Month: July 2020

‘There is no such concentration camp in Xinjiang’ – BBC News

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https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-53463242/china-s-ambassador-challenged-on-treatment-of-uighurs

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Reports and eyewitness accounts have accused China of trying to reduce the Uighur population in Xinjiang by forced sterilisation.

Mr Liu was also confronted with drone footage that appears to show Uighurs
being blindfolded and led to trains. He said he “did not know” what the video was showing.

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Moscow City Duma deputy faces criminal charges over repeated participation in protests | Ukraine Today .org

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https://ukrainetoday.org/2020/07/31/moscow-city-duma-deputy-faces-criminal-charges-over-repeated-participation-in-protests/

…The Investigative Committee noted that on July 15, Galyamina published slogans online, calling for participation in unsanctioned rallies against recent changes to the Russian constitution, underscoring that she has faced multiple administrative charges for “violating the rules on conducting public events” in the past 180 days.
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Florida Man Arrested For Enforcing Social Distancing By Firing Shots In Hotel Lobby – JONATHAN TURLEY

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https://jonathanturley.org/2020/07/31/florida-man-arrested-for-enforcing-social-distancing-by-firing-shots-in-hotel-lobby/

According to police, Douglas Marks, 29, has a curious method for reinforcing social distancing. After he spotted people without masks, he allegedly fired “four warning shots” at the Crystal Beach Suites Hotel. The criminal charges contained one interesting element. While Marks did not reportedly aim at anyone, he was still charged with assault. This follows an incident in California where a woman maced a couple who was eating with their child at a park without masks.
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Victoria Covid-19

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2020 July 31

Victoria has recorded 627 new coronavirus infections and 8 deaths.

Belarus accuses ‘Russian mercenaries’ of election plot – BBC News

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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53592854

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The suspects are alleged to be part of a shadowy military group.

Russia is seeking clarification on the arrests, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, denying any knowledge.

President Alexander Lukashenko has been in power since 1994 and is seeking a sixth term in office.

He
has exerted authoritarian control over Belarus in a style reminiscent
of the Soviet era and has faced a wave of opposition protests over his
re-election bid.

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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Situation Reports|WHO

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https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports

Situation in numbers (by WHO Region)
Total (new cases in last 24 hours)
Globally 16 812 755 cases (253 793) 662 095 deaths (5 999) Africa 754 390 cases (16 046) 12 838 deaths (319) Americas 8 980 181 cases (139 657) 346 554 deaths (3 919) Eastern Mediterranean 1 520 745 cases (13 011) 39 203 deaths (388) Europe 3 307 388 cases (23 438) 212 079 deaths (460) South-East Asia 1 949 850 cases (57 794) 43 117 deaths (884) Western Pacific 299 460 cases (3 847) 8 291 deaths (29)

. Countries, territories or areas with reported laboratory-confirmed* COVID-19 cases and deaths, by WHO region. Data as of 10 AM CEST, 30 July 2020**

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case

Africa

South Africa 471 123 11 362 7 497 240 Community transmission 0 Nigeria 42 208 404 873 5 Community transmission 0 Ghana 35 142 736 175 7 Community transmission 0 Algeria 29 229 614 1 186 12 Community transmission 0 Kenya 19 125 544 311 12 Community transmission 0 Cameroon 17 255 76 391 0 Community transmission 0 Ethiopia 15 810 610 253 14 Community transmission 0 Côte d’Ivoire 15 713 0 98 0 Community transmission 1 Madagascar 10 317 213 99 6 Community transmission 0 Senegal 9 961 156 200 2 Community transmission 0 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8 930 58 212 5 Community transmission 0 Gabon 7 352 163 49 0 Community transmission 0 Guinea 7 183 57 46 0 Community transmission 0 Mauritania 6 270 21 156 0 Community transmission 0 Zambia 5 249 247 146 4 Community transmission 0 Central African Republic 4 605 6 59 0 Community transmission 0 Malawi 3 858 120 107 4 Community transmission 0 Congo 3 200 0 54 0 Community transmission 1 Zimbabwe 2 879 62 41 1 Clusters of cases 0 Eswatini 2 551 147 40 1 Community transmission 0 Mali 2 521 1 124 0 Community transmission 0

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case
Cabo Verde 2 373 19 23 1 Clusters of cases 0 Equatorial Guinea 2 350 0 41 0 Community transmission 13 South Sudan 2 322 0 46 0 Community transmission 1 Namibia 1 986 69 9 1 Clusters of cases 0 Guinea-Bissau 1 981 27 26 0 Community transmission 0 Rwanda 1 963 37 5 0 Clusters of cases 0 Benin 1 805 0 36 0 Community transmission 1 Sierra Leone 1 803 17 67 1 Community transmission 0 Mozambique 1 748 28 11 0 Community transmission 0 Liberia 1 179 12 72 0 Community transmission 0 Uganda 1 135 0 2 0 Clusters of cases 1 Niger 1 134 2 69 0 Community transmission 0 Burkina Faso 1 106 1 53 0 Community transmission 0 Angola 1 078 78 48 1 Clusters of cases 0 Chad 926 0 75 0 Community transmission 1 Togo 896 22 18 0 Community transmission 0 Sao Tome and Principe 868 1 15 1 Clusters of cases 0 Botswana 804 65 2 0 Clusters of cases 0 Lesotho 576 71 13 1 Clusters of cases 0 United Republic of Tanzania 509 0 21 0 Community transmission 83 Burundi 378 0 1 0 Clusters of cases 2 Comoros 378 0 7 0 Community transmission 1 Mauritius 344 0 10 0 Sporadic cases 5

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case
Gambia 326 0 8 0 Sporadic cases 2 Eritrea 265 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 2 Seychelles 114 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 2 Territoriesii
Mayotte 2 905 0 39 0 Clusters of cases 1 Réunion 657 0 4 0 Clusters of cases 4

Americas

United States of America 4 323 160 59 629 148 640 1191 Community transmission 0

Brazil 2 483 191 40 816 88 539 921 Community transmission 0

Mexico 402 697 7 208 44 876 854 Community transmission 0

Peru 395 005 5 288 18 612 194 Community transmission 0 Chile 351 575 1 775 9 278 38 Community transmission 0 Colombia 267 385 10 284 9 074 297 Community transmission 0 Argentina 173 355 5 939 3 200 118 Community transmission 0 Canada 114 994 397 8 912 11 Community transmission 0 Ecuador 83 193 914 5 623 39 Community transmission 0 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 72 327 1 146 2 720 73 Community transmission 0 Dominican Republic 66 182 1 492 1 123 22 Community transmission 0 Panama 62 223 781 1 349 27 Community transmission 0 Guatemala 47 605 1 154 1 835 53 Community transmission 0 Honduras 40 460 719 1 214 48 Community transmission 0 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 16 571 583 151 5 Community transmission 0 Costa Rica 16 344 503 125 10 Community transmission 0 El Salvador 15 841 395 430 13 Community transmission 0

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case
Haiti 7 371 31 158 0 Community transmission 0 Paraguay 4 674 126 45 2 Community transmission 0 Nicaragua 3 080 0 116 0 Community transmission 1 Cuba 2 588 33 87 0 Clusters of cases 0 Suriname 1 510 27 24 0 Clusters of cases 0 Uruguay 1 218 16 35 0 Clusters of cases 0 Jamaica 855 2 10 0 Clusters of cases 0 Bahamas 447 65 11 0 Clusters of cases 0 Guyana 396 7 20 0 Clusters of cases 0 Trinidad and Tobago 156 3 8 0 Sporadic cases 0 Barbados 110 0 7 0 Clusters of cases 2 Antigua and Barbuda 86 0 3 0 Clusters of cases 1 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 52 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 6 Belize 48 0 2 0 Sporadic cases 4 Saint Lucia 24 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 6 Grenada 23 0 0 0 Clusters of cases 64 Dominica 18 0 0 0 Clusters of cases 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 17 0 0 0 No cases 19 Territoriesii
Puerto Rico 16 061 221 211 2 Community transmission 0 French Guiana 7 647 85 43 0 Community transmission 0 United States Virgin Islands 385 10 8 1 Community transmission 0 Martinique 269 0 15 0 Clusters of cases 5 Cayman Islands 203 0 1 0 Sporadic cases 15

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case
Guadeloupe 203 0 14 0 Clusters of cases 5 Bermuda 156 2 9 0 Sporadic cases 0 Sint Maarten 121 6 15 0 Community transmission 0 Aruba 119 0 3 0 Sporadic cases 2 Turks and Caicos Islands 99 0 2 0 Clusters of cases 2 Saint Martin 49 0 3 0 Sporadic cases 4 Curaçao 29 0 1 0 Sporadic cases 5 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 13 0 0 0 No cases 95 Montserrat 13 0 1 0 No cases 3 Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 11 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 6 British Virgin Islands 8 0 1 0 No cases 75 Saint Barthélemy 7 0 0 0 No cases 4 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 4 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 13 Anguilla 3 0 0 0 No cases 117

Eastern Mediterranean

Iran (Islamic Republic of) 298 909 2 636 16 343 196 Community transmission 0

Pakistan 277 402 1 114 5 924 32 Clusters of cases 0

Saudi Arabia 272 590 1 759 2 816 27 Clusters of cases 0

Iraq 118 300 2 968 4 603 68 Community transmission 0 Qatar 110 153 273 169 2 Community transmission 0 Egypt 93 356 409 4 728 37 Clusters of cases 0 Oman 78 569 665 412 10 Community transmission 0 Kuwait 65 903 754 444 2 Clusters of cases 0 United Arab Emirates 59 921 375 347 0 Community transmission 0

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case
Bahrain 40 311 390 144 3 Clusters of cases 0 Afghanistan 36 542 71 1 271 0 Clusters of cases 0 Morocco 22 213 826 334 7 Clusters of cases 0 Sudan 11 496 0 725 0 Community transmission 2 Djibouti 5 081 13 58 0 Clusters of cases 0 Lebanon 4 205 182 55 1 Clusters of cases 0 Somalia 3 212 0 93 0 Sporadic cases 1 Libya 3 017 0 67 0 Clusters of cases 1 Yemen 1 715 8 486 1 Community transmission 0 Tunisia 1 488 20 50 0 Sporadic cases 0 Jordan 1 187 5 11 0 Clusters of cases 0 Syrian Arab Republic 717 23 40 0 Community transmission 0 Territoriesii
occupied Palestinian territory
14 458 520 83 2
Clusters of cases
0

Europe

Russian Federation 834 499 5 509 13 802 129 Clusters of cases 0

The United Kingdom 301 459 763 45 961 83 Community transmission 0

Spain 282 641 2 031 28 441 5 Clusters of cases 0

Italy 246 776 288 35 129 6 Clusters of cases 0

Turkey 228 924 942 5 659 14 Community transmission 0 Germany 206 926 0 9 128 0 Clusters of cases 1 France 173 455 1 307 30 120 15 Clusters of cases 0 Kazakhstan 87 664 1 472 793 0 Clusters of cases 0 Sweden 79 782 288 5 730 28 Community transmission 0

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case
Ukraine 68 794 1 197 1 673 23 Community transmission 0 Belarus 67 665 147 553 5 Community transmission 0 Belgium 67 242 0 9 836 0 Community transmission 1 Israel 66 527 2 099 486 9 Community transmission 0 Netherlands 53 621 247 6 147 2 Community transmission 0 Portugal 50 613 203 1 725 3 Clusters of cases 0 Romania 48 235 1 182 2 269 30 Community transmission 0 Poland 44 416 512 1 694 12 Community transmission 0 Armenia 38 196 259 728 5 Community transmission 0 Kyrgyzstan 35 143 631 1 364 17 Clusters of cases 0 Switzerland 34 714 192 1 702 0 Community transmission 0 Azerbaijan 31 221 363 438 8 Clusters of cases 0 Ireland 25 942 13 1 764 0 Clusters of cases 0 Serbia 24 892 372 558 7 Community transmission 0 Republic of Moldova 23 947 426 762 5 Community transmission 0 Uzbekistan 22 872 703 132 3 Clusters of cases 0 Austria 20 846 164 716 3 Community transmission 0 Czechia 16 093 294 374 1 Clusters of cases 0 Denmark 13 634 57 614 1 Community transmission 0 Bulgaria 11 155 284 368 13 Clusters of cases 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11 129 382 312 17 Community transmission 0 North Macedonia 10 500 185 476 5 Clusters of cases 0 Norway 9 150 18 255 0 Clusters of cases 0 Finland 7 414 10 329 0 Clusters of cases 0

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case
Tajikistan 7 320 44 60 0 Pending 0 Luxembourg 6 533 158 114 1 Community transmission 0 Albania 5 105 108 150 2 Clusters of cases 0 Croatia 4 923 0 141 1 Clusters of cases 1 Hungary 4 484 19 596 0 Community transmission 0 Greece 4 336 57 203 0 Clusters of cases 0 Montenegro 3 065 129 47 2 Clusters of cases 0 Slovakia 2 245 41 28 0 Clusters of cases 0 Slovenia 2 115 14 117 0 Clusters of cases 0 Lithuania 2 043 16 80 0 Community transmission 0 Estonia 2 042 4 69 0 Sporadic cases 0 Iceland 1 861 4 10 0 Community transmission 0 Latvia 1 224 4 31 0 Clusters of cases 0 Georgia 1 160 5 17 1 Sporadic cases 0 Cyprus 1 080 13 19 0 Clusters of cases 0 Andorra 918 7 52 0 Community transmission 0 Malta 786 78 9 0 Sporadic cases 0 San Marino 716 0 42 0 Community transmission 20 Monaco 99 0 1 0 Sporadic cases 53 Liechtenstein 88 1 1 0 Sporadic cases 0 Holy See 12 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 84 Territoriesii Kosovo[1]
7 803 194 186 4 Community transmission 0

Reporting Country/Territory/Area Total confirmed* cases
Total confirmed* new cases
Total deaths Total new deaths Transmission classificationi
Days since last reported case
Isle of Man 336 0 24 0 No cases 69 Jersey 335 1 31 0 Community transmission 0 Guernsey 252 0 13 0 Community transmission 88 Faroe Islands 220 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 1 Gibraltar 186 1 0 0 Clusters of cases 0 Greenland 14 0 0 0 No cases 1

South-East Asia

India 1 583 792 52 123 34 968 775 Clusters of cases 0

Bangladesh 232 194 3 009 3 035 35 Community transmission 0

Indonesia 104 432 2 381 4 975 74 Community transmission 0

Nepal 19 273 210 49 0 Clusters of cases 0 Maldives 3 567 61 15 0 Clusters of cases 0 Thailand 3 304 6 58 0 Clusters of cases 0 Sri Lanka 2 810 0 11 0 Clusters of cases 1 Myanmar 353 2 6 0 Clusters of cases 0 Bhutan 101 2 0 0 Sporadic cases 0 Timor-Leste 24 0 0 0 No cases 97

Western Pacific

China 87 680 223 4 665 1 Clusters of cases 0

Philippines 85 486 1 813 1 962 15 Community transmission 0

Singapore 51 531 334 27 0 Clusters of cases 0 Japan 33 049 1 148 1 004 3 Clusters of cases 0

Australia 15582 278 176 9 Clusters of cases 0

Republic of Korea 14 269 18 300 0 Clusters of cases 0 Malaysia 8 956 13 124 0 Clusters of cases 0 New Zealand 1 210 2 22 0 Clusters of cases 0

Viet Nam 459 13 0 0 Clusters of cases 0

Mongolia 291 2 0 0 Sporadic cases 0

Cambodia 226 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 2 Brunei Darussalam 141 0 3 0 No cases 83 Papua New Guinea 63 0 1 1 Sporadic cases 1 Fiji 27 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 9 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 20 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 5 Territoriesii
Guam 346 3 5 0 Clusters of cases 0 French Polynesia 62 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 32
Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the)
40 0 2 0 Pending 3
New Caledonia 22 0 0 0 Sporadic cases 15

Subtotal for all regions 16 812 014 253 793 662 082 5 999

Other† 741 0 13 0 Not applicable –

Grand total 16812755 253793 662095 5999

**See Annex 1 for data, table and figure notes.

Masks aren’t enough! Fauci says eye protection ‘MIGHT’ BE REQUIRED for ‘perfect’ Covid-proof set — RT USA News

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https://www.rt.com/usa/496578-fauci-coronavirus-eye-protection/

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Masks aren’t enough! Fauci says eye protection ‘MIGHT’ BE REQUIRED for ‘perfect’ Covid-proof set

29 Jul, 2020 21:22 / Updated 1 day ago
Top US immunologist Dr Anthony Fauci is now saying citizens are not “complete” in protecting themselves from the Covid-19 pandemic unless they go beyond wearing a mask and add in eye protection like goggles, too.

In an interview with Dr Jennifer Ashton, ABC News’ chief medical correspondent, Fauci was asked if we might reach a point where masks are not only mandated, but eye protection as well.

“It might,” he replied, going on to explain that the only way to have “perfect protection” from the virus is by protecting the eyes, as well as the mouth and nose.

“If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it,” he said. “It’s not universally recommended, but if you really want to be complete, you should probably use it.”

Masks have already become a highly contentious topic in the US, with numerous viral videos showing citizens across the country getting into shouting matches over people refusing to wear face coverings. Those arguments have even bled into politics as both the Bill Barr and Big Tech congressional hearings this week included moments where colleagues shamed one another for daring to remove their masks when it wasn’t their turn to speak.

Fauci’s recommendation for going beyond mere masks already has critics rolling their collective eyes on social media.

While many businesses and various states have mask mandates, there has been no federal requirement on the issue, something many Democrats have called on the president to do.

Donald Trump himself has endorsed wearing masks to impede the transmission of Covid-19, but the recommendation came only this month, and critics have blasted his timing as too late. Despite tweeting an image of himself wearing face protection and calling the act “patriotic,” Trump also retweeted a video of a group of doctors claiming masks do
not protect from the virus and instead it needs to be treated with hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug Trump has spoken positively about in the past, but one which has yet to produce concrete results in research.

The video has been flagged and removed by Twitter and other social media outlets for allegedly spreading misinformation about the pandemic.

Fauci called Trump’s tweets on masks “not helpful” on Wednesday, and slammed hydroxychloroquine as “not effective” in treating Covid-19 patients.

One Nation Under House Arrest: How Do COVID-19 Mandates Impact Our Freedoms? – The Mad Truther

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https://themadtruther.com/2020/07/30/one-nation-under-house-arrest-how-do-covid-19-mandates-impact-our-freedoms/

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By government, I’m not referring to one particular politician or administration but to the entire apparatus at every level that conspires to keep “we the people” fearful of one another and under virtual house arrest.

This is what we’ve all been reduced to: prisoners in our skin, prisoners in our homes, prisoners in our communities—forced to comply with the government’s shifting mandates about how to navigate this pandemic or else.

Right now, COVID-19 is the perfect excuse for the government to wreak havoc on our freedoms in the name of safety and security, but as I make clear in my book Battlefield America: The War on the American People, don’t believe for a minute that our safety is the police state’s primary concern.