Spain: Death Toll Keeps Falling but New COVID-19 Cases Rise
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
Spain's Health Ministry Wednesday reported that the daily death toll decreased from 567 to 523 in the past 24 hours. However, in the same period, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases increased by 5,092. | RELATED: | Spain Hires Migrants in Agriculture To Maintain Supply Chain | So far, Spain registers 177,633 COVID-19 confirmed cases and 18,579 deaths, and 70,853 discharged patients. Madrid is the most affected region with 49,256 registered cases and 6,724 deaths. | These s…
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Sanders has endorsed Biden, but progressives won't join him without a massive policy shift
Ed Sykes | thecanary.co | 2020-04-15
Bernie Sanders has now endorsed establishment rival Joe Biden for the US presidency. The two had previously clashed during the Democratic Party primary over policy issues like the 'Medicare for All' universal healthcare plan (which Sanders advocated and Biden opposed). But Sanders cited ongoing work between the two camps on several policy matters, and the importance of defeating Donald Trump in November, as key reasons for backing Biden. Hi…
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Anti-surveillance activists claim they set fire outside German institute developing Covid-19 tracking app
rt.com | 2020-04-15
Left-wing activists aiming to prevent mass surveillance via the 'Corona App' claim they caused a fire outside Berlin's telecommunications institute, which is developing software designed to track the spread of the disease. | Several power and telecommunication cables were badly damaged during the fire at a construction site in Berlin's Charlottenburg district on Tuesday morning, outside the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications. The fire caused a temporary power outage on adjacent streets, and police are investigating the incident as a suspected arsonist attack. | A letter has since been sent to a number…
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Health care workers protest outside UNM Hospital, demand better working conditions and PPE
KOB 4 | kob.com | 2020-04-15
"We don't want to die at work."
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Beyond Bernie: The Next Challenge for Progressives
Christopher D. Cook | commondreams.org | 2020-04-15
Whoever wins the presidency, the millions of people who voted and worked for Bernie Sanders will need to plow their energies and talents into creating serious political pressure to win gains for climate action, health care access, people power, workers' rights, corporate accountability, and much more. (Photo: Helen H. Richardson/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Trump Cuts Funds for World Health Org as Oxfam Warns Pandemic Could Push Half a Billion into Poverty
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-15
As the confirmed cases of coronavirus surpass 2 million around the world, President Donald Trump says he will cut U.S. support for the World Health Organization. Richard Horton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet medical journal, called it a "crime against humanity." Oxfam America said the cuts slash "any hopes for the responsible international cooperation and solidarity that is critical to save lives and restore the global economy." This comes as a new Oxfam report estimates the pandemic's economic fallout could push more than half a billion more people into poverty. We get response from Paul O'Brien, vice president…
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Corruption at the WHO. Trump Regime COVID-19 Blame Game Diverts Attention from Its Own Failings
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-15
Trump is the latest in a long line of US leaders and other key officials who time and again blame others for their own harmful actions and failings. | On Tuesday, Trump directed his blame game at the World Health Organization …
globalresearch.ca/trump-regime-covid-19-blame-game-diverts-attention-own-failings/5709729
Despite CDC Warning of 'Significant Risk' of Lifting Stay-in-Place Orders, Right-Wingers Launch Anti-Lockdown Movement
Andrea Germanos, staff writer | commondreams.org | 2020-04-15
"These selfish and out-of-touch fringe groups are throwing a temper tantrum at the expense of public safety and health." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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Scandal in the making? A HUGE 70% of UK care homes could be riddled with Covid-19, private healthcare chief warns
rt.com | 2020-04-15
Coronavirus infection rates in UK care homes may be as high as 70 percent, the chief executive of a major care provider has claimed, casting doubts over the validity of the government's official Covid-19 figures. | Jeremy Richardson, head of Four Seasons Health Care, one of Britain's biggest independent providers of care for the elderly, claimed on Sky News on Wednesday that the number of Covid-19 infections in such facilities is being massively underreported by PM Boris Johnson's administration. | I think the number is probably up at 60 or 70 percent. We're running at a similar number; I think the numbers are…
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COVID-Meals Supports Restaurants, Healthcare Workers in Santa Cruz County
COVID-Meals | indybay.org | 2020-04-15
COVID-Meals was created to provide an easy way for anyone to help support our local restaurants while saying thank you to local healthcare workers.
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Researchers blast Swedish govt for disastrous Covid-19 strategy, claim country's death toll headed for 'heights of Italy'
rt.com | 2020-04-15
A group of 22 researchers has penned a letter demanding "swift and radical action" by the Swedish government to prevent the further spread of coronavirus in the country and the potential collapse of its healthcare system. | The scientists published an open letter lambasting the government for its herd immunity strategy and claiming the Swedish health authorities had failed the country as few, if any, restrictions have been put in place. | According to the group, Sweden's Public H…
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Police and fire rescue crews team up to thank healthcare workers
koat.com | 2020-04-15
Albuquerque Police Department teamed up with Albuquerque Fire & Rescue to thank healthcare workers with a drive-by parade Wednesday.
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Can Biden Go Left?
D.D. Guttenplan, The Nation | thenation.com | 2020-04-15
Can Biden Go Left?
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Farmington mayor calls for immediate opening of all businesses at 20% occupancy
KOB 4 | kob.com | 2020-04-15
He says the public health order has led to an "economic disaster."
kob.com/new-mexico-news/farmington-mayor…
G20 Suspends Debt Payments for Poor Countries As the Coronavirus Spreads
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-04-15
The G20 announced a suspension of debt payments and interest for the world's 76 poorest countries in order to bolster health services to confront the coronavirus.
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The U.S. Must Meet Its Obligations to the WHO, China Says
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
China expressed "serious concern" over the U.S. government's decision to suspend its financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO). | RELATED: | Trump Halts US Funding to WHO | "We call on the United States to fulfill its responsibilities and obligations and to support WHO's leadership in the international campaign against the pandemic," China's Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | The Chinese governm…
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This is where all 50 states stand on reopening
koat.com | 2020-04-15
Along with expanding testing and tracing, governors across the country are highlighting the importance of using science and advice from health officials rather than politics to choose when to reopen the economy.
koat.com/article/this-is-where-all-50-st…
Imperial welcomes world-leading health, research and education designation
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-15
Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre has been redesignated an AHSC for a further five years.
imperial.ac.uk/news/196894/imperial-welcomes-world-leading-health-research-education
Trump globally scolded for denying funds to WHO amid Covid-19 pandemic
rt.com | 2020-04-15
Nations and medics around the world have blasted US President Donald Trump for defunding the UN's health agency over alleged pro-Chinese bias. Even the head of America's own Centers for Disease Control had kind words for the WHO. | The US leader accused the World Health Organization (WHO) of "severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus," claiming the agency conspired with Beijing to cover up the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic. Trump said American funding would be frozen pending a US investigation into his theory. | Withdrawing the money at a time when the disease is months from being…
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DeVos Group, Right-Wing Fringe Organization Threaten Public Health
commondreams.org | 2020-04-15
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German schools to reopen in early May as lockdown measures set to ease
rt.com | 2020-04-15
Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that Germany's schools will gradually reopen from May 4, as the European nation plans to ease some of the measures in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus. | At a press conference on Wednesday, Merkel sought to reassure Germans that hospitals are not overburdened and thanked them for adhering to social distancing measures. She said that health authorities are working on an app that will enable them to track coronavirus cases. | The Chancellor said that any further relaxation of the restrictions will depend on how the infection rate develops. The ban on religious…
rt.com/news/485909-germany-schools-reope…
Teens and mental health: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-15
Depression can affect how your teenager thinks, feels and behaves. In extreme cases, it can lead to suicidal thoughts. It's important to know if your teen is depressed versus being a normal, moody teen. In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Paul Croarkin, a pediatric psychiatrist, discusses teens and mental health. To listen, click the link …
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Data show COVID-19 is hitting essential workers and people of color hardest
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-15
Newly released data from the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) show that COVID-19 is present at higher rates in certain Boston communities, including Hyde Park, Mattapan, Dorchester, and East Boston.
mronline.org/2020/04/15/data-show-covid-…
Trump's Defunding of the WHO Threatens to Make the Pandemic Worse
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-15
Trump's announcement that the U.S. will withhold all its contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) is an unforgivable abnegation of U.S. responsibility at the very moment when a coordinated international public health response is most needed. | At the height of a pandemic that threatens to kill millions and capsize the global economy, the U.S. president is trying to deflect blame for his own failings by going on a public offensive against the world's preeminent public health organization. In c…
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'I'm Young, Healthy, and I Exercise 5 Times a Week. COVID-19 Came for Me Anyway'
koat.com | 2020-04-15
"I spent 22 days battling the virus. My lifestyle didn't protect me from it like I thought it would."
koat.com/article/coronavirus-symptoms-da…
'There's a way of doing that': Infectious disease expert outlines how US sports can resume this summer (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-04-15
Infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci says that it will be possible for many sports to resume play this summer, so long as events are staged without fans and players adhere to a strict regime of staying isolated in hotels. | The spread of coronavirus and associated restrictions on travel and public gatherings has led to a near-global standstill of world sport which currently has no end in sight, but Dr. Fauci – the man central to the United States' response to the virus – says that many sporting activities could resume this summer provided that correct health and safety provisions are in place. | Also on…
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'Virus exploiting cracks between us': WHO responds to Trump cutting funding, promises internal probe
rt.com | 2020-04-15
World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says its pandemic response will be reviewed in "due course" after President Donald Trump ordered a halt to US funding. | "In due course, [the] WHO's performance in tackling this pandemic will be reviewed by [the] WHO's member states and the independent bodies that are in place to ensure transparency and accountability," Ghebreyesus announced on Wednesday after saying the organization regrets the "decision of the president of the United States to order a halt in funding." | The director general added that independent reviews will "no doubt…
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Is it safe to wear contact lenses during the COVID-19 pandemic?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-15
To prevent becoming infected with COVID-19, health experts are urging people to avoid touching their face. That's because SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can enter the body through the mouth, nose and eyes. That's left millions of people around the world who wear contact lenses wondering if they should stop wearing them and switch …
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False-negative COVID-19 test results may lead to false sense of security
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-15
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Emergency medicine in the time of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-15
Emergency medicine is a specialty that prides itself on a mantra: anyone, anything, anytime. The COVID-19 pandemic has put emergency health care providers and first responders on the front lines, fighting the spread of the virus and caring for critically ill patients. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Annie Sadosty, a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine …
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WHO is 'one of the best investments': German FM blasts US after Trump cuts health organization's funding
rt.com | 2020-04-15
Providing money to the "underfunded" World Health Organization is among the best ways to help develop a vaccine against Covid-19, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has said after Trump halted the WHO's funding. | "Apportioning blame doesn't help. The virus knows no borders," Maas wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. | We have to work closely together against Covid-19. One of the best investments is to strengthen the UN, especially the under-funded WHO, for example for developing and distributing tests and vaccines.
rt.com/news/485843-germany-says-who-best…
Iran enjoying fine public health system: Chinese ambassador
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-15
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA)
CDC estimates more than 9,200 health care workers have been infected with the coronavirus
koat.com | 2020-04-15
The number is likely an underestimate, since most reports of the novel coronavirus cases don't include whether the person worked in health care.
koat.com/article/cdc-estimates-more-than…
Modi extends India's coronavirus lockdown till May 3
wsws.org | 2020-04-15
Modi offered no plan to deal either with the health emergency or the socio-economic calamity triggered by the sudden, unplanned lockdown.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/15/inco…
76,389 infected by, 49,933 recover from coronavirus in Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-15
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA)
Australian construction workers denounce union enforcement of unsafe conditions
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-15
Hundreds of workers across the country have taken to social media over the past weeks to denounce the construction union for enforcing continued production in the sector, despite the health risks posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) has responded with censorship. Supporters of the union bureaucracy have …
truepublica.org.uk/newsbits/australian-construction-workers-denounce-union-enforcement-of-unsafe-conditions/
A Perspective on the Pacifica Bylaws Referendum
Akio Tanaka | indybay.org | 2020-04-15
Pacifica still need a functional Board that can ensure the financial health of the Foundation.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/14/1883236…
US Deportations Risk Spreading COVID-19 in Guatemala
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
Guatemala's Health Minister Hugo Monroy denounced Tuesday that an estimated 75 percent of the people on one deportation flight from the United States later tested positive for the novel coronavirus, raising fears that the U.S. is willfully sending sick people back. | RELATED: | US Continues Deporting Guatemalans Amid the Pandemic | "There are really flights where the deportees arrive … citizens who come with fever, and they get on the planes that way," Monroy said, adding they "automa…
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Uruguay: Lacalle Evaluates Trade Possibilities Despite Health Emergency
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-15
Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou assessed on Monday the possible performance of his country's business sector. The president met with members of the Confederation of Business Chambers (CCE) to discuss the possibilities and the current economic climate in the South American nation. | RELATED: | Uruguay: Constructive Work Resumes Despite Measures by COVID-19 | Lacalle's meeting with the business association was aimed at analyzing the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic…
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'Now is not the time!' UN chief says WHO is 'critical' in global war against Covid-19 as US cuts funding to probe its 'China ties'
rt.com | 2020-04-15
The United Nations has urged continued support for the World Health Organization (WHO) as countries around the globe battle the coronavirus pandemic, just hours after US President Donald Trump froze American funding to the agency. | The WHO and its thousands of staff are fighting the health crisis on the front lines, supporting the most vulnerable nations with "concrete life-saving services," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres wrote in a statement on Tuesday. | It is my belief…
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We Are Clapping for Health Care Workers–but Are We Protecting Them?
Brad Lander | thenation.com | 2020-04-15
We Are Clapping for Health Care Workers–but Are We Protecting Them?
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Stop The Murder! Workers, Covid-19, The Attack On Labor, Our Unions & The Fightback
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-15
WorkWeek hosts a national panel on transit, health and shipping and they talk about the failure of the agencies and companies to protect their health and safety. They also discuss the failure of their union officials in many cases to fight management to educate and protect their members from the virus and pandemic…
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US Hospitals Are Sick With COVID-19. Here's the Treatment
Robbie Goldstein | commondreams.org | 2020-04-15
"In 2008, the banks were too big to fail, so we moved quickly to bail them out," writes Dr. Goldstein. "Now, in the face of the largest public health crisis we've seen in a century, the American hospital system is too important to fail." (Photo: Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
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I do not expect a significant change in modern socio-political arrangements: Nicholas Onuf
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-15
TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA)
Canadian workers denounce lack of safety measures and forced labor
wsws.org | 2020-04-15
"If they ask me what is needed before the lockdown measures are lifted, I would definitely say health," a Quebec construction worker told the WSWS.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/15/cain…
Trump's WHO cuts tantamount to 'crime against humanity': FM spox
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-15
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA)
Mayo Clinic teaming up with area organizations to collect face masks
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-15
The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) recently recommended that all people wear cloth face masks or coverings when in public. While face masks do not replace social distancing measures, they help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others. Mayo Clinic, and local government and health care partners, have come together to collect and …
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Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies
Brad Lander | thenation.com | 2020-04-15
Health Care Workers Are Being Fired for Speaking Out About a Lack of Supplies…
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Govt. should establish health protocol with neighbors to spur exports
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-15
TEHRAN, Apr. 15 (MNA)
At height of pandemic, Trump halts funds for WHO
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-15
At an angry blame-shifting press conference yesterday, Trump announced he is halting funding for the World Health Organization (WHO), the world's premier health organization founded by the UN in 1948. He accused the organization of delays and of committing every single misstep that he and his administration have committed in the handling of the coronavirus …
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