2020-04-13: Social Media Postees

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Singapore prepares 'floating hotels' for migrant workers as alternative to dormitories
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Authorities in Singapore are preparing to house hundreds of foreign workers in accommodation vessels typically used for offshore and marine industry staff. Tens of thousands of migrant workers, many from South Asia, live in cramped dormitories across Singapore, which have become the biggest source of coronavirus infections in recent days. | Some of the healthy residents of those facilities are being moved to other sites including military camps, an exhibition center, vacant public housing blocks and the accommodation vessels, dubbed "floating hotels." | "Each facility can hold a few hundred occupants and can b…
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COVID-19: Reducing the risk of infection might increase the risk of intimate partner violence
N. van Gelder, A Peterman, A. Potts, M. O'Donnell, K. Thompson, N. Shah, S. Oertelt-Prigione, Gender and COVID-19 working group | thelancet.com | 2020-04-13
The ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, the causal agent of the acute respiratory distress syndrome COVID-19, is placing unprecedented stress on healthcare systems and societies as a whole. The rapid spread of the virus in the absence of targeted therapies or a vaccine, is forcing countries to respond with strong preventative measures ranging from mitigation to containment. In extreme cases, quarantines are being imposed, limiting mobility to varying degrees.
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Wisconsin: Electoral Politics Gone Lethal
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
I'm not sure I've ever seen anything more depressing in United States political history than last Tuesday's election in Wisconsin. Following days of legal wrangling and in cold-blooded defiance of the grim warnings of public health experts, Wisconsin held an in-person vote in the middle of a deadly pandemic.
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Infected with Passivity: Letter from Catalonia
Chris Gilbert | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
"Perseus wore a magic cap so that the monsters he hunted down might not see him. We draw the magic cap down over our eyes and ears so as to deny that there are any monsters."

The COVID-19 Lockdown: Devastating Economic and Social Consequences. Trump Wants the Economy Reopened by May 1st
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
The way to defeat a highly infectious disease like COVID-19 is by instituting policies to prevent it from spreading. | Social distancing, sheltering in place, and lockdowns are emotionally draining and anxiety provoking. | According to psychologist Shauna Springer, | "we're missing the | …
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Wisconsin's Unconscionable Sham
Jill Richardson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
Wisconsin might have just decided the November election for Trump at the expense of its own citizens' lives. As of April 7, the state's primary election day, there were 2,511 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state, with the disease continuing to spread. Thanks to Wisconsin Republicans and the U.S. Supreme Court, the people of…
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"Reckless and Irresponsible": Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on Trump's Promotion of Hydroxychloroquine
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-13
The coronavirus hot spot Detroit is the site of the first major U.S. study into whether or not the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine could help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This comes after weeks of President Trump promoting the drug despite warnings from medical experts. "There's been a lot of hype from the president, and that is so problematic, because we know that hydroxychloroquine … has some potential side effects that can be really dangerous," responds Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a physician and epidemiologist who is the former head of Detroit's Health Department.
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Italy's daily Covid-19 cases decline, deaths rise by 566 to 20,465
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Deaths from the coronavirus epidemic in Italy rose by 566 on Monday, up from 431 the day before, the Civil Protection Agency said. The number of new cases dropped to 3,153 from 4,092 the previous day

'We weren't prepared': Macron extends France's lockdown till May 11
rt.com | 2020-04-13
France will remain locked down until at least May 11, PM Emmanuel Macron has revealed, calling on citizens to continue to respect the rules his government has imposed to slow the spread of coronavirus. | Macron announced the lockdown extension during a public address on Monday as the growth of the epidemic in France was appearing to plateau, with 574 new deaths declared in the preceding 24 hours. | Also on rt.com | | Lockdown in France will last as long as 'it needs to' as peak of pandemic not yet reached

How "just-in-time" capitalism spread COVID-19
Kim Moody | mronline.org | 2020-04-13
Capitalism has accelerated the transmission of diseases. Historically, most epidemics have spread geographically through two common forms of human long-distance movement: trade and war. The timing, however, changed dramatically with the rise of capitalism.
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German politicians debate easing restrictions as new infections drop
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Senior politicians in Germany have begun debating a potential easing of restrictions imposed over the coronavirus epidemic. Their meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel is scheduled for Wednesday. | Merkel and the premiers of Germany's 16 states expect to get recommendations from the German National Academy of Sciences on Monday. The chancellor has said the advice will weigh heavily in considerations for a possible loosening in movement and social distancing rules in place since around mid-March. | The discussion takes place as the number of new infections and deaths declines in Germany, which has weathered the…
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COVID-19: Mayo Clinic expert answers questions about masks after CDC updates its recommendation
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending people wear nonmedical cloth masks while in public to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission from person to person. The cloth masks should: Fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face.Be secured with ties or ear loops.Include multiple layers of fabric.Allow for breathing …
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COVID-19: Our hospital administrators do not care if we get sick or die
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-13
Editor's note: The author of this article is not named due to the likelihood of retaliation by hospital administrators. | Every day I go to work, I walk into a complete disaster. I am a health care worker in a hospital in a major Midwestern city and our hospital administrators have no clue how to handle the coronavirus pandemic. | Every day I go into work, I'm expected to adapt to an ever-changing crisis. Workplace expectations are ranging from the new CDC guidelines to a continuously moving date as to when we will be having a rapid increase in patients This expected peak has now changed four times in the past th…
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: CDC recommends wearing cloth masks in public
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that Americans wear wearing cloth masks in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain. The CDC considers cloth masks an additional, voluntary public health measure. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, a …
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Plague and Civilization
Evaggelos Vallianatos | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
The plague is a disease that raises its devouring and catastrophic head every so many decades and centuries, especially when humans violently disturb the natural world. The 2020 plague is one of a variety of pandemic diseases that have afflicted humans for millennia, not necessarily with the same intensity or virulence. The historical record of…
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Mayo Clinic expert says be diligent, patient when COVID-19 guidelines change
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
Guidelines to help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are in place across the U.S. Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it's important to be diligent in following the current health guidelines and recommendations, especially as they continue to change. "I want to remind everyone that sometimes we …
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COVID-19 expert answers questions about the do's and don'ts of social distancing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
Countries, states and cities are encouraging people to stay home and practice social distancing by implementing various restrictions to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Some areas have implemented certain restrictions, such as stay-at-home orders. The rules vary in different areas, which is why Dr. Nipunie Rajapakse, an infectious diseases expert, says it's important that …
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Mayo Clinic named national site for Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
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Science Saturday: The importance of antibody testing in addressing COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
If there's one thing the world has learned so far in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's the important role of testing for the disease. The ability to know who has the virus and who doesn't provides critical information for people and entire regions. Early testing involved collecting cells from the back of the …
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How does COVID-19 affect the heart?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
The effects of COVID-19 on the lungs are well-known. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more information is becoming available about the role the virus, called SARS-CoV-2, has on the heart. "Individuals with known cardiovascular disease are at an increased risk of more severe complications from respiratory viral illnesses, including the flu and COVID-19," says Dr. …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
On today's Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, shares the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses antibody testing, immunity, and how the scientific and research communities are collaborating to fight this disease. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is available …
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'Covid-19 isn't going to go away': Having face masks on will become NEW REALITY to live with, WHO envoy warns
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Wearing face masks will become a "revolutionary" new norm of life the world needs to get accustomed to, just like it did when learning of cholera in the 19th century and of HIV in the 20th, a WHO coronavirus expert predicted. | …
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US: African-Americans Are More Vulnerable to COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-13
The U.S.' African-American population is more vulnerable to COVID-19, according to social and demographic studies on the virus. | RELATED: | New York City Tops US With Over 100,000 Coronavirus Cases | The reason for this exposure of the African-American population is not its genetics or physical conditions, but the systemic discrimination it suffers. Many of the non-white citizens of the United States are lacking health insurance, so they may also have underlying health problems tha…
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Plan for healthy meals, fewer trips to the grocery store during pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: During the COVID-19 outbreak, I'm trying to limit trips to the grocery store. But I want to continue to eat healthy meals. What foods should I consider stocking up on, knowing that I probably won't be buying anything fresh for a couple of weeks? ANSWER: Most people are in the habit of …
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Spain lifts lockdown for non-essential workers amid harsh debate & fears of new wave of Covid-19 cases
rt.com | 2020-04-13
Staff in food distribution, communications, sanitation and other non-essential sectors are now allowed to go to work in Spain, despite the country's status as the world's second-largest Covid-19 hotspot with over 17,000 deaths. | These workers will be able to return to work this Monday following a 14-day self-isolation regime that saw all industries

Connecting Community: Protecting Mental Health & Well Being hosted by Women's March
Women's March | indybay.org | 2020-04-13
Online via Zoom…
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COVID-19 deaths surpass 76,000 in Europe as Spanish government sends millions back to work
wsws.org | 2020-04-13
More than 30 National Health Service workers are reported to have died as the UK's death toll rises above 10,000.
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Tips for connecting to Mayo Clinic using Patient Online Services
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Telehealth is becoming more important as a way of delivering health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Video appointments are one form of telehealth that is seeing an increased usage. Patients also can take advantage of the telehealth offerings available through patient portals. Mayo Clinic's patient portal, Patient Online Services, offers its patients several …
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Reporting Your Neighbors for Violating Stay-At-Home Orders
MICK | indybay.org | 2020-04-13
David Cole, national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) stated: "All kinds of constitutional liberties are being constrained right now. They are restricted because there's a reason to restrict them. In a time like this, you have to defer substantially to public health experts." But does this mean that we should be ratting-out our neighbors for violating COVID-19 stay-at-home orders?>…
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Indonesia will rapidly expand coronavirus testing, president says after criticism
rt.com | 2020-04-13
President Joko Widodo said Indonesia will be able to conduct more than 10,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests a day for the new coronavirus. The president rejected criticism that he favored economic considerations over public health. | Widodo told foreign media on Monday that Indonesia had sourced new PCR kits from Switzerland and its extra testing capability would be on stream by next week, with plans to expand testing to 78 labs. The world's fourth most populous nation has one of the lowest testing rates for the coronavirus, drawing criticism from the World Health Organization and public health experts…
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Collision course with Trump? Cuomo says governors will decide when to lift lockdown, not White House
rt.com | 2020-04-13
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and five regional governors have banded together to decide when to reopen their economies. The move clashes with President Donald Trump's insistence on making that call himself. | Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Cuomo announced that he would work together with the governors of New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Rhode Island to decide together when to lift the quarantine measures in their respective states. | Each state will nominate a public health official and an "economic health" official, who will lift restrictions in the region after consulting with…
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Rationing PPE Means Checking on COVID Patients Less Often. This Can Be Deadly
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
Every morning, between 7 and 8, at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, several coronavirus patients are pronounced dead. | It's not that more people die at the beginning of the day, according to two medical providers at the hospital. But as a new shift arrives, doctors and nurses find patients who have died in the hours before and went undetected by a thin overnight staff. | Health care workers at several New York hospitals say they aren't entering patient rooms as often as usual. Th…
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The U.S. Government Pays 0.01 Percent of Its Budget to the World Health Organization
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-04-13
That's for those of you who saw the Washington Post article telling us that we are committed to paying $893 billion over two years to the World Health Organization (WHO). If Trump moves to cut back or eliminate this funding it is not going to have a major impact on our budget situation. On the …
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Trump Will Risk Lives If He Reopens Economy at the End of the Month
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
On March 24, President Trump held a Fox News town hall and sent shudders through every health care expert in the nation when he announced that he was planning to "open the country" on Easter Sunday. He said: | Look: Easter's a very special day for me. And I see it sort of in that timeline that I'm thinking about. And I say, wouldn't it be great to have all the churches full? … So I think Easter Sunday and you'll have packed churches all over our country. I think it would be a beautiful time, and it'…
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COVID-19 SF DPH Healthcare Workers Under Attack, Health & Safety, Racism & Retaliation
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-13
The COVID pandemic is being used to violate union contracts and retaliate against whistleblowers. This pandemic is also hitting Black workers and their families even more heavily. There is also no enforcement by Governor Newsom's Cal-OSHA which has fewer than 200 inspectors for 18 million workers.
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Trump Shared a Tweet Urging Fauci's Firing. Will Fauci Be Axed as a Scapegoat?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
President Donald Trump shared a tweet on Sunday that suggested he might be thinking about removing Anthony Fauci from the coronavirus task force, or possibly from his position within the National Institutes of Health, over his comments from this past weekend in which the doctor stated that an earlier implementation of mitigation efforts could have saved lives. | The tweet that the president shared came from a former candidate for Congress who had once sought the seat held by Speaker of the Hou…
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Mayo Clinic Minute: Blood donations in demand
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-13
Healthy adults are being asked to make an appointment to donate blood to help meet the ongoing demand for blood products. Dr. Justin Kreuter, a transfusion medicine specialist at Mayo Clinic, says donating blood is safe, and one blood donation can potentially save up to three lives. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute youtu.be/ASSzPwnf2ow Journalists: Broadcast-quality …
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Apocalypse Now: Stop the Madness
Ronnie Cummins | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-13
"April is the cruelest month." –T.S. Eliot, "The Wasteland," 1922 COVID-19 has now violently emerged, alongside the Climate Emergency, as an existential threat. Our health, economic livelihoods, climate stability, democracy–our very survival as a human species–is under attack. If we're going to survive this pandemic, and avoid the pandemics lying in wait, if we're going…
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Gates' Globalist Vaccine Agenda: A Win-Win for Pharma and Mandatory Vaccination
Robert F. Kennedy Jr | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-13
Vaccines, for Bill Gates, are a strategic philanthropy that feed his many vaccine-related businesses (including Microsoft's ambition to control a global vaccination ID enterprise) and give him dictatorial control of global health policy. | Gates' obsession with vaccines seems to …
globalresearch.ca/gates-globalist-vaccine-agenda-win-win-pharma-mandatory-vaccination/5709493

Wood Pellet Plant in Mendocino County Threatens Public Health
Bradley Allen | indybay.org | 2020-04-13
Community members assert ongoing and uncorrected hazardous pollution being emitted from the Mendocino Forest Products wood pellet production plant in Calpella, Mendocino County, California.
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"Capitalism is incapable of responding to a crisis of this kind"
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-13
The lockdown in South Africa has been extended till the end of April. However, the government's execution of the lockdown, along with decades of under-investment in health, has left the country unprepared.
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Pandemic Shutdown Separates Parents From Their Children in the Foster System
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-13
Mental health professionals diagnosed me with varying degrees of the same ailments: situational depression, adjustment disorder, PTSD

Abolition in the time of Covid-19
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-13
In the U.S., Covid-19 unfolds with temporal and spatial unevenness. The health system barely has the necessary resources to handle normal operations, let alone a pandemic.
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