An Australian epidemiologist is calling for the federal government to have international arrivals tested for the CCP virus before leaving the airport. Mary-Louise McLaws, an epidemiologist professor at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), doesn’t think testing less than three days before boarding is enough, which has already been required for travellers entering Australia….
New Rules for Travellers Entering Australia as Expert Calls to Test Arrivals at Airport
Laboratory Suspended After Producing Tens of Thousands of Incorrect COVID-19 Test Results: UK
UK health officials on Friday said that an estimated 43,000 people may have been incorrectly told they do not have COVID-19 due to problems with testing at a private laboratory. The Immensa Health Clinic Lab in Wolverhampton, England, was suspended from processing test swaps after reports surfaced of false negatives. The faulty test results were among…
UK Lifts Travel Advice for 32 Countries
The UK government will stop advising Britons to avoid non-essential travel to a country not on the red list solely because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Travel advice has been relaxed for 32 countries including Bangladesh, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, and Malaysia, the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) said. This will make it easier for people…
PCR Sales Soared in Wuhan Before First Official COVID-19 Cases Publicised: Report
Spending on PCR tests in Wuhan soared several months before the first official reporting of COVID-19 cases in China, suggesting the virus was already circulating in communities during the northern summer (June to August) in 2019 before it was made public. An Australian cybersecurity firm, Internet 2.0, tracked the sales of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)…
Traffic Light System Scrapped as England’s Travel Rules Simplified
New rules introduced to make travel to the UK “easier and cheaper” have come into force. The UK’s traffic light system involving green, amber, and red lists has been scrapped, with locations categorized as either on the red list or not. It comes amid reports the number of countries on the red list will be…
UK-wide Antibody Testing Programme to Be Launched for COVID-19-Positive People
A UK-wide antibody testing programme is to be launched for people who have contracted coronavirus, the government has announced. The programme, which will offer tests to thousands of adults per day, aims to improve understanding and gain “vital” data about antibody protection following COVID-19 infection and vaccination. From Tuesday, anyone over 18 from any of…
New Jersey Mask Mandate Driven by Questionable COVID-19 Testing Results, Senator Says
A New Jersey Senator has voiced concerns over a recent mask mandate order in his state that may have been driven by questionable COVID-19 testing results. Republican New Jersey Senator Michael Doherty claimed in a statement on Monday that there was a lack of government transparency regarding testing procedures which raises questions about the mask…
PCR Tests Give ‘Inaccurate Picture’ of COVID-19 Risk, Says Expert Witness in Manitoba Court Case Against Lockdowns
Medical experts who testified before a Manitoba court in a challenge against pandemic restrictions put a spotlight on the limitations of the PCR tests being used to diagnose COVID-19, questioning the legitimacy of their use to justify lockdown measures. Stanford University professor and epidemiologist Dr. Jay Bhattacharya and infectious disease specialist Dr. Thomas Warren both…
Austrian Judge Rules Against COVID Restrictions, After Testing Issues
Commentary On Mar. 24, the Administrative Court of Vienna upheld an action by the Freiheitliche Partei Österreichs (FPÖ)—the Austrian Freedom Party, the third-largest political party in the country—against a ban by Viennese police on a planned public assembly. The rally was due to take place on Jan. 31 but was banned due to fears it could…
Study on PCR Test Used to Detect CCP Virus Based on Flawed Design: Scientists
Never in medical history has a diagnostic tool been given so much authority as the PCR test, which has been used to detect the CCP virus and determine who is quarantined, which businesses may open, and how many people can gather together. Many policymakers rely solely on rising positive cases derived from the PCR test,…
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