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Taiwan Beats China Virus

China has tackled the coronavirus with authoritarian means. Taiwan has handled it as a free and democratic society—with openness and transparency. And it’s worked way better. Meanwhile, countries like South Korea, Italy and Iran, that have close relations with China, have had the corona virus COVID-19 spread rapidly. More from China Uncensored.

RandomRantsof Ryan examines the mortality rates from coronavirus. Looks like they could be less than 1 percent in the United States. Still higher than the common flu, but nothing like Italy, where the mortality rates are closer to six percent. Why? Italy has been flying in many Chinese factory workers who have brought and spread the disease. Also, Italy has a higher rate of elderly citizens. Finally, there are genetic factors that make Italians more likely to be impacted.

Now that we are seeing Western nations adopt more accurate testing equipment, we are seeing the rates of coronavirus infection spike upward. There are now 157,000 cases worldwide, a figure that keeps rising by 10,000 to 12,000 daily now. Toilet paper manufacturers are probably the only industry celebrating. More from Styxhexenhammer666.

With so many suspensions of sports leagues and so many people working at home, could we see a big upward splurt in the birth rates? That’s among the questions raised or tackled by Vincent James in this latest edition of The Red Elephants. His main thrust here: How Globalism Caused the Pandemic and Has Accelerated Its Spread.

Is a complete U.S. showdown on the table? Might occur says Dr. Fauci, following statement from Ohio that there could be as many as 100,000 coronavirus cases there. More from Lisa Haven.

A USA lockdown is coming. Expect signs of an economic collapse. Will we see major bank runs? Long-term food shortages? More from the Ice Age Farmer.