More evidence coronavirus had spread to the West BEFORE China came clean: LA doctors find evidence it may have been circulating in US MONTHS earlier than first reported case

More evidence coronavirus had spread to the West BEFORE China came clean: LA doctors find evidence it may have been circulating in US MONTHS earlier than first reported case

The scientists say that, between December and February, there may have been as many as 1,000 coronavirus patients in Los Angeles.

The finding is published after only yesterday a British family came forward with a coroner’s report saying that their relative, 84-year-old Peter Attwood, died of coronavirus after catching it in December.

Mr Attwood’s death came two months before the first death was officially recorded in Britain and has been officially attributed to the disease, despite China not announcing its existence until after the grandfather had already caught it.

Amazon Bans Sale of Foreign Seeds in the U.S.

Amazon Bans Sale of Foreign Seeds in the U.S.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said the unsolicited packages appeared to be a part of a “brushing scam,” in which an online seller ships an inexpensive product to an unwitting receiver and then submits positive reviews on the recipient’s behalf with a goal of boosting the seller’s ratings and visibility online. The agency said there was no reason to suspect agroterrorism, in which biological agents are used to harm the nation’s food supply.

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Amazon Bans Foreign Plant Sales to U.S. Amid Global Seed Mystery

U.S. agriculture officials have said they are working with officials in China to determine who is sending the seed packages and to stop future shipments. China’s Foreign Ministry said in July that mailing labels on the seed packages were forged and that China had asked the U.S. to send packages for investigation.

It’s just the beginning.