The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic released its final report, detailing the federal response to COVID-19. The Republican-led committee concluded that COVID-19 “likely emerged because of a laboratory or research-related accident,” with former CDC Director Robert Redfield asserting, “COVID-19 infections more likely were the result of an accidental lab leak than the result of a natural spillover event.” The report also criticized mask mandates, lockdowns, and six-foot social distancing guidance as ineffective and harmful.⁠
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Democrats on the committee released their own 60-page report, disputing many of the Republican conclusions. They described the lab leak theory as “largely circumstantial” and rejected claims that Dr. Anthony Fauci had suppressed alternative origins theories. Democrats argued that the Republican report was driven by “a political agenda” rather than a focus on pandemic preparedness, adding, “Republicans’ investigation did not uncover the origins of COVID-19.”⁠
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Both reports criticized former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for allegedly underreporting nursing home deaths and stressed the need for clear communication from trusted public health officials. The Republican report further scrutinized EcoHealth Alliance and the NIH for oversight failures in gain-of-function research, while Democrats dismissed the GOP findings as unsubstantiated and damaging to public trust.⁠
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The 6-foot social distancing guideline, widely recommended during the COVID-19 pandemic, lacked a scientific basis, according to former chief medical advisor Anthony Fauci.⁠
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Fauci, who advised former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, testified behind closed doors to the select subcommittee on the COVID-19 pandemic in January. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability released transcripts of his testimony, and Fauci is expected to testify publicly before Congress on Monday.⁠
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During questioning, Fauci indicated that the six-foot social distancing rule was not grounded in specific data. When asked about the origin of the guideline, he said, “I don’t recall. It sort of just appeared,” and admitted he had not seen studies supporting the standard. He acknowledged that conducting such a study would be challenging.⁠
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Fauci was also asked about the evidence for masking children, a policy implemented across the U.S. He responded, “You know, I might have, Mitch, but I don’t recall specifically that I did. I might have.”⁠
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The U.S. response to COVID-19, particularly regarding children and education, has become increasingly controversial. Data analyzed by The New York Times indicated that prolonged school closures correlated with declines in test scores.⁠
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With the help of some photo editing, a primary school in Alor Setar, Kedah, came up with a creative way to produce physically-distanced class photos for 2020, reports Sin Chew Daily.

The most eye-catching ones were the Year One classes at SJK(C) Keat Hwa (K) where pupils appear to be sitting inside boxes stacked on top of each other.

In reality, photos of each pupil sitting in boxes were taken individually and later stitched together with photo-editing software.

They had to come up with a way to take class photos while ensuring that physical-distancing procedures were followed.

Within two weeks, they managed to complete the entire photoshoot for 24 classes with a total of 865 students while adhering to Covid-19 standard operating procedures.

Each batch of pupils had a different theme, with Year One being boxes, Year Two being photo frames, Year Three being grasslands, Year Four being recycling, Year Five being a gravel stone wall, and Year Six being a tree for every person.

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