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2020-04-21: Social Media Postees

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Imperial COVID-19 vaccine team secures £22.5 million support
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-22
The UK government will provide £22.5 million to fast-track Imperial's development of a coronavirus vaccine.
imperial.ac.uk/news/197017/imperial-covid-19-vaccine-team-secures-225

Trump to Suspend Immigration to the U.S. Due to COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
The U.S. President Donald Trump Monday night announced that he will sign a decree to temporarily suspend the entry of immigrants to his country while his administration faces the health and economic effects triggered by the COVID-19. | RELATED: | Trump Orders Deportation of Migrant Children Due to Coronavirus | "In light of the attack from the invisi…
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Trump Tweets Plan to Suspend All Immigration to US
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-21
President Donald Trump declared in a tweet late Monday night that he intends to sign an executive order "temporarily" banning all immigration to the U.S. amid the Covid-19 outbreak, an announcement rights groups condemned as a shameful attempt to scapegoat immigrants that will do nothing to safeguard either Americans' health or jobs. | "In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT Ameri…
truthout.org/articles/trump-tweets-plan-…

COVID-19 lockdown leaves Gulf states' migrant workers penniless in unsanitary conditions
wsws.org | 2020-04-21
Unable to return home because of travel restrictions or their countries' refusal to accept them, migrants are left to fester in lockdown, confined to overcrowded, unsanitary dormitories without access to either health care or help.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/21/gulf…

Anti-Immigrant Movement Has History of Politicizing Disease
Eddie Bejarano | splcenter.org | 2020-04-21
COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus, is the latest disease the nativist movement has politicized to demonize immigrants.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2020/04/21/anti-…

Video: COVID-19: Closing Down the Economy Is Not the Solution
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
Millions of people have lost their jobs, and their lifelong savings. In developing countries, poverty and despair prevail. | While the lockdown is presented to public opinion as the sole means to resolving a global public health crisis, its devastating economic …
globalresearch.ca/video-covid-19-closing-down-the-economy-is-not-the-solution/5710221

The Gates Foundation's Vaccination Activism
Eric Wagner | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
In the corona crisis, billionaire Bill Gates makes a high-profile appearance as a vaccination activist. The essence: a vaccine is the solution, it is only a matter of implementation. According to Gates, the G20 should now "address the logistics of …
globalresearch.ca/gates-foundation-vaccination-activism/5710314

San Leandro Police Execute Black Man in Walmart
APTP | indybay.org | 2020-04-21
As white nationalists gather across the country wielding assault rifles in protest of public health mandates with no response from police, people of color experiencing apparent mental health crises continue to be shot and killed because of egregious and brutally racist law enforcement practices.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/20/1883253…

San Leandro Police Execute Black Man in Walmart
APTP | indybay.org | 2020-04-21
As white nationalists gather across the country wielding assault rifles in protest of public health mandates with no response from police, people of color experiencing apparent mental health crises continue to be shot and killed because of egregious and brutally racist law enforcement practices.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/20/1883253…

US: Nurses Protest Over Lack of Resources
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
The U.S. Nurses Union protested Tuesday in front of the White House. The health workers demonstrated in honor of the coworkers they lost due to the pandemic. They also demanded better biosafety resources. | RELATED: | 'Coronavirus Did Not Come out of a Laboratory', WHO Holds | According to Bonnie Castillo, Executive Director of the National Nurses Union (NNU), nurses are asking for better Personal Protection Equipment. Nurses will read aloud the names of those who lost their lives bec…
telesurenglish.net/news/us-nurses-protes…

Peruvian Official Demands Attention of Indigenous Communities
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
The Peruvian Ombudsman's Office in the Uyacali province recommended the government implement regional measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in indigenous communities. | RELATED: | Peru: Unions Protest Against Government's Economic Measures | Uyacali's public service head, Hugo Pari, requested attention and health guarantees for native communities, especially the shipibo-konibo group. This petition upsurges after two indigenous tested positive for COVID-19 in Coronel Portillo pro…
telesurenglish.net/news/peru-ombudsmans-…

Kentucky Sees Highest Single-Day Increase in COVID-19 Cases Days After Protests
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-21
Protests against stay-in-place measures have occurred in a number of states across the nation, in spite of the fact that some health experts are saying such demonstrations could themselves lead to an increase in the spread of COVID-19. | While it's not possible to directly link the protests with a spike in infections, at least one state where such events ha…
truthout.org/articles/kentucky-sees-high…

Coronavirus and the crisis of African American human rights
Ajamu Baraka | mronline.org | 2020-04-21
With the overwhelming evidence that the capitalist system is fundamentally antithetical to the realization of human rights, including what should be an elementary right–access to healthcare–the presidency of Donald J. Trump has been a godsend for the capitalist rulers.
mronline.org/2020/04/21/coronavirus-and-…

De Blasio promises a lavish PARADE for healthcare workers, but history says this could be a bad idea
rt.com | 2020-04-21
New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio has promised to treat his healthcare workers to a ticker-tape parade once lockdown is lifted. Commenters have blasted the blundering mayor for "basically guaranteeing a second outbreak." | De Blasio's response to the coronavirus outbreak in New York has been marred by one blunder after another. In March, he accused President Trump of "playing catch-up" with the virus; yet, two days earlier, he had told New Yorkers to "go about your lives" as normal. That same week he told a radio host that asymptomatic carriers can't transmit the disease, refused to cancel the city's St Pat…
rt.com/usa/486501-new-york-de-blasio-par…

De Blasio promises a lavish PARADE for healthcare workers, but history says this could be a bad idea
rt.com | 2020-04-21
New York City's Mayor Bill de Blasio has promised to treat his healthcare workers to a ticker-tape parade once lockdown is lifted. Commenters have blasted the blundering mayor for "basically guaranteeing a second outbreak." | De Blasio's response to the coronavirus outbreak in New York has been marred by one blunder after another. In March, he accused President Trump of "playing catch-up" with the virus; yet, two days earlier, he had told New Yorkers to "go about your lives" as normal. That same week he told a radio host that asymptomatic carriers can't transmit the disease, refused to cancel the city's St Pat…
rt.com/usa/486501-new-york-de-blasio-par…

Czechs to test 27,000 people for coronavirus antibodies
rt.com | 2020-04-21
The Czech Republic will test 27,000 people for coronavirus antibodies, to gain information on how many came into contact with the infection. The study, wider in scope than others made in European countries and the US in recent weeks, will start on Wednesday and involve all age groups, officials said on Tuesday. | Four regions were picked, from areas that were little affected by the virus to ones highly affected, said Ladislav Dusek, the director of the republic's Institute of Health Information and Statistics. | Results, expected in early May, should give the government a clearer view of how many asymptomatic…
rt.com/newsline/486470-czech-test-antibo…

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Critical care units prepare for COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-21
An intensive care unit (ICU) is a special unit in a hospital where patients who are very ill can be under constant supervision by their health care team. The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed ICU and critical care units in hot spots where the virus had spread widely. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Daniel Brown, …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…

Fake 'nurses' propaganda tweets distract from further government coronavirus shambles
Tom Coburg | thecanary.co | 2020-04-21
Over 100 fake twitter accounts of 'nurses', offering support to the Cabinet's coronavirus (Covid-19) strategy, have apparently appeared, then suddenly disappeared. There has been speculation on Twitter as to their origin.This distraction comes at a time when details of government cock-ups regarding the outbreak appear almost daily.Fake accounts: A claim has emerged that someone, either an employee with the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), or via a contracted "marketing agency", created 128 fake NHS twitter accounts. It's alleged that postings on those accounts came from one person and "4 assign…
thecanary.co/trending/2020/04/21/fake-nurses-propaganda-tweets-distract-from-further-government-coronavirus-shambles/

'Virus may have peaked' in Stockholm, but danger isn't over, Swedish health agency says
rt.com | 2020-04-21
Around one-third of Stockholm's million people will have had the novel coronavirus by the start of May, according to Sweden's public health agency. The disease may have already passed its peak in the capital, it said on Tuesday. Stockholm accounts for around half of Sweden's 15,300 confirmed cases of Covid-19, and a high proportion of its 1,765 deaths, including among very elderly people living in care homes, Reuters said. | The health agency said its modeling suggested the rate of new infections in the city had peaked on April 15, although a decline was not yet evident from its data.
rt.com/newsline/486486-peak-stockholm-sw…

Brazil: Bolsonaro Refuses to Comment on COVID-19 Death Toll
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
"I am not a gravedigger," Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told the press on Monday when asked about the number of deaths caused by COVID-19 in the South American country. | RELATED: | Brazil's Bolsonaro Wants Borders Reopened, Says Worth Risk | The controversial response was given at the entrance of the Alvorada Palace, the official residence of the Presidency, according to local media. | The press question came after the Brazilian Health Ministry corrected an error in the death…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-bolsonaro…

Young American Scholars: Give Them Their $6.25 Billion Already
Greg Moses | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-21
While small business owners and individual workers are well aware that the first round of fiscal stimulus is not enough to keep them going through the COVID-19 pandemic, America's college students are just now discovering that they are owed $6.25 billion in federal emergency relief funding to help them cover "food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care."
counterpunch.org/2020/04/21/young-americ…

What to do when anxiety affects your sleep
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-21
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 …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/wh…

Baykeeper's Healthy Bay Challenge
Lea Pfeffer | indybay.org | 2020-04-21
You can participate anywhere and anytime until May 31, 2020!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/20/1883253…

WHO worker dies as vehicle carrying Covid-19 samples is attacked in Myanmar
rt.com | 2020-04-21
A World Health Organization driver was killed in an attack on a "marked UN vehicle" transporting some "surveillance samples" through Myanmar's troubled Rakhine province, where fighting resumed several days ago. | Myanmar, where the tally of Covid-19 cases now stands at 119, saw "a security incident" in the Minbya township of the country's westernmost Rakhine state, a local United Nations office confirmed on Tuesday. | It said the vehicle, bearing UN credentials, has been transporting "Covid-19 sur…
rt.com/news/486415-who-driver-killed-mya…

Global 'call to arms' to hunt down tax evaders as C19 craters gov't revenues
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-21
As emergency coronavirus medical and social programs lay bare economic and social deficiencies around the world, experts are calling for a more forceful tax response to the crisis. They said the dramatic spike in jobless claims combined with the vast additional burden on health systems should be a tax call-to-arms for governments internationally. The pandemic has highlighted global reliance …
truepublica.org.uk/global/global-call-to-arms-to-hunt-down-tax-evaders-as-c19-craters-govt-revenues/

COVID-19: What to do if you develop symptoms while away from home
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-21
In many areas of the U.S. and around the world, people are being told to stay home and avoid travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, travel restrictions may not apply to employees of critical industries, such as trucking, public health professionals, financial services, and food supply. So what should someone do if they develop …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/co…

Denmark to allow gatherings of 500 people from May 10
rt.com | 2020-04-21
Denmark's Ministry of Health has announced it will allow public gatherings of up to 500 people for the foreseeable future, as the country tentatively eases lockdown measures. | Starting on May 10, authorities will lift the ban on gatherings of more than 10 people which had been in place. The new limit will last until at least September 1 this year, reports state broadcaster TV2. | The Ministry of Health insisted that it would continue to monitor the situation…
rt.com/news/486403-denmark-gatherings-50…

Singapore extends partial lockdown until June 1
rt.com | 2020-04-21
Singapore has extended by four weeks until June 1 a partial lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus infections, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Tuesday. The measures, which include the closures of most workplaces and schools, were initially set to run from April 7 until May 4. | The city-state on Tuesday confirmed 1,111 new coronavirus cases, taking the total infections to 9,125, Reuters said. | Most of the cases were migrant workers living in dormitories

Army of Mayo employees come together to identify COVID-19 exposures within hours
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-21
ROCHESTER, Minn.

Selected Articles: COVID-19: Closing Down the Economy Is Not the Solution
Global Research News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
Video: COVID-19: Closing Down the Economy Is Not the Solution | By Prof Michel Chossudovsky, April 21, 2020 | While the lockdown is presented to public opinion as the sole means to resolving a global public health crisis, its devastating economic …
globalresearch.ca/selected-articles-covid-19-closing-down-economy-not-solution/5710337

'Coronavirus Did Not Come out of a Laboratory', WHO Holds
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
The World Health Organization (WHO) Tuesday denied that the coronavirus was created in a laboratory and clarified that the pathogen originated in animals. | RELATED: | WHO Asks Govts to Review COVID-19 Statistics ASAP | "All the evidence we have suggests that the virus was of animal origin and did not undergo genetic manipulation," the WHO spokeswoman F…
telesurenglish.net/news/Coronavirus-Did-…

COVID-19: Will social distancing be the new normal? A Mayo Clinic expert discusses what the future might look like
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-21
As some states look toward relaxing restrictions and social distancing measures, such as stay-at-home orders, new projections suggest social distancing may need to continue through 2022. Researchers predict that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, will return every winter, and that prolonged or intermittent social distancing strategies could limit the strain on health care systems. …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/co…

How The Indian State Of Kerala Is Flattening It's Covid Curve
Yadul Krishna | zcomm.org | 2020-04-21
iI's not just the administrative skills alone that have made Kerala effectively tackle the virus, but the presence of a strong public health care system and a stronger intervention of government mechanisms, handled by a pro-people government…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/how-the-indian-sta…

Fighting for health, for us and the planet
Editor | workers.org | 2020-04-21
Workers World celebrates the historic 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Launched by a mass outpouring of demonstrators in 1970, this day continues to mobilize scientific and coordinated efforts to defend the health of our planet and of us who live here. Earth Day is still urgently needed as a call . . . | Continue reading Fighting for health, for us and the planet at Workers.org…
workers.org/2020/04/47846/?utm_source=rs…

Health Ministry confirms 1,297 new COVID-19 infections
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-21
TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA)

A delivery rider accuses Deliveroo of not taking workers' health seriously
Tom Anderson | thecanary.co | 2020-04-21
Over the last few weeks of the coronavirus (Covid-19) lockdown some of us have been working from home, or have been unable to do our usual jobs. | But many others have been working as usual, despite the risk of coronavirus infection. NHS workers and carers have been celebrated in the media as heroes. But it's not just health workers who are still at work: couriers, post-office staff, transport workers, and people involved in the food supply chain are all still working too. | This exclusive Canary interview looks at how so…
thecanary.co/exclusive/2020/04/21/a-delivery-rider-accuses-deliveroo-of-not-taking-workers-health-seriously/

A prescription for health care justice
Workers World staff | workers.org | 2020-04-21
After much discussion, the health care workers caucus

Chile: Social Leaders Demand Real Emergency Aid For COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
Political party leaders, mayors, deputies and other social representatives sent an open letter to Chile's President Sebastian Piñera, demanding real help for the people in the face of the economic and health crisis caused by COVID-19. | RELATED: | Chile: Teachers Reject Resuming School Year Over COVID-19 | With more than 170 signatures, the letter requests a Basic Emergency Income, which guarantees economic sustainability for the millions of families affected by the crisis.
telesurenglish.net/news/chile-social-lea…

Colombia: Duque Announces Isolation Extension Until May
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-21
Colombian President Ivan Duque announced Monday a quarantine extension until May 11. The president stated that there are other preventive measures facing the ongoing COVID-19 health emergency. | RELATED: | Colombia: Not Even the Pandemic Halts Killing of Social Leaders | "We have decided to extend the mandatory preventive isolation initially until May 11, giving room to other sectors that can participate with responsibility," said Duque in a communication. The president previo…
telesurenglish.net/news/colombia-duke-an…

AFGE: Feds fail to protect 290,000 workers from coronavirus
Mark Gruenberg | peoplesworld.org | 2020-04-21
WASHINGTON–The top federal workers union, the Government Employees (AFGE), formally charged the Veterans Affairs Department and the Bureau of Prisons, with endangering the health and safety of 290,000 workers by exposing them, without protection, to patients

Baykeeper's Healthy Bay Challenge
Lea Pfeffer | indybay.org | 2020-04-21
You can participate anywhere and anytime until May 31, 2020!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/20/1883253…

Blame the Covid-19 failure on your governments, not on China
Davide Mastracci | indybay.org | 2020-04-21
The anti-Chinese narrative is based on false statements and serves to distract people from the failure of neoliberalism. Build hospitals and make health care universal! Cut military spending in half! Testing, not imprisonment, abuse and neglect!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/20/1883251…

No confirmation needed? CNN fans rumors about Kim Jong-un's alleged health issues, reports he's in 'grave danger' after 'surgery'
rt.com | 2020-04-21
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is extremely unwell after undergoing surgery, CNN reported, citing a nameless US government source. Rumors of Kim's alleged health scare have been dismissed by both Seoul and Beijing, however. | "The US is monitoring intelligence that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong-un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge," CNN's Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto reported on Monday evening. | The scoop came as Daily NK, a Seoul-based outlet, reported that Kim had undergone a "cardiovascular surgical procedure" on April 12 and is bel…
rt.com/news/486390-kim-north-korea-surge…

Young American Scholars: Give Them Their $6.25 Billion Already
Greg Moses | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-21
While small business owners and individual workers are well aware that the first round of fiscal stimulus is not enough to keep them going through the COVID-19 pandemic, America's college students are just now discovering that they are owed $6.25 billion in federal emergency relief funding to help them cover "food, housing, course materials, technology, health care, and child care."
counterpunch.org/2020/04/21/young-americ…

Australian government joins Washington's anti-China campaign over pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-21
The Australian government, backed by the Labor opposition, is positioning itself as the Trump administration's attack dog, repeating its unsubstantiated claims against China and the World Health Organisation.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/21/aust…

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Managing stress and anxiety during COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-21
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes to daily life, and disrupted normal routines at work, at school, and at home. Physical isolation can negatively affect mental health, and constant news coverage can bring fear and anxiety about the disease. How can you best cope in these uncertain times? On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ma…

Over 100 health and care workers have died from COVID-19 in the UK
wsws.org | 2020-04-21
The gruesome total is more than double the number of deaths recorded by the Conservative government, which only includes fatalities of those directly employed by the National Health Service.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/21/nurs…

Bolsonaro Closes Brazil's Embassy and Consulates in Venezuela
Telesur | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-21
Amid a health crisis that has made Brazil the country with the largest number of COVID-19 cases in Latin America, President Jair Bolsonaro's administration closed its embassy and consulates in Venezuela on Friday. | At least 38 people boarded in …
globalresearch.ca/bolsonaro-closes-brazil-embassy-consulates-venezuela/5710303

Quebec nurses expose shortages that enabled COVID-19 to ravage long-term care facilities
wsws.org | 2020-04-21
Nurses spoke out against the horrific conditions they and other health workers face in fighting the pandemic in long-term care facilities and insisted these are the product of decades of austerity.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/21/quin…

The Mental Health Crisis Created By Ongoing UK Welfare Reforms
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-21
By Mo Stewart

Last Process: 50 Postees: 2020-04-22 01:38 GMT (21:38 EST)

2020-04-20: News Headlines

Fight Back (2020-04-20). Right-wing protest echoes Trump demand to restart economy, endangering workers' lives. fightbacknews.org Saint Paul, MN – On April 17, hundreds of right-wing pro-Trump protesters flouted Minnesota's social distancing guidelines and shelter-in-place order to protest in front of the governor's mansion in Saint Paul. The protest's main demand was for Governor Tim Walz to reverse emergency public health-related measures implemented to slow the spread of the deadly COVID-19 coronavirus and to immediately reopen Minnesota's economy. | The protesters, on foot, were packed tightly together in front of the governor's mansion holding "Trump 2020" signs and flags, American flags and signs mocking Governor Walz,…

RT (2020-04-20). Facebook deems protests 'harmful misinformation' as citizens defy quarantine orders. rt.com Americans protesting their states' coronavirus lockdown measures won't be able to organize protests on Facebook any longer, after the Silicon Valley firm declared them "harmful misinformation." | Speaking to ABC's George Stephanopoulos on Monday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that anti-lockdown protests organized through his platform are considered "harmful misinformation," and will be removed by moderators. | "I think a lot of the stuff that people are saying that is false around a health emergency like this can be classified as harmful misinformation," Zuckerberg added. | @GStephanopoulos urges

RT (2020-04-20). Bolsonaro hopes quarantine measures end this week in Brazil. rt.com Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that he hoped this would be the last week of stay-at-home measures to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. | Bolsonaro has openly railed against lockdown measures to combat the coronavirus and has asserted that the economic risks of shutting down Brazil's economy outweigh the dangers posed by the disease. | Despite Bolsonaro's protests, many of Brazil's governors have more or less shut down their states. The president also fired his popular health minister last week after they clashed over social distancing measures. | Brazil has more cases of the new cor…

Tracy Keeling (2020-04-20). One 'gruesome' trade is cashing in on the coronavirus pandemic. thecanary.co Many of the world's businesses and workers have taken a But one "gruesome" trade is cashing in on the crisis too. As the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has revealed, a trader in Vietnam is marketing 'glue' made from tigers as a way to "invest in health"

RT (2020-04-20). Happiest place on Earth? Only if you're Bob Iger! Disney stops paying 100,000 workers while top exec takes 3% pay cut. rt.com The Walt Disney Company has said it will stop paying nearly half of its workforce this week. Disney theme parks and hotels have been shut in Europe and the US for almost five weeks due to worldwide Covid-19 lockdowns. | Scrapping payments for more than 100,000 of the so-called 'cast members' will help the company save $500 million a month, according to the Financial Times. Disney said it will provide full healthcare benefits for staff placed on unpaid leave and urged its US employees to apply for government benefits through the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package. | Disneyland and Disney World closed thei…

The Canary (2020-04-20). Hospital workers angry at PPE delays as death toll tops 16,500. thecanary.co Anger over lack of supplies of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS workers is growing as a desperately needed consignment of 400,000 gowns was delayed.The government has been under increasing pressure to ensure the safety of frontline health staff and one leading NHS figure revealed his "bitter experience" of the lack of basic items such as gowns in recent weeks.The number of hospital deaths of people who tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19) passed 16,500. The figure does not include those who died in care homes. | The government scheme for workers who have been furloughed — given a temporary l…

The Canary (2020-04-20). Reports suggest many have had coronavirus with no symptoms. thecanary.co New research suggests that far more people have had the coronavirus without any symptoms, fuelling hope that it will turn out to be much less lethal than originally feared.Based on known cases, health officials have said the virus usually causes mild or moderate flu-like illness.Now evidence is growing that a substantial number of people may have no symptoms at all.Scientists in Iceland screened 6% of its population to see how many had previously undetected infections and found that about 0.7% tested positive.So did 13% of a group at higher risk because of recent travel or exposure to someone sick.Aboard the airc…

Joel Wendland-Liu (2020-04-20). Trump's anti-Chinese racist campaign strategy mobilizes right-wing extremists. peoplesworld.org In a direct attack on China and a clear indictment of international cooperation to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump unilaterally ordered withholding funds from the World Health Organization. In a White House statement, Trump accused the international body of "preferential treatment" for China and "mismanaging" the pandemic. Aside from the glaring hypocrisy …

RT (2020-04-20). Europe needs ‚Ǩ1.5 TRILLION to recover or single market could 'break in two' — EU economy commissioner. rt.com The European Union urgently requires financial injections to stay afloat and survive the coronavirus epidemic currently ravaging the continent, the European commissioner for economy, Paolo Gentiloni, has warned. | A whopping €1.5 trillion ($ 1.63 trillion) could be needed to "deal with this crisis," Gentiloni told Der Spiegel ahead of the EU leaders summit on the crisis sparked by the outbreak of Covid-19. | The commissioner for economic and financial affairs said that Europe is going through the "worst crisis" since WWII, which threatens the very existence of the EU as a single economic and political ent…

RT (2020-04-20). Russia's aid to Italy is not just a 'one-way road' — Putin. rt.com Moscow's assistance to Italy, which is gripped by the novel coronavirus epidemic, stems from mutually beneficial cooperation, President Putin explained, as some have called it a geopolitical PR stunt. | Russia's strong partnership with Italy is "well-known," Russian President Vladimir Putin said during a video conference with experts and officials on fighting the Covid-19 outbreak. Relations between the two nations became particularly close during the pandemic when Italy became the coronavirus hotspot on the continent and Moscow offered its assistance. | "I would like to say that it is not a lopsided game, not…

RT (2020-04-20). 'I don't want to be forced to take one': Anti-vaxxer Novak Djokovic speaks on fears of compulsory Covid-19 jabs. rt.com World number one Novak Djokovic says he could be forced into a corner over his anti-vaccination beliefs if players are required to take compulsory measures against coronavirus to compete once the season resumes. | Serb Djokovic is currently in lockdown with his family in Marbella, Spain, as the world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic. | The men's ATP and women's WTA tours have been suspended until at least July 13, while Wimbledon has been canceled altogether and the French Open pushed back to September. US Open chiefs are still debating whether to go ahead with the tournament, which is schedu…

RT (2020-04-20). 'Biden Loves Kids': Trump attacks Biden with meme video of his swimming pool gaffe. rt.com President Donald Trump has shared a meme featuring Joe Biden rambling about children touching him in a swimming pool. Fresh from sparring with Biden over China, Trump may be previewing a new line of attack on his handsy opponent. | Posted by Trump on Monday, the meme is a send-up of an Allstate Insurance ad, and features a visibly embarrassed Barack Obama — his head pasted onto an actor's body — squirming as Biden talks about some perplexing encounters with children at a Delaware swimming pool. |

Robert P. Alvarez (2020-04-20). The Next Coronavirus Bill Must Protect the 2020 Elections. counterpunch.org First, it was a public health crisis. Now, it's decimating the economy. And for it's next trick, the coronavirus is threatening to undermine the 2020 election. Unless, that is, Congress steps in to ensure we can vote by mail. If you're curious what the worst case scenario is, look no further than Wisconsin, where a

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). COVID-19: What to do if you develop symptoms while away from home. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In many areas of the U.S. and around the world, people are being told to stay home and avoid travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, travel restrictions may not apply to employees of critical industries, such as trucking, public health professionals, financial services, and food supply. So what should someone do if they develop …

WSWS (2020-04-20). French prime minister outlines end to quarantine as coronavirus deaths reach almost 20,000. wsws.org Neither Philippe nor Health Minister Véran provided any rational scientific or medical basis, during this health crisis, for the reopening of the economy planned on May 11.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Critical care units prepare for COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org An intensive care unit (ICU) is a special unit in a hospital where patients who are very ill can be under constant supervision by their health care team. The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed ICU and critical care units in hot spots where the virus had spread widely. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Daniel Brown, …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). Mayo Clinic teaming up with area organizations to collect face masks. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) recently recommended that all people wear cloth face masks or coverings when in public. While face masks do not replace social distancing measures, they help prevent the spread of COVID-19 to others. Mayo Clinic, and local government and health care partners, have come together to collect and …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-20). Over 83,000 infected by coronavirus in Iran. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) — Iranian Health Ministry announced on Monday that the number of coronavirus cases has hit 83,505 in Iran, while 59,273 have recovered from the disease.

John P.A. Ioannidis (2020-04-20). Stanford's Antibodies Study Wraps Up, Shows Covid-19 Is 50x More Prevalent and 50x Less Deadly than Believed. globalresearch.ca The heavily anticipated ( Background | Addressing COVID-19 is a pressing health and social concern. To date, many epidemic projections and policies addressing COVID-19 have …

The Canary (2020-04-20). Lab-based coronavirus test 'can produce 46,000 results a day'. thecanary.co A diagnostics company has launched a new lab-based coronavirus antibody test which can produce 46,000 results a day. | Mologic said it will start manufacturing its laboratory diagnostic test for Covid-19 following validation by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and St George's, University of London. | The test has also been sent to Public Health England for formal verification. | It will allow individuals to identify whether they have antibodies for the virus — produced by the immune system when it is being attacked. | An agreement between Mologic and Omega Diagnostics Ltd will see Omega immediately…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Emergency medicine in the time of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Emergency medicine is a specialty that prides itself on a mantra: anyone, anything, anytime. The COVID-19 pandemic has put emergency health care providers and first responders on the front lines, fighting the spread of the virus and caring for critically ill patients. On the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Annie Sadosty, a Mayo Clinic emergency medicine …

Ariel Gold (2020-04-20). De-Funding the World Health Organization: Unethical, Cruel, and Dangerous for the World. counterpunch.org Just when we thought things couldn't get any worse than a global pandemic that has reached all corners of the earth, infecting over 2 million people and killing over 146,000 — over 33,000 so far in the U.S. — President Trump has announced that the U.S. will suspend all funding to the World Health Organization.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches serology testing in support of COVID-19 response. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn. ? A new serology test from Mayo Clinic Laboratories that is used to identify the presence of immune response to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is now available to more health care organizations. Mayo Clinic is working closely with state and federal officials to prioritize access to its initial testing capacity to support efforts …

Davide Mastracci (2020-04-20). Blame the Covid-19 failure on your governments, not on China. indybay.org The anti-Chinese narrative is based on false statements and serves to distract people from the failure of neoliberalism. Build hospitals and make health care universal! Cut military spending in half! Testing, not imprisonment, abuse and neglect!

en.mehrnews (2020-04-20). Police chief lauds medical staff of Imam Khomeini Hospital. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) — On the occasion of Health Week, Tehran Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi attended Tehran's Imam Khomeini Hospital on Sun. and appreciated the relentless efforts of the medical staff of the hospital.

Ariel Gold (2020-04-20). De-Funding the World Health Organization. zcomm.org Unethical, Cruel, and Dangerous for the World…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). Is COVID-19 the end of the handshake as we know it? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to accept a "new normal" and change behaviors. One example has been the need to alter how we greet each other. As part of social distancing, health experts have recommended that people to avoid shaking hands, since hands tend to carry a lot of germs. Dr. Anthony Fauci, …

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-04-20). Donald Trump's Governor Problem: Debates on Opening Up the Economy. globalresearch.ca Things are getting dizzy in the White House on what, exactly, is being done to "open the economy". Cranky advocates for the financial argument over the restrictions of public health have been attempting to claw back some ground. As Jonathan …

Michael Grabell, Bernice Yeung and Maryam Jameel (2020-04-20). Millions of Essential Workers Left Out of COVID-19 Workplace Safety Protections. zcomm.org Even as OSHA has been inundated with complaints, it has rolled back safety standards and virtually eliminated non-health care workplaces from government protection…

teleSUR (2020-04-20). Trump Was Real Time Informed During COVID-19 Outbreak in China. telesurenglish.net U.S. health experts briefed President Donald Trump in real time about the emergence of COVID-19 in China while working full-time at World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva in late 2019. | RELATED: | A dozen U.S. researchers, doctors and experts were at WHO headquarters when the new coronavirus outbreak began in China. | They kept the Trump administration informed of its discovery and spread, U.S. and internation…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). Prescribing an overdose: A chapter in the opioid epidemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn.

en.mehrnews (2020-04-20). Six contracts inked for producing COVID-19 vaccine: VP. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) — Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari said on Sun. that six contracts were concluded with knowledge-based companies in the field of producing coronavirus vaccine in the country.

graham (2020-04-20). Int'l organisations call on UK government to prevent Big Pharma profiteering from Covid-19. truepublica.org.uk The UK is urged to guarantee that any Covid-19 medicines or technologies created with public funds are available to all, patent-free. A wide group of international aid and development organisations and academics last Friday urged the UK government ensure that any Covid-19 vaccines developed with UK taxpayers' money are produced 'patent-free' to prevent Big Pharma …

en.mehrnews (2020-04-20). How Iran could curb COVID-19 despite sanctions, restrictions? en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) — Since the first case of coronavirus was identified in Iran, the country has taken extensive measures to curb the spread of the disease, so that daily death toll has been declining over the past few days, unlike some other countries around the world which are still grappling with high casualties and infection.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). When to seek emergency care during COVID-19 pandemic. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In an effort to reduce the burden on hospitals due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to lower the risk of disease transmission, people are asked not to go to emergency rooms if they think they may have COVID-19 symptoms but otherwise feel okay. Instead, they're asked to call their primary care provider to discuss their …

Tony Cartalucci (2020-04-20). The Massive Covid-19 Hoax. globalresearch.ca By all accounts and from the very beginning it was clear that Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) was at the very most a bad cold — little more dangerous than the annual flu — but being

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How contact tracing can fight the spread of COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Contact tracing is a used to slow community spread of infectious diseases like COVID-19. Contact tracing is the process of finding and reaching out to the people who have been in contact with an infected person. Then close contacts of a person who might have COVID-19 can be isolated or quarantined to lessen further spread …

Conn Hallinan (2020-04-20). India & the Coronavirus. zcomm.org While the coronavirus has focused much of the world on Europe and the United States, India promises to be the greatest victim of the disease…

Fran Shor (2020-04-20). The Coronavirus Pandemic and Our Civilizational Crisis. counterpunch.org Although the coronavirus pandemic is not unique in its global reach, it, nevertheless, reminds us of the deficiencies inherent in the systems within which we operate. Indeed, all such infectious diseases exist in specific contexts that determine how lethal they will be and what will be the extent of our capacities for dealing with the

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-20). Infographic: Convalescent plasma. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Check the?Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website?for additional updates on COVID-19. For more information and all your COVID-19 coverage, go to the?Mayo Clinic News Network?and?mayoclinic.org.

yenisafak (2020-04-20). Dutch coronavirus cases rise by 750 to 33,405 with 67 new deaths. yenisafak.com The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the Netherlands rose by 750 on Monday to 33,405, health authorities said, with 67 new deaths.Total confirmed deaths are now 3,751, the National Institute for Public Health (RIVM)said in its daily update. The RIVM cautions that the real number of cases and deaths in the Netherlands are higher, as it primarily tests only health workers and the very ill.

yenisafak (2020-04-20). Belgium says COVID-19 peak passed, starts looking at lockdown exit. yenisafak.com Belgium's immediate coronavirus crisis appears to have passed its peak as the number of people admitted to hospitals with COVID-19 fell to its lowest level in a month, health officials said on Monday.Belgium, with one of the highest per capita rates of confirmed COVID-19 cases and related deaths in Europe, announced that 232 people were taken into hospital on Sunday, the lowest level since March 19."There are several indicators that are going in the right direction and that continue to go in the right direction," Emmanuel Andre, spokesman for the country's COVID-19 council, told a news conference."And so yes, by…

yenisafak (2020-04-20). Malaysia reports lowest number of new coronavirus cases. yenisafak.com Malaysia on Monday reported 36 new cases of the coronavirus, marking the lowest daily number since the outbreak in the country, local media reported.According to daily Malay Mail, with the latest cases, the tally rose to 5,425 in the country.Malaysia's health chief Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah said that there was no death due to the virus over the past 24 hours. The death toll in the country stood at 89.As many as 3,295 patients have so far recovered from the disease since the outbreak in the country.Abdullah said there were only 2,041 active cases of the coronavirus currently being treated at different health facili…

yenisafak (2020-04-20). UK's main concern is to prevent second coronavirus wave: spox. yenisafak.com Britain needs to be sure that any lifting or easing of social distancing measures does not lead to a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, a spokesman for Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday."The big concern is a second peak, that is what ultimately will do the most damage to health and the most damage to the economy," the spokesman told reporters."If you move too quickly then the virus could begin to spread exponentially again. What we need to be certain of is that if we move to lift some of the social distancing measures it isn't going to lead to the virus starting to spread exponentially again."

yenisafak (2020-04-20). Cartoon monster helps explain coronavirus to Nigerian children. yenisafak.com It is hard enough for adults to get their heads around the coronavirus, but for children it can be even more difficult to understand why they can't see their friends or play outside.That is where Niyi Akinmolayan's cartoon monster comes in.The Nigerian filmmaker has created a 90-second animation to help youngsters understand why they have to stay at home after schools in Lagos were shut from March 23 and public gatherings were banned to stem the spread of the disease.It tells the story of two siblings, Habeeb and Funke. Habeeb gets tired of staying at home and decides to sneak out to play soccer. His older sister…

sputniknews (2020-04-20). Virologists 'Concerned' to See 80 Percent of COVID-19 Cases in India Asymptomatic. sputniknews.com New Delhi (Sputnik): Despite the Indian government giving permission to some sectors to resume work amid the lockdown, the number of COVID-19 has been growing. According to the Health Ministry, the country has over 17,200 coronavirus positive cases so far.

sputniknews (2020-04-20). Virgin Atlantic About to Collapse Without Public Bailout Warns Richard Branson in Rescue Plea. sputniknews.com The coronavirus epidemic, which has rapidly led to widespread shut downs of large sectors of the economy, is starting to put the United Kingdom's staple airline – Virgin Atlantic – under significant strain. Owner Richard Branson has been pleading for a bailout from the government in order to save the flight provider from folding.

Brian Terrell (2020-04-19). COVID-19 and the Wasting Disease of Normalcy. dissidentvoice.org "But what of the price of peace?" asked Jesuit priest and war resister Daniel Berrigan, writing from federal prison in 1969, doing time for his part in the destruction of draft records. "I think of the good, decent, peace-loving people I have known by the thousands, and I wonder. How many of them are so …

Jessica Corbett, staff writer (2020-04-19). Warren Says by Backing Protests, Trump Is 'Trying to Turn This Health Crisis Into a Political Rally for Himself'. commondreams.org Democratic lawmakers have joined with advocacy groups in criticizing President Donald Trump for encouraging recent protests against stay-at-home orders enacted by state and local governments in response to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic—including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who accused the president of using the COVID-19 crisis to garner voter support. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files… …

RT (2020-04-19). Herd immunity? 1 in 3 test positive for Covid-19 ANTIBODIES in pilot Massachusetts street study. rt.com Nearly a third of 200 randomly tested residents of Chelsea, Massachusetts were found to have Covid-19-related antibodies in yet another indication that the virus could be far more widespread and much less lethal than believed. | All of the participants "generally appeared healthy," but around half of them admitted that they had suffered at least one coronavirus symptom in the past month, according to the Massachusetts General Hospital researchers. Those who had previously tested positive for Covid-19 in the regular nasal swab were deliberately excluded from the study. | A total of 64 out of 200 blood samples t…

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