Coronavirus
WHO Situation Report: Coronavirus, March 29, 2020
In light of another one of Trump’s Press Briefings, it’s helpful to check out the data compiled so far in the World Health Organizations daily situation report. See WHO Website Here:
Science
Health
CPAP Machines: Ventilators or COVID-19 Spreaders?
As the limited supply of ventilators across the country concerns hospitals and governors, some emergency plans developed by states have included using positive airway pressure machines, like those used to treat sleep apnea. While that MORE
Coronavirus
Jerry Falwell Jr.: ‘He’s Going to Do Whatever He Wants’
Lynchburg, Virginia, isn’t a stereotypical college town. It isn’t politically liberal. It doesn’t have the crunchy affect of an Ann Arbor or even a Charlottesville. But even here, where Liberty University drives a large part MORE
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Coronavirus: German doctors lay down life-or-death guidelines
German doctors’ associations have agreed on a set of ethical guidelines to help doctors make life-or-death decisions when treating coronavirus patients. MORE
Health
G-7 Drops Joint Statement Following Fight Over Language
Originally, the foreign ministers of the G-7 member states had been slated to meet in Pittsburgh this week, […]. Instead, they met on Wednesday for four hours by video conference in the first meeting of MORE
Health
Fighting Covid Through Cell Phone Tracking
“Governments across the world are galvanizing every surveillance tool at their disposal to help stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Countries have been quick to use the one tool almost all of us carry MORE
Health
Lupus Patients Can’t Get Crucial Medication After President Trump Pushes Unproven Coronavirus Treatment
Trump’s unproven claim that hydroxychloroquine could be used to treat COVID-19 has led to hoarding, putting Lupus patients and others at even greater risk. As of Saturday afternoon, Anna Valdez had 27 pills left. That number is now down to 25. MORE
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FDA approves new test that could detect coronavirus in about 45 minutes
The authorization was made Friday and tests will begin shipping next week, according to a statement from California-based Cepheid, the company manufacturing the tests. “During this time of increased demand for hospital services, Clinicians urgently MORE
Health
HHS suffers cyberattack
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department suffered a cyber-attack on its computer system Sunday night during the nation’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter. The attack appears MORE
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Lives on Surfaces for Days
From NPR A new study out this weeks finds disturbing information about the viability of the novel coronavirus. A study out this week finds that the virus can survive on hard surfaces such as plastic and stainless MORE
Health
People With Coronavirus Symtoms Across America Denied Test
But getting tested is far easier said than done, even as testing slowly ramps up nationwide. Five days after President Trump announced that anyone who wants a test can get a test, Ms. King’s experience MORE
Health
World Health Organization declares the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic
The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic on Wednesday as the new coronavirus, which was unknown to world health officials just three months ago, has rapidly spread to more than 121,000 people from Asia, to Europe, the Middle East and now parts of the United States. MORE
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Italy’s Shutdown Starts Today: Italians are Staying Home
ROME — Italy got the message. On the first day of Europe’s first nationwide restriction on movement and public gatherings to stem the rampant spread of the coronavirus, Italians steered clear of their streets, shops, MORE
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CDC director breaks with Trump’s claim that border wall will stop coronavirus
Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Tuesday he was unaware of any indication from his agency that physical barriers along America’s borders would help halt the spread of the MORE
Health
National Guard Assists New Rochelle, New York, in Coronavirus Containment Area
National Guard troops have been deployed to assist a Health Department command post in New Rochelle, New York, a coronavirus hot spot just north of New York City. The city has 108 of the state’s MORE
Environment
Flint: A chilling new documentary on the water crisis
The director, Anthony Baxter, was holed up for long periods at the Holiday Inn Express in Flint, Michigan, capturing 400 hours of footage about one of the worst human-caused environmental disasters in American history. This MORE
Health
Trump Has Not Been Tested for Coronavirus
Despite growing numbers of Congress who are quarantined for exposure to Coronavirus, Trump has not yet been tested. According to Stephanie (on-the-rocks) Grisham, because Trump has not had prolonged exposure to anyone with contact, is MORE
Health
Live Streaming: Cruise Ship Docking in Oakland
Watch The Grand Princess dock at the Port of Oakland. There are more than 3,500 passengers and crew aboard the ship, which has been lingering off the California coast since late last week. The ship MORE
Health
‘Fake News’ has Trump’s diaper in a bunch
It’s unclear what exactly prompted Derp Leader to lash out, but it appears he’s bigly upset about a recent The New York Times article that claimed Trump and his (mis)administration have no clue what is MORE
Health
Chinese researches find the Coronavirus has mutated at least once into 2 strains
The more aggressive type of virus was found to be prevalent in the early stages of the outbreak in Wuhan — the Chinese city where COVID-19 was first detected late last year. But the frequency MORE
Health
Staying home from work is an effective way to fight the spread of coronavirus, far too many Americans cannot afford to do so
When we think about the government response to this crisis, we have to think about what the government is doing to address the economic disruption in the lives of people who can least afford to MORE
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Task force health expert contradicts Trump about coronavirus vaccine timing
Washington (CNN) President Donald Trump was contradicted by a health expert on his coronavirus task force over the timing for a potential vaccine during a briefing Monday. Trump was asked about a timeline for a vaccine during the Cabinet Room meeting with MORE
Health
Pastor Pence the Coronavirus Guru holds a presser, ‘Now’s the time to wash your hands.’
Vice President Mike Pence and other top health officials briefed reporters on the administration’s latest efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, as four more deaths were announced in Washington state Monday. Top health officials said MORE
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6 people have now died from coronavirus disease in Washington state
King County buying a motel to house isolated patients Four new cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, were confirmed in King County today. Two of those have died. MORE
Editorials
Trump has exposed a huge weakness. Democrats should pounce.
If President Trump and his propagandists get their way, no one will ever raise a peep of criticism over his handling of coronavirus — thus placing our government’s response to a looming public health emergency beyond MORE