The long-tenured UFC commentator Joe Rogan had recently tested positive for COVID-19 but now he is seemingly doing well. He took to his Instagram and posted pictures of weights indicating that he is back in the gym after recovering from COVID.
Check out the post by Joe Rogan below:
Joe Rogan opens up on COVID protocols in Australia
Rogan recently slammed the Australian government for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Around July 29-30, the Australian government had decided to deploy unarmed patrol units comprising of trained military personnel. They were assigned to assist to bring the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant in Sydney under control.
The soldiers joined local authorities in virus hotspots to keep people within a 10km (6.2 mile) travel limit. The travel restrictions were introduced because the virus was spreading through permitted movement, as per information provided by health officials. (via BBC)
Rogan felt this was a violation of civil rights. He addressed the scenario and lambasted the Australian government on an episode of his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. The guest for the episode was North Korean human rights activist Yeonmi Park:
“When you see what’s going on in Australia; Australia confiscated all their guns in the 1990s – not saying they should raise up against the government, but there’s some crazy sh*t going on there right now. The army is trying to keep people inside in Australia. And one of the things that I read was that as they are doing this, only nine people have died from COVID…because they have full-on government lockdowns, where the government is flying helicopters over and saying, ‘Go back indoors, you’re not allowed to be outside,’ which is crazy. This disease doesn’t even transmit well outside. Doesn’t make any sense. Like being outside and getting vitamin D from the sun is probably one of the best things you can do.” Joe Rogan said.
With the relatively low number of deaths, Joe Rogan believes the kind of strict measures seen in Australia are unreasonable.
“So I think it’s nine deaths total since September and they have a full-on government lockdown where the military is locking down the streets… The deaths have gone down. That’s the thing. Folks, people die from heart attacks in staggering numbers every year. You’re not making the government force people to exercise…”
