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Positive Coronavirus Test? Canadians Worry Their Neighbors Will Find Out

The fear of public shaming is becoming so prevalent in some Canadian provinces that doctors worry it is driving virus cases underground.

For a time, Cortland Cronk, 26, was Canada’s most famous — and infamous — coronavirus patient.

Mr. Cronk, a traveling salesman, went viral after testing positive in November and recounting his story of being infected while traveling for work to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

He was called a virus-spreader, a job-killer, a liar and a sleaze. Online memes painted him as the Grinch, since subsequent outbreaks led to restrictions against Christmas parties. Many people, including a newspaper columnist, made elaborate fun of his name.

by Blazingcatfur•February 21, 2021February 21, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", WTF?

Wuhan Lab Kept NIH Funding Despite Trump Crackdown

Chinese lab collected hundreds of thousands from U.S. taxpayers

Federal records show the U.S. government is partnering with the Wuhan Institute of Virology even though the Trump administration pledged to ban funding for the Chinese laboratory located at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

President Donald Trump promised that he would “end” public funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology during an April 17 press conference. Despite his promise, the National Institutes of Health has left untouched a 2019 neuroscience research grant that disbursed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Chinese laboratory, according to a federal expenditure database. The NIH earmarked most of the $4.3 million grant to U.C. Irvine, which the California public university used to funnel $216,108 in taxpayer money to a Wuhan Institute of Virology researcher as a “sub-grant.”

by Blazingcatfur•February 21, 2021February 21, 2021•0•"China - Communist Slave State", "China eats weird animals disease"

Ontario reports 1087 new Kung Flu cases

Ontario is reporting 1,087 cases of #COVID19 and nearly 48,200 tests completed. Locally, there are 344 new cases in Toronto, 156 in Peel and 122 in York Region.

As of 8:00 p.m. yesterday, 556,533 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 21, 2021

Adamson Barbecue owner defends his ‘civil disobedience’

Adamson Barbecue’s owner held court at his restaurant’s Leaside location on Saturday to explain why he defied Ontario’s lockdown orders and allowed customers to attend his dining establishment without masks in November.

Adam Skelly made headlines at the time as he was ultimately arrested and later released on $50,000 bail.

by Blazingcatfur•February 21, 2021February 21, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Biden’s White House Is ‘Working Directly’ With Social Media To Censor Anti-Vaxxers

A senior administration official said that the White House has been reaching out to social media companies including Facebook and Twitter to root out COVID misinformation and get their help to stop it from going viral.

by Sarcasticat•February 21, 2021February 20, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", "President Dementia AKA Joe Biden", Big Tech, vaccine controversy

Anti-vaccination protests held in Australia ahead of rollout

Anti-vaccination protesters have gathered across Australia ahead of the launch of the country’s coronavirus inoculation programme.

Protests were held in cities including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with participants chanting slogans like: “My body, my choice.”

The rallies were largely peaceful, but police made several arrests in Melbourne, local media reported.

The national rollout of the Pfizer vaccine is set to begin on Monday.

by Blazingcatfur•February 20, 2021February 20, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Ontario lost 355,000 jobs in 2020, marking single largest decline on record: FAO

Pic – Once Upon A City: Homeless battled unsafe shelters during the Great Depression

Ontario’s fiscal watchdog says the province lost more than 355,000 jobs last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Financial Accountability Officer says in a new report Thursday that the job losses represent the single largest annual decline on record.

The report says that in addition to job losses, more than 765,000 Ontario residents worked fewer hours because of the pandemic.

by Blazingcatfur•February 20, 2021February 20, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", WTF?

Federal workers paid $819 million to stay home during the pandemic under ‘699’ clause

“From March 15 to Nov. 30, 2020, the estimated cost of `Other Leave with Pay (699)’ is approximately $819 million, based on the average daily pay rate of roughly $300 for federal public service employees entitled to leave,” says the Treasury Board document, dated Feb. 19.

by Blazingcatfur•February 20, 2021February 20, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Ontario reports 1228 new Wuhan Flu cases

Ontario is reporting 1,228 cases of #COVID19 and nearly 57,200 tests completed. Locally, there are 331 new cases in Toronto, 228 in Peel and 132 in York Region.

As of 8:00 p.m. yesterday, 540,129 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 20, 2021

MPs pass motion requiring Liberal government to let them see COVID vaccine contracts

Opposition party MPs have succeeded in passing a motion requiring the Liberal government to give them access to contracts with seven COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers.

But whether the documents will actually be released to the health committee, and in what form, remains unclear. When asked whether the government will comply with the motion and make the agreements available, a spokesperson for Procurement Minister Anita Anand didn’t respond by deadline.

We’ll find out the Kielburgers are making vaccines at their Kenya resort.

by Blazingcatfur•February 20, 2021February 20, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

AOC calls for ‘full investigation’ into Cuomo nursing home scandal

WASHINGTON — NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is calling for an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mounting nursing home crisis on Friday.

“I support our state’s return to co-equal governance and stand with our local officials calling for a full investigation of the Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing homes during COVID-19,” she wrote in a statement.

Rattled Andrew Cuomo rants against COVID-19 ‘lies’

A defensive Gov. Andrew Cuomo went on a 15-minute rant Friday in which he vowed to counter what he claimed were “lies” and “misinformation” about his handling of nursing homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic — as Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said officials made the right call “at that moment in time.”

by Blazingcatfur•February 19, 2021February 19, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Just What You Needed To Hear… Toronto & Peel Lockdown Extended 2 Weeks

Toronto and Peel Region will remain under a stay-at-home order for at least another two weeks but some restrictions will be eased in York Region next week as it enters the red zone of the province’s reopening framework, the province announced Friday.

At the request of the medical officers of health in both Peel Region and Toronto, strict lockdown measures will be maintained in the two COVID-19 hot spots until at least March 8, the Ford government says.

by Blazingcatfur•February 19, 2021February 19, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

David Staples: The one big reason why Canada failed to hit a home run on vaccines

The United States and the United Kingdom hit home runs on COVID vaccine development. Canada hit a single and is stuck on first base.

There’s one big reason why: our federal government failed to move quickly on procuring COVID vaccines because its leaders did not make Canadian vaccine procurement an urgent national priority, one where failure was not an option.

by Blazingcatfur•February 19, 2021February 19, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Ontario reports 1150 new Covid cases … and shaddup you mouth!

Ontario is reporting 1,150 cases of #COVID19 and nearly 65,400 tests completed. Locally, there are 376 new cases in Toronto, 264 in Peel and 108 in York Region.

As of 8:00 p.m. yesterday, 518,834 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered.

— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) February 19, 2021

Colleges stress public responsibilities as MD, nurse set to speak at rally against COVID-19 measures

As a B.C. doctor and a registered nurse get set to speak at a Vancouver “freedom rally” this weekend, their regulatory colleges say health professionals have a duty not to encourage people to violate public health advice on COVID-19.

Dr. Stephen Malthouse of Denman Island and Jeri-Lyn Bone, a registered nurse working in Surrey, are both scheduled speakers at a demonstration that promises: “COVID & Vaccine Truths Exposed by Real Medical Experts.” The so-called B.C. Grand Freedom Rally is co-organized by eight different groups known for their opposition to COVID-related restrictions, masks and vaccines.

by Blazingcatfur•February 19, 2021February 19, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease"

Canadians are angry about vaccine delays. It’s hurting Trudeau’s poll numbers: Ipsos

A new poll from Ipsos found that 71 per cent of Canadians are “angry” that Canada is falling behind countries like the U.S. and the U.K. when it comes to the pace of our COVID-19 vaccine rollout. On top of that, just 43 per cent believe Canada will meet Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s professed timeline of having a jab available for every Canadian who wants one by September.

There are lots of reasons to be pissed off at PM Asshat.

by Blazingcatfur•February 19, 2021February 19, 2021•0•"China eats weird animals disease", Canada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Wuhan Lab Eligible To Receive US Taxpayer Funding Through 2024, NIH Confirms

The WIV is at the center of widespread speculation that COVID-19 could have entered the human population in China due to an accidental lab leak. Researchers at the lab were studying bat-based coronaviruses prior to the outbreak, a project partially backed by $600,000 in U.S. taxpayer funds routed to the lab through the nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance.