Anton Vanderbyl, Mullumbimby
Despite the plethora of COVID-19 paranoia presently pumped out by the mainstream media, the actual evidence suggests the effects are really no worse than the seasonal flu – 90 per cent of people are recovering without medical intervention, and those with compromised immune systems, such as the elderly are suffering the most, as is usual with influenza.
One has to ask why the lockstep, society-destroying overreaction by governments everywhere to such a benign threat?
Rosemary Frei, former medical writer and now independent investigative journalist, has written ‘The Seven Step Path from Pandemic to Totalitarianism’ and suggests we are about to start step 5. It’s an interesting read, make of it what you will.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
