China adds 15k coronavirus cases as officials axed
2/13/2020
Chinese officials have revealed that the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, formerly known as novel coronavirus, is significantly higher than previously reported.
so now china’s numbers are only off by a factor of 10 to 20:=)
WHO DUBS CORONAVIRUS ‘PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER 1’
Death toll rises as virus continues global spread
FEBRUARY 12, 2020
More than 1,000 people have so far lost their lives to the new coronavirus, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the world to act and warned that “a virus is more powerful in creating political, economic, and socialist upheaval than any terrorist attack.”
“If the world doesn’t want to wake up and consider this enemy virus as public enemy number one, I don’t think we will learn from our lessons,” he said. “It’s the number one enemy to the whole world, and to the whole of humanity.”
The number of fatalities from the virus reached 1,113 on Wednesday after China’s hardest-hit Hubei province reported 94 new deaths and three more were reported elsewhere in the mainland. In its daily update, the province’s health commission also confirmed another 2,105 new cases on Tuesday, the lowest since January 30.
Ghebreyesus, who previously served as the Ethiopian foreign minister, called on investing in prevention measures and helping countries with weaker health systems, He warned that “if this virus makes to (a country with) a weaker health system, it will wreak havoc.”
“For now it doesn’t seem so, but it doesn’t mean it will not happen. It may,” he said.
The virus has already paralyzed China’s economy as many large companies urged their employees to stay at home in order to curb the spread of the disease.
Meanwhile, an additional 39 cases have been reported on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which was being quarantined for a second week off the coast of Japan.
The new reports bring the total number of cases on the ship, which has 3,700 passengers and crew on board, to 174. A quarantine officer was also found to be infected with the virus.
COVID-19
The WHO chief also announced a new official name for the disease, saying that the agency has dubbed it COVID-19.
The “CO” stands for “corona”, “VI” stands for “virus”, “D” for disease, and “19” for the year 2019, as the virus was first officially confirmed in December last year, according to Ghebreyesus.
The UN health agency intentionally avoided names that could be linked to a geographical region, an animal, or a group of people, he said.
‘We are not defenseless’
The WHO is currently hosting a conference of 400 medical experts who should prepare a “roadmap” for the outbreak response, including discussion on possible treatments.
“They will take time to develop, but in the meantime, we are not defenseless,” Ghebreyesus said, noting that a first vaccine “could be ready in 18 months.”
Ghebreyesus also recommended washing your hands, keeping at a distance from people who are coughing, and — if you are coughing yourself — covering your mouth with a tissue or your elbow.
There are now more than 44,200 confirmed cases across China, based on previously released figures from the government.
Separately, Chinese epidemiologist and senior medical advisor Zhong Nanshan told the Reuters news agency that the outbreak would likely peak before the end of February.
“I hope this outbreak or this event may be over in something like April,” said the 83-year-old Zhong, who was also involved in fighting the 2002-2003 SARS epidemic.
SHOCKING Nancy Pelosi’s Poop City | Slightly Offensive
2/12/2020
This is not a concern of the Democratic Party. Their specialty now is impeachment which requires all of their time!
Nancy only care about illegals, they work for 4 bucks an hour and vote democrat thats why
How will young Americans vote as the Democratic Primary continues? Cabot Phillips reacts
2/12/2020
I will be 19 years old in august, and am voting for trump.
Trump didnt need blacks in 2016 and he won. He wont need Brats to help him win this year…
Attorney General Bill Barr Announces Big Plan to Crack Down on Sanctuary Cities
By Jose Nino – 2/12/2020
U.S. Attorney General William Barr recently announced that the Department of Justice would be ramping up efforts to combat “sanctuary cities” and their activities promoting lawlessness.
The Blaze reported that Barr announced this plan at the National Sheriff’s Association 2020 Winter Legislative and Technology Conference on Monday, February 10, 2020.
“The department is filing a complaint against the State of New Jersey seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against its laws that forbid state and local law enforcement from sharing vital information about criminal aliens with DHS,” Barr declared, according to a Fox News report.
Barr said that legal action against New Jersey is in the works and represents one of numerous lawsuits against municipalities that use “sanctuary city” policies to subvert federal immigration law.
“We are filing a complaint seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against King County, Washington, for the policy,” Barr explained, “that forbids DHS from deporting aliens from the United States using King County International Airport.”
Barr stated that the Justice Department would also be reviewing the actions of “certain district attorneys” who levy lighter charges against foreign nationals in order to pre-empt possibly tougher charges coming from the federal level.
“The express purpose of these policies is to shelter aliens whom local law enforcement has already arrested for crimes,” Barr commented. “This is neither lawful nor sensible.”
SUSPECT WHO PLOUGHED VEHICLE THROUGH VOTER REGISTRATION TENT ADMITTED ANTI-TRUMP MOTIVE
Told police “someone had to take a stand.”
FEBRUARY 11, 2020
The suspect who drove a vehicle through a voter registration tent occupied by Trump supporters in Jacksonville admitted to police that he had an anti-Trump motive and told authorities “someone had to take a stand.”
27-year-old Gregory Timm drove his van into a pro-Trump Republican voter registration drive tent at a Jacksonville Walmart on Saturday and was subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief and driving with a suspended license.
According to an arrest report obtained by Action News Jax, Timm told police he drove his van through the tent because “someone had to take a stand.”
He also showed police a video he made of himself driving towards the tent as the victims stood in front of it. The video ended before Timm actually drove into the tent, a moment he described to police as “the good part.”
Timm also told police he made a video of himself prior to driving through the tent, but this video has not been made public.
“The suspect advised that he does not like President Trump,” according to the police report. Timm “did not show any emotion, recorded the aftermath of the incident and gave an obscene gesture,” according to Action News Jax.
“What’s clear is, this individual drove up to a tent and was clearly registering voters with Donald Trump’s name and attire around them. And drove a vehicle at volunteers that’s what we know, looks pretty political to me,” said Mayor Lenny Curry.
Nobody was injured during the incident, although victims were left in a state of severe shock.
Will the media now dig through Timm’s social media history to discover who radicalized him into attempting this act of terror?
Or will the story completely disappear by the end of the week?
Don’t hold your breath.
WHO Gives Coronavirus a New Name to Prevent ‘Stigmatization’
Because hurt feelings are important when dealing with a potential global pandemic.
The World Health Organization has given coronavirus a new name in order to prevent people feeling ‘stigmatized’.
Yes, because the first thing a global health authority tasked with preventing a mass deadly virus outbreak should be concerned about is political correctness.
The coronavirus has been officially named ‘COVID-19’ because according to the WHO, “We had to find a name that did not refer to a geographical location, an animal, an individual or group of people.”
“Having a name matters to prevent the use of other names that can be inaccurate or stigmatizing,” the organization added.
The name change is in line with the WHO’s official statement when they first declared coronavirus to be a global emergency, which warned countries against any actions that would “promote stigma or discrimination” and asserted that maintaining the “international traffic” of people was essential and should not be interfered with.
Respondents to the name change on Twitter weren’t impressed.
“Damn, I was going to name ChinamanNastyVirus-20,” commented one.
“Wait so avoiding stigma is more important than saving lives??” asked another.
“At this age, people are just gonna refer to it as coronavirus or that virus from China bcos they kept eating the fvcking bats,” remarked another user.
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