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Is It Possible That COVID-19 Isn’t as Bad as We Have Been Told?

Is It Possible That COVID-19 Isn’t as Bad as We Have Been Told?

Alex Davis theemperorsrobes.blogspot.com Alex Davis is a business executive and director of several companies in New Zealand and overseas. He has included a lot of links to substantiate his opinion. In particular, this Swiss site which contains a large selection of articles on COVID-19. Alex originally offered

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The BFD Community Noticeboard

The BFD Community Noticeboard

Editors note: Due to technical issues yesterday that prevented our articles from being viewed by most of our audience I have made the decision to republish them today. This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for

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COVID-19 Daily Update: 6 April 2020

COVID-19 Daily Update: 6 April 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with

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Government Ideology Obstructs Pandemic Decision-Making

Government Ideology Obstructs Pandemic Decision-Making

Editors note: Due to technical issues yesterday that prevented our articles from being viewed by most of our audience I have made the decision to republish them today. Despite new data in the US showing half of the people with the virus have no symptoms,  the government still stubbornly refuses

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Ardern’s ‘Chariddy of Silence’…

Ardern’s ‘Chariddy of Silence’…

Editors note: Due to technical issues yesterday that prevented our articles from being viewed by most of our audience I have made the decision to republish them today. It’s my own fault. Believing it was, surely, not possible to say anything more arrogant than her performance on March 19th

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The BFD Community Noticeboard

The BFD Community Noticeboard

This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for those unable to go out to get food or medicine 3. Ask for help If you are needing help the Friends in need group may be able to

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COVID-19 Update: 5 April 2020

COVID-19 Update: 5 April 2020

We are at Level 4 of New Zealand’s four-level COVID-19 alert system. It is likely Level 4 measures will stay in place for a number of weeks. More information on alert levels. * Everyone must now stay home, except those providing essential services. * Only make physical contact with

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Government Ideology Obstructs Pandemic Decision-Making

Government Ideology Obstructs Pandemic Decision-Making

Despite new data in the US showing half of the people with the virus have no symptoms,  the government still stubbornly refuses to quarantine all Kiwis returning home. Back on February 18th Michael Woodhouse, shadow health spokesperson, was saying “The government needs to make sure adequate quarantine facilities are available

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Ardern’s ‘Chariddy of Silence’…

Ardern’s ‘Chariddy of Silence’…

It’s my own fault. Believing it was, surely, not possible to say anything more arrogant than her performance on March 19th when she declared herself and her administration “your single source of truth”, I hadn’t taken the opportunity to recalibrate my supersiliometer which carefully measures the contemptuous arrogance

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News from the Front

News from the Front

Antibodies to ‘neutralize’ novel coronavirus before it invades cells? University of Toronto researcher Sachdev Sidhu and his collaborators are engineering antibody molecules that can neutralize the novel coronavirus in the body before it invades cells. […] “With our two funded projects, we are working to develop molecules that can target the

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The BFD Community Noticeboard

The BFD Community Noticeboard

This post is a place to: 1. Notify others of COVID-19 related news in their areas 2. Arrange for help for those unable to go out to get food or medicine 3. Ask for help If you are needing help the Friends in need group may be able to

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It’s In The Bag

It’s In The Bag

It is very interesting to watch the ‘single-use’ plastic bag becoming a warrior in the war on COVID-19.  Here among the sensible folk at The BFD it has always been a given that reusable shopping bags were a health hazard.  Never more so than now. New York San

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