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2020-04-28: Social Media Postees

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WATCH: Lebanese citizens vent their ire by TORCHING bank, army vehicle, as at least 1 protester shot dead
rt.com | 2020-04-28
A protester has been shot and killed in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, as the country's financial and economic crisis worsens under the additional pressure of the coronavirus pandemic. | The Lebanese pound has collapsed amid soaring inflation and unemployment worsened by the shutdown of the economy, exacerbating the pre-existing financial crisis which has plagued the country since October. | #ÿߟÑÿ≠ŸÖÿ±ÿßÿ° – #ÿ®Ÿä&yuml…
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Oppose the Attack on Food Not Bombs & Expansion of Police Power
posted, modified by Norse | indybay.org | 2020-04-28
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/24/1883262…

Government Must Pay $12 Billion to Obamacare Insurers, Supreme Court Rules
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-28
Insurance companies are entitled to recoup $12 billion from the federal government in unpaid Obamacare claims, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in an 8-1 vote. | The companies were shielded under the "risk corridor" provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which promised compensation for companies that incurred losses in the marketplaces created by the law. | The original remuneration period lasted three years, but Congressional Republicans capped payments between 2015 and 2017, which the insure…
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Secret 'COVID-19 Manhattan Project' Led by Billionaires Seeking to Influence Trump Admin
Zero Hedge | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-28
Last month Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey called for the bold and urgent launch of what he called "a Manhattan Project-type approach" to fight the coronavirus pandemic given the enormity of the health and economic impact, increasingly even harming US defense …
globalresearch.ca/secret-covid-19-manhattan-project-led-billionaires-seeking-influence-trump-admin/5711114

"A Plague On Both Your Houses"
Gary Leupp | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-28
Trump's discussion of injecting UV light and disinfectant into the body to treat COVID-19 during his daily briefing was, of course, a new low. The man, whom his secretary of state Rex Tillerson once famously described as "a moron," is obviously a toxic mix of stupidity and arrogance. So this morning MSNBC, the unofficial DNC…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/28/a-plague-on-…

'They're Right In Your Town' Tribute to Health Care Workers
Colleen Peluso | thenation.com | 2020-04-28
'They're Right In Your Town' Tribute to Health Care Workers…
thenation.com/article/society/theyre-rig…

Democrats Poised to Propose Medicare for Those Who've Lost Health Coverage
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-28
Democratic lawmakers are expected to announce a proposal this week for expanding Medicare to cover millions of people who lost their employer-sponsored health coverage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to health care advocates on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, public support for a Medicare for All universal health care system has surged during the COVID-19 outbreak. | An estimated 9.2 million workers likely lost health coverage sponsored by employers over the past month as workplaces shuttered d…
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Democrats Poised to Propose Medicare for Those Who've Lost Health Coverage
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-28
Democratic lawmakers are expected to announce a proposal this week for expanding Medicare to cover millions of people who lost their employer-sponsored health coverage due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to health care advocates on Capitol Hill. Meanwhile, public support for a Medicare for All universal health care system has surged during the COVID-19 outbreak. | An estimated 9.2 million workers likely lost health coverage sponsored by employers over the past month as workplaces shuttered d…
truthout.org/articles/democrats-poised-t…

NSAIDS and heart disease: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-28
They're common over-the-counter pain medications that are used millions of times. But on this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Rekha Mankad explains why caution should be used when taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. To listen, click the link below. NSAIDS and heart disease…
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UN chief urges governments to use pandemic to 'rebuild our world for the better'
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-28
UN chief António Guterres has said the coronavirus pandemic has exposed how fragile societies are but that if governments work together on common challenges, including the climate crisis, it can be an opportunity to "rebuild our world for the better". | Speaking at a two-day international meeting on climate breakdown, the secretary-general said the only effective response to the worldwide health emergency is "brave, visionary and collaborative leadership". | "The same leadership is needed to address the looming existential threat of climate disruption," Guterres said, noting that the past decade was the hottest s…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/28/un-chief-urges-governments-to-use-pandemic-to-rebuild-our-world-for-the-better/

We Need Healing From Our Oil-Addicted Society
Lucia Santina | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-28
Economic stimulus in response to our pandemic should stop funding fossil fuel companies with bailouts. Instead, we should prioritize welfare to rebuild our society with a sustainable approach to health so that crisis "relief" doesn't continue to fail the public or exacerbate the existential crises of climate change. When I think of fossil fuels, I…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/28/we-need-heal…

Relief Is Funneled to the Wealthy. We Need a Financial Infrastructure Overhaul
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-28
The coronavirus

Serbia cautiously eases lockdown, plans to restart public transport
rt.com | 2020-04-28
Serbia will resume bus and rail services and allow commercial flights as part of its cautious easing of the nationwide lockdown as the rate of coronavirus infections slows, health authorities said on Tuesday. | Passenger air transport, suspended in March when Serbia introduced a state of emergency and closed its borders, will be possible from May 18, epidemiologist Branislav Tiodorovic told reporters. Commuter transport in major cities, including the capital Belgrade, will be restored in the first half of May, along with rail and bus services. Shopping malls, cafes and restaurants will also reopen on the condi…
rt.com/newsline/487151-serbia-restart-pu…

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Staying healthy while teleworking
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-28
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…

Why a Mayo Clinic expert has grave concerns about second wave of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-28
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 …
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Black Oakland Demands in Light of COVID-19 and Rates of Black Death
APTP | indybay.org | 2020-04-28
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.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/24/1883262…

We Need Healing From Our Oil-Addicted Society
Lucia Santina Ribisi | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-28
Click here to support Redwood Forest Defense Economic stimulus in response to our pandemic should stop funding fossil fuel companies with bailouts. Instead, we should prioritize welfare to rebuild our society with a sustainable approach to health so that crisis "relief" doesn't continue to fail the public or exacerbate the existential crises of climate change.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/28/we-need-heal…

Workers Memorial Day: OSHA failing to protect people during pandemic
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-28
WASHINGTON– Donald Trump's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is deliberately failing to force firms nationwide to protect their workers

'Unprecedented' number of DNR orders for learning disabilities patients
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-28
By Rebecca Thomas

COVID-19 death toll hits 5,877 in Iran: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-28
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA)

Canada's Trudeau spearheads reckless back-to-work drive in alliance with hard-right provincial governments
wsws.org | 2020-04-28
Although the pandemic continues to rage largely unchecked and none of the health measures needed to stop a "second wave" are in place, Canada's governments are pushing for a quick "reopening" of the economy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/28/trbk…

Covid-19: Oxford University Vaccine Proves Effective in Monkeys
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-28
The Jenner Institute at Oxford University in the United Kingdom successfully tested a vaccine against COVID-19 in Rhesus macaques, scientists revealed on Monday. | RELATED: | Cuba: In Test Phase Vaccine That Activates Innate Immune System | The results of the research will be released next week, a month after testing the drug on six Rhesus macaques. | The vaccine was given to the six monkeys at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's Rocky Mountain Laboratory in Montana. | The…
telesurenglish.net/news/covid19-oxford-u…

Matt Hancock asked for apology by son of doctor who died after PPE warning
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-28
Matt Hancock has been asked for a public apology by the son of a doctor who died after warning the government about a lack of PPE.On Tuesday morning the health secretary took part in a live radio phone-in with Nick Ferrari on LBC, taking questions from members of the public.The first question came from Intisar Chowdhury, the son of Dr Abdul Mabud Chowdhury, who died earlier this month with Covid-19.Five days before he was admitted to hospital, Dr Chowdhury wrote a Facebook post asking Boris Johnson urgently to provide every NHS worker with personal protective equipment (PPE).Dr Chowdhury died on April 8 with Covi…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/28/matt-hancock-asked-for-apology-by-son-of-doctor-who-died-after-ppe-warning/

Royal Bournemouth Hospital management and Royal College of Nursing attack frontline nurse for exposing PPE shortages
wsws.org | 2020-04-28
The WSWS has received a reply from a frontline nurse to the Bournemouth Echo 's article, along with comments from other health care workers at the hospital.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/28/bour…

'What's the US hiding?' Beijing slams Washington's Covid-19 response & 'desperate' attempts to pin blame on China
rt.com | 2020-04-28
Beijing has called on Washington to address the concerns of its own citizens about the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic, while condemning American politicians for shifting blame for the crisis squarely onto China's shoulders. | Asked to comment on a series of American media reports on the US government's slow and often inept response to the health crisis on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang relayed some of the questions raised by the reporting, asking whether Washington may have swept information about the virus under the rug. | "Recently there have been many voices in the United States that q…
rt.com/news/487073-china-us-coronavirus-…

Nicaragua: VP Rosario Murillo Grateful for UNICEF Donation
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-28
Nicaraguan Vice President, Rosario Murillo, recognized Monday UNICEF's donation to the Central American nation during the COVID-19 outbreak. The UN body sent 1,659 health kits to schools and other scholastic institutions as they combat the COVID-19 crisis. | RELATED: | Why the West Hates Sandinista Nicaragua | According to Murillo, both UNICEF and the Nicaraguan Education Ministry will hold a virtual meeting to discuss distance education's challenges during social isolation due to the COVID-19 si…
telesurenglish.net/news/nicaragua-vp-ros…

Public Health and Private Profits Under COVID-19 Pandemic
Prabir Purkayastha | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-28
During an interview with Jonas Salk, the creator of the polio vaccine, CBS newsman Edward R. Morrow asked who owned the patent for the vaccine. "Well, the people, I would say," said Salk. "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" This is what drives science and scientists like Salk: that science must be for the public good and not the private profit of companies.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/28/122145/

Mayo Clinic partners with state of Minnesota, University of Minnesota on breakthrough COVID-19 initiative
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-28
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…

Care home deaths will be published daily as well as hospital toll from Wednesday
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-28
The number of deaths involving Covid-19 in care homes and other settings will be published daily as well as the hospital death toll, the health secretary said.Matt Hancock said that, in an effort to "bring as much transparency as possible" to the death figures, "from tomorrow we will be publishing not just the number of deaths in hospital each day, but the number of deaths in care homes and the community too"."This will supplement the ONS [Office for National Statistics] and CQC [Care Quality Commission] weekly publication and all add to our understanding of how this virus is spreading day by day, and it will hel…
thecanary.co/discovery/news-discovery/2020/04/28/care-home-deaths-will-be-published-daily-as-well-as-hospital-toll-from-wednesday/

Lebanon: one person killed in protests over price hikes
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-28
A Lebanese protestor on Tuesday succumbed to his wounds he sustained in clashes between army forces and demonstrators in Tripoli city, said a health NGO.The Islamic Medical Association identified the protestor as Fawaz al-Samman. It also said 22 protestors and five soldiers were injured in the clashes that took place late Monday at Al-Nour Square during which live bullets, rubber bullets and molotov cocktails were used.Despite the spread of the novel coronavirus, Lebanese protesters took to the streets late Monday in a number of cities to protest deteriorated living conditions and spiraling food prices amid the c…
yenisafak.com/en/world/lebanon-one-perso…

Germany: IG Metall and works council force Volkswagen workers back despite coronavirus danger
wsws.org | 2020-04-28
Production is starting up again at Volkswagen ' s main plant, the largest car factory in Europe with 63,000 employees , as the company plays roulette with the health and lives of its workforce.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/28/volk…

Egypt's president extends 3-year state of emergency by 3 months amid virus & security fears
rt.com | 2020-04-28
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ordered a three-month renewal for the long-running state of emergency in the country on Tuesday, citing health and security concerns. Egypt has been under a state of emergency since April 2017, when twin church bombings claimed by an Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) affiliate group killed dozens of people. | The new extension comes as the government battles to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the Arab world's most populous country. | The Health Ministry has so far recorded 4,782 coronavirus cases among the population of 100 million. Of those, 337 have d…
rt.com/newsline/487144-egypt-president-e…

A cautious reopening, but gatherings still off the cards: How Europe is lifting its lockdown
rt.com | 2020-04-28
Across Europe, leaders have made tentative steps toward easing their countries' coronavirus lockdowns. However, a return to total normality has been all but written off for the year. | The Austrian government announced on Tuesday that the spread of the coronavirus has slowed to a point where restrictions can now be lifted. Health Minister Rudolf Anschober said that Austrians may freely leave their homes from May 1, with public gatherings to follow in the near future. Though social distancing rules will still apply, businesses like hairdressers will reopen, followed two weeks later by cafes and restaurants, and…
rt.com/news/487167-europe-coronavirus-lo…

Key Point on Those Going Back to Work: Low-Paid Workers Tend to Be in Poorer Health
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-04-28
Jim Tankersley had a very good piece in the NYT pointing out that those being forced back to work as the economy reopens are mostly lower paid workers, who don't have the option to telecommute and disproportionately people of color. One important point that was left out is that these workers are also more likely …
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Two New York City health care workers commit suicide within 48 hours
wsws.org | 2020-04-28
The two suicides bring the number of health care workers who have died because of the pandemic in New York state alone to at least 55.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/28/emts…

Relief Is Funneled to the Wealthy. We Need a Financial Infrastructure Overhaul
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-28
The coronavirus

Black Workers Unite, Covid-19 & Black Workers Under Attack On Front Lines In City of SF
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-28
San Francisco Black Workers Unite covered a panel on the health and safety conditions of Black city workers in San Francisco. They discuss the systemic racism, health and safety violations and retaliations against whistleblowers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/27/1883266…

We Need Healing From Our Oil-Addicted Society
Lucia Santina Ribisi | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-28
Economic stimulus in response to our pandemic should stop funding fossil fuel companies with bailouts. Instead, we should prioritize welfare to rebuild our society with a sustainable approach to health so that crisis "relief" doesn't continue to fail the public or exacerbate the existential crises of climate change. When I think of fossil fuels, I…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/28/we-need-heal…

No need to extend Covid-19 home quarantine: Austria to let people out from May 1 and allow gatherings soon
rt.com | 2020-04-28
Austrians will soon be able to walk with no restrictions and gather in groups of 10, as coronavirus measures will be gradually lifted starting next month. | The easing of the self-isolation measures was announced by Health Minister Rudolf Anschober, who said that the spread of the novel coronavirus remains quite slow and the forecast for the upcoming month looks "very good." He also said that the nation has coped with the epidemic "very well," all thanks to the population, which "made it possible." | The minister then said that going out will be permitted again starting from May 1, although a "minimal distance…
rt.com/news/487092-austria-covid-quarant…

What is contact tracing, and why is it important in fight against COVID-19?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-28
Contact tracing is one of those terms associated with the COVID-19 pandemic that has seemingly become a part of our everyday language. But it's a public health strategy that's been used for years to combat communicable diseases. Contact tracing is the process of finding out who has recently been in close contact with a person …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/wh…

Iran taking final step toward malaria elimination
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-28
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA)

Public Health and Private Profits Under COVID-19 Pandemic
Prabir Purkayastha | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-28
During an interview with Jonas Salk, the creator of the polio vaccine, CBS newsman Edward R. Morrow asked who owned the patent for the vaccine. "Well, the people, I would say," said Salk. "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" This is what drives science and scientists like Salk: that science must be for the public good and not the private profit of companies.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/28/122145/

Black Workers Unite, Covid-19 & Black Workers Under Attack On Front Lines In City of SF
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-28
San Francisco Black Workers Unite covered a panel on the health and safety conditions of Black city workers in San Francisco. They discuss the systemic racism, health and safety violations and retaliations against whistleblowers…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/27/1883266…

COVID-19 From the Front Lines
Leslie Gregory | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-28
Some of us in the frontlines of health care have been trying to convince CDC to declare racism as a threat to public health. We think our proofs are strong. Nearly five years ago, when we started the Racism is a Public Health Threat campaign in Portland, Oregon at Race Talks PDX, hosted by long-time community justice…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/28/covid-19-fro…

Brazilian nurses go on strike in Manaus amid collapse of health care system
wsws.org | 2020-04-28
The strike was a cry of desperation; in addition to the lack of PPE, nurses have not been paid their salaries, in some cases for up to eight months.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/28/mana…

Why are more men dying from COVID-19 than women?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-28
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/wh…

Building resilient cities, post-coronavirus necessity
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-28
TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA)

Putin Extends National Paid Leave to May 11
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-28
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday extended the national paid leave introduced to contain the spread of COVID-19 to May 11. | RELATED: | China Issues Warning to U.S. Military Ship in Disputed Waters | "We are now facing a new, perhaps the most intense stage in the fight against the epidemic. The risks of getting infected have reached a climax. The threat, the mortal danger of the virus persists, and this can affect everyone," Putin said in a televised address to the nat…
telesurenglish.net/news/Putin-Extends-Na…

Putin prolongs nationwide paid leave and partial lockdown until May 11 as daily Covid-19 infections surge
rt.com | 2020-04-28
Russians will have to self-isolate until May 11, President Vladimir Putin has said, as the country braces itself for the peak of the Covid-19 epidemic, which has infected over 95,000 people nationwide. | The move, which Putin announced during a closely watched address, comes as the previous April 30 deadline was set to expire. That date was set on April 2, and involved a combination of partial lockdowns and paid holidays for all Russians working in non-essential roles. | The gradual removal of the coronavirus lockdown measures will begin from May 12, Putin said, giving the government a week to come up with rec…
rt.com/russia/487112-putin-extends-covid…

Haiti: Food Crisis Persists Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-28
Haiti's UN representative, Elisabeth Byrs, said there is a famine and food crisis possibility in the Caribbean nation due to the economic COVID-19 impact. | RELATED: | COVID-19 Is Exacerbating Food Crisis in Haiti: UN | Byrs requested immediate food aid to the World Food Program and stressed the COVID-19 emergency harmed food production. The UN representative expressed her concern about possible famines after the virus outbreak aggravated the severe social situation in Haitian territory…
telesurenglish.net/news/haiti-food-crisi…

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2020-04-29 01:22 GMT (19:22 EST)

2020-04-27: News Headlines

Staff (2020-04-27). Headlines for April 27, 2020. democracynow.org Global Coronavirus Deaths Top 207,000 as Hard-Hit European Nations Start Relaxing Lockdowns, States Prepare to Reopen Economies as Cases Continue to Mount, Doctors See Rise in Strokes Caused by Coronavirus; CDC Expands List of Possible Symptoms, Oakland Police Tackle and Detain Unhoused Outreach Workers, Poison Control Center Calls Spike After President Trump Suggests Injections of Disinfectant, WHO Warns Against Issuing "Immunity Passports", Activists Hold "Cancel the Rent" Protests Around the Country, Coronavirus Outbreak Reported at Tyson Foods Meat Processing Plant, "Larry King Live" Tape from 1993 Supports T…

posted, modified by Norse (2020-04-27). Oppose the Attack on Food Not Bombs & Expansion of Police Power. indybay.org 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.

Staff (2020-04-27). Scientific American: As Trump Touts Dangerous Cures, Here's What We Know About COVID-19 Drug Tests. democracynow.org 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.

RT (2020-04-27). US House Speaker Pelosi endorses Biden for president. rt.com 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…

RT (2020-04-27). Israel may reopen some schools on Sunday, Gaza allows restaurants to reopen. rt.com 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 (2020-04-27). 'WHO sounded alarm early on, world should have listened carefully'. rt.com 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…

RT (2020-04-27). 'Counterproductive & unfair': Russian FM defends WHO after US attacked organization, stopped financing. rt.com 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…

RT (2020-04-27). Covid-19 mortality in French intensive care units THREE to FOUR TIMES HIGHER than official figures — report. rt.com The number of people dying of the novel coronavirus in French intensive care units could be between three and four times higher than the figure provided by the French government, Le Monde newspaper reports, citing a new study. | Between 30 and 40 percent of all Covid-19 patients, who are transferred to intensive care units and are put on ventilators in France, are dying, a new study by the European Research Network on Artificial Ventilation (REVA) suggests. This figure is several times higher than the data revealed by Jerome Salomon, the director general for health, a high-ranking official within the French in…

RT (2020-04-27). World should have 'listened carefully' to WHO coronavirus advice back in January, says director-general. rt.com 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…

RT (2020-04-27). Shock new development as children fall ill with syndrome similar to severe Covid-19. rt.com 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

Anthony DiMaggio (2020-04-27). Record Inequality, COVID-19, and the Crisis of the Have-Nots. counterpunch.org 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.

The Canary (2020-04-27). South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumours are untrue. thecanary.co 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…

RT (2020-04-27). 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 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…

The Canary (2020-04-27). Boris Johnson is back and brimming with warlike language. thecanary.co 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…

Liz Sanders (2020-04-27). Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them? thenation.com Health Workers Care for Us—Are We Caring for Them?

en.mehrnews (2020-04-27). Tireless staff of Kamkar Hospital in Qom. en.mehrnews.com QOM, Apr. 27 (MNA) — The tireless staff of Kamkar Hospital, Qom province, have been providing patients with healthcare services for more than 70 days, since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran. Iran's first COVID-19 cases were diagnosed in Kamkar Hospital.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). Why a Mayo Clinic expert has grave concerns about second wave of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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 …

APTP (2020-04-27). Black Oakland Demands in Light of COVID-19 and Rates of Black Death. indybay.org 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.

Paul Craig Roberts (2020-04-27). If We Lose Our Focus on Coronavirus It Might Bite Us Again. thealtworld.com 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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). What to do when anxiety affects your sleep. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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 …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-27). 70,933 recovered in Iran from Covid-19: spokesman. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — Iran's Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement on Monday that 70,933 Covid-19 patients have recovered from the disease in the country.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-27). MAHAK tweaks its logo to promote social distancing. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 27 (MNA) — MAHAK, as an organization that has always been concerned about preserving the health of the society tweaked its logo and related its goals, measures, and concerns with this action.

The Canary (2020-04-27). Coronavirus-related syndrome among children may be emerging, alert suggests. thecanary.co 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,…

teleSUR (2020-04-27). Honduras: Quarantine and Curfew Extended Until May 3rd. telesurenglish.net The Honduran Health Ministry announced on Sunday new COVID-19 preventive measures as they extend the quarantine until May 3rd. | RELATED: | 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…

teleSUR (2020-04-27). Colombia Delays Venezuelans From Returning to Their Country. telesurenglish.net The Colombian authorities have delayed nearly 12,000 Venezuelans from returning to their country, leaving them stranded on their side of the border. | RELATED: | 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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). Mayo Clinic Q and A: Staying healthy while teleworking. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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 …

Binoy Kampmark (2020-04-27). Treacherous Accommodations: Australian Universities, Coronavirus and the NTEU. dissidentvoice.org 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 …

pip.hinman (2020-04-27). A people's call for healthcare not warfare. greenleft.org.au

David Rosen (2020-04-27). Sex Life in the Time of the 21st Century Plague. counterpunch.org "We're both really embracing this [sex] as time together rather than using it to stress out," report a school teacher from Chattanooga (TN) to NBC News. "There's fear in general, sure — there are people that I love that are at a higher risk — but sex has definitely been a distraction for us. It's

RT (2020-04-27). Fans spot curious 'Russian' detail as Liverpool star Van Dijk pays tribute to healthcare workers with superheroes image. rt.com Eagle-eyed social media users have spotted a curious Russian detail in an image shared by Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to honor frontline healthcare workers in the fight against the coronavirus. | Dutch defensive colossus Van Dijk shared the image with his 1.7 million Twitter followers, which features a row of superhero characters such as the Hulk, Superman and Spiderman, lining a hospital corridor and bowing as three masked healthcare workers pass. | pic.twitter.com/bhXyVESTQ5— Virgil van Dijk (@VirgilvDijk) B. Nimri Aziz (2020-04-27). Have Nepal's People Managed a Healthy Breakthrough in the Covid-19 Crisis? counterpunch.org "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

Roger Stoll (2020-04-27). The Truth About China's COVID-19 Response. mintpressnews.com 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…

teleSUR (2020-04-27). US States Stock Malaria Drug Touted by Trump Despite Warnings. telesurenglish.net 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: | 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…

Children's Health Defense (2020-04-27). The Dengvaxia Disaster Was Twenty Years in the Making—What Will Happen with a Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine? globalresearch.ca 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

Telesur (2020-04-27). WHO to Receive $30 Million from China to Fight COVID-19. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Staff (2020-04-27). As Trump Touts Dangerous "Cures," Here's What We Know About COVID-19 Treatments. truthout.org 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…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). Why are more men dying from COVID-19 than women? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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 …

David Mellonie (2020-04-27). There's Another Even Deadlier Pandemic Right Now: it's called Stupidity. dissidentvoice.org 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, …

WSWS (2020-04-27). As mass layoffs intensify, tens of millions in US stand to lose health insurance. wsws.org 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.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). Mayo Clinic partners with state of Minnesota, University of Minnesota on breakthrough COVID-19 initiative. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How public health measures can help reopen the country. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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 …

Robin Kayser (2020-04-27). Exercise Cygnus: UK Government Exercise Justifies Covid-19 Lockdown. globalresearch.ca 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 …

Alastair Crooke (2020-04-27). Danse Macabre' and a Fear of the Abyss: We All Fall Down. thealtworld.com 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 — only a long, grey, birds' beak jutting out. These 'doctors of the plague' inspired the shivers. Cities were portrayed deserted, immobilised by an extensive, lofty, sinister power. Behind those walls, people were dying. Silence.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). What people living with hepatitis C need to know about COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 news briefing with Dr. Greg Poland. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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 …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-27). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 research task force. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org 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, …

WSWS (2020-04-27). Detroit bus drivers and riders exposed to COVID-19. wsws.org One-quarter of the residents of the Motor City cannot afford a car and many are forced to ride public buses, which have become a conduit for the spread of deadly disease.

teleSUR (2020-04-27). Gaza Reopens Its Commercial Stores During Ramadan. telesurenglish.net 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: | 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…

imperial.ac.uk (2020-04-27). COVID-19 trial begins at Imperial to understand and treat the disease. imperial.ac.uk Thousands of samples from COVID-19 patients have been collected so far to help researchers learn more about the disease and how it progresses.

Shane Quinn (2020-04-27). Covid-19 Could Have Been Prevented and the Growing Vulnerability of Obese Patients to the Virus. globalresearch.ca It has yet to become clear just how harmful the coronavirus (Covid-19) will prove to be, with case figures and deaths continuing to evolve. As was anticipated, this highly contagious disease is causing havoc once it enters hospitals, nursing homes …

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