In our seventeenth episode, we look at the tightening release of government information as the White House puts a gag on the Federal government sharing information about the outbreak.  We see a story about the UK's plan to institute care panels and their contingency planning is removed.  A report from Italy shares how ICU beds are filling up as one Chinese province reports 14% of Covid-19 victims test as reinfected.  We look closely at why Iran is in such trouble including the likelihood much of their government is at risk from this virus.  We see that Covid-19 has probably infected many, hurt some, but caution against misinterpreting finding those cases that exist as seeing them as an outbreak beyond something likely already here. 

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Updates from around the world: https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/02/28/coronavirus-latest-updates-china-hubei-south-korea.html

14% of Covid-19 patients test positive on second test in Guangdong: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8052173/14-CENT-coronavirus-patients-tested-positive-SECOND-time-one-Chinese-region.html

White House gags government from public testimony: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8052775/White-House-GAGS-government-health-experts-speaking-coronavirus.html

HHS whistleblower alleges improper protection used with evacuees: https://time.com/5792135/coronavirus-whistleblower-hhs-employees/ 

Deleted story from Express.co.uk about care panels in UK: https://twitter.com/CoronavirusCast/status/1233083236529639424?s=20 

Stress mounting on Italian ICU system as case load builds: https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/02/27/coronavirus-terapia-intensiva-dellospedale-di-cremona-sovraccarica-quanti-sono-i-posti-per-la-ria

Episode 16 starts with review of a story published in the Sun which considers the UK projection that up to 500k could die from Covid-19 in a worst case scenario with cold math that suggests this is worse and that story is an effort to begin slowly raising the level of public awareness about the peril before us.  We look at the rapidly advancing outbreak in South Korea, and apply that logic to the clusters which will form.  The first disconnected case in California is traced back to Travis AFB, hinting at failures in containment yet again from the CDC.  We close with a bombshell that says Covid-19 spreads like HIV, leaving us wondering if it harms us the same way.  Could that be why so many drugs work?  Is Covid-19 a chimera blending attributes of different sicknesses in one load? 

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Leaked UK paper claims 500k could die from Covid-19: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11041657/coronavirus-could-kill-500000-brits/

Imperial College Covid-19 modeling: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infectious-disease-analysis/news--wuhan-coronavirus/

Japanese woman tests positive second time: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/27/japanese-woman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-for-second-time

Peak Prosperity - Good coverage of Iran and false reporting from China: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oKV5MK2bdw

Graphic demonstration of disease spread by cluster in South Korea: https://graphics.reuters.com/CHINA-HEALTH-SOUTHKOREA-CLUSTERS/0100B5G33SB/index.html

Japan cancelling schools, South Korea cancels military exercises: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/02/27/world/virus-spreads-south-korea-military-drills-with-us-canceled/

Quarantine vehicle used for Covid-19 patients: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32248/747s-carrying-amer

Episode 15 offers a framework to deal with a rapidly changing world as the Covid-19 pandemic spreads quickly through Iran, Italy, and South Korea and we see Europe, the Middle East, and now Latin America joining the fray.  We consider what virologists say about how widely this will spread, speak honestly about the millions or tens of millions who will be impacted, and critically gauge the CDC's effectiveness in light of the public admission people should prepare now because the coronavirus is here.  Beyond politics, we look at intermediate treatments to deploy, how to protect medical responders, and implore governments to work now on solutions to the two questions we will need to survive as our economy stagnates amidst supply line disruptions and growing panic:  How do we keep the doctors at work and how do we keep people fed?

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Updates from Europe and Worldwide: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-news-live-uk-italy-spain-outbreak-us-symptoms-cdc-update-a9359521.html

You're Likely to Get the Coronavirus: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/02/covid-vaccine/607000/

NIH begins clinical trials for Remdesivir: https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-clinical-trial-remdesivir-treat-covid-19-begins

Remdesivir and Chloroquine inhibit Covid-19: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-020-0282-0

Chloroquine phosphate's efficacy: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32074550

Federal Officials warn virus is here, San Francisco declares emergency: https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/amp/Get-ready-now-for-probable-coronavirus-pandemic-15084220.php

Homeland Security Secretary Wolf unprepared: https://www.newsweek.com/gop-senator-grills-acting-homeland-security-secretary-over-lack-coronavirus-knowledge-youre-1489065

Health and

Episode 14  begins with a deeper dive into imagining a more effective quarantine policy as we more closely examine the Italian response with the case count roaring toward 300 and neighboring countries being infected.   We continue asking for a more robust response from the WHO and CDC, and look into the pandemic bonds asking if the reason why we have not seen a pandemic declared has much to do with a banking quirk worth at least half a billion dollars.   Larger studies looking at the case volume primarily from Wuhan suggest a mortality rate between 2 and 5% under proper medical supervision, and we look at the details of what to expect.  Finally, the show closes with discussion about what the coming weeks may bring and the constant advisory to prepare because this will come in waves, but quickly.

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Case study video that demonstrates how Covid-19 infects and disables the body: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0A0LyMru3I

Study on impact of travel: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/9/2/601

Study of asympomatic transmission: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762028

Updates from Italy: https://www.repubblica.it/cronaca/2020/02/22/news/coronavirus_in_italia_aggiornamento_ora_per_ora-249241616/

Canary Islands infected? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-51627597

WHO: Still not a pandemic: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/24/who-says-its-too-early-to-declare-a-coronavirus-pandemic-now-is-the-time-to-prepare.html

Pandemic Bonds worth $500 million: https://qz.com/1017805/the-world-bank-issued-425-million-in-pandemic-bonds-and-derivatives-designed-so-investors-pay-in-the-event-of-an-outbreak/amp/

World Bank - Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility:

Episode 13 starts with a reset of the situation to summarize for our new listeners what we have learned about the Covid-19 pandemic, key questions we still have, and a brief outline of events and discoveries.  Key discoveries include that "cured" patients also need a 14 day quarantine lest they spread the virus, the FDA reports impending shortages for 150 drugs, and local governments resist efforts from the CDC to place Covid-19 victims in their community.  The CDC continues to criminally underreport the case load and the WHO claims they no longer have pandemics.  Meanwhile, Iran has seen 50 deaths acknowledged , South Korea is heading toward full quarantine, and Italy has jumped to over 200 cases rapidly with 5 deats and Lombardy in lockdown.  Sadly, while China claims to have under 500 new cases daily now, we see incinerators going throughout the country with a firewall shielding what they are doing from the world as we see sulphur plumes off the chart now being measured - a signal of the burning of organic waste.  Prepare now as the quarantines are coming.

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Cured patients test positive again, could spread disease: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3051966/coronavirus-wuhan-quarantine-all-cured-patients-14-days-after

FDA sources:  Shortages of 150 drugs expected: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/484276-coronavirus-outbreak-could-cause-shortages-of-150-drugs-report

Chinese businesses unable to survive: https://www.bloombergquint.com/global-economics/millions-of-chinese-firms-face-collapse-if-banks-don-t-act-fast

CDC - Daily Testing Update - 414 tested nationwide: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html

Alabamans manage to shunt Covid-19 victims away from Calhoun County:https://www.waaytv.com/content/news/Sen-Shelby-Covid-19-patients-wont-be-coming-to-Anniston-FEMA-facility-568126081.html

Calhoun County hearing - little notice given to local officials by Federal agencies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq-jtN7-ra0

WHO: Don't call it a pandemic: 

In Episode 12, we report upon the rapidly declining situation in South Korea with updates from Iran and Italy.   Wuhan claims cases are dropping as they build 19 new hospitals in a growing pattern to undermine the credibility of countries and institutions alike.  We look at a fight between the CDC and State Department about those Diamond Princess passengers who were brought home without even consulting the President and against medical advice.  New information suggesting that feces accelerates the spread as do upper respiratory infections which could resemble the flu is shared.   We include evidence to further strenghten the argument for why Covid could be engineered based on its origin point.  Lastly, we make the case with global spread accelerating and quarantines becoming a more regular feature, the time to prepare is now with our strongest suggestion that you want at least a 30 day supply of necessary items focusing on food, water, and medicine to remain in place.

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19 new hospitals planned for Wuhan as cases "drop": https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-wuhan-to-activate-one-more-temporary-hospital-with-3690-beds

Cases spiking in South Korea and worldwide: https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-who-time-contain-limited-south-korea-countries-see-spike-2020-2

Dangers of fecal transmission for spread rate: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-20/fecal-transmission-may-be-behind-coronavirus-s-rapid-spread

Incubation period now rises to 27 days: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-incubation/coronavirus-incubation-could-be-as-long-as-27-days-chinese-provincial-government-says-idUSKCN20G06W

Upper respiratory problems with Covid: https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/publichealth/84988

Speculation about potential origins of the Covid outbreak: https://harvardtothebighouse.com/2020/01/31/logistical-and-technical-a

Episode 11 begins with a deeper look into South Korea's outbreak which has three clusters as cases have increased six fold in just two days.  We look into Iran which is now reporting four deaths amidst a growing case load, and the start of a cluster potentially near Milan in Italy.  A deeper look into the question of reinfection and contagiousness answers a listener question.  We offer US updates from Nebraska, Kansas, New York, and ask the question about why the CDC is looking so much at the flu but not testing for Covid-19 as vigorously.  This episode closes with emerging options for treatment including the progress toward a vaccine, HIV anti-virals like Remdeseivr, the observed impact of anti-malarial chloroquine, and blood plasma transfusions.

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 Outbreak in South Korea: https://time.com/5788511/south-korea-daegu-coronavirus-outbreak/

Potential cluster near Milan: http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2020/02/21/coronavirus-six-infected-in-italy_10bbd4fe-9e6d-4339-bf64-f740acd48145.html

Iran sees two new deaths and rising case count: https://twitter.com/BNODesk/status/1230831690496520192

Whistleblowers claim reinfection may be deadlier: https://nypost.com/2020/02/19/whistleblower-doctors-say-coronavirus-reinfection-even-deadlier/

Recovered patients may still be infectious: https://qz.com/1806050/chinese-coronavirus-expert-recovered-patients-may-still-be-infectious/

Cured patient tests positive again: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/coronavirus-patient-re-hospitalized-in-chinas-chengdu-after-testing-positive-again

Diamond Princess passengers asymptomatic, but test positive in Omaha: https://www.ketv.com/article/11-people-test-positive-for-coronavirus-at-unmc/31029795

Quarantine in Westchester County: https://nypost.co

Episode 10 features a series of news reports from around the world about the rapidly changing state of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.  We start with examining the reduction in case reporting from China coupled with the insertion of industrial organic waste incinerators in Wuhan and promises from the government there to punish anyone whose area reports cases.  The first deaths emerge from Iran, suggesting a deeper and previouly unrecognized infection area may be present.  Cases triple overnight in South Korea with a major city, Daegu, calling for self-quarantine as numbers rise further in Japan, Singapore, and throughout Asia.  In America, we hear the continuing report of only 15 cases even as tens of thousands are under self-quarantine, and we ask why so few people are being tested.  Lastly, we look at the emerging science for risks of a second infection potentially being greater than the first, and ask the question what Covid-19 will do to us?

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40 incinerators to Wuhan amid promises cases will abate: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/china-deploys-40-incinerators-wuhan-21529067

War Room Pandemic - Steve Bannon and Miles Guo report on case suppression: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx7KtkoadRY&feature=youtu.be

Chinese coronavirus drill at Wuhan airport on 9/18/19? https://twitter.com/jenniferatntd/status/1229921498464505856?s=09

First Iranian cases and fatalities reported: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-51563039

Iran suspects additional cases: https://en.irna.ir/news/83682322/Two-patients-suspected-of-coronavirus-quarantined-in-northern

Cases triple overnight in South Korea, Daegu Mayor calls for citizens to stay indoors with other updates: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/coronavirus-china-live-updates/2020/02/20/3159df72-535c-11ea-b119-4faabac6674f_story.html

200 people under monitoring in Georgia: https://www.ajc.com/news/close-200-georgia-residents-are-being-monitored-for-coronavirus/U343j1oHXVLPD6A2EvRO3I/

5400 people under monitoring in California: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavi

In Episode 9, we dive more deeply into what is happening in Japan.  With nearly a hundred cases beyond the sad story of the Diamond Princess, we see the beginnings of an outbreak in Japan with several clusters of cases inside and outside Tokyo.  Public criticism is rising about lax health measures as the Health Ministry explores HIV drugs for treatment, working from home, and more testing kits being made available.   All these, however, are still outweighed by Japan's determination to keep their tourism industry afloat, and we look at one case in particular that connects China, Japan, and Hawaii.

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CNBC - Gottlieb: Japan on verge of outbreak: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMDMrDjGsnc

Japan becoming a Coronavirus hotbed: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/as-cases-mount-japan-is-rapidly-becoming-a-coronavirus-hotbed/ar-BB109xdU

Japan prepares for widespread outbreak: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/880/

Another 95 cases confirmed in Japan: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200218_52/

Working from home in Japan: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200219_40/

HIV Treatment being tested: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-health-japan-treatment-idUSKBN20C047

Threat to elderly: https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Coronavirus/Elderly-emerge-as-top-priority-in-Japan-s-coronavirus-fight

Coronavirus spread from Japan to Hawaii? https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/18/health/coronavirus-hawaii-japan-delta/index.html

Coronavirus could cost Japan billions: https://footwearnews.com/2020/business/financial-news/coronavirus-japan-economy-recession-1202928216/

Japan's determination to keep tourism afloat: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-02-19/foreign-visitors-to-japan-fall-for-fourth-straight-month-in-january

Nissan shutdown due to parts shortage from China: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51441344

Markets watching Japan, Singapore, and Asia:

Episode 8 dives into the supply chain interruptions taking a look at how deeply Covid-19 is impacting the Chinese economy, the heavy reduction in usage of fuel and transportation, the risk to the food supply, and the perils of manufacturing during an epidemic.  We look at how the West is exposed with a focus on the medical supply and pharmaceutical sectors, electronics, manufacturing, and automobiles, and the real problems of finding alternate suppliers with the world's primary manufacturer mostly offline.  Lastly, we examine efforts by the WHO to silence all non-authorized reporting sources, arguing against the spreading informational blackout of this devastating outbreak.

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China's Economy Disintegrating: https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/china-disintegrating-steel-demand-property-sales-traffic-all-approaching-zero

Coronavirus Could Impact 5 Million Companies Worldwide: https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/17/coronavirus-could-impact-5-million-companies-worldwide-research-shows.html

US Pharma Supply Chain Vulnerability: https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/14/coronavirus-outbreak-exposes-weak-link-us-drug-supply-chain/

American dependence on Chinese pharmaceuticals: https://theconversation.com/the-silent-threat-of-the-coronavirus-americas-dependence-on-chinese-pharmaceuticals-130670

Impact of Coronavirus on Global Supply Chain: https://www.mhlnews.com/global-supply-chain/article/21122993/impact-of-the-coronavirus-on-global-supply-chain

Automotive Disruptions: https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-outbreak-could-affect-production-at-2-gm-plants-union-officials-say-11581697246

Pharmaceutical Disruptions: https://www.fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/concern-for-drug-shortages-grows-as-covid-19-outbreak-drags

Electronics Disruptions: https://9to5mac.com/2020/02/17/laptop-production/

Textile Disruptions: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-07/china-virus-crisis-roils-supply-chains-for-global-manufacturers

WHO Silencing Social Media: https://