(2020-07-07). Attempted car attacks fail to deter protesters in Tri-Cities, Wa. liberationnews.org 
Hundreds of protesters gathered at John Dam Plaza in Richland, Washington, on Saturday, July 4 to protest the national epidemic of racist police killings. People from all over the Tri-Cities attended the protest, which lasted from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The organizers, members of the local group Blackformation, spoke on the park stage about …
(2020-07-07). India's abysmal healthcare system. mronline.org 
DD Kosambi uses a telling example to illustrate the crisis of Indian feudalism: at the third Battle of Panipat in 1761, the troops on oneside had not had enough to eat, while the troops on the other side just managed to assuage hunger by looting villages in the neighbourhood; neither side in short had arranged …
(2020-07-07). US still 'knee-deep' in FIRST wave of Covid-19, Fauci warns. rt.com 
Unlike countries in Europe, the US failed to get the first wave of Covid-19 under control and is now 'knee-deep' in a new surge of it, according to the country's top epidemic adviser Anthony Fauci. | The coronavirus situation in the US is "not very good," Fauci
(2020-07-07). Why 3rd Quarter US Economic 'Rebound' Will Falter. zcomm.org The US is currently experiencing what might be called a 'triple crisis'. A health crisis that shows little sign of abating. A deep economic crisis that is still in its early phases. And a ripening political crisis…
(2020-07-07). All Articles The World Can Show How Pharma Monopolies Aren't the Only Way to Fight COVID-19. zcomm.org After his disastrous handling of the COVID-19 epidemic, Trump is trying to improve his waning electoral chances by reserving all of Gilead's stock of remdesivir…
(2020-07-07). Unemployment Benefits Should Depend on the Pandemic. counterpunch.org In recent weeks many members of Congress have been arguing against extending the $600 weekly supplement to unemployment insurance benefits that was put into the original pandemic relief package. Some members of Congress have even argued for extra payments to encourage unemployed workers to return to work. These proposals miss the logic that led Congress
(2020-07-07). Coronavirus pandemic threatens lives of at least one million people at risk from AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria. wsws.org The global distribution of preventative treatments for other deadly diseases has been severely disrupted by the pandemic.
(2020-07-07). WHO to travellers: keep an eye on 'anywhere and everywhere' COVID-19. yenisafak.com The World Health Organization on Tuesday urged travellers to wear masks on planes and keep themselves informed as COVID-19 cases surge again in some countries, prompting new restrictions in places like Australia.Spokeswoman Margaret Harris urged people not to be caught off-guard by resurgent local epidemics and quarantine measures, saying: "If it's anywhere, it's everywhere and people travelling have to understand that.""This virus is widespread and people have to take that very, very seriously."The WHO said last month that it would update its travel guidelines ahead of the northern hemisphere summer holidays but…
(2020-07-07). WHO criticized for 'contradictory' COVID-19 statements. yenisafak.com The WHO, which has been chastised by the US for failing to make necessary warnings in a timely manner, has recently been subjected to intense criticism, including accusations of "misleading countries over use of mask," taking late steps and making "contradictory statements".WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus rejects criticism, saying they act in line with science, learn new information about the virus every day, and that the organization is constantly updating its COVID-19 guidelines.- Wearing masksIn the first days of the pandemic, the WHO made statements that healthy people do not need to wear a mask.On April…
(2020-07-07). Toll rises from rain storms in China as student bus plunges into reservoir. yenisafak.com A bus carrying high school students plunged into a reservoir on in southwest China on Tuesday, as days of torrential rain triggered flood warnings across large parts of the country and disrupted the first day of national college exams.In the central city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus epidemic first erupted in December, a record-breaking 426 millimetres (16.8 inches) of rain fell on Sunday, the official China Daily reported, and authorities were using giant pumps to remove water from the flooded roads.State broadcaster CCTV said the students on a bus that crashed into a reservoir in the city of Anshun in southwe…
(2020-07-07). Iran reports highest coronavirus death toll since outbreak. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) — Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran hit a high record on Tuesday as 200 new deaths were registered over the past 24 hours, the highest since the virus outbreak in the country.
(2020-07-06). Open Letter On COVID-19 And Humanitarian Disarmament. popularresistance.org The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy human and economic toll and shattered lives in many countries. The pandemic has also underscored that global solutions should be used to address global problems, in the current crisis and after it ends. Now is the moment to reflect on the world as it is and consider a better alternative for the future. A "new normal" should go beyond the field of public health to deal with other matters of ongoing international concern, including the humanitarian consequences of arms and armed conflict as well as peace and security more broadly. | Humanitarian disarmament, an approach to go…
(2020-07-06). Where are the protests? Firearms overtake fireworks as shootings over July 4th weekend leave scores dead in big US cities. rt.com 
The Independence Day weekend turned deadly across the US as 77 people were shot in Chicago alone, continuing a spate of violence that has plagued largely black neighborhoods amid anti-racism protests focused on police brutality. | Between July 3 and July 5, 13 people were fatally shot in Chicago. The latest violence wasn't out of character in a city that earned the nickname "Chiraq" — likening the bloodshed to that in war-torn Iraq — and where around 80 percent of homicide victims each year are black, according to police data. | Father's Day weekend last month saw 104 shootings and 14 dead. | Also on…
(2020-07-06). [Research Paper] Prognostic factors associated with mortality risk and disease progression in 639 critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Europe: Initial report of the international RISC-19-ICU prospective observational cohort. thelancet.com The European RISC-19-ICU cohort demonstrates a moderate mortality of 24% in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Despite high ARDS severity, mechanical ventilation incidence was low and associated with more rescue therapies. In contrast to risk factors in hospitalized patients reported in other studies, the main mortality predictors in these critically ill patients were markers of oxygenation deficit, renal and microvascular dysfunction, and coagulatory activation. Elevated risk of bloodstream infections underscores the need to exercise caution with off-label therapies.
(2020-07-06). Trump's wrong, the Marxists are winning. fightbacknews.org Speaking at the White House, July 4, President Trump stated, "We are now in the process of defeating the radical left, the Marxists, the anarchists, the agitators, the looters, and people who in many instances have absolutely no clue what they are doing." He is wrong. The radical left and Marxists are beating him at every turn. | Trump is a failed political representative of a failed and dying economic system: monopoly capitalism. Trump's hatred of science, coupled with a profit-motivated health care system, has made the pandemic so much worse than it had to be. By every measure, the economy is entering a 1930s s…
(2020-07-06). The US COVID-19 toll to hit 3 million cases as Texas health system nears collapse. wsws.org The number of COVID-19 cases will reach 3 million today, and the pandemic surge is straining health systems across the south and southwest.
(2020-07-06). New Jersey growers refuse to test migrant farm workers for COVID-19. wsws.org The decision not to test these laborers, many of whom have traveled from states with rising rates of infection, creates the conditions for a public health disaster.
(2020-07-06). Over 700 Joliet, Illinois nurses go on strike for better wages and safe working conditions. wsws.org Strikes of health care workers are part of a growing global response of workers across industries to the dangers posed by government back-to-work drives.
(2020-07-06). Is it Impossible to Envision a World Without Patent Monopolies? cepr.net Apparently, at the New York Times, the answer is no. Elisabeth Rosenthal, who is a very insightful writer on health care issues, had a column this morning warning that we may face very high prices for a coronavirus vaccine. She points out that this is in spite of the fact that the government is paying …
(2020-07-06). Hollowed-Out Public Health System Faces More Cuts Amid Virus. zcomm.org The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources necessary to confront the worst health crisis in a century…
(2020-07-06). Terrorist groups must not be allowed to exploit 'fragilities' caused by global health pandemic. news.un.org As COVID-19 continues to disrupt the world's health systems, economies and local communities, the UN Secretary-General on Monday highlighted how the pandemic has laid bare vulnerabilities to "new and emerging forms of terrorism", such as cyberattacks, bioterrorism and the misuse of digital technology.
(2020-07-06). Move away from outdated 'mad or bad' approach to mental illness, urges independent UN expert. news.un.org States, civil society, psychiatric organizations and the World Health Organization (WHO) itself must change the way they address mental health challenges, a UN independent rights expert said, calling for a shift towards understanding the context behind mental distress.
(2020-07-06). New UN report outlines ways to curb growing spread of animal-to-human diseases. news.un.org As the battle against COVID-19 rages, the world can expect to see other diseases that pass from animals to humans emerge, according to a new UN report launched on Monday, which maintains that there is still time to head off potential zoonotic pandemics.
(2020-07-06). Germany has only a few hundred doses of remdesivir, says health minister. yenisafak.com Germany has only a few hundred doses of COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir, the country's health minister Jens Spahn told European Union lawmakers on Monday, urging to move production of the drug to Europe."We do not have a huge inventory now, (it's) a few hundred doses that we have," he said at a video-conference hearing organised by the European Parliament.Spahn said he was working to ensure the drug could be produced in Europe. Its manufacturer Gilead Sciences Inc has no production facilities for remdesivir in Europe.
(2020-07-06). Palestinian detainee dies in Israeli prison. yenisafak.com A Palestinian detainee held in Israel has died in custody, a local NGO said on Monday. | Sa'di al-Gharabli, 75, died at Assaf Harofeh medical center after his health deteriorated, the Handala Center for Detainees and Ex-detainees said in a statement. | Al-Gharabli, from the Gaza strip, was arrested by Israeli forces in 1994 and sentenced to a lifetime in prison. | According to the NGO, the Palestinian detainee had suffered prostate cancer, diabetes and blood pressure, accusing Israeli prison authorities of refusing to provide medical attention to him. | There was no comment from Israeli prison authorities on the…
(2020-07-06). Spanish antibody study shows 5% of population exposed to coronavirus. yenisafak.com Results from the final stage of a nationwide antibody study showed some 5.2% of Spain's population has been exposed to the coronavirus, health officials said on Monday, confirming findings from earlier stages.The study, which tested nearly 70,000 people across Spain three times over the past three months, found the virus' prevalence had not altered significantly since preliminary results were published in May.
(2020-07-06). US coronavirus deaths surpass 130,000. yenisafak.com The overall rate of increase in U.S. deaths has continued to trend downward despite case numbers surging to record levels in recent days, but health experts warn that fatalities are a lagging indicator, showing up weeks or even months after cases rise.At least five states have already bucked the downward trend in the death rate, according to a Reuters analysis. Arizona had 449 deaths in the last two weeks of June, up from 259 deaths in the first two weeks of the month. The state posted a 300% rise in cases over the full month, the most in the country.Nationally, cases are approaching 3 million, the highest tally…
(2020-07-06). Turkish official becomes plasma donor after beating COVID-19. yenisafak.com A local official in the Turkish metropolis Istanbul donated immune plasma twice after beating COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.Mukhtar Fatih Ekiz in Kartal district won his fight against the virus after a 40-day treatment, which he says was painful.Speaking to Anadolu Agency about the process, Ekiz said when the first coronavirus case was announced in Turkey on March 11, mukhtar offices were assigned to provide social assistance, which drew 3,000-4,000 people daily to his office.Ekiz said that in April, he started to show the symptoms of the disease — high fever, diarrhea, headache, weakness…
(2020-07-06). What if There Is No Vaccine for COVID-19? sputniknews.com On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker and John Kiriakou are joined by Robert Gallo, MD, the Homer & Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine, co-founder and director of the Institute Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and co-founder and international scientific adviser of the Global Virus Network.
(2020-07-06). Iran registers 2,613 new COVID-19 cases on Monday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) — According to the Iranian Health Ministry, the novel coronavirus disease has infected 2,613 people across the country in the past 24 hours.
(2020-07-06). Agonizing Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant People and Babies at Risk. truthout.org In late June, after three months of near silence on the topic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally weighed in on a question of critical importance to millions of American women and families: How dangerous is the coronavirus for pregnant women and new mothers? | The CDC had been asserting that pregnant women don't seem to be at higher risk for severe complications from the virus. As recently as late May, a spokesperson told ProPublica, "Current evidence shows pregnant women…
(2020-07-06). As COVID Ravages the US, Trump's Campaign Insists It's "Totally Harmless" truthout.org As President Donald Trump gears up for his reelection campaign, one issue is clearly causing him some consternation: the seemingly unchecked spread of coronavirus throughout the United States under his watch. | Trump polls poorly on the matter, likely due to his contradictory views with most Americans on how to deal with the disease. While he has maintained in the past that easing social distancing rules and ending stay-at-home orders were necessary for growing the economy, 63 percent of voters actua…
(2020-07-06). American Dreams of Relocating to New Zealand Soared as Nations Diverged on Covid-19 Response. commondreams.org Facing a president who continues to deny that the coronavirus pandemic is a major public health emergency and a federal government which has been reticent to offer robust economic relief to families, tens of thousands of Americans are looking to New Zealand as a potential escape plan. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-07-06). As Covid-19 Crisis Continues, UNEP and Global Partners Release 10-Point Plan to Prevent the Next Pandemic. commondreams.org As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide neared 11.5 million on Monday and the death toll topped 535,000, a new United Nations report detailed trends in human activity that are driving the emergence of zoonotic diseases and offered steps countries can take to prevent future pandemics. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-07-05). UK Health Secretary wants to 'reward' NHS staff for 'incredible' work during Covid-19 pandemic… but offers no pay rise. rt.com 
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has pledged to "reward" NHS staff for their "incredible" work throughout the Covid-19 pandemic — but stopped noticeably short of promising it would come in the form of a salary increase. | Hancock made the comments while speaking to Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday — 72 years to the day since the National Health Service (NHS) was founded. Asked by Ridge if the "best birthday present for the NHS" would be a pay rise for health workers, the minister responded: "We absolutely want to reward NHS staff for what they have done." | He went on to say that, due to the coronavi…
(2020-07-05). Suspected case of BUBONIC PLAGUE registered in China, days after Mongolian outbreak. rt.com 
A suspected case of bubonic plague has been registered in China's north, according to local health authorities. The news comes after two similar cases were detected in neighboring Mongolia. | The case was registered at a hospital in China's Inner Mongolia region, its health commission This prompted a third-level warning of a potential epidemic in the region. The alert comes into force immediately and will be in place until the end of this year. It's believed the patient in questio…
(2020-07-05). Virus outbreak in Hebron 'out of control': Palestine. yenisafak.com Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila has described the coronavirus outbreak in the West Bank city of Hebron as "out of control".Speaking in an interview with Palestine TV, al-Kaila said 173 virus infections were registered in Hebron on Saturday.The health minister is set to visit the city on Sunday to check on the health situation there.According to the minister, 50 Palestinian medics have so far contracted the virus.As the cases continue to surge, al-Kaila expected that the Palestinian government would extend a lockdown imposed in the territories for five more days to stem the spread of the pandemic.On Wedne…
(2020-07-05). 'Completely Out of Control': China Says 'US Epidemic' Threat to Rest of the World. commondreams.org 'In the coming fall and winter, the US epidemic will likely run rampant, and more countries and regions will be forced to suffer because of the US.' | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-07-05). Break Gilead's patent since US has bought all stock of Remdesivir. peoplesdispatch.org Trump is trying to improve his waning electoral chances by reserving all of Gilead's stock of Remdesivir to cover up his disastrous handling of the Covid-19 epidemic so far…
(2020-07-05). COVID-19: virus strain dominant worldwide is different from original in Wuhan. peoplesdispatch.org According to a publication in Cell, the strain, which is named D614G, is a result of point mutation of the original strain. However, it is not associated with disease severity…
(2020-07-05). Iran records highest daily COVID-19 fatalities. yenisafak.com Iran on Sunday confirmed 163 more fatalities from coronavirus, the largest daily spike in the country since the outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, bringing the nationwide death toll to 11,571.A further of 2,560 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the overall count to 240,438, Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said.She added that 3,168 patients remain in critical condition in the country.Since first appearing in China last December, the novel coronavirus has spread to at least 188 countries and regions. The US, Brazil and Russia are currently the countries hardest hi…
(2020-07-05). Spain imposes second local coronavirus lockdown in two days. yenisafak.com People living in A Marina along Spain's northern coast in the region of Lugo will not be able to leave the area from midnight on Sunday until Friday, two days before regional elections in Galicia on July 12.The regional government said people will be allowed to move around A Marina but only those who need to travel for work will be allowed to leave or enter the area.Regional Health minister Jesus Vazquez Almuina told a news conference on Sunday that the biggest outbreaks were linked to several bars in the area. Regional health authorities said there were now 258 cases in Galicia, of which 117 were in Lugo.Capacit…
(2020-07-05). Brazil reports 1,091 virus fatalities, 523 die in Mexico. yenisafak.com Brazil Sunday reported 1,091 COVID-19 fatalities, while 523 more patients died in Mexico over the past 24 hours.The death toll in Brazil reached 64,265, according to the data by the country's Health Ministry.A total of 37,923 new cases were reported in the Latin America country, pushing the total count to 1,577,004.Meanwhile, the death toll in Mexico rose to 30,366 with 523 more fatalities, the Health Ministry data showed.The number of cases surged to 252,165, with 6,914 additions over the past 24 hours.So far 152,309 patients have recovered from the virus in the country.Mexico confirmed its first COVID-19 case…
(2020-07-05). Coronavirus claims more lives in Oman, Sudan. yenisafak.com Health authorities in Oman and Sudan confirmed additional fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Sunday.In a statement, the Omani Health Ministry said ten people had died from COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 213.A further 1,072 people tested positive for the virus, pushing the figure to 46,178, while 949 patients recovered, taking the overall recoveries to 27,917.In Sudan, the Health Ministry confirmed four fatalities due to the illness, while 117 new cases were recorded.Sudan's tally now stands at 9,767 cases, including 608 deaths, and 4,673 recoveries.Since originating…
(2020-07-05). Iran records 2,560 new cases, 163 deaths on Sunday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) — The novel coronavirus disease has infected 2,560 people across Iran in the past 24 hours, according to the Iranian Health Ministry.
(2020-07-05). Coronavirus Is Creating a Crisis of Energy Insecurity. truthout.org As the nation remains in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic, a more insidious crisis is taking root as households are unable to pay their energy bills, risking serious health consequences and increasing debt, while federal and state governments fail to adequately protect vulnerable families. | Before COVID-19, An increase in extreme temperatures […
(2020-07-04). Trump gives fascistic rant at Mount Rushmore event held in defiance of health experts. wsws.org Trump sought to use recent attacks on monuments to leaders of the American Revolution and Civil War to brand protesters against police killings as "far-left fascists," while hailing the police and right-wing militia groups and pledging to crack down on opponents of his authoritarian and pro-corporate policies.
(2020-07-04). Danny Sjursen: Fourth Of July Musings. popularresistance.org Once again, this Fourth of July, Americans will celebrate — to the unwitting militarist racist tune that is the "Star Spangled Banner" — more than just the nation's Independence Day. Though most folks will, if at a reasonable social distance, focus more on the backyard beer and brats, U.S. jingoism and exceptionalism will invariably be on the menu. | That last sentiment, particularly amidst the COVID- and mass protest-exposing era of forever war at home and abroad, deserves a closer and critical look. For exceptionalism is truly a national disease that ravages American bodies and democratic institutio…
(2020-07-04). [Correspondence] Methodology in the GBD study of China — Author's reply. thelancet.com The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2017 provides comprehensive assessment of population health for 195 countries and territories and subnational units for selected countries, including all province-level administrative units in China. It is important to point out that, as the GBD uses a hierarchical analytical framework, data input from all GBD 2017 analytical units, national or subnational, are integrated into a single modelling process to provide a set of estimates for all locations that are internally consistent and comparable across locations and over time.
(2020-07-04). [Correspondence] Time for WHO to declare climate breakdown a PHEIC? thelancet.com At the opening plenary of the World Health Assembly in May, 2019, Richard Horton urged member states and the Secretariat of WHO to recognise climate change as a planetary emergency. A few days later, during a side event on air pollution, climate change, oceans, and health sponsored by the Government of Sweden, the Minister of Health for the Seychelles Jean Paul Adam argued that climate change has to be recognised as a public health emergency at the international level. Johan Giesecke1 once stressed that as public health emergencies of international concern (PHEICs) evolve into more complex forms, it becomes neces…