COVID-19 and the Wasting Disease of Normalcy
Brian Terrell | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
From his prison cell in a year of mass movements to end the war in Vietnam and mobilizations for nuclear disarmament, Daniel Berrigan diagnosed normalcy as a disease and labeled it an obstacle to peace…
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Brazilian nurses strike over deadly conditions as COVID-19 deaths mount
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
This week, after a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, protests and work stoppage spread to hospitals and other health care units.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/braz…
COVID-19 May Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Concern about the deepening of Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis is enhancing due to the number of COVID-19 cases, lack of tests to detect the disease, and political instability. | RELATED: | Taliban Delegation in Kabul for Prisoner Exchange Process | On Saturday, Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz reported on 27 new confirmed patients and 933 people infected in the country so far. | According to local outlet Tolo News, fear is increasing because of the lack of tests and other health…
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STOP Trump's CDC Rules On Masks! NNU-CNA Demand That Newsom Enforce Cal/OSHA Rules
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
UCSF NNU/CNA nurses were joined by members of UPTE, IBT, UAW and SEIU who demanded that healthcare workers get proper protection…
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Mayo Clinic teaming up with area organizations to collect face masks
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) recently recommended that all people wear cloth face masks or coverings when in public. While face masks do not replace social distancing measures, they help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others. Mayo Clinic, and local government and health care partners, have come together to collect and …
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Evo Morales: Police Put Cochabamba Population's Health at Risk
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Bolivia's former President Evo Morales Saturday denounced that the police entered the Cochabamba Department without taking due sanitary precautions and challenging the local population, which expelled several officers from the Shinahota Municipality on Thursday. | RELATED: | Bolivia Indigenous Denounce Añez for Discrimination | "The Police have…
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Mayo Clinic responds to COVID-19 financial impact
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
Mayo Clinic staff are doing extraordinary work, leading in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are proud of, and committed to, our staff and our communities as they come together to fight this global health crisis. Mayo Clinic is facing unprecedented challenges as a result of these circumstances, including a financial impact that requires significant …
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COVID-19: What to do if you develop symptoms while away from home
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
In many areas of the U.S. and around the world, people are being told to stay home and avoid travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, travel restrictions may not apply to employees of critical industries, such as trucking, public health professionals, financial services, and food supply. So what should someone do if they develop …
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Worker resistance grows internationally as governments push premature return to work
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The reckless drive by the Trump administration and governments in Europe to resume production despite health warnings will produce a social explosion.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/stri…
Brazil's Bolsonaro Wants Borders Reopened, Says Worth Risk
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called Friday for the reopening of the country's borders, as he pushes to restart South America's largest economy. Still, he conceded he might be blamed if the new coronavirus outbreak worsens as a result. | RELATED: | Brazil's COVID-19 Denialist President Fired His Health Minister | Bolsonaro fired his health minister on Thursday after clashing with him over lockdown measures, which the president argues are overly damaging to the economy and…
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Is COVID-19 the end of the handshake as we know it?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to accept a "new normal" and change behaviors. One example has been the need to alter how we greet each other. As part of social distancing, health experts have recommended that people to avoid shaking hands, since hands tend to carry a lot of germs. Dr. Anthony Fauci, …
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Army of Mayo employees come together to identify COVID-19 exposures within hours
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
ROCHESTER, Minn.
G20 Suspends Debt Payments for Poor Countries As the Coronavirus Spreads
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
The G20 announced a suspension of debt payments and interest for the world's 76 poorest countries in order to bolster health services to confront the coronavirus.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/15/1883239…
Someone fixed the care worker badge for Matt Hancock, and it's damning
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-04-18
Matt Hancock's care worker badge hasn't exactly gone down well. People have criticised the health secretary's attempt to acknowledge the social care sector during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. But someone decided the badge needed a reworking
Seminary students assisting medical staff in Baqiatallah Hospital amid outbreak
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)
Detroit-area hospitals slash jobs and close facilities to cut costs during COVID-19 crisis
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
Corporate health care providers in the Detroit area are attempting to impose financial losses associated with the health crisis onto the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/detr…
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Emergency medicine in the time of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
Emergency medicine is a specialty that prides itself on a mantra: anyone, anything, anytime. The COVID-19 pandemic has put emergency health care providers and first responders on the front lines, fighting the spread of the virus and caring for critically ill patients. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Annie Sadosty, a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine …
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Bolsonaro Closes Brazil's Embassy and Consulates in Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Amid a health crisis that has made Brazil the country with the largest number of COVID-19 cases in Latin America, President Jair Bolsonaro's administration closed its embassy and consulates in Venezuela on Friday. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Wants Borders Reopened, Says Worth Risk | At least 38 people boarded in a Brazilian Air Force plane bound for Brasilia. Among the r…
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Is it safe to wear contact lenses during the COVID-19 pandemic?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
To prevent becoming infected with COVID-19, health experts are urging people to avoid touching their face. That's because SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can enter the body through the mouth, nose and eyes. That's left millions of people around the world who wear contact lenses wondering if they should stop wearing them and switch …
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Ukrainian capital Kiev engulfed in smog from wildfires near Chernobyl
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The fires expose the fact that the world's worst nuclear catastrophe remains unresolved and continues to threaten the health of the population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/ukra…
Senior Peru health official says Covid-19 medical shipment route kept SECRET over CONFISCATION fears
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Peru is being "cautious" in not disclosing the flight path of a plane loaded with Covid-19 testing kits, its disease response chief has said, with the US accused of "confiscating" supplies meant for other nations. | Pilar Mazzetti, who leads Peru's operational center for Covid-19 response, told Reuters that a plane carrying masks and 300,000 testing kits is due to arrive in the country from China on Monday or Tuesday next week. | However, the aircraft's route is being kept "secret" out of fear that the vital shipment could be "confiscated" midway and diverted to a third country, she said. | "Logically speaking…
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Critical care units prepare for COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
An intensive care unit (ICU) is a special unit in a hospital where patients who are very ill can be under constant supervision by their health care team. The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed ICU and critical care units in hot spots where the virus had spread widely. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Daniel Brown, …
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Thank You Farmworkers, Truckers, Delivery People and Those Oft Forgotten
Raging Grannies | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
Photos and Video to thank essential workers who put themselves on the line everyday. Undocumented farmworkers have no health care. Truckers, delivery people, grocery workers keep supplies coming to those who can afford them, risking their own safety. Janitors in hospitals are heroes too. Governor Newsom, heed our call for resources to these essential workers! Photos and 3: 47 video by Jack Owicki, Pro Bono Photo.
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99-year-old Veteran Raises Millions for UK's Health Workers
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
A 99-year-old war veteran has raised more than 21 million pounds (about 26 million U.S. dollars) for the National Health Service (NHS) by completing 100 laps of his garden. | RELATED: | New York Governor: Trump Is 'Passing Buck' on Pandemic Response | With the aid of a walking frame, Tom Moore, a retired civil servant and Second World War veteran, had planned to do 100 laps of his garden in Bedfordshire, England, before his 100th birthday on April 30. | He finished the challenge…
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Thank You Farmworkers, Truckers, Delivery People and Those Oft Forgotten
Raging Grannies | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
Photos and Video to thank essential workers who put themselves on the line everyday. Undocumented farmworkers have no health care. Truckers, delivery people, grocery workers keep supplies coming to those who can afford them, risking their own safety. Janitors in hospitals are heroes too. Governor Newsom, heed our call for resources to these essential workers! Photos and 3: 47 video by Jack Owicki, Pro Bono Photo.
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Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches serology testing in support of COVID-19 response
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? A new serology test from Mayo Clinic Laboratories that is used to identify the presence of immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is now available to more health care organizations. Mayo Clinic is working closely with state and federal officials to prioritize access to its initial testing capacity to support efforts …
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Prescribing an overdose: A chapter in the opioid epidemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
ROCHESTER, Minn.
The Black Plague
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
Public officials lament the way that the coronavirus is engulfing black communities. The question is, what are they prepared to do about it?
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Freedom of Assembly is Sick
Maximilian Pichl and Doug Henwood | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
For decades, this country was governed as if the climate crisis were a myth. However, it favors natural disasters and diseases that are difficult or impossible to treat. The denial of these problems and the refusal to deal with the destructive effects of capitalism are the reason why the USA is particularly ill-equipped to face future challenges.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/16/1883242…
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How contact tracing can fight the spread of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
Contact tracing is a used to slow community spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19. Contact tracing is the process of finding and reaching out to the people who have been in contact with an infected person. Then close contacts of a person who might have COVID-19 can be isolated or quarantined to lessen further spread …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
COVID-19 is the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Because SARS-CoV-2 is a novel coronavirus, researchers are still learning how the virus affects the body. And this raises questions for pregnant women. Can COVID-19 affect pregnancy? Is breastfeeding safe? How can a pregnant woman protect herself from the disease? On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, …
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Expert Alert: When you can't cough ? extra COVID-19 precautions for people with physical disabilities
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
ROCHESTER, Minn.
Wary of US? Peru keeps Covid-19 medical shipment route SECRET over CONFISCATION fears
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Peru is being "cautious" in not disclosing the flight path of a plane loaded with Covid-19 testing kits, its disease response chief has said, with the US accused of "confiscating" supplies meant for other nations. | Pilar Mazzetti, who leads Peru's operational center for Covid-19 response, told Reuters that a plane carrying masks and 300,000 testing kits is due to arrive in the country from China on Monday or Tuesday next week. | However, the aircraft's route is being kept "secret" out of fear that the vital shipment could be "confiscated" midway and diverted to a third country, she said. | "Logically speaking…
rt.com/news/486213-peru-secret-masks-rou…
4,785 new Covid-19 cases registered across Russia, Moscow remains top hotspot
rt.com | 2020-04-18
In the past 24 hours, 4,785 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Russia, the nation's disease response team reported on Saturday. The increase in newly-recorded cases is higher than that of the previous day
When to seek emergency care during COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
In an effort to reduce the burden on hospitals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to lower the risk of disease transmission, people are asked not to go to emergency rooms if they think they may have COVID-19 symptoms but otherwise feel okay. Instead, they're asked to call their primary care provider to discuss their …
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Iran to produce antiviral drug "Remdesivir" to treat COVID-19 disease: researchers
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)
Infographic: Convalescent plasma
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
Check the?Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website?for additional updates on COVID-19. For more information and all your COVID-19 coverage, go to the?Mayo Clinic News Network?and?mayoclinic.org.
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Swiss coronavirus death toll reaches 1,111, confirmed infections hit 27,404
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 1,111 people, the country's public health agency said on Saturday, rising from 1,059 a day earlier.The number of people showing positive tests for the disease increased to 27,404, the agency said, up from 27,078.
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At least 20 Afghan presidential palace staff test positive for coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
At least 20 officials working at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's palace have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the 70-year-old leader to limit most of his contact with staff to digital communication, government sources said on Saturday.An official document delivered to the Presidential Palace in Kabul is thought to have infected staff, many of whom began feeling unwell and were tested earlier this month, according to a senior health official."A contaminated document was sent to an office inside the palace from another government department and that's how the employees were infected," the official told Re…
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Spain's coronavirus deaths surpass 20,000 but daily increase slows
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Spain's death toll from coronavirus rose by 565 on Saturday, down from a rise of 585 on Friday, the Health Ministry said, bringing the total to 20,043 deaths in one of the world's hardest hit countries.The number of overall coronavirus cases rose to 191,726 on Saturday from 188,068 on Friday, it added.
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COVID-19: Over 1,000 new cases, 290 deaths in Belgium
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
More than 1,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in Belgium over the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Saturday.The total number of cases has risen to 37,183 after 1,045 more people tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest data from the Federal Public Service of Health.Currently, 5,069 patients are in hospital
Iran's new coronavirus total death toll rises to 5,031
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 73 in the previous 24 hours to reach 5,031 on Saturday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpour said on state TV.The number of death recorded daily is one of the lowest in recent days, he said. The total number of people diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease caused by the new virus reached 80,868, he said.A parliamentary report released earlier this week said the coronavirus death toll might be almost double the figures announced by the health ministry, and the number of infections eight to 10 times more.Iran is the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the…
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COVID-19 more difficult for heart patients
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
The coronavirus is more difficult for heart patients than others, a cardiologist told Anadolu Agency at the end of Heart Week in Turkey.Bilal Boztosun, who heads the cardiology department at Medipol Mega University Hospital in Istanbul, said it is difficult for a lot of patients but for those who have heart conditions and diagnosed with COVID-19 it becomes more challenging."Especially if you are above 70 years old if you have other chronic disease beside cardiovascular disease, such as kidney or lung disease, cardiac insufficiency, valvular heart disease, and if you had by-pass surgery in last three months, you a…
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Putin orders daily coronavirus projections as Russia's tally nears 37,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to provide daily forecasts of the spread of the novel coronavirus as Russia recorded almost 5,000 new cases in a single day.Coronavirus infections in Russia began rising sharply in April after reporting far fewer infections than many western European countries in the outbreak's early stages.On Saturday, Russia's official tally of coronavirus cases was 36,793, a record overnight rise of 4,785, and death toll rose by 40 to 313.The government must "provide a short-term prognosis of the number of citizens who may contract the new infectious disease (COVID-19)" a…
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White House COVID-19 Taskforce Claims Testing Capacity Sufficient for First Phase of Ending Lockdown
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
On 16 April President Donald Trump unveiled federal guidelines that would govern the gradual easing of social distancing measures in some parts of the country. But some governors and public health officials have slammed the plan for lacking a widespread testing component.
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Trump's Xenophobia Will Exacerbate Crisis
Eliane Fersan | progressive.org | 2020-04-17
Trump has repeatedly chosen opportunism over public health, but crises should not be used for promoting restrictionist policies against immigrants.
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What it's Like in ICE Detention During a Pandemic
aclu.org | 2020-04-17
As millions of people in the U.S. shelter in their homes, and millions more who aren't able to stay indoors practice social distancing or other measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, a crisis is brewing in the facilities where immigrants are detained. Cramped conditions and inadequate access to hygiene or medical care have created what one medical expert called a "tinderbox" for the disease in a letter to Congress., , Many of those in detention are asylum seekers, who came to the U.S. to ask for protection after fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries. Many others were long-time U.S. resi…
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Julian Assange's fateful anniversary
Derek Royden | nationofchange.org | 2020-04-17
On top of Assange's individual case, the current health crisis is expanding the surveillance state in ways likely not dreamed of by authorities in most countries until this very moment.
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Towards A New World Order? The Global Debt Crisis and the Privatization of the State
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-17
This is the true picture of what is happening. Poverty is Worldwide. While famines are erupting in Third World countries, closer to home, in the richest country on earth, "millions of desperate Americans wait in long crowded lines for handouts"
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Selected Articles: The 2020 Global Economic Crisis
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-17
Towards A New World Order, The Global Debt Crisis and the Privatization of the State | By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 17, 2020 | There is a serious health crisis which must be duly resolved. And this is a number one …
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