The Victorian government has recorded five new local COVID-19 cases, bringing the size of the state’s current outbreak to 70 cases amid the Australian state’s fourth lockdown. As Melbourne enters its second weekend of strict lockdown, authorities are combing through virus samples and genomic sequencing from across the country to determine how a Victorian family…
Australia Moving Towards Mandatory Vaccinations for Aged Care Workers
The Australian government, along with its state and territory governments, have agreed to an “in-principle disposition” to move towards mandatory vaccinations against the CCP virus for aged care and disability support workers, seeking advice from medical experts on a safe way to do this. “For vaccinations to be made mandatory for aged care workers, that…
Australia Signs MOU With State for Quarantine Facility
The Australian Commonwealth government and the Victorian state government have reached an agreement on a stand-alone quarantine facility, with the site yet to be confirmed. Victoria’s stand-alone virus quarantine facility will go ahead although the state and federal governments are yet to agree on where it will be built. Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters…
Majority of MPs Support Calls for Feds to Release Unredacted Documents Concerning Transfer of Virus to Wuhan Lab
A motion introduced by Conservatives to push the Trudeau government to release unredacted documents concerning the deadly viruses transfer to China’s Wuhan laboratory and the firing of two Chinese scientists from Canada’s highest security laboratory was adopted Wednesday. A majority of MPs—179 versus 149—voted in favor of the motion, which calls on the federal government…
Washington Post: Labeling Lab Leak as ‘Debunked Conspiracy Theory’ Was Wrong
The Washington Post quietly walked back its claims regarding the theory that the virus that causes COVID-19 escaped from a laboratory in Wuhan, China. The paper in February 2020 published an article claiming the idea was a “conspiracy theory” that had been “debunked.” The article attacked Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who called for an investigation…
Fast-Spreading, Deadly COVID-19 Variants See Lockdowns Announced in South China
COVID-19 variant cases are spreading across Guangdong, a coastal province in south China. Municipal authorities have reported that all local transmissions have been related to the Indian and UK variants, and are spreading rapidly due to their increased transmissibility. After recording zero confirmed local cases a day before, China’s National Health Commission on May 31 confirmed 20…
Fast-Spreading, Deadly COVID-19 Variants Announced in South China
COVID-19 variant cases are spreading across Guangdong, a coastal province in south China. Municipal authorities have reported that all local transmissions have been related to the Indian and UK variants, and are spreading rapidly due to their increased transmissibility. After recording zero confirmed local cases a day before, China’s National Health Commission on May 31 confirmed 20…
German Judge Declares Mask Mandates Illegal and Harmful to Children
Commentary As reported in The Epoch Times recently, the Oklahoma Legislature recently passed a Bill banning mask mandates in schools. In Germany, mask mandates in schools have also been under the microscope, in particular in an extraordinary judgment given last month. On April 8, the Weimar District Court banned two schools in that district from…
Victorian Outbreak Now at 35 Cases Amid Lockdown
Victoria has recorded five new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 as residents go into the second day of the state’s fourth lockdown. There were five new COVID-19 cases recorded by Victoria’s Department of Health on Friday from more than 56,000 tests—a testing record for the state. With 45 active cases in the state, Victorians have been…
Victoria: 7 Day Lockdown Starts Midnight Tonight
The Victorian government has imposed a seven-day state-wide lockdown starting at midnight Thursday after 26 new CCP virus cases emerged from a cluster which is believed to be the Indian variant and linked to South Australian quarantine. The restrictions mean people can leave their homes for only five reasons: shopping for food, attending authorised work…
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