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- Mossad reportedly brought Chinese coronavirus vaccine to Israel for ‘study’
Israel’s secret service organization, Mossad, has obtained China’s Covid-19 vaccine, taking the medicine for “study,” local media reported. Israel has already developed a vaccine of its own, which is undergoing human trials.Oct 26, 2020 21:32World News - ‘Pseudo-expert’: College dropout billionaire Bill Gates attacks Trump adviser Dr. Scott Atlas over Covid-19 stanceSelf-styled Covid-19 authority and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates has weaponized media demands to “trust the science” to tear into Trump adviser (and actual medical doctor) Scott Atlas for not backing stricter Covid policies.Oct 26, 2020 21:28USA News
- Flu away: Scientists baffled at disappearance of influenza... but is it really gone, or just masked by Covid-19?There has been a 98% plummet in flu infections this year, dispelling fears of a Covid and flu ‘twin-demic’ about which many had warned. Experts say we can thank masks and social distancing. But does this really add up?Oct 26, 2020 20:29
- One death every FIVE minutes: Iran gets tougher on Covid as country’s death rate could double in 2 weeksTehran has extended Iran’s coronavirus restrictions after the country recorded a coronavirus death every five minutes over the past 24 hours, with its national coronavirus task force warning hospital beds are running out.Oct 26, 2020 17:38World News
- ‘People are getting comfortable in their homes’: Chicago mayor defends curfew, calls on population to extend it to their housesChicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says the strict restrictions put forth recently in her city are partly for private homes too because people are getting too “comfortable.”Oct 26, 2020 16:48USA News
- Belgium could hit Covid-19 hospital capacity in 15 days, as it tightens restrictions in the face of growing casesBelgium could run out of beds in intensive care units (ICUs) within the next two weeks if the number of Covid-19 hospital admissions continues to grow at the current rate, according to the Health Ministry.Oct 26, 2020 16:00World News
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