The Daily Populous

Sunday April 26th, 2020 night edition

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Telecoms engineers have told Radio 1 Newsbeat they're being threatened and harassed by people who believe they're working on 5G, which has been wrongly linked to coronavirus.

CWU represents nearly 40,000 telecoms engineers.

Andy says most aren't even working on 5G - they're maintaining the network and playing "a crucial role".

More importantly these are engineers maintaining the network so it's there for all the health and emergency services.".

Newsbeat's spoken to three engineers who asked for only their first names to be used because they're scared for their safety.

He admits they have to be "more vigilant" whilst doing the job since the abuse and harassment of engineers started.

"Scientists say 5G and the coronavirus are completely different things - as different as chalk and cheese - so you can't get the virus by using 5G. »

Kim Jong Un in a 'vegetative state' after heart surgery - Japanese Media

Authored by jpost.com

The medical expert said during a visit to the countryside earlier this month, Kim clutched his chest and fell to the ground.

When Kim Jong Un's father, Kim Jong Il, suffered a stroke in 2008, South Korean media reported at the time that Chinese doctors were involved in his treatment along with French physicians.

Kim is a third-generation hereditary leader who came to power after his father Kim Jong Il died in 2011 from a heart attack. »

The Republicans who were once so pro-life they fought over one woman on life support now want to sacrifice grandma for the economy

Authored by independent.co.uk

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky bemoaned the “lack of commerce” on Twitter and threw his support behind “re-opening” the economy.

It’s puzzling how these politicians think “re-opening” will lead to business as usual with an unpredictable contagion floating around.

This proposed legislation aimed to increase the amount of people with health insurance (which is positively correlated with life preservation). »

Coronavirus: No evidence that recovered patients are immune, says WHO

Authored by irishtimes.com
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In a scientific brief, the United Nations agency warned governments against issuing “immunity passports” or “risk-free certificates” to people who have been infected as their accuracy could not be guaranteed.

“There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from Covid-19 and have antibodies are protected from a second infection,” it said.

Chile said last week it would begin handing out “health passports” to people deemed to have recovered from the illness. »

'Unfit, unwell, unacceptable': Anti-Trump Republicans turn president's disastrous disinfectant cure comments into scathing attack ad

Authored by independent.co.uk
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One ad also criticises Americans who are protesting stay-at-home orders with "words of selfish entitlement" as the US death toll climbs above 50,000.

A video from Republicans for the Rule of Law titled "Unfit.

In recent months, the groups have released several ads targeting the president and his administration as well as other prominent Republicans. »