(2021-04-26). The COVID-19 Catastrophe in India Keeps Growing. counterpunch.org 
It is difficult to overstate the grip of COVID-19 on India. WhatsApp bristles with messages about this or that friend and family member with the virus, while there are angry posts about how the central government has utterly failed its citizenry. This hospital is running out of beds and that hospital has no more oxygen, while there is evasion from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet.
(2021-04-26). The COVID-19 Catastrophe In India Keeps Growing — OpEd. eurasiareview.com It is difficult to overstate the grip of COVID-19 on India. WhatsApp bristles with messages about this or that friend and family member with the virus, while there are angry posts about how the central government has utterly failed its citizenry. This hospital is running out of
(2021-04-26). Government failure and healthcare privatization at root of India's COVID crisis. peoplesworld.org 
For Ashish Yechury (1986-2021), journalist. It is difficult to overstate the grip of COVID-19 on India. WhatsApp bristles with messages about this or that friend and family member with the virus, while there are angry posts about how the central government has utterly failed its citizenry. This hospital is running out of beds and that hospital has …
(2021-04-26). Yes, Biden needs to Cancel Student Debt up to $50K: Society and Employers should pay for College to begin With, like High School. juancole.com Southwest Harbor, Maine (Special to Informed Comment) — The years in the aftermath of the North American Free Trade Act were difficult and often painfully disheartening for many working class Americans. Growing up with the expectation that a high school degree was a ticket to jobs with income, healthcare, comfortable pensions they were confronted by …
(2021-04-26). Argentina: Buenos Aires Healthcare System Is Close To Collapse. telesurenglish.net Argentina's Health Ministry on Sunday warned that Buenos Aires City's healthcare system is close to collapse, with the almost total occupation of intensive care unit (ICU) beds in the private and public sector. | RELATED: | For the third week in a row, bed occupancy in the city's 66 private clinics and sanatoriums is between 95 and 100 percent, according to the Private Doctors Association (AMAP). | In the state-run…
(2021-04-26). Media Evasions on Racism and the Role of Derek Chauvin. commondreams.org "The main perpetrators and beneficiaries of systemic racism—whether in healthcare, housing, environmental pollution, employment, education or criminal justice—include powerful corporations that sponsor news outlets that have aimed a bright spotlight at this killer cop," writes Jeff Cohen. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-26). China willing to assist India to fight second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. ecns.cn China is willing to provide support and assistance to India to help it combat its new wave of the COVID-19 pandemic once the India side asks for specific demands.
(2021-04-26). Larger role seen for traditional medicines. ecns.cn Chinese and foreign politicians and health experts called on Tuesday for concerted efforts to study the clinical outcomes of the use of traditional medicines against the novel coronavirus to enable traditional therapies to play a larger role in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-04-26). UK Defence Secretary Slams Reports About Boris Johnson Saying 'Let the Bodies Pile High' as False. sputniknews.com The coronavirus situation in Britain remains tense despite the partial cancellation of restrictions in some parts of the country, as the overall tally is over 4.4 million, while the death toll from the pandemic has since reached 127,000.
(2021-04-26). Kamala Harris Will Reportedly Address UN Urging Countries to Prepare for New Pandemic. sputniknews.com The world is still struggling to overcome the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, but some voices, including among the medical community, are already saying that the emergence of the next one is just a matter of time.
(2021-04-26). Even During an Ongoing Pandemic the World Cant Quit Weapons. commondreams.org "A new report found that military spending around the world got a boost last year despite floundering economies due to COVID-19." | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …
(2021-04-26). Backing Waiver for Covid Vaccine Patents Is 'Common Human Morality'. zcomm.org "We must do everything humanly possible to crush this global pandemic and save millions of people who are in danger of needlessly dying"
(2021-04-26). Modi Govt's vaccine diplomacy unravels—within India and abroad. mronline.org 
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has faulted India for not fulfilling its obligation to supply COVID-19 vaccines to Europe. The Politico paper quoted Merkel as saying, We now have a situation with India where, in connection with the emergency situation of the pandemic, we are worried whether the pharmaceutical products will still come to us. […] | April 26, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-26). Pfizer Is Obsessed with One Thing in this Pandemic. And It's Not Saving Lives. globalresearch.ca Pfizer is the corporation that has profited most from Covid-19 vaccines …
(2021-04-25). Jordan receives China-donated Sinopharm vaccines. ecns.cn Jordan on Sunday received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government as part of the anti-pandemic cooperation between the two countries.
(2021-04-26). Government has 'no capacity' now for inquiry, bereaved families told. thecanary.co The Government has "no capacity" at present to launch a public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, it has told bereaved families. | In a six-page letter, the government Legal Department told families that an inquiry "now is not appropriate", and people who would need to give evidence are "working round the clock" to keep society safe. | "Not now": | Members of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group were told that the Government is "focused entirely" on responding to the pandemic, in particular on the vaccination rollout and preparations for a third wave. | The lette…
(2021-04-26). Venezuela Reports 995 New COVID-19 Cases and 19 Deaths This Sunday. orinocotribune.com 
This Sunday, April 25, Venezuela marked the 406th day in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In the last 24 hours, 995 new cases were registered in the country—all of them cases of community transmission, in addition to 19 deaths. This was communicated by the executive vice president of the Republic and president of the commission for the prevention and control of COVID-19, Delcy Rodríguez, in a televised meeting with President Nicolás Maduro during his customary Sunday address. | With this update, Venezuela totals 191,518 infections and 2,047 deaths from COVID-19. Among them, 15,201 cases are active a…
(2021-04-26). Paraguay Militarizes Streets To Enforce Health Measures. telesurenglish.net Paraguay's government on Sunday announced new restrictive measures to contain the pandemic and informed that security forces will take to the streets to ensure their compliance. | RELATED: | "From April 27 to May 10, agents of the National Police and the Armed Forces will patrol the streets to enforce the curfew, which will be imposed from 20h00 to 5h00 local time daily," Interior Minister Arnaldo Giuzzio said. | Officers…
(2021-04-26). 'Bolsonaro Is Genocide' Shout Brazilians Around the World. telesurenglish.net The Brazilian International Front (FIBRA) on Sunday held the first day of mobilization to denounce the policy of systematic violation of rights that President Jair Bolsonaro has maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Citizens from 16 countries and Brazilian ex-pats attended the protests against this far-right politician. Their rallies took place in 36 cities around the world. | "The culprit of the genocide of the Brazilian people is…
(2021-04-26). The US Maintains High Military Spending Despite Pandemic. telesurenglish.net The United States continues to increase its military spending despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a report on Monday. | RELATED: | Military spending by the United States in 2020 increased 4.4 percent compared with 2019, reaching an estimated US$778 billion — the third consecutive year of growth, following seven years of continuous reductions. | As the world's largest military spender, the United States accoun…
(2021-04-26). Year one in the Fight Against COVID-19: A Conversation with Elisabeth Daza and Jose Mireles (Part I). orinocotribune.com 
Frontline health workers reflect on the first year of the pandemic in Venezuela. | Elisabeth Daza and José Mireles are frontline medical workers in Caracas. Daza is doing her residency at the Angel Vicente Ochoa Ambulatory in the working class "Cementerio" barrio in Caracas. Mireles, a third-year medical student at the Hugo Chávez University of Health Sciences, is regional secretary of the Venezuelan University Student Federation and president of his university's student center. Last year we
(2021-04-26). Asia-Pacific Leaders At UN Policy Forum Call For Greater Regional Cooperation To Build Back From COVID-19 Pandemic. eurasiareview.com The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) opened its 77th session Monday in Bangkok with a strong call for strengthening multilateralism, international development coordination, and collaboration with subregional organizations to build back better from the COVID-19 pandemic. | "The attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia and the Pacific is at stake," said Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP, who noted that the health crisis, together with measures to mitigate its impacts, have deeply affecte…
(2021-04-26). Museum showcases vital clues to past. ecns.cn Rising numbers of visitors are heading to Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan, Sichuan province, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
(2021-04-26). Staten Island Amazon Workers Begin Union Drive. popularresistance.org In some ways, Amazon workers' more than yearlong struggle for adequate COVID-19 protections and against corporate retaliation at the company's Staten Island facility in New York City helped pave the way for this month's unionization attempt at the Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse. | Now, as the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) seeks a second election through the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), filing official objections Friday charging Amazon with engaging in illegal interference to defeat the union, Staten Island "JFK8" warehouse workers with The Congress of Essential Workers (TCOEW) tell…
(2021-04-26). Communist Party to hold online May Day Rally — 1 May 2021. challenge-magazine.org With COVID-19 restrictions still in place across Britain, the Communist Party is organising an all Britain online rally at 6pm to mark International Worker's Day 2021. The celebration of May Day will also be the biggest online meeting of the Party's 2021 election campaigns. This will have been the Party's largest electoral contest since the 1980s and the rally is being held under the slogan 'Vote Communist, join the struggle, build the party!'
(2021-04-26). COVID-19 deaths surge in Michigan. wsws.org Michigan, the center of auto production in the United States, is facing the deadliest surge of COVID-19 anywhere in the country.
(2021-04-26). Fire at COVID-19 hospital in Baghdad kills at least 82 people. wsws.org After an accident caused an oxygen tank to explode, eyewitness accounts and video clips of the terrible scenes of the fire at the hospital treating COVID-19 patients have provoked shock and anger throughout Iraq.
(2021-04-26). Urgent! 5 Doctors Agree that COVID-19 mRNA Experimental Shots Are Bioweapons and Discuss What to Do About It. globalresearch.ca Ever since reports have surfaced in recent days that people who …
(2021-04-26). India: Strategic And Effective Lockdown — Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Arun Kumar* | India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his short recent address to the nation, used the imagery of a 'toofan' and admitted that India has been hit by a frightening surge of COVID-19 cases. There is a near collapse of the health infrastructure, with horror stories coming from all around the country of people dying due to lack of hospital beds, oxygen and so on — the nation is literally gasping for breath. These are the reports from the metro cities, which are far better medically equipped than the smaller towns and villages. At this time 3 weeks a strategic and effective lockdown. |
(2021-04-26). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Mayo Clinic Laboratories delivers during COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Medical Laboratory Professionals Week: April 18 – 24, 2021, is the perfect time to recognize the remarkable work of clinical laboratory professionals, especially during COVID-19 and as Mayo Clinic Laboratories celebrates its 50th anniversary. ________________________________________ Mayo Clinic Laboratories has performed over 3 million COVID-19 tests. "In December 2019, there was a disease, and three months …
(2021-04-25). China to kick off nationwide consumption campaign. ecns.cn China will kick off a monthlong campaign promoting consumption in May amid efforts to bolster consumer spending as the country has effectively brought COVID-19 under control.
(2021-04-25). India to build over 500 new medical oxygen plants to ensure supplies amid COVID-19 surge. ecns.cn As many as 551 new medical oxygen generation plants would be set up across India in a bid to address the shortage of oxygen amid the COVID-19 surge, said an official statement issued by the prime minister office Sunday.
(2021-04-26). Yunnan city reports new COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn A range of measures including citywide nucleic acid testing, a one-week home quarantine and traffic curbs have been introduced in Ruili, Yunnan province, after nine people in the city tested positive for COVID-19.
(2021-04-25). Chinese mainland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, all imported. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
(2021-04-26). Record high of 352,991 new cases take India's COVID-19 tally to over 17 mln. ecns.cn India's COVID-19 tally surpassed 17 million on Monday with a fresh high of 352,991 new cases recorded in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said.
(2021-04-26). Chinese mainland reports 11 new COVID-19 cases, all imported. ecns.cn The Chinese mainland on Sunday reported 11 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Monday.
(2021-04-26). Chinese experts suggest database expansion, global search for COVID-19 origins. ecns.cn The Chinese experts participating in a joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 have suggested efforts to expand a global database for the disease and the scope of the search for early cases worldwide.
(2021-04-26). Producir y des-mercantilizar vacunas. globalizacion.ca Todos los análisis coinciden en la gravedad sanitaria y económica del momento, con 150 millones de contagiados y 3 millones de muertos por Covid19 en el mundo. El problema lleva más de un año desde la declaración de la pandemia…
(2021-04-26). Deadly shipwreck off Venezuela underscores need for safe migration pathways, protection. news.un.org The latest shipwreck in the Caribbean has highlighted the need for safe migration pathways, particularly in the COVID-19 era when many borders remain closed, two UN agencies said on Monday.
(2021-04-26). Chinese FM to chair COVID-19 meeting. ecns.cn Foreign ministers from China, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh will hold a meeting on coping with COVID-19 on Tuesday via video link.
(2021-04-26). Modi Govt's vaccine diplomacy unravels—within India and abroad. mronline.org The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has faulted India for not fulfilling its obligation to supply COVID-19 vaccines to Europe. The Politico paper quoted Merkel as saying, We now have a situation with India where, in connection with the emergency situation of the pandemic, we are worried whether the pharmaceutical products will still come to us. […] | April 26, 2021 | Newswire…
(2021-04-26). Tough Decisions For Ministers At Upcoming OPEC+ Meeting — OpEd. eurasiareview.com By Cornelia Meyer* | The ministers of OPEC+, an alliance between OPEC members and 10 friendly producer nations led by Russia, will meet this week to look at the global oil markets. | On April 1, the ministers agreed to ease production cuts by 350,000 barrels per day (bpd) during May and June, and 441,000 bpd in July. Saudi Arabia also announced its intention to roll back its voluntary 1 million bpd reductions over the same period. | As has so often happened, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has again delivered a curve ball to plans by world leaders. India showed new infections in the hundreds of thousands, m…
(2021-04-26). US Lawmaker Calls For Export of AstraZeneca Jab to India as Biden Extends Help to COVID-Hit Country. sputniknews.com India on Monday reported more than 300,000 new COVID infections for the fifth straight day, taking the overall COVID caseload to more than 17 million. Faced with a devastating second COVID wave, the Indian authorities are now grappling with shortage of jabs, with the country's biggest vaccine manufacturer already struggling to fulfill orders.
(2021-04-26). Over 50% of South Koreans Support Using Russia's Sputnik V Vaccine in Country, Poll Suggests. sputniknews.com SEOUL (Sputnik) – Over 51 percent of South Korean nationals support the use of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 in the country amid reports that the government is studying data on this vaccine, according to a survey published by South Korean pollster Realmeter on Monday.
(2021-04-26). Bolivia Vows to Produce COVID Vaccines, Including Russian One. sputniknews.com LA PAZ (Sputnik) – Bolivia is interested in the production of vaccines against COVID-19, including the Russian one, on its territory, Health Minister Jeyson Auza told Sputink.
(2021-04-26). Mass Murder: 3,486 Deaths in the U.S. Following COVID Injections in 4 Months: More Vaccine Deaths Recorded Than in the Past 15 Years Combined. globalresearch.ca The CDC
(2021-04-26). 2nd shipment of vaccine production equipment arrives in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) —According to an Iranian Customs official, the 2nd shipment of Covid-19 vaccine production equipment arrived in Iran, which can increase production capacity to 20 million doses per month.
(2021-04-26). Putin, Assad discuss supplies of Russian vaccines to Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 26 (MNA) — Russian and Syrian presidents have held a phone conversation to discuss Russian vaccine supplies to Syria and cooperation against COVID-19.
(2021-04-26). French Drug Assessment Center Demands Removal of All Four Widely Used COVID Vaccines. globalresearch.ca A regional independent drug assessment center, the CTIAP (Centre territorial d'Information …
(2021-04-26). Pharmaceutical Industry Dispatches Army of Lobbyists to Block Generic Covid-19 Vaccines. zcomm.org New lobbying disclosures show over 100 drug lobbyists working to defeat the IP waiver request at the WTO…