WHO Says 1 In 10 People Worldwide Infected With Coronavirus, Finding Implies Death Rate Closer To Flu

In a highly revealing statement, Dr. Michael Ryan, head of emergencies at the World Health Organization (WHO), has admitted that the global body’s “best estimates” now suggest around 1 in 10 people worldwide may have been infected with the coronavirus. With the world population standing at 7.8 billion, this means the number of people infected is approximately 780 million. On the basis that, at the time of writing, the global death toll is said to be 1,098,702, the virus therefore has a fatality rate of about 0.14 percent – a figure significantly lower than the WHO’s original estimate of 3.4 percent and much more comparable to seasonal influenza than originally thought.

 Given that lockdowns and other authoritarian measures have been fueled by modeling based on the WHO’s original fatality estimate, Dr. Ryan’s admission raises important questions. For example, the WHO estimates that up to 650,000 people also die each year of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal influenza. While it reports the fatality rate for influenza to be below 0.1 percent, at 0.14 percent the fatality rate for the coronavirus is at least roughly comparable to this and over 24 times lower than originally estimated. As such, when announcing that 1 in 10 of the global population may have been infected with the coronavirus, why didn’t the WHO point out that this would imply its fatality rate is significantly lower than previously reported?

Elaborating on where the figure of 1 in 10 people worldwide comes from, Margaret Harris, a WHO spokeswoman, said it is based on an average of antibody studies conducted around the world. The presence of coronavirus antibodies in the blood indicates a person has been infected with the virus in the past and that they have developed some degree of protection against it. But while the 1 in 10 statistic was portrayed by the WHO as showing the world remains at risk, with a fatality rate of 0.14 percent it would have been just as true to say that 99.86 percent of the people who contracted the virus have survived it.

None of this should be taken as suggesting the coronavirus isn’t dangerous. The virus is dangerous, but only to people with weakened immune systems. The elderly and people suffering from conditions such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases, high blood pressure, and diabetes are particularly at risk. But with the world now facing further draconian lockdowns on the basis that a so-called ‘second wave’ of the virus is said to be imminent, we clearly deserve a proper analysis of the data upon which the WHO’s health policy advice is being based.

Ultimately, while the seriousness of the current global situation should not be underestimated, nor either should the ability of ordinary people to evaluate the evidence and think for themselves. Dr. Ryan warns us that the world is “heading into a difficult period.” He may well be right. But in the absence of a proper public analysis of his data, the months ahead may be particularly damaging for the WHO itself.

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Executive Director of the Dr. Rath Health Foundation and one of the coauthors of our explosive book, “The Nazi Roots of the ‘Brussels EU'”, Paul is also our expert on the Codex Alimentarius Commission and has had eye-witness experience, as an official observer delegate, at its meetings.

Prior to joining the Foundation, Paul's background was in the music industry, where he worked as a keyboard player and programmer with artists including Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Bill Withers, the Verve, Texas, and Primal Scream.

He first became interested in natural health after falling ill with a chronic fatigue syndrome-related disorder in 1991 and subsequently making a full recovery through the use of natural health therapies. After meeting Dr. Rath and Dr. Niedzwiecki at an anti-Codex rally in Berlin in 2002, Paul was inspired to make a life-changing decision to leave the music industry to work for the Foundation and help defend the right of patients worldwide to have free access to natural health approaches.

You can find Paul on Twitter at @paulanthtaylor

Der Executive Director der Dr. Rath Health Foundation ist einer der Koautoren des explosiven Buchs „Die Nazi-Wurzeln der Brüsseler EU“. Paul ist auch unser Experte zum Thema „Codex Alimentarius-Kommission“ und hat Augenzeugenerfahrung als offizieller beobachtender Teilnehmer bei diesen Treffen.

Bevor er seine Arbeit bei der Stiftung antrat war Paul in der Musikindustrie aktiv. Er arbeitete als Keyboard-Spieler und Programmierer mit Künstlern wie Paul McCartney, Bryan Ferry, Bill Withers, the Verve, Texas und Primal Scream.

Sein Interesse an natürlicher Gesundheit wuchs, als er 1991 an Störungen erkrankte, die aus einem chronischen Erschöpfungssyndrom resultierten. Durch natürliche Gesundheitstherapien wurde er schließlich vollständig geheilt. Ein Treffen 2002 mit Dr. Rath und Dr. Niedzwiecki bei einer Anti-Codex-Demonstration in Berlin inspirierte ihn zu einer lebensverändernden Entscheidung und er verließ die Musikindustrie um für die Stiftung zu arbeiten und das Recht der Patienten zu verteidigen, weltweit freien Zugang zu natürlichen Gesundheitsverfahren zu haben.

Auf Twitter ist Paul unter @paulanthtaylor zu finden.

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