- China using anal swabs for testing COVID-19: report
China has begun testing people it considers as high risk for contracting COVID-19 with anal swabs amid a new outbreak, Newsweek reported Tuesday, saying that more than a million Beijing residents have undergone such a test. Local experts are reported as saying the rectal method is more accurate than the commonplace nasal test. Public health […]
- China’s Jilin Province Building Mobile Hospitals as Virus Outbreak Worsens
The Jilin Provincial National Health Commission reported dozens of new COVID-19 cases in recent days—in Changchun city, the capital, and Tonghua city, which borders North Korea. However, the public is skeptical of China’s official figures because the Chinese Communist Party has consistently lied about or covered up the severity of the virus outbreak. Tonghua City […]
- WH disputes former Biden claim that Trump travel restrictions were ‘xenophobic’
When asked by a reporter about President Joe Biden‘s past comments regarding then-President Donald Trump‘s travel restrictions on China toward the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said she doesn’t think that’s “a fair articulation.” “When President Trump was imposing travel restrictions in March, specifically on China, then-candidate Biden called […]
- Beijing City Requires Mass Virus Testing for Roughly 2 Million
The government of Beijing city is intensifying efforts to contain the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus as a recent outbreak continues to worsen. On Jan. 22, Beijing authorities declared at a pandemic prevention and control press briefing that all residents in Dongcheng and Xicheng districts will be required to take nucleic acid testing, with a […]
- California Worst State at Vaccine Distribution
The State of California became the worst of the 50 states in distributing its share of coronavirus vaccines on Thursday, as other states picked up their pace. Despite improving from 27.5% last week to 37.3% this week, California is “dead last,” as SFGate.com reported Friday: Thursday’s update to Bloomberg’s vaccine tracker shows that the national […]
- ‘Life Is Precious’: Cycling the Road to Recovery From a COVID-19 Coma
With the UK official death toll from the CCP virus passing the 100,000 mark, people’s thoughts are naturally turning to the tragic loss of life. But among the stories of tragedy, there are stories of survival—of people for whom the life-changing impact of the pandemic on the world is felt even more intensely. One such […]
- As CCP Virus Continues to Spread in Beijing, Residents Grow Angry Over Lockdown and Soaring Food Prices
The latest round of the COVID-19 outbreak in China’s capital Beijing is spreading rapidly, with cases popping up in more districts. A local hospital was locked down, and hundreds of residents were urgently relocated for quarantine. The Epoch Times spoke with some Beijing residents who expressed frustration over the government’s handling of the situation and […]
- Report: California to End Stay-at-Home Coronavirus Orders
The State of California will reportedly lift stay-at-home orders that applied to most counties in the state on Monday, as a surge in coronavirus cases that had limited hospital capacity in many regions has begun to subside. The San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday: A source close to the governor’s office confirmed that the state plans to […]
- Rioting Youths in Dutch Village Torch Virus Testing Center
URK, Netherlands—Rioting youths protesting on the first night of a Dutch curfew torched a coronavirus testing facility and threw fireworks at police in a Dutch fishing village. Police said Sunday they fined more than 3,600 people nationwide for breaching the curfew that ran from 9 p.m. Saturday until 4:30 a.m. Sunday and arrested 25 people […]
- Surf Life Saving Australia Pleads for Caution as Rescue Drownings Surge
A worrying increase in people drowning while trying to rescue others this summer has prompted a warning from Surf Live Saving Australia. Australians are being urged to plan for visiting the beach like they would for a road trip. Five people have died in bystander rescue drownings since Dec. 1, according to Surf Live Saving […]
- Teachers’ Unions ‘Keep Moving Goalposts’ on Criteria for Reopening Schools
In a piece published at education site The 74 on the day of Biden’s inauguration, Mike Antonucci observed while teachers’ unions were continuing the narrative that “no one wants to reopen schools more than educators,” they “keep moving the goalposts.” No one wants to reopen schools more than educators. We love our students, our schools, our […]
- ‘Wartime Mode’: Inside China’s Current Virus Hotspots
China is seeing its worst CCP virus resurgence in months as the Lunar New Year approaches. During the annual holiday, tens of millions travel across the country, crowding buses, trains, and planes, to reunite with their families. But this year, dozens of Chinese provinces and cities are urging against “unnecessary trips,” telling people to stay […]
- New Zealand Records First CCP Virus Case in Months
A 56-year old woman has become the centre of a new CCP virus scare for New Zealand, contracting the highly transmissible South African variant of the virus and becoming the country’s first locally transmitted case in over two months. It is believed she became infected while in hotel quarantine, as she recently returned from overseas travel […]
- Teen’s Suicide Attempt Prompts Warning Over Pandemic’s Mental Health Dangers
On Christmas night, a 14-year-old girl walked away from her family’s Orange County home and headed toward a bridge. When she arrived, she leaped from the 50-foot structure, shattering two back bones in an attempted suicide brought on by some inner demons she’s been fighting since the start of the pandemic. Sydney R., of Huntington Beach, is among […]
- Dallas cancels plan to prioritize vaccinating communities of color after state threatens to cut dose allocation
Vaccine and syringe injection. It use for prevention,immunization and treatment from corona virus infection(novel coronavirus disease 2019,COVID-19,nCoV 2019 from Wuhan). Medicine infectious concept. Dallas County officials Wednesday axed a plan to prioritize vaccinating individuals residing in the county’s most vulnerable ZIP codes, predominately in communities of color, after the state threatened to cut the county’s […]
- Pompeo Calls on Biden to Acknowledge CCP’s Role in Pandemic After Memo Release
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday called on the Biden administration to acknowledge the role of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the COVID-19 pandemic, hours after the White House released a memorandum condemning the use of references “by the geographic location of its origin.” The remarks came shortly after President Joe Biden […]
- Florida offers to host 2021 Olympics if Tokyo backs out
RIO DE JANEIRO – OCTOBER 14, 2015: Olympic rings stand under bright blue sky. Amid speculation that Tokyo might back out of its 2021 Olympics hosting gig because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state of Florida has put itself forward as a back-up host. Jimmy Patronis, the state’s chief financial officer, on Monday pitched Florida […]
- Mexican President Tests Positive for COVID-19
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed he tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He said he will take a step back from his usual duties. The announcement comes at a time when Mexico is undergoing an alarming spike in infections and fatalities. Through his social media accounts, President Lopez Obrador (AMLO) announced he tested […]
- Treasury, IRS to Find 8 Million Households yet to Claim COVID-19 Stimulus
The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Friday that as many as 8 million households may be eligible for but haven’t claimed COVID-19 stimulus payments. The Treasury said it “will work to stand up an effort to help households who have not yet been able to access their stimulus payments get much-needed relief,” adding that as […]
- Biden Family Violates Mask Mandate for Photo Op at Lincoln Memorial
President Joe Biden, along with first lady Jill Biden, joined members of their family at the Lincoln Memorial on the night of Inauguration Day, where they took a photo as a group with masks, and one without. While Biden’s official inauguration at the United States Capitol was scaled back due to COVID-19 restrictions, members of […]
