(2020-01-31). Italian Council of Ministers declares state of emergency due to coronavirus health risk. rt.com 
Rome has declared a state of emergency for six months in response to Italy's first two coronavirus cases. The decision comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the epidemic a global crisis. | Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced on Friday that two Chinese tourists staying in Rome had tested positive for the virus. As part of its emergency measures, Italy has suspended all direct flights to China. | The tourists from Wuhan — the Chinese city where the virus originated — made several stops in Italy, including Milan and Parma, before arriving in Rome. Eighteen other Chinese ci…
(2020-01-31). Special Indian flight en route to Wuhan to deliver medical supplies & evacuate citizens stranded in coronavirus epicenter. rt.com 
An Air India flight has been given the green light to travel to the Chinese city of Wuhan — ground zero for a new rapidly spreading coronavirus — in order to evacuate citizens and drop off sorely needed medical supplies. | Taking off from Mumbai early on Friday, local time, the Boeing 747 will first stop off at India's capital, Delhi to load up on supplies before heading into China for the rescue mission, where a number of nations have issued travel restrictions due to the new virus, recently declared a global health crisis by the World Health Organization. | An Air India 747 is currently en route…
(2020-01-31). Coronavirus reaches UK: Two members of same family test positive. rt.com 
The UK has confirmed its first two coronavirus cases. The patients are members of the same family and are being closely monitored, according to a statement released by a senior health official. | The two patients in England are receiving "specialist NHS care," Chief Medical Officer for England Professor Chris Whitty The NHS is extremely well-prepared and used to managing infections a…
(2020-01-31). China Has to Feed 50 Million People Now on Lockdown. truthdig.com 
Residents in the Wuhan area say that supermarkets remain stocked, but keeping them supplied is a massive governmental effort in logistics.
(2020-01-31). UN agency declares the coronavirus a global health emergency. peoplesworld.org 
The World Health Organization, an agency of the United Nations, declared the outbreak ignited by a new strain of the coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China that has spread to over a dozen countries as a global health emergency Thursday after a rapid spike in the number of cases this past week. To date, more than 7,800 …
(2020-01-31). Feast in time of plague? Trump official says China coronavirus is good for US economy. rt.com 
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has claimed the lives of 213 and infected almost 10,000 people globally could boost the US economy. | "I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America — some to US, probably some to Mexico as well," Ross said in an interview on Fox News. | He acknowledged the downside, saying, "I don't want to talk about a victory lap over a very unfortunate, very malignant disease." | Ross added that businesses need to take the risk into account and consider the virus when reviewing supply chains. | Also on rt.c…
(2020-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2020. democracynow.org Senate Poised to Acquit President Trump in Impeachment Trial, World Health Organization Declares International Public Health Emergency, U.S. Special Envoy Warns of International Crisis in Idlib, Syria, Britain Formally Withdrawing from European Union Tonight, Pentagon Deploys 1st Low-Yield Nuclear Warhead-Armed Submarine, Trump Admin Poised to Loosen Restrictions on Use of Landmines, Human Rights Groups Condemn Mexico for Crackdown on Central American Migrants, Mexican Butterfly Conservationist Found Dead, Bolivia's Movement for Socialism Candidate Luis Arce Returns to Bolivia, U.S. Pushes EU to End Ban on Chemic…
(2020-01-31). Coronavirus Epidemic: WHO Declares a Global Public Health Crisis, Can We Trust the WHO? globalresearch.ca In the course of the last two weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) had already pointed to a possible Global Public Health crisis in relation to China's novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) categorized as a viral pneumonia. The virus outbreak is centred …
(2020-01-31). Right-Wing Business Billionaires Launch Attack on Bernie Sanders. truthout.org Conservative business executives launched an ad campaign against Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders this week, attacking the democratic socialist on his plans to provide health care to all Americans and clean up the planet with a major public works program. | The wealthy manufacturing, poultry, fast food, and finance magnates, several of whom are Charles Koch allies, have recently donated millions of dollars to (CFGA), the super PAC affiliated with the right-wing political advocacy group
(2020-01-31). Two Wings, Four Despotisms. counterpunch.org Republican Tyranny, Orange Menace Democracy is trumped in the United States by multiple, overlapping, interrelated and mutually reinforcing forms of despotism. The Trump administration and the Trumpified Republican Party, backed by a cult-like base, embody a creepy, neofascistic variant of the disease. The Republican White House and Senate are currently conducting a tasteless tutorial in
(2020-01-31). China's Coronavirus: A Global Health Emergency is Launched. What are the Facts. globalresearch.ca While this coronavirus is indeed serious and is causing deaths, one wonders if the responses, especially in the West, are reaching out of control. | Canada, with a population about the same as Shanghai, has so far this flu season had …
(2020-01-31). Nominal rise in US life expectancy reported after three years of decline. wsws.org It is a stain on the record of the US, that in a country that spends more per person on health care than any other, more people die prematurely than in the vast majority of the world's industrialized and growing economies.
(2020-01-31). World Health Organisation Officially Declares Coronavirus a "Global Health Emergency" globalresearch.ca The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday decided to formally declare the outbreak of 2019-nCoV, the new coronavirus first identified in the Chinese city of Wuhan, as a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)." The PHEIC classification was only established …
(2020-01-31). EPA Reapproves Glyphosate, Claims Pesticide Poses No Human Health Threat. globalresearch.ca Relying on confidential industry research, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a final interim The EPA's assessment contradicts a 2015 World Health Organization …
(2020-01-31). Mad Mob SF Rallies in Civic Center Plaza, Storms Department of Public Health. indybay.org On Friday, January 24, 2020, Mad Mob SF, a new group of mental health peers organized to advocate for ourselves, held its first public event. A group of about 25 people rallied at noontime in Civic Center Plaza to introduce Mad Mob SF to the public. Several speakers shared why they joined Mad Mob SF during the beginning of the program.
(2020-01-31). American Airlines contract talks with unions at a standstill. wsws.org American Airlines and four unions are in contract negotiations over health care, retirement benefits, and scheduling issues.
(2020-01-31). Bill to develop health and safety setbacks around oil and gas wells passes CA Assembly. indybay.org If the bill makes it through the Legislature and is signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, it would finally put health and safety setbacks in place around oil and gas wells for the first time in California history.
(2020-01-31). Sanders Beats Trump and Trump Throws Dynamite in the Powder Keg. indybay.org With Sander's election as the Democratic Party candidate, the US would have been the only country to have had a free health insurance policy since Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s… The USA and also Turkey have in fact long since left NATO and are following their own interests without taking their previous "partners" into consideration.
(2020-01-31). Ukraine government plagued by political infighting. wsws.org Sharp divisions are coming to the fore as the government is pressing ahead with mass privatizations and attempts to negotiate a settlement with Russia over the ongoing civil war in eastern Ukraine.
(2020-01-31). China's Virus Response Has Been 'Breathtaking'. globalresearch.ca President Xi Jinping formally told WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus, at their meeting in Beijing earlier this week, that the coronavirus epidemic "is a devil and we cannot allow the devil to hide." | Ghebreyesus for his part could not but …
(2020-01-31). Chinese Resilience and Silent, Simple and Steady Resistance: a Model for Mankind. dissidentvoice.org In a positive appeal to the Chinese people last Saturday, President Xi Jinping has called on the nation's courage to defeat the deadly epidemic which has already claimed more than 80 lives and more than 2,000 infected worldwide, the vast majority in China. These figures are changing fast, as the spread of the epidemic is …
(2020-01-31). Two First Cases of Coronavirus Confirmed in Russia. sputniknews.com On Thursday, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the new coronavirus a global health emergency.
(2020-01-31). 'Horn Not Okay': Mumbai Police Introduce Novel Way to Reduce Honking — Video. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): While India is one of the noisiest countries in the world, as per the World Health Organisation (WHO), the country's financial capital Mumbai is the noisiest city in India, as stated by the Central Pollution Control. The city faces a huge traffic problem and noise levels are far beyond permissible levels.
(2020-01-31). Pakistan Suspends Flights to China a Day After WHO Declares Global Health Emergency Over Coronavirus. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): Airlines around the world have been suspending all flights to China following the outbreak of the virus which has already claimed the lives of over 200 people.
(2020-01-31). UK confirms first two coronavirus cases. yenisafak.com Two cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in the U.K., the first such cases seen, British health authorities said Friday."We can confirm that two patients in England, who are members of the same family, have tested positive for coronavirus," said Chris Whitty, chief medical officer for England."The patients are receiving specialist NHS care, and we are using tried-and-tested infection control procedures to prevent further spread of the virus," he said.He also said the U.K. has been prepared and robust infection control measures are in place."We are continuing to work closely with the World Health Organization…
(2020-01-31). Turkey, Lithuania set $1B trade volume target. yenisafak.com Turkey and Lithuania are looking to double the bilateral trade volume from its current level, Turkey's trade minister said Friday."Our trade volume with Lithuania is around $562 million, which is very low. We aim to increase it to $1 billion as a first stage," Ruhsar Pekcan, currently visiting Lithuania, told the Turkey-Lithuania Business Forum in the capital Vilnius.Pointing to Lithuania's success in innovation, technology, FinTech, communications, and information technology, Pekcan said the ministry backs the cooperation of firms from both sides.She also highlighted the potential of health tourism.Lithuanian En…
(2020-01-31). Coronavirus: Germany to fly home citizens from Wuhan. yenisafak.com Germany will fly home its citizens who wish to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan amid the coronavirus outbreak, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Friday.Speaking to reporters in Berlin, Maas said a military aircraft with a medical team is departing from Germany on Friday for the evacuation of some 100 German citizens from Wuhan and the surrounding Hubei province.He thanked Chinese authorities for their cooperation.The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has climbed to 213, the National Health Commission said Friday. | Some 9,692 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the coronavirus, also know…
(2020-01-31). South Korea evacuates citizens from virus-hit China. yenisafak.com Hundreds of South Korean citizens are being flown to their home country as Wuhan, the Chinese city at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak, remains under lockdown.On Friday, around 368 of over 700 South Koreans in the Chinese city were flown home and transported to two isolated health facilities near Seoul, according to Yonhap News Agency.They will be placed in a two-week quarantine at Asan and Jincheon provincial public facilities — almost 55 miles from the capital — for testing and monitoring.While one citizen stayed back after being found to have a fever, the number of South Koreans diagnosed with…
(2020-01-31). Israeli air strikes target southern Gaza Strip. yenisafak.com Israel carried out a series of air strikes in the south of the Gaza Strip early on Friday morning.An Anadolu Agency correspondent reported that Israeli jets conducted 10 consecutive air raids in Rafah city.No casualties were reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza but damage was caused to homes and a water well in the city.The Israeli army claimed it hit Hamas targets including "underground infrastructure [tunnels] used to manufacture weapons."The air strikes, the army said, were in response to rockets and incendiary balloons allegedly launched from the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
(2020-01-31). Coronavirus infects global economy with uncertainty. yenisafak.com As the coronavirus epidemic spreads beyond China to become a global threat, its possible impact on the world economy has become a hot topic.Economists warn that the outbreak will have a negative impact on China's economy, noting the cost of the virus may rise further if the number of people infected or the mortality rate grows.Although the Chinese city of Wuhan is the focal point of the outbreak, the virus has spread throughout China and to at least 16 countries globally, including Thailand, France, the U.S., and Australia.At least 213 people have died in China and at least 9,821 have been infected worldwide.On W…
(2020-01-31). Selected Articles: How the FBI Sabotaged Trump Foreign Policy. globalresearch.ca 
By President Xi Jinping formally told WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus, at their meeting in Beijing earlier this week, that the coronavirus epidemic "is a devil and we …
(2020-01-31). "It's Their Lifeline": Video of ER Doctor Confronting Mike Pence Over Trump Medicaid Cuts Viewed 1 Million+ Times. commondreams.org "I confronted him about his damaging healthcare cuts because for me it's not about politics, it's about saving lives," said Dr. Rob Davidson. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-01-31). British Medical Association says issues around medicine supplies after Brexit still unresolved. thecanary.co 
More work is needed to ensure the supply of vital medicines is not disrupted after Brexit, leading doctors have said.Practical questions surrounding the transport of prescription drugs across the Irish border still need to be resolved, according to the BMA in the north of Ireland.Chair Dr Tom Black expressed concern: With just 11 months to finish negotiations on our future relationship with the EU, there are still issues to be resolved: current cross-border health services must be able to continue and indeed expand; the practicalities around the transport of medicines over the border still needs to be resolved and…
(2020-01-30). First case of direct transmission of coronavirus confirmed in US — CDC. rt.com 
The first US case of person-to-person coronavirus transmission has been recorded in Chicago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Illinois officials confirmed. | The new patient is the husband of a Chinese woman who brought the infection over from Wuhan, officials said Thursday at a press briefing. His wife is being held in isolation at a local hospital. | "Despite the case that we are reporting the first instance of person-to-person transmission in the United States, it is important to note that these two individuals were in close contact," said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's Nation…
(2020-01-30). Cuba is Testing Products Against Cancer, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. mintpressnews.com While demonized in the United States, the Cuban government has built a comprehensive nationalized healthcare system based on preventative medicine, rather than the curative model the U.S. employs…
(2020-01-30). Trump Takes Axe to Medicaid. truthdig.com This article originally appeared on The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a plan allowing states to convert federal Medicaid funding into block grants, a longstanding conservative goal that critics warn could have deadly consequences for millions of vulnerable people who rely on the healthcare program as a major source of income. | Seema Verma, head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced the so-called "Healthy Adult Opportunit…
(2020-01-30). Coronavirus spread now a global emergency declares World Health Organization. news.un.org The rise in new coronavirus cases outside China, now constitutes a global health emergency, the World Health Organization's Emergency Committee declared on Thursday, calling on all countries to take urgent measures to contain the respiratory disease.
(2020-01-30). WHO Declares Global Emergency for Outbreak of New Coronavirus. telesurenglish.net The World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday declared an international emergency in the face of the rapid increase in patients affected by the new 2019-nCoV coronavirus, and more than 8,000 confirmed cases in 18 countries. | RELATED: | "Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems," WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. | Although 99 percent of case…
(2020-01-30). 10,000 Chinese Tourists Make Thailand Increase Its Controls. telesurenglish.net Thailand's health authorities Thursday announced an increase in controls to prevent further cases of 2019-nCoV-related pneumonia due to the presence of at least 10,000 Chinese tourists from Wuhan in its territory. | RELATED: | "On Saturday, Suvarnabhumi airport discovered that there were about 20,000 Wuhan tourists in Thailand," Disease Control Department director Sophon Iamsirithavorn said and explained t…
(2020-01-30). A Public Option Sustains Health Care Inequities. Medicare for All Tackles Them. truthout.org Health care has been at the forefront of discussion during the 2020 primary season. The debate has boiled down to whether Democratic candidates will embrace single-payer or support an expansion of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through a public option. While candidates trade jabs and throw around industry talking points, the debate and subsequent media attention has largely excluded how people with disabilities will be affected by the prospective nominees' health care plans. | People with dis…
(2020-01-30). U.N. Agency Declares Global Emergency Over Virus From China. truthdig.com GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week. | The U.N. health agency defines an international emergency as an "extraordinary event" that constitutes a risk to other countries and requires a coordinated international response. | China first informed WHO about cases of the new virus in late December. To date, China has reported more than 7,800 cases including 170 deaths. Eighteen other countries have since reported cases, a…
(2020-01-30). Coronavirus Is a Business Opportunity: US Secretary of Commerce. telesurenglish.net The United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said Thursday during an interview with Fox News that the coronavirus outbreak could be a good thing for the U.S. economy as it would bring back jobs. | RELATED: | "The fact is, it does give business yet another thing to consider when they go through their review of their supply chain," said Ross, adding that "it's another risk factor that people need to take into acc…
(2020-01-30). New Polling Shows That for the First Time Ever, a Majority of Americans Support Decriminalizing Sex Work. commondreams.org For the first time ever, a majority of American voters somewhat or strongly support decriminalizing sex work, according to new polling results published Thursday as part of a broader report from 28 human rights and public health groups. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-01-30). Critics: Trump EPA's Formal Assertion Glyphosate Poses No Risk to Human Health Indication of 'Troubling Allegiance' With Bayer/Monsanto. commondreams.org www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-01-30). Calling for Spread of 'Facts, Not Fear,' WHO Declares Global Health Emergency as Coronavirus Cases Confirmed in 18 Countries. commondreams.org Amid reports that the coronavirus which was first detected in Wuhan, China has now spread to 18 countries, the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Thursday. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2020-01-29). Coronavirus: First case confirmed in Gulf region, more than 6,000 worldwide. news.un.org On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that the coronavirus outbreak has now spread to the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The vast majority of cases continue to be declared in China, with more than 6,000 confirmed, 68 of them outside of the country.
(2020-01-29). South Dakota May Criminalize Lifesaving Healthcare for Trans Youth in Latest Attack on LGBTQ Rights. democracynow.org 
The South Dakota Legislature is expected to debate a bill today that would criminalize gender-affirming surgery for transgender youth. If passed, House Bill 1057 would make it a felony for doctors to provide anyone under the age of 16 with puberty blockers, hormones and other transition-related healthcare. Medical professionals who provide this care could face up to 10 years in prison under the terms of the Republican-backed bill, which was passed in committee last week. On Tuesday, South Dakota introduced another anti-trans bill that would authorize parents to deny gender-affirming treatment to their children. I…
(2020-01-28). 'Trojan Horse': New nanoparticle can prevent heart attacks by 'eating' artery blockages FROM THE INSIDE. rt.com 
US scientists have developed a "Trojan Horse" nanoparticle that eats away at the fatty deposits which cause heart attacks and strokes from the inside out. | These fatty deposits, or plaques, are made up of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste and other material. | The new nanoparticles are designed to selectively target a particular immune cell type and then deliver a drug payload which causes the cells to engulf and consume this accumulated material on blood vessel walls, thus removing the diseased or dead cells at the core of the plaque. | In other words, they cause the plaques to eat themselves fro…
(2020-01-28). What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Civil Liberties Perspective. aclu.org The world is watching anxiously to see what happens with the | coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. As scientists and public health | officials in the United States learn more about the virus, and as we all see | how bad the outbreak turns out to be, it is important that public policymaking | remain firmly centered around science. | Unfortunately, our history of reactions to infectious | disease outbreaks suggests that if this outbreak becomes severe, we're likely | to see strong pressure to the contrary. In particular, we can expect three | things: | We can expect some to | panic.: | Unfortu…
(2020-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2020. democracynow.org Impeachment Trial Resumes as Leaked Bolton Manuscript Bolsters Democrats' Case, Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 81 in China as Disease Spreads Around the World, Pentagon: 34 U.S. Troops Have Brain Injuries After Iranian Attack on Iraqi Airbase, Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Continue as 100,000s March Against U.S. Military Presence, Turkey Earthquake Kills 38; At Least 1,600 Hospitalized, Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate Slams Racist Media After Being Cropped from Photo with White Activists, Trump Attends Anti-Abortion "March for Life" as Admin Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights, High-Ranking Pharma Exec…
