{"id":204563,"date":"2020-03-27T07:28:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T07:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=204563"},"modified":"2020-03-29T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T08:00:52","slug":"corona-the-case-number-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=204563","title":{"rendered":"Corona: the case number game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jon Rappoport \u2013 No More Fake News March 26, 2020<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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In this episode of public health bureaucrats go crazy, let\u2019s look at their numbers. Let\u2019s accept their reality for the moment\u2014the reality they claim to be working from\u2014and trace the implications. Buckle up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Start with Europe and just plain flu. Not COV. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) Europe [1], \u201cDuring the winter months, influenza may infect up to 20% of the population\u2026\u201d That\u2019s ordinary seasonal flu.<\/span><\/p>\n

The population of Europe is 741 million people. This works out to 148 million cases of ordinary flu. Not once. Every year. EVERY YEAR.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to statista.com [2], \u201cAs of March 23, 2020, there have been 170,424 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) across the whole of Europe since the first confirmed cases in France on January 25.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I urge readers to roll those comparative figures around in their minds, and realize that ordinary flu has never been called a pandemic, and has certainly never resulted in locking down countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

If we take the COV Europe numbers I just quoted, which cover a period of two months, and multiply by six, to estimate the number for a year, we arrive at 1,022,544 cases. Even if you want to build up this figure by claiming it\u2019s accelerating, do you really believe it\u2019ll reach 148 million for the year, the number of ordinary flu cases? And again, 148 million is the estimate for EVERY YEAR. Every year\u2014and no mention of a pandemic. No lockdowns.<\/span><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s go to Italy. According to statista.com [3], \u201cItaly has the highest amount of confirmed [COV] cases in Europe with 59,138\u2026\u201d That\u2019s as of March 23. If you multiply by six, to get the annual figure, you arrive at 360,000 cases. You want to blow that up, because of acceleration? Go ahead. How about a million cases for the year? Two million. Three million.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now let\u2019s look at ordinary flu cases for Italy in a given year. According to sciencedirect.com [4], \u201cIn the winter seasons from 2013\/14 to 2016\/17, an estimated average of 5,290,000 ILI [influenza-like illness] cases occurred in Italy, corresponding to an incidence of 9%.\u201d That\u2019s 5 million plus each year. Not just once. Was a seasonal flu pandemic declared in Italy? Ever? Was the whole country ever locked down as a result? No.<\/span><\/p>\n

Finally, let\u2019s look at figures for ordinary flu, for the whole planet. A study published in the journal, Pharmacy and Therapeutics [5], states, \u201cInfluenza is a highly contagious respiratory illness that is responsible for significant morbidity and mortality. Approximately 9% of the world\u2019s population is affected annually, with up to 1 billion infections, 3 to 5 million severe cases, and 300,000 to 500,000 deaths each year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A BILLION cases EVERY YEAR. Is this called a pandemic? Is the whole world locked down every year? No.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feel free to track the purported number of COV cases as time passes. As I write this, the number is 392,286, and deaths are 17,147. Let me know when the COV case number reaches A BILLION for the year and the number of deaths passes 300,000. Then keep me posted on how the one billion COV cases are repeated EVERY YEAR with at least 300,000 deaths annually.<\/span><\/p>\n

And that concludes this episode of public health officials go crazy and wreck economies and lives in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

There should be a tracking \u201cworld-o-meter\u201d providing live updates on THOSE figures.<\/span><\/p>\n

NUMBER OF ECONOMIES WRECKED BY PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

NUMBER OF LIVES WRECKED BY PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERS\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n

Sources:<\/span>
\n[1]. [Europe] 2018\u20132019 influenza season: what we know so far<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n[2]. Number of new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Europe from January 25 to March 26, 2020, by date of report<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\n[3]. Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Italy \u2013 Statistics & Facts <\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\n[4]. Investigating the impact of influenza on excess mortality in all ages in Italy during recent seasons (2013\/14\u20132016\/17 seasons<\/strong><\/a>)<\/a><\/u><\/span>
\n[5]. Influenza Update: A Review of Currently Available Vaccines (P T. 2011 Oct; 36(10): 659-662, 665-668, 684.<\/strong><\/a>)<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Jon Rappoport<\/span><\/p>\n

The author of three explosive collections, THE MATRIX REVEALED<\/span><\/a><\/strong>,<\/span> EXIT FROM THE MATRIX<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, and POWER OUTSIDE THE MATRIX<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, Jon was a candidate for a US Congressional seat in the 29th<\/sup> District of California. He maintains a consulting practice for private clients, the purpose of which is the expansion of personal creative power. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, he has worked as an investigative reporter for 30 years, writing articles on politics, medicine, and health for CBS Healthwatch, LA Weekly, Spin Magazine, Stern, and other newspapers and magazines in the US and Europe. Jon has delivered lectures and seminars on global politics, health, logic, and creative power to audiences around the world. You can sign up for his free<\/strong> NoMoreFakeNews emails here<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>or his free<\/strong> OutsideTheRealityMachine emails here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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