Category: Virus

Fully Vaccinated Australian Woman Contracts Delta Variant of Virus

A fully vaccinated Queensland woman has tested positive for the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP virus, while visiting her family in the Far North Queensland town of Mareeba. Public health alerts have been issued for the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, and locations in Far North Queensland. Queensland health authorities…


Surgeon General: Facebook’s Efforts to Combat Alleged COVID-19 Misinformation Is ‘Not Enough’

Continuing a public feud with Facebook over whether the company is addressing alleged “misinformation” about COVID-19, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said Sunday that Facebook hasn’t done enough. “It’s not enough,” Murthy told Fox News about Facebook, adding that “misinformation is still spreading” and social media companies have to move to stop it. “We are still,…


Surgeon General: Facebook’s Efforts to Combat Alleged COVID-19 Misinformation ‘Not Enough’

Continuing a public feud with Facebook over whether the company is addressing alleged “misinformation” about COVID-19, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy said on July 18 that Facebook hasn’t done enough to remove such misinformation from its platform. “It’s not enough,” Murthy told Fox News about Facebook, stating that “misinformation is still spreading” and social media companies…


Victoria Updates Virus Exposure Sites

All but one of Victoria’s latest locally acquired COVID-19 cases were active in the community while potentially infectious, as the state identifies some 10,000 “primary close contacts.” Another 19 diagnoses were confirmed on Saturday, taking to 43 the state’s total number of virus cases for the current outbreak as all of Victoria remains in a…


False Labelling in COVID Origin Scrutiny Reminiscent of Climate Change Debate, Observers Say

News Analysis The way the discussion on the origin of COVID-19 was derailed by conspiracy labelling reminds environmental economist Ross McKitrick of the debate around climate change. “There are ideas that were never disproven and actually have a lot of evidence to support them, but for political reasons and cultural reasons within the university they…


Call for Sydneysiders to Be Truthful With Contact Tracers Amid 50 New Cases

New South Wales (NSW) Chief Health Officer Dr. Kerry Chant has made an impassioned plea for people to be truthful with contact tracers after the premier said the “vast majority” of Sydney’s 50 new CCP virus cases were being obstructive. “We know that everyone is human and makes poor decisions at certain times, but please don’t…


COVID-19 Death Toll in California County Drops 22 Percent After Revision

Health officials in Santa Clara County, California, announced a drop in the county’s COVID-19 death toll after it refined its data-reporting systems. After using a new approach to review COVID-19-related fatalities, county officials said the death toll from the virus dropped 22 percent from 2,201 to 1,696 deaths. Authorities told a CBS affiliate station that it…


Home Quarantine Set for Trial in Australia

Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne said the states of South Australia and New South Wales (NSW) will likely be the first states to trial home quarantine for fully vaccinated returned travellers. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will discuss the idea with premiers and chief ministers at a national cabinet meeting on Friday. Foreign Minister Marise…


Wuhan Lab Hid COVID-19 Relative for Seven Years | Truth Over News

In April 2012, six miners working to clear an abandoned mine in Mojiang, southwestern China, became seriously sick with an unknown illness. Working 200 miles away was a research team led by Shi Zhengli, the director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology. Shi’s team rushed to the site, where they would spend the next two years…


Sydney Lockdown Decision Looms Tomorrow

The five million people living in Sydney and its surrounding regions should learn on Wednesday if the New South Wales (NSW) state government will end its CCP virus lockdown measures after Friday. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian will consult with health experts throughout Tuesday and early the following morning and said she hopes “to be able to…