Supply-Siders for Death and Tax Cuts
Mark Fiore | progressive.org | 2020-05-08
Now Trump's right-wing economists are trying their hand at public health policy.
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Wisconsin Still in Dark on Protest
Bill Lueders | progressive.org | 2020-05-08
Dozens of cases linked to large gatherings, but the state can't say how many were from a rally held in defiance of health mandates.
progressive.org/dispatches/wisconsin-sti…
Prodded by Right Wingers, Santa Cruz Businesses Operate Outside of Health Restrictions
Santa Cruz News | indybay.org | 2020-05-08
The "Committee to Reopen Santa Cruz," a group founded recently by right wing extremists who believe the COVID-19 Pandemic is a hoax, is prodding local businesses to open early. The group has announced that the Om Gallery on Pacific Avenue is opening to two shoppers at a time from 1-5pm on Friday, May 8, by appointment. The Committee to Reopen Santa Cruz also plans to do "guerrilla yoga" at a studio that will secretly open its doors for the group. "Some studios are opening the back door for the cool kids club. No Snitches," a flyer for a May 8 "Freedom Friday" protest states. On May 6, the Santa Cruz County Health…
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COVID-19 in Detroit: A Case Study in Resilience and Resistance
Abayomi Azikiwe | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-08
Detroit has been disproportionately impacted by the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in early-to-mid- March. | Almost no preparation by the municipal administration was made in advance of such a tremendous healthcare and subsequent social crises. | The majority of the …
globalresearch.ca/covid-19-detroit-case-study-resilience-resistance/5712194
Colombia's healthcare show: 'If you get sick, you die and that's the truth'
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-05-08
While Colombia's health minister was in the southwestern town of Leticia faking aid, locals were building the first repository for the town's growing number of COVID-19 deaths. The capital of…
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Mayo Clinic receives $26 million from BARDA for COVID-19 convalescent plasma expanded access program
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
Mayo Clinic was awarded a $26 million contract today from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The financial support is for the Expanded Access Program (EAP) for convalescent plasma to fight COVID-19. …
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The Hardest Hit: Asian-American and Pacific Islander People & the Fight Against COVID19
Health Care Voter | indybay.org | 2020-05-08
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Virus Mania: How the Medical Industry Continually Invents Epidemics, Making Billion Dollar Profits at Our Expense
Etienne de Harven | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-08
The 2007 book Virus Mania by Torsten Engelbrecht and Claus Kà∂hnlein presents a tragic message that will, hopefully, contribute to the re-insertion of ethical values in the conduct of virus research, public health policies, media communications, and activities of the …
globalresearch.ca/virus-mania-how-the-medical-industry-continually-invents-epidemics-making-billion-dollar-profits-at-our-expense/5712252
Indian court asks govt to reply over challenge to mandatory coronavirus app
rt.com | 2020-05-08
A court asked the Indian government on Friday to respond to a challenge against its order for compulsory use of a contact-tracing app by public and private sector employees returning to work. | Last month, India launched the Aarogya Setu
Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa
wsws.org | 2020-05-08
South African nurses' stayaway defies premature lockdown end; health workers in South Africa, Kenya, refuse workers in UK, demand personal protection equipment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/08/wrks…
Citizen-science project measures impact of coronavirus pandemic on mental health
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-05-08
What impact has the lockdown had on our mental health, and what determines how people cope with isolation?>…
imperial.ac.uk/news/197453/citizen-science-project-measures-impact-coronavirus-pandemic
Video: COVID-19 "Fake" Data in Italy: Politician Slams False Numbers: Vittorio Sgarbi
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-08
Vittorio Sgarbi, MP (Forza Italia) slammed the closure of 60% of Italian businesses. A decision which was taken on the basis an alleged 25,000 Coronavirus deaths. "It's not true," he said. | . | According to the National Institute of Health, 96.3% …
globalresearch.ca/video-covid-19-fake-data-in-italy-politician-slams-false-numbers-vittorio-sgarbi/5712274
The Hardest Hit: America's Mayors on the Fight Against Coronavirus (Health Care Voter)
Health Care Voter | indybay.org | 2020-05-08
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Iran coronavirus updates: 1,556 new COVID-19 cases, 55 deaths
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-08
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA)
Deemed essential, US farmworkers face wage reductions, zero protections from COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-05-08
Farmworkers lack access to basic medical care and suffer from significantly higher rates of diabetes, hypertension and health conditions such as heart disease and environmental cancers due to long exposure to pesticides.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/08/farm…
'Mayo Clinic Anxiety Coach' e-tool to help children with mental health concerns
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Maintaining routine vaccine schedules during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the World Health Organization(WHO) says more than 117 million children in 37 countries may be missing out on the lifesaving measles vaccine. The WHO had issued some guidelines to help countries sustain immunization activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic …
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Mayo hospitals again receive 'A' grades for patient safety
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
ROCHESTER, Minn.
UK government covers up PPE shortages leading to health care worker deaths
wsws.org | 2020-05-08
Inquests into medical worker deaths from coronavirus will not address government failure to provide personal protective equipment, even as many health care workers still lack adequate equipment.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/08/inqu…
China will work 'to prevent rebound of coronavirus outbreak' amid pressure from imported cases
rt.com | 2020-05-08
China will "resolutely prevent" a rebound of the coronavirus outbreak as the country faces mounting pressure from imported cases, state television reported on Friday, quoting a top level meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping. | Beijing will work to improve its capability in terms of responding to major public health emergencies, according to the report. | The country will gradually reopen cinemas, museums and other recreational venues, the state council said earlier in the day, as the coronavirus "has passed its peak" in China. | The reopening of those places will be subject to restrictions including reserva…
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Science Saturday: Regenerative approaches could foster healing from COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
Regenerative Medicine aims not only to repair or restore the function of cells, tissues or organs, but also the whole person. The latter is particularly important amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Regenerative approaches draw on the body's natural abilities to heal, focus on establishing the healing environments and building new, healthy ways of functioning. These aspects of regenerative …
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The Hardest Hit: Latino People & the Fight Against Coronavirus (Health Care Voter)
Health Care Voter | indybay.org | 2020-05-08
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Is Big Pharma more Interested in Profiteering than Protecting us from Coronavirus?
F. Douglas Stephenson | zcomm.org | 2020-05-08
Forty years of private corporatist Big Pharma and oligarch control of our economy has left the public totally exposed and ill-prepared to face the public health crisis of COVID-19…
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Slaughter of the Innocents: COVID-19 & the Future of Agriculture
Kollibri terre Sonnenblume | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-08
It's early days yet, but the COVID-19 pandemic has already proven to be revelatory, exposing much that is ugly about the "normal" functioning of the US: the sorry state of health care, the unresponsiveness of corporate-owned government, the hyper individuality of the populace, the high levels of ignorance among the same, and the racism of…
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The Hardest Hit: Our Votes & Continuing the Fight Against COVID19 (Health Care Voter)
Health Care Voter | indybay.org | 2020-05-08
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Gun Violence Increases in the US Amid COVID-19 Shutdown
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-05-08
At a time when millions of Americans are following the advice of public health experts and sheltering in place to protect themselves and their neighbors, some officials continue to ignore existing public health data related to another grave threat to public safety: gun violence. | Since shelter-in-place orders went into effect in March, the overall crime rate and the rate of injury from automobile and…
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Kim Jong-un sends VERBAL MESSAGE to China's Xi, commends him for battling Covid-19
rt.com | 2020-05-08
Delivering another blow to subsiding death rumors, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has apparently reached out to his Chinese counterpart, praising Beijing's battle against the Covid-19 pandemic. | Kim's "verbal message" congratulated Xi Jinping on "seizing a chance of victory in the war against the unprecedented epidemic," state-run KCNA news agency reported on Friday. | The North Korean commander-in-chief saluted Xi for "strategically and tactica…
rt.com/news/488094-kim-verbal-message-xi…
Are pets at risk of getting, spreading COVID-19?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
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 …
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Masking your kids during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
Do you or don't you wear a mask? If you do, what material is best? And what about children? Questions around masks during the COVID-19 pandemic abound, especially in light of the recent recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that all Americans wear masks in public settings. "The direction around face masks has …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…
Roaming Charges: Ain't Living Long Like This
Jeffrey St. Clair | counterpunch.org | 2020-05-08
+ The detestable rationalizations liberals make for sticking with Biden despite Tara Reade's convincing story can't come as any surprise. It's the same ritual contortions they've made about the Iraq war, fracking, abortion, the drug war, Anita Hill, social security, segregation, climate change, health care, deportations, a living wage, student debt, the Patriot Act, pipelines, the Libyan coup, climate change. To be a Democrat is to live in a constant state of denial, self-contradiction and moral hypocrisy.
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Trump Administration Suppresses Centers for Disease Control Coronavirus Guidance Document
Bryan Dyne | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-08
The Trump administration reportedly shelved a document from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which would have provided detailed instructions for local authorities on appropriate measures to reopen a variety of businesses and institutions. The document is …
globalresearch.ca/trump-administration-suppresses-centers-for-disease-control-coronavirus-guidance-document/5712241
Trump administration suppresses Centers for Disease Control coronavirus guidance document
wsws.org | 2020-05-08
The CDC report would have laid out step-by-step instructions for a variety of "critical" businesses and institutions to safely reopen.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/08/cdcg…
Israel: A Lab for "The New Vaccine Order"? Towards a Second Lockdown?
Joshua Tartakovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-08
In the fight against corona virus, when trying to discern in what direction the Western world is going, it is almost always useful to watch the steps taken by Israel, the Zionist State.[1]. | Israel is not only a threat to …
globalresearch.ca/israel-lab-new-vaccine-order/5712184
Why you need to keep your child's vaccine schedule during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
Millions of children may be at risk of missing or delaying their routine childhood vaccines due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Tina Ardon, a Mayo Clinic family medicine specialist, says she understands being thoughtful about taking your children outside the home for doctor's visits during this time. "The current situation with the novel coronavirus shows us how scary …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/wh…
U.S. to roll back infection control rules in nursing homes in midst of pandemic
Aviva Levine | liberationnews.org | 2020-05-08
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of long-term care facilities were failing to maintain appropriate standards of hygiene and disease prevention.
liberationnews.org/u-s-to-roll-back-infe…
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Possible neurological effects of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
Originally identified as a respiratory disease, some COVID-19 patients exhibit neurologic symptoms including stroke, loss of consciousness, headache, and even the loss of taste and smell. What's unknown is whether these are direct effects of the virus entering the nervous system, or consequences of the disease's effect on the body. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…
What COVID-19 does to your lungs
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
m __________________________________________________ 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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'Second phase': Denmark to reopen museums and cinemas from June 8
rt.com | 2020-05-08
Danish museums, amusement parks and cinemas will be allowed to reopen from June 8, the government said on Friday. It had struck a deal with parliament on how restrictions to curb the spread of Covid-19 could be eased further. Shopping malls, schools for the oldest students and restaurants will be allowed to reopen in the coming weeks, as the country enters the second phase of reopening after curbing the spread of the virus. | So far, 10,083 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in the country of 5.8 million people, and 514 have died of the disease, Reuters said. | In the third phase of its reopening plan, D…
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Respiratory therapists play critical role in treating COVID-19 patients
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-05-08
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…
Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 270k
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-05-08
TEHRAN, May 08 (MNA)
Selected Articles: Economics and the Pandemic, Where's the Money coming From?
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-08
Israel: A Lab for "The New Vaccine Order"? Towards a Second Lockdown? | By Joshua Tartakovsky, May 08, 2020 | As coronavirus broke out, Israel became the first Western country to close itself off to all flights . It then proceeded …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-israel-lab-new-vaccine-order-towards-second-lockdown/5712265
Chinese Researchers Find COVID-19 Material in Sperm of Infected Men
sputniknews.com | 2020-05-08
While the pandemic is raging across the world, some facts about the virus remain unclear and new studies may reveal truly bizarre details about the disease.
sputniknews.com/asia/202005081079242751-…
Iran: Death toll from coronavirus rises to 6,541
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-08
The death toll in Iran from the coronavirus rose to 6,541, as 55 new deaths were reported over the last 24 hours, state media reported on Friday.A further of 1,556 more people tested positive for COVID-19 over the past day, bringing the total number of cases to 104,691, Iran's state broadcaster reported, citing a statement from the Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour.Jahanpour said 83,837 people have recovered so far and been discharged from hospitals, while 2,711 others are in critical condition.Nearly 558,900 tests have been conducted so far in the country, he added.In Iran, one of the Middle Eastern c…
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Spain sees slight rise in COVID-19 deaths, infections
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-08
Spain reported another 229 COVID-19 deaths on Friday and 1,095 more infections, as regions across the country prepare to further relax lockdown measures next week.In total, Spanish Health Ministry has counted nearly 223,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 26,299 deaths. More than 121,700 people have been hospitalized and 131,148 have recovered from the disease.Data published on Thursday confirms nearly 46,000 health care workers in Spain contracted the virus
India: 3,000 Muslims forced to quarantine after 40 days
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-08
A total of 3,013 members of a Muslim religious group still remain detained at various quarantine facilities in Delhi after over 40 days.The Tablighi Jamaat members, who have tested negative and their 14-day quarantine period is long over, have not been released despite requests.Dr. Mohammad Shoaib, Delhi Health Department's COVID-19 coordinator, confirmed to Anadolu Agency all members are ready to be released."All members have now tested negative and await their release. We have approached the officials a few times but got the same answer that paperwork is underway. The Delhi localities have not been released eit…
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Wuhan market had role in virus outbreak, but more research needed
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-08
A wholesale market in the central Chinese city of Wuhan played a role in the outbreak of the novel coronavirus last year, as the source or possibly as an "amplifying setting", the World Health Organization said on Friday, calling for more research.Chinese authorities shut down the market in January as part of efforts to halt the spread of the virus and ordered a temporary ban on trade and consumption of wildlife."The market played a role in the event, that's clear. But what role we don't know, whether it was the source or amplifying setting or just a coincidence that some cases were detected in and around that ma…
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South Korea detects new COVID-19 cluster
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-08
South Korea on Friday detected a cluster of new coronavirus cases, prompting authorities to issue warning against an increase in new virus cases, local media reported.The new cluster was detected two days after the government allowed normalization of public facilities and other business establishments under the condition that they follow basic sanitation measures.At least 13 people tested positive for the virus after a COVID-19 patient had visited clubs and bars in Itaewon neighborhood of capital Seoul over the last weekend, according to Yonhap news agency.Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official…
yenisafak.com/en/world/south-korea-detec…
Facebook to allow employees to work remotely until year end
yenisafak.com | 2020-05-08
Facebook Inc said on Friday it would allow its workers who are able to work remotely to do so until the end of the year as the coronavirus pandemic forces governments to extend stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of the disease.The social media giant also expects most offices to stay closed until July 6, according to a company spokesperson.The virus, which has infected more than 3.8 million people globally so far, has forced strict lockdowns in most countries and changed the way businesses function, with work from home emerging as the new norm.
yenisafak.com/en/technology/facebook-to-…
How Russia Became the Next COVID-19 Hot Spot: Infection Rate Soars with 10,000 New Cases Each Day
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-05-07
We go to Moscow for an update on the pandemic in Russia, where the coronavirus is spreading rapidly, with at least 10,000 new cases a day and the second-highest infection rate in the world, and more than 100 medical workers have died fighting the virus, and many have reported lack of personal protective equipment. Meanwhile, three Russian healthcare workers mysteriously fell from hospital windows over the past two weeks. Two died, and the one who is hospitalized had posted a video online to note the lack of medical equipment and said he had to keep working despite testing positive. We speak with Joshua Yaffa, Mos…
www.democracynow.org/2020/5/7/russia_spi…
A Grim New Normal Ahead? Worse than Orwell's 1984. Unprecedented Global Poverty and Human Misery
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-05-07
Will historians one day look back at unfolding events related to today's public health crisis and economic collapse as a post-coronavirus new normal that's grimly different from what preceded it? | Do ongoing events mark the beginning of an unacceptable dystopian …
globalresearch.ca/grim-new-normal/5712116