Oppose the Attack on Food Not Bombs & Expansion of Police Power
posted, modified by Norse | indybay.org | 2020-04-27
This flyer was distributed at the Friday protest urging the City to immediately open motels in place of the toxic congregate shelters currently housing vulnerable homeless people in crowded conditions violating CDC recommendations.
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US House Speaker Pelosi endorses Biden for president
rt.com | 2020-04-27
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has endorsed Joe Biden for president. The endorsement of the Democratic Party presidential candidate follows that of US Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Al Gore. | In a video statement released on Monday, Pelosi cited Biden's experience in government, including his role in passing the Affordable Care Act. She said Biden is well-positioned to lead the country amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. "As we face coronavirus, Joe has been a voice of reason and resilience, with a clear path to lead u…
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Scientific American: As Trump Touts Dangerous Cures, Here's What We Know About COVID-19 Drug Tests
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-04-27
President Trump dangerously suggested injecting disinfectants could help patients sick with the coronavirus, then said he was being "sarcastic." But his remarks led to a spike in calls to helplines about taking disinfectants. We look at "What We Know About the Most Touted Drugs Tested for COVID-19" with Tanya Lewis, associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American.
www.democracynow.org/2020/4/27/tanya_lew…
Tireless staff of Kamkar Hospital in Qom
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-27
QOM, Apr. 27 (MNA)
Health Workers Care for Us–Are We Caring for Them?
Liz Sanders | thenation.com | 2020-04-27
Health Workers Care for Us–Are We Caring for Them?
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Health Workers Care for Us–Are We Caring for Them?
Liz Sanders | thenation.com | 2020-04-27
Health Workers Care for Us–Are We Caring for Them?
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Have Nepal's People Managed a Healthy Breakthrough in the Covid-19 Crisis?
B. Nimri Aziz | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
"We're all going to die!" This feeble appeal came in a Facebook phonecall with B. Thapa from his village in the Nepal's eastern hills. Our conversation was in early March when news headlines from Italy and the U.S. began to alarm Nepalis. With no information about the spread of the disease in his country, this…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/have-nepals-…
US States Stock Malaria Drug Touted by Trump Despite Warnings
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-27
At least 22 states and Washington, D.C. obtained about 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, a medication used to cure malaria and promoted by United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump to treat COVID-19, The Associated Press (AP) reported Saturday. | RELATED: | Brazil: Chloroquine Studies Suspended After 11 People Die | While health authorities have been warning that more research is still needed, Oklahoma spent US$2 million to buy the drugs, and Utah and Ohio spent hundreds of…
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Mayo Clinic partners with state of Minnesota, University of Minnesota on breakthrough COVID-19 initiative
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
Mayo Clinic joined Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner Jan Malcom, the University of Minnesota, and other health system leaders to announce a breakthrough initiative to provide rapid, widespread testing for COVID-19 in Minnesota. The goal of this statewide strategy is to test all symptomatic people, isolate confirmed cases to limit the …
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South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumours are untrue
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-27
A top South Korean official has said his country remains confident that there have been no "unusual developments" in North Korea, suggesting that rumours about the health of leader Kim Jong Un are untrue.Unification minister Kim Yeon-chul told a closed-door forum in Seoul on Sunday that South Korea has "enough intelligence to confidently say that there are no unusual developments" in North Korea which back up speculation about Kim Jong Un's health.The minister said he would not reveal what specific intelligence led to that conclusion, but stressed that it had undergone a complex analysis process.Visitors look on…
thecanary.co/global/world-news/2020/04/27/south-korea-maintains-kim-jong-un-health-rumours-are-untrue/
70,933 recovered in Iran from Covid-19: spokesman
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-27
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA)
Colombia Delays Venezuelans From Returning to Their Country
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-27
The Colombian authorities have delayed nearly 12,000 Venezuelans from returning to their country, leaving them stranded on their side of the border. | RELATED: | Venezuela Announces International Lawsuit Against US | Venezuelans stranded at the Colombian border decided to return home due to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19. | According to teleSUR correspondent in Colombia Hernan Tobar, about 180 people are waiting since Thursday in Barrio Visión Colombia, west of Bogotá, for t…
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Coronavirus-related syndrome among children may be emerging, alert suggests
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-27
A coronavirus-related syndrome among children may be emerging in the UK, a health alert sent to doctors suggests. | The UK Paediatric Intensive Care Society tweeted an alert from NHS England which says that, in the "last three weeks, there has been an apparent rise in the number of children of all ages presenting with a multi-system inflammatory state requiring intensive care across London and also in other regions of the UK". | It said the effects had been seen in children both with and without coronavirus (Covid-19) but there was evidence that some patients had had coronavirus previously. | Prof Russell Viner,…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/04/27/coronavirus-related-syndrome-among-children-may-be-emerging-alert-suggests/
Treacherous Accommodations: Australian Universities, Coronavirus and the NTEU
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-27
They have been struggling to keep their membership numbers healthy, but the latest antics of the executive that make up Australia's National Tertiary Education Union suggest why. For a good period of time, Australian unions have been losing teeth, and not all of it can be put down to the measures of the federal government …
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As mass layoffs intensify, tens of millions in US stand to lose health insurance
wsws.org | 2020-04-27
An Economic Policy Institute blog reveals that some 9.2 million Americans lost their health insurance coverage over the previous four weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/27/insu…
'Counterproductive & unfair': Russian FM defends WHO after US attacked organization, stopped financing
rt.com | 2020-04-27
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has defended the World Health Organization (WHO) against allegations that it is to blame for how the novel coronavirus pandemic unfolded. | Lavrov, during an online conference with students, called the attempts to place blame on the WHO "counterproductive and unfair," adding that he believes that the organization acted "professionally" at all stages of the crisis. | Hailing the efforts of international organizations, including the UN, Lavrov cautioned governments against using moments of deep crisis such as this pandemic to further their own interests. The Russian FM sugg…
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Gaza Reopens Its Commercial Stores During Ramadan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-27
The Gaza Strip reopened its restaurants and coffee shops to the public during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, after no new cases of COVID-19 were reported for a week. | RELATED: | Gaza Running out of Coronavirus Tests: Health Minister | On the holy days of Ramadan, Muslims usually go out into the streets at night in a festive atmosphere. | The opening of shops will be accompanied by rigorous measures to prevent a wave of new infections with the disease, according to authorities from…
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If We Lose Our Focus on Coronavirus It Might Bite Us Again
Paul Craig Roberts | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-27
The discussion of coronavirus has taken some sharp turns. One such turn is the claim that the mortality rate is not high enough to justify shutdowns. But the mortality rate is not the reason for the shutdowns. The purpose of the closedowns is to reduce the exponential rate of infection. Covid-19 is much more contagious than flu, people can spread the virus for days and weeks prior to developing symptoms, the seriousness of each case is not predictable in advance, and it is a new virus about which little is known including treatment. Therefore, the highly infectious virus can easily overwhelm health care systems[m…
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The Dengvaxia Disaster Was Twenty Years in the Making–What Will Happen with a Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine?
Children's Health Defense | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
For several weeks, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates have been beating the drum about a COVID-19 vaccine, seeking to keep the world's coronavirus optics focused on a medical intervention that Gates acknowledges to be risky enough to require indemnification …
globalresearch.ca/dengvaxia-disaster-twenty-years-making-what-will-happen-rushed-covid-19-vaccine/5710949
'WHO sounded alarm early on, world should have listened carefully'
rt.com | 2020-04-27
The head of the World Health Organization warned on Monday that the new coronavirus crisis was far from over and said that he was "deeply concerned" about the impact of the disruption of normal health services. | "The pandemic is far from over," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, adding that the body was concerned about increasing trends in Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America and some Asian countries. "We have a long road ahead of us and a lot of work to do." He added that shortages of vaccines against other diseases were being reported in 21 countries as a result of border restrictions li…
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MAHAK tweaks its logo to promote social distancing
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-27
TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA)
Black Oakland Demands in Light of COVID-19 and Rates of Black Death
APTP | indybay.org | 2020-04-27
Across the country, Black People are being infected and dying at disportionate rates from COVID-19. In order to respond effectively to the needs of the Black community our elected officials, health experts, advocates and organizers must take a look at the ways in which the descendants of slaves, Black, African and African-Americans are most impacted by this virus through a racial and class lens.
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WHO to Receive $30 Million from China to Fight COVID-19
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
The World Health Organization (WHO) will receive a $30 million grant from the government of China to use these resources for the containment of COVID-19. | The announcement of the donation was made Thursday by the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesperson Hua …
globalresearch.ca/who-receive-30-million-china-fight-covid-19/5710946
Why a Mayo Clinic expert has grave concerns about second wave of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
As states look toward beginning to reopen their economies, health experts are warning of a possible second wave of COVID-19 that could emerge later this year and make for an even more dire health crisis. Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic COVID-19 expert, offers his insight on the effect of a potential second wave of …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/wh…
Have Nepal's People Managed a Healthy Breakthrough in the Covid-19 Crisis?
B. Nimri Aziz | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
"We're all going to die!" This feeble appeal came in a Facebook phonecall with B. Thapa from his village in the Nepal's eastern hills. Our conversation was in early March when news headlines from Italy and the U.S. began to alarm Nepalis. With no information about the spread of the disease in his country, this…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/have-nepals-…
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Staying healthy while teleworking
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: With social distancing guidelines in place due to COVID-19, I've been working from home for a few weeks, and I can tell it's already taking a toll on my health. I feel more tired and less motivated to exercise and eat well, even though I have more time for both. What should …
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Shock new development as children fall ill with syndrome similar to severe Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-04-27
Children have largely been spared from the coronavirus. But now British GPs have warned of youngsters being hit by a mysterious virus-like syndrome that may be an offshoot of the virus, or a new infectious pathogen. | An "urgent alert" has been issued to British doctors as what seems to be a serious coronavirus-related syndrome that affects children emerges in the population. | On Monday, the Health Service Journal reported that they had…
rt.com/uk/487014-shock-syndrome-developm…
Honduras: Quarantine and Curfew Extended Until May 3rd
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-27
The Honduran Health Ministry announced on Sunday new COVID-19 preventive measures as they extend the quarantine until May 3rd. | RELATED: | Cuban Doctors Arrive in Honduras to Fight COVID-19 | Honduran National Risk Management System (Sinager) representatives stated Red Alert and curfew upholding in the 18 departments. | Sinager enforced these measures in March after the COVID -19 outbreak in the Central American nation. This is the sixth time that the authorities have implemented the pr…
telesurenglish.net/news/honduras-quarant…
Record Inequality, COVID-19, and the Crisis of the Have-Nots
Anthony DiMaggio | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Americans have historically struggled to see inequality as a major societal problem. Inequality in the U.S. was at record levels, even before the emergence of the Covid-19 public health and economic crisis. And Americans have long been tolerant of high inequality in their own country. Less than half historically have said inequality reduction should be a top policy priority of government.
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A people's call for healthcare not warfare
pip.hinman | greenleft.org.au | 2020-04-27
Imperialism & war Independent and Peaceful Australia NetworkIssue 1263 Australia Independent and Peaceful Australia Network (IPAN) COVID-19…
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The Truth About China's COVID-19 Response
Roger Stoll | mintpressnews.com | 2020-04-27
While the U.S. took two-and-a-half years to identify HIV/AIDS after the discovery of the first symptomatic case in the country, China discovered, identified and contained COVID-19 within a few months. In the U.S., over half a million people have died of HIV/AIDS; worldwide that same number die every year. Even now, in the U.S., 13,000 die each year of the disease. | No wonder the world understands that China's successful national mobilization to stop the COVID-19 virus was unprecedented, as recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO). Also well understood is that China's rapid detection and transparency in…
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What to do when anxiety affects your sleep
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
While anxiety around COVID-19 may be affecting your sleep, getting a good night's sleep is key to protecting your health. In these days where there is high anxiety around COVID-19, getting your sleep isn't easy. But a good night's sleep is a key factor in maintaining your health and protecting your immune system. "Sleep is …
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Record Inequality, COVID-19, and the Crisis of the Have-Nots
Anthony DiMaggio | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-27
Americans have historically struggled to see inequality as a major societal problem. Inequality in the U.S. was at record levels, even before the emergence of the Covid-19 public health and economic crisis. And Americans have long been tolerant of high inequality in their own country. Less than half historically have said inequality reduction should be a top policy priority of government.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/27/record-inequ…
We have begun to wrestle it to the floor: PM Johnson is 'back in the driving seat,' and he is in for a bumpy ride
rt.com | 2020-04-27
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has re-emerged following a weeks-long battle with Covid-19, but the "war" on the coronavirus is far from being won. Johnson faces numerous challenges, most notably when to reopen the economy. | Earlier on Monday morning, junior health minister Edward Argar vowed that Johnson "will be back in the driving seat" and "getting on with the job." Johnson has declined to give any specific dates regarding the easing of lockdown restrictions or a return to work for the world's fifth-largest economy. | Johnson expressed concern about "a new wave of death and disease as well as an econ…
rt.com/uk/486976-boris-johnson-returns-d…
As Trump Touts Dangerous "Cures," Here's What We Know About COVID-19 Treatments
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-27
President Trump dangerously suggested injecting disinfectants could help patients sick with the coronavirus, then said he was being "sarcastic." But his remarks led to a spike in calls to helplines about taking disinfectants. We look at "What We Know About the Most Touted Drugs Tested for COVID-19" with Tanya Lewis, associate editor for health and medicine at Scientific American. | TRANSCRIPT: | This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. | AMY GOODMAN: This is Democr…
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There's Another Even Deadlier Pandemic Right Now: it's called Stupidity
David Mellonie | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-27
While many countries grapple with the health, social and economic costs of the COVID-19 pandemic, there's another, much more serious disease infesting our world that goes largely un-noticed and usually un-treated. Tragic and traumatic as COVID-19 undoubtedly is for the individuals affected by it, when seeking answers about how, why, and how fast it happened, …
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Why are more men dying from COVID-19 than women?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
Men appear to be hit harder by COVID-19 than women. Early data from China and the World Health Organization (WHO) show that more men than women are dying from COVID-19. Other countries like Spain and Italy also are seeing higher death rates among men. But why might that be? Dr. Gregory Poland, a Mayo Clinic …
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World should have 'listened carefully' to WHO coronavirus advice back in January, says director-general
rt.com | 2020-04-27
Countries that ignored the WHO's advice at the end of January have been less successful in tackling the Covid-19 pandemic, its director warned, as both the organization and world leaders face criticism for mishandling the crisis. | "On January 30 we declared the highest level of global emergency on Covid-19 […] During that time, as you may remember, there were only 82 cases outside China. No cases in Latin America or Africa, only 10 cases in Europe. No cases in the rest of the world. So the world should have listened to the WHO then carefully," World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghe…
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How public health measures can help reopen the country
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, efforts are underway to find a new normal and begin to reopen the country and the economy. While people are eager for strict social distancing rules to end, public health measures, including testing and tracing for the virus, will be important tools needed to control the spread of the virus …
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Israel may reopen some schools on Sunday, Gaza allows restaurants to reopen
rt.com | 2020-04-27
Israel will begin a staggered reopening of schools next week if the latest health data does not warn of a heightened coronavirus risk, PM Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Monday. The country closed schools and kindergartens in mid-March, worsening an economic lockdown as parents were forced to stay at home. With unemployment peaking at 27 percent and contagion rates waning, Israel is now easing its curbs. | Netanyahu's office said children in the first three years of primary school would resume studies, in reduced class sizes of no more than 15 pupils. Kindergartens and nurseries will reopen, with children…
rt.com/newsline/487039-israel-reopen-sch…
Exercise Cygnus: UK Government Exercise Justifies Covid-19 Lockdown
Robin Kayser | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-27
It's April 2020, and since March, the UK has swiftly commissioned and built vast, temporary, intensive care hospitals, in readiness for a predicted epidemic number of severe COVID-19 cases. | They are called NHS Nightingale Hospitals, and to date there …
globalresearch.ca/exercise-cygnus-uk-government-exercise-justifies-covid-19-lockdown/5710939
Danse Macabre' and a Fear of the Abyss: We All Fall Down
Andrey Areshev | strategic-culture.org | 2020-04-27
In the European imagination, the harbingers of contagion (whether plague or cholera), were conjured as shadowy, cloaked, and hooded forms, presenting a vaguely human silhouette, yet within the stygian recess of their black hood, no face was discernible
Danse Macabre' and a Fear of the Abyss: We All Fall Down
Alastair Crooke | thealtworld.com | 2020-04-27
It is the children's nursery rhyme, Ring-a-Ring-a Roses, that originated during plague years, that ends with "we all fall down." | In the European imagination, the harbingers of contagion (whether plague or cholera), were conjured as shadowy, cloaked, and hooded forms, presenting a vaguely human silhouette, yet within the stygian recess of their black hood, no face was discernible
The Black Plague
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor | mronline.org | 2020-04-27
The rapidity with which the pandemic has consumed black communities provides an unvarnished look into the dynamics of race and class that existed long before it emerged.
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What people living with hepatitis C need to know about COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
Hepatitis C infections tripled in the U.S. from -2009-18, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update screening recommendations that include all adults and pregnant women. This increase is especially concerning, since people who have existing chronic medical issues may be at higher risk of serious illness from COVID-19. "Hepatitis C is another RNA virus, actually not that …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 news briefing with Dr. Greg Poland
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, covers the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses current outbreak numbers, why there may be a second wave of infections, and research on a vaccine. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 research task force
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-27
As the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread worldwide, a race began to develop testing protocols and ramp up research. Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 research task force is studying the virus, predicting hot spots, and working towards effective treatments and a vaccine. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Andrew Badley, chair of Mayo Clinic's COVID-19 research task force, …
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Boris Johnson is back and brimming with warlike language
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-27
The UK is at the point of "maximum risk" in its battle with coronavirus, Boris Johnson said as he acknowledged frustrations over the continuing lockdown but insisted he would not risk a second peak in the disease by relaxing restrictions too quickly.As the prime minister returned to take charge of the government's response to the coronavirus crisis following his recovery from Covid-19, he said there are signs that the UK is "passing through the peak" of the outbreak and "coming now to the end of the first phase of this conflict".Comparing the disease to a mugger, he said: "This is the moment when we have begun, t…
thecanary.co/uk/news/2020/04/27/boris-johnson-is-back-and-brimming-with-warlike-language/
More evidence that politicians missed many more chances to protect us from COVID-19
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-27
By Paul Rogers: US intelligence warned of the new COVID-19 disease last November and the British government failed to follow its own advice. What is the point of analysing the origins of the COVID-19 crisis while we are still struggling to survive it? Isn't it far better to concentrate on the present and how to …
truepublica.org.uk/united-kingdom/more-evidence-that-politicians-missed-many-more-chances-to-protect-us-from-covid-19/
COVID-19 trial begins at Imperial to understand and treat the disease
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-27
Thousands of samples from COVID-19 patients have been collected so far to help researchers learn more about the disease and how it progresses.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197175/covid-19-trial-begins-imperial-understand-treat