Sales-driven panic? New SARS-like virus spreading worldwide, boosting media coffers

RT
May 14, 2013

Saudi Arabia has confirmed four more cases of the new deadly coronavirus, contributing to global fears over the disease’s spread. Panic of this type has been boosting media ratings and has kept the drugs market bubbling over the last decade.

Four more confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (nCoV) see the total number of infected in Saudi Arabia reach 28 since the disease was first identified in 2012. Ten more people have been reported to have nCoV in other parts of the world – Jordan, Germany, Britain and France.

One of the freshly-confirmed sick Saudis had already been treated and released from hospital, while three others are still receiving medical assistance, according to the Saudi Press Agency, cited by Reuters.

This surge in the number of detected nCoV cases could result from the fact that overwhelming numbers of Saudis, even those with slightest fever symptoms, have rushed to hospitals for fears of the new virus, which has been deadliest in Saudi Arabia, claiming 15 lives. The disease’s global death toll is 18.

“I did not send my son to school because of the fear of the spread of the virus,” said one Saudi woman interviewed by AFP.

The news of the four new Saudi nCoV cases, comes a day after the second case of coronavirus was detected in France, where the disease transmitted between hospital roommates. The one initially suffering from the coronavirus was infected while on a Middle East tour.

The WHO is ringing alarm bells, labeling the new coronavirus as “major challenge for all of the countries which have been affected as well as the rest of the world.”

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The statement on the whole is more about questions than answers, as there are “many gaps in our knowledge that will inevitably take time to fill in” according to Gregory Härtl, WHO media coordinator.

Among the facts available is that the new coronavirus comes from the same family as SARS, which killed 775 people in 2003 and saw 8,000 infected. Initial symptoms of nCoV are flu-like and include a fever above 38°C, as well as coughing and sore throat.

Those infected by nCoV are mostly “older men, often with other medical conditions” and the disease is transmitted from person to person only when there’s prolonged close contact between people.

Experts meanwhile try to assess the real danger, noting the new virus is far less explosive than SARS, but its death rate among detected cases is almost 50 per cent. The question however is how many milder cases of the disease go undetected.

The nCoV coronavirus is the new disease to become center of international attention. There are fears it will reach the scale of other similar diseases, like bird flu, which took 371 lives since 2003 or swine flu which saw more than 18,000 dead in its 2009 outbreak.

All of these figures, however, pale in comparison with the annual death toll from common flu.

“Seasonal influenza epidemics can affect up to 15 per cent of the population and result in up to 500 000 deaths worldwide each year”, according to WHO’s 2011 report.

The real killer, however, does not make headlines and is not something the pharmaceutical industry announces a crusade against.

All attention is usually on the new viruses, with often excessive advertising campaigns for preventing and curing them.

The most notable and controversial was the case with Swiss-produced Tamiflu. Back at the time of the swine flu pandemic, four years ago, it was pronounced cure number one for the disease. People were sweeping the drug from pharmacies’ shelves, governments stockpiled it.

Then came the eye-opener - a study published in the British Medical Journal in December 2009 found no evidence that Tamiflu lowered the risk of flu complications.

The Council of Europe eventually wanted WHO to be called to account, and possibly admit that the swine flu threat was blown out of proportion.

Overblown or not, the swine flu panic landed an estimated US$18 billion in the pockets of pharmaceutical companies’ owners.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 5:35 am

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15 Responses to “Sales-driven panic? New SARS-like virus spreading worldwide, boosting media coffers”

1. Anonymous says:

   May 14, 2013 at 7:53 am

   The best thing to do is put these cities in full quarantine where the virus is, it sounds bad for the inhabitants of these cities but its the best option to do so, also no flights or travel in and out.

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   Anonymous Reply:
   May 14th, 2013 at 8:28 am

   In other words, Marshall Law. Advances the cause perfectly.

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   Anonymous Reply:
   May 14th, 2013 at 9:07 am

   You have to understand that sometimes this is good. what obama is doing is creating a police state out of fears and deception, but when a deadly virus is released in a city its urgent to lockdown the city and prevent it from getting out of the city, what do you want a worldwide epidemic?

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   Anonymous Reply:
   May 15th, 2013 at 12:22 am

   Yes we wan’t a World Wide Epidemic,this is the Final stage of the Agenda.
   It will be a Controled Release of the Mild Virus,just to shut Down Air Travel,and help with the Economic Destruction of the U.S.Marshall Law,then the Release of the H9 N11 Virus.
   That’s rite Folks,The Cops have Done a DRILL TEST Run in the NY Subway.
   Now we have N7 N9 it is only 2 Jumps away from the Killer 9/11 Virus.
   Just the Name 9 11 will send Fear into everyones Hearts,so it off to the FEMA Camp to get your Shot,and your FRID Chip.
   Once the NWO Release this Virus,Marshall Law is the Only way to Keep Law and Order.
   Folk Forget that the Virus set to Release soon will Kill 2 Birds with one Stone.
   First it will be like a Cold or Flu,,,,then the Pyshcosis,,,Zombie Virus will kick in after a Week.
   So you will have Thousand of Sick Demented People that CANNOT TAKE A ORDER.
   If the Sargent Major at a Checkpoint says”Go to your Home”then Folk will go Wild.
   Those Hollow Points will be used on these Zombies,God help us all.

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2. Anonymous says:

   May 14, 2013 at 8:16 am

   corporate greed is the worlds biggest problem and it goes hand in hand with being filthy rich

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3. Anonymous says:

   May 14, 2013 at 8:17 am

   like i said corporate greed is the worlds biggest problem and it goes hand in hand with being filthy rich

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4. Anonymous says:

   May 14, 2013 at 8:18 am

   all their created bugs have the same symtoms is it me or what

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   Anonymous Reply:
   May 14th, 2013 at 9:48 am

   Your are right about the symptoms being very similar…also if you have noticed, these viruses pop up just after every Bilderberg meetings each time, ever time they meet sh!t happens like this.

   check it out.

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5. Anonymous says:

   May 14, 2013 at 8:50 am

   THEY ARE THE ONES WHO CREATE THESE VIRUSES!!!!!!!!

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   Anonymous Reply:
   May 14th, 2013 at 2:30 pm

   depopulation of this planet is the evil plan and faith of the human race.
   Those who will submit will be the slaves of the Elite who remain alive.the rest will be murdered by wars,terrorism, and viruses followed by vaccines forced on the sheeple.

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6. Stanley Tweedle says:

   May 14, 2013 at 12:30 pm

   When was the last time you saw somebody in saudi arabia take a Vit-D suppliment or a tall glass of fresh Orange juice.

   Ghessh, these folks eat sand and your wondering why they’re comming down with health issues?

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   Anonymous Reply:
   May 14th, 2013 at 1:32 pm

   you have certainly alot of misunderstandings and i guarantee you that they suprisingly eat alot healthier there than in the US where most vegies or food is made by monsanto.

   They eat fresh picken dates, drink natural milk, and alot of healthy things there, some things might be nasty but alot healthier than Mcdonalds or burger king, even though the saudi government is capitalist.

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   Anonymous Reply:
   May 14th, 2013 at 2:18 pm

   “When was the last time you saw somebody in saudi arabia take a Vit-D suppliment ”

   you seem to be forgetting the sun.

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7. Anonymous says:

   May 14, 2013 at 2:27 pm

   the sheeple are afraid of being afraid.

   they will run to get those poison vaccines such a pathetic panic effect.

   But sheeple will always be sheeple no matter how hard you try to wake some up???

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8. Anonymous says:

   May 22, 2013 at 4:34 pm

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