The Daily Populous

Sunday April 5th, 2020 morning edition

image for Petition urging WHO head to resign gets traction

An online petition calling for the head of the World Health Organization to resign over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic has received over 560,000 signatures worldwide.

The petition on the US-based Change.org platform says that Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is unfit for his role as WHO Director-General.

It says the spread of the coronavirus is partly due to his underestimation of the situation.

It says, "A lot of us are really disappointed, we believe WHO is supposed to be politically neutral."

It adds that the WHO head had believed death and infection numbers given by China "without any investigation.".

Japan's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday that the petition came as many people worry the World Health Organization may have to change its name to the "Chinese Health Organization.".

The WHO chief has made no mention of the petition so far. »

Trump gives FEMA power to restrict trade of essential goods into Canada despite warning from Trudeau

Authored by theglobeandmail.com

Mr. Trump shrugged off the warning from Mr. Trudeau, as well as criticism from medical manufacturer 3M, which said the U.S. government had ordered it to stop sending N95s to Canada and Latin America.

Earlier in the day, Mr. Trudeau said blocking trade to Canada could “end up hurting Americans as much as it hurts anybody else.”.

It would be a mistake to create blockages or reduce the amount of back-and-forth trade in essential goods and services, including medical goods, across our border.”. »

Fox News Stars Now Pretend They Never Said What They Said About the Coronavirus

Authored by thedailybeast.com

But that misleading comparison was thrown in Hannity’s face last month during an interview with top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci.

But Hannity is not the only Fox News personality to pretend he never played a role in peddling the dismissive, often-misleading coronavirus talking points he is on-record as saying.

In other words, Fox News viewers are at special risk from the coronavirus,” the letter read. »

Pink Reveals She Tested Positive for Coronavirus, Donates $1 Million

Authored by eonline.com

The pop star shared the news on Friday, also announcing a $1 million donation to COVID-19 relief efforts.

"Two weeks ago my three-year old son, Jameson, and I are were showing symptoms of COVID-19," she wrote on Instagram.

Calling the virus "serious and real," Pink condemned the government for not working quickly enough to make testing available to every American. »