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2020-05-02: Social Media Postees

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Remember the "Fake" 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic: Manipulating the Data to Justify a Worldwide Public Health Emergency
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-02
A Worldwide public health emergency is unfolding, 4.9 billion doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine are envisaged by the WHO.
globalresearch.ca/the-h1n1-swine-flu-pandemic-manipulating-the-data-to-justify-a-worldwide-public-health-emergency/14901

[World Report] Prisons are "in no way equipped" to deal with COVID-19
Talha Burki | thelancet.com | 2020-05-02
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.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30984-3/fulltext?rss=yes

[Perspectives] Death of a courtier
Sarah Ditum | thelancet.com | 2020-05-02
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.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30939-9/fulltext?rss=yes

[Perspectives] Society and the slow burn of inequality
Michael Marmot | thelancet.com | 2020-05-02
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.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30940-5/fulltext?rss=yes

[Comment] Offline: A global health crisis? No, something far worse
Richard Horton | thelancet.com | 2020-05-02
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.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)31017-5/fulltext?rss=yes

[Editorial] COVID-19: remaking the social contract
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-05-02
"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.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PI…(20)30983-1/fulltext?rss=yes

Buffalo, N.Y., banner drop on May Day 2020
Nigel Bouvart | workers.org | 2020-05-02
In honor of International Workers Day, Buffalo, N.Y., activists adorned several overpasses with radical demands on behalf of the working class, including calls for rent cancellation and universal healthcare. Credit: Oscar Elliot | Continue reading Buffalo, N.Y., banner drop on May Day 2020 at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/05/48107/?utm_source=rs…

Coronavirus, Vaccines and the Gates Foundation
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-02
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 …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-gates-foundation/5706842

'There Are People Dying and Suffering Because They Can't Get Healthcare' – CounterSpin interview with Diana Archer on Medicare for All
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2020-05-02
The April 24, 2020, episode of CounterSpin included an archived interview with Just Care USA's Diane Archer about Medicare for All, which originally aired March 15, 2019. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
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COVID-19 death toll hits 239,602 worldwide: WHO
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-02
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA)

Trump, Pence, G W Bush, Hannity and Sen. Rick Scott's best sheriff fried under DOJ investi
scott huminski | indybay.org | 2020-05-02
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…

VIDEO: N. Korea leader ends weeks of speculation over his health by appearing in public
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-02
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA)

This State in India Shows Us Why Fighting COVID-19 Requires Working-Class Power
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-02
Even as the death toll in the U.S. from COVID-19 climbs to 63,583 and increasing numbers of Americans are forced to decide whether to forgo potentially life-saving treatment or face bankruptcy, we are bombarded daily with pro-corporate rhetoric opposed to universal health care systems. We are told that the market is the most efficient mechanism for distrib…
truthout.org/articles/this-state-in-indi…

A Pandemic Is Not a War
Robin Andersen | commondreams.org | 2020-05-02
Health workers greet people as they arrive in cars at a mobile Covid-19 testing site at the Westside Community Center in the Goldsboro neighborhood of Sanford, Florida on April 23, 2020. (Photo: Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Tom Watson's tweet to Matt Hancock is utterly vomit-inducing
Emily Apple | thecanary.co | 2020-05-02
On 1 May, health secretary Matt Hancock claimed that the government had reached its testing target of 100,000. Except it didn't. Or it did if you're happy with the government fiddling the figures

France extends health emergency until July 24 as Europe mulls lifting lockdown restrictions
rt.com | 2020-05-02
France's minister of health has announced an extension of the public health state of emergency until July 24. The country was placed under emergency on March 24 due the Covid-19 outbreak. | The move was announced by Olivier Veran on Saturday, following an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers. | While the state of health emergency was expected to be lifted on May 23, doing so was deemed to be "premature" and carrying risk of the "epidemic resurgence," the draft bill reads as quoted by local media. | The government's decision to extend the emergency is set be submitted to the country's legislature for f…
rt.com/news/487627-france-extends-health…

Media backgrounder: COVID-19 readiness and helping the world respond to the global pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-02
ROCHESTER, Minn.

Mayo Clinic expert talks social distancing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-02
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…

AskMayoExpert's COVID-19 information made available to public
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-02
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 …
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Iran coronavirus update: Over 77,000 patients recover
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-02
TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA)

China Registers Only One New COVID-19 Case in the Whole Country
telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-02
China's National Health Commission (NHC) Friday reported one new COVID-19 case in the entire country corresponding to a traveler from abroad, which is the lowest growth rate recorded in the Asian country since the pandemic began. | RELATED: | Russia Refutes Western Attempts To Blame China For COVID-19 | The NHC also reported two suspected cases, both related to someone from abroad. In the last 24 hours, 43 patients were discharged and 650 of their close contacts were no longer obs…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Registers-…

Russia sees Covid-19 surge with almost 10,000 cases recorded in one day, as Moscow ramps up testing
rt.com | 2020-05-02
Russian health officials on Saturday reported 9,623 new cases of coronavirus in a single day, significantly more than the 7,933 rise during the previous 24 hours. The nation's Covid-19 caseload now stands at 124,054. | The surge may reflect a recent increase in testing in Moscow, which is the part of Russia worst affected by the epidemic. A total of 5,358 new cases were reported in the Russian capital on Saturday, compared to 3,561 on Friday. | Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Saturday that the city has "radically improved" its screening protocols during the past week, putting Moscow among the world leaders in th…
rt.com/russia/487611-russia-records-almo…

Russia sees surge in new Covid-19 cases with almost 10,000 cases recorded in one day
rt.com | 2020-05-02
Russian health officials on Saturday reported 9,623 new cases of coronavirus in a single day, significantly more than the 7,933 rise during the previous 24 hours. The nation's Covid-19 caseload now stands at 124,054. | The surge may reflect a recent increase in testing in Moscow, which is the part of Russia worst affected by the epidemic. A total of 5,358 new cases were reported in the Russian capital on Saturday, compared to 3,561 on Friday. | Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Saturday that the city has "radically improved" its screening protocols during the past week, putting Moscow among the world leaders in th…
rt.com/russia/487611-russia-records-almo…

Developing Countries Struggle with Coronavirus Health and Economic Impacts
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-05-02
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…

Matt Hancock must support NHS staff as many 'break down' on frontline
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-05-02
NHS staff are "breaking down" on the frontline tackling coronavirus and their mental health must be made a priority now rather than when the crisis is over, Labour has warned. | Shadow mental health minister and A&E doctor Rosena Allin-Khan has written to the health secretary Matt Hancock to seek assurances that medics are getting the support they need. | In the letter, she said the fear of spreading the virus to patients and loved ones, a lack of PPE, an increased workload and witnessing more patients die were taking their toll. | Allin-Khan asked Hancock to outline what provisions are in place to support the me…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/05/02/matt-hancock-must-support-nhs-staff-as-many-break-down-on-frontline/

Betsy DeVos Sued for Garnishing Wages of 285,000 Student Borrowers Amid Pandemic
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-02
A home health aide who earns just under $13 per hour is the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit filed Thursday against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, whose department has continued garnishing the wages of hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. | The CARES Act, which was signed into law in late March, pro…
truthout.org/articles/betsy-devos-sued-f…

To impose further sanctions on Iran, the US rewrites history and engages in semantic gymnastics
Scott Ritter | thealtworld.com | 2020-05-02
On May 8, 2018, President Trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear deal. In an effort to enact crippling "snap-back" sanctions, his administration is now pretending it did no such thing. | "All our words", the American-Lebanese poet-philosopher Kahlil Gibran observed, "are but crumbs that fall down from the feast of the mind." If words are judged by their intellectual weight and adherence to integrity, the statements issued by the Trump administration in relation to its standing as a "participating nation" in the context of the agreement (known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA,) is more famine than…
thealtworld.com/scott_ritter/to-impose-f…

Are pets at risk of getting, spreading COVID-19?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-02
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…

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

Physicians, scientists and physician-scientists connect dots between heart disease, potential for worse COVID-19 outcomes
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-02
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…

Symptom list for COVID-19 expanded
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-02
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…

Infographic: Informed but not overwhelmed
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-02
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.
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Respiratory therapists play critical role in treating COVID-19 patients
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-02
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…

Israel: Coronavirus death toll up to 227
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-02
Israel confirmed two more fatalities from the coronavirus on Saturday, taking the death toll to 277.The Health Ministry said 51 new cases were reported in the country over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 16,152.It said 107 patients remain in critical condition, while at least 9,400 have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so far.Israel started taking measures to stem the spread of coronavirus in late February, initially barring non-residents arriving from virus hotspots and gradually imposing a near-total air travel ban.It also closed all educational institutions and prohibited citizens from leav…
yenisafak.com/en/world/israel-coronaviru…

Belgium: Virus cases near 50,000 as deaths drop
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-02
The number of coronavirus cases in Belgium moved close to 50,000 on Saturday, with nearly 8,000 deaths.The Federal Public Health Service recorded 485 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 49,517.The death toll rose to 7,765 with 82 more fatalities, the first time since March 29 that fewer than 100 patients have died in a day.Following 128 additions on Friday, a total of 3,111 patients are currently in hospital, with the number in intensive care down by 60 to 689.Recoveries since March 15 reached 12,211 after 319 more patients were discharged from hospitals over the past 24 hours.More tha…
yenisafak.com/en/world/belgium-virus-cas…

Spain's streets come to life as deaths top 25,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-02
As outdoor exercise was permitted for the first time in 48 days, Spain's Health Ministry on Saturday reported 276 more COVID-19 deaths and 1,147 new infections.Both numbers were down slightly from Friday and far below the peak in early April. In total, at least 25,100 people have lost their lives to COVID-19 in Spain and more than 216,500 cases have been confirmed.Of the confirmed cases, 117,248 people have recovered

NBA delays 2020 draft lottery, combine over virus
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-02
With the future of pro basketball uncertain in the shadow of coronavirus, the NBA has postponed its annual draft lottery and draft combine.The draft lottery was to be held this month in Chicago, while the draft combine was set for May 19-24."More information on each event will be shared at a later date as the NBA continues to closely monitor the coronavirus pandemic and consult with infectious disease specialists, public health experts and government officials," said a NBA statement.The 2019-20 NBA season has been suspended since March 11 and there has been no decision yet on its resumption.On Monday, the NBA ann…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/nba-delays-2020…

France Prolongs Public Health Emergency Until 24 July
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-02
A public health emergency was established in France on 24 March, as the country was coping with the coronavirus pandemic that, according to the WHO, has infected 128,121 people as of 2 May.
sputniknews.com/europe/20200502107917268…

'Once Upon a Virus': China Releases a Bizarre Lego-Like Cartoon Mocking US COVID-19 Response
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-02
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticised Beijing for its allegedly poor handling of the health crisis, accusing China of concealing vital data about the pandemic during its initial stage. He also ordered an investigation into reports that COVID-19 had been caused by an accident at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
sputniknews.com/world/202005021079171972…

Race Against Time: Producers Rush to Find COVID-19 Vaccine as Global Infections Pass 3.3Mln
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-02
MOSCOW (Sputnik)

US Deportations Add Extra Risk to Global Public Health
Xinhua | telesurenglish.net | 2020-05-01
In the name of protecting U.S. citizens against COVID-19, Washington has recently stepped up the deportation of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central American nations. | RELATED: | US Deports Thousands of Migrants to COVID-19 Vulnerable Nations | The U.S. authorities seem to have paid no regard that such moves at the time of a ravaging pandemic may overwhelm the often vulnerable public health systems in the recipient countries and thus pose a grave danger to the global an…
telesurenglish.net/news/US-Deportations-…

Farewell to the god of plague
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-05-01
The Communists were determined to eradicate disease. In the 1930s, Mao joined the Chinese Communist Party's Public Health Commission; in 1934, when he was in the Jiangxi Soviet, Mao placed public health at the top of the list for party work.
mronline.org/2020/05/01/farewell-to-the-…

Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions and Pandemic Relief
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-01
This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers from Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx are calling out sick or walking out during their lunch break to demand better health and safety conditions, along with hazard pay. Others are joining them for May Day actions that include rent strikes, car caravan protests and online organizing calling for a "People's Bailout" and economic recovery plan that prioritizes workers. We speak with Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-di…
truthout.org/video/target-amazon-instaca…

May Day People's Strike! Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions & Pandemic Relief
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-01
This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers from Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx are calling out sick or walking out during their lunch break to demand better health and safety conditions, along with hazard pay. Others are joining them for May Day actions that include rent strikes, car caravan protests and online organizing calling for a "People's Bailout" and economic recovery plan that prioritizes workers. We speak with Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, which issued a call for a people's strike starting May 1. "The corporations and the gov…
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/1/kali_akuno…

Armed Gunmen Enter Michigan Capitol Demanding End to COVID-19 Lockdown
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-01
The right-wing movement against public health measures designed to stave off the coronavirus pandemic escalated on Thursday as armed gunmen were among those who stormed the Michigan state house and tried to enter the legislative chamber. | The protesters entered the building after holding a small rally outside the State House in Lansing, calling fo…
truthout.org/articles/armed-gunmen-enter…

On May Day, Pro-Worker Groups Demand Protections for Frontline Whistleblowers Who Expose Corporate Disregard for Labor Safety
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-05-01
"The current crisis has elevated workplace whistleblowing and collective action to a matter of national health." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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First Official Cases of Coronavirus and Deadly Flooding Mark Ramadan in Yemen
Ahmed Abdulkareem | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-01
Health officials tell MintPress that flooding has impeded coronavirus prevention measures in a country already devastated from five years of Saudi bombing that has left 70 percent of its health facilities destroyed.
mintpressnews.com/first-cases-coronaviru…

The Working Life of the Meat Packer in the Time of the Plague
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-01
End of the day, factory whistle cries, Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes. And you just better believe, boy, somebody's gonna get hurt tonight, It's the working, the working, just the working life. -Bruce Springsteen, "Factory" (1978) President Trump, responding to meatpacking plant closures occasioned by COVID-19 has ordered the plants…
counterpunch.org/2020/05/01/the-working-…

Coronavirus: How Are European Countries Treating Refugees Amid the Pandemic?
Romana Rubeo | mintpressnews.com | 2020-05-01
Neglecting the refugees while fighting coronavirus is as foolish as it is inhumane. The last few months have taught us that self-centered strategies do not apply in the cases of global healthcare crises.
mintpressnews.com/europe-treatment-refug…

Physicians' Group Welcomes Emergency Medicare Expansion Proposal During Crisis
commondreams.org | 2020-05-01
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2020-05-01: News Headlines

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.

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.

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.

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.

Xinhua (2020-05-01). US Deportations Add Extra Risk to Global Public Health. telesurenglish.net In the name of protecting U.S. citizens against COVID-19, Washington has recently stepped up the deportation of illegal immigrants from Mexico and Central American nations. | RELATED: | The U.S. authorities seem to have paid no regard that such moves at the time of a ravaging pandemic may overwhelm the often vulnerable public health systems in the recipient countries and thus pose a grave danger to the global an…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-05-01). Nurses in South Africa protest demanding PPE, income tax breaks and Danger Allowance. peoplesdispatch.org The protests were organized by the Young Nurses Indaba Trade Union. Other demands included the immediate and periodic testing of all healthcare workers and compulsory, conducive, decent and habitable accommodation for essential staff…

Staff (2020-05-01). Armed Gunmen Enter Michigan Capitol Demanding End to COVID-19 Lockdown. truthout.org The right-wing movement against public health measures designed to stave off the coronavirus pandemic escalated on Thursday as armed gunmen were among those who stormed the Michigan state house and tried to enter the legislative chamber. | The protesters

Staff (2020-05-01). May Day People's Strike! Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions & Pandemic Relief. democracynow.org This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers from Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx are calling out sick or walking out during their lunch break to demand better health and safety conditions, along with hazard pay. Others are joining them for May Day actions that include rent strikes, car caravan protests and online organizing calling for a "People's Bailout" and economic recovery plan that prioritizes workers. We speak with Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-director of Cooperation Jackson, which issued a call for a people's strike starting May 1. "The corporations and the gov…

Vijay Prashad (2020-05-01). Farewell to the god of plague. mronline.org The Communists were determined to eradicate disease. In the 1930s, Mao joined the Chinese Communist Party's Public Health Commission; in 1934, when he was in the Jiangxi Soviet, Mao placed public health at the top of the list for party work.

RT (2020-05-01). CROWDS of Californians protest governor's order to close BEACHES over coronavirus fears (VIDEOS). rt.com Residents in Orange County, California turned out by the hundreds to protest Governor Gavin Newsom's order to close all beaches, in the latest outburst of frustration with Covid-19 lockdowns now entering week seven. | Newsom ordered a "hard close" of state and local beaches on Thursday, arguing that people from outside the area were coming to congregate there and posing a risk to public health. Huntington Beach, located south of Los Angeles and known as "Surf City," said it would resist. | Before the city fathers could sue, however, local residents gathered on the beach to confront mounted and heavily armed po…

Staff (2020-05-01). Target, Amazon, Instacart Workers Demand Safe Conditions and Pandemic Relief. truthout.org This May Day, an unprecedented coalition of essential workers from Amazon, Instacart, Whole Foods, Walmart, Target and FedEx are calling out sick or walking out during their lunch break to demand better health and safety conditions, along with hazard pay. Others are joining them for May Day actions that include rent strikes, car caravan protests and online organizing calling for a "People's Bailout" and economic recovery plan that prioritizes workers. We speak with Kali Akuno, co-founder and co-di…

Curt Wechsler (2020-05-01). May 1 Actions to Counter "ReOpen America" Rallies; Demand Trump/Pence #OutNOW. indybay.org Join us to demand Trump, Pence, the whole fascist regime #OutNow in social distancing counter protest of the May 1st fascist rallies that demand the end to sheltering at home and demand their rights to disregard the health and lives of the most vulnerable. In contrast to this, unite with refuse fascism by saying Humanity first and in the name of humanity we refuse to accept a fascist America.

Ahmed Abdulkareem (2020-05-01). First Official Cases of Coronavirus and Deadly Flooding Mark Ramadan in Yemen. mintpressnews.com Health officials tell MintPress that flooding has impeded coronavirus prevention measures in a country already devastated from five years of Saudi bombing that has left 70 percent of its health facilities destroyed.

Gary Leupp (2020-05-01). The Working Life of the Meat Packer in the Time of the Plague. counterpunch.org End of the day, factory whistle cries, Men walk through these gates with death in their eyes. And you just better believe, boy, somebody's gonna get hurt tonight, It's the working, the working, just the working life. -Bruce Springsteen, "Factory" (1978) President Trump, responding to meatpacking plant closures occasioned by COVID-19 has ordered the plants

Philip Giraldi (2020-05-01). Hasidic Jews Defy New York's Lockdown. thealtworld.com When does religious observance override community health? | Last Tuesday an estimated 2,500 male

Fraser Myers (2020-05-01). How Covid Alarmists Waged Biological Warfare on Nursing Homes. anti-empire.com

"And now we have a situation in which we have protected the healthy from a disease that poses little threat to them and exposed the most vulnerable to a disease that could kill them"

| The daily death figures from hospitals have dominated the news headlines and the government's press briefings during Britain's coronavirus crisis so far. Mercifully, those figures have been in decline for some time now. The peak of hospital deaths was passed on 8 April — three weeks ago. | Indeed, the passing of the hospital peak has led some experts, like Professor Carl Heneghan, director of Oxford Univer…

The Canary (2020-05-01). Experts slam Tories for NHS cuts and systematic failures in coronavirus testing. thecanary.co A public health professor has claimed Conservative government cuts have "emaciated" the testing system and made the ability to track down coronavirus (Covid-19) cases more difficult.Gabriel Scally, a former regional director of public health, said he was "very worried" about the country's ability to get to the levels of contact tracers needed. Scally said 10 years ago it would have been possible — but cuts have damaged this.His anger was in response to Conservative former Cabinet minister David Gauke's defence of reductions in public spending. Gauke warned of an "even more difficult situation" without auster…

RT (2020-05-01). North Korea's Kim makes public appearance at FERTILIZER PLANT amid death rumors fueled by Trump's 'no comments' (PHOTOS). rt.com North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance in weeks, at a fertilizer factory north of Pyongyang. The state media reports and photos, however, have not entirely dispelled speculations about his health. | A news broadcast by the North Korean state radio said that Kim cut the ribbon on a fertilizer plant in Sunchon, in South Phyongan Province, on Friday. He was accompanied by his sister Kim Yo-jong and several other officials. The Sunchon event was also reported by the state news agency KCNA, and by South Korea's news agency Yonhap, who said it "contradicted rumors" about Kim's health.

Sue Davis (2020-05-01). Abortion access threatened during pandemic. workers.org "These anti-choice governors have created a health crisis within a health crisis," Julie Burkhart told the April 16 Los Angeles Times. She is the founder and CEO of Trust Women, which runs nonprofit health care clinics in Wichita, Kan., and Oklahoma City, Okla. In Texas, the Trust. Respect. Access. coalition . . . |

RT (2020-05-01). Russia reports almost 8,000 new Covid-19 cases in a record daily rise. rt.com Russian health officials have recorded 7,933 new Covid-19 cases since Thursday, according to the daily update. It brings the total number of coronavirus infections in the country to 114,431. | Moscow remains the biggest hotbed for the outbreak, with roughly half of the identified cases localized in the capital. The death toll in Russia stands at 13,220, after 96 more people succumbed to the disease. | On Thursday, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin tested positive for coronavirus. He

RT (2020-05-01). WHO's not invited? World Health Organization seeks permission to participate in China's investigation into Covid-19 origins. rt.com The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that Beijing is investigating the origins of the novel coronavirus that first appeared in Wuhan, but the agency has so far been prevented from participating in the probe. | It has now said that it wants an invitation to take part in China's investigation into the outbreak of Covid-19. Tarik Jasarevic, a spokesman for the WHO,

Marc Norton (2020-05-01). The Tenderloin Containment Zone: A Photo Essay. counterpunch.org San Francisco — Sunday morning, April 26, 2020. San Francisco is openly violating its own Department of Public Health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, turning the sidewalks of the Tenderloin into a containment zone for the homeless — in a 20,000 person neighborhood right next to City Hall, while keeping large public spaces like Civic

Adriaan Alsema (2020-05-01). Colombia vows to pay health workers' back payment 6 weeks into state of emergency. colombiareports.com Colombia's health minister said Thursday he will pay health workers' back payments amid confusion over where the $1.5 billion promised by President Ivan Duque six weeks ago went. In Duque's…

Martha Rosenberg (2020-05-01). Meat/Mental Health Story Latest in Fake Nutritional Science. counterpunch.org "Meat Improves Mental Health" mainstream media blasted out this week, without mentioning the "study," published in Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, was funded by an "unrestricted research grant from the Beef Checkoff, through the National Cattlemen's Beef Association." Such fake science from the meat industry is becoming more common as people drop meat. Whereas only

RT (2020-05-01). Mayor of Nice calls for Covid-19 'health passports' to enter or leave France. rt.com The mayor of Nice has urged French PM Edouard Philippe to introduce new travel controls during the Covid-19 pandemic through "health passports" in the parts of France which border other countries. | Christian Estrosi posted the details of his letter on

RT (2020-05-01). Ireland extends coronavirus lockdown to May 18 as PM gives first details for easing restrictions. rt.com The Irish government on Friday announced a further extension to the country's lockdown measures, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar saying they would remain in place until May 18; then first steps to ease restrictions will be made. | Varadkar said the Irish economy would reopen in five stages, with each successive easing dependent on the level of coronavirus infections being kept under control. The current travel limit for personal exercise will be extended from two to five kilometers from Tuesday, while people aged over 70 — who have been advised since late March by government health officials to 'cocoon'

David Rosen (2020-05-01). Coronavirus and the Increase in Domestic Violence. counterpunch.org Americans are paying dearly as they suffer through the coronavirus epidemic. The costs of inadequate testing, poor medical care and even death in isolation are only compounded by the nation's staggering economy, mounting unemployment rate and uncertainty of recovery. Making matters worse, there has been an increase in domestic violence. "My husband won't let me

Peter Linebaugh — David Roediger (2020-05-01). 'The Merry Month of May:' a Summons to Grasp the Spirit of the Time. counterpunch.org Death by plague is personified in this quote: "Men, women, & children dropt downe before him: houses were rifled, streetes ransack, beautifull maidens throwne on their beds and ravisht by sickness: rich mens cofers broken open, and shared amongst prodigall heirs and unthrifty servants: poore men used poorely, but not pittifully; he did much hurt, yet some say he did very much good."

Marko Marjanović (2020-05-01). 41 US States Lost More People to the 2018 Flu Than to Covid-19. anti-empire.com Here's an interesting graphic comparing people who succumbed to the flu in the 2017-18 season by US states and people who perished while testing positive for Covid-19 in 2020, or who are merely "suspected" of having perished with Covid-19, or who were heart attack excess deaths declared "Covid victims" by the diktat of CDC or Governor Cuomo: | Just eight states

Jonathan Cook (2020-05-01). Welcome to the Era of the Great Disillusionment. counterpunch.org This is a column I have been mulling over for a while but, for reasons that should be immediately obvious, I have been hesitant to write. It is about 5G, vaccines, 9/11, aliens and lizard overlords. Or rather, it isn't. Let me preface my argument by making clear I do not intend to express any

RT (2020-05-01). Remdesivir approved for emergency use for Covid-19 treatment in US despite lackluster clinical trials. rt.com The antiviral drug remdesivir has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for emergency use for Covid-19 treatment, despite mixed clinical results and lingering scientific questions. | Remdesivir, made exclusively by Gilead, received FDA approval for emergency use on Friday after appearing to show clinical benefit in a single trial conducted by the National Institute for Allergy and Infections Disease (NIAID). Gilead has pledged to donate 1.5 million doses of the drug, and the stockpile currently on hand will be distributed to hospitals starting on Monday, according to Vice President Mike Pence.

Jeffrey A. Tucker (2020-05-01). There Will Be Blowback, In Mostly Good Ways. anti-empire.com Two months ago, it had been mandatory in my local grocery to use only shopping bags brought from home. Plastic bags were illegal by local ordinance. Then the virus hit. Suddenly the opposite was true. It was illegal to bring bags from home because they could spread disease. Plastic bags were mandatory. As a huge fan of plastic bags, I experienced profound Schadenfreude. | It's amazing how the prospect of death clarifies priorities. | Before the virus, we indulged in all sorts of luxuries such as dabbling in dirtiness and imagining a world purified by bucolic naturalness. But when the virus hit, we suddenly rea…

Romana Rubeo (2020-05-01). Coronavirus: How Are European Countries Treating Refugees Amid the Pandemic? mintpressnews.com Neglecting the refugees while fighting coronavirus is as foolish as it is inhumane. The last few months have taught us that self-centered strategies do not apply in the cases of global healthcare crises.

Romana Rubeo (2020-05-01). Coronavirus: How European Countries Are Treating Refugees Amid the Pandemic? mintpressnews.com Neglecting the refugees while fighting coronavirus is as foolish as it is inhumane. The last few months have taught us that self-centered strategies do not apply in the cases of global healthcare crises.

Kate Zeller (2020-05-01). 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.

Anthony Cartalucci (2020-05-01). Criminal Big-Pharma Put in Charge of Covid-19 "Vaccine" thealtworld.com Big-Pharma — guilty of lying, cheating, stealing, bribery, and a history of exposing the public to dangerous and even deadly drugs — is being given billions to develop a Covid-19 "vaccine." Would you trust your health to these criminals? | Coronavirus Disease 2019 or

WSWS (2020-05-01). Florida governor reopening state while suppressing reporting of COVID-19 deaths. wsws.org The Florida Department of Health is blocking medical examiners from reporting the accurate number of COVID-19 deaths.

WSWS (2020-05-01). Millions spent by Trump to "salute" health care workers with military flyovers. wsws.org Vast sums of money are being spent to fly military aircraft over America's hospitals while health care workers still lack adequate protection from the coronavirus.

en.mehrnews (2020-05-01). N. Korea leader issues new message coinciding with recent rumors. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Kim Jong Un, leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), who has recently been rumored about his health status in the media, issued a message on the occasion of International Worker Day.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-01). What is contact tracing, and why is it important in fight against COVID-19? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Contact tracing is one of those terms associated with the COVID-19 pandemic that has seemingly become a part of our everyday language. But it's a public health strategy that's been used for years to combat communicable diseases. Contact tracing is the process of finding out who has recently been in close contact with a person …

Staff (2020-05-01). COVID-19 Underscores Why We Need to Make May Day Radical Again. truthout.org Millions of Americans have lost their jobs and health care in the midst of the pandemic lockdown and people are, reasonably, looking for someone or something to blame for their hardship. Meanwhile, right-wing media, Republican politicians and their

WSWS (2020-05-01). At least 31 US states easing restrictions despite rising pandemic death toll. wsws.org Trump is promoting a reckless and criminal policy of reopening the economy, placing the health and lives of countless millions of Americans in danger.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-01). NSAIDS and heart disease: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org They're common over-the-counter pain medications that are used millions of times. But on this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Rekha Mankad explains why caution should be used when taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. To listen, click the link below. NSAIDS and heart disease…

en.mehrnews (2020-05-01). Iran's judiciary express concern over health of Iranian scientist imprisoned in US. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights Ali Bagheri-Kani expressed concern over the health condition of an Iranian scientist imprisoned in the United States.

teleSUR (2020-05-01). Brazil: Manaus Collapses as COVID-19 Hits Indigenous People. telesurenglish.net The rising number of infections and deaths due to COVID-19 has caused a collapse in the health system in Manaus, the capital city of the Amazonas state. | RELATED: | Manaus is experiencing a very complex epidemiological emergency with 3,091 people infected, 135 of whom are in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). | Since hospitals do not have enough beds to admit critical patients, local authorities are about to open a "fie…

en.mehrnews (2020-05-01). Iran's coronavirus death toll hits 6,091 on Fri. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) — Iran's Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Friday that 95,646 people have been infected with COVID-19 virus, of whom 6,091 have unfortunately lost their lives.

Peoples Dispatch (2020-05-01). Our health over their profits: France's CGT in the thick of struggle. peoplesdispatch.org Patrick Correa of the CGT Metalworkers' union of France talks to Peoples Dispatch on the impact of COVID-19 on the workers of the country.

People's Bailout coalition (2020-05-01). #PeoplesBailout May Day Actions & Livestream for COVID-19 Health & Economic Justice. indybay.org Online and actions across USA…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-05-01). 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 …

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