Dr RENEE HOENDERKAMP argues more coronavirus shutdowns would turn dangerous situation into disaster

Of all the muddled, panicky, flip-flop responses by the Government to the Covid-19 pandemic, the introduction of a so-called ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown this week would be the worst yet. Shutting down the country for two weeks will turn a dangerous situation into a disaster. It’s precisely the wrong thing to do, at exactly the wrong … Read more

Shutdowns prevented 60 MILLION coronavirus cases in the US, study finds

Half a billion infections of the novel coronavirus were prevented worldwide from lockdowns, a new study finds. Researchers found that stay-at-home orders, business shutdowns and school closures prevented up to 60 million infections in the US alone. Additionally, the guidelines helped avert 470 million more cases from cropping up across Asia and Europe. Several American politicians … Read more

YouTube is accused of censorship after removing videos that criticize shutdowns

YouTube is facing backlash for removing a video interview of two California doctors who argued that coronavirus shutdowns have gone too far, after the streaming video platform said it would not allow content that ‘disputes the efficacy of local health authority guidance.’ The nearly hour-long video, which was taken down on Monday, features Drs. Dan Erickson … Read more

YouTube is accused of censorship after removing videos that criticize shutdowns

YouTube is facing backlash for removing a video interview of two California doctors who argued that coronavirus shutdowns have gone too far, after the streaming video platform said it would not allow content that ‘disputes the efficacy of local health authority guidance.’ The nearly hour-long video, which was taken down on Monday, features Drs. Dan Erickson … Read more

Mickey Rourke’s movie Warhunt wraps after it ignored Hollywood coronavirus shutdowns

Mickey Rourke’s upcoming film Warhunt has finished shooting after it refused to close down amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The film, which was shot in Latvia’s capital of Riga, had to abide by local regulations, even as it ignored almost every Hollywood production’s choice to shut down. ‘I came to Riga to work and this … Read more

Sony scaling back PlayStation 5 launch shipments as coronavirus shutdowns drive unemployment

Sony considers scaling back PlayStation 5 launch and shipping up to two million fewer consoles as it fears demand will be lower amid coronavirus pandemic Sony is considering scaling back its plans for the PlayStation 5 launch The company is planning to ship between five million and 6.5 million consoles That would be one to … Read more

Energy use in the US drops to lowest point in 16 YEARS due to coronavirus shutdowns

Energy use in the US drops to the lowest point in 16 YEARS as coronavirus shutdowns cause industrial and retail sector power consumption to fall Edison Electric Institute predicts a three percent drop in power consumption The biggest driver of the declines are retail and factory closures Residential power consumption is also declining as milder … Read more

‘US doesn’t have a king’: Andrew Cuomo rejects Trump’s claim of ‘total authority’ to lift shutdowns

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has rebuked President Trump’s claims that he has blanket authority to order a reopening of the country and cease stay-at-home orders, saying Monday night that the last time he checked the US had ‘a constitution…not a king’.  In a heated press conference inside the White House on Monday evening, Trump … Read more

Uber Eats will add donate button for supporting restaurants struggling during coronavirus shutdowns

Uber Eats will add a donate button that allows users to support local restaurants struggling to stay afloat during coronavirus shutdowns Uber Eats is giving users an option to donate money to struggling restaurants The company will add a button to its delivery app Users will be able to donate directly to their restaurant of … Read more

Chatroulette has seen its daily users more than double during the coronavirus shutdowns

Controversial video chat website Chatroulette has been resurrected during the coronavirus lockdowns with daily users more than doubling since the start of 2020 The controversial video chat site Chatroulette has flourished during COVID-19 According to founder Andrey Ternovskiy, daily users have more than doubled He expects the user base to grow to triple as many … Read more