Last week I reported on an astonishing review conducted by a group of senior scientists on a paper on which most Covid testing is based. It comprehensively debunked the science behind the Corman-Drosten paper, which described a protocol for using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to detect Covid, finding …
Read More »US president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus
“He’s been completely asymptomatic so far and is following all medically recommended COVID-19 guidelines,” the spokesman said, as cited by Reuters. Trump Jr, who as an Executive Vice President at The Trump Organization, has been holing up in his cabin after the diagnosis, he added. A businessman and father of …
Read More »9 million in 5 days: China’s Qingdao launches citywide Covid-19 testing campaign after new cases arrive from abroad
Qingdao authorities have announced a citywide testing campaign that will embrace an estimated 9 million inhabitants and last for 5 days, it emerged on Monday. Images that surfaced online showed local residents waiting in queues to undergo a Covid-19 test. Some of the test counters had already started working on …
Read More »China ramps up digital currency pilot testing with transactions topping 1.1 billion yuan
According to the bank’s deputy governor, Fan Yifei, the currency has been used for more than 1.1 billion yuan ($162 million) worth of transactions. Pilots will also be conducted at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, he said. The pilot programs have made “positive progress,” with more than 6,700 use cases implemented as of late …
Read More »Russia scrambles EIGHT jets to intercept three US B-52 bombers testing Crimea borders over Ukraine & Black Sea
Russian airspace control detected three US Air Force B-52H strategic bombers approaching the country’s border on Friday, according to a statement from the Russian Ministry of Defense. Four Su-27 and four Su-30 fighters were quickly scrambled, and escorted the American aircraft away from Russian airspace. “Violations of the state border …
Read More »Schlossberg: Russia needs solid testing for coronavirus people category risk
Schlossberg: Russia needs solid testing for coronavirus people out of the risk categories Continuous testing of all citizens on the coronavirus in the Russian conditions it is impossible, however, this measure is vital at least for people from categories of increased risk, the head of the Pskov branch of the …
Read More »Ford is testing a robotic couriers
American automaker Ford has begun testing package delivery works Digit. “Ford, which is better known for its cars, SUVs and pickups, experimenting with something completely different — work, delivering packages”, — stated in the message, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to ukrinform.ru. As reported in the company-automaker, working under the …
Read More »NASA is testing the antenna Europa Clipper before the search for life on Jupiter’s moon
Between 2022 and 2025 space Agency NASA plans to launch the Europa Clipper mission to search for life on the sixth satellite of Jupiter — Europe. Space object are particularly interested in scientists, as it is believed that under its icy crust the hidden ocean, which contains two times more …
Read More »China is testing an innovative system of payment for travel on the subway
The Chinese will pay for travel in the subway face. Subway has introduced a facial recognition system, still in test mode. In the Chinese city of Shenzhen earned facial recognition system, which transmits in the subway without a ticket. While it works in test mode. In the case of a …
Read More »BMW is testing a new generation of the X6 crossover
The second generation X6 must leave “the scene” in July 2019. When in 2007, BMW introduced the X6 concept, it was clear that soon there will be the production version of the E71. The second generation came in 2015, and next summer will come the third generation of the X6 …
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