(2022-04-06). Musical volunteers get in tune with city's virus response management. ecns.cn The latest COVID-19 outbreak has brought Shanghai, a megacity with a population of 25 million, to a standstill. Confined to their homes, many people have become closer with their neighbors and communities as they work together to overcome challenges and contribute to the fight against the epidemic.
(2022-04-06). Palestinian Detainee Faces Serious Health Complications In Israeli Prison. imemc.org 
The Palestinian Prisoners' Society (PPS) has reported that cancer-stricken detainee Abdul-Basset Ma'tan is facing serious health complications in Israeli prisons and is not receiving the needed specialized care. The PPS said Ma'taan, 48, from Burqa town east of the central West Bank city of Ramallah, requires ongoing specialized medical treatment for his cancer and suffers …
(2022-04-06). Beijing parks see rise in visitors during holiday. ecns.cn Urban parks in Beijing saw a visitor boom during the Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, as they are favored for short-distance travel by residents in compliance with authorities' health tips of staying put to block the COVID-19 spread.
(2022-04-06). Health and wellbeing guidance for care workers needed in UK social care reform. imperial.ac.uk The health and wellbeing needs of social care workers must be brought in line with standards set for NHS workers as part of UK social care reform.
(2022-04-06). Australia: NSW health workers need to break union isolation and fight for unified struggle. wsws.org In a comment revealing the union's role in suppressing opposition among workers to the decades-long assault on jobs, pay and conditions, HSU state secretary Gerard Hayes said he was letting workers "off the leash."
(2022-04-06). China vows to adhere to dynamic zero-COVID approach as cases spike. ecns.cn China will adhere to its dynamic zero-COVID approach as local infections are surging, a spokesperson for the National Health Commission (NHC) said Wednesday.
(2022-04-06). Iran reports 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, 5,210,978 in total. aninews.in Tehran [Iran], September 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Iran's health ministry on Wednesday reported 26,854 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country's total infections to 5,210,978.
(2022-04-06). Traditional Chinese medicines beneficial in treatment of COVID-19: WHO. ecns.cn Traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs) are beneficial in the treatment of COVID-19, particularly mild-to-moderate cases, according to a new report released by the World Health Organization (WHO).
(2022-04-06). India: 'Massive' Participation Seen Across Sectors as 2-Day Nationwide Strike Call by CTUs Ends. orinocotribune.com Anger is growing among the workforce across public and private sectors as well as scheme workers over the Modi government's policies, said the Joint Forum. | New Delhi: The two-day nationwide strike on March 28-29, called by 10 central trade unions (CTUs), saw widespread participation across sectors "despite the threats of victimisation and intimidation by the employers as well as the governments." | From banks and insurance to railways, ports, telecom, coal mines, refineries to transport, tea gardens to scheme workers — all sections of the working population came out on the streets to express their anger a…
(2022-04-06). Levántate Islimar que ya llega el amanecer. cubadebate.cu Islimar es una niña venezolana que perdió a su mamá víctima de la covid 19. Cuentan los vecinos que Islimar lloró claveles y océanos por su mamita hasta que, con esa sabiduría tan propia de los niños, aprendió a ocultar el dolor en el alma. Luego solo le diría a la abuela: "Mi mamá está ahora en el cielo y está bien". Pero en las clases que imparten los asesores cubanos de la Misión Cultura Corazón Adentro, ha encontrado motivos para sonreír mientras declama versos del apóstol. Esta es su historia.
(2022-04-06). GOP Threatens to Tank Covid Funding in Bid to Preserve Trump Immigration Policy. commondreams.org Democrats accused Senate Republicans of holding key coronavirus aid "hostage" in an effort to protect Title 42, a Trump-era migrant expulsion order that rights groups have condemned as inhumane.
(2022-04-06). Shanghai conducts new round of citywide COVID-19 screening. ecns.cn Shanghai on Wednesday launched another round of citywide antigen and nucleic acid testing amid efforts to contain the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the metropolis, according to local authorities.
(2022-04-06). Chinese authorities complete COVID testing for Shanghai's population of 25 million in less than one day. wsws.org Chinese authorities reported a single-day high of over 16,000 new infections Monday, of which more than 13,000 were registered in Shanghai, the epicenter of the pandemic in China.
(2022-04-06). US workers and poor suffer widely disproportionate death toll from COVID-19, study finds. wsws.org As in all aspects of social life, it is the working class that has been the main target of SARS-CoV-2, driven by the criminal policies of the ruling elite.
(2022-04-05). World hunger and the war in Ukraine. iacenter.org By Vijay Prashad April 5, 2022 During this war on Ukraine, No Cold War launched a new publication called Briefings, which will be factual texts on matters of global concern. Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research shared this first briefing: Billions of people around the world will suffer from this hunger crisis. The war in Ukraine, along with sanctions imposed by the United States and Western countries against Russia, have caused global food, fertilizer and fuel prices to skyrocket and endanger the world food supply. This conflict is exacerbating the existing crisis of global hunger and imperils the living…
(2022-04-05). Over 38k medical workers deployed to aid Shanghai. ecns.cn At least 38,000 medical workers from across China have been deployed to aid Shanghai as of Monday in the fight against the Omicron variant, the largest number of nationwide medical aid since Wuhan in early 2020.
(2022-04-05). Health official clarifies quarantine rules for children. ecns.cn A health official in Shanghai said children infected with COVID-19 will be taken care of under different categories based on current laws and protocols of epidemic prevention.
(2022-04-05). New Zealand student with Long COVID denounces abandonment of public health measures. wsws.org A 22-year-old Wellington student spoke to the WSWS about her experience with Long COVID and her deep concern at the Labour government's decision to lift public health restrictions while infections and deaths are surging.
(2022-04-05). Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.
(2022-04-05). Georgia Governor Candidate Stacey Abrams Is Now Worth $3M From Book And Speaking Fees. moguldom.com Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams is now a millionaire three times over. The voting rights activist and Spelman College graduate, who launched her second campaign for governor of the peach state in 2021, has reportedly overcome financial hurdles which plagued her when she ran in 2018 against current Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams is now …
(2022-04-05). The end of COVID-19 testing for the uninsured: The American ruling class doubles down on mass infection. wsws.org The budget proposal for COVID-19 testing, vaccination and pandemic-related services to the poor and unemployed has been slashed from $32.5 billion to $10 billion and may be cut even further.
(2022-04-05). CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine receives approval for clinical trial application in China. ecns.cn Chinese vaccine developer CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 mRNA vaccine has received approval for clinical trial application in China, the company announced on Monday, an encouraging step for domestic mRNA vaccine R&D amid the recent infection wave across China.
(2022-04-05). U.S. pins hope on 2nd booster to protect certain groups from COVID-19. ecns.cn The United States is promoting a second booster vaccine to protect aged people and those with underlying conditions or chronicle illnesses, as the average daily COVID-19 deaths dropped to 649 nationwide on Sunday with a minus 41 percent change over 14 days.
(2022-04-05). Inflation: Reframing the Narrative. socialistproject.ca 
Fighting inflation is on the public agenda today in a way not seen since the 1970s. The orthodox response — having central banks raise interest rates to slow the economy, and ultimately, prices — is already in play. Yet current price increases aren't the result of the traditional phantoms haunting central banks of overheated economies and the excessive power of unions. What we're facing today is an inflation of a particular kind — the knock-on effects of a unique non-economic shock. | Covid forced states to do something never done before in consciously placing major parts of the economy on ho…
(2022-04-05). Aid Groups Warn 'More Variants Will Emerge' If Congress Kills Global Covid Funds. commondreams.org "This package would send the signal that Congress has not only turned its back on the rest of the world, but it risked the safety and security of the American people," a humanitarian coalition said in a statement.
(2022-04-05). UK COVID infections rise massively after end of mitigation measures. wsws.org The latest figures show 4.9 million people had infections in the week to March 26—up 600,000 on the week before with 333,000 people catching the virus every day.
(2022-04-05). Lockdown reduced children's contacts with GPs but increased remote appointments. imperial.ac.uk Young people's contacts with GPs in England dropped by 41% overall during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 compared with previous years.
(2022-04-05). Canada's War Propaganda, Censorship and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. globalresearch.ca In Canada the CBC has suffered a tremendous loss of audience and credibility by making itself a publicity operation for the COVID officialdom whose key figure heads include Justin Trudeau. Seeking the votes of Ukrainian nationalists in Canada, many of …
(2022-04-05). A Poor People's Pandemic Report links poverty, race, coronavirus deaths. peoplesworld.org 
WASHINGTON—Poverty is inextricably linked with the almost one million U.S. deaths, so far, from the coronavirus pandemic, a new and detailed report says. And the county-by-county statistics also reveal a disproportionate impact on people of color, it adds. A Poor People's Pandemic Report: Mapping The Intersection Of Poverty, Race And Covid-19—the formal name for the …
(2022-04-05). Chinese turn to online 'tomb sweeping' amid COVID-19 resurgence. ecns.cn Inputting her late father's name online, Zhang Mengmeng bowed three times to the memorial tablet on the screen, then lit a virtual candle and presented a bouquet in memory of her loved one.
(2022-04-05). En fotos, animales en las noticias. cubadebate.cu Una vez más, es hora de echar un vistazo al reino animal y sus interacciones con las innumerables especies que comparten nuestro planeta. Las fotos de hoy incluyen la prueba de COVID-19 en ciervos en Minnesota, un censo de rinocerontes en India, un rescate de llamas en medio de inundaciones en Australia y mucho más.
(2022-04-05). English language instructor who lived through China's Zero COVID program speaks to the Global Workers Inquest. wsws.org "We were united in a common sense driven determination to keep ourselves and others safe in the face of a sudden, novel, and terrifying virus outbreak. Among friends, colleagues, and neighbors, the sense that we were working collectively for the safety of the whole community was universal," she said.