Reviving small mines not enough, a change of approach is in order: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-20
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA)
OIC to hold emergency meeting to review consequences of COVID-19
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TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA)
Herd immunity? 1 in 3 test positive for Covid-19 ANTIBODIES in pilot Massachusetts street study
rt.com | 2020-04-19
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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Canceling Rent and Suspending Mortgage Payments
Jessica Corbett | zcomm.org | 2020-04-19
“My bill to cancel rent and mortgages isn’t just necessary,” says Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, “it’s popular.”
zcomm.org/znetarticle/canceling-rent-and…
China Bashing, a Bipartisan US Obsession
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
For bipartisan US hardliners and their establishment media press agents, any pretext will do to bash China and other sovereign independent nations on the US target list for regime change. | Blaming China for spreading COVID-19 outbreaks plays out daily in …
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US Blacks Toll Hit by COVID-19 Grows as More Data Emerges
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-19
As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on Black people, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the systemic policies they say have made many Blacks far more vulnerable to the virus, including inequity in access to health care and economic opportunity, Associated Press (AP) reported. | RELATED: | Latinos, Blacks | Disproportionately
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Undocumented New Yorkers left out of COVID-19 relief
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-04-19
New York, NY – While many people across the country have received the first wave of federal stimulus checks meant to provide immediate relief related to COVID-19, the undocumented community continues to be left out in the cold. Not only are undocumented families excluded from the stimulus package, but now New York governor Andrew Cuomo is blocking efforts to provide even limited financial aid to the immigrant community. | One of the largest myths about undocumented workers in the United States is that they do not pay taxes. This falsehood is used to justify the fact that undocumented families have little or no ac…
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Ethiopia to Close Refugee Camp Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-19
Ethiopia plans to shut down a camp for Eritrean refugees and resettle thousands in other camps that the United Nations already considers full, an official said Sunday amid fears that COVID-19 could make them more vulnerable. | RELATED: | UN Sends One Million Masks to Africa to Stop COVID-19 Spread | “We are ready to start. But we cannot start with a big number. We can start with a small number,” Deputy Director-General of Ethiopia’s Agency for Refugee and Returnee Affairs Eyob Aw…
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Free julian assange Nation wide Webinar event Panel
ORION | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
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After the Lockdown: A Global Coronavirus Vaccination Program
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
The tendency is towards a Worldwide lockdown spearheaded by fear and media disinformation. Currently, hundreds of millions of people Worldwide are under lockdown. | What is the next step in the evolution of the COV-19 Crisis? A multibillion dollar coronavirus vaccination program to be implemented in the wake of the Lockdown.
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Video: “The House Cat Flu” is Coming. The Meow Apocalypse
Prof Michel Chossudovsky | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
The following episode of the Simpsons was released in 2010. | It is a satire. But at the same time it reveals the unspoken truth. The writer of the script is award winning author Michael Price. | This episode was not taken …
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How China broke the chain of infection
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-04-19
As information about coronavirus emerged, the Chinese government and Chinese society began to organize an immense campaign against its spread.
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2020 Youth Activist Grant
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…
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Trump’s “Peace” Plan Threatens to Revoke Citizenship of Palestinian Arab Israelis
Jonathan Cook | zcomm.org | 2020-04-19
Under the terms of the “Peace to Prosperity” document, the U.S. could allow Israel to strip potentially hundreds of thousands of its own inhabitants of their citizenship in a so-called “populated land swap” with the settlements.
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2020 Art & Writing Challenge
Mt. Diablo Peace & Justice Center | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
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 | 2020-04-19
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center | 1035 Carol Lane | Lafayette, CA 94549…
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Warren Slams Trump for Supporting Protests Against Stay-at-Home Orders
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-19
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. | In…
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Former Major League Baseball Star Worries Space Aliens May Have Coronavirus
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
Former Oakland A’s slugger Jose Canseco, who is known for his usage of performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career, as well as some random references to interplanetary visitors from time to time, has again raised some eyebrows among a bunch of his devoted followers.
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While whining about declining civility in politics, right-wing pundits have given the real culprits a free pass
Peter Bolton | thecanary.co | 2020-04-19
It was perhaps fitting that the end of Jeremy Corbyn’s term as leader of the UK Labour Party and the suspension of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign in the US happened just a few days apart. There have undoubtedly been numerous parallels
Trump’s Best Ever Economy Craters
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
Time and again, Trump’s hyperbole defies reality. | As US economic conditions peaked in mid-February and began declining sharply, he falsely claimed that “(o)ur economy (is) the greatest…we’ve had in the history of our country.” | His fantasy assessment was reminiscent of …
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US Blame Game Twist: Suing China for COVID-19 Outbreaks
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
No evidence suggests that COVID-19 originated in a Chinese lab or from bat-eating Chinese people. | Writer Allen Yu explained that no Chinese tradition of bat-eating exists. Videos suggesting otherwise weren’t from Wuhan or elsewhere in China. | Filming was “in Palau …
globalresearch.ca/suing-china-covid-19-o…
US COVID-19 vs. Economy Related Polls: Homelessness, Unemployment and Hunger in America
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
A new Gallup poll showed Trump’s mismanagement of the COVID-19 crisis and indifference toward infected Americans is catching up to him. | Concerned only about his own self-interest and monied ones he serves at the expense of the health and welfare …
globalresearch.ca/us-covid-19-vs-economy…
Coronavirus and Small Government Sociopathy
Jim Hightower | zcomm.org | 2020-04-19
As the devastating impact of Trump’s inaction becomes clear, Americans are discovering a hidden socialist streak…
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The USS Navy’s Pacific Command COVID-19, from Guam to Puget Sound
Ann Garrison | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
While the world confronts a real-life deadly epidemic, the Covid-afflicted US Navy struggles to maintain the farce of keeping the planet safe from fictitious threats. | “The US Navy’s Pacific Command is not in its normal operational mode.” | On April …
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Is Covid-19 Killing the Coal Industry in Egypt and around the World?
Juan Cole | zcomm.org | 2020-04-19
Egypt is one of the countries most vulnerable to the climate emergency and global heating…
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Lock Step, This Is No Futuristic Scenario: Panic and the Post-Pandemic Future?
F. William Engdahl | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
First published by New Eastern Outlook and Global Research March 10, 2020 | Every day world mainstream news reports more people in more countries diagnosed “positive” for the coronavirus illness, now called COVID-19. As the reported numbers grow, so does widespread …
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Puppet Dictators Play a Covid Card Too Far
Julian Rose | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
The attempt to make the irrational and implausible appear rational and plausible has now reached dizzying new heights. The ceaseless flow of blatantly contradictory proclamations and actions emanating out of governments and global institutions that represent health, the economy and …
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A Line in the Sand Is Drawn: The US Military Must Leave Iraq
Steven Sahiounie | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
The chaos that Iraq is experiencing today has roots in the 2003 US invasion, which set-up sectarian divisions that have been used to keep the country in turmoil. The US foreign policy is based on creating chaos in Afghanistan, Iraq, …
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Oil Profits for Protection: US Extorts Saudi Arabia
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
Legislation circulating in the US Congress threatens to withdraw military support from Saudi Arabia. | This is not because Saudi Arabia is an absolute dictatorship which still severs heads off in public. It is not because Saudi Arabia arms and funds …
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Politics and Corruption at the World Health Organization (WHO)
Pascal Sacré | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
This article, translated from French, was written prior to Wuhan Coronavirus epidemic outbreak | *** | The WHO [OMS in French] is the World Health Organisation. ‘WHO’ in English
Memories of Old Brooklyn: The Man in the Yard
Philip A Farruggio | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
He was standing there, in the middle of the school yard…alone. At first I envisioned him as a pitcher, standing on the mound with a field full of players, some behind him, and some facing him, in the middle of …
globalresearch.ca/memories-of-old-brookl…
The Coronavirus Death Toll Numbers Game
Renee Parsons | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
To the casual observer, there appear to be ‘hot’ pockets of coronavirus infections in certain areas of the country such as NYC which reportedly has been ravaged by CV infections as well as the State of Michigan which, according to …
globalresearch.ca/coronavirus-death-toll…
Stanford Study Proves Covid-19 Was Overhyped. “Death Rate Is Likely Under 0.2%”
Tony Cartalucci | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
MIT Tech Review’s hyped coverage of the Covid-19 outbreak is led by the tag-line, “Navigating a world reshaped by Covid-19.” | Their articles reflect an eager embracement of the public hysteria prompted by Covid-19’s spread, the socioeconomic paralysis it has created, …
globalresearch.ca/mit-tech-review-smears…
Why Did Hundreds Of CEOs Resign Just Before The World Started Going Absolutely Crazy?
Michael Snyder | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
In the months prior to the most ferocious stock market crash in history and the eruption of the biggest public health crisis of our generation, we witnessed the biggest exodus of corporate CEOs that we have ever seen. And as | …
globalresearch.ca/why-did-hundreds-of-ce…
Iran Will Allow Low-Risk Businesses to Resume Work
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-19
Iran’s capital Tehran was allowed to resume low-risk businesses on Saturday, a week after kindred deregulations were adopted in other parts of the country amid the COVID-19 epidemic. | RELATED: | COVID-19 Mideast Updates: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Israel | The move came as per the smart distancing plan, whereby Iran loosened quarantine regulations and allowed the re-opening of businesses with lower risk indices. | According to Iran’s Ministry of Health and Medical Education, high-r…
telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-Will-Allow-…
COVID-19 Isn’t Halting Corporate Media’s Attacks on Universal Health Care
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-19
There’s nothing like a global pandemic to demonstrate that a universal single-payer healthcare system like Medicare for All is not an idealistic fantasy, but an immediate, urgent necessity. When over 16 million Americans have already filed for unemployment benefits within the last three weeks, it’s clear that the American system of making health insurance…
truthout.org/articles/covid-19-isnt-halt…
Time to Claim Food Sovereignty: Int. Day of Peasant Struggle
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-19
International peasants organization La Via Campesina (The Campesino Way) marked Friday the International Day of Peasant Struggle, a particularly important commemoration against the backdrop of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. | RELATED: | Cuba Prioritizes Food Production During COVID-19 Outbreak | “This April 17 (the International Day of Peasant Struggle) was of vital importance because we put on the table the issue of the food situation in the context of a pandemic,” Political Coor…
telesurenglish.net/news/Time-Has-Come-to…
China Denies the Coronavirus Came from One of Its Labs
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-19
Authorities at a maximum-security laboratory in Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus outbreak emerged last December, rejected claims that they could be the source of the COVID-19 surge, following recent accusations by the President of the United States, Donald Trump. | RELATED: | G7 to Back Debt Relief for the Poorest Countries If China Joins | “In no way has this virus left us,” said researcher Yuan Zhiming, director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, capital of central Chi…
telesurenglish.net/news/China-Denies-the…
That Sunday Times article firmly skewers the government over Covid-19
graham | truepublica.org.uk | 2020-04-19
The Sunday Times piles the pressure on the government once again with this weeks revelation that the government has willfully neglected its duty when it knew exactly what the COVID-19 pandemic was going to do to the people of Britain. It is culpable in the manslaughter of thousands
Putin Assures Russians that COVID-19 Situation is Under Control
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-19
President Vladimir Putin assured on Sunday that the situation regarding the new COVID-19 virus in Russia is under control, and he was convinced that the European nation will successfully pass this test. | RELATED: | Russia: Putin Launches New Financial Support for Workers | “All levels of power work at a good pace, in an organized and responsible manner. The situation is under total control. Our entire society is united in the face of a common threat,” he said in a video message broad…
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Brazil, Ecuador Record Highest Death Tolls From COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-19
The deaths and confirmed cases of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America continued to increase this Saturday, with Brazil, Ecuador and Chile being the countries most affected by the virus in the region. | RELATED: | Bolsonaro Closes Brazil’s Embassy and Consulates in Venezuela | Brazil, the nation most affected by the pandemic in the region, increased the death toll to 2,347 and 36,599 positive cases of COVID-19 in the country. | The state of Sao Paulo is the region most affected…
telesurenglish.net/news/Brazil-Ecuador-R…
Climate Change Multiplies the Threats of Infectious Diseases
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-19
As the novel coronavirus continues to rage like a wildfire across the planet, its devastating toll has left many asking whether climate change
Climate Change Multiplies the Threats of Infectious Diseases
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-19
As the novel coronavirus continues to rage like a wildfire across the planet, its devastating toll has left many asking whether climate change
Corporate News Coverage of the Pandemic Is Rife With Islamophobia
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-19
It is no secret that Asian Americans have felt the brunt of the backlash against coronavirus in the U.S. The racism and hateful attacks, amounting to at least 100 per day, have been well recorded by the media. But there is another group that has also been marginalized during this time
Addendum to ‘The Forgotten Working Class’
Jack Rasmus | zcomm.org | 2020-04-19
History shows in crises like this–caused by war, disease, and social collapse–that capitalists and their managers often abandon their posts. Workers then must save their own jobs and take over the management of the operations of their companies…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/addendum-to-the-fo…
Pandemic story: failures, forebodings, signs of solidarity
W. T. Whitney, Jr. | mronline.org | 2020-04-19
A great hazard looms. Under duress and as chaos mounts, capital may find it useful to revert to the extremist, even brutal, measures figuring in its past.
mronline.org/2020/04/19/pandemic-story-f…
Ramsey Orta has fallen sick after Correctional Officers threaten to give him Covid-19
WeCopwatch | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
Ramsey Orta, the man who filmed the 2014, NYPD chokehold death of Eric Garner, is facing life-threatening persecution at Midstate Correctional Facility where in recent days Covid-19 has broken out.
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May Day: Honoring Frontline Workers in the Pandemic
Sharat G. Lin | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
The COVID-19 pandemic makes abundantly clear that some of the lowest-paid workers are, in fact, the most essential frontline workers. Let’s honor them on May Day – International Workers’ Day!
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/18/1883247…
Economic Crisis Could Get Much Worse Says IMF
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
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…
Earth Day: How to Get Ships Off Fossil Fuels (webinar)
Pacific Environment & Climate Works Found. | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
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Earth Day: Climate Conversation w/ Elizabeth Colbert, Pulitzer Prize Author & Journalist
Seattle Arts & Lectures | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
Online…
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Earth Day 50/50: Looking Back, Moving Forward w/ Earth Institute Columbia University
Earth Institute Columbia University | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
Online…
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California Moves to Protect Imperiled Mountain Lion Populations
Center for Biological Diversity | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 16, 2020
Earth Day 50/50: Looking Back, Moving Forward w/ Earth Institute Columbia University
Earth Institute Columbia University | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
Online…
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Covid 19: A Global Pandemic
Eugene Ruyle | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA. 94609…
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Covid 19: A Global Pandemic
Eugene Ruyle | indybay.org | 2020-04-19
NPML, 6501 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA. 94609…
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TEDPIX jumps 20,000 points on Sun
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iran makes preparation for producing corona antibody: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
2nd group of Iranian students arrive in Tehran from Italy
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Drone undeniable necessity in airpower: official
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iran getting prepared to commence exports of anti-coronavirus medical equipment: VP
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Gen. Mousavi hails Army passive defense’s rapid development
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iran Judiciary may free more prisoners amid outbreak: spox
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Police seize 116 kg of narcotics in Yazd
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA)
‘Inhale’ goes to Huesca Intl. Filmfest. in Spain
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
US should stop interfering in affairs of other nations: Zarif
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Unveiling ceremony of 2 Iranian radar systems
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iranian dailies’ Sunday headlines
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iran has stopped 17.5 million liters of fuel before being smuggled
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
‘US trying to distract attentions from its continued economic terrorism’
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iran’s Navy cmdr. visits Pasabandar naval base
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Wrestler Alireza Karimi undergoes successful knee surgery
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iran’s FM representative discusses political developments, COVID-19 with Afghan officials
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Transit ban on Iran-Azerbaijan border ‘extended’ amid COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Zarif to embark for Damascus to hold talks with Bashar al-Assad
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Police arrests major drug lord of E Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Army ready to repel any threat against Iran with high deterrence: top cmdr
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Russia reacts to US’ call to extend arms embargo on Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Focusing on non-oil export, govt.’s top priority in current year: Veep
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iran among top five combat drone powers: Air Force chief
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
82,211 infected by, 57,023 recover from coronavirus in Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Rouhani thanks people, businesses for help in fighting coronavirus
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Short film script vying in American festival
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
‘Malakout’ to go on screen at DaVinci Intl. Filmfest
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
‘Untiemly’ wins award at 2020 KC Intl. Fimfest
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA)
Pres. Rouhani urges economy min. to provide employment plan, compatible with corona
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iranian photog takes tour of Asia to cover Islamic sites on Silk Road
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Iran Army unveils two radar systems
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
COVID-19 claims over 160,000 lives worldwide
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Arp. 19 (MNA)
The post-coronavirus world order
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA)
Astan Quds preparing 150k foodstuff packages for needy people
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
MASHHAD, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Free, universal access to AI-MED Covid-19 detection system
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
60 days of living with COVID-19
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Third shipment of medical aid to arrive in Baghdad from China
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA)
Petropars to start drilling wells in SP Phase 11 by June
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Coronavirus crisis: a time for lasting togetherness
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
Free Bahrain’s only female political detainee Zakia Al-Barbouri
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA)
IRGC Warns Iran Will Respond ‘Decisively’ to Any US Provocation – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
Earlier this week, the US said that 11 vessels from the IRGC Navy had been spotted at a dangerously close distance to US ships in the Gulf.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/2020041910790…
Iran’s Zarif to Visit Damascus on Monday to Discuss Situation in Syria Amid Pandemic
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
TEHRAN (Sputnik) – Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif will visit Damascus on Monday, where he will meet with Syrian President Bashar Assad to discuss the situation in the Arab country.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/2020041910790…
Number of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in US Exceeds 735,000 – Johns Hopkins University
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The number of people who have contracted COVID-19 in the United States has risen by almost 34,000 to over 735,000 within the past 24 hours, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.
sputniknews.com/us/202004191079018139-nu…
COVID-19 Patient: It’s Mentally Challenging to Spend 14 Days Locked in a Room, But I Pulled Through
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
New Delhi (Sputnik): Of 15,711 positive cases in India, Chandigarh has reported only 23, even though it was one of the first places to record COVID-19 patients. With immediate contact tracing and testing, the situation in the city is under control with no fatalities.
sputniknews.com/india/202004191079020492…
UK Health Experts Advise Major British Cities Be Used for COVID-19 Testing Trials
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
Days after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from a hospital where he was treated for coronavirus, his spokesman said that the number of COVID-19 tests performed every 24 hours should reach 100,000 by the end of the month.
sputniknews.com/uk/202004191079018289-uk…
‘It’s War Out Here’: Riots Sweep Africa as COVID-19 Fallout Triggers Food Shortages
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
As Africa is yet to reach the peak of its confirmed cases of coronavirus, a UNECA-released report claims the continent might become a breeding ground for the pandemic, with COVID-19 expected to soar and the food security of some 25 million Africans threatened by a desert locust crisis…
sputniknews.com/africa/20200419107901847…
Spain’s COVID-19 Cases Rise to 195,944 – Health Ministry
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
According to health officials, the country’s coronavirus death toll is up to 20,453 on Sunday from 20,043 the previous day.
sputniknews.com/europe/20200419107901853…
‘Physically, Psychologically Harmful’: Indian Health Ministry Speaks Out Against Disinfectants
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian civic workers had previously sprayed bleach disinfectants on scores of migrant workers en route to their villages in Uttar Pradesh, triggering widespread criticism. With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing, some Indian states have also started spraying disinfectants on streets, even using drones.
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Acting Liberal Democrat Leader Calls For NHS Workers to Receive £29 Daily Pay Rise
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
As the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spreads across the United Kingdom and threatens key health service workers, the Liberal Democrat acting leader Ed Davey has issued a series of demands to the government including a daily pay rise.
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Boris Johnson’s Government Accused of “Sleepwalking” UK into COVID-19 Crisis
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
Boris Johnson’s sluggish response to the COVID-19 outbreak has been under harsh scrutiny in recent weeks as the UK’s death toll climbs to 15,000, ranking it number five in terms of global coronavirus body count.
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No to New York Style Death Rates: Delhi Deputy Chief Says Focus is Minimising Damage From Corona
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
New Delhi (Sputnik): India, a country with a population of over 1.3 billion, has so far managed to keep the pandemic relatively under control, recording 15,711 positive cases of COVID-19 and 507 deaths.
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Australia Demands ‘Independent’ Investigation Into Coronavirus Origins, Says WHO Should Stay Out
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
This week, US President Donald Trump announced that his country would stop providing financial support to the World Health Organisation due to its mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, while also criticising China for an apparent lack of transparency in relation to the crisis that originated in Wuhan.
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‘Doors Closed, Hearts Open’: Las Vegas Strip Shuts Down ‘For the First Time Since JFK Was Shot’
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
The Nevada Resort Association reportedly warned that the economic losses caused by the Strip being closed down could amount to $39 billion.
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N Korea’s Foreign Ministry Denies Pyongyang Sent Letter to Trump
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
US President Donald Trump said at the Saturday White House coronavirus task force briefing that his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was “fine,” adding that the United States would be at war with North Korea if he hadn’t won the US presidential election.
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Home-Alone TikTok Video Goes Viral After Mysterious ‘Phantom’ Spotted in the Background
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
Chinese dancing and video app TikTok has gained increased popularity amid the coronavirus pandemic throughout the world, with people finding different ways to entertain themselves. However, for some, the app rather turned out to be a cause of anxiety and some sleepless nights.
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Unaware of Social Distancing: Playful Husky Approaches German Shepherd
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
Many people say that they are quite comfortable with social distancing and virtual communication amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Iraqi Govt Reportedly Urges Purchase of Russian S-400s Despite US Warnings of Fallout From the Deal
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
In January 2020 members of the Iraqi parliament said the country was mulling the purchase of advanced Russian S-400 missile systems amid concerns that Washington might stop supporting Iraq and providing it with modern air defence armaments.
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Local Police Chief Killed in Afghanistan’s Northwestern Badghis Province – Official
sputniknews.com | 2020-04-19
KABUL (Sputnik) – A prominent local police commander and two others were killed in the Moqor district of the Afghan northwestern Badghis province in a militant attack, the governor’s spokesman, Najmuddin Burhani, said.
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Iran extends prisoner furloughs, closure of holy sites amid coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Iran has extended furloughs for prisoners for another month, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, as the Islamic Republic endeavours to stem the spread of the new coronavirus in its crowded jails. Iran’s reported temporary release of 100,000 prisoners since February – including prisoners of conscience and dual and foreign nationals – was welcomed by the United Nations on Friday as a good step, but one that must be expanded.”Furloughs of those prisoners, who pose no threat to the society, have been extended until May 20,” Rouhani said in a televised cabinet meeting.However, a letter by U.N. human right…
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Iran says will give a decisive response to any ‘mistake’ by the US in the Gulf
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Iran will give a decisive response to any mistake by the United States in the Gulf, the Revolutionary Guards navy said in a statement published on the Guards’ news site Sepah News.The U.S. military said on Wednesday that 11 vessels from the Revolutionary Guards navy had come dangerously close to U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships in the Gulf, calling the moves “dangerous and provocative”.”We advise the Americans to follow international regulations and maritime protocols in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and to refrain from any adventurism and false and fake stories,” Sunday’s statement from the Guards navy sa…
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Iran’s new coronavirus death toll rises by 87 to 5,118: health official
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Iran’s death toll from the new coronavirus has risen by 87 to 5,118, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur said in a statement on state TV on Sunday.The total number of infected cases in Iran, the Middle Eastern country hardest hit by the outbreak, has reached 82,211, he said.
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‘I thought I would never wake up,’ Belgian doctor says after surviving COVID-19
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
“I was seeing my end,” Antoine Sassine said from his room at Brussels’ Delta Chirec hospital, where he used to work. “I thought I was going to die and would never wake up.”The 58-year-old and his team were all diagnosed at the hospital and he was admitted to the intensive care unit when his symptoms worsened.Sassine was placed in an induced coma, but says he was aware of his desire to fight the disease and that he also had visions of his late father.Describing the experience as “incredible”, Sassine, who was moved out of intensive care on Tuesday, said: “I saw my father, who died four years ago. I spoke with him.
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Coronavirus: Global recoveries exceed 600,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
The global tally of recoveries from coronavirus exceeded 600,000 on Sunday.According to running data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University, a total of 602,793 recoveries were recorded across the globe, while over 161,330 people have died from the pandemic.In total, more than 2.34 million have contracted the disease.The highest number of virus recoveries was registered in Germany with 88,000.China followed Germany with 77,681 recovery cases, while Spain, one of the countries most affected by COVID-19, had 77,357 people regaining health.The U.S.
COVID-19: Promoting social dialogue key to protect workers
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Tens of millions of workers around the world are on the verge of losing jobs amid coronavirus pandemic, the UN labor agency said, raising a need for promoting social dialogue among governments, employers and workers on policy making during times of crisis.On Friday, the International Labour Organization (ILO) announced that workplace closures have risen so fast that 81% of the global workforce lives in countries with mandatory or recommended closures.”In upper-middle-income countries, this represents 87% of the workforce and 70% in high-income countries,” said Guy Ryder, the ILO Director-General.He added COVID-19…
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COVID-19 cases in Pakistan near 8,000
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
The number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan moved close to 8,000 on Sunday, authorities said.As many as 514 new cases and 16 more deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, according to the Health Ministry.With the new numbers, Pakistan’s new total is 7,993 people testing positive while 159 having died after contracting the virus.Some 1,868 patients have also recovered and discharged from hospitals.A total of 98,522 people have been tested in the country of over 200 million people, with 7,847 tests conducted over the past 24 hours. Official data shows the recovery ratio at 23.4% while the death rate rising to 2%…
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Saudi top religious authority recommends home prayers in Ramadan amid coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Saudi Arabia’s highest religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, urged Muslims worldwide to pray at home during Ramadan if their countries require social distancing to curb the spread of the coronavirus, state news agency SPA reported on Sunday.The holy fasting month of Ramadan begins later this week. During the month, believers usually break their fast with families and friends and perform an evening prayer, known as Taraweeh, in large gatherings at mosques.”Muslims shall avoid gatherings, because they are the main cause of the spread of infection…and shall remember that preserving the lives of people is…
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Weapons belonging to PKK terrorists seized in N. Iraq
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Turkish security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition belonging to the PKK terror group during anti-terror operations in northern Iraq, the country’s National Defense Ministry said on Sunday.The terrorist group’s shelters and caves were detected in Hakurk region, the ministry said in a statement.Four submachine guns, a sniper rifle, one 82-millimeter calibre mortar, seven 120 millimeter calibre mortars, 28 RPG-7 anti-tank rockets, nine RPG-9 rockets, one improvised explosive device (IED), hand grenades and a lot of ammunition, life supplies and documents were seized in the operation.All material fou…
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PKK terrorist surrenders to Turkish security forces
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
A PKK/KCK terrorist surrendered to security forces in southeastern Turkey, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday.In a statement, the ministry said Abdurrahman Kayihan, codenamed as Andok, turned himself in in Kiziltepe district of Mardin, after being persuaded by security forces.Kayihan joined the terror organization five years ago, it added.Turkish security forces and the families of terrorists have so far been able to persuade at least 71 terrorists to drop weapons since the beginning of this year.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK
Number of coronavirus cases in Indonesia rises to 6,575
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Indonesia on Sunday reported at least 327 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number to 6,575.According to the latest official data, the death toll in the country rose to 582, as 47 more people died of the virus, while a total of 686 people have recovered so far.Achmad Yurianto, the government’s spokesman for coronavirus-related matters, said that 47,000 tests have yet been conducted in the country.
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Irish unlikely to see packed pubs, big gatherings soon: minister
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Ireland is highly unlikely to allow large gatherings this year and the “cocooning” of people over 70 years old in their homes may persist for quite a while, Health Minister Simon Harris said on Sunday.”What’s not going to come back quickly are scenarios in which we can’t safely socially distance,” Harris told the Sunday Independent newspaper in an interview.”I can’t see how people can be in packed pubs again as long as this virus is still with us and we don’t have a vaccine or an effective treatment.”Ireland’s chief medical officer declared on Thursday that the first wave of the coronavirus outbreak had been cont…
yenisafak.com/en/world/irish-unlikely-to…
Swiss coronavirus death toll rises to 1,135, confirmed infections hit 27,740
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
The Swiss death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 1,135 people, the country’s public health agency said on Sunday, rising from 1,111 on Saturday.The number of people showing positive tests for the disease increased to 27,740, it said, up from 27,404.
yenisafak.com/en/world/swiss-coronavirus…
Spain’s coronavirus toll slows, with 410 deaths overnight
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Spain’s death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak rose by 410 on Sunday, down from 565 on Saturday, the Health Ministry said, bringing the total to 20,453 deaths in one of the world’s hardest hit countries.The number of overall coronavirus cases rose to 195,944 on Sunday from 191,726 on Saturday, it added….
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Libya’s UN-recognized government downs UAE drone
yenisafak.com | 2020-04-19
Libya’s UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) announced on Sunday that it had downed a United Arab Emirates unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the north of the country.”Our forces successfully shot down an Emirati drone south of Misrata city,” said Mohammed Kanunu, the spokesman for the GNA-led Burkan Al-Ghadab Operation (Volcano of Rage).”It was a Chinese-made drone equipped with guided missiles,” Kanunu added.Abu Dhabi, which is one of the main backers of warlord Khalifa Haftar, has yet to comment on the incident.This comes a day after GNA’s forces launched a military operation to re-capture Tarhuna,…
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Decision on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release delayed again
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-19
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces another “deeply unsettling” couple of days as the wait continues to find out if her temporary release from a prison in Iran has been extended.The British-Iranian mother was temporarily freed from Evin prison in Tehran in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s furlough was extended by two weeks in late March, and she was scheduled to return to prison on Saturday 18 April.When her family had not received a decision by Saturday on whether or not her furlough is to be extended, they were told to return to the prosecutors office in Iran on 19 April
NHS staff being asked to ‘sacrifice’ themselves over lack of PPE
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-19
Officials responsible for the UK’s “disgraceful” lack of adequate personal protective equipment need to be held “fully accountable for their abject failure” to protect frontline health staff, the hospital doctors’ union has said.Hospitals and employers will now be able to use new official guidance on reusing items or wearing different kit to “coerce health workers … to risk their own lives when caring for Covid-19 patients”, said HCSA president Dr Claudia Paoloni.Amid fears hospitals could run out of supplies, Paoloni said it was an indictment of the UK’s response to the pandemic that it was drawing on the emer…
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Corporate journalists are in full panic mode after the Sunday Times’ exposé
Steve Topple | thecanary.co | 2020-04-19
The Sunday Times’ exposé of Boris Johnson’s handling of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has inadvertently revealed something else. And it’s that corporate journalists are terrified for the future of the establishment media. But it’s also shone a light on the wilful ignorance about how the UK got into this mess in the first place. | The Sunday Times: shock, horror!: | As The Canary reported, the Sunday Times revealed that Johnson missed five Cobra meetings during the early…
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More evidence that official figures don’t reflect the true scale of care home deaths from coronavirus
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-19
A study of deaths linked to Covid-19 in care homes predicts that thousands more people have died than official figures show. | The National Care Forum (NCF), which represents not-for-profit care providers, has estimated that more than 4,000 people may have died after contracting Covid-19 across all residential and nursing homes before April 13. | This is significantly higher than the official weekly figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which recorded 217 care home deaths connected to the virus up until April 3. | The NCF collected data from 47 care homes which support more than 30,000 peo…
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Michael Gove adds to the government’s coronavirus chaos and incompetence
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-19
Michael Gove has added to the government’s chaotic response to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.He confirmed Boris Johnson had not attended five meetings of the key government Cobra committee in the build-up to the coronavirus outbreak.It followed an investigation in the Sunday Times in which a Whitehall source claimed the government “missed the boat on testing and PPE” (personal protective equipment) and “just watched” as the death toll mounted in Wuhan, China.The wide-ranging report said that Johnson missed five meetings of the key Cobra committee in the run-up to the outbreak and stated a number of opportun…
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Young Afghan women work on lifesaving mission to build ventilators from car parts
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-19
Five Afghan young women are spending their days on a lifesaving mission to build a ventilator from car parts as the war-stricken country battles coronavirus.Nearly every morning, Somaya Farooqi and four other members of Afghanistan’s prize-winning girls’ robotics team pile into her father’s car and head to a mechanic’s workshop.They use back roads to avoid police checkpoints set up to enforce a lockdown in their city of Herat, one of Afghanistan’s hotspots of the coronavirus pandemic.”If we even save one life with our device, we will be proud,” said 17-year-old Somaya.Their pursuit is particularly remarkable in c…
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David Attenborough issues a vital plea to ‘cherish’ our ‘precious world’
The Canary | thecanary.co | 2020-04-19
David Attenborough has urged people to “stop waste of any kind”, saying the world is precious and should be “celebrated and cherished”.The broadcaster and naturalist warned humans have a “last chance” to change their behaviour and save the planet, as he urged politicians to address “the biggest problem humanity has ever faced”.In an interview on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Attenborough said it will be the younger generation who will have to make changes because “they will be able to see the consequences of what they do”. | He added: “My lot are dying off and we are the ones that caused the problem.”He suggested p…
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Rotating on Boredom’s Spit
Edward Curtin | globalresearch.ca | 2020-04-19
“And all the news just repeats itself | Like some forgotten dream we’ve both seen” |
Prescribing an overdose: A chapter in the opioid epidemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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Infographic: Convalescent plasma
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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.
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Emergency medicine in the time of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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 Q and A: Different types of COVID-19 tests
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: There has been a lot of information about different tests for COVID-19, including a test that determines whether you have it and an antibody test. I’m not sure I know what test I should request or if I should get tested? Can you explain the different tests? ANSWER: Since COVID-19 is such …
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Mayo Clinic teaming up with area organizations to collect face masks
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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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Is COVID-19 the end of the handshake as we know it?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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, …
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Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: How contact tracing can fight the spread of COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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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Army of Mayo employees come together to identify COVID-19 exposures within hours
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
ROCHESTER, Minn.
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Combating allergies, asthma during COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I have significant pollen allergies and asthma. In the spring, I usually have sneezing, coughing and an occasional sore throat that coincides with the trees blooming. With COVID-19 concerns, I am wondering if I am at any increased risk for the virus or need to be concerned that I should be tested? …
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When to seek emergency care during COVID-19 pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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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Mayo Clinic requiring all patients, visitors to wear masks
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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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Connecting Patients: A different kind of grief in these times
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-19
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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