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UN's No-Vax UNGA Spins to Staff But Should Be Shut Like Theranos Trial After COVID Positive Test

By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive Patreon Video Q&A
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UN GATE, Sept 22 – Each day, the current United Nations less accountable. Now that an unvaccinated Brazilian diplomat who flew into New York and entered the "honor system" UN General Assembly on September 21 has tested positive for COVID, who will make UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres shut down his super spreader event?

  It can be compared to the Elizabeth Holmes / Theranos trial in Federal court in California. There, when a participant might have been exposed to someone else with COVID, the high profile trial was paused for four days.

   But not the UN. Here is its internal message to staff, immediately leaked to banned Inner City Press and first published exclusively here: "Dear Colleagues,   We were informed that in yesterday’s plenary meeting of the General Assembly, a Member State delegate was present between 8 am and 11 am, who tested positive for COVID-19 later in the day. The Permanent Mission informed DHMOSH, in accordance with the protocol.   DHMOSH has examined the circumstances of a potential exposure to UN staff present in the GA hall and area contact tracing is being finalized.   UN staff who might have been in contact with the infected person will be notified individually and guided through next steps. For all other UN staff, a potential virus transmission is very unlikely. At present, no close contacts amongst UN staff have been identified.   In addition, all UN staff servicing yesterday’s meeting are vaccinated and therefore have a low risk of being infected.   The Member State has confirmed and that the complete delegation has decided to self-quarantine for fourteen days.   Please continue masking at all times on UN premises and inform DHMOSH in case you experience symptoms.  Department of Operational Support." This is fraud. Podcast here.

  On September 21, even while banned Inner City Press covered what it could of the entrances to the lawless "honor system" UNGA, for example Nigeria and Bangladesh, then Bolonsaro and Biden. Since July, NYC-based Inner City Press has asked the UN in writing why it would hold this super spreader event, after bringing cholera to Haiti. No answers.

Later on September 21, this: Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19. He will be quarantined for 14 days in New York, in isolation, and will not return to Brazil for the time being. The information was confirmed by the Special Secretariat for Social Communication (Secom) on Monday night.  The minister is in New York, where he accompanied the delegation of President Jair Bolsonaro... Queiroga stated that he will remain in quarantine in the US.   He was at the UN General Assembly today.

That's it - under contact tracing, UNGA should be shut down. And the censor Antonio Guterres held accountable

From inside(rs), this pool report, forwarded to Inner City Press by disgusted insiders and which we publish because the UN has banned all but its colluding handpicked scribes:

"US President Joe Biden, who earlier arrived at the UN headquarters to participate in the general debate during the high-level week, did not stop in front of journalists. The American leader only lingered on the question about relations with France, but the journalists did not understand quite well, what he said. Perhaps the phrase sounded: "They're great." Biden was accompanied by Secretary Anthony Blinken and US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro did not answer the question whether he was vaccinated before entering the building and whether he plans to meet with President Joe Biden.   The only person who passed near the press was EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell.  In response to a request to assess relations with Russia. he said just "good-good".   Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu did not answer questions.

   We'll have more on this.

 On September 18, in violation of NYC COVID law and of basic free press principles, this: "Dear colleagues,  MALU has just informed us that there will be a stakeout on Monday, September 20th at 11:40 am with the Secretary-General and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, Boris Johnson. A limited number of only five (5) RESIDENT media, as well as a couple of photographers will be accommodated.   RSVPs will be taken on a first come first served basis. Please send your name to contactus@unca.com no later than 4:00 PM TODAY (09/18) with the subject line "STAKEOUT RSVP" if you want to attend.  The first 5 names will receive a confirmation from the UNCA Office and will be sent to MALU.  Thank you for your attention and cooperation.  Valeria Robecco President, United Nations Correspondents Association."

 Note: The UK Mission to the UN refuses Press questions, including about its failure on its failures in its former colony Southern British Cameroons (Ambazonia).

 The UN has neither responded to or offered any explanation when a lawyer's letter - to UN official Fleming, and Tal Mekel, and to each UNCA Executive Committee member - urged them to have a dialogue about ending the UN's banning and censorship of Inner City Press.

On August 9, an independent (minded) journalist asked Dujarric about the letter, video here,

The letter was received by the UN's Melissa Fleming, Maria Luiza Vioti and Tal Mekel and to each UNCA Executive Board member, to them citing UNCA's stated goals that it has a charter to supposedly uphold.

What's next? Since the letter, Inner City Press has published exclusive stories not only from the U.S. court systems but about the United Nations, including its agencies UNOPS, UNFPA, UNITAR and UNESCO. (Also credited in AP, Daily Mail, and Nigeria's Sahara Reporters, amid answers from the IMF.)

But none of its written questions have been answered by the UN Spokespeople, and it remains banned from entry to the UN's briefings. This must end.   

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