Coronavirus: Remember the "Fake" 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: Manipulating the Data to Justify a Worldwide Public Health Emergency
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-06
A Worldwide public health emergency is unfolding, 4.9 billion doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine are envisaged by the WHO.
globalresearch.ca/the-h1n1-swine-flu-pandemic-manipulating-the-data-to-justify-a-worldwide-public-health-emergency/14901
A dire revelation about Joe Biden materialised the morning after Super Tuesday
Tracy Keeling | thecanary.co | 2020-03-06
After a very rocky start to his campaign, Joe Biden did well in the states that voted on so-called Super Tuesday. The press could hardly contain themselves, gleefully announcing Biden as the 'Joementum' front-runner in the race against Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic nominee. | But the media wasn't the only industry celebrating Biden's surge. In a revelation that surprised no-one who's been paying attention, the stock markets showed private healthcare stocks 'su…
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COVID-19 "Worldwide Epidemic of Biblical Proportions"
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-06
This is becoming increasingly crazy. The Western media hype is intolerable with its fear-mongering. What is driving this? | In most countries, a few people or a few hundred people have been infected with this virus, and a dozen or so …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-worldwide-epidemic-biblical-proportions/5705735
Palestinian Health Ministry Confirms 7 Cases of COVID19 Corona Virus
IMEMC News | imemc.org | 2020-03-06
The Palestinian Minister of Health Mai Kayleh announced on Thursday evening that 7 Palestinian citizens have been confirmed as infected with the Corona virus. Kayleh explained, in a press conference held Thursday evening in the headquarters of the Governorate of Bethlehem, in the presence of Governor Kamel Hamid and the …
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Coronavirus Epidemic Bolsters Case for Medicare for All and Universal Paid Sick Leave
Julia Conley, Common Dreams | indybay.org | 2020-03-06
The global coronavirus outbreak which also threatens the United States–and the widely criticized effort by the Trump administration to address it–is offering advocates of both paid sick leave and Medicare for All an opportunity to make the case that such universal social programs are not only morally right but would also serve a key public health function.
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Daring to Kiss: Coronavirus and the Butterfly Effect
Binoy Kampmark | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
At some point, it seemed like a slow burner, gathering attention with each press release from the World Health Organisation. When talking about a threat, language is everything. With more cases of COVID-19 being identified, the panic that comes from paranoia, suspicion and good old distrust is beginning to thrive. The signs of this vary…
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Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
Maria Morris | aclu.org | 2020-03-06
The | country and the world face a public health emergency in the new coronavirus | causing COVID-19. The media is filled with concerns about how we will respond. | Will we close schools? Cancel sporting events and other large gatherings? Work | from home? Avoid public transportation? | But | little has been said about one of the most vulnerable sectors of our | population: the people in our prisons and jails. Although people often think of | prisons and jails as closed environments, they are not. Medical staff, correctional | staff, and visitors come from the community into the facilities every day and | then…
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How Profit Makes the Fight for a Coronavirus Vaccine Harder
Stephen Buranyi | zcomm.org | 2020-03-06
The near-total lack of interest from markets means there's precious little foundation for scientists to build on…
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Coronavirus Vaccine Funding Must be Conditional on Affordable Access, Say Campaigners
commondreams.org | 2020-03-06
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What must be done to fight the Pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-03-06
The resources and technology exist to stop a disease that threatens to kill over a hundred million people. Capitalism cannot be allowed to be an obstacle to saving lives!
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Fox News Is Spreading Trump's Coronavirus Lies Faster Than the Disease Itself
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-06
President Trump said that Russian interference in the 2016 election was a hoax perpetrated by the Democrats to destroy his presidency. He claimed his impeachment was a Democratic hoax too and last week he said the coronavirus
A Simple Prescription for a Longer Life: Economic Equality
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control released some welcome news recently: Americans are living a tiny bit longer. In 2018, U.S. life expectancy inched up about a month, from 78.6 to 78.7 years. The White House credited "President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and really the entire administration" for the increase, the first since 2014.
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Why Is the US Apparently Not Testing for the COVID-19 Coronavirus?
Larry Romanoff | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-06
All reports are that the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is not testing for the new coronavirus COVID-19, and that reliable tests in any case do not exist in the US. This is an area bereft of rational explanation. …
globalresearch.ca/why-us-apparently-not-testing-covid-19-coronavirus/5705721
The Neoliberal Plague
Rob Urie | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
For those who aren't familiar with Albert Camus' The Plague, disparate lives are brought together during a plague that sweeps through an Algerian city. Today, by way of the emergence of a lethal and highly communicable virus (Coronavirus), we— the people of the West, have an opportunity to reconsider what we mean to one another. The existential lesson is that through dread and angst we can choose to live, with the responsibilities that the choice entails, or just fade away.
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It's Medicare or Coronavirus-for-All
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | commondreams.org | 2020-03-06
The coronavirus doesn't care how wealthy you are or what political party you are in. (Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Image) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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All the Devastating Epidemics That Coronavirus is Distracting Us From
Tamara Pearson | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
Almost every day the BBC's One-minute World News provides the latest death tally from coronavirus. The short news wrap-up typically covers about three news items only, meaning that for the BBC, the virus has been among the top three most important issues for the world, daily for the last two months. All the other mainstream…
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Will COVID-19 Finally Bring Down Trump's Virtual Presidency?
Daniel Warner | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
The "pussy grab video" didn't do it. The Stormy Daniels's revelations didn't do it. The Mueller investigation didn't do it. The impeachment trial didn't do it. The cruel handling of children and the desperate at the border didn't do it. The unrevealed tax returns didn't do it. Will Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus epidemic…
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Yellow-caking an epidemic: New York Times spreads the virus of hatred, again
K.J. Noh | mronline.org | 2020-03-06
In a repeat of the gutter journalism used to justify the 2003 Iraq War, the New York Times has had to "yellow-cake" up a foul brew of innuendo, half-truths, misrepresentations, outright lies–spiked fiercely with stereotypes, racial hatred, and red-baiting–to makes its case for a China "cover-up." | Source…
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All the Devastating Epidemics That Coronavirus is Distracting Us From
Tamara Pearson | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-06
Almost every day the BBC's One-minute World News provides the latest death tally from coronavirus. The short news wrap-up typically covers about three news items only, meaning that for the BBC, the virus has been among the top three most important issues for the world, daily for the last two months. All the other mainstream…
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OPEC: Negotiations to Reduce Oil Supply Fail, Oil Prices Drop
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-06
Due to the decline in global oil consumption caused by the Covid-19 epidemic, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Friday proposed to cut oil supplies by 1.5 million barrels per day until the end of 2020. This proposal, however, was not accepted due to the resistance of Russia and Kazakhstan. | RELATED: | OPEC, Allies Evaluate Oil Production Cut | This adjustment, which represents about 1.5 percent of world production, was proposed during the OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria. | On…
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Russia Registers 6 New Coronavirus Cases, Carriers Arrived From Italy – Health Authorities
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia confirmed six new cases of coronavirus disease, officially known as COVID-19, in the country, Russia's coronavirus response centre said on Friday.
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Colombia Confirms First Case of Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
Originating in China last December, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has since spread to more than 80 countries and infected over 95,300 people, according to the latest data provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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WHO Official Says Children Can Also Contract COVID-19
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Children are also able to contract the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and especially those more vulnerable can experience severe symptoms, Executive Director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan said at a press conference on Friday.
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UK's First COVID-19 Death Was 'In and Out of Hospital' With 'Underlying Conditions'
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
As of 5 March 2020, 18,083 people have been tested in the UK for COVID-19, of which 17,968 have been given the all clear, with only 115 cases confirmed as positive, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Pompeo Claims 'Imperfect Coronavirus Data' From China Has Put US 'Behind the Curve'
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
The novel coronavirus disease was first detected in Wuhan in China's Hubei province in late December 2019 and has since spread worldwide. The number of people infected globally has surpassed 98,700, with more than 3,300 fatalities. Over 55,400 people have recovered.
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Russia's Aeroflot Reduces Number of Flights to China, South Korea, Vietnam, Italy
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-06
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russia's Aeroflot airline announced on Friday it was reducing the number of flights to destinations in China, South Korea, Vietnam, and Italy due to falling demand amid the coronavirus disease outbreak there.
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Death toll from coronavirus jumps to 124 in Iran
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus has climbed to 124, the country's Health Ministry announced on Thursday.As many as 17 more people died of the COVID-19 disease as 1,234 new cases were reported across the country in the last 24 hours, spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference in the capital Tehran.The latest figure brought the total number of infections to 4,747, said Jahanpour.Most of the new cases, he added, were detected in Tehran, Qom, Gilan, Isfahan, Alborz, Markazi and Qazvin provinces.Jahanpour said 913 infected patients were successfully treated and discharged from hospitals across Ira…
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Twelve coronavirus cases on Egypt cruise ship are all asymptomatic
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
Twelve new cases of coronavirus registered on a Nile cruise ship are all asymptomatic, the health ministry and World Health Organization said in a joint statement on Friday.The individuals are all Egyptian workers on the ship, which is heading to the southern city of Luxor, the statement said.
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Rapid spread of new coronavirus worldwide
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-06
Since its outbreak in China last December, the novel coronavirus claimed 3,383 lives and 97,945 people were infected with the fast-spreading disease.The virus, now infected mainland China, its provinces and Taiwan along with 84 other countries, has beaten SARS- and MERS-associated coronavirus in terms of its infection speed and death toll.Here are the markers of the the deadly virus threatening the global public health: – Wuhan, Chinese epicenter of outbreakOn Dec. 31, 2019, China announced a mysterious respiratory tract disease, with the source yet unknown.This disease caused pneumonia, and was thought to have be…
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FRSO leader Steff Yorek says capitalism, Trump administration, set to make coronavirus epidemic worse
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-05
Minneapolis, MN – Freedom Road Socialist Organization's Political Secretary Steff Yorek stated today, March 4, "As COVID-19 spreads here in the United States, the potential exists for the corporate health care system to be overwhelmed. American capitalism has developed a health care system that's poorly equipped to do basic public health. There is no profit in disease prevention." | Yorek noted, "The epicenter of the U.S. outbreak today is Washington state. Nine people have died in the Seattle area and health care workers are under quarantine. A new case in North Carolina can be traced to travel to Washington st…
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Roundtable: Coronavirus Is Best Case for Medicare for All
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-05
On Wednesday, House lawmakers passed an $8.3 billion emergency spending package for combating coronavirus, as the death toll from coronavirus has reached 11 in the United States. California recorded its first coronavirus death yesterday. The virus has also spread to New York, where Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a directive requiring health insurers to waive cost sharing for coronavirus tests. We go to two ground zeroes of the COVID-19 outbreak
The New Poll Tax? Long Lines, Closed Polling Stations Hurt Black, Latinx & Student Voters in TX, CA
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-03-05
Long wait times plagued polling places in Texas throughout Super Tuesday, especially in districts with high numbers of black and Latinx voters and college students. Many voters reported waiting in line for more than three hours to cast a ballot. At least 750 Texas polling sites have been shuttered since 2013, when the Supreme Court slashed federal oversight of Texas and other Southern states under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. There were long lines, too, in Los Angeles, where many polling places reported problems with a brand-new $300 million voting system. The Sanders campaign sued to keep polling places open a…
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Long Lines, Closed Polling Places Hurt Black, Latinx and Student Voters
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-05
Long wait times plagued polling places in Texas throughout Super Tuesday, especially in districts with high numbers of Black and Latinx voters and college students. Many voters reported waiting in line for more than three hours to cast a ballot. At least 750 Texas polling sites have been shuttered since 2013, when the Supreme Court slashed federal oversight of Texas and other Southern states under the Voting Rights Act of 1965. There were long lines, too, in Los Angeles, where many polling places repor…
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A Terrifying Scenario: Coronavirus in "Quarantined" Gaza
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-05
What if the Coronavirus reaches the besieged Gaza Strip? While the question carries great urgency for all Palestinians living under Israel's military occupation, the Gaza situation is particularly complex and extremely worrying. Nearly 50 countries have already reported cases of COVID-19 disease, one of several epidemics that are caused by the Coronavirus. If developed countries, …
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As coronavirus spreads, "Medicare for All" takes center stage in Illinois primary fight
John Bachtell | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-05
CHICAGO–"Coronavirus is a serious public health crisis in this country," declared Jan Rudolph, an organizer for National Nurses United. "It's exposing all the weaknesses of the lack of a public health system. Instead, we have a health care industry" that puts profits over patients. As of this writing, the coronavirus has infected over 150 people …
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California Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
California has declared a state of emergency after the death toll from the coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday, with new cases being reported in large cities like Los Angeles. | RELATED: | WHO: Covid-19 More Lethal Than Seasonal Flu | According to health officials, the first coronavirus death recorded in California was an elderly person in Placer County, near Sacramento. The person had underlying health problems and likely had been exposed on a cruise ship voyage between San Francisco and Mexico l…
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To Understand America's Broken Health Care System, Look at Colorado
commondreams.org | 2020-03-05
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It's Medicare or Coronavirus-for-All
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-03-05
"My co-workers make impossible choices daily because a lot of us don't have access to affordable health insurance," Vladimir Clairjeune, a passenger service representative at JFK airport, said at a training session Wednesday, learning to deal with the coronavirus/COVID-19 epidemic. "[We] choose not to see a doctor for a health problem because it could be the difference between paying the rent, taking care of family or getting needed care." | Earlier in the day, Vice President Mike Pence met with airline executives to discuss the crisis. Air travel is still safe, they concluded. Yet it was reported on the same day…
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Russia cancels SPIEF 2020 economic conference over coronavirus concerns
rt.com | 2020-03-05
One of the biggest business events in Russia, the St Petersburg Economic Forum (SPIEF), won't be convening this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, organizers have announced. | The decision was made in order to "protect the health of Russian citizens, guests and participants," Andrey Belousov, chairman of the SPIEF organizing committee, explained. | SPIEF 2020 was scheduled to take place between June 3 and 6. | The decision to cancel SPIEF 2020 comes amid a Covid-19 epidemic, which originated in China's Wuhan and has already killed 3,000 people around the globe. | In February, Moscow temporarily banned all C…
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First person in UK dies from coronavirus as number of cases doubles in 48 hours
rt.com | 2020-03-05
Health authorities in the United Kingdom have revealed that the country has recorded its first death from the coronavirus as the number of cases in the country jumped to 116. | The victim was an elderly patient who had underlying health conditions. "The patient has previously been in and out of hospital for non-coronavirus reasons, but on this occasion was admitted and last night tested positive for coronavirus," Royal Berkshire NHS Trust said in a statement. | "The family has been informed and our thoughts are with them at this difficult time," it added. | A total of 116 people have now tested positive for vi…
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The Coronavirus May Provide the Best Argument for Medicare for All
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-05
On Wednesday, House lawmakers passed an $8.3 billion emergency spending package for combating coronavirus, as the death toll from coronavirus has reached 11 in the United States. California recorded its first coronavirus death yesterday. The virus has also spread to New York, where Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a directive requiring health insurers to waive cost sharing for coronavirus tests. We go to two ground zeroes of the COVID-19 outbreak
2,241 New Cases of COVID-19 Worldwide, Total Now 95,333
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Up to 2,241 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the globe as of Thursday, bringing the total count to 95,333, according to the latest official data by the World Health Organization (WHO). | Five countries, territories and areas reported COVID-19 cases for the first time in the past 24 hours. | WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized the importance of implementing a comprehensive approach to mitigate the impact of the virus in a briefing on Wednesday. | Hubei Province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, reported 126 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus infection…
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The Missing Narratives in the Debate on "Medicare for All"
Richard Gale | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-05
The onslaught of misinformation from the corporatist wings of both political parties and media biases against universal healthcare are obviously confusing the electorate. This is seemingly evident in this week's Super Tuesday with Joe Biden winning the majority of the …
globalresearch.ca/missing-narratives-debate-medicare-all/5705605
Obamacare with a public option: fool me twice shame on me
Thomas I. Palley | mronline.org | 2020-03-05
There is an old saying "Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me." That saying is relevant for the current healthcare debate in which former Vice-President Biden and elite Democrats are touting a reheated version of Obamacare with a public option. It is a case of trying to fool the American […] | Source…
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Cuba Has No COVID-19 Cases so Far but Remains Alert
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-05
Cuba's National Public Health System authorities Thursday reported that its nation does not register cases of Covid-19, a disease that affects 97,878 people in 87 countries and territories around the world. | RELATED: | U.S. Blockade Hinders Organ Transplant Process in Cuba | Despite the U.S. blockade against their revolution, the Cubans have managed to build a health system that constitutes their most valuable asset to face viral diseases. | This system has very proactive characteristic…
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Moscow declares HIGH ALERT over coronavirus threat, imposes mandatory self-quarantines & workplace health checks
rt.com | 2020-03-05
Health authorities in Russia's capital have imposed a state of "high alert" and a series of new measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, directing anyone returning from virus-stricken locales to self-isolate. | Returnees from trips abroad
Coronavirus Outbreak in Nursing Home Highlights Risk in Elder Care Facilities
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-05
An outbreak of coronavirus disease in a nursing home near Seattle is prompting urgent calls for precautionary tactics at America's elder care facilities, where residents are at heightened risk of serious complications from the illness because of the dual threat of age and close living conditions. | As of Monday afternoon, the emergence of the novel contagious illness at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington, had left four residents dead and others hospitalized, local health officials…
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Coronavirus kills at more than 20 times the rate of seasonal flu
wsws.org | 2020-03-05
The World Health Organization has warned that the medical supplies necessary to treat the novel coronavirus are "rapidly depleting."
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Trump betrayed his promise to fight for American workers
Lawrence S. Wittner | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-05
(PAI)–Campaigning for the presidency in 2016, Donald Trump promised that, if he was elected, "American worker[s] will finally have a president who will protect them and fight for them." Has he kept this promise? When it comes to protecting workers' health and safety, his administration has been a disaster. Once in office, Trump packed the …
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UK coronavirus plan underscores gutting of health and social care
wsws.org | 2020-03-05
The ruling elite in Britain, as internationally, are responding based on defending the interests of the tiny layer of financial parasites, who dominate society at the expense of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/05/ukco…