DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania has suspended the head of its national health laboratory in charge of testing for the coronavirus and ordered an investigation, a day after President John Magufuli questioned the tests’ accuracy.

The UK scientist whose doomsday predictions triggered a massive lockdown on both sides of the Atlantic has resigned his government advisory position, amid claims he broke the strict lockdown rules he pushed to meet his married lover.

A new report published in Italy, compiled with help from doctors involved with treating COVID-19 cases, undermines government and mainstream media claims of high mortality due to the disease.

It is published (April 29, 2020) in Istituto Superiore di Sanità: Epidemiology for public health and titled: ‘Characteristics of patients who died positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection in Italy.’ [1]

UPDATE: Changed emphasis from Northern Hemisphere extratropics to entire Northern Hemisphere (h/t John Christy)

In April 2020, the Northern Hemisphere experienced its second-largest two-month drop in temperature in the 497-month satellite record.

At the very top of Google News searches for “climate change” this week, an article in The Conversation falsely claims more atmospheric carbon dioxide will bring few if any benefits regarding plant life.

The CDC just readjusted the COVID-19 death numbers. They’ve dropped significantly, causing many people to wonder what the heck is going on.

The number of Coronavirus dead went DOWN from 60,000 U.S. deaths to 37,000.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, whose “expert” advice to President Trump has resulted in the complete shutdown of the greatest economic engine in world history, has known since 2005 that chloroquine is an effective inhibitor of coronaviruses.

Eight countries (USA, UK, Canada, Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, and Germany), harbouring 9{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} of humanity, report 67{154653b9ea5f83bbbf00f55de12e21cba2da5b4b158a426ee0e27ae0c1b44117} of Covid-19 (C-19) fatalities.

Are these countries pandemic dead-zones; or, are they jurisdictions wherein medico-legal bureaucrats systematically manipulate and misrepresent “cause of death” designations on official death certificates?

Cellular and molecular biology expert Judy Mikovits, Ph.D. believes COVID-19 — the disease — is not caused by SARS-CoV-2 alone, but rather that it is the result of a combination of SARS-CoV-2 and XMRVs (cancer-causing human gammaretroviruses).

Official  data reveals the COVID-19 lockdown – imposed on 65 million Britons by Prime Minister Boris Johnson – has proved an unmitigated disaster. By comparison with the five nations NOT forcing citizens to stay home, Britain has an appalling death rate in the pandemic.

As Europe and North America continue suffering their steady economic and social decline as a direct result of imposing ‘lockdown’ on their populations, other countries have taken a different approach to dealing with the coronavirus threat.

Markets got very excited (briefly) this week about a study finding a Gilead Sciences drug helped coronavirus patients heal a little more quickly.

But that was all the trial found: isn’t the miracle cure that will get us all out of lockdowns tomorrow, unfortunately.

US President Donald Trump’s critics scorned his suggestion that disinfectants (including light) might be effective inside the human body in treating viral and other ailments. But it seems POTUS has the last laugh on this medical matter.

Vancouver General Hospital succeeds with 12-month photo-disinfection project. A pilot project using light therapy to kill harmful bacteria has reduced post-surgical infections by almost 40 per cent.

While the Netherlands asked people to stay home and follow social distancing advice it did not impose the kind of strict lockdown (and brutal new laws*) imposed in the UK and other European countries. This laid back approach has ruffled fascist feathers at Auntie BBC.