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Added on the 09/04/2020 13:04:35 - Copyright : BANG Showbiz
YouTube announced on Wednesday that it will now be extending current rules about lies. It is also cracking down on propaganda, and conspiracy theories about the coronavirus. The efforts also extend to include misinformation about coronavirus vaccines. Gizmodo says the video giant now says it prohibits false content about coronavirus vaccines. They will not allow videos that contradict expert consensus from local health authorities. This includes bogus claims that the vaccine is a pretext to stick people with tracking chips.
Utah is posting record hospitalizations, according to the Utah Department of Health. Conspiracy theorists have tried to enter hospitals to prove that the COVID-19 case surge is a hoax. Utah is recruiting medical professionals from out of state, reports Business Insider. 85% of ICU beds are currently being used, with almost half being COVID-19 related. Though the "hoax" situations are few and isolated, they are taking up worker's time and energy. Responding to conspiracy theories diverts attention from providing lifesaving care by staff.
Chinese virologists linked to former Trump strategist Steve Bannon released another paper Thursday on COVID-19. According to Business Insider, the group claims the novel coronavirus is 'an unrestricted bioweapon.' One of the authors, Li-Meng Yan, told Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson that the virus was 'intentionally' released by the Chinese government. The authors accuse scientists of depositing fake coronavirus sequences in GenBank, a genetic sequence database run by the National Institutes of Health. Experts quickly debunked the claim, calling it 'bizarre and unfounded.' Most think the virus originated in bats before jumping to people. In fact, one study found that it shared 96% of its genetic code with coronaviruses sampled from Chinese bat populations.
Peshawar/Karachi (Pakistan), March 11 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Arshad Arbab, Shahzad Akbar).- A month after the vaccination against Covid-19 began in Pakistan, only half of the country's health workers have chosen to receive the jab due to conspiracy theories that have triggered vaccine distrust.FOOTAGE OF CORONAVIRUS VACCINATION IN PESHAWAR AND KARACHI.
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