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Coronavirus: Latest Statistics on Bill's Bible Basics Blog https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-latest-statistics-bills-bible-basics-blog/ NOTE: Be advised that due to the ongoing situation regarding the global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, this blog post will be updated frequently, as my time permits, until world health officials determine that the virus has peaked, and is on a steady downward trend worldwide. CORONAVIRUS LATEST STATISTICS Last Updated On: Saturday, February 27, 2021 Last Updated At: 01:24 PM ChST (Chamorro Standard Time/GMT+10) Total Countries Infected: 192 Please note that the accuracy of the figures which are shared in this BBB Blog post is based on two things: 1. The honesty and accuracy of the governments and health institutions which are reporting these statistics. 2. The level of testing which is being conducted by each nation which contributes statistics to this list. Having said that, because some nations have been very slow to conduct tests, and/or have a very limited number of test kits in their possession, it is most probable that the figures listed below are far below reality. In short, the more tests each nation conducts, the more accurate these statistics will become over time. However, they will never be completely accurate due to a variety of reasons, which I explain in my series "Coronavirus: Just the Facts, Ma'am", as well as in other BBB Blog posts. Nations With 1000+ Confirmed Cases: Note: To see a complete list, please go to https://www.billkochman.com/covid-19.html Country Confirmed Active Deaths Recovered Total 113,375,335 46,932,969 2,515,896 63,926,470 USA 28,484,429 27,974,106 510,323 None India 11,063,491 155,986 156,825 10,750,680 Brazil 10,455,630 922,787 252,835 9,280,008 Russia 4,175,757 350,799 83,900 3,741,058 United Kingdom 4,175,315 4,041,088 122,648 11,579 France 3,746,707 3,399,320 85,738 261,649 Spain 3,188,553 2,969,035 69,142 150,376 Italy 2,888,923 404,664 97,227 2,387,032 Turkey 2,683,971 98,754 28,432 2,556,785 Germany 2,436,506 126,155 69,750 2,240,601 Colombia 2,244,792 43,400 59,518 2,141,874 Argentina 2,098,728 154,007 51,887 1,892,834 Mexico 2,069,370 265,670 183,692 1,620,008 Poland 1,684,788 235,883 43,353 1,405,552 Iran 1,615,184 175,363 59,899 1,379,922 South Africa 1,510,778 34,577 49,784 1,426,417 Ukraine 1,381,273 148,244 27,146 1,205,883 Indonesia 1,322,866 158,408 35,786 1,128,672 Peru 1,308,722 52,070 45,903 1,210,749 Czechia 1,212,780 137,698 19,999 1,055,083 Netherlands 1,093,899 1,063,943 15,626 14,330 Canada 866,735 30,261 21,915 814,559 Chile 816,929 23,578 20,400 772,951 Portugal 802,773 72,037 16,243 714,493 Romania 795,732 39,479 20,233 736,020 Israel 770,780 39,356 5,697 725,727 Belgium 763,885 741,879 22,006 None Iraq 688,698 45,155 13,365 630,178 Sweden 657,309 644,483 12,826 None Pakistan 577,482 22,285 12,804 542,393 Philippines 571,327 34,498 12,247 524,582 Switzerland 554,932 227,371 9,961 317,600 Bangladesh 545,424 41,531 8,395 495,498 Morocco 482,994 5,999 8,608 468,387 Austria 454,860 19,088 8,515 427,257 Serbia 453,240 448,826 4,414 None Japan 429,860 15,614 7,818 406,428 Hungary 419,182 86,488 14,795 317,899 United Arab Emirates 385,160 6,425 1,198 377,537 Jordan 383,912 35,422 4,650 343,840 Saudi Arabia 376,723 2,549 6,483 367,691 Lebanon 369,692 80,032 4,610 285,050 Panama 339,781 9,125 5,820 324,836 Slovakia 303,420 41,154 6,966 255,300 Malaysia 295,951 27,994 1,111 266,846 Belarus 284,500 7,800 1,957 274,743 Ecuador 282,599 28,069 15,713 238,817 Nepal 273,984 936 2,771 270,277 Georgia 270,137 2,605 3,485 264,047 Kazakhstan 260,384 20,470 3,160 236,754 Bolivia 246,822 44,164 11,577 191,081 Bulgaria 245,627 32,005 10,128 203,494 Croatia 242,097 3,046 5,503 233,548 Dominican Republic 238,205 45,960 3,082 189,163 Azerbaijan 233,989 2,297 3,213 228,479 Tunisia 231,964 27,077 7,942 196,945 Ireland 218,251 190,587 4,300 23,364 Denmark 210,900

6,328 2,354 202,218 Costa Rica 204,341 24,442 2,800 177,099 Lithuania 196,690 11,202 3,225 182,263 Kuwait 189,046 10,841 1,072 177,133 Slovenia 188,676 12,948 3,823 171,905 Greece 188,201 87,998 6,439 93,764 Moldova 183,338 14,551 3,899 164,888 Egypt 181,241 30,724 10,590 139,927 West Bank and Gaza 180,848 13,624 2,019 165,205 Guatemala 173,814 6,890 6,348 160,576 Armenia 171,510 5,162 3,183 163,165 Honduras 168,243 98,719 4,099 65,425 Qatar 162,737 9,673 257 152,807 Paraguay 157,603 22,990 3,152 131,461 Ethiopia 157,047 20,146 2,340 134,561 Nigeria 155,076 20,630 1,902 132,544 Burma 141,875 7,242 3,198 131,435 Oman 140,588 7,342 1,562 131,684 Venezuela 138,295 6,578 1,338 130,379 Libya 132,458 10,792 2,174 119,492 Bosnia and Herzegovina 130,979 10,061 5,071 115,847 Bahrain 121,127 6,886 442 113,799 Algeria 112,805 31,986 2,977 77,842 Kenya 105,467 17,093 1,853 86,521 Albania 105,229 35,466 1,756 68,007 North Macedonia 101,762 7,748 3,119 90,895 China 100,885 490 4,834 95,561 Korea, South 89,321 7,393 1,595 80,333 Kyrgyzstan 86,142 1,618 1,463 83,061 Latvia 84,983 9,304 1,601 74,078 Ghana 82,586 5,419 594 76,573 Sri Lanka 82,430 4,346 459 77,625 Uzbekistan 79,804 849 622 78,333 Zambia 77,639 3,938 1,066 72,635 Montenegro 74,789 8,544 994 65,251 Norway 70,564 51,944 622 17,998 Kosovo 68,451 7,419 1,592 59,440 Estonia 62,830 13,764 575 48,491 Singapore 59,913 81 29 59,803 El Salvador 59,866 2,713 1,841 55,312 Mozambique 58,218 17,799 613 39,806 Uruguay 56,542 6,929 601 49,012 Finland 56,407 15,665 742 40,000 Afghanistan 55,696 3,969 2,442 49,285 Luxembourg 55,110 2,986 637 51,487 Cuba 48,441 4,392 314 43,735 Uganda 40,322 25,372 334 14,616 Namibia 38,424 2,012 418 35,994 Zimbabwe 36,044 2,042 1,463 32,539 Cameroon 35,714 2,569 551 32,594 Cyprus 34,181 31,893 231 2,057 Senegal 34,031 4,797 857 28,377 Cote d'Ivoire 32,478 857 190 31,431 Malawi 31,675 12,455 1,037 18,183 Sudan 30,284 5,543 1,878 22,863 Australia 28,965 5,154 909 22,902 Botswana 28,371 4,817 310 23,244 Thailand 25,809 774 83 24,952 Congo (Kinshasa) 25,691 6,698 707 18,286 Jamaica 22,471 8,827 413 13,231 Malta 21,982 2,582 313 19,087 Angola 20,759 948 504 19,307 Madagascar 19,831 238 297 19,296 Maldives 19,479 2,417 60 17,002 Rwanda 18,689 1,129 258 17,302 Mauritania 17,187 214 439 16,534 Eswatini 16,972 2,081 650 14,241 Guinea 15,894 926 89 14,879 Syria 15,467 4,812 1,018 9,637 Cabo Verde 15,253 353 146 14,754 Gabon 14,564 1,338 83 13,143 Tajikistan 13,308 0 90 13,218 Haiti 12,352 2,426 247 9,679 Belize 12,293 142 315 11,836 Burkina Faso 11,939 393 142 11,404 Andorra 10,822 318 110 10,394 Lesotho 10,491 6,454 292 3,745 Suriname 8,913 352 170 8,391 Congo (Brazzaville) 8,820 1,673 128 7,019 Bahamas 8,519 1,031 179 7,309 Guyana 8,513 373 195 7,945 Mali 8,358 1,653 350 6,355 Trinidad and Tobago 7,704 120 139 7,445 South Sudan 7,597 3,400 90 4,107 Togo 6,730 1,126 82 5,522 Somalia 6,687 2,680 223 3,784 Nicaragua 6,445 2,047 173 4,225 Djibouti 6,062 105 63 5,894 Iceland 6,049 14 29 6,006 Equatorial Guinea 5,957 261 91 5,605 Benin 5,434 1,116 70 4,248 Central African Republic 5,004 21 63 4,920 Niger 4,740 318 172 4,250 Gambia 4,691 454 148 4,089 Chad 3,957 369 138 3,450 Sierra Leone 3,884 1,193 79 2,612 San Marino 3,671 374 73 3,224 Comoros 3,558 159 144 3,255 Saint Lucia 3,356 409 35 2,912 Guinea-Bissau 3,241 596 48 2,597 Barbados 2,994 691 33 2,270 Eritrea 2,847 587 7 2,253 Mongolia 2,831 679 2 2,150 Seychelles 2,592 318 11 2,263 Liechtenstein 2,564 26 54 2,484 Vietnam 2,426 552 35 1,839 New Zealand 2,372 66 26 2,280 Yemen 2,267 206 627 1,434 Burundi 2,143 1,367 3 773 Liberia 2,010 41 85 1,884 Monaco 1,942 227 23 1,692 Sao Tome and Principe 1,745 381 28 1,336 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,519 665 6 848 Papua New Guinea 1,228 370 12 846 For those of you who may have possibly missed some of my previous coronavirus-related writings, following is a list of everything I have written to date regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

I believe that you will find a lot of useful, factual, instructive and Scriptural information in this material. Please feel free to share this list on your own timelines, pages, in your Facebook groups, and on any other social networks where you happen to participate. Thank you so very much, and God bless you! Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center: Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center Bill's Bible Basics Articles: BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Just the Facts, Ma'am": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19, Financial Assistance and Christian Love": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/covid-19-financial-assistance-christian-love-1.html BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Defiant Christians, Stay Home!": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-defiant-christians-stay-home-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19: Exposure Logging and Contact Tracing: Is It Safe?": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/COVID-19-ExposureLogging-ContactTracing-1.html Bill's Bible Basics Blog Posts: BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Latest Statistics - Bill's Bible Basics Blog": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-latest-statistics-bills-bible-basics-blog/ BBB Blog Post: "Stop Joking About the Coronavirus": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/stop-joking-about-the-coronavirus/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: God Will Silence the Fools": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-god-will-silence-the-fools/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Be Still and Know That I Am God": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-be-still-and-know-that-i-am-god/ BBB Blog Post: "Is COVID-19 the New Normal? : Don't Freak Out! Trust the Lord!": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/is-covid-19-the-new-normal-dont-freak-out-trust-the-lord/ BBB Blog Post: "Helpful Tips Regarding Using Face Masks and Respirators": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/helpful-tips-regarding-using-face-masks-and-respirators/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Why Do You Condemn Your Brethren?": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-coronavirus-why-do-you-condemn-your-brethren/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Are You Distracted?": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-are-you-distracted/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Wake Up, Already!": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-wake-up-already/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: 40 Bible Verse Lists Regarding God's Love, Patience, Wrath, Judgments and Repentance": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-40-bible-verse-lists-regarding-gods-love-patience-wrath-judgments-and-repentance/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Where is Your Common Sense?": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-where-is-your-common-sense/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: More Useful Information": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-more-useful-information/ BBB Blog Post: "The Doctor Anthony Fauci Debate: My View": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/the-doctor-anthony-fauci-debate-my-view/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: How to Respond to the Pandemic": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-how-to-respond-to-the-pandemic/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Face Masks or Bandanas?": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-face-masks-or-bandanas/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus and Beards and Mustaches": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-and-beards-and-mustaches/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Do You Need A Psychiatric Evaluation?": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-do-you-need-a-psychiatric-evaluation/ BBB Blog Post: "COVID-19: Attention iOS Users! This May Be of Interest to You if You Use the "Maps" App!": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/covid-19-attention-ios-users-this-may-be-of-interest-to-you-if-you-use-the-maps-app/ BBB Blog Post: "Apple iOS 13.7 Introduces COVID-19 Exposure Notifications With No Need For 3rd Party App":

COVID-19: Attention iOS Users! This May Be of Interest to You if You Use the "Maps" App! While Apple guarantees our personal privacy on our iOS devices, if you use the "Maps" app on your iOS device, you will probably want to be aware of the information which is available at the following two Apple links. This first piece of information was published by Apple on April 14, 2020. Apple Makes Mobility Data Available to Aid COVID-19 Efforts: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/04/apple-makes-mobility-data-available-to-aid-covid-19-efforts/ This second link is for downloading the complete "Mobility Trends Reports" data set which is generated by concatenating data from the Apple "Maps" app on your iOS device. This data is generated when you request directions from the "Maps" app: https://covid19.apple.com/mobility For the record, it was reported in our local newspaper today that our local government is now using the aforementioned data to track movement on our island in relation to the spread of COVID-19. While Apple clearly states that this mobility data is not associated in any way with our personal Apple IDs, nevertheless, it does leave me with an uncomfortable feeling. Personally, I never use the "Maps" app. However, you may. Thus, I am sharing this information with you so that you are aware of it. For those of you who may have possibly missed some of my previous coronavirus-related writings, following is a list of everything I have written to date regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. I believe that you will find a lot of useful, factual, instructive and Scriptural information in this material. Please feel free to share this list on your own timelines, pages, in your Facebook groups, and on any other social networks where you happen to participate. Thank you so very much, and God bless you! Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center: Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center Bill's Bible Basics Articles: BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Just the Facts, Ma'am": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19, Financial Assistance and Christian Love": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/covid-19-financial-assistance-christian-love-1.html BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Defiant Christians, Stay Home!": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-defiant-christians-stay-home-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19: Exposure Logging and Contact Tracing: Is It Safe?": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/COVID-19-ExposureLogging-ContactTracing-1.html Bill's Bible Basics Blog Posts: BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Latest Statistics - Bill's Bible Basics Blog": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-latest-statistics-bills-bible-basics-blog/ BBB Blog Post: "Stop Joking About the Coronavirus": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/stop-joking-about-the-coronavirus/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: God Will Silence the Fools": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-god-will-silence-the-fools/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Be Still and Know That I Am God": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-be-still-and-know-that-i-am-god/ BBB Blog Post: "Is COVID-19 the New Normal? : Don't Freak Out! Trust the Lord!": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/is-covid-19-the-new-normal-dont-freak-out-trust-the-lord/ BBB Blog Post: "Helpful Tips Regarding Using Face Masks and Respirators": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/helpful-tips-regarding-using-face-masks-and-respirators/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Why Do You Condemn Your Brethren?": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-coronavirus-why-do-you-condemn-your-brethren/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Are You Distracted?": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-are-you-distracted/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Wake Up, Already!": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-wake-up-already/ BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: 40 Bible Verse Lists Regarding God's Love, Patience, Wrath, Judgments and Repentance":

Helpful Tips Regarding Using Face Masks and Respirators https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/helpful-tips-regarding-using-face-masks-and-respirators/ Some people say that face masks and respirators provide adequate protection against being contaminated by COVID-19, while others say that they don’t work. So what is the truth regarding this matter? There is actually truth in both statements. N95 and FFP3 respirators do work. However, there are several things that the user has to do in order to ensure that they work as intended, and provide the protection that one needs; namely these: 1. Make sure that you have the right size mask for the size and contour of your face. A medium-size mask will fit most people. 2. Make sure that you are wearing the mask properly so that it fits snugly against your face. Some respirators — such as the ones I have — have a small metal strip across the nose bridge so that you can mold that part of the mask close to your nose so that there are no gaps between the mask and your skin. 3. If you have a beard or a mustache, you will probably have to shave it off; as otherwise, the mask will not seal properly on your face. 4. While wearing the respirator, do NOT touch any part of your face with your hands, particularly your nose and your mouth. 5. Most respirators should only be worn for a few hours and then discarded; not only because they become moist from your breathing, but also because if you are working in a contaminated area, the mask will eventually become saturated with contagions. 6. When it comes time to remove and/or discard the mask, be very careful how you do it. Try to just touch only the straps as you remove it, as otherwise, you could unknowingly end up getting the virus on your fingers. Then, when you inadvertently touch your face, such as your mouth or your nose, you will end up infecting yourself. 7. If you are living in, working in or temporarily visiting an area where there may be infected people or contaminated surfaces, in addition to making sure that you are wearing your face mask properly following all of the previous steps, wash your hands frequently with soap and warm water, or else use wipes that contain at least a 70% alcohol solution, or use rubbing alcohol with a non-alcohol-based wipe of your choice. If you fail to carefully follow the previous recommendations, then no matter how expensive or high quality your mask is, you will still become infected. For the record, despite how careful they are, it has already been reported that some health care workers have in fact been infected by the coronavirus. That is just how virulent and aggressive COVID-19 is when it comes to transmission. So be careful, be conscious of what you are doing at all times, and follow the above guidelines, as well as the guidelines which are issued by your local healthcare officials and government authorities. And, of course, pray for God’s protection. I hope that the above tips help. Thanks for taking the time to read this. For those of you who may have possibly missed some of my previous coronavirus-related writings, following is a list of everything I have written to date regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. I believe that you will find a lot of useful, factual, instructive and Scriptural information in this material. Please feel free to share this list on your own timelines, pages, in your Facebook groups, and on any other social networks where you happen to participate. Thank you so very much, and God bless you! Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center: Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center Bill's Bible Basics Articles: BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Just the Facts, Ma'am": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19, Financial Assistance and Christian Love": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/covid-19-financial-assistance-christian-love-1.html BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Defiant Christians, Stay Home!": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-defiant-christians-stay-home-1.html

Coronavirus: Defiant Christians, Stay Home! This two-part article can be read online at the following URL: https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-defiant-christians-stay-home-1.html As is my custom, below is my synopsis of this article: CORONAVIRUS: DEFIANT CHRISTIANS, STAY HOME! - PART 1 Copyright 1994 - 2020 Bill's Bible Basics Published On : April 8, 2020 Last Updated : April 8, 2020 Christians Viewing Government-Mandated Pandemic Guidelines From The Wrong Perspective, Christians In Defensive Mode And Motivated By Fear And Paranoia, Not Everything Is An Attack Against Christianity, For The Common Good, Fighting Against Nonexistent Windmills, Is God Really Pleased With Christian Acts Of Defiance By Attending Church Now?, The Stay-At-Home Orders And Social Distancing Are Not Attacks On Christians, Health Guidelines Are Being Applied To All Private American Citizens, Exceptions: Fallen Sinful World, Guidelines Are To Mitigate And Contain Coronavirus Pandemic, Goal: Save Lives, Is Going To Church More Important Than Saving Lives?, South Korean Church And Iglesia Ni Cristo And Spread Of COVID-19, Congregating In Churches Now Is A Really Bad Idea, Love Thy Neighbour As Thyself, Prefer The Well-Being Of Others, Love Worketh No Ill To His Neighbour, Congregating In Churches Right Now Endangers Your Neighbor And Is Pure Selfishness, Parable Of Good Samaritan: Who Is My Neighbor?, Our Fellow Countrymen Are Our Neighbors Who Need Our Help To Stop The Pandemic, Situation Will Grow Worse If We Don't Cooperate, Let Every Soul Be Subject Unto The Higher Powers, To Defy The Government Is To Defy God's Ordained Order Of Things, Live Peaceably With All Men, Defying Government Mandates Is Poor Example Of Our Faith, Acts 5:29: Only Resist When They Stop Us From Preaching Christ, Coronavirus Guidelines Don't Curtail Our Ability To Witness Or Fellowship, Guidelines Are A Temporary Practical Pragmatic And Science-Based Response, Part Of The Problem Or Part Of The Solution, Over Dependence On Physical Church Buildings, First Century Christians Had No Buildings Yet Were On-Fire And Fruitful, We Are All God's Living Temples, Jesus Filled With The Spirit Without Measure CORONAVIRUS: DEFIANT CHRISTIANS, STAY HOME! - PART 2 We Are God's Living Temples, Jesus Filled With Spirit Without Measure, The First Century Churches Were In People's Houses, Time To Return To The Original First Century Church Blueprint, More Intimate Spiritual Fellowship With Churches In Our Homes, Final Admonition To Defiant Christians, Suggested Reading List For those of you who may have possibly missed some of my previous coronavirus-related writings, following is a list of everything I have written to date regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. I believe that you will find a lot of useful, factual, instructive and Scriptural information in this material. Please feel free to share this list on your own timelines, pages, in your Facebook groups, and on any other social networks where you happen to participate. Thank you so very much, and God bless you! Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center: Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center Bill's Bible Basics Articles: BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Just the Facts, Ma'am": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19, Financial Assistance and Christian Love": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/covid-19-financial-assistance-christian-love-1.html BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Defiant Christians, Stay Home!": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-defiant-christians-stay-home-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19: Exposure Logging and Contact Tracing: Is It Safe?": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/COVID-19-ExposureLogging-ContactTracing-1.html Bill's Bible Basics Blog Posts: BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Latest Statistics - Bill's Bible Basics Blog": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-latest-statistics-bills-bible-basics-blog/ BBB Blog Post: "Stop Joking About the Coronavirus":

No End to the Covid-19 Nightmare in Sight? Dear friends, as I warned only a few weeks ago in this post which can still be found on my Bill’s Bible Basics Blog . . . https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/covid-19-president-joe-biden-just-gave-the-green-light-now-watch-the-avalanche-of-forced-vaccinations-begin/ . . . when President Joe Biden gave the green light which mandated that all federal employees be vaccinated or else face forced regular testing and wearing face masks, he set in motion a trend which has now — in a matter of only a few weeks time — avalanched into the private sector as well, and is affecting all of our lives to one degree or another. As we all know by now, many areas of the private sector have likewise picked up the vaccination ball, and are running with it as far as they possibly can, as can be easily seen by daily news reports, online videos and commentaries, etc. Whether they are big corporations, smaller businesses, universities, public school systems, or other establishments and entities; they are all now requiring that those people who either work for them, or who interact with them in some other way, be vaccinated. Tragically, those people who continue to resist being vaccinated for whatever their personal reasons, are being faced with negative — and sometimes very difficult — repercussions, including the potential loss of their employment. Obviously, that is the very last thing that such individuals need during this troubling time. However, as I pointed out in a previous post — in which I even cited a Washington Times news article — that has been the plan all along. The government openly admitted that it wanted to make life difficult for unvaccinated people. So now we must ask ourselves exactly how far this can go. Well, it seems that we now have a clear answer. If you have been closely following the latest COVID-19 news and developments, then you will already know that for some time now, there has been talk of the potential need for vaccine booster shots for certain individuals. That has now become a reality, as is evidenced by the following news article: https://www.foxnews.com/health/fda-covid-19-booster-vaccine-immunocompromised My concern is obviously the following. While government and health/medical officials are currently stating that only immunocompromised individuals need to be concerned with getting vaccine booster shots, how soon will that change? Folks, let’s be honest about this. At least here in the United States of America, if there is one thing we know with certainty, it is that since the pandemic first began, the narrative which has been presented to us by government and health officials has changed continuously, sometimes almost overnight. Granted, to be fair, to some degree, in the beginning this was to be expected. After all, little was known about the nature of the virus, and we were still learning about it. However, now we are a full seventeen months into this pandemic. The point is that the pandemic situation has become so confusing, that many people no longer even trust their own governments, and have lost faith in their health officials’ pronouncements as well. For example, Dr. Anthony Fauci — who is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in the USA, and the Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, as he was previously with President Donald Trump — has lost all credibility with many Americans, due to his ever-changing narrative, and what are believed to be his questionable ties to the Wuhan virology lab in China, and the gain-of-function controversy. But can we really blame them for their lack of trust? My gosh, even at this late date, we are still not being told the full truth regarding the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes coronavirus COVID-19. On top of that fact, as I already said, the narrative is constantly changing. For example, first it was masks on, then masks off, and then masks on again. First we

were told that the vaccines would be voluntary, and now they are slowly becoming universally mandatory. But that is not all. First we were told that the vaccines would protect us from getting COVID-19, and now it turns out that even double-vaccinated people can not only still get the coronavirus, but they can even pass it on to others, because their nasal viral load is just about as strong as in unvaccinated people. Furthermore, there are also recent accounts which claim that some people are getting COVID-19 as a direct result of being vaccinated. And it doesn’t end there either. First there was just one COVID-19, and now there are multiple mutations and variants, even more powerful than the original strain. So as I have now said a few times, the narrative we are being given is constantly changing. That being the case, why should we believe that booster shots will be limited to just immunocompromised individuals? Well, I will give you one good reason why you should not believe it. Once again, if you have been paying close attention to the latest developments, then you will probably already know that the latest pandemic spikes are said to be a result of the delta variant which is currently sweeping the world. There is also some chatter regarding the lambda variant. But there is more. It has now begun to leak out that the vaccines — particularly the Pfizer vaccine — are losing their potency or effectiveness against these newer strains of COVID-19. In fact, just yesterday I was reading that the efficacy of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against the delta variant is down to just 42%, while the efficacy of the Moderna vaccine against the delta variant is 76%. If you doubt my word, please read this article: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/moderna-covid-vaccine-76-effective-against-delta-pfizer-42-study-121081201173_1.html Now folks, it doesn’t take a genius to figure this out. We already know that virus mutations are real. They adapt according to the environment they are in, and new strains, or variants, arise which are stronger and more resistant to anything we throw at them. As a result, they also become more transmissible, exactly as the delta variant has done. So who is to say that at some point in our not-too-distant future, a new coronavirus variant won’t arise which is even more resistant, and more transmissible — or contagious — than the delta variant? My friends, this is a very real scientific possibility. This is not some wild conspiracy theory. The truth is that no one should be surprised by this possibility. Do you know why? Because scientists have known about this potential threat — and warned about it — for literally decades now. In fact, I first broached this subject of drug-resistant superbugs myself back in 1999 in my 14-part series entitled "Fulfilled Prophecy: The Beginning of Sorrows", which you can read at the following URL, if you desire to: https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/sorrow01.html So, it is for that reason that I personally seriously doubt that the necessity of vaccine booster shots will remain limited to just immunocompromised individuals, despite the current claims being made by government and health officials. They have constantly changed their story about everything else, so why not about this as well? I believe that it won’t be long before they will be saying that EVERYONE needs to receive booster shots, because the current vaccines were NOT designed to combat these new, more powerful variants. They were designed to combat the ORIGINAL strain. That is why there have been so-called “breakthrough” cases. That is why vaccinated people are still able to get COVID-19. That is why vaccinated individuals can still infect other people. That is why some people — no matter how small the number — are still becoming very sick, and even dying, after being vaccinated. So again, I do believe that in the near future, booster shots are going to be required — and quite possibly mandated — for EVERYONE. Not just once either, but multiple times at periodic intervals.

COVID-19 Vaccines: Your Choice, Not Theirs! My friends, several days ago I made a post which included statistics from the VAERS — Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System — on the U.S. government’s Health and Human Services website. You can find my previous post here: https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/covid-19-at-least-7000-american-deaths-have-occurred-after-receiving-the-covid-19-vaccines-according-to-vaers/ Likewise, you can access the U.S. government’s VAERS reporting system — which is managed by the CDC and the FDA — at the following URL: https://vaers.hhs.gov/index.html The aforementioned statistics reveal that as of July 30, 2021, more than 12,300 American citizens have died after taking one of the three FDA emergency-approved COVID-19 vaccines. Note: Please read the VAERS site’s disclaimer to understand their interpretation regarding how statistics should be understood. You may or may not agree with them. Please note that originally, after conducting a VAERS search of my own, I personally came up with a figure of almost 7,000 deaths. However, apparently, I was conducting the search incorrectly. As such, my total for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was about 5,000 lower than it should have been. Setting the search criteria is a bit complicated, after all. By the way, if you wish to conduct your own search, you can do so using the VAERS “WONDER” tool at the following URL: https://wonder.cdc.gov/vaers.html Furthermore, as of that same date — July 30, 2021 — over 545,000 adverse events had been recorded in the VAERS system, after taking vaccines. Stated another way, we are talking about more than 545,000 NEGATIVE REACTIONS occurring after taking vaccines — some more serious than others — and that includes only the ones which have actually been reported to VAERS. Some people strongly suspect that the numbers are probably a lot higher than that. But, my friends, think about that figure — 12,300+ deaths. That figure is more than four times the number of people who died as a direct result of the horrific events which occurred on September 11, 2001. So why isn’t the U.S. government constantly throwing the 12,300+ figure in our faces? I will tell you why. Because unlike the almost 3,000 people who died during 9/11, the 12,300+ figure has no positive political capital. In other words, that almost 3,000 total deaths figure from 9/11 gave the government power to psychologically manipulate the American public, so that they would not only support the so-called “war against terrorism” for two decades, but the 9/11 death toll also convinced American citizens to “temporarily” surrender some of their personal freedoms via the “Patriot Act”. But that is not all. The 9/11 death toll was also used to convince many Americans to support the ill-conceived and illegal invasion of, and war in, Iraq, which was primarily based on the WMD lie. I discuss this topic at length in some of my articles on the Bill’s Bible Basics website at: https://www.billkochman.com Lastly, it is in large part because of the 9/11 death toll figure constantly being thrown in our faces — what do you think the “Remember 9/11” mantra is all about? — that America has engaged in the obviously unwinnable and futile war in Afghanistan for so many years, as recent news reports regarding Taliban military victories have clearly revealed. The Russians learned their lesson. What about us? In contrast to the 9/11 death toll figure, the VAERS vaccine death toll figure — even though it is at least four times greater — doesn’t give the government power to manipulate people in the direction that it wants to take them. That is, to convince everyone to get the vaccine. Quite to the contrary, that 12,300+ figure is NEGATIVE political capital, because it clearly shouts out FAILURE and DANGER. It is an alarm call to people to BEWARE, because something is not right, and that something is in fact seriously WRONG! Thus, the government, and some of its agencies, and certain

medical and pharmaceutical entities try to minimize the figure, to de-emphasize its importance, and to play it down. You certainly don’t see the liberal mainstream media screaming headlines regarding 12,300+ people dying after taking the COVID-19 vaccines, do you? That says a lot! It is as if to say that the almost 3,000 people who died during 9/11 was a big deal — and they certainly ran with it as far and as long as they possibly could — while these 12,300+ people who have died after taking one of the COVID-19 vaccines, and the hundreds of thousands more who have suffered other non-lethal negative effects from the vaccines, are not as important! Think about that, my friends. And remember. Even as I type out this commentary, those figures continue to climb by the day, as the COVID-19 vaccines continue to negatively affect more and more people. Yes, according to the American government and its medical/health agencies, many millions of American citizens are being spared from the worst effects of COVID-19 — including from death — due to taking one of the vaccines. However, that does NOT mean that we should simply ignore, play down, or hide the fact that for many people, taking the vaccine may be just as risky as actually getting COVID-19, because either way, they could possibly end up DEAD, or at least just as sick as if they actually had COVID-19! In fact, if the stories are true, I have read accounts in recent days where it has been said that some people are actually getting COVID-19 as a direct result of getting one of the vaccines! Folks, we already know — because even the U.S. government has confirmed it — that the current vaccines do NOT prevent a person from getting COVID-19. Neither to they prevent a vaccinated person from passing COVID-19 on to someone else. So, if these vaccines are actually giving some people COVID-19 as certain accounts state, then that is just the icing on the cake, and it further highlights the inefficacy, and the danger, of these vaccines. Are these vaccines possibly doing more harm than good despite government claims? Returning to my previous point, my friends, for some people, it may be a light thing to say “Well, what is 13,000 people lost compared to millions of people who are saved from COVID-19’s death grip due to the vaccines?” Yes, that may be easy to say for some people. But what if those 13,000 deaths included members of your own family? Would you still feel the same way? I bet you wouldn’t. Tell me something. What if 13,000 people suddenly died in your town or city after taking one of the vaccines? Would you still just sit quietly by? As I have stated in previous posts, in the end, it is YOUR body. As such, in my view, it is also YOUR right, and ONLY your right, to decide whether or not you wish to take the vaccine. Don’t you agree? In quite an opposite manner, isn’t this the very same argument that is made by pro-abortionists? So why shouldn’t it apply to the COVID-19 vaccine situation as well? In effect then, isn’t the government and their supporters practicing a double standard when they say that women have the right to choose whether or not to get an abortion, while they deny us the right to accept or reject having a questionable vaccine injected into our bodies? At the very least, it is hypocritical. Given the known serious risks which have now been clearly associated with these vaccines — as even the government’s VAERS website clearly reveals — my personal position is that neither the U.S. government, nor any other entity — federal, state or local — has the legal right to force anyone through mandates to take any of the available COVID-19 vaccines. After all, to do so is to knowingly condemning certain individuals to death, no matter how small the number. My friends, we are people, and NOT guinea pigs. Yet, whether you realize it or not, that is exactly what we become when we accept vaccines which have not been adequately tested over the long term, or fully approved yet. We BECOME the experiment!

In fact, even when the vaccines are approved by the FDA, given the FDA’s record and known internal corruption and bias, I STILL won’t trust the vaccines! As for me personally, as I have mentioned before, due to my own health situation — among which is the fact that I take a daily dose of an anticoagulant (blood thinner) to prevent the re-occurrence of DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis, which is blood clots in my legs, and the re-occurrence of Acute Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli, which is blood clots in all nodes of my lungs — I will continue to resist getting the vaccine. On a side note, it may interest some of you to know that while I am currently in my late 60s, due to my personal philosophy and beliefs regarding my body and medications, I have not had a single vaccine since I was a kid in elementary school, when my parents last had jurisdiction over my body for such things. No, I do not get an annual flu shot or anything else for that matter. Concerning my own health issues, as the VAERS website reveals, on some occasions, the vaccines do result in different types of thrombosis occurring. No matter how small, the risk IS there. Does it make any sense then that I should take a daily dose of an anticoagulant to prevent thrombosis from occurring, only to then turn around and take a vaccine which could quite possibly result in thrombosis? To do so, in my view, would be pure madness. Even though I am considered high risk for getting COVID-19, I have thus far endured 17 months of this pandemic without incident, and without a vaccine. As such, I will continue to trust God for my health and safety. Furthermore, as much as I dislike wearing a hot, restrictive face mask, out of respect for others, and because masks are still mandated here — indoors and outdoors — when I am out and about, I will continue to wear a face mask, and social distance as well. However, I will NOT be vaccinated! In conclusion, we each have our personal reasons regarding why we don’t wish to take the COVID-19 vaccines. Your reasons may be different from mine, but that is not what matters here. What does matter, is that we are NOT denied the ability to make the choice on our own, through governmental bullying via draconian mandates, or through public shaming, ostracism and ridicule. If you agree with everything I have stated here, I would very much appreciate if you would share this post on your own page, or anywhere else on the Internet. All I ask in return is that you point your readers back to this original article by including a clickable or tappable link. Thank you very much. For those of you who may have possibly missed some of my previous coronavirus-related writings, following is a list of everything I have written to date regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. I believe that you will find a lot of useful, factual, instructive and Scriptural information in this material. Please feel free to share this list on your own timelines, pages, in your Facebook groups, and on any other social networks where you happen to participate. Thank you so very much, and God bless you! Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center: Bill's Bible Basics Coronavirus Information Center Bill's Bible Basics Articles: BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Just the Facts, Ma'am": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19, Financial Assistance and Christian Love": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/covid-19-financial-assistance-christian-love-1.html BBB Article: "Coronavirus: Defiant Christians, Stay Home!": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/coronavirus-defiant-christians-stay-home-1.html BBB Article: "COVID-19: Exposure Logging and Contact Tracing: Is It Safe?": https://www.billkochman.com/Articles/COVID-19-ExposureLogging-ContactTracing-1.html Bill's Bible Basics Blog Posts: BBB Blog Post: "Coronavirus: Latest Statistics - Bill's Bible Basics Blog": https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/coronavirus-latest-statistics-bills-bible-basics-blog/

COVID-19: Why It Is Morally Wrong to Mandate Vaccines As many of you will already know if you have read some of my previous posts and the comment threads under them, some of my friends here are in favor of getting the COVID-19 vaccine, while others are not and do not support it for various, in my view, very legitimate reasons. Sadly, both the present U.S. administration and certain health officials — you know who they are — have used this situation to further divide people, so that now considerable hate and animosity has been directed at people who refuse to be vaccinated for whatever their reasons. As I have stated in previous posts, whether or not one gets the vaccine is a very personal choice, and this choice should NOT be taken away from us through forced mandates, because then we become a dictatorship and are no longer truly free. Furthermore, if we allow them to force the vaccines on us, then they will be emboldened to pressure us further, and force on us whatever else they please, because we will have already shown weakness under pressure. That is a very dark road to go down, my friends. But what I really wanted to say to everyone is the following: Just because you personally got the vaccine and are currently fine, does NOT necessarily mean that everyone who gets the vaccine will be fine. In fact, as I am sure many of you are already aware, that is most certainly not the case. By their own admission, both the Biden administration, the CDC and others have candidly stated that literally thousands of people have ALREADY suffered negative reactions to the vaccines to varying degrees. Some have even died from taking the vaccines. My friends, this is NOT just some wild conspiracy theory coming from some crazy person. It is verifiable medical fact which has been clearly confirmed by people both in the government, and in the medical profession. That being the case, how can anyone ridicule and shame those of us who refuse to get vaccinated? How can anyone — the government, medical professionals, business conglomerates, small businesses, universities, schools, etc. — in good conscience pressure and force any of us to get vaccinated, when they know that it might quite possibly end in tragedy — including loss of life — for some of us? To me personally, it is like playing a game of Russian Roulette. You just never know who is going to get the bullet, but someone always does, because that is the nature of the game. Does anyone have the right to force us to take a vaccine which might seriously sicken us or even kill us? Despite their seemingly scientific explanations and their seemingly logical reasoning, I think not! As I mentioned in a few previous posts, I am more afraid of getting the vaccine due to potential negative side effects, than I am of COVID-19 itself. As it turns out, a recent poll revealed that this is in fact true of a majority of American adults who currently remain unvaccinated. We are talking about millions of people, my friends. Are we all wrong for feeling this way? Again, I think not. In my particular case, I ALREADY have breathing issues and longterm lung damage, due to the fact that in recent years I have suffered from two bouts of DVT — Deep Vein Thrombosis, or blood clots in my legs — which the second time around led to Acute Bilateral Pulmonary Emboli. The latter means that I had multiple blood clots which had traveled up my legs and into every single node of my lungs. I was in very bad shape, it was very painful for me to even breath, and I could have easily died if any of those blood clots had traveled to my heart or to my brain. As a result of the aforementioned, I am now on an anticoagulant — or blood thinner — for life, to hopefully prevent any additional blood clots from forming in my body. This has greatly restricted my diet for reasons I won’t get into here, created problems with being able to take certain other drugs, and other issues. By the way, everything I have stated here regarding