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2020-05-04: Social Media Postees

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US Government Fears China will Give Away COVID-19 Vaccine for Free
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-04
"The coronavirus pandemic is a clear instance in which the whole world shares a common interest in developing and distributing a vaccine."

WHO should debunk 'conspiracy theorist' Pompeo with independent Covid-19 probe, says German politician
rt.com | 2020-05-04
Leading member of Germany's Green Party Jàºrgen Trittin called on the World Health Organization to investigate the origins of the coronavirus so as to counter 'conspiracy theorists' such as the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. | Trittin reacted on Monday to claims by the top US diplomat that there was "enormous evidence" the Covid-19 pathogen originated in a Chinese laboratory, calling Pompeo a "conspiracy theorist" and demanding a WHO-led independent probe to clear the air. | Verschwà∂rungstheoretikern wie @SecPompeo und seinen Unters…
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This is what anti-imperialism looks like: Call for posters
Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-05-04
Art and anti-imperialism | In the small French commune of Vallauris sits a 14th century chapel. On its walls, Spanish socialist painter Pablo Picasso created one of his largest murals

Portugal Leads the Way: How European Countries Fared in Their Treatment of Refugees
Ramzy Baroud, Romana Rubeo | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-04
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading its tentacles throughout China and eventually to the rest of the world, the World Health Organization (WHO), along with other international groups, sounded the alarm that refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to the deadly disease.
counterpunch.org/2020/05/04/portugal-lea…

Governor Unveils Innovative 37-Step Plan to Reopen State Over the Next 10 Years
The Babylon Bee | anti-empire.com | 2020-05-04
With many Americans eager to get back to work, state governors across the country are responding with their plans for giving everyone permission to be normal human beings again. One state governor is enjoying universal acclaim after unveiling his own innovative plan for getting his state reopened. | The new plan is called 'Our Vision for Health, Safety, Virtue, and Eternal Peace' and is a 37-step, 10-year plan for slowly opening up sections of the state economy. It reads as follows: | Form an exploratory committee to consult various experts on reopening things | Set date to hear recommendations from the explor…
anti-empire.com/governor-unveils-innovat…

Knock, Knock. We're From the Government, and We Want Your Family's Blood
Adam Dick | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-04
Talk about creepy. The Georgia Department of Public Health has announced that it, the United Sates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and county health boards are together sending teams of government agents to randomly selected homes in two …
globalresearch.ca/knock-knock-were-from-the-government-and-we-want-your-familys-blood/5711724

Shed No Tears for CEOs with Sinking Share Prices
Sam Pizzigati | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-04
Sometimes calendars can be cruel. A regularly reoccurring event can suddenly reoccur at a most inopportune moment. Just ask Ronald Rittenmeyer, the chief executive of Tenet Healthcare, a for-profit colossus that runs 65 hospitals and over 500 smaller care centers across the country. Every spring about this time, the Dallas-based Tenet files its required annual…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/04/shed-no-tear…

Demanding Tax Cut in Next Stimulus Package, Trump Holds COVID Relief Hostage
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-04
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he will not approve another badly needed Covid-19 stimulus package if it doesn't include a payroll tax cut, a policy that would strike a blow to Social Security and Medicare funding while offering no relief for the more than 30 million people who have lost their jobs over the past six weeks. | "I told Steve just tod…
truthout.org/articles/demanding-tax-cut-…

Developing Countries Struggle with Coronavirus Health and Economic Impacts
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-05-04
From Ecuador to the Dominican Republic to Ethiopia, developing countries are struggling to obtain aid and financing to address the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/01/1883273…

Parents in Paris exasperated as schools plan to take only 10% of students back in phase 1 of lifting lockdown
rt.com | 2020-05-04
When public schools in Paris finally reopen on May 11, only 10 percent of children will be accommodated, leaving many worried French parents in the lurch as they attempt to return to work after the Covid-19 lockdown. | The limited capacity is due to the numerous health measures which will need to be implemented in schools as restrictions are being phased out, the deputy mayor in charge of education Patrick Bloche told Le Figaro on Sunday. | "If we reach [this figure], it will already be very good," Bloche said, given that Paris is within France's 'red zone' for Covid-19 and that some school premises will strug…
rt.com/news/487711-paris-schools-reopeni…

Trump, Pence, G W Bush, Hannity and Sen. Rick Scott's best sheriff fried under DOJ investi
scott huminski | indybay.org | 2020-05-04
The Justice Department and Florida Department of Health are investigating Sheriff Carmine Marceno for civil rights abuses, human rights abuses, ADA violations and felony abuse of a disabled adult.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/01/1883277…

The Impact of COVID-19 on Africa. The Case of Somalia
Dr. Bischara A. Egal | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-04
"We now live in a nation where doctors destroy health, lawyers destroy justice, universities destroy knowledge, governments destroy freedom, the press destroys information, religion destroys morals, and our banks destroy the economy".

'Brain-dead on and off the pitch': Fans SLATE Liverpool's Lovren over coronavirus claims about Bill Gates, David Icke and vaccines
rt.com | 2020-05-04
Fans have reacted with shock, derision and support on social media after Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren lashed out at a post by Bill Gates in support of health workers and endorsed David Icke's controversial views on COVID-19. | Long-serving center-back Lovren backed claims that the pandemic has been manufactured as a means of forcing the world to accept a vaccine, sounding a warning in response to a post by billionaire Gates, who theorists believe is behind a dastardly population control plan. | Gates, who has pledged some of his vast wealth towards the scientific search for a vaccine and medical aid efforts…
rt.com/sport/487727-dejan-lovren-coronav…

Rural America Needs a Real COVID-19 Response
Gloria Oladipo | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-04
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, many rural communities are in a uniquely difficult position. According to Kaiser Health News, nearly 80 percent of rural America is categorized as a "medical desert," meaning the nearest hospital is more than 60 minutes away. These hospitals are also much harder pressed to come up with ventilators and personal…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/04/rural-americ…

Only the Poor Starve: Hunger in the Time of Covid-19
Graham Peebles | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-04
In addition to the global health crisis and the coming worldwide economic collapse, Covid-19 is fuelling a humanitarian crisis. The World Food Program (WFP) warns that, "millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation, with the spectre of famine a very real and dangerous possibility."
counterpunch.org/2020/05/04/only-the-poo…

Tennessee health commissioner blocks release of data on likely COVID-19 deaths
wsws.org | 2020-05-04
Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey has refused to release figures on "probable" deaths where symptoms were present but no test was done.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/04/tenn…

Woodstock Occurred in the Middle of a Pandemic
Jeffrey A. Tucker | anti-empire.com | 2020-05-04
In my lifetime, there was another deadly flu epidemic in the United States. The flu spread from Hong Kong to the United States, arriving December 1968 and peaking a year later. It ultimately killed 100,000 people in the U.S., mostly over the age of 65, and one million worldwide. | Lifespan in the US in those days was 70 whereas it is 78 today. Population was 200 million as compared with 328 million today. It was also a healthier population with low obesity. If it would be possible t…
anti-empire.com/woodstock-occurred-in-th…

Trump Restricts COVID-19 Relief Funds From Hospitals Serving Nation's Poorest
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-04
Public health experts, state officials, and frontline medical workers are sounding the alarm and demanding an urgent change of course as the Trump administration disproportionately allocates Covid-19 relief funds to higher-revenue hospitals while restricting the flow of aid to providers that primarily serve low-income people. | The Los Angeles Times reported late last week that t…
truthout.org/articles/trump-restricts-co…

None of us is safe until we all are, says UN chief at EU push to end COVID-19 pandemic
news.un.org | 2020-05-04
The "most massive public health effort in history" is needed to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN chief said on Monday, addressing a European Union pledging conference in Brussels.
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Faced with coronavirus, the most effective health system is one focused on prevention
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-05-04
"You really are the men and women who do everything eh, you people!" That was the reaction of an 88-year-old patient when she received a phone call from one of our Medicine for the People (MPLP) volunteer workers or staff in mid-March.
mronline.org/2020/05/04/faced-with-coron…

French care home where staff locked themselves in with residents defies Covid-19
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-04
A care home in France which took a novel approach to warding off coronavirus (Covid-19) has emerged with a clean bill of health.As coronavirus cut a deadly path through care homes across the country, Valerie Martin vowed that the story would be different in the home she runs.To keep Covid-19 at bay and stop it from infecting and killing the vulnerable older adults in her care, Martin and her staff locked themselves in with the 106 residents.Residents at the Vilanova care home in Corbas, central France (Valerie Martin via AP)For 47 days and nights, staff and residents of the Vilanova care home on the outskirts of…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/05/04/french-care-home-where-staff-locked-themselves-in-with-residents-defies-covid-19/

Unreliable COVID-19 "Estimates"in Virginia: Increase in "Testing Numbers" Attributable to Change in "Counting Methodology": Health Officials
Kate Masters | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-04
Officials with the Virginia Department of Health abruptly announced Friday that they were changing their methodology for reporting the number of COVID-19 tests conducted in Virginia. | The announcement came after data on the state's coronavirus surveillance page appeared to show …
globalresearch.ca/increase-virginia-testing-numbers-due-change-counting-health-officials-say/5711708

Canadian workers speak out against lack of protective equipment in health facilities
wsws.org | 2020-05-04
Hospitals are rationing masks even for frontline health workers treating COVID-19 patients.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/04/inte…

Media backgrounder: COVID-19 readiness and helping the world respond to the global pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-04
ROCHESTER, Minn.

Iran's confirmed COVID-19 cases hit over 98k with almost 79k recovered
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-04
TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA)

'We can't be garbage dump for Europe': Fears in Turkey over imported plastic waste spike
rt.com | 2020-05-04
Turkey has become a primary destination for plastic waste from richer European countries after the garbage was rejected by China and India. An environmental and health crisis is now in the making in Turkey, locals say. | In 2018, China banned the import of plastic waste, citing the environmental damage the practice had done to the country over the decades. India followed suit the next year. The decisions sent shockwaves across the global waste management industry, with exporting nations forced to find new destinations for their refuse. | For several European countries, Turkey became the new major target for se…
rt.com/news/487715-turkey-plastic-waste-…

Cuomo wants to fine people not wearing Covid-19 masks because they could 'literally kill someone'
rt.com | 2020-05-04
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has called people who don't wear masks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus "cruel and irresponsible," adding that he supports authorities fining them over it. | Wearing masks in public has been mandatory in New York since mid-April, but enforcement of the measure falls to local governments

Queen's University Belfast given funding to develop rapid test for Covid-19
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-04
Queen's University Belfast has received funding to develop a rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19. | The trial is aimed at finding a highly accurate test which can show results within an hour, eliminating the need to send tests to a laboratory. | Professor Cliff Taggart, lead researcher from the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queen's University, said: "The local availability, speed and accuracy of the test will help inform public health preparedness and response in the ongoing pandemic." | The study is in partnership with HiberGene Diagnostics Ltd, Medcaptain in China, and Italian Hospital…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/05/04/queens-university-belfast-given-funding-to-develop-rapid-test-for-covid-19/

AskMayoExpert's COVID-19 information made available to public
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-04
Mayo Clinic is making parts of its AskMayoExpert clinical knowledge resource for providers available to the public to make trusted knowledge on COVID-19 easily available to other health systems and providers. AskMayoExpert, Mayo Clinic's primary clinical knowledge resource for providers at the point of care, is sharing its COVID-19 content with the public. "Mayo leadership …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/as…

Mayo Clinic expert talks social distancing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-04
The need for?social distancing?will continue into the summer as an important public health tool to reduce the spread of?COVID-19. ?Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic acknowledges the hardships of public safety measures and says they are important. "The nature of social distancing, isolating ourselves, and shelter-in-place has been tremendous hardships from …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…

Only the poor starve: Hunger in the time of COVID
Graham Peebles | nationofchange.org | 2020-05-04
The World Food Program (WFP) warns that, "millions of civilians living in conflict-scarred nations, including many women and children, face being pushed to the brink of starvation, with the spectra of famine a very real and dangerous possibility."
nationofchange.org/2020/05/04/only-the-p…

Are pets at risk of getting, spreading COVID-19?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-04
Recent reports of cats and dogs becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update its guidelines for pets. According to the CDC, two pet cats in New York City became the first domestic animals in the U.S. to test positive for the …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ar…

Trump says "safe to re-open" as infection and death rates soar
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-05-04
President Trump on Sunday told Americans it is safe for states to re-open even as the number of infected and dead continues to rise rapidly across the country. When the president made his remarks, the death toll from the coronavirus had passed 67,000 and the total number of infections approached 1.2 million. The CDC itself …
peoplesworld.org/article/trump-says-safe…

Vaccines Neither Vegetarian Nor Vegan
SNS | indybay.org | 2020-05-04
Vaccines are developed using animal blood, gelatin, eggs, and countless other ingredients…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/05/02/1883277…

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Respiratory therapists play critical role in treating COVID-19 patients
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-04
COVID-19 was first identified late last year with a cluster of pneumonia cases caused by a new coronavirus. The COVID-19 disease process heavily affects the respiratory system, and patients often need oxygen support. The respiratory therapist plays a critical role in managing oxygen levels, placing breathing tubes, and managing the mechanical ventilator, when necessary. On …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…

Infographic: Informed but not overwhelmed
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-04
For the latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. For more information and COVID-19 coverage, go to the Mayo Clinic News Network and mayoclinic.org.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/in…

Symptom list for COVID-19 expanded
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-04
COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, affects people in many ways. Early symptoms have included fever, cough and chills. The list of symptoms in people with confirmed COVID-19 disease has expanded since early reports of the disease.
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/sy…

US Amazon worker describes callous attitude toward safety as management reports $75 billion in 2020 revenue
wsws.org | 2020-05-04
Amazon did little to protect its workforce during the first several weeks in March, when the COVID-19 disease was declared a pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/04/amzn…

Covid-19 victims 'would have died anyway'? Not so, says new research
rt.com | 2020-05-04
A new study analyzing the longevity prospects of people who died from Covid-19 has found that, far from being on death's door anyway, victims would have lived on for an average of 11 years had they not fallen to the disease. | …
rt.com/news/487758-coronavirus-lifespan-…

Physicians, scientists and physician-scientists connect dots between heart disease, potential for worse COVID-19 outcomes
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-04
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? People with certain heart diseases may be more susceptible to worse outcomes with COVID-19, but the reason why has remained unknown. New research from Mayo Clinic indicates that in patients with one specific type of heart disease ? obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) ? the heart increases production of the ACE2 RNA transcript …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ph…

UK government preparing to fight negligence claims over NHS staff deaths
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-05-04
Over a month ago, TruePublica published an article that exposed the downgrading of COVID-19 as a dangerous infectious disease, known as a 'High Consequence Infectious Disease' (HCID) by the government. It was a mystery to some why the government would choose to do this against other infectious diseases that have killed very few. Indeed, one …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/uk-government-preparing-to-fight-negligence-claims-over-nhs-staff-deaths/

Friday Prayers to Be Held in 157 Iranian Cities
Tasnim News | iranian.com | 2020-05-04
People in 157 cities across Iran can attend the Friday prayers this week after a two-month hiatus following the coronavirus outbreak, an official said. Deputy head of the Policy-Making Council of Iranian Friday Prayer Leaders said on Sunday that this week's Friday prayers will be held in 157 cities in compliance with the health protocols. …
iranian.com/2020/05/04/friday-prayers-to…

Iran to reopen mosques in low-risk areas from Monday
Press TV | iranian.com | 2020-05-04
Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says mosques will reopen in 132 regions designated as white under a color-coded system after being consistently free of the new coronavirus. Iran's Health Ministry has divided the country into white, yellow and red areas based on the number of infections and deaths. "Mosques will reopen in 132 towns, which were …
iranian.com/2020/05/03/iran-to-reopen-mo…

Shops, hair salons and bookstores reopen in Spain as rate of Covid-19 infections & deaths drop
rt.com | 2020-05-04
Spain has initiated the first phase of relaxing its coronavirus restrictions, allowing smaller retail establishments and services to resume, while still observing strict disease control protocols. | Shops, hair salons, beauty parlors, bookstores, and hardware stores with premises less than 400 square meters (4,305 square feet) are allowed to reopen on condition they maintain quarantine measures and distancing rules. The visits have to be pre-arranged by phone or email, however, and the stores must reserve a priority schedule for people over 65 years old during certain hours. | The stores were also ordered to p…
rt.com/news/487717-spain-relaxing-lockdo…

Germany's Merkel pledges 525 million euros to global coronavirus vaccine hunt
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-04
"We will contribute 525 million euros directly to this pledging conference and we will also continue our obligations for global health overall with around 1.3 billion euros," Merkel said. ($1 = 0.9154 euros) Norway pledges $1 bln to vaccines against COVID-19, other diseasesNorway will give $1 billion to support the distribution worldwide of any vaccine developed against COVID-19 as well as for vaccines against other diseases, Prime Minister Erna Solberg said on Monday.Oslo made the pledge as part of a donor conference held on Monday by the European Union to raise 7.5 billion euros ($8.23 billion) towards the test…
yenisafak.com/en/world/germanys-merkel-p…

Turkey quarantines 143 expats evacuated from S. Arabia
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-04
A total of 143 Turkish nationals, who were evacuated from Saudi Arabia, were placed under a 14-day quarantine on Monday to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.The flight landed at Van Ferit Melen Airport in eastern Turkey and the group was placed in a dormitory after health checks.Upon the instruction of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and in coordination with the Foreign Ministry, Turkey repatriated nearly 25,000 citizens from 59 countries ahead of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.As of Sunday, Turkey registered a total of 3,397 deaths due to coronavirus whereas nearly 63,200 people have recovered from th…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-quarantines…

Dutch confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 199 to 40,770
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-04
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 199 on Monday to 40,770, with 26 new deaths, health authorities said.Total deaths in the country rose to 5,082, the Netherlands Institute for Health (RIVM) said in its daily update. The RIVM cautioned that it only reports confirmed cases and deaths, and actual numbers are higher.
yenisafak.com/en/world/dutch-confirmed-c…

Defectors Who Claimed Kim Jong-un Was Gravely Ill or Dead Apologize for False Speculation
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-04
Weeks of speculation regarding the whereabouts and health status of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un fueled by South Korea-based English-language media and CNN were brought to an abrupt end late last week after Kim reemerged in public, seemingly alive and well.
sputniknews.com/asia/202005041079193927-…

WHO Says It Received No Data from US Proving Artificial Origin of COVID-19
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-04
The international health watchdog has also called for a 'scientific-based' rather than a political inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus.
sputniknews.com/world/202005041079194814…

'Education, not Compulsion' Required for Successful Deployment of COVID-19 Vaccine – Commentator
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-04
European countries have pledged to raise £6.6 billion in a bid to help accelerate the process of finding a coronavirus vaccine. The UK will contribute £388 million to the cause. The UN has repeatedly outlined that the pandemic can only be ended, should an effective vaccine be developed and mass produced.
sputniknews.com/analysis/202005041079193…

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2020-05-03: News Headlines

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-05-03). Towards A New World Order? The Global Debt Crisis and the Privatization of the State. globalresearch.ca 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"

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-05-03). 2009 H1N1 Vaccine Caused Brain Damage in Children. Dr. Anthony Fauci on "Vaccine Safety" Issues. globalresearch.ca In 2009, NIAID Director Anthony Fauci was firmly in support of a multibillion dollar H1N1 vaccine project | Today he is an avid supporter of a COVID-19 vaccine. | What he fails to acknowledge is that the 2009 H1N1 Vaccine caused brain …

Victor CW Tam, Shing Yau Tam, Wai Kwong Poon, Helen Ka Wai Law, Shara WY Lee (2020-05-03). [Letter] A reality check on the use of face masks during the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong. thelancet.com Despite the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) into a pandemic, an 'east-west' divide remains between the recommendations of different health authorities on the use of face masks in the community [1,2]. We respectfully differ from the WHO recommendation on its effectiveness [3]. In our opinion, mass masking in the community is one of the key measures that controls transmission during the outbreak in Hong Kong and China. Moreover, it would be futile to convince individuals who experienced the SARS or swine flu outbreaks, not to wear face masks for protection.

RT (2020-05-03). Your passport and corona test, please: Vienna airport starts on-site screening for those who wish to avoid quarantine. rt.com Starting Monday, passengers arriving at Vienna International Airport will be offered an on-site Covid-19 test to avoid the mandatory 14-day quarantine. | Austrian health officials require everyone arriving in the country by air to provide a health certificate ensuring they are not carrying the coronavirus. Without one issued no less than four days prior to arrival, travelers must sign up for two weeks of self-isolation. Starting Monday, there will be an alternative — an on-site express test with a three-hour wait before the results come through. | The same PCR express test will be available to people leav…

Elliot Henney (2020-05-03). Washingtonians Play Dumb — Take Advantage of a State-Sanctioned Military Worship to Get Fresh Air. anti-empire.com Editor's note: The Imperial military sidelined by the Covid craze trying to get in on some of that action by engaging in public health worker worship, which has temporarily displaced the cult of the military and of the police. Washingtonians similarly taking advantage of the military and health worker worship event to get out and rub shoulders and get some sunshine (without the risk of police, informants or social media condemnation). |
| If there was a stay-at-home order in place for Washington, D.C., you certainly wouldn't have thought so this morning. | Despite orders from local leaders to not gather i…

RT (2020-05-03). South Korea moves forward with relaxing of Covid-19 restrictions as new infection numbers remain low. rt.com Health authorities in South Korea have been reporting fewer than 15 new cases of Covid-19 for over two weeks now, with international travel being a major source. With domestic transmissions thought to be in check, the government will now move forward with plans to lift some of the social distancing restrictions, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun confirmed on Sunday. | The anticipated change will come starting Wednesday, after the Asian nation emerges from a period of long holidays. The government will have a set of guidelines for businesses and public venues, which will be allowed to reopen, on how to minimize the…

RT (2020-05-03). Kim gossip never dies: 'Resurrected' North Korean leader's footage 'evidence' of heart surgery. rt.com For more than a week, the mainstream media got a lot of mileage out of speculating as to whether North Korea's leader had died. It turns out Kim Jong-un is alive, but that hasn't stemmed the flow of rumors about his health.

The Canary (2020-05-03). 'Don't exclude healthy pensioners from lockdown easing' say doctors' leaders. thecanary.co Doctors' leaders have said excluding any section of the population from lockdown easing based solely on age would be "discriminatory".NHS England's national medical director Professor Stephen Powis said on 1 May, that officials will be studying whether stricter measures will or will not have to continue to apply to the elderly when restrictions are relaxed.But the British Medical Association (BMA) said excluding any section of the population from lockdown easing based on age would be "unacceptable". | BMA council chair Dr Chaand Nagpaul said: "Any proposal to impose stricter social distancing for those at higher…

Daniel Villarreal (2020-05-03). South Dakota Throws a Surprise Parade for Swedish-Way Governor. anti-empire.com Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem had an impromptu parade thrown in her honor on Tuesday in the capitol city of Pierre. A local construction company organized the parade to show appreciation for her handling of the coronavirus epidemic. | Noem, the state's first female governor, was The parade, organized by John Morris of Morris Inc. construction…

RT (2020-05-03). Over 10,000 for the 1st time: Russia hits new daily record for fresh coronavirus cases. rt.com With 10,633 cases registered in a single day, Russia has seen its largest daily increase in reported Covid-19 infections. While the Moscow area remains the worst affected, the disease is spreading across the country. | The number of people confirmed to have contracted coronavirus nationwide rose to 134,687 on Sunday, disease response officials said. Fifty-eight more patients have died, bringing the overall national death toll from Covid-19 to 1,280. | With over 82,700 infections recorded in Moscow and its surrounding eponymous region, the capital remains the centre of Russia's outbreak. It's followed by the se…

RT (2020-05-03). 'As long as coronavirus doesn't go on vacation': German interior minister warns against 'reckless' reopening of borders. rt.com Germany's interior minister said that early decisions to reopen borders could backfire in terms of the spread of Covid-19. The leader of Austria had earlier floated the idea of inviting German tourists to return. | "As long as the virus does not go on vacation, we also have to restrict our travel plans. As understandable as the desires of people and the tourism industry are, the disease protection has its own timetable," Horst Seehofer told Bild am Sonntag. | No one wants to restrict citizens' freedom of movement longer than is absolutely necessary. But the reckless opening [of borders], which later backfires…

Whitney Webb (2020-05-03). Bill Gates Partners With DARPA & Department of Defense For New DNA Nanotech COVID19 Vaccine! thealtworld.com In this powerful interview, Spiro is joined by Whitney Webb and Ryan Cristián from The Last American Vagabond, as they discuss the rollout of a new system of control the likes of which the world has never seen. | It has been said to never let a good crisis go to waste, and it appears the ones pulling the strings are taking full advantage of the current crisis as more and more evidence emerges contradicting the official story that suggests this crisis is no accident. | The fact that Bill Gates has teamed up with the Department of Defense and DARPA, which is the special project research and development arm of the P…

Stephen Lendman (2020-05-03). Big Pharma Controlled FDA Approves Inadequately Tested Drug for COVID-19. globalresearch.ca Big Pharma officials run the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), its mandate focused on profit-making over human health and welfare. | Consumer advocate Ralph Nader earlier slammed "unrestrained drug industry havoc." | Big Pharma "receives billions of dollars in tax credits …

en.mehrnews (2020-05-03). 78,422 patients recover from Covid-19. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — 78,422 patients diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID_19) in Iran have fully recovered from the disease as of Sunday, says the Health Ministry's spokesman.

en.mehrnews (2020-05-03). Iran not discriminating between COVID-19 patients unlike US: Rouhani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — Iranian President Hassan said that the country's health care system does not differentiate between nationalities of the COVID-19 patients while treating them.

en.mehrnews (2020-05-03). Friday prayers to be held this week after 2-month hiatus thru. observing health protocols. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) — After more than two-month hiatus in performing Friday prayers across the country due to the outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the Friday prayers will be held in 157 cities of the country through observing health protocols.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-03). AskMayoExpert's COVID-19 information made available to public. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Mayo Clinic is making parts of its AskMayoExpert clinical knowledge resource for providers available to the public to make trusted knowledge on COVID-19 easily available to other health systems and providers. AskMayoExpert, Mayo Clinic's primary clinical knowledge resource for providers at the point of care, is sharing its COVID-19 content with the public. "Mayo leadership …

Kate Zeller (2020-05-03). Developing Countries Struggle with Coronavirus Health and Economic Impacts. indybay.org From Ecuador to the Dominican Republic to Ethiopia, developing countries are struggling to obtain aid and financing to address the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-03). Mayo Clinic expert talks social distancing. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The need for?social distancing?will continue into the summer as an important public health tool to reduce the spread of?COVID-19. ?Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic acknowledges the hardships of public safety measures and says they are important. "The nature of social distancing, isolating ourselves, and shelter-in-place has been tremendous hardships from …

Dr. Pascal Sacré (2020-05-03). Politics and Corruption at the World Health Organization (WHO). globalresearch.ca This article, translated from French, was written prior to Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic outbreak | *** | The WHO [OMS in French] is the World Health Organisation. 'WHO' in English — and that's much more appropriate. WHO: who is it really? | Would the …

Steve Topple (2020-05-03). We need to talk about coronavirus and mental health. Because all is not what it seems. thecanary.co THIS ARTICLE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE. IF YOUR ARE HAVING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, YOU CAN CALL SAMARITANS UK ON 116 123. IF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT MEDICATION YOU TAKE, ALWAYS SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR. | A London-based psychologist has put his head above the parapet and warned that the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic could cause a surge in unnecessary mental health diagnoses and drug prescriptions. But his statement poses far bigger questions about depression, and whether it's 'all in our heads' — or if society's obsession with mental wellbeing is actually something more worrying. | 'Pathologising…

scott huminski (2020-05-03). Trump, Pence, G W Bush, Hannity and Sen. Rick Scott's best sheriff fried under DOJ investi. indybay.org The Justice Department and Florida Department of Health are investigating Sheriff Carmine Marceno for civil rights abuses, human rights abuses, ADA violations and felony abuse of a disabled adult.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-03). Are pets at risk of getting, spreading COVID-19? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Recent reports of cats and dogs becoming infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update its guidelines for pets. According to the CDC, two pet cats in New York City became the first domestic animals in the U.S. to test positive for the …

Dean Baker (2020-05-03). How Many People Will Patent Monopolies Kill In This Pandemic? cepr.net No one wants to die, but hey, who wouldn't be willing to sacrifice their life to protect someone's patent monopoly? That is a question that is implicitly raised in this New York Times piece on the race to develop an effective vaccine against the coronavirus. Near the beginning the piece tells readers: "In an era …

SNS (2020-05-03). Vaccines Neither Vegetarian Nor Vegan. indybay.org Vaccines are developed using animal blood, gelatin, eggs, and countless other ingredients…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-03). Infographic: Informed but not overwhelmed. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org For the latest updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. For more information and COVID-19 coverage, go to the Mayo Clinic News Network and mayoclinic.org.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-03). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Respiratory therapists play critical role in treating COVID-19 patients. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19 was first identified late last year with a cluster of pneumonia cases caused by a new coronavirus. The COVID-19 disease process heavily affects the respiratory system, and patients often need oxygen support. The respiratory therapist plays a critical role in managing oxygen levels, placing breathing tubes, and managing the mechanical ventilator, when necessary. On …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-03). Physicians, scientists and physician-scientists connect dots between heart disease, potential for worse COVID-19 outcomes. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ? People with certain heart diseases may be more susceptible to worse outcomes with COVID-19, but the reason why has remained unknown. New research from Mayo Clinic indicates that in patients with one specific type of heart disease ? obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) ? the heart increases production of the ACE2 RNA transcript …

Jim Hightower (2020-05-03). The Real Disease Is Inequality. zcomm.org The forces of greed shoved working families to the edge — all it took was a virus to push them over…

Rob Slane (2020-05-03). Shutting Down an Entire Economy. Weighing up the Threat From the Virus and the Threat From the Reaction. globalresearch.ca Would you consider the shutting down of an entire national economy for a disease such as the Black Death, which between 1347-1351 killed an estimated

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-03). Symptom list for COVID-19 expanded. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org COVID-19, the disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, affects people in many ways. Early symptoms have included fever, cough and chills. The list of symptoms in people with confirmed COVID-19 disease has expanded since early reports of the disease. "We're learning more about the virus and more about the syndrome that it causes as people …

graham (2020-05-03). COVID-19 pandemic could last up to 2 years, according to US experts. truepublica.org.uk A new report from researchers at the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy lays out three scenarios for how the coronavirus pandemic will progress in the coming months. Using the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic as a model, experts suggested the COVID-19 outbreak will last between 18 and 24 months. The pandemic "likely won't be …

yenisafak (2020-05-03). Dutch coronavirus cases rise 335 to 40,571 with 69 new deaths. yenisafak.com The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the Netherlands has increased by 335 to 40,471, Dutch health authorities said on Sunday.The National Institute for Public Health reported 69 new deaths, taking total COVID-19 fatalities to 5,056. The authorities stress that the actual number of infections is likely higher because not all suspected COVID-19 patients are being tested.

yenisafak (2020-05-03). Iran's coronavirus death toll rises 47 to 6,203. yenisafak.com Iran confirmed 47 more fatalities from coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the nationwide death toll to 6,203, according to the official IRNA news agency. | Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said 976 new infections were detected over the past 24 hours in the country. | He said 78,422 people out of a total of 97,424 infected with the disease have recovered, while 2,690 cases are in critical condition.Iran is one of the Mideast countries hardest hit by coronavirus, as first detected in the city of Qom on Feb. 19, and then spread throughout the country. | The government did not impose a total lockdown as see…

sputniknews (2020-05-03). 'End of US Global Dominance' Predicted in Wake of COVID-19 as World Order to 'Reinvent Itself'. sputniknews.com As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the globe, many are already looking ahead, pondering how or if the health crisis will effectively reshape geopolitics and the era of globalisation.

sputniknews (2020-05-03). Fifth of UK Households with Children Going Hungry Amid COVID-19 Lockdown – Report. sputniknews.com The United Kingdom has implemented social-distancing measures to combat the spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) and prevent overloading of patients onto the National Health Service. Due to existing food insecurity and the reliance on food banks and school lunches before the lockdown, many of Britain's poorest are at breaking point.

sputniknews (2020-05-03). How a US Government-Sponsored Outlet Sparked Media Hysteria About Kim Jong-un's 'Death'. sputniknews.com After weeks of speculation fueled by a lengthy absence, the North Korean leader suddenly reappeared in public on May 1 at the opening of a new fertilizer plant, dispelling rumours that he was dead or 'gravely ill'.

sputniknews (2020-05-03). Pope Francis Calls for International Cooperation to Develop Vaccines Against COVID-19. sputniknews.com VATICAN CITY (Sputnik) – Pope Francis on Sunday called for joint international efforts to create vaccines against COVID-19 and provide access to medical treatment worldwide.

Lawrence Gostin (2020-05-03). If We're at War, the Weapons We Need Are Tests and PPE, Not Pork. zcomm.org Source: Democracy Now! As President Trump invokes the Defense Production Act to bar local governments from closing meatpacking plants around the United States, we get response from a longtime adviser to the World Health Organization. "When Congress passed that act, it certainly did not have in mind that the president has the power or the

Fight Back (2020-05-02). New York caravan celebrates May Day. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Dozens of cars gathered in different boroughs of New York City on Friday May 1 in honor of May Day, or International Workers Day. Due to the city being on pause, protesters used a caravan to display signs and drive through different neighborhoods in the city, showing solidarity with workers and other oppressed groups. A special focus was put on COVID-19 and how workers, prisoners and immigrants lack protection from COVID-19. | The three contingents started in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Their demands included cancel the rents, hazard pay and PPE, free healthcare and COVID testing, free them al…

Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo (2020-05-02). Portugal Leads the Way: How European Countries Fared in Their Treatment of Refugees. dissidentvoice.org As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic began spreading its tentacles throughout China and eventually to the rest of the world, the World Health Organization (WHO), along with other international groups, sounded the alarm that refugees and migrants are particularly vulnerable to the deadly disease. "We strongly emphasize the need for inclusive national public health measures …

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2020-05-02). Remember the "Fake" 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: Manipulating the Data to Justify a Worldwide Public Health Emergency. globalresearch.ca A Worldwide public health emergency is unfolding, 4.9 billion doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine are envisaged by the WHO.

Michael Marmot (2020-05-02). [Perspectives] Society and the slow burn of inequality. thelancet.com On June 14, 2017, Grenfell Tower, a high-rise housing block in the Royal London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, UK, went up in flames. 72 people died, among the poorest and most marginalised in society. A dramatic conflagration such as this could teach us two kinds of lessons, if we were but open to receiving them. This event exposed underlying problems in society and it showed us that we have to do things differently. In the case of Grenfell, the underlying societal problem was deep-seated and enduring social inequalities and resultant health inequalities.

Richard Horton (2020-05-02). [Comment] Offline: A global health crisis? No, something far worse. thelancet.com Every evening we scour those graphs looking for signs that the epidemic is in retreat. New cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). People in hospital with COVID-19. Critical care beds with COVID-19 patients. Daily COVID-19 deaths in hospital. And then the final and bluntly worded "global death comparison". Those with responsibility for leading us through this emergency have called it "a once in a century global health crisis". This statement is incorrect on two grounds. First, because we cannot know what the rest of the century will bring.

Talha Burki (2020-05-02). [World Report] Prisons are "in no way equipped" to deal with COVID-19. thelancet.com Prisons are a hotspot for COVID-19. In theory, prisoners have the same right to health as anyone else, but the reality is very different. Talha Burki reports.

Sarah Ditum (2020-05-02). [Perspectives] Death of a courtier. thelancet.com A plague sweeps the nation, the head of state's health is threatened, and the business of government is rendered fragile and unsteady. It has been over a decade since Hilary Mantel began her Thomas Cromwell trilogy with Wolf Hall in 2009, and 8 years since 2012's Bring Up the Bodies, but what felt like an arduous wait now seems like nothing but impeccable timing. Cromwell even ends the novel under his own version of lockdown as a prisoner in the Tower of London. The world has been uncannily prepared for The Mirror & the Light.

The Lancet (2020-05-02). [Editorial] COVID-19: remaking the social contract. thelancet.com "Allegiance, after all, has to work two ways; and one can grow weary of an allegiance which is not reciprocal." The British playwright David Hare quoted this line by the American writer James Baldwin in his recent reflections on the UK Government's response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Baldwin's reminder and warning in the context of civil rights in the mid-20th century USA speak now in the pandemic to communities the world over who are unsure of their governments' allegiances to them.

Nigel Bouvart (2020-05-02). Buffalo, N.Y., banner drop on May Day 2020. workers.org In honor of International Workers Day, local activists adorned several overpasses with radical demands on behalf of the working class, including calls for rent cancellation and universal healthcare. Credit: Oscar Elliot |

F. William Engdahl (2020-05-02). Coronavirus, Vaccines and the Gates Foundation. globalresearch.ca First published on March 20, 2020 | Arguably, no one has been more active in promoting and funding research on vaccines aimed at dealing with coronavirus than Bill Gates and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. From sponsoring a simulation of …

Janine Jackson (2020-05-02). 'There Are People Dying and Suffering Because They Can't Get Healthcare' – CounterSpin interview with Diana Archer on Medicare for All. fair.org The Media…

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