency lifted” – Barcelona Police were called to break up crowds of up to 10,000 partying in the city centre on the first weekend following the end of Spain’s state of emergency, euronews reports
“Nunes wants answers from Biden and spy chief on Wuhan lab, gain-of-function research, and COVID-19’s origins” – Representative Devin Nunes, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, is pushing Biden to declassify intelligence about the Wuhan Institute of Virology and release information about the U.S.’s funding of gain-of-function research, the Washington Examiner reports
“Wisconsin High School Threatens Students With Truancy And Fines For Protesting Mask Rules” – According to the Federalist, dozens of students are facing fines of $98.60 for truancy after they walked out of class in protest against having to wear masks
“Lockdown in Delhi extended by another week, restrictions in place till May 24th” – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the city’s lockdown is to go on for another week, according to India Today, although there has been a decline in the number of cases over the past few days
“Singapore to shut schools from Wednesday in coronavirus fight” – According to Reuters, primary and secondary schools in Singapore will be closed from Wednesday until May 28th after the country’s health authorities confirmed 38 locally transmitted cases, the highest daily number in months
“North Korea pull out of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup ‘due to fears over Covid-19’” – North Korea has pulled out of next month’s qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, according to the Daily Mail, reportedly over coronavirus fears
“Rio de Janeiro’s landmark Christ the Redeemer was lit up with a message promoting vaccines” – A fresh example of vaccine idolatry, this time in Brazil
“How accurate are PCR tests?” – Writing in Spectator Australia, Rocco Loiacono questions whether PCR results can be a reliable basis for anti-Covid restrictions after the revelation passengers were barred from repatriation flights from India to Australia on the basis of a positive test, only to test negative two days later
“Australia sticks by plan to re-open border in mid-2022” – Australia is sticking to plans not to open its borders for at least another year, Reuters reports, with Treasury Minister Josh Frydenberg telling ABC that border closures have “served us very well through this crisis”
“Use of fear to control behaviour in Covid crisis was ‘totalitarian’, admit SAGE scientists” – A Twitter thread from Time For Recovery

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"Use of fear to control behaviour in Covid crisis was ‘totalitarian’, admit SAGE scientists, now regret ‘unethical’ methods…"

Thread… 🧵https://t.co/Y8sjey1Wp4 #EndTheFear
— Recovery (@T4Recovery) May 16, 2021

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