Chinese Virus (a.k.a. The Kung Flu) statistics for week number 49 (343 days) as at July 23rd. 2021 (plus political comment and our personal news) since 21/08/20 from Medellin, Colombia

Hola a todos nuestros amigos y familiares,

Esperamos como siempre que todo el mundo este en rosa - 

CHINESE VIRUS STATISTICS and related comment. Note that comparative figures in parenthesis relate to July 9th. (14 days ago).

The official death toll from "vaccinations" world-wide continues to mount. These are deaths directly and incontrovertibly tied to the "vaccines".

We occasionally listen to Dr. John Campbell of the UK who has a regular daily podcast on Youtube and we find the arguments and statistics quoted lately to be contradictory and frankly so confusing as to be virtually useless - certainly no justification for having any of the so-called "vaccines". Israel is one of the most "vaccinated" countries, and yet their infection rates are increasing. And "vaccinated" people are currently comprising 80% of all hospital admissions in Israel. However, there does perhaps seem to be some justification for claiming that "vaccinated" people suffer less severe effects from tne disease this time around. And while the new variants may be more contagious, there is some emerging evidence that "vaccinated" people may suffer less hospitalisation and death, while still contracting the old Kung Flu. Whoop-de-do!!! 

AND with winter fast approaching, it could be a much worse situation developing in the northern hemisphere than previously.

The Vindaflu is spreading everywhere and "vaccines" are having less and less effect; in fact as we've said before, could be helping to encourage the Virus to mutate. At some point there will be a mutation that will make the original virus seem like a childrens' party.

And now there are ever stronger suggestions being made that, as it's increasingly clear that the "vaccines" are less and less effective ánd for a far shorter time than hitherto supposed, "booster shots" will be required indefinitely into the future.

One double prick is harmful enough, without further compromising one's health by injecting more of any of these potentially dangerous substances.

However, we wish to make it clear that it is a private and individual choice whether Covid vaccines are taken or not. There should be no form of coercion by any agency, employer or government to attempt to force anyone to take a Covid "vaccine".

MUNDO - World

Population - 7,879,688,135 - (7,876,572,751) - up 3,115,384 or 0.040%

Active cases - 13,562,941 - (11,857,507) - up 1,705,434 or 14.4%. Percentage of total population - 0.172%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 1,721 - (1,505) - up 216 or 14.4%

See comments above

ARGENTINA

Population - 45,633,094 - (45,617,246) - up 15,848 or 0.035%

Active cases - 261,324 - (288,421) - down 27,097 or 9.4%. Percentage of total population - 0.573%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 5,727 - (6,323) - down 596 or 9.4%
Continuing last week's rate of decrease

 
AUSTRALIA
Population - 25,811,701 - (25,800,387) - up 11,314 or 0.044%

Active cases - 1,929 - (575) - up 1,354 or 235.5%. Percentage of total population - 0.008%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 75 - (22) - up 53 or 240.9%

Still low numbers, but coming off a low base makes the percentage increase look horrendous.

CHILE
Population - 19,289,254 - (19,282,985) - up 6,269 or 0.033%

Active cases - 11,252 - (19,022) - down 7,770 or 40.9%. Percentage of total population - 0.058%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 583 - (987) - down 398 or 40.3%

Same weekly rate of reduction as previously. Good to see.

COLOMBIA

Population - 51,454,592 - (51,433,858) - up 28,734 or 0.040%

Active cases - 125,707 - (166,913) - down 41,206 or 24.7%. Percentage of total population - 0.244%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 2,443 - (3,245) - down 802 or 24.7%

At least the numbers are reducing again. Let's hope the Vindaflu doesn't push them up again!!

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Population - 10,962,598 - (10,958,440) - up 4,158 or 0.434%

Active cases - 47,364 - (55,564) - down 8,200 or 14.8%. Percentage of total population - 0.432%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 4,321 - (5,070) - down 749 or 14.8%

Good to see the active cases reducing at last

ECUADOR

Population - 17,925,168 - (17,914,915) - up 10,253 or 0.057%

Active cases - 5,127 - (12,706) - down 7,579 or 59.6%. Percentage of total population - 0.029%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 286 - (709) - down 423 or 59.7%

Excellent rate of decrease.

GERMANY

Population - 84,066,782 - (84,056,651) - up 10,131 or 0.012%

Active cases - 23,116 - (16,450) - up 6,666 or 40.5%. Percentage of total population - 0.028%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 275 - (196) - up 79 or 40.3%

Disappointing to see the figures rising again.

JAPAN

Population - 126,067,237 - (126,081,982) - down 14,745 or 0.012%

Active cases - 31,218 - (16,804) - up 14,414 or 85.8%. Percentage of total population - 0.025%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 248 - (126) - up 122 or 96.8%

Figures rising again after some solid reductions. 

MALAYSIA

Population - 32,802,919 - (32,787,057) - up 15,862 or 0.048%

Active cases - 147,386 - (80,685) - up 66,701 or 82.7%. Percentage of total population - 0.449%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 4,493 - (2,461) - up 2,032 or 82.6%

This is way out of control; a much bigger increase than previously

MEXICO

Population - 130,360,752 - (130,308,968) - up 51,784 or 0.040%

Active cases - 359,298 - (301,488) - up 57,810 or 19.2%. Percentage of total population - 0.276%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 2,756 - (2,314) - up 442 or 19.1%

Rate of increase up significantly.

NEW ZEALAND

Population - 5,002,100 - (5,002,100) - no change!

Active cases - 80 - (32) - up 48 or 150.0%. Percentage of total population - 0.002%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 16 - (6) - up 10 or 166.7%

Fishing boat crews all in managed isolation

PHILIPPINES

Population - 111,117,599 - (111,061,804) - up 55,795 or 0.050%

Active cases - 55,069 - (51,902) - up 3,167 or 6.1%. Percentage of total population - 0.050%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 496 - (467) - up 29 or 6.2%

Disappointing to see an increase after solid decreases

TAIWAN

Population - 23,862,298 - (23,860,654) - up 1,644 or 0.007%

Active cases - 1,021 - (1,617) - down 596 or 36.9%. Percentage of total population - 0.004%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 43 - (68) - down 25 or 36.8%

Very solid decreases - good to see.

THAILAND

Population - 69,984,915 - (69,978,234) - up 6,681 or 0.010%

Active cases - 143,744 - (74,895) - up 68,849 or 91.9%. Percentage of total population - 0.205%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 2,053 - (1,070) - up 983 or 91.9%

Substantial increase - larger than previous weeks

UNITED KINGDOM

Population - 68,262,351 - (68,248,738) - up 13,613 or 0.020%

Active cases - 1,045,808 - (545,693) - up 500,115 or 91.6%. Percentage of total population - 1.532%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 15,320 - (7,996) - up 7,324 or 91.6%

Very substantial increase. See comments under U.K. below.............

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Population - 333,050,797 - (332,976,690) - up 74,107 or 0.022%

Active cases - 5,109,249 - (4,851,373) - up 257,876 or 5.3%. Percentage of total population - 1.534%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 15,341 - (14,570) - up 771 or 5.3%

Wonderful - what on earth is happening with these wonderful "vaccines"?

URUGUAY

Population - 3,486,439 - (3,485,980) - up 459 or 0.013%

Active cases - 3,287 - (9,088) - down 5,801 or 63.8%. Percentage of total population - 0.094%

Active cases per 1 million of total population - 943 - (2,607) - down 1,664 or 63.8%

Great to see such a substantial reduction.

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND COMMODITY PRICE INFORMATION as at July 23rd. with comparisons in parenthesis to January 4th. 2021. 

S & P 500 - US - 4412 - (3701) - up 711 or 19.2%

FTSE - UK - 7028 - (6752) - up 276 or 4.1%

NIKKEI - JAPAN - 27548 - (27258) - up 290 or 1.1%

SSE COMPOSITE INDEX - SHANGHAI - 3550 - (3503) - up 47 or 1.3%

ALL ORDS - AUSTRALIA - 7671 - (6954) - up 717 or 10.3%

NZX50 - NEW ZEALAND - 12736 - (13238) - down 502 or 3.8%

COLCAP - COLOMBIA BOLSA DE VALORES - 1284 - (1418) - down 134 or 9.5%

NZD/USD - .6974 - (.7174) - down 0.02 or 2.8%

NZD/COP (Colombian Peso) - 2706 - (2475) - up 231 or 9.3%

NZD/EURO - .5925 - (.5855) - up .007 or 1.2%

NZD/CHF (Swiss Franc) - .6414 - (.6320) - up .0094 or 1.5%

NZD/JPY - 77.10 - (73.97) - up 3.13 or 4.2%

NZD/CNY (Chinese Yuan) - 4.52 - (4.64) - down .12 or 2.6%

NZD/AUD - .9470 - (.9355) - up .0115 or 1.2%

USD/NZD - 1.43 - (1.39) - up .04 or 2.9%

USD/COP (Colombian Peso) - 3881 - (3420) - up 461 or 13.5%

USD/EURO - .8496 - (.8156) - up .034 or 4.2%

USD/CHF (Swiss Franc) - .9197 - (.8813) - up .0384 or 4.4%

USD/JPY - 110.55 - (103.11) - up 7.44 or 7.2% 

USD/CNY (Chinese Yuan) - 6.48 - (6.46) - up .02 or 0.31%

USD/AUD - 1.36 - (1.30) - up .06 or 4.6%

GOLD - (USD per Troy Ounce) - 1,802 - (1,939) - down 137 or 7.1%

SILVER - (USD per Troy Ounce) - 25.18 - (27.14) - down 1.96 or 7.2%

OIL - West Texas Intermediate - (USD per barrel) - 72.19 -  (47.80) - up 24.39 or 51.0%

COPPER - (USD per metric ton) - 9,433 - (7,972) - up 1,461 or 18.3%

COAL - (USD per metric ton) - 133 - (70) - up 63 or 90.0%

IRON ORE - (USD per dry metric ton) - 214 - (164) - up 50 or 30.5%

Equity markets are generally higher again, but definitely appear to be in "bubble" territory - particularly in the US. There are so many conflicting predictions that one doesn't know what to believe, except that all this crazy money printing is already causing inflation at levels not seen for some years, which despite Federal Reserve denials, will inevitably mean higher interest rates. Whether they reach the dizzy heights of 20%+ in the 80's is so far a moot point. When interest rates are raised as seems inevitable, the equity markets will suffer a substantial correction.

Exchange rates have throughout the past 18 months or so remained fairly constant, except that unfortunately the Colombian Peso has devalued somewhat during that period. But again with all these trillions of dollars being injected into the economies of not just the US, but also the UK, Europe and even NZ (!), it seems most likely that there will be a substantial devaluation of the USD - possibly by as much as 30% sometime soon. Just what that will do to other currencies, including the NZD and COP, remains a matter of speculation.  

Oil is another wildcard, the price of which is artificially driven. And with Biden's shutting down of the main pipeline from Canada into the US, that has only exacerbated the effect.

Coal is interesting - despite the Greens' posturing, demand has skyrocketed - particularly by China which is commissioning one new coal-fired power plant every week! And NZ is burning polluting low grade Indonesian coal to power its previously decommissioned power station at Huntly!! At least NZ could buy Aussie coal you'd think, but the Kiwi cheapskates probably won't pay the price.

COMMENT AND NEWS - 

AUSTRALIA

Once again the whole country has become hysterical and gone into lockdown mode - for God knows how long.

Reminds us of the hysterical Aussie fishwife on another boat that we had the misfortune to encounter when anchoring at Bali, Indonesia in 2013!! 

They have only 0.008% of their population either infected or recording positive tests, which are notoriously unreliable in any case.

The resurgence of the Kung Flu is another godsend to the Socialist/Communist state premiers.

For the flimsiest of reasons and "evidence" they have weighed in hard with lockdowns, business destruction again, and even thinly veiled threats of compulsory "vaccination". Where is the conservative Federal Government - hiding in Canberra letting the Socialist state governments attract all the political opprobrium. Smart move, but hardly meritorious.

COLOMBIA

Following are this week's headlines from the English language www.colombiareports.com. You may need to go to the desktop version to read most of these:

July 11th. Confusion in Colombia over role of mercenaries in Haiti

July 12th. Colombia's government at odds with Congress over human rights sanction

July 12th. Light at the end of Colombia's COVID-19 tunnel

July 12th. Colombia insists anti-government protests are national security threat

July 14th. Confronted with crimes against humanity, Colombia's VP resorts to blatant lies

July 14th. Colombia's president tied to suspect in Haiti president's assassination

July 14th. Colombia presents new tax reform ahead of new protests

July 15th. Colombia charges presidential hopeful with mass murder

July 16th. Colombia: "Some mercenaries knew about plot to assassinate Haiti Leader"

July 16th. Where is Colombia's "clear evidence" of terrorist plot during protests?

July 19th. Former Colombian ambassador admits to turning government into mafia racket⁹

July 19th. Colombia's Congress returns to government crisis and electoral ambitions

July 20th. Duque isolated as many in Colombia go on strike again

July 20th. Why many in Colombia embark on new strike

July 20th. Colombia's anti-government protests: no police = no violence 

July 23rd. Colombia downplays number of victims of violence during protests

July 23rd. The drug trafficking problem of Colombia's Congress

July 23rd. Colombia arrests retired military commander for army base "attack"

The big news for this week is that we finally obtained our new visas -  Cedulas d'Extranjerias (plastic cards about the size of a credit card). So, we are now legal for another 3 years. We went to Migracion Colombia in Belen, Medellin on the appointed day and lo and behold there they were. Almost unbelievable after the bureaucratic run-around we had. We had photos taken by a professional passport photographer in the Oviedo Mall and were careful for Jean to have no hair showing on her face, but they said they had to be redone. Then we see that they must have used an old photograph with lots of hair!! We had applied under the Pensionada scheme as we did 3 years ago, and we well and truly met those requirements, but then they also decided that they needed details of our assets. We duly supplied these but of course it gave rise to all sorts of queries which all had to be dealt with. The whole process of renewing our visas (cedulas) took two and a half months with much frustration. Without Astrid, our long-suffering lawyer, we would have long ago pulled all our hair out - no worries then about hair in the photo!! But of course we are relieved that it's all done and now, in spite of the fact that these current visas have 3 years to run, in 2 year's time we can apply for Permanent Residency. Let's hope that goes a little more smoothly!

At least Colombia appears to have realised that they cannot eradicate the Virus and therefore it is necessary to just get on with life. Travel restrictions don't exist and there are no PCR tests to enter the country. Masks are still mandatory, but the rules are often flouted. We wear them inside even if only to respect the people who work in shops, but the effectiveness is highly questionable. There are no other restrictions and everything is open. We take vitamin D3 and zinc daily. That's our Virus defence.

The politics haven't improved, but that's another story!

NEW ZEALAND

Much the same comments apply as for Australia. Both countries have been labouring under the ludicrous delusion that the Virus can actually be eradicated. We cannot say when realisation will finally dawn, but of course it's all a godsend on a plate for the Socialist Ardern government.

The "travel bubble" between NZ and Australia is now suspended for 2 months in another knee-jerk and mindless reaction to the relatively few Australian cases. Surely it could just be managed? 

Once again listen to and read Leighton Smith and Muriel Newman.

Thank God, there does now appear to be a growing anti-Socialist movement taking hold and people are starting to see through the toothy grin which is hellbent on destroying the country by the use of blatant racial division.

NZ is now importing record quantities of coal to burn, generating electric power, and at the same time offering massive subsidies to people to buy electric vehicles. What is going to happen when all these vehicles go on the grid to be recharged and the system crashes - as it will? How hypocritical can you get, but that's the Socialists all over.

We could go on but we'd just be repeating ourselves.

UNITED KINGDOM

Alex Belfield - "The Voice of Reason" - is such a breath of fresh air on Youtube. He continually takes off celebrities and politicians. Amongst all the relentless bad news he manages to raise a smile and even on occasion a laugh.

And Jacob Rees-Mogg (Moggy), the Leader of the House, is always worth listening to. He has an encyclopedic knowledge of history and gleefully took down a Scottish MP the other day. He wondered why the MP was so cheerful because that day was in fact the anniversary of the Battle of Falkirk in 1274 when the British King Edward I decisively defeated the Scottish Army. No doubt a very sad occasion, but Moggy's take on these things is always entertaining.  

Cases have increased dramatically, but by all accounts hospitalisation and death is way down compared to when the pandemic started last year. Of course the claim is that these much better outcomes are due to the "vaccines", but how are all these new cases arising in spite of the "vaccines"? In fact at least 60% of all hospital admissions are for "vaccinated" people. A major reason for these better outcomes is that the new strain(s) is/are much less severe than the original.

And they have this app system, where if you have been within 2 metres of someone who has previously tested positive, you are "pinged" and required to self isolate for 10 days. People are rebelling against this bit of mindless nonsense en masse and deleting the app from their phones. The result has been tens of thousands of workers having to leave their jobs which has meant supermarket shortages due to there not being sufficient delivery trucks on the road. What mindless bureaucrat thinks up this stupidity?

There are also increasing threats for compulsory "vaccination" which are attracting massive opposition and demonstrations. It has been said that the way Britain is going is reminiscent of Germany in the 1930's and that is not far wrong. However, this attitude is gaining ground in many countries as well and it is only a matter of time before the "vaccine's" credibility is so undermined by events that these strident calls will just subside. Unfortunately many people have already died as a result of the "vaccine" and many more will continue to suffer that fate or considerable harm.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IS NOT STARING INTO THE ABYSS; IT IS IN THE ABYSS. 

The chronicle of events and on-going sabotage of the USA by the Biden crooks is so extensive it is difficult to write about completely but we shall try.

** All of the Texas Democrat Senators, who are in the minority in the Texas Senate, decided they would object to perfectly reasonable new electoral laws being promulgated in the Senate for the State. So, in a childish huff they decided to deny the Republicans a quorum in the Senate by departing en masse to see their crooked mates in DC. They flew out on two chartered jets (great carbon footprint!) armed with boxes of Miller Light - and no masks on the flights. Once in DC, at least 5 of them tested positive for the old Kung Flu which provoked a panic, especially as they had been hob-knobbing with the other Dim crooks in the capital. In the meantime, the Texas Governor has said that he will be deducting their pay for the days absent and also included the fact that on their return they would be arrested by US Marshalls and charged with wilful obstruction of the business of the State of Texas. This has turned into the trip to or from HELL and couldn't have happened to nicer people.

** The Speaker (Pelosi), who needs all her orifices stitched up, has been desperately trying to establish, firstly a Commission of Inquiry into the Jan. 6th. invasion of Congress which, while unlawful trespass, was by and large peaceful. Except for the fact that a Capitol Police Officer whose identity has still been suppressed and kept secret, shot and killed an unarmed female protestor who was a 14 year veteran of the military and who served with distinction in America's wars during that time. The Dims are trying to represent the whole fiasco as a full-scale riot in order to heap as much blame as they can on Trump supporters and gain what they believe will be a political advantage. But the American people are not that easily fooled any more. 

Anyway, Pelosi called for 5 Republican nominees and 7 Democrats to what has now become a Congressional committee being established simply to push this  false narrative that the demonstrations were "the worst attack on the American Government since the Civil War" and that it was a full-scale armed assault on the part of Trump supporters. When the 5 Republican nominees were presented to Pelosi, she rejected 2 of them because she knew that they would expose her slimy tricks. This rejection is unprecedented and just confirms the lengths the Dims will go to in order to obscure the truth and push their own false narrative. The committee report is probably already written long before the committee actually sits. 

** The final outcome of the Maricopa, Arizona forensic electoral audit is currently stalled because the Dims and some RINOS are desperately trying to obstruct the audit's final task of examining the modems of the vote counting machines. Once again - what are they hiding? This will go to the Supreme Court if it has to. Some details of fraud have been leaked already, but once the full scale of the fraud is known and proven, all hell is going to break loose. Pennsylvania is following suit, but up against the same desperate attempts by the Dims to stop it. Same goes for Georgia, Michigan and Wisconsin. A great number of people are going to go to jail and the Biden crooks will be kicked out of the White House, unless they resign first.

** "Nothing makes sense anymore - no values, no morals, and no civility. People are dying of a Chinese Virus, but it's racist to refer to it as Chinese, even though it began in China. We are clearly living in an upside-down world where right is wrong and wrong is right, where moral is immoral and immoral is moral, where good is evil and evil is good, where killing murderers is wrong but killing unborn babies is AOK.

Wake up America, the great unsinkable ship "Titanic America" has hit an iceberg, is taking on water, and is sinking fast. Speak up!"   

Well that's another fortnight in the great scheme of things. We hope that you have had a great 2 weeks and that the next 2 are equally rewarding.

With lotsaluv and cordial saludos from Medellin,

Jim and Jean