The Daily Populous

Sunday March 15th, 2020 day edition

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White House physician Sean Conley says President Donald Trump has tested negative for the new coronavirus.

But the administration has been intentionally spreading disinformation, which gives us little confidence in the veracity of this most recent statement.

White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham released a statement on Saturday that said after Conley had “an in-depth” conversation with the president late Friday night, Trump “elected to proceed” with having a COVID-19 test.

Conley wrote that on Saturday that he “received confirmation that the test is negative.”.

Trump’s doctor added, “One week after having dinner with the Brazilian delegation in Mar-a-Lago, the President remains symptom-free.”

Two people that Trump came in contact with from that dinner have since tested positive for COVID-19.

If that’s true, that might be the only thing that could be considered normal in this administration. »

Coronavirus: Wuhan doctors celebrate closure of last temporary hospital after dramatic fall in cases in China

Authored by independent.co.uk

China built 14 new hospitals, including two in Wuhan, early last month in just weeks to provide thousands of beds for the sick as the virus spread rapidly.

The country has recorded 80,824 cases of coronavirus and 3,189 deaths since the start of the outbreak at the end of last year.

Meanwhile the US and China have fallen into a war of words over coronavirus. »

Ottawa set to declare plastics as toxic substance

Authored by theglobeandmail.com

The federal government intends to designate plastics as toxic substances, a move industry stakeholders say is unduly aggressive and detrimental to the sector’s brand.

In an e-mail, Environment and Climate Change Canada signalled that the government will, indeed, designate plastics as toxic.

Environmental Defence Canada is among the advocacy organizations that for months have urged the government to deem plastics toxic. »

Italian journalist urges UK and US to lockdown NOW amid coronavirus pandemic

Authored by dailymail.co.uk
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An Italian journalist is warning Britons to 'stay home' amid the coronavirus pandemic as one of the country's top doctors warns Covid-19 is 'apocalyptic'.

Writing in The Boston Globe newspaper, Mr Ferraresi, of Rome, said: 'Until last week, the Italian public health care system had the capacity to care for everyone.

Italian journalist Mattia Ferraresi says the Government wasted time in not acting decisively and more drastically early on - and claims Italy's universal healthcare system has been 'felled'. »