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Medical professionals from Northern Italy and the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center report a perceived decrease in the potency and severity of COVID-19 cases. Observations suggest that the total viral load in new patients is lower than in the early stages of the pandemic, leading to fewer patients requiring ventilators. These findings indicate the virus may be changing or losing its initial virulence.
Viral Deterioration, Italy Direct Flights and Media Distortion
The theory of viral deterioration suggests that as a lab-created virus passes through a population, it reverts to a "wild type" and becomes less virulent. This is used to explain why early outbreaks in Northern Italy and New York—linked to direct flights from Wuhan—were more deadly than later cases in the western United States.
The regional council of Veneto in Italy has passed a resolution urging the national government to recognize Crimea as part of Russia and lift economic sanctions. The Northern League, a separatist party, led the vote, citing severe damage to the local economy's glass exports. While the resolution is non-binding, it signals growing European opposition to EU foreign policy regarding Moscow.
