The “Covid-19(84) pandemic” has been a roller coaster ride for our nation – normality replaced with a “twilight zone” existence in the blink of an eye.
This all started in March when Boris changed Government policy from the sensible Herd immunity strategy to locking down the nation following a “prediction” of 500,000 deaths by the hapless University Professor Neil Ferguson – this we were told would be just for a few weeks to “flatten the curve” and keep the NHS from being overwhelmed.
The most puzzling thing was the lockdown policy was brought in just days after the Government had downgraded Covid-19 on 19th March 2020 stating “it was no longer considered to be a high consequence infectious disease (HCID) as the mortality rate was low. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/high-consequence-infectious-diseases-cid?fbclid=IwAR0K9JQDtW5p1CbBWsmujsVH27HshoaVV6mroNmzYFvQmshi94TNqZDb-Yw
Now let’s fast forward to today – the country has still not returned to normal, a majority of people remain furloughed from work, draconian measures are still in force, face masks have become mandatory in many places, schools and many businesses remain closed. The Nightingale Hospitals – built at speed now lie dormant – the expected surge never arrived and death rates are currently below the 5-year average.
Despite this testing is being ramped up across the country, the media focus has shifted from deaths to cases – it would appear that increased testing = increased cases and this is in turn brings into play a new policy – “localised lockdowns”.
What on earth is happening? Time to go down the rabbit hole……..
There are two types of tests available.
Test 1 – Viral Test – (PCR)
This test is used to diagnose people who are currently infected with Covid-19. This is the one we are hearing so much about.
It uses a sample of mucus typically taken from a person’s nose or throat. It looks for the genetic material of the coronavirus.
The new coronavirus has a 79% genetic similarity to the SARS virus.
The test uses a technology called PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction), which greatly amplifies the viral genetic material if it is present. That material is detectable when a person is actively infected.
What is a PCR Test?
“In the early 1990’s, PCR, became popular, the Inventor Kary Mullis was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1993. It is a thermal cycling method used to make up billions of copies of a specific DNA sample, making it large enough to study. PCR is an indispensable technique with a broad variety of applications including biomedical research and criminal forensics.”
According to the Inventor Kary Mullis, PCR cannot and should never be used as a tool in “the diagnosis of infectious diseases.”
Test 2 – Antibody Test
An antibody test (also called a serological test) this tells you if you have previously had an infection with SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19.
Antibody tests check your blood by looking for antibodies, which may tell you if you had a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Antibodies are proteins that help fight off infections and can provide immunity.
A positive test result shows you may have antibodies from an infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. However, there is a chance a positive result means that you have antibodies from an infection with a virus from the same family of viruses (called coronaviruses), such as the one that causes the common cold.
However, I have viewed many papers and scientific studies pointing towards T-Cell immunity which may be more important than antibodies – (I will report on this in a separate article).
How many tests are being carried out across the UK?
On 3rd June Matt Hancock revealed that testing capacity is now at 206,000, however this included at least 40,000 antibody tests, which were counted towards the target after hospitals were instructed to start using them.
Tests = Cases = Local Lockdowns
On 30th June 2020 Leicester was the first City to go into “local lockdown” – with 36 other areas said to be “at risk”.
It was reported that there has been a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the City so harsher restrictions were being put in place.
Matt Hancock said Leicester’s 7-day infection rate was 135 cases per 100,000 – 3 times that of the next highest city.
How Many Coronavirus Patients are Currently in Leicester’s Hospitals?
For this information I visited local media outlet – Leicestershire Live who state:-
At the height of the pandemic there were “57” patients on local intensive care wards – (being treated for which ailment? – is unclear).
The number of patients with coronavirus at Leicester’s hospitals has dropped dramatically. Just 18 in-patients currently under the care of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust have tested positive for coronavirus – 3 of those patients are currently being treated on intensive care wards.
In preparation for the outbreak, some 300 intensive care beds had been lined up ready for Leicester’s hospitals to use if required – (it appears they were not required).
Analysis
We were told lockdowns were put in place to protect the NHS from a surge – if that were true why is Leicester in lockdown their hospitals remain under-utilised.
With its now-familiar casual dishonesty, the Government and their trusty state media sidekicks alert us to “spikes” in cases in parts of the country. As with most deception, the deceit resides in the language.
There are no spikes in cases, there are increases in positive tests (entirely consistent with increases in test activity – and in fact explained by them).
A case is not the same as a positive test unless you think it is of no significance whether someone has symptoms or not.
When drastic measures are introduced they should always be based upon clear evidence and in the case of Covid-19 it is not. It has become increasingly clear to those of us who have scratched the surface – it will not be Covid-19 responsible for the majority of deaths we will witness but the lockdown policy imposed upon us.
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/testing/serology-overview.html
https://www.healthline.com/health/coronavirus-vs-sars#molecular-factors
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