(2020-03-28). [Comment] Offline: COVID-19 and the NHS—"a national scandal" thelancet.com "When this is all over, the NHS England board should resign in their entirety." So wrote one National Health Service (NHS) health worker last weekend. The scale of anger and frustration is unprecedented, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the cause. The UK Government's Contain—Delay—Mitigate—Research strategy failed. It failed, in part, because ministers didn't follow WHO's advice to "test, test, test" every suspected case. They didn't isolate and quarantine. They didn't contact trace. These basic principles of public health and infectious disease control were ignored, for reasons that r…
(2020-03-27). France trying to repatriate 30,000 of its nationals — FM. rt.com 
France is still trying to repatriate 30,000 of its citizens from overseas due to the coronavirus, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Friday. Over the last week, France has brought home around 100,000 people, the minister told Europe 1 radio. | Malaysia and France have organized chartered flights to fly out hundreds of their citizens stranded in Cambodia after the Southeast Asian nation sealed its borders and cancelled flights, Reuters reported. | A special charter flight departed on Thursday with 413 French people on board. Another 100 French nationals will be leaving Cambodia on Saturday and many mor…
(2020-03-27). "Total System Failure": Congress Pushes $2 Trillion Pandemic Bill. Will Dems Allow "Corporate Coup"? democracynow.org 
We continue our look at the massive $2 trillion coronavirus relief package — the largest stimulus bill in U.S. history — with author Matt Stoller, who argues the country will be unrecognizable after this pandemic if big corporations walk away with trillions of dollars and no strings attached. Stoller is research director at the American Economic Liberties Project and author of the book "Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy." His recent column for The Guardian is headlined "The coronavirus relief bill could turn into a corporate coup if we aren't careful."
(2020-03-27). Europe coronavirus cases dramatically SURGE as worldwide death toll surpasses 25,000. rt.com 
The worldwide death toll from Covid-19 has surpassed 25,000 and researchers have detected a huge spike in Europe with Spain, Germany and the UK reporting thousands of fresh cases. | The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center noted that the grim milestone had been reached on Friday. Professor Steve Hanke from the university said that Europe has seen a "massive surge" in cases over a 16 hour period with Spain recording over 6,000 fresh diagnoses, Germany racking up over 5,400 and the UK seeing nearly 3,000 new cases. |
(2020-03-27). Could the Death of the National Security State be a Silver Lining of COVID-19? counterpunch.org 
Could something good come from the catastrophe of COVID-19? Might the epic insecurity of a plague teach us something about national security? Political scientist Micah Zenko calls the current pandemic "the worst intelligence failure in U.S. history." Former CIA analyst Melvin Goodman sees "the urgent need to redefine national security." Ilan Goldenberg, a former defense
(2020-03-27). COVID-19 Coronavirus: The Crisis. globalresearch.ca Michel Chossudovsky discusses his new series of research articles on the "pandemic" including, " Now …
(2020-03-27). The Italian war-like measures to fight coronavirus spreading: Re-open closed hospitals now. thelancet.com As recently highlighted by The Lancet, the Covid-19 outbreak started in Northern Italy has shocked Europe, while it has been questioned if China benefits from an authoritarian advantage in disease response [1,2]. In Italy, after the shutdown of the educational system (schools and Universities will remain closed at least for one month) and the collapse of the touristic sector (90% of travels and reservations cancelled), the Government officially locked down residents of all the region of Milan (Lombardia) and other 11 provinces.
(2020-03-27). Higher Education in the Time of COVID-19. zcomm.org The history of education is full of episodes whereby necessity, through crises in the form of occupation, led to ingenuity…
(2020-03-27). 'Big Win': Caving to Pressure Campaign, Gilead Sciences Relinquishes Monopoly Claim for Promising Coronavirus Treatment. globalresearch.ca Government watchdog Public Citizen celebrated Wednesday afternoon as pharmaceutical giant Gilead Sciences backed off a monopoly claim for its drug that may treat the coronavirus which has sickened
(2020-03-27). Lockerbie's Only Convict May be Exonerated Posthumously. globalresearch.ca The only man to be convicted of the infamous Lockerbie bombing,
(2020-03-27). Tulsi Gabbard Falls on Her Sword: America's Leading Antiwar Voice Is Destroyed by Hillary. globalresearch.ca In American politics, it is not often that one sees an assassination carried out in public, but that is exactly what the Democratic Party establishment did to
(2020-03-27). Media Repeat Phony Trump Regime Narco-Terrorism Charges against Maduro. globalresearch.ca Establishment media never miss an opportunity to set the record straight on major issues. | Instead they consistently proliferate state-sponsored Big Lies about designed US adversaries. | The latest exercise in Trump regime mass deception is directed against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro…
(2020-03-27). Western Media Focusses On Big Pharma's Search for a Coronavirus Vaccine While Suppressing Coverage of High Dose Intravenus Vitamin C to Save Lives in China. globalresearch.ca Not a day passes without some hyped up media story of how big-pharma is racing to the rescue of humanity with its search for a coronavirus vaccine. There are over 40 companies now searching for a vaccine. Collectively they are …
(2020-03-27). Manufactured Pandemic: Testing People for Any Strain of a Coronavirus, Not Specifically for COVID-19. globalresearch.ca The following is from a medical forum. The writer, who is a widely respected professional scientist in the US, prefers to stay anonymous, because presenting any narrative different than the official one can cause you a lot of stress in …
(2020-03-27). Venezuela Dismisses US Justice Department 'Narco-terrorism' Accusations. globalresearch.ca Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected US drug trafficking accusations against his person and senior members of his government. | In a televised address Thursday evening, Maduro blasted the State Department's "racist cowboy methods" of offering money for information leading to his …
(2020-03-27). Coronavirus in Gaza: Just 40 ICU Beds for Two Million People Under Siege. globalresearch.ca Hospitals all over the western world are bracing for a tsunami of intensely ill patients suffering from breathing difficulties due to In Britain, car companies are
(2020-03-27). Bernie Sanders Voted for Corporate Bailout Bill. "Hand Outs" to Big Money, Crumbs for Ordinary Americans. globalresearch.ca Make no mistake. Legislation that should be called the GOP/Dem-Don't-Care/CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act is a corporate bailout bill with crumbs for ordinary Americans. | It's a bandaid approach to a public health emergency/economic crisis, the latter mostly …
(2020-03-27). Recognizing and Resisting the "Hasbara Pandemic" globalresearch.ca Steady media reports on the rising number of the novel Coronavirus infections and its human toll have contributed to a global psychology of fear where entire populations are succumbing their free will to those in positions of authority, elected and …
(2020-03-27). Video: Mighty "Moderate Rebels" Pressure Turkish Army in Idlib. US-led Coalition Is Crumbling. globalresearch.ca The notorious "moderate rebels" have blown up a bridge on the M4 highway in southern Idlib as part of their effort to sabotage the creation of a security zone in the area. The Kafr bridge is located near the town …
(2020-03-27). Covid-19: The Panic Is Worse Than the Pathogen. globalresearch.ca The Corona Virus Disease 2019 or "Covid-19" is a coronavirus similar to the virus that causes pneumonia. Covid-19 is a danger to at-risk groups including the elderly and the chronically ill. | If you are not elderly and if you are …
(2020-03-27). Why France Is Hiding a Cheap and Tested Virus Cure. globalresearch.ca What's going on in the fifth largest economy in the world arguably points to a major collusion scandal in which the French government is helping Big Pharma to profit from the expansion of Covid-19. Informed French citizens are absolutely furious …
(2020-03-27). Covid-19: Lithuania on the Brink of a Catastrophe. globalresearch.ca COVID-19 expands in Lithuania. Having registered its first official case in February, the country currently has almost 300 infected people and four confirmed deaths. Taking into account that the official numbers tend to differ from the real ones due to …
(2020-03-27). Doctors, Not Bombs… "Educated in the Idea of Saving Lives" globalresearch.ca Excerpts from Fidel's 2003 speech in Buenos Aires: | "Our country does not drop bombs on other peoples… our country does not possess nuclear weapons, chemical weapons, or biological weapons. Our country's tens of thousands of scientists and doctors have been …
(2020-03-27). Montenegro Being Accelerated to the European Union in a Face-saving Regime. globalresearch.ca Italians furious at the lack of help and solidarity from the European Union began removing flags of the Union throughout the country and replaced them with Chinese and Russian ones. As this is happening in a long-time member of the …
(2020-03-27). Russia Is Responding Better Than Everyone Else to World War C. globalresearch.ca The largest country in the world is faring surprisingly well when it comes to surviving World War C, which is greatly attributable to Russia's proactive measures in taking COVID-19 as serious as possible, including through border closures and the forthcoming …
(2020-03-27). Video: Perspectives on the COV-19 Pandemic, A Fiasco in the Making: Dr. John Ioannidis, Stanford University. globalresearch.ca Perspectives on the Pandemic: | Dealing with Coronavirus, a fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data. | Dr John P.A. Ioannidis is a professor of medicine and professor of epidemiology and population …
(2020-03-27). Whither Coronavirus? When Will It End and What Will Happen Along the Way. globalresearch.ca The coronavirus story has generated a number of major subplots. | First is the origin of the virus. Did it occur naturally or was it created in a Chinese, American or Israeli weapons lab? If bioengineered, did it somehow escape or …
(2020-03-27). Bolsonaro Needs Help to Overcome Coronavirus Pandemic Despite Loyalty to Trump. globalresearch.ca Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro after weeks of downplaying the potential seriousness of the coronavirus is beginning to lose popularity for his irrationality, especially since describing the coronavirus as a "fantasy" and a "minor flu." While all South American countries, with …
(2020-03-27). The Senate's Coronavirus Relief Package Must be Stopped! globalresearch.ca The Senate's $2 Trillion Coronavirus Relief Package is not fiscal stimulus and it's not a lifeline for the tens of millions of working people who have suddenly lost their jobs. It's a fundamental restructuring of the US economy designed to …
(2020-03-27). Lancet Chief Skewers Johnson Government for Its Disastrous Covid-19 Failure. globalresearch.ca An editorial piece in
(2020-03-27). 911 Truth: WTC 7 Not Destroyed by Fire, Concludes Final University of Alaska Fairbanks Report. globalresearch.ca The destruction of the 47-story World Trade Center Building 7 in New York City late in the afternoon of September 11, 2001, was not a result of fires, according to the
(2020-03-27). Boris Johnson Tests Positive for Covid-19 as UK Lockdown Tightens. globalresearch.ca Make an unnecessary journey and you could face a fine of £60: that's the message the UK government is sending as it tightens up its restrictions in light of the current coronavirus pandemic. On Monday night, Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
(2020-03-27). COVID-19 Puts Capitalism on a Ventilator. No More Bank and Corporate Bailouts! globalresearch.ca U.N. chief Antonio Guterres warned that a The aftershock of previous pandemics was catastrophic. The fourteenth century …
(2020-03-27). Gilead Sciences Backs Off Monopoly Claim for Promising Coronavirus Drug. zcomm.org "Gilead is notorious for price gouging. Gilead holds the key to bringing down and ending both HIV and hep C epidemics, and in both cases, prices have played a real factor in our inability to stop both epidemics. And that's terrifying."
(2020-03-27). Australian teachers use social media to speak out on coronavirus danger, unions collaboration with government. wsws.org One teacher wrote: "The world is screaming at us to see what happens when governments are too slow to act. Strike now!"
(2020-03-27). Russian Space Agency Says Will Change 2020 Launch Schedule Due to COVID-19 Outbreak. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Russian Space Agency Roscosmos will adapt its planned launch schedule for this coming year in light of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic that has caused the suspension of satellite production in Europe, the agency's press service said on Friday.
(2020-03-27). If Not Corona Then an Asteroid: 390-Metre Space Rock 'Closely' Approached Earth Last Night. sputniknews.com What is considered "close" in astronomical terms may often seem absurd in our earthly measurements, but NASA's Centre for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) is still carefully observing all potential space hazards that zip past our planet within a nearby distance.
(2020-03-27). Selected Articles: COVID-19 Relief "Bailouts" and "Handouts" globalresearch.ca Online independent analysis of US-led wars, rampant corruption, corporate greed, civil rights and fraudulent monetary transactions is invariably relegated to the bottom rung of search engine results. | As a result we presently do not cover our monthly running costs which …
(2020-03-26). Weekly jobless claims skyrocket to 3.28 million, breaking all records. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Due to coronavirus pandemic shutdowns, weekly jobless claims skyrocketed in the week ending March 21 to 3.283 million, shattering all records since the Bureau of Labor Statistics started collecting such data. The enormous rise also left the 48 Republican senators who voted against extended unemployment benefits with political egg on their faces, or worse — …
(2020-03-26). 'Models don't match reality': White House coronavirus chief rejects doomsday predictions as US tops Covid-19 case count. rt.com 
Even as the US overtook China in the official number of Covid-19 cases, the top physician leading the White House effort urged Americans not to panic, as models predicting the death of millions keep being proven wrong everywhere. | "The predictions of the models don't match the reality on the ground in neither China, South Korea nor Italy," Dr. Deborah Birx told reporters on Thursday. She noted that the alarmist statistics about the spread of the virus said Italy would reach 400,000 deaths by now, but the actual death toll was nowhere near that. | Italy, which has been the hardest-hit in terms of deaths from C…
(2020-03-26). Education advocates block distance learning privatization in Puerto Rico. peoplesworld.org 
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—The Broad Front in Defense of Public Education (FEDAP in Spanish) triumphed this week in its petition to the House and Senate of Puerto Rico on Bill 2448 that tried to privatize distance learning. The bill's sponsor, Rafael "June" Rivera, issued a public statement withdrawing the proposed bill. The Broad Front in …
(2020-03-26). Video: Unfortunate Adventures of Turkish Army in Idlib. globalresearch.ca Two Turkish soldiers were injured and two vehicles damaged in Syria's southern Idlib on March 24. Their military convoy was targeted by a roadside bomb explosion near the village of Sfuhun. Turkish troops based at the al-Barah observation post were …
(2020-03-26). COVID-19: Two Major 'Waves' of Global Infection, Towards Global Contamination? globalresearch.ca The US State Department and media are heavily promoting as theology that COVID-19 is "a Chinese virus and China spread it around the world", demanding apologies and more. One American law firm in Florida filed a class action lawsuit against the Chinese government, seeking compensation for 'damages'.
(2020-03-26). US Media Defends Al Qaeda in Syria. globalresearch.ca When is a terrorist group not a terrorist group? Apparently when US foreign policy requires it not to be. This is precisely the case regarding Al Qaeda's Syrian branch — Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) — the most recent rebrand …
(2020-03-26). Accelerating Albania and North Macedonia Membership EU Tries to Save Face Amidst Coronavirus Debacle. globalresearch.ca The European Union's decision to open negotiations with Northern Macedonia and Albania is a propaganda act from Brussels that attempts to reassure members of the Union that countries, even in the midst of the epidemic, want to become members of …
(2020-03-26). Trump's Idiocy Just Condemned His Citizens — The Rest of Earth Must Practise 'Social Distancing' from the US. globalresearch.ca US stock markets lifted today on a tide of investor enthusiasm following the announcement that the Federal Reserve was poised to give the US economy a limitless cash injection. | And in the closed mind of Donald Trump, this is …
(2020-03-26). Nicaragua: Advancing Social Equality and Food Sovereignty. globalresearch.ca In February, Friends of the Association of Peasant Workers (ATC) and the Alliance for Global Justice (AFGJ) organized an agroecology and Sandinismo solidarity delegation to Nicaragua. Led by Friends of the ATC's Coordinator and co-International Relations Secretariat, Erika Takeo, …
(2020-03-26). As the World Turns Its Attention to the Pandemic, Israel Is Moving Forward with Military Raids. globalresearch.ca The West Bank situation is becoming increasingly complicated amid the coronavirus pandemic and territorial disputes between Palestinians and Israelis. At first, the Palestinian Authority and Israel showed signs of cooperation in combating the pandemic. A few weeks ago, joint measures …
(2020-03-26). Poll: 100% of Americans Expect to Get Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca A new survey has discovered that every single American is convinced they will get the coronavirus, highlighting just how entrenched the message about the crisis has become in the US. | The
(2020-03-26). A Swiss Doctor on Covid-19. globalresearch.ca A Swiss medical doctor provided the following information on the current situation in order to enable our readers to make a realistic risk assessment. (Daily updates below) | *** | According to the