Daily Archives: April 18, 2020

2020-04-18: Social Media Postees

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Washington D.C. legislature endorses limited rent relief, bars assistance to undocumented immigrants
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The city’s government left it up to representatives of the city’s tourist industry to provide assistance to undocumented workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/rent…

Stuck Behind Bars, Inmates & Immigrants Are Sitting Ducks for COVID-19
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
$1.7T giveaway to millionaires tucked in CARES Act; Virus poses serious risk to detained immigrants; Activists call to empty jails amid crisis…
sputniknews.com/radio_by_any_means/20200…

Intensive CIA spying on Assange targeted his infant child
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
As the US government finalised its bogus charges against Assange, it oversaw dirty tricks operations targeting his partner and their infant child.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/assa…

Without a country in which to live, a field to plant, a love to cherish or a voice to sing, one is dead
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-04-18
Local communities have demonstrated remarkable generosity, but cannot cope anymore. National capacities are overwhelmed. The approaching lean season, coupled with the armed conflict and the COVID-19, will generate further dramatic situations and displacements of populations. The clock is ticking; we have little time left.
mronline.org/2020/04/18/without-a-countr…

Portland’s Rental Crisis Created an Opening for Democratic Socialist Candidates
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-18
When tenant activist Margot Black had her first “no-cause” eviction in which she was forced out of her apartment simply because she was not bound by a lease, she was 19 and a single mother of a 6-month-old daughter. When she saw her second no-cause eviction in 2012, Portland, Oregon, was an even less hospitable place. Housing prices had soared as tech jobs came in, and Portland was branded as the next hip place for urban professionals to relocate to

2020 Youth Activist Grant
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…
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2020 Art & Writing Challenge
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…
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2020 Art & Writing Challenge
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/17/1883245…

COVID-19 and the Wasting Disease of Normalcy
Brian Terrell | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
From his prison cell in a year of mass movements to end the war in Vietnam and mobilizations for nuclear disarmament, Daniel Berrigan diagnosed normalcy as a disease and labeled it an obstacle to peace…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/covid-19-and-the-w…

US right-wing protesters, supported by Trump, organize against stay-at-home orders
Peoples Dispatch | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-04-18
Different States in the United States are faced with threats of armed resistance from right-wing and conservative groups who are opposing measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak. So far, Michigan and a few others States have had or are set to have thousands of protesters defying stay-at-home orders passed by their respective governments. Unsurprisingly, president Donald Trump has come out in support of such dangerous acts. | On April 17, president Donald Trump tweeted in support of these right-wing protests in the States which are led by Democratic governors. The tweets include content like “LIBERATE MICHIGAN”,…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/04/18/us-right-…

Mexico Prohibits Cremation of People Killed by COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador administration Friday prohibited the cremation of unclaimed bodies who died because of COVID-19. | RELATED: | Protests Follow Deaths at US Factories in Mexican Border Town | This decision obeys the Law on the Forced Disappearance and Search of Persons, which establishes that “corpses or remains of persons…
telesurenglish.net/news/Mexico-Prohibits…

Brazilian nurses strike over deadly conditions as COVID-19 deaths mount
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
This week, after a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, protests and work stoppage spread to hospitals and other health care units.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/braz…

Trump tweets support for far-right protests against social distancing orders
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
Having announced his plan for the state-by-state reopening of the economy, Trump is seeking to mobilize his far-right base to press for a rapid lifting of barriers to corporate profit-making.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/trum…

If Trump Thinks It’s Safe for Followers to Gather at Protests, Why Won’t He Attend One?
Robert Mackey | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
From a very safe distance on Friday, Donald Trump urged his supporters to risk infection with the deadly coronavirus by attending in-person protests to “liberate” Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia from stay-at-home orders issued by their Democratic governors.
zcomm.org/znetarticle/if-trump-thinks-it…

Governance and Social Conflict in a Time of Pandemic
Cinzia Arruzza & Felice Mometti | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
Source: Viewpoint Magazine On Monday March 29th, General Electric factory workers staged a protest against the thousands of layoffs announced by the company’s management, demanding the reconversion of production and asking a simple question:…
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#ClimateStrike: Virtual Protest Against Chase Bank to #Stop The Money Pipeline
350.org Bay Area & many others | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
Online protest actions…
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Trump Plans for Economic Reopening While Protests Over Lockdown Grow
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
On this episode of Fault Lines, hosts Garland Nixon & Lee Stranahan talked with guests about recent positive and negative news in the ongoing novel coronavirus crisis, the nature of organizing during the lockdown, and inquired into our country’s economic foundations and political dichotomies.
sputniknews.com/radio_fault_lines/202004…

‘Fire Fauci, let us work’: No social distancing as Alex Jones joins hundreds in rally against Covid-19 lockdown measures in Texas
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Texans flocked to the state’s Capitol in Austin to protest Covid-19 lockdown measures, refusing to practice social distancing and cheering for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be fired by President Donald Trump. | In attendance at Saturday’s ‘You Can’t Close America’ Rally were InfoWars founder Alex Jones and host Owen Shroyer, who led the crowd of some 200 people in chants against the mainstream media and officials like Fauci. | Shroyer, who referred to the doctor as “fascist Fauci,” asked the crowd: “Do you think Anthony Fauci should be fired?”, before leading them in chants of “Fire Fauci.” | Lots of protest speakers s…
rt.com/usa/486227-alex-jones-coronavirus…

“Gangster in the White House”
Noam Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
Interview on COVID-19, WHO, China, Gaza and Global Capitalism…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/gangster-in-the-wh…

Venezuela Blasts Trump After Central Bank Assets Quietly Transferred to Guaido’s Fed Account
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
The Trump administration quietly ordered the transfer of some $342 million in funds from a Venezuelan central bank account at Citibank to an account controlled by opposition leader and self-proclaimed Venezuelan ‘president’ Juan Guaido at the New York branch of the US Federal Reserve.
sputniknews.com/latam/202004181079009570…

Bill Gates and the Depopulation Agenda. Robert F. Kennedy Junior Calls for an Investigation
Peter Koenig | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-18
For over twenty years Bill Gates and his Foundation, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) have been vaccinating foremost children by the millions in remote areas of poor countries, mostly Africa and Asia. Most of their vaccination program had …
globalresearch.ca/bill-gates-and-the-dep…

COVID-19 May Exacerbate Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Concern about the deepening of Afghanistan’s humanitarian crisis is enhancing due to the number of COVID-19 cases, lack of tests to detect the disease, and political instability. | RELATED: | Taliban Delegation in Kabul for Prisoner Exchange Process | On Saturday, Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz reported on 27 new confirmed patients and 933 people infected in the country so far. | According to local outlet Tolo News, fear is increasing because of the lack of tests and other health…
telesurenglish.net/news/COVID-19-May-Exa…

Philadelphia failure to empty jails causes COVID-19 death
Joe Piette | workers.org | 2020-04-18
The first COVID-19 death in Philadelphia jails occurred on April 14. She was Yvonne Harris, a 48-year-old woman incarcerated at Riverside Correctional Facility. In the meantime, city judges have mocked the danger our incarcerated neighbors face and have only reduced the jail population by 13 percent in the past . . . | Continue reading Philadelphia failure to empty jails causes COVID-19 death at Workers.org
workers.org/2020/04/47797/?utm_source=rs…

Australian ruling elite seizes on pandemic to demand harsh economic restructuring
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
Governments and big business are using the COVID-19 crisis to accelerate the decades-long assault on social spending and workers’ jobs, wages and conditions.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/rest…

Video: How COVID-19 Death Certificates Are Being Manipulated. Montana Physician Dr. Annie Bukacek
Dr. Annie Bukacek | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-18
First published by GR on April 8, 2020 | Dr. Annie Bukacek is a longtime Montana physician with over 30 years experience practicing medicine. Signing death certificates is a routine part of her job. | In this brief video, Dr. Bukacek blows …
globalresearch.ca/video-montana-physicia…

Florida orders National Guard to assist in nursing home COVID-19 testing
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
There has been no push for mass testing, with only 236,000 of the state’s more than 21 million residents tested to date.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/flor…

COVID-19 Exposes the Delicate Economic Balance We All Live in Under Capitalism
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-18
We live on a crisis-struck planet where surplus lives are struggling to survive in the wastelands of a rapidly shrinking economic order. The specter of a wageless life now befalls the billions. | COVID-19, just beginning its rampage, is battering our feeble institutions, revealing and exacerbating preexisting social and racial vulnerabilities, and laying bare the inadequacies of even the most robust social safety nets. The U.S. is staring at its sharpest unemployment rise in history. | As
truthout.org/articles/covid-19-exposes-t…

Brazil’s Bolsonaro Wants Borders Reopened, Says Worth Risk
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro called Friday for the reopening of the country’s borders, as he pushes to restart South America’s largest economy. Still, he conceded he might be blamed if the new coronavirus outbreak worsens as a result. | RELATED: | Brazil’s COVID-19 Denialist President Fired His Health Minister | Bolsonaro fired his health minister on Thursday after clashing with him over lockdown measures, which the president argues are overly damaging to the economy and…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazils-Bolsonar…

Authorities seeking to force coronavirus-stricken ship out of Australian waters
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
More than 160 Ruby Princess crew members have tested positive for COVID-19, but most of the 1,056 workers are being refused the right to leave the ship.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/ruby…

New Zealand businesses, media call for lifting of lockdown measures
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
Sections of NZ’s business elite are demanding an end to the month-long COVID-19 lockdown and for working people to risk their lives to defend the capitalist economy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/nzjo…

Calls for early reopening of UK schools met with widespread opposition
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The plan is for primary schools to start reopening in a “regionalised approach,” despite reports of three teacher deaths from COVID-19.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/brit…

Positive responses to the coronavirus pandemic could be a sign of the communities to come
Peadar O’Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-04-18
Amidst the tragedy and lockdown of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, people have started discussing changes occurring across the UK. In addition to the work being done by frontline staff in the NHS, local people are responding in their communities. | Such efforts include helping people forced to self-isolate to get food essentials and prescriptions. Some projects already underw…
thecanary.co/uk/analysis/2020/04/18/posi…

People With COVID-19 Are Warehoused in a Gym
Lacino Hamilton | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
Because he is incarcerated, this outcome will inevitably be hidden behind the veneer of public safety, when really, it’s a matter of a cold cost-benefit analysis: whose life is determined to matter, and whose is not…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/people-with-covid-…

Avoid austerity to prevent a state and local coronavirus depression
Nathan Tankus | mronline.org | 2020-04-18
Local budget cuts enacted a decade ago left states and cities dangerously unprepared for COVID-19. We shouldn’t make those same mistakes again.
mronline.org/2020/04/18/avoid-austerity-…

Nurse who exposed conditions at Massachusetts nursing home dies from COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
Maria Krier’s death is another tragic outcome of the appalling conditions in nursing homes throughout New England and the US.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/mass…

Colombia: Not Even the Pandemic Halts Killing of Social Leaders
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Colombia’s National Agrarian Coordinator (CNA) denounced that social leader Teodomiro Sotelo was assassinated on Friday while working on his farm in the El Tambo municipality. | RELATED: | Latam: COVID-19 Puts Imprisoned Environmental Defenders at Risk | “Armed individuals entered his property to murder him in front of his family and workers,” local outlet El Colombiano reported and recalled that several farmers are migrating out of the area to avoid being new victims of violen…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Not-Eve…

Someone fixed the care worker badge for Matt Hancock, and it’s damning
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-04-18
Matt Hancock’s care worker badge hasn’t exactly gone down well. People have criticised the health secretary’s attempt to acknowledge the social care sector during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. But someone decided the badge needed a reworking

Bolsonaro Closes Brazil’s Embassy and Consulates in Venezuela
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
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. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Wants Borders Reopened, Says Worth Risk | At least 38 people boarded in a Brazilian Air Force plane bound for Brasilia. Among the r…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Closes…

Detroit-area hospitals slash jobs and close facilities to cut costs during COVID-19 crisis
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
Corporate health care providers in the Detroit area are attempting to impose financial losses associated with the health crisis onto the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/detr…

A call from North Africa: sovereignty over our land, food and destiny
North African Food Sovereignty Network | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
The only solution before us is unity and solidarity in order to build a new world in which people’s sovereignty, democracy and social justice prevail…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/a-call-from-north-…

99-year-old Veteran Raises Millions for UK’s Health Workers
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
A 99-year-old war veteran has raised more than 21 million pounds (about 26 million U.S. dollars) for the National Health Service (NHS) by completing 100 laps of his garden. | RELATED: | New York Governor: Trump Is ‘Passing Buck’ on Pandemic Response | With the aid of a walking frame, Tom Moore, a retired civil servant and Second World War veteran, had planned to do 100 laps of his garden in Bedfordshire, England, before his 100th birthday on April 30. | He finished the challenge…
telesurenglish.net/news/99-year-old-Vete…

Evo Morales: Police Put Cochabamba Population’s Health at Risk
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-18
Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales Saturday denounced that the police entered the Cochabamba Department without taking due sanitary precautions and challenging the local population, which expelled several officers from the Shinahota Municipality on Thursday. | RELATED: | Bolivia Indigenous Denounce Añez for Discrimination | “The Police have…
telesurenglish.net/news/Evo-Morales-Poli…

Canadian elite promotes anti-China campaign over coronavirus
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The campaign aims to divert anger over the Western powers’ disastrous response to the pandemic and further integrate Canada into Washington’s offensive against Beijing.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/cach…

Cutting the Funding: The WHO, Trump and the Coronavirus Wars
Binoy Kampmark | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-18
The US president is in a warring mood. Having declared himself a president at war, a meaningless gesture given that the US is always, somewhere in the world, at war, finding necessary enemies in distraction was always going to be a priority. Donald Trump already had the “China virus” in his artillery, attaching nationality to …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/cutting-the-f…

Postal Workers Union Leader Warns the USPS Could Be Dead in Three Months
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-18
Among the most prominent victims of the coronavirus financial crisis is the United States Postal Service, which could quite literally run out of money to operate if the federal government does not approve a rescue package for it soon. The Trump administration–which, like much of the GOP, has long advocated for cutbacks and privatization of…
truthout.org/articles/postal-workers-uni…

Decades of science denial related to climate change has led to denial of the coronavirus pandemic
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-18
After the fossil fuel industry spent hundreds of millions of dollars undermining climate science, it’s easy to see how epidemiology came next.
mronline.org/2020/04/18/decades-of-scien…

“All gas no mask!”: In life and death situation, inmates rebel amid pandemic
Steven Powers | liberationnews.org | 2020-04-18
Spontaneous prison actions of resistance have become increasingly regular in the face of the Coronavirus pandemic.
liberationnews.org/all-gas-no-mask-in-li…

As Coronavirus Spreads Through Prisons, States Are Failing Incarcerated People
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-18
On April 6, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order allowing “medically vulnerable” incarcerated people to be temporarily released on medical furlough for the duration of the state’s disaster proclamation. Furloughs are typically temporary releases from prison, usually for no more than 14 days. Pritzker’s executive order extends the order indefinitely during the pandemic; it is unclear whe…
truthout.org/articles/as-coronavirus-spr…

Bret Stephens’ Employers May Keep Big Pharma Haters Out of the New York Times, but We Are Everywhere Else
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-04-18
The sub-headline of Bret Stephens’ latest column tells readers “there should be no big-pharma haters in pandemics.” The point is that researchers at Gilead Sciences, one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies, are working tirelessly on the testing of remdesivir, which at the moment is the most promising treatment for the coronavirus. Stephens’ column focuses on …
cepr.net/bret-stephens-employers-may-kee…

The Black Plague
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor | zcomm.org | 2020-04-18
Public officials lament the way that the coronavirus is engulfing black communities. The question is, what are they prepared to do about it?
zcomm.org/znetarticle/the-black-plague/

Coronavirus, crisis, and the end of neoliberalism
Alfredo Saad-Filho | mronline.org | 2020-04-18
Suddenly, we find ourselves in a transformed world. Empty streets, closed shops, unusually clear skies, and climbing death tolls: something unprecedented is unfolding before our eyes.
mronline.org/2020/04/18/coronavirus-cris…

Native Colombians’ coronavirus monitoring system reports 3 dead, 90 sick in isolated community
Adriaan Alsema | colombiareports.com | 2020-04-18
Colombia’s indigenous organization ONIC said Friday that two babies and a woman died of suspected coronavirus infections as the native Colombians kicked off their own monitoring system. The deaths followed…
colombiareports.com/native-colombians-co…

Chinese economy contracted by 6.8 percent in first quarter
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The announcement of the plunge in China came just days after the IMF forecast that the world economy will experience a $9 trillion loss of output over 2020-21.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/chin…

Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Victims’ Families
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-18
In a series of filings just before a midnight court deadline on Monday, the attorney general, William Barr; the acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell; and other senior officials insisted to a federal judge in the civil case that further disclosures about Saudi connections to the 9/11 plot would imperil national security. | But the administration insisted in court filings that even its justification for that secrecy needed to remain secret. Four statements to the court by FB…
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The pandemic, profits and the capitalist justification of suffering and death
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
For the financial-corporate oligarchy, the pandemic has been viewed, above all else, as an economic crisis. Its principal concern from the start was not the potential loss of life but the destabilization of the financial markets, the disruption of the process of profit extraction, and, of course, a substantial decline in the personal wealth of the members of the oligarchy.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/pers…

As US deaths soar, bipartisan back-to-work drive guarantees the explosive spread of pandemic
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
Trump and the political establishment are seeking to enforce a return to work despite the warnings of medical experts that the US is nowhere near prepared to reopen safely.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/viru…

Ukrainian capital Kiev engulfed in smog from wildfires near Chernobyl
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The fires expose the fact that the world’s worst nuclear catastrophe remains unresolved and continues to threaten the health of the population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/ukra…

Worker resistance grows internationally as governments push premature return to work
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The reckless drive by the Trump administration and governments in Europe to resume production despite health warnings will produce a social explosion.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/18/stri…

The parched West is heading into a global warming-fueled megadrought that could last for centuries
Eds. | mronline.org | 2020-04-18
Warmer temperatures and shifting storm tracks are drying up vast stretches of land in North and South America.
mronline.org/2020/04/18/the-parched-west…

U.S. economy crumbles as millions of workers lose jobs
G. Dunkel | workers.org | 2020-04-18
At least 17 million workers in the United States lost their jobs from the second week of March to the second week of April. That’s 10 percent of the total workforce. The real number of workers without a job is higher, since the computer systems used to enroll workers in . . . | Continue reading U.S. economy crumbles as millions of workers lose jobs at Workers.org
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What influences spillover of viruses from birds and animals to humans?
Sandipan Talukdar | peoplesdispatch.org | 2020-04-18
A widely held belief is that the spread of pathogens to humans is more likely from some animals, with particular traits. A new study suggests that there exists a mathematical relation between species diversity and virus spillover to humans…
peoplesdispatch.org/2020/04/18/what-infl…

Ramsey Orta’s life is being threatened by C.O’s at Midstate Correctional Facility!
WeCopwatch | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
As Covid-19 has struck Midstate Correctional Facility, C.O’s are taunting and threatening Ramsey that they will expose him with the virus.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/15/1883238…

Economic Crisis Could Get Much Worse Says IMF
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
The International Monetary and Financial Committee, the leadership of the IMF, released their Spring Meetings communiqué calling coronavirus economic impacts, “unprecedented” and that “the global economic outlook is subject to high uncertainty.”
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/17/1883244…

G20 Suspends Debt Payments for Poor Countries As the Coronavirus Spreads
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
The G20 announced a suspension of debt payments and interest for the world’s 76 poorest countries in order to bolster health services to confront the coronavirus.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/15/1883239…

California Moves to Protect Imperiled Mountain Lion Populations
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 16, 2020

Freedom of Assembly is Sick
Maximilian Pichl and Doug Henwood | indybay.org | 2020-04-18
For decades, this country was governed as if the climate crisis were a myth. However, it favors natural disasters and diseases that are difficult or impossible to treat. The denial of these problems and the refusal to deal with the destructive effects of capitalism are the reason why the USA is particularly ill-equipped to face future challenges.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/16/1883242…

Intl. NGOs urge Bahrain to release prisoners amid pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Iran to produce antiviral drug “Remdesivir” to treat COVID-19 disease: researchers
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

US pursues its sanctions even on cases related to COVID-19: Interior min
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Why New York?
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Iran to start screening Olympians for COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Kuwaiti National Assembly speaker voices solidarity with Iran in COVID-19 battle
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)

People’s coop. behind reduced COVID-19 spread in provinces: Rouhani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Tehran Grand Bazaar remains closed amid outbreak
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Religious spiritual psychotherapy for COVID-19 on Instagram
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Malaysia’s speaker wishes speedy recovery for Iran’s Larijani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)

Why COVID-19 death toll is so high in New York?
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Seminary students assisting medical staff in Baqiatallah Hospital amid outbreak
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Caracas slams Washington’s move to ‘quietly’ transfer national assets to Guaido’s account
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

President Rouhani calls for plans to minimize crude sales
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Cardoon harvest in Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Gaza siege, sanctions show anti-human nature of Israeli regime, US: Larijani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA)

Iran opposes any violent action on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: envoy
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Delivery of new UAVs to Iranian Army
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

‘Waterproof’ to go on screen at Humboldt Intl. Filmfest
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Iran records 1,374 new cases, 73 deaths on Saturday
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Over 2 tons of drugs confiscated in SE Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Guardian Council verifies authenticity of 1srt round of Parl. elections
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Armenian PM thanks Iran for continuation of trade during pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

VIDEO: Salar Mohtasham Edifice in Khomein
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
KHOMEIN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Iran, Turkey interior ministers discuss coronavirus pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Iran thanks India for help in rescuing stranded citizens
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

“Nahid 1” telecommunications satellite to be sent into orbit this year: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

MoD delivers three types of UAVs to boost country’s security
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Persepolis, a UNESCO World Heritage site
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
MARVDASHT, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Parl. backs strategic, friendly Iran-China ties: Larijani
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

‘Waterproof’ to go on screen at Humboldt Intl. Filmfest
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

‘Malakout’ goes to USA Filmfest
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Iran, Turkey interior ministers discuss coronavirus pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Flights bring home Iranians from Oman amid coronavirus pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

142 Iranian students, citizens return to home from Azerbaijan amid pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Post-corona era beginning of US hegemony decline, accelerating East rise: Prof. Suzuki
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Leader issues fatwa on fasting in Ramadan amid pandemic
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Trump ‘could not have been more wrong’ on coronavirus: analyst
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Global coronavirus death toll crosses 150k with infections at 2.2m
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

Saudi-led coalition violates truce with 82 airstrikes in 24 hours
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-18
TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA)

UK Expert Says Unreliable Antibody Tests Could Risk Further COVID-19 Infections
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
Widely held hopes that antibody tests could rescue the UK from its COVID-19 lockdown have been thrown into doubt after experts questioned the reliability of such tests.
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White House COVID-19 Taskforce Claims Testing Capacity Sufficient for First Phase of Ending Lockdown
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
On 16 April President Donald Trump unveiled federal guidelines that would govern the gradual easing of social distancing measures in some parts of the country. But some governors and public health officials have slammed the plan for lacking a widespread testing component.
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US Navy Receives Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine Vermont From General Dynamics
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
In December, the Navy awarded $22.2 billion to Electric Boat, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, for the delivery of nine Virginia-class submarines. The Navy was forced to delay the commissioning ceremony for the Vermont due to the restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Europe’s COVID-19 Death Toll Possibly Much Higher than Official Tally – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
Earlier reports suggested thousands of people have died in care homes across Britain, France, Italy and Spain – Europe’s worst hit countries – with critics pointing to the number of deaths outside hospitals that are not included in official tallies.
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Pakistan’s Radical Religious Leaders Have PM Imran Khan in Their Crosshairs
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
New Delhi (Sputnik): Pakistan is coming to grips with the COVID-19 outbreak; more than 7,492 have coronavirus and at least 143 have died so far. Due to economic concerns, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has been saying he does not favour a nationwide lockdown but urged people to avoid gathering at mosques, provoking religious leaders.
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‘Different Planet’: US Astronaut Shares Her Feelings After Returning to COVID-19 Hit Earth
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
While the astronaut did not refer to the COVID-19 crisis specifically in her online message sent after returning planetside, some netizens were quick to note that for a person who stayed in a space station for so long, enduring the coronavirus lockdown should be easy.
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Iran Releases Video Showing Off Drone Might as Military Takes Delivery of Three New UAVs
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
Starting off with virtually no domestic defence industry after the Revolution of 1979, Iran has since become a major producer of an array of homegrown weapons systems, from missiles and tanks to aircraft and warships.
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Prince Harry Reveals What He Feels Guilty About in Marriage to Meghan as Couple Spend Lockdown in LA
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
Following reports that the former royals have now settled in Los Angeles after their departure from Canada, some worry that Prince Harry’s new setting stands to do him more harm than good, especially amid the self-isolation measures introduced in the United States.
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6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Ogasawara Islands Off Japan’s Coast – Japan’s Meteorological Agency
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 occurred in the Ogasawara archipelago 1,000 kilometers from Tokyo, according to Japan’s Meteorological Agency.
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US Adds Years to Lifespan of Iconic A-10 ‘Warthog’ With Upgrade to Boost its Relevance
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
At the start of the year, the US Air Force’s 2021 budget revealed that it would partially retire its fleet of A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, dubbed “The Warthog”, reportedly in an effort to cover new, up-and-coming technologies.
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Victory Day Celebrations in Moscow on 9 May 1945
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-18
The German Instrument of Surrender, the legal document which ended World War II in Europe, was signed in Berlin late in the evening on 8 May 1945 by the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht and the Soviet Red Army in the presence of French and US representatives.
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Palestinian compares virus lockdown to Israel’s occupation
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
A Palestinian immigrant living in Malaysia has said the latest stay-at-home order to curb the spread of coronavirus reminds him of life under Israeli occupation.Muslim Imran, chairman of the Palestinian Cultural Organization of Malaysia (PCOM), said restrictions on movement and living under curfew were part of his and thousands of other Palestinians’ daily life back home.”This is nothing new for us. Many of us live under Israeli occupation and curfews,” said Imran.He said that for Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza uninterrupted electric supply is a far-fetched dream due to Israel’s sanctions on fuel.The man, who…
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Iran’s new coronavirus total death toll rises to 5,031
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose by 73 in the previous 24 hours to reach 5,031 on Saturday, health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpour said on state TV.The number of death recorded daily is one of the lowest in recent days, he said. The total number of people diagnosed with the COVID-19 disease caused by the new virus reached 80,868, he said.A parliamentary report released earlier this week said the coronavirus death toll might be almost double the figures announced by the health ministry, and the number of infections eight to 10 times more.Iran is the Middle Eastern country worst-affected by the…
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Over 400 virus patients at fair hall hospital in Serbia
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Over 400 COVID-19 patients are being treated at a makeshift hospital established at the Belgrade Fair in Serbia’s capital, an official said on Saturday.”We have 419 patients, the youngest aged three and the oldest being 67 years old. They are in stable condition,” said Veljko Milic, the coordinator of the hospital.He said there are three to four doctors and six to eight nurses on each shift.”We receive and discharge people on a regular basis. 210 patients have been discharged so far and several dozen more people will be sent home today too,” said Milic.As of Saturday, Serbia has 5,690 COVID-19 cases, with 110 dea…
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Bangladeshi diplomat in Saudi Araba contracts COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
A Bangladeshi diplomat in Saudi Arabia has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Saturday.According to the statement, the labor counsellor at Bangladesh’s mission in Jeddah contracted COVID-19.This is the first COVID-19 case at any Bangladeshi mission abroad, Md. Tohidul Islam, a senior information officer at the Foreign Ministry, told Anadolu Agency.Meanwhile, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen urged all staffers at Bangladeshi missions abroad to perform duties with utmost caution.”I am requesting all employees and officials working in Bangladeshi foreign missions to strict…
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Putin orders daily coronavirus projections as Russia’s tally nears 37,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to provide daily forecasts of the spread of the novel coronavirus as Russia recorded almost 5,000 new cases in a single day.Coronavirus infections in Russia began rising sharply in April after reporting far fewer infections than many western European countries in the outbreak’s early stages.On Saturday, Russia’s official tally of coronavirus cases was 36,793, a record overnight rise of 4,785, and death toll rose by 40 to 313.The government must “provide a short-term prognosis of the number of citizens who may contract the new infectious disease (COVID-19)” a…
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COVID-19 affecting Ramadan traditions in Indonesia
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Muslims will most likely spend Ramadan very differently than usual.With just one week before the holy month, Indonesia reported more than 5,000 cases of coronavirus and the number continues to rise.The Ministry of Religious Affairs issued guidelines earlier this month for prayers during the fasting month and for Eid al-Fitr 1441 Hijri amid the pandemic.Worshippers are advised to have sahur, or pre-fast meal, and iftar

COVID-19: Over 1,000 new cases, 290 deaths in Belgium
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
More than 1,000 new coronavirus cases were reported in Belgium over the past 24 hours, health authorities said on Saturday.The total number of cases has risen to 37,183 after 1,045 more people tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest data from the Federal Public Service of Health.Currently, 5,069 patients are in hospital

COVID-19 more difficult for heart patients
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
The coronavirus is more difficult for heart patients than others, a cardiologist told Anadolu Agency at the end of Heart Week in Turkey.Bilal Boztosun, who heads the cardiology department at Medipol Mega University Hospital in Istanbul, said it is difficult for a lot of patients but for those who have heart conditions and diagnosed with COVID-19 it becomes more challenging.”Especially if you are above 70 years old if you have other chronic disease beside cardiovascular disease, such as kidney or lung disease, cardiac insufficiency, valvular heart disease, and if you had by-pass surgery in last three months, you a…
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At least 20 Afghan presidential palace staff test positive for coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
At least 20 officials working at Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s palace have tested positive for coronavirus, prompting the 70-year-old leader to limit most of his contact with staff to digital communication, government sources said on Saturday.An official document delivered to the Presidential Palace in Kabul is thought to have infected staff, many of whom began feeling unwell and were tested earlier this month, according to a senior health official.”A contaminated document was sent to an office inside the palace from another government department and that’s how the employees were infected,” the official told Re…
yenisafak.com/en/world/at-least-20-afgha…

Swiss coronavirus death toll reaches 1,111, confirmed infections hit 27,404
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
The Swiss death toll from the new coronavirus has reached 1,111 people, the country’s public health agency said on Saturday, rising from 1,059 a day earlier.The number of people showing positive tests for the disease increased to 27,404, the agency said, up from 27,078.
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Amazon deploys thermal cameras at warehouses to scan for fevers faster
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Amazon.com Inc has started to use thermal cameras at its warehouses to speed up screening for feverish workers who could be infected with the coronavirus, employees told Reuters.The cameras in effect measure how much heat people emit relative to their surroundings. They require less time and contact than forehead thermometers, earlier adopted by Amazon, the workers said.Cases of the virus have been reported among staff at more than 50 of Amazon’s U.S. warehouses. That has prompted some workers to worry for their safety and walk off the job. Unions and elected officials have called on Amazon to close buildings dow…
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Spain’s coronavirus deaths surpass 20,000 but daily increase slows
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Spain’s death toll from coronavirus rose by 565 on Saturday, down from a rise of 585 on Friday, the Health Ministry said, bringing the total to 20,043 deaths in one of the world’s hardest hit countries.The number of overall coronavirus cases rose to 191,726 on Saturday from 188,068 on Friday, it added.
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Separatist council warns of more conflict in Yemen
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Saturday issued a warning to international powers of more conflict in the war-ravaged country.The UAE-backed separatist group sent letters to envoys of permanent UN Security Council member states, accusing the Yemeni government of working in tandem with terrorist groups.The STC said the government wanted to spark a return of terrorism and violence in the southern provinces.The Yemeni government blames UAE-backed separatist movements of rebelling against the government in Socotra province, which comprises six islands.Last Saturday, government forces took back control…
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Prague Airport says thwarted several cyber attacks in recent days
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-18
Prague Airport said on Saturday it had thwarted several cyber attacks on its IT network in recent days, reinforcing warnings by the national cyber security watchdog of likely attempts to harm the country’s hospitals and infrastructure.”Attempted attacks on web pages of the airport were detected in preparatory phases,” the airport’s spokeswoman said in an emailed statement. “That prevented their spreading and all further phases that could have followed and potentially harm the company.”Several hospitals in the Czech Republic reported attempted attacks on their computer systems on Friday, but said the attacks were…
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7,500 feared to have died with coronavirus in care homes
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-18
As many as 7,500 people are feared to have died after contracting coronavirus (COVID-19) in care homes, according to a leading industry body.Care England, which represents independent care firms, said it had collected data which suggested fatalities are far higher than those released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). ONS recorded 217 care home deaths from the virus until 3 April.Care England’s chief executive Martin Green told the Telegraph: If we look at some of the death rates since 1 April and compare them with previous years’ rates, we estimate a figure of about 7,500 people may have died as a resul…
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Even senior Tories think the government’s exit plan secrecy is ‘just wrong’
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-18
Ministers are underestimating the public by refusing to discuss exit strategies for ending the coronavirus lockdown, senior Tory MPs have warned.The government has set out what needs to happen before it will consider lifting the measures, but there has been no detail on how the easing of restrictions will take place.Tory backbenchers and former ministers say there needs to be “strategic clarity” and that the argument put forward by the government about not wanting to “confuse the message” is not the right way forward.Former Brexit secretary David Davis told the PA news agency: “Other countries have been very open…
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RECAP: Watch Dagestan-born IMMAF superstar Muhammad Mokaev’s epic trilogy with Reo Yamaguchi (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Recap three epic fights featuring one of the biggest stars of amateur MMA, Dagestan-born Muhammad Mokaev, as he took on Japanese rival Reo Yamaguchi in IMMAF competition. | Nineteen-year-old Mokaev was born in Buynaksk, Dagestan but moved to Manchester, England with his family as a 12-year-old. | The Russian-English star is riding an unbeaten 23-fight win streak and is considered to be one of the hottest young prospects in the sport. | Mokaev hasn’t yet turned professional, but there are sure to be a host of potential suitors for his signature, with the Bellator ONE Championship, Cage Warriors and BRAVE CF all…
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Israel to reopen some businesses, allow more movement for citizens in Covid-19 lockdown easing
rt.com | 2020-04-18
Tel Aviv will gradually lift certain coronavirus measures starting from Sunday, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said. Easing the lockdown includes allowing some businesses to reopen, as well as relaxing control over movement of citizens. | “Our good results enable us today to start taking steps in the opposite direction

Sri Lanka: Oppose return to work in unsafe pandemic conditions! No to job destruction!
wsws.org | 2020-04-18
The criminal actions of the Rajapakse government and big business will accelerate the spread of the deadly virus and lead to a further loss of workers’ lives.
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Critical care units prepare for COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
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, …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Emergency medicine in the time of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
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 …
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Mayo Clinic requiring all patients, visitors to wear masks
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
Beginning today (Monday, April 13), Mayo Clinic is requiring all patients and visitors to wear a face covering or mask to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Patients and visitors are asked to bring their own face covering or mask to wear. If a patient or visitor does not have a mask, Mayo Clinic will …
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Mayo Clinic Laboratories launches serology testing in support of COVID-19 response
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
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 …
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Army of Mayo employees come together to identify COVID-19 exposures within hours
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
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Do you need to be tested for COVID-19? Self-assess first
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
If you are concerned that you need to be tested for COVID-19, you may consider using the Mayo Clinic self-assessment tool as a guide. “Our team developed the Mayo Clinic self-assessment tool. It is being used to help our consumers and patients determine if they should seek testing,” says Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, an internal medicine physician and chief medical editor for …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Understanding COVID-19 testing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
There are two types of tests for COVID-19, and it is important to understand the difference. The first type, a diagnostic test, is used to find out if you are actively infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. This test typically is done as a nasal swab. The second type of test is a serologic …
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Mayo Clinic teaming up with area organizations to collect face masks
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
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 …
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Science Saturday: The new super power of handwashing
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
Researchers are hard at work identifying ways to help patients with COVID-19, which is caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. But in the meantime, one common household object can be used to help prevent infection. Soap. Good old soap, the Clark Kent of clean, is really the superhero fatty acid salt, the Superman of clean. Soap …
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Is it safe to wear contact lenses during the COVID-19 pandemic?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
To prevent becoming infected with COVID-19, health experts are urging people to avoid touching their face. That’s because SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can enter the body through the mouth, nose and eyes. That’s left millions of people around the world who wear contact lenses wondering if they should stop wearing them and switch …
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Mayo Clinic responds to COVID-19 financial impact
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
Mayo Clinic staff are doing extraordinary work, leading in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We are proud of, and committed to, our staff and our communities as they come together to fight this global health crisis. Mayo Clinic is facing unprecedented challenges as a result of these circumstances, including a financial impact that requires significant …
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When to seek emergency care during COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
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 …
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Connecting Patients: A different kind of grief in these times
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
Grief is the natural reaction to loss. Grief is both a universal and a personal experience. Individual experiences of grief vary and are influenced by the nature of the loss. During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic there has been and continues to be much loss. And different definitions of grief are being revealed. The …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How contact tracing can fight the spread of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-18
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 …
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