COVID-19 Pandemic
In early 2020, the World Health Organization declared a pandemic as the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread throughout the world, resulting in large scale development of COVID-19.
- Investigations (including FOIAs)
- Plandemonium Hypothesis (a.k.a. “plandemic”)
Public Health Responses
Public health reponses to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have varied widely throughout the world.
U.S. Public Health Policy Response
On April 15, 2020 , the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) was substantially amended.1)
Externalities From Public Health Responses
Drug overdoses rose in the U.S. during 2020.2)
Science and Research During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the pandemic, the reputations of science institutions, scientific journals, and many scientists have been called into question.
COVID-19 Pandemic Statistics
Europe
North America
United States
COVID-19 Pandemic Response Economic Fallout
The economic fallout due to the policies imposed during the pandemic may result in substantially more harm than the virus itself.
UK NHS Care Backlog
Here, NHS Providers admit that there are now over 5.3 million people waiting to begin hospital treatment - the highest number since records began in 2007. https://nhsproviders.org/addressing-the-care-backlog/context-the-impact-of-the-pandemic
Stagflation
Supply Chain Problems
COVID-19 Pandemic Politics
See politics
Unusual Events and Circumstances
During the pandemic, it was noted that influenza and numerous other viruses virtually disappeared from surveillance. The reasons why have been hotly debated.
Censorship
In order to quell any opposition, some public health agencies, government officials, and businesses have encouraged and/or engaged in censorship.
Global Impact
The US has 4% of the world's population but 25% of its coronavirus cases
By Scottie Andrew, CNN - June 30, 2020 Data visualization by Natalie Croker, Christopher Hickey, Curt Merrill, Henrik Pettersson and Tal Yellin, CNN
The US leads the world in cases and deaths Covid-19 reported deaths
The US death toll is more than twice as high as that of the country with the second-highest death rate, Brazil. That South American country has reported more than 57,600 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University's global case count.
Leaders in both countries have continued to downplay the severity of coronavirus. President Donald Trump has refused to wear masks in public, which research has proven can control the spread of the virus, and has encouraged businesses to resume operations against the guidance of health officials who believe premature reopenings could lead to surges in cases like the US is seeing now.
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro called coronavirus a “little flu” and maintains that an economic shutdown would be worse for the country than the pandemic. He's also eschewed mask and social distancing guidance in public and has been criticized for underreporting coronavirus deaths. 3)