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Foreign Affairs / Re: Mike Pence Disinvited From Wisconsin Lutheran Commencement Speech by eDeity: 9:19am On Aug 28, 2020
Righteousness89:
GOD BLESS , Protect and Preserve President Trump and Vice President Pence!

No Weapon Formed or Fashioned against you Guys will Prosper!

Keep Soaring in Midst of Haters !

Those with Us are More than they that Be with Them..

You are Unstoppable!!!

Now I know you're a fake ass pastor or whatever you call yourself. So you didn't read where they said an unarmed human was shot seven whole times at the back. And you couldn't say a word as regards it. And you have the gut to call a protest to such inhuman act hate? You're hate yourself!

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Business / Re: BUA Signs Deal With Turkish Firm To Build 2400TPD Flour Mills by eDeity: 7:05am On Aug 22, 2020
post=93086242:
From one good and positive news to another.
Our darling country will surely get there soon.
A better Nigeria is all we want and hope for.
We thank God we are making progress compared to the 16 years of failure and looting.

Some negative souls will always be pained with any news about progress for our darling country.
May that pain always live with them as long as they keep hoping for bad news for Nigeria.

More for them below.......


I HATE TRAINS.
I HATE BRIDGES.
I HATE RICE.
I HATE TALLEST BUILDING EAST OF THE NIGER



Let me give the background to this piece. I was reading some comments on Twitter early in the week, when I ran into this one by one Dr Ben Gbenro: “Why are some people allergic to good news about Nigeria? You are angry about the test-run of Lagos-Ibadan rail, you are angry about the development in Onne Port, but will eagerly amplify any negative news even if it’s not true. Something is wrong with you and I am here to tell you.”

Of course, that comment generated responses, both positive and negative. But the one that caught my fancy specially was by Ayekooto, who declared: “We have got to a stage when GMB achievements can no longer be denied but hated. I hate trains. I hate bridges. I hate rice.”

Very profound. A lot of people can no longer deny the many achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari, particularly in the area of infrastructure, building a new Nigeria, and so, they have decided to hate it. Sad. Very sad.

Nobody can deny that there are very serious challenges in the country, particularly in the areas of security, the economy, and standard of living generally. But that is not all there is to Nigeria of today, and those challenges are being addressed very robustly. That hymn says “behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour.” We will surely see an end to the challenges, if we all work together, and eschew hate speeches.

Why then do some people choose to see and amplify only negative things? Why do they choose to remain willfully blind and deaf to positive things? And surrounded and confronted by salutary developments, they keep repeating; what has the Buhari administration achieved? Show us.

You tell them that just last weekend, there was a test run of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, with brand new coaches that will begin commercial operation before the end of the year.That is happening in a country where we were told we couldn’t afford new coaches when our oil was selling at over 100 dollars per barrel. Now, at about 40 dollars per barrel, we are launching new coaches. Instead of giving credit to a prudent government, they just say; I hate trains.

Okay, if you hate trains, what of brand new airports in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Enugu, and others in the works? There was a time we were said to parade the worst airports in the world. But not any longer. Buhari reversed it in his four years. What do they say about that? They look up, look down, scratch their heads, and say; I hate airports. I’ve never even boarded a plane in my life, and I don’t want to board. Will I ever enter a plane if I’d been killed by bandits?

Okay. You hate airports and planes. What of bridges being built over rivers in different parts of the country, most especially the Second River Niger Bridge, which the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) built with mouth for 16 years. You tell them that the bridge is almost 50% done, and should be completed in the first quarter of 2022. There’s also the Loko-Oweto Bridge, linking Benue and Nasarawa States. It was started by a previous administration, but almost completed now. Like a cornered rat, their eyes dart furtively from corner to corner, seeking a hole to enter. Finding none, they tell you deadpan: I hate bridges.

Okay. All those are physical structures. So they want stomach infrastructure. You then tell them of the rice revolution, which has freed us from being a net importer of the product in the world. You point out that if Buhari hadn’t put his money where his mouth was, and encouraged us to go back to the land, causing rice farmers to rise from six to 12 million, we would have been in serious trouble when COVID-19 struck. How would we have imported rice, with all international borders closed, and no foreign exchange to even place orders? They pat their tummies gingerly, belch after a hearty meal, and then declare: I hate rice.

A Cancer Centre has been built and commissioned by President Buhari at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). An ultra-modern diagnostic center also built and commissioned in Kano. And just this week, another diagnostic centre built at a cost of $5.5 million, was commissioned at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, in Abia State. What do they say of all these? “I hate hospitals. May I never need to use any diagnostic centre. It is not my portion.”

You join them to say amen, since you don’t have a hateful heart. And you remind them that the largest ever vessel in the country, Maerskline Stadelhorn, with a length of 300 meters and width of 48 meters, berthed few days ago at Onne Port, in Rivers State. That is the biggest ever container vessel to berth in any part of Nigeria. Onne people were delirious with joy, and praised the government to high heavens, because no vessel had come to their port for 12 years, till August last year, under Buhari. You tell the naysayers the positive economic implications, but they refuse to listen. They dive under water, shouting as they go: We hate container vessels.

You then take them to Yenagoa, in Bayelsa State. Just last week, the skyline of South-south and South-East was transformed, as President Buhari commissioned the tallest Federal Government structure in the region, the 17-story Nigerian Content Tower, Headquarters of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).

The architectural masterpiece occupies an area equivalent to four football fields, and has a 1,000 seater conference centre plus a 10 MW power plant. Started in late 2015, now completed, all under Buhari. Engineer Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary of the agency paid tribute to the resolve, determination and encouragement of the President, that saw the structure to completion in record time. And Wabote, third E.S of NCDMB in its 10 years history, has written his name in gold. Just because he has a supportive President.

Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylvia, under whose tenure as Bayelsa State Governor the land was allocated for the project, declared: “The commissioning of this building is symbolic in many ways. It shows that Mr President is keen to see infrastructural development in every part of the country...It shows that skyscrapers and other laudable infrastructure can be built in the Niger Delta.”

But they say Buhari hasn’t achieved anything. You show them the 17-story building, and as they gaze skyward, their caps and headgear fall off. You pick the cap and headgear, dust and hand them back. And you ask, brothers and sisters, how now? Rather than admit defeat, they pull the caps and headgear over their eyes, and grumbled: We hate skyscrapers. They make us dizzy.

At that point, you pity them.
You realize that they need prayers.
They hate everything good.
They hate anything uplifting.
They hate development.
They hate their country.
They even hate themselves.


Again,
Don't forget to Quote us if you are one of the toothpicks arms lazy mofos.



N[b]o be only aids, na staphylococcus, cheesy wink
And these are the kinda kids calling their president names.
What a shame!! tongue tongue
[/b]
Lol grin like you didn't know it was a mistake, and can happen to anybody. An ancestor should know better na. There are more better things you could do with your life other than writing lengthy essay on Nairaland. Like we don't live in the streets of Nigeria and know what's on ground!

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Business / Re: BUA Signs Deal With Turkish Firm To Build 2400TPD Flour Mills by eDeity: 6:07am On Aug 22, 2020
post=93086242:
From one good and positive news to another.
Our darling country will surely get there soon.
A better Nigeria is all we want and hope for.
We thank God we are making progress compared to the 16 years of failure and looting.

Some negative souls will always be pained with any news about progress for our darling country.
May that pain always live with them as long as they keep hoping for bad news for Nigeria.

More for them below.......


I HATE TRAINS.
I HATE BRIDGES.
I HATE RICE.
I HATE TALLEST BUILDING EAST OF THE NIGER



Let me give the background to this piece. I was reading some comments on Twitter early in the week, when I ran into this one by one Dr Ben Gbenro: “Why are some people allergic to good news about Nigeria? You are angry about the test-run of Lagos-Ibadan rail, you are angry about the development in Onne Port, but will eagerly amplify any negative news even if it’s not true. Something is wrong with you and I am here to tell you.”

Of course, that comment generated responses, both positive and negative. But the one that caught my fancy specially was by Ayekooto, who declared: “We have got to a stage when GMB achievements can no longer be denied but hated. I hate trains. I hate bridges. I hate rice.”

Very profound. A lot of people can no longer deny the many achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari, particularly in the area of infrastructure, building a new Nigeria, and so, they have decided to hate it. Sad. Very sad.

Nobody can deny that there are very serious challenges in the country, particularly in the areas of security, the economy, and standard of living generally. But that is not all there is to Nigeria of today, and those challenges are being addressed very robustly. That hymn says “behind a frowning providence, He hides a smiling face. His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour.” We will surely see an end to the challenges, if we all work together, and eschew hate speeches.

Why then do some people choose to see and amplify only negative things? Why do they choose to remain willfully blind and deaf to positive things? And surrounded and confronted by salutary developments, they keep repeating; what has the Buhari administration achieved? Show us.

You tell them that just last weekend, there was a test run of the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, with brand new coaches that will begin commercial operation before the end of the year.That is happening in a country where we were told we couldn’t afford new coaches when our oil was selling at over 100 dollars per barrel. Now, at about 40 dollars per barrel, we are launching new coaches. Instead of giving credit to a prudent government, they just say; I hate trains.

Okay, if you hate trains, what of brand new airports in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Enugu, and others in the works? There was a time we were said to parade the worst airports in the world. But not any longer. Buhari reversed it in his four years. What do they say about that? They look up, look down, scratch their heads, and say; I hate airports. I’ve never even boarded a plane in my life, and I don’t want to board. Will I ever enter a plane if I’d been killed by bandits?

Okay. You hate airports and planes. What of bridges being built over rivers in different parts of the country, most especially the Second River Niger Bridge, which the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) built with mouth for 16 years. You tell them that the bridge is almost 50% done, and should be completed in the first quarter of 2022. There’s also the Loko-Oweto Bridge, linking Benue and Nasarawa States. It was started by a previous administration, but almost completed now. Like a cornered rat, their eyes dart furtively from corner to corner, seeking a hole to enter. Finding none, they tell you deadpan: I hate bridges.

Okay. All those are physical structures. So they want stomach infrastructure. You then tell them of the rice revolution, which has freed us from being a net importer of the product in the world. You point out that if Buhari hadn’t put his money where his mouth was, and encouraged us to go back to the land, causing rice farmers to rise from six to 12 million, we would have been in serious trouble when COVID-19 struck. How would we have imported rice, with all international borders closed, and no foreign exchange to even place orders? They pat their tummies gingerly, belch after a hearty meal, and then declare: I hate rice.

A Cancer Centre has been built and commissioned by President Buhari at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH). An ultra-modern diagnostic center also built and commissioned in Kano. And just this week, another diagnostic centre built at a cost of $5.5 million, was commissioned at the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, in Abia State. What do they say of all these? “I hate hospitals. May I never need to use any diagnostic centre. It is not my portion.”

You join them to say amen, since you don’t have a hateful heart. And you remind them that the largest ever vessel in the country, Maerskline Stadelhorn, with a length of 300 meters and width of 48 meters, berthed few days ago at Onne Port, in Rivers State. That is the biggest ever container vessel to berth in any part of Nigeria. Onne people were delirious with joy, and praised the government to high heavens, because no vessel had come to their port for 12 years, till August last year, under Buhari. You tell the naysayers the positive economic implications, but they refuse to listen. They dive under water, shouting as they go: We hate container vessels.

You then take them to Yenagoa, in Bayelsa State. Just last week, the skyline of South-south and South-East was transformed, as President Buhari commissioned the tallest Federal Government structure in the region, the 17-story Nigerian Content Tower, Headquarters of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).

The architectural masterpiece occupies an area equivalent to four football fields, and has a 1,000 seater conference centre plus a 10 MW power plant. Started in late 2015, now completed, all under Buhari. Engineer Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary of the agency paid tribute to the resolve, determination and encouragement of the President, that saw the structure to completion in record time. And Wabote, third E.S of NCDMB in its 10 years history, has written his name in gold. Just because he has a supportive President.

Minister of State for Petroleum, Chief Timipre Sylvia, under whose tenure as Bayelsa State Governor the land was allocated for the project, declared: “The commissioning of this building is symbolic in many ways. It shows that Mr President is keen to see infrastructural development in every part of the country...It shows that skyscrapers and other laudable infrastructure can be built in the Niger Delta.”

But they say Buhari hasn’t achieved anything. You show them the 17-story building, and as they gaze skyward, their caps and headgear fall off. You pick the cap and headgear, dust and hand them back. And you ask, brothers and sisters, how now? Rather than admit defeat, they pull the caps and headgear over their eyes, and grumbled: We hate skyscrapers. They make us dizzy.

At that point, you pity them.
You realize that they need prayers.
They hate everything good.
They hate anything uplifting.
They hate development.
They hate their country.
They even hate themselves.


Again,
Don't forget to Quote us if you are one of the toothpicks arms lazy mofos.

Like you woke up this morning and type all these or you copied it somewhere? I'm beginning to believe you're one of the aides to PMB or something related to that.

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Crime / Re: BREAKING! Hushpuppi Test Positive For Coronavirus by eDeity: 9:36pm On Jul 08, 2020
Egungu be care
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: 774,000 Jobs: Beneficiaries Salary Is N60,000 Monthly - Festus Keyamo by eDeity: 8:38am On Jul 07, 2020
Hmmm
Phones / Re: India Bans 59 Chinese Mobile Apps (Full List) by eDeity: 9:43am On Jun 30, 2020
bigpicture001:
There should be a nu movement in the world against China exploitation and bullying of people
lol armpit talk
Phones / Re: India Bans 59 Chinese Mobile Apps (Full List) by eDeity: 9:39am On Jun 30, 2020
seanwilliam:
Biggining of the end of the china
Story for the gods.
This is just the beginning of China!
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Npower Batch C 2020 - How To Apply. by eDeity: 9:35am On Jun 27, 2020
Mbmohammed:


There's a field for "NYSC in progress"
OK thank you sir
Jobs/Vacancies / Re: Npower Batch C 2020 - How To Apply. by eDeity: 9:27am On Jun 27, 2020
Mbmohammed:


You can try, but i suggest if you have NCE or Diploma certificate to apply with it. My friend was dismissed from Npower Batch B program because he is not done with Nysc.

What's the chance for some of us passing out next month?
Foreign Affairs / Re: Trump Vs Merkel: White House Orders Withdrawal Of 9,500 US Troops From Germany by eDeity: 8:31am On Jun 07, 2020
dokxavi:
He is right.
Oga he's not right !
Foreign Affairs / Re: Trump Vs Merkel: White House Orders Withdrawal Of 9,500 US Troops From Germany by eDeity: 8:28am On Jun 07, 2020
FarahAideed:



From your Narrative you shout be smarter than this ... From time immemorial Trump has said Germany will have pay to assist in cost of keeping that large Army there and if Germany won't they will have to cut the size to what US can afford ... He is leaving behind[b] 25 thousand men which is almost the size of the entire Nigerian army today[/b][s][/s] and you are complaining ..Germany is a very rich country that doesn't want to pay for security like the Saudis , the Ssaudis are paying heavy to keep US troops as guards

25 thousand soldiers almost the size of the entire Nigeria Army? Hope you're OK bros?.

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Foreign Affairs / Re: George Floyd Protests: Trump Deploys US Military In Washington by eDeity: 9:11pm On Jun 02, 2020
itsmayiela:
Chinese govt will covertly fuel this protest and, may, arm the protesters just to ensure America is in perpetual chaos.
USA is known for that, they have done that over and over across the globe. China doesn't have that time,
Crime / Re: Uwa Omozuwa: Edo State Police Command Arrests One Suspect by eDeity: 6:00am On Jun 02, 2020
BigBashiru:


Men do the raping to death. It is does not matter if its a few men. What matters is that men consistently rape women to death. Women never rape any man to death. This is a social injustice that must be addressed. Also bear in mind that ALL MEN ARE POTENTIAL RAPISTS no exception.
You sound like a bushman

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Crime / Re: George Floyd: Minnesota Police Officers Fired After Death Of Unarmed Black Man by eDeity: 6:11am On May 27, 2020
Like America, like China. No difference!
Bloody racists cry undecided

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Foreign Affairs / Re: China Warns US Against Sparking Cold War by eDeity: 1:06pm On May 25, 2020
AmazingMOG:
Chinese government will crumble soon

If I be a Man of God!

Fake God of man, nothing will happen.
Nothing

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Foreign Affairs / Re: Israel's Alexander River Turns Red With Blood ‘like Biblical Plague Of Egypt’ by eDeity: 9:37pm On May 18, 2020
shocked
Politics / Re: Ihedioha Sues Imo Assembly Over Probe Of ‘missing N19.63b Council Funds’ by eDeity: 12:31pm On May 11, 2020
SpaceTour:
[s][/s]

Just shut your dirty Aba mouth there.
Stfu
Politics / Re: Ihedioha Sues Imo Assembly Over Probe Of ‘missing N19.63b Council Funds’ by eDeity: 11:51am On May 11, 2020
SpaceTour:
[s][/s]

[s]Just shut your dirty Aba mouth there.
[/s]
lol grin ;DEmeka Ihedioha is a failure! Face it!

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Politics / Re: Ihedioha Sues Imo Assembly Over Probe Of ‘missing N19.63b Council Funds’ by eDeity: 11:49am On May 11, 2020
[qu[s]ote author=Chynwe post=89422056]All these non imolites who make comments for comments-making sake.Emeka Ihedioha is the best after Sam Mbakwe.We felt his impact in the few months he was there.This is why he is loved by most Imolites.If you really want to know how a leader is,ask his staff.They are in a better position to say if an oga is efficient or not.Workers and pensioners still sing Emeka's praises till today.
But when you talk about the new person in Government, they only curse him and say God will punish him.Everything about Uzodinma is scam.The man will pay only 30% of the workforce and leave out 70% .He will now go on air and be screaming that he isn't owing any person.The same thing with pensioners, he will pay 10% and leave others.
Come to think of it,who are those probing?Is it not those chameleons that their souls have been bought with money.Are they better.?
[/quote][/s]

Another name for Emeka Ihedioha is a colossal disaster! He did absolutely nothing!

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Politics / Re: Ihedioha Sues Imo Assembly Over Probe Of ‘missing N19.63b Council Funds’ by eDeity: 11:46am On May 11, 2020
SpaceTour:
[s][/s]


When shall you tell us about your shithole Abia state, particularly Aba?


Just shut up please!
They're talking of Imo and you're talking of Ana. Are you this shameless??

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Health / Re: Nigeria's Coronavirus Testing Up By 32% After Jack Ma's Donations by eDeity: 6:10am On Mar 28, 2020
Amotekun777:
Jack Ma's donation to curb this disease after the systemic war declared on the rest of the world by his country, China.

NONSENSE! angry

The U.S and the rest of the developed worlds are coming for China. They're the worst pple to ever grace the face of this earth!
Oga stop writing nonsense this early morning.
Nobody is coming for anybody!

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Health / Re: Coronavirus: U.S Overtakes China, Italy With 84,400 Confirmed Cases, 1093 Deaths by eDeity: 10:33pm On Mar 27, 2020
Jude82:
China is too far worse... China hordes their data..So many unreported and uncountable death.. Even the once hotel building collapsed upon...
USA is just being transparent!!;

Super story!
USA is so incompetent.
Her incompetent smells

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Health / Re: U.S. Now Has Highest Number Of Coronavirus Cases In The World by eDeity: 7:00am On Mar 27, 2020
sad
Health / Re: Nigeria Records Another 5 New Cases Of Coronavirus by eDeity: 12:10am On Mar 26, 2020
Jacobx007:

And the only one for Bauchi is the Governor himself, isn't it incredible?
And the only one for Edo is the Speaker, this rediculous!

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Health / Re: Nigeria’s COVID-19 Cases Climb To 51, Spread To Osun, Rivers by eDeity: 12:06am On Mar 26, 2020
??
Be smart
Play safe
Be alive
Let's be calm, we can clean this mess
Health / Re: Jack Ma's Donation To Fight COVID-19 Arrives Nigeria by eDeity: 9:22pm On Mar 24, 2020
kokomilala:
@gimakon, absolutely. There's no doubt that China is nursing a megalomaniac plan to rule the world. But it's not going to.happen. The US is the last superpower before Jesus returns.
Armpit talk
Health / Re: Coronavirus: Police In China Now Wear Smart Helments by eDeity: 6:46am On Mar 23, 2020
First it was building hospital within a week
Then, delivering drugs and food to covid19 patients with robot.
Thirdly, making public outreach with drone, telling their people to stay at home.
And now, police wear smart helmet.

Who knows what China will be in the next 100 years undecided undecided
Health / Re: Coronavirus: American Senator Test Positive (picture) by eDeity: 11:00pm On Mar 22, 2020
eDeity:

Rand Paul becomes first senator to test positive for coronavirus
Rand Paul on coronavirus: 'Now is the time for optimism'
A post on his Twitter feed March 22 said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was diagnosed with covid-19. On March 18, he spoke on the Senate floor about the pandemic. (U.S. Senate)
By
Felicia Sonmez and
Seung Min Kim
Sun Mar 22 22:14:00 2020

Rand Paul has become the first senator to test positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said Sunday, a development that raises questions about the threat the virus poses to senators’ health as they defy warnings about public gatherings.

Paul (R-Ky.) is the third member of Congress to announce that he has tested positive for the virus. Last week, Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Ben McAdams (D-Utah) announced they had tested positive.

“Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19,” Paul’s office said in a statement Sunday, referring to the disease the virus causes. “He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person.”

Paul’s office added that the senator “expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends” and that “virtually no staff” has had contact with him since Paul’s Washington office began operating remotely 10 days ago.
GOP senators react to Rand Paul's coronavirus diagnosis
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told reporters March 22 he had lunched with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) just two days before Paul was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. (C-SPAN)

Paul received his test results Sunday morning, according to his deputy chief of staff, Sergio Gor.

Gor did not immediately respond when asked for details on when Paul took the test and how the senator got tested even though he was asymptomatic.

Most Americans have been instructed not to seek testing unless they have had severe symptoms and close contact with a confirmed case, but in recent weeks, some politicians, celebrities and others have received quick and easy access to testing, prompting public outrage and accusations about a double standard.

Paul, 57, is in his second term in the Senate. Last year, he revealed that part of his lung was surgically removed because of injuries he suffered in 2017 when he was attacked by his neighbor. Paul also traveled to Ontario, Canada, last year to have hernia surgery, which he said was related to the 2017 assault.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks to a reporter on Capitol Hill on March 16.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks to a reporter on Capitol Hill on March 16. (Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

According to two officials briefed on Sunday’s Senate Republican luncheon, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) told fellow senators that Paul was working out in the Senate gym Sunday morning. One of the officials, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk about a closed-door meeting, said Moran said Paul was swimming in the pool.

Asked about Paul’s Sunday morning whereabouts, Gor said, “As soon as he got the results, he left the building.”

Paul and several other Kentucky political figures attended a fundraiser for a Louisville art museum earlier this month. Two guests later tested positive, according to local TV station WDRB, and some of the attendees have since gone into self-quarantine. It is unclear whether Paul may have contracted the virus at the event.

The news of Paul’s coronavirus diagnosis sparked concern on Capitol Hill, where the Kentucky Republican has been present in recent days as lawmakers have been working on a financial relief package in response to the pandemic.

One of Paul’s fellow Senate Republicans, Mike Lee of Utah, announced Sunday that he was self-quarantining because of his recent contact with Paul.

Lee said he had been advised by the Office of Attending Physician, which handles lawmakers’ health care, that a coronavirus test was “not warranted” but that he should self-quarantine for 14 days “given the timing, proximity, and duration of my exposure to Sen. Paul.”

“That means no traveling or voting,” Lee said in a statement. “But I will continue to make sure Utah’s voice is heard as we shape the federal response to the Coronavirus through phone, text, email and whatever other means are available.”

Other Republican senators appeared unnerved by the revelation that one of their own had tested positive — and several voiced uncertainty about how to proceed.

“There’s no doubt, I’m sure, that there are members, our members, who have had contact with him,” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said of Paul. “That’s why I think we have to get this [relief package] done quickly.”

Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, said he wasn’t sure how the Senate should handle lawmakers being in the Capitol complex at the moment. He suggested that members should finish their work on the legislation and then leave the building.

“We are going to need a little better medical advice on this than we have right now,” Blunt told reporters. “I think we need more information before we can comment knowledgeably.”

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), by contrast, said he had been told by the Capitol physician that lawmakers who have recently interacted with Paul do not need to take any additional precautions.

“I sat by him Thursday. I’ve been told that we don’t need to self-quarantine,” said Graham, who had previously tested negative after coming into contact with another person who tested positive for coronavirus. “So what I’m going to do is just assume it’s okay.”

The news prompted some senators to call for the chamber to allow for votes to be cast remotely. Last week, Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) jointly introduced a measure that would allow remote voting in the Senate for renewable 30-day periods.

“Remote voting must be instituted immediately, so that the federal legislature can do its job, not just today, but for the duration of this crisis,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said in a tweet Sunday.

Paul took part in Friday’s Senate Republican luncheon at the Capitol. He was the lone senator to vote “no” this month on an $8.3 billion emergency spending measure to fight the outbreak and on Wednesday was among eight senators to vote against a relief package that ensures paid leave for many Americans.

The Kentucky Republican, who is a frequent critic of federal spending, said in a floor speech Wednesday that he objected to the legislation’s price tag and its effect on the federal debt.

“The history of pandemics indicates a strong likelihood that the peak of infections and mortality could pass in a few weeks to a few months,” Paul said. “Congress should remain calm and try not to explode the debt in our response.”

He also sought to strike a positive tone in addressing the crisis facing the nation.

“Reports indicate that scientists will likely set a speed record in developing a vaccine,” Paul said. “Now is not the time for malaise. Now is the time for optimism.”

While Paul is the first senator to test positive, several other senators have announced in recent weeks that they are self-quarantining after having contact with individuals who tested positive.

As news of Paul’s diagnosis made the rounds, some observers noted that the senator’s father, former congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex.), recently penned an online column calling the coronavirus a “hoax.”

“People should ask themselves whether this coronavirus ‘pandemic’ could be a big hoax, with the actual danger of the disease massively exaggerated by those who seek to profit — financially or politically — from the ensuing panic,” the elder Paul wrote.
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A post on his Twitter feed March 22 said Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) was diagnosed with covid-19. On March 18, he spoke on the Senate floor about the pandemic. (U.S. Senate)
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Felicia Sonmez and
Seung Min Kim
Sun Mar 22 22:14:00 2020

Rand Paul has become the first senator to test positive for the novel coronavirus, his office said Sunday, a development that raises questions about the threat the virus poses to senators’ health as they defy warnings about public gatherings.

Paul (R-Ky.) is the third member of Congress to announce that he has tested positive for the virus. Last week, Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Ben McAdams (D-Utah) announced they had tested positive.

“Senator Rand Paul has tested positive for COVID-19,” Paul’s office said in a statement Sunday, referring to the disease the virus causes. “He is feeling fine and is in quarantine. He is asymptomatic and was tested out of an abundance of caution due to his extensive travel and events. He was not aware of any direct contact with any infected person.”

Paul’s office added that the senator “expects to be back in the Senate after his quarantine period ends” and that “virtually no staff” has had contact with him since Paul’s Washington office began operating remotely 10 days ago.
GOP senators react to Rand Paul's coronavirus diagnosis
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) told reporters March 22 he had lunched with Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) just two days before Paul was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus. (C-SPAN)

Paul received his test results Sunday morning, according to his deputy chief of staff, Sergio Gor.

Gor did not immediately respond when asked for details on when Paul took the test and how the senator got tested even though he was asymptomatic.

Most Americans have been instructed not to seek testing unless they have had severe symptoms and close contact with a confirmed case, but in recent weeks, some politicians, celebrities and others have received quick and easy access to testing, prompting public outrage and accusations about a double standard.

Paul, 57, is in his second term in the Senate. Last year, he revealed that part of his lung was surgically removed because of injuries he suffered in 2017 when he was attacked by his neighbor. Paul also traveled to Ontario, Canada, last year to have hernia surgery, which he said was related to the 2017 assault.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks to a reporter on Capitol Hill on March 16.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) speaks to a reporter on Capitol Hill on March 16. (Michael Reynolds/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock)

According to two officials briefed on Sunday’s Senate Republican luncheon, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) told fellow senators that Paul was working out in the Senate gym Sunday morning. One of the officials, both of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity to talk about a closed-door meeting, said Moran said Paul was swimming in the pool.

Asked about Paul’s Sunday morning whereabouts, Gor said, “As soon as he got the results, he left the building.”

Paul and several other Kentucky political figures attended a fundraiser for a Louisville art museum earlier this month. Two guests later tested positive, according to local TV station WDRB, and some of the attendees have since gone into self-quarantine. It is unclear whether Paul may have contracted the virus at the event.

The news of Paul’s coronavirus diagnosis sparked concern on Capitol Hill, where the Kentucky Republican has been present in recent days as lawmakers have been working on a financial relief package in response to the pandemic.

One of Paul’s fellow Senate Republicans, Mike Lee of Utah, announced Sunday that he was self-quarantining because of his recent contact with Paul.

Lee said he had been advised by the Office of Attending Physician, which handles lawmakers’ health care, that a coronavirus test was “not warranted” but that he should self-quarantine for 14 days “given the timing, proximity, and duration of my exposure to Sen. Paul.”

“That means no traveling or voting,” Lee said in a statement. “But I will continue to make sure Utah’s voice is heard as we shape the federal response to the Coronavirus through phone, text, email and whatever other means are available.”

Other Republican senators appeared unnerved by the revelation that one of their own had tested positive — and several voiced uncertainty about how to proceed.

“There’s no doubt, I’m sure, that there are members, our members, who have had contact with him,” Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said of Paul. “That’s why I think we have to get this [relief package] done quickly.”

Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, said he wasn’t sure how the Senate should handle lawmakers being in the Capitol complex at the moment. He suggested that members should finish their work on the legislation and then leave the building.

“We are going to need a little better medical advice on this than we have right now,” Blunt told reporters. “I think we need more information before we can comment knowledgeably.”

Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.), by contrast, said he had been told by the Capitol physician that lawmakers who have recently interacted with Paul do not need to take any additional precautions.

“I sat by him Thursday. I’ve been told that we don’t need to self-quarantine,” said Graham, who had previously tested negative after coming into contact with another person who tested positive for coronavirus. “So what I’m going to do is just assume it’s okay.”

The news prompted some senators to call for the chamber to allow for votes to be cast remotely. Last week, Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) jointly introduced a measure that would allow remote voting in the Senate for renewable 30-day periods.

“Remote voting must be instituted immediately, so that the federal legislature can do its job, not just today, but for the duration of this crisis,” Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) said in a tweet Sunday.

Paul took part in Friday’s Senate Republican luncheon at the Capitol. He was the lone senator to vote “no” this month on an $8.3 billion emergency spending measure to fight the outbreak and on Wednesday was among eight senators to vote against a relief package that ensures paid leave for many Americans.

The Kentucky Republican, who is a frequent critic of federal spending, said in a floor speech Wednesday that he objected to the legislation’s price tag and its effect on the federal debt.

“The history of pandemics indicates a strong likelihood that the peak of infections and mortality could pass in a few weeks to a few months,” Paul said. “Congress should remain calm and try not to explode the debt in our response.”

He also sought to strike a positive tone in addressing the crisis facing the nation.

“Reports indicate that scientists will likely set a speed record in developing a vaccine,” Paul said. “Now is not the time for malaise. Now is the time for optimism.”

While Paul is the first senator to test positive, several other senators have announced in recent weeks that they are self-quarantining after having contact with individuals who tested positive.

As news of Paul’s diagnosis made the rounds, some observers noted that the senator’s father, former congressman Ron Paul (R-Tex.), recently penned an online column calling the coronavirus a “hoax.”

“People should ask themselves whether this coronavirus ‘pandemic’ could be a big hoax, with the actual danger of the disease massively exaggerated by those who seek to profit — financially or politically — from the ensuing panic,” the elder Paul wrote.

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Health / Re: Coronavirus: French Minister Of Culture Test Positive by eDeity: 7:35am On Mar 11, 2020
If it continues like this, it won't be long before a head of state test positive. Let's hope the cure come out soon
Health / Coronavirus: French Minister Of Culture Test Positive by eDeity: 7:11am On Mar 11, 2020
French Culture Minister Franck Riester has been infected by the coronavirus outbreak, a source close to the culture ministry said on Monday, adding the 46-year-old member of government was "feeling well".

"The minister tested positive today" after displaying symptoms, the ministry said.

It noted that Riester spent several days last week at the country's lower house National Assembly, where five virus cases were confirmed earlier.

The prime minister's office said that the rules for ministers with the virus "are the same for all French people" including acting with caution and taking measures to minimise the chances of the disease spreading.



The culture minister has not met French President Emmanuel Macron for several days, the source close to the culture ministry said.

One of the European countries hit hardest by the coronavirus, France's tally reached 25 deaths and 1,412 cases on Monday evening (up by 286 from the previous day). The disease has killed nearly 4,000 worldwide.

Having banned large public gatherings at the end of February, France will see its first match with no fans in 10 years at PSG’s stadium on Wednesday.

Meanwhile the Louvre said on Monday it was restricting entry to the world's most visited museum, as concerts were cancelled across France, including Madonna's Paris concerts as part of her "Madame X" tours.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/20200309-france-s-culture-minister-has-coronavirus

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