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CHINESE VIRUS STATISTICS and related comment. Note that comparative figures in parenthesis relate to July 23rd. Please also note that, due to recent time pressures, this blog is 3 weeks after the last one. Hopefully we'll revert to fortnightly blogs in future. We apologise for this anomaly!!
The USSA (Union of Soviet Socialist America) is back to enforcing masks. Doesn't matter if you're jabbed or part of The Great Unvaxxed. The "red" states are resisting.
As per CDC (Centre for Disease Control) director, Dr. Rochelle Walensky: "New Data" shows breakthrough cases in "vaccinated" individuals can spread as much virus as an "unvaccinated" person.
Despite this, the CDC director continued to demand that people do get "vaccinated". And said that "vaccinated" people will have to wear masks again due to people who opted not to take the jab...... (the guilt trip again)....
Huh?
Then there's Canada. Which "absolutely" expects a rise in COVID-19 cases starting in September and is already preparing to respond to the potential surge.
You see, that's how good these "vaccines" are:
** You still have to wear a mask
** You are still contagious
** You can still get the lurgi
** You should still stay far away from children, old people, other vaxxers and the Great Unvaxxed
** You should still be socially distant; and
** You will need booster shots!!
What's not to appreciate? Hurry! Go get your vax at a McDonalds near you!!
Oh, and basically no-one can prove you're indeed positive - because the PCR tests can't identify between the Covaids and the flu.
Told ya.........
An extensive study out of England shows that the Delta variant is more transmissible, but far less severe in its effects and that as many as 60% of Delta cases are in fact people who have had the "vaccine'!!! So, what's all the fuss about - no doubt because anything that gives those power-drunk bureaucrats more opportunity to beat the long-suffering public about the head with, is seized upon with gay abandon!! And the UK looks set to mandate vaccinations everywhere and refuse admission to venues to anyone not vaccinated - and that includes ALL retail shopping, food included. For the UK of all countries - the oldest democracy in the world - to institute such a vile and draconian removal of liberty is just indescribable. This government will certainly go down in history, but for all the wrong reasons.
Now we have a bill before the US Congress which would ban anyone "unvaccinated" from boarding an aircraft to anywhere - nationally or internationally. Politically driven hysteria. Apparently this extends to anyone crossing state lines and so there will be interstate trucks off the road because many drivers will not be "vaccinated" and so there will be shortages of just about everything from supermarkets to gas stations.
There is now no doubt that all these draconian restrictions from mask and "vaccine" mandates to ever more restrictive lockdowns are being driven for political control and destruction of the economy. There is no science or logic behind any of it. These Socialists are hellbent on destroying the free world and capitalism in total.
MUNDO - World
Population - 7.884,361,211 - (7,879,688,135) - up 4,673,076 or 0.059%
Active cases - 16,829,233 - (13,562,941) - up 3,266,292 or 24.1%. Percentage of total population - 0.214%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 2,135 - (1,721) - up 414 or 24.1%
A more substantial increase than for recent weeks.. However, it is important to bear in mind that the "active case" numbers include those who may simply have been tested positive while being asymptomatic. These comments apply throughout these country statistics.
ARGENTINA
Population - 45,656,867 - (45,633,094) - up 23,773 or 0.052%
Active cases - 244,273 - (261,324) - down 17,051 or 6.5%. Percentage of total population - 0.530%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 5,350 - (5,727) - down 377 or 6.6%
Continuing slow but steady progress.
A much reduced rate of decrease but still going the right way.
AUSTRALIA
Population - 25,828,671 - (25,811,701) - up 16,970 or 0.066%
Active cases - 6,484 - (1,929) - up 4,555 or 236.1%. Percentage of total population - 0.025%
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 251 - (75) - up 176 or 234.7%
Large percentage increases but coming off a very low base; numbers are still comparatively very low.
CHILE
Population - 19,298,659 - (19,289,254) - up 9,405 or 0.049%
Active cases - 7,570 - (11,252) - down 3,682 or 32.7%. Percentage of total population - 0.040%
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 392 - (583) - down 191 or 32.8%
A lesser rate of reduction than 3 weeks ago, but still solid figures. Good to see.
COLOMBIA
Population - 51,485,691 - (51,454,592) - up 31,099 or 0.060%
Active cases - 58,283 - (125,707) - down 67,424 or 53.6%. Percentage of total population - 0.113%
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 1,132 - (2,443) - down 1,311 or 53.7%
A fantastic result from the dire situation just a few weeks ago. From 167,000 active cases to the present number is a reduction of 65%. Very encouraging. YAY for Ivermectin. Apparently Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine
are now in widespread use throughout S. America and this is being reflected in slow but steady reductions in active case numbers. These drugs are manufactured in S America, including in Colombia, so the crooks at the FDA cannot ban them here.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Population - 10,968,835 - (10,962,598) - up 6,237 or 0.057%
Active cases - 6,487 - (47,364) - down 40,877 or 86.3%. Percentage of total population - 0.060%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 591 - (4,321) - down 3,730 or 86.3%
A massive reduction after recent dismal figures. Hard to believe, but excellent if true.
ECUADOR
Population - 17,940,549 - (17,925,168) - up 15,381 or 0.086%
Active cases - 18,017 - (5,127) - up 12,890 or 251.4%. Percentage of total population - 0.100%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 1,004 - (286) - up 718 or 251.1%
What has happened to Ecuador? They were doing so well.
GERMANY
Population - 84,082,113 - (84,066,782) - up 15,331 or 0.018%
Active cases - 48,820 - (23,116) - up 25,704 or 111.2%. Percentage of total population - 0.058%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 581 - (275) - up 306 or 111.3%.
This is what happens when you rely solely on the "vaccines". Ivermectin will turn the corner. Let's hope they see the light.
JAPAN
Population - 126,045,119 - (126,067,237) - down 22,118 or 0.018%
Active cases - 141,622 - (31,218) - up 110,404 or 353.7%. Percentage of total population - 0.011%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 1,124 - (248) - up 876 or 353.2%
Coming off a low base any movements always look far worse on a percentage basis, but this upward trend must be reversed. Must be something to do with the Olympics; they should never have been held in these Chinese Virus circumstances.
MALAYSIA
Population - 32,826,712 - (32,802,919) - up 23,793 or 0.073%
Active cases - 241,187 - (147,386) - up 93,801 or 63.6%. Percentage of total population - 0.735%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 7,347 - (4,493) - up 2,854 or 63.5%
At least the rate of increase is about the same as 3 weeks ago, but still not good. Doesn't look as though kicking out all the foreign flagged yachts was warranted or effective at all. Just a knee-jerk panic reaction. Glad we weren't there!
MEXICO
Population - 130,438,428 - (130,360,752) - up 77,676 or 0.060%.
Active cases - 408,685 - (359,298) - up 49,387 or 13.8%. Percentage of total population - 0.313%
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 3,133 - (2,756) - up 377 or 13.7%
Weekly rate of increase reduced, but still going up.
NEW ZEALAND
Population - 5,002,100 - (5,002,100) - NO CHANGE!!!!!!
Active cases - 44 - (80) - down 36 or 45.0%. Percentage of total population - 0.001%
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 9 - (16) - down 7 or 43.8%
What can you say? NZ's tied up tighter than Pelosi's orifices, so of course this is the result, but it's entirely artificial and whenever the dreaded lurgi gets loose in NZ - as it will - the population will be at extreme risk, "vaccination" or not. Due to there having been no previous exposure and therefore no natural immunity. And the NZ Health System not having been fit for purpose since 1938! And with Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine banned!!
PHILIPPINES
Population - 111,201,292 - (111,117,599) - up 83,693 or 0.075%
Population - 111,201,292 - (111,117,599) - up 83,693 or 0.075%
Active cases - 96,395 - (55,069) - up 41,326 or 75.0%. Percentage of total population - 0.087%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 867 - (496) - up 371 or 74.8%
Weekly rate of increase up considerably. Hopefully these still low numbers can be turned around.
TAIWAN
Population - 23,864,764 - (23,862,298) - up 2,466 or 0.010%
Active cases - 621 - (1,021) - down 400 or 39.2%. Percentage of total population - 0.003%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 26 - (43) - down 17 or 39.5%
Another fantastic result. Taiwan's record throughout the pandemic has been exemplary. We hope they rub the CCP's nose in it. In China apparently the Virus is rampant again. We don't record the Chinese figures because they are lies from start to finish - just like they lied about the deliberate release of the Chinese Virus from the Wuhan Lab. in mid 2019.
THAILAND
Population - 69,994,936 - (69,984,915) - up 10,021 or 0.014%
Active cases - 212,179 - (143,744) - up 68,435 or 47.6%. Percentage of total population - 0.303%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 3,031 - (2,053) - up 978 or 47.6%
Weekly rate of increase well down so let's hope there's an early resumption of lowering figures again.
UNITED KINGDOM
Population - 68,282,770 - (68,262,351) - up 20,419 or 0.030%
Active cases - 1,302,503 - (1,045,808) - up 256,695 or 24.6%. Percentage of total population - 1.908%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 19,075 - (15,320) - up 3,755 or 24.5%
And at least 40% of all those active cases have been "vaccinated"??????? Maybe it's the unchecked flow of "dinghy divers" across the Channel bringing the Kung Flu?
Anyway, the government seems determined to bring in extreme control measures again with "vaccine" mandates to virtually prevent anyone not "vaccinated" from leaving home. It seems to us that Boris is not running the country; but rather his young hot wife who is leading him around by you know what.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Population - 333,161,957 - (333,050,797) - up 111,160 or 0.033%
Active cases - 6,476,139 - (5,109,249) - up 1,368,890 or 26.8%. Percentage of total population - 1.944%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 19,438 - (15,341) - up 4,097 or 26.7%
Absolutely no doubt that a big cause of this increase is the massive unchecked flow of Chinese Virus positive illegal migrants across the southern border - thanks to the murderous crooks in the White House. Anyway, as for the UK - what has happened to all the "vaccinated"??
URUGUAY
Population - 3,487,128 - (3,486,439) - up 689 or 0.020%
Active cases - 1,513 - (3,287) - down 1,774 or 54.0%. Percentage of total population - 0.043%.
Active cases per 1 million of total population - 434 - (943) - down 509 or 54.0%
Rate of decrease reduced, but still an excellent result. No doubt a result of using Ivermectin.
SELECTED FINANCIAL AND COMMODITY PRICE INFORMATION as at August 13th. with comparisons in parenthesis to January 4th. 2021.
S & P 500 - US - 4468 - (3701) - up 767 or 20.7%
FTSE - UK - 7219 - (6752) - up 467 or 6.9%
NIKKEI - JAPAN - 27957 - (27258) - up 699 or 2.6%
SSE COMPOSITE INDEX - SHANGHAI - 3516 - (3503) - up 13 or 0.4%
ALL ORDS - AUSTRALIA - 7898 - (6954) - up 944 or 13.6%
NZX50 - NEW ZEALAND - 12764 - (13238) - down 474 or 3.6%
COLCAP - COLOMBIA BOLSA DE VALORES - 1269 - (1418) - down 149 or 10.5%
NZD/USD - .7039 - (.7174) - down .0135 or 1.9%
NZD/COP (Colombian Peso) - 2704 - (2475) - up 229 or 9.3%
NZD/EURO - .5968 - (.5855) - up .0113 or 1.9%
NZD/CHF (Swiss Franc) - .6443 - (.6320) - up .0123 or 2.0%
NZD/JPY - 77.14 - (73.97) - up 3.17 or 4.3%
NZD/CNY (Chinese Yuan) - 4.56 - (4.64) - down .08 or 1.7%
NZD/AUD - .9548 - (.9355) - up .0193 or 2.1%
USD/NZD - 1.42 - (1.39) - up .03 or 2.2%
USD/COP (Colombian Peso) - 3842 - (3420) - up 422 or 12.3%
USD/EURO - .8477 - (.8156) - up .0321 or 3.9%
USD/CHF (Swiss Franc) - .9154 - (.8813) - up .0341 or 3.9%
USD/JPY - 109.63 - (103.11) - up 6.52 or 6.3%
USD/CNY (Chinese Yuan) - 6.48 - (6.46) - up .02 or 0.3%
USD/AUD - 1.36 - (1.30) - up .06 or 4.6%
GOLD - (USD per Troy Ounce) - 1,780 - (1,939) - down 159 or 8.2%
SILVER - (USD per Troy Ounce) - 23.74 - (27.14) - down 3.40 or 12.5%
OIL - West Texas Intermediate - (USD per barrel) - 68.01 - (47.80) - up 20.21 or 42.3%
COPPER - (USD per metric ton) - 9,436 - (7,972) - up 1,464 or 18.4%
COAL - (USD per metric ton) - 150 - (70) - up 80 or 114.3%
IRON ORE - (USD per dry metric ton) - 168 - (164) - up 4 or 2.4%
Highlights -
* Equity markets, particularly in the US, continue to roar ahead. Definitely "bubble" territory by many measures and all fuelled by "easy money" courtesy of the Fed's QE. Only markets that we monitor to have fallen are the Colombian Bolsa de Valores and the NZX50. Thank God we are not invested any more in any of them.
* Currencies remain within a fairly tight range, except the NZD/COP and the USD/COP. Colombia is losing ground in its sharemarket and with its currency. Still, we live here now so as long as inflation doesn't take off here, everything is fine. And due to relatively high mortgage rates here, there is no property "bubble" - unlike NZ, Australia, the US, etc.
* Commodities -
Gold continues to languish - surprising given the volatility everywhere else. Probably all going into the Crypto market - highly speculative and likely to end in tears.
Oil still well up as anyone who buys gasoline can attest. But it has come back slightly. All thanks to the saboteurs in the Socialist White House, whose avowed aim is to destroy the energy industry in the US.
Copper which is a bellwether for construction, manufacturing and the electronic industry, is still substantially up from early this year.
Coal is the standout performer - up 114% since the beginning of this year. Mostly due to Chinese demand for generating electricity. So much for the Paris Climate Accords. So, solar and hydro are still inadequate for normal generation requirements, including in NZ. If there's any thought of powering a fleet of electric vehicles, nuclear (which is now much more environmentally friendly than it used to be) is the ONLY option. Green lunatics can eat their hearts out.
Iron ore has dropped back considerably, probably because China has curtailed its warship building programme. They probably calculate that they now have enough fire power with which to attack Taiwan - and Australia if necessary.
COMMENT AND NEWS -
AUSTRALIA
We have commented earlier with regard to the entirely unwarranted lockdowns. Things like only being able to go food shopping once a week and no more travelling to see friends and family.
When will these Socialist clowns give up their nefarious attempts to destroy society and realise that the Chinese Virus isn't going anywhere. IT IS HERE TO STAY. For God's sake, just get on with life.
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 27th. Narco's nephew Colombia's new ambassador to Washington DC
July 27th. Colombia seeks to absolve former president despite evidence
July 27th. Violence displaces more than 15% of inhabitants of north Colombia town
July 28th. Colombia expels German protest supporter after assassination attempt
July 29th. Colombia illegally detained, expelled German protest supporter
July 29th. Colombia exceeds 120,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccination woes persist
July 30th. Colombia asks for international help amid refugee crisis
July 30th. How Colombia's far-right TV personalities get people killed
August 2nd. The mounting criminal investigations against Colombia's government coalition
August 4th. Colombia's anti-government protestors facing legal and death threats
August 5th. Colombia blames protests for failing security policy in Bogota
August 10th. Colombia's 2022 budget uncertain as Congress bogs down tax reform
August 11th. Colombia's ICT minister under fire over missing $US17.6 million
August 11th. Colombia wants to investigate Uribe's alleged fraud victim
August 12th. Emergency talks in Colombia after COVID vaccine deals leaked
On July the 30th. yours truly had his scheduled 2nd. Endoscopy (called an Endosonografia) which used far more sophisticated equipment, only available at 2 clinics in Medellin, in order to further explore a very small "lesion" in the stomach. The first Gastroenterologist was not able to get a good look, much less take a biopsy, and so recommended this second procedure to make sure. One of the doctors present acted as a translator and she told us that she had had a son at Pakuranga College in Auckland - coincidences like this happen all the time. Not far from where Jim went to school - at St. Kentigern - 58 years ago!!!
Anyway, the result of the exploration was that the lesion was quite benign and that the second Gastroenterologist didn't consider it necessary to take a biopsy. Hope he's right. But we have a second set of gory pictures to prove it! Total cost of COP 2,182,366 - the NZD equivalent was NZD 805.05 - and all this in a private clinic within 2 weeks of making the appointment. We did not use our quite basic (and compulsory) Sura insurance because of the bureaucracy and time involved.
Apart from that, we have been getting more and more involved with looking for properties at El Retiro which is 2,000 feet higher at 7,000 feet 15 kms from Envigado where we live now. We have also placed our apartment on the market with 4 agents so far. We are looking for either a terrace house or a free-standing townhouse, but at ground level. These types of properties are almost all 2 floors (ground and first), so as the aging knees take their toll, we will need to install one of those sit-down elevators to rise us up to the master suite!!!
No doubt much more to report on this endeavour as time goes on.
We are having some trouble with our 2007 B Class due to past poor maintenance with changing the automatic transmission fluid. The car is still driveable (just making a slight noise), but it definitely won't improve and needs fixing. The diagnosis is the auto (CVT) transmission and we will find out next week the extent of the damage and just what will be necessary to fix it. The owner of the workshop is Jhonny Toro and has been highly recommended to us by our architect friend who lives here in the same building. Jhonny is still in the Colombian Army reserves and Jean was intrigued when she visited his spotless toilet to see something suspiciously like an AK47 leaning against the wall!! Good to have friends like that.
NEW ZEALAND
We are reading that the Emergency Dept. at Dunedin Hospital is at breaking point with a nurse of 40 years experience saying that "we have hit the wall, we are exhausted, and it is feared that patients will die needlessly". This follows on in our minds from a recent interview by Leighton Smith with Dr. Des Gorman, who is high up in the NZ Health System, where he stated that "NZ's health system has not been fit for purpose since 1938!!"
What would happen to the place with even a mild outbreak of Chinese Virus infections? Apart from anything else, there would be wholesale panic.
This is the reason why NZ remains so tightly locked up in terms of its borders. The general population couldn't care less about this or indeed about anything much else, so they remain blissfully unaware of the precipice that NZ is standing on from a public health point of view. But sooner or later they are going to find out the hard way that the Chinese Virus CANNOT AND WILL NOT be eradicated and so they will have to just live with it. And instead of importing the murderous "vaccines", bring in the much cheaper and more effective Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine.
And the other day there was some unseasonable COLD weather (so much for global warming!). The power grid could not cope and thousands of houses were affected by shutdowns on what proved to be the coldest night of the year. Just imagine what would have happened if the bulk of the NZ car fleet was electric. At least the roads would be mercifully devoid of traffic for a time. This type of event just exposes all these "climate warming" clowns as they truly are. These people are dangerous because they are weaponising the climate debate to push through their impossibly illogical and damaging ideas to destroy the country.
Same as with the Chinese Virus, Critical Race Theory in schools, history revisionism to suite the woke leftists, gender change being encouraged for those under the age of majority, and without their parents' consent or knowledge, fraudulent devolution of governance of the country to racial minority groups and the full-scale propagandising of the "vaccine" debate - "you are not doing your civic duty if you are not "vaccinated"" and you will kill people!!
In the meantime please continue to listen to Leighton Smith's podcasts and read Muriel Newman's weekly newsletter. These are about the only places where you will gather some unbiased news and views.
UNITED KINGDOM
Alex Belfield continues to uplift with his merciless take downs of the bureaucrat clowns who appear solely interested in the amount of commercial damage and associated misery they can cause. Unfortunately this is an all too common pattern which has emerged across the world.
And on top of all that, the illegal immigration by the "dinghy divers" continues at an accelerated pace - aided and abetted by the so-called Tories in Westminster. They deny that it's happening and at the same time allow thousands of these no doubt Chinese Virus positive young males into the country where they are accommodated in luxury hotels. A mirror image of what is happening in the US - WHAT IS GOING ON????
Not to mention the ever increasing restrictions being introduced and which will only increase as winter approaches - it will be truly a winter of discontent and misery.
Then there is the fact that the capital, London, (and other cities) is fast becoming the "stabbing capital". Knife attacks and associated fatalities have soared thanks to the woke Socialist city mayors - especially Saddiq Kahn in London.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Biden vowed "to shut down the virus", but instead his bunch of Socialists is actively encouraging illegal immigration across the southern border, in direct violation of the US Constitution and his promises. In the process the Biden Administration is massively increasing the flow of deadly Chinese manufactured drugs across the border and causing untold suffering and death among Americans and would-be immigrants. We heard an Epoch Times documentary about immigration to the US which usually starts anywhere in the Caribbean, then they move to Suriname (formerly Dutch Guiana) and then by a circuitous route through Brazil to Chile, then north to Peru, Ecuador and finally Colombia which borders the Darien Gap in southern Panama. Then at least 15% of them perish during the extremely hazardous 60 mile crossing of the Gap. This is just part of some of the horrendous consequences of the Biden Crooks' immigration so-called policies.
The statistics since the start of this year are horrifying and give a window into the modus operandi of the criminal crooks in the White House. They are as follows:
These illegals are for the most part infected with the Chinese Virus (probably the Biden Variant by now) and are being transported in the dead of night by bus and aircraft all over the US with absolutely NO reference or even warning to the various state authorities.
THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT BIDEN AND CO. ARE NOT INCOMPETENT (ALTHOUGH YOU'D BE FORGIVEN FOR THINKING OTHERWISE!), BUT THAT THEIR ACTIONS RE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION, THE ECONOMY AND THE MANNER IN WHICH THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO WEAPONISE THE CHINESE VIRUS, ARE ALL DELIBERATE AND PART OF A WIDER PLAN TO DESTROY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
So far to the end of June in 2021 there have been 1.7 million illegals crossing the border, only a fraction of whom are ever apprehended. Even then all that happens is that they are released and asked to appear in court in about 18 months' time. Unsurprisingly only a very small percentage ever do appear.
In this "destroy America" nefarious plan, the Dims are being unwittingly assisted by the RINOS (Republican in Name Only) in the Senate, whose only aim in life it seems is a quiet life - don't rock the boat. 19 of these RINOS - who are traitors - are backing the Dims' 1.2 trillion dollar "Infrastucture" Bill which in fact only devotes around 400 billion dollars (33%) to real infrastructure, such as roads, bridges etc. With the passage of this bill, it will become so much easier for the main Socialist sabotage of America to begin with a second and main bill to the tune of 3.5 trillion dollars.
Now also there is a "vaccine" mandate being called for the whole US military by next month at the latest. Once again this is a direct assault on the military with the undoubted side effects and death from the "vaccines" and also undoubtedly the forced resignation of those who are principled enough to resist having the jab.
Fauci is now saying that parents should wear masks at home in front of their children - no doubt to reinforce the young minds that MASKS MUST BE WORN AT ALL TIMES.
And Obama's 60th. birthday bash on Martha's Vineyard with 500 guests and nobody masked. Now apparently we hear that 12 of the island's residents (where there had been no trace of the Chinese Virus before) now have been infected with the lurgi.
And we could go on, and on, and on...................
The bottom line is that America (and her Constitution) is being more and more openly attacked by her own government in order to destroy the country as we all have known it. This is deliberate betrayal and needs to be dealt with accordingly.
On that happy note we will leave you for another 2 weeks..............
Hope all is well with everyone.
Con cordial saludos y mucho amor de nosotros en la Ciudad de la Eterna Primavera............
Jim y Jean
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