The Pinarayi Vijayan-led government’s response to the coronavirus outbreak can teach us how to build a robust response to a major public health crisis.

An Activist round-table of what’s happening on various parts of the African continent Posted by Ben Mabie Sun, Apr 5, 2020 at 1:56 PM Ben introduced this as “An Activist round-table of what’s happening on various parts of the African continent.” Posted at 15:15h in Blog, Featured by roape1974 Activists and researchers from across Africa speak about the impact of Covid-19 on their […]

At a federal courthouse, the risk of infection joins the threat of deportation. NOTE: This article is part of Something Is Happening Here, a collaboration between The Nation and Kopkind, a living memorial to radical journalist Andrew Kopkind, who from 1982–94 was the magazine’s chief political writer and analyst Something Is Happening Here was introduced to this […]

Two doctors spark criticism for discussing in a TV show the idea of testing a vaccine for the coronavirus in Africa. Posted by Roisin Davis, Sat, Apr 4, 2020 at 4:33 AM Al-Jazeera by Rebecca Rosman 4 Apr 2020 Two French doctors have been accused of racism for suggesting that a potential vaccine for coronavirus […]

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/covid-19 Initial material posted by Maurya Simon, Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 12:27 PMSubject: Re: working nurses to deathTo: Michael Davis Yes, I hear very dire reports from my daughter, Leah, who’s an oncology and critical care nurse at City of Hope. She used to be the union rep and says their union is scrabbling […]

(CNN) A prestigious scientific panel told the White House Wednesday night that research shows coronavirus can be spread not just by sneezes or coughs, but also just by talking, or possibly even just breathing. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-spread-white-house-letter/index.html?fbclid=IwAR2ETSV6MrNFZWtLzzyW9fpaz2qSf_qRTcCTKpGpd4X1NzXygt4MQLKqKZg Posted by Roisin Davis, Fri, Apr 3, 2020 at 9:30 AM.Her remarks: This is important. The CDC and WHO have […]

LA Times, APRIL 1, 2020, 5 AM By MICHAEL HILTZIK BUSINESS COLUMNIST https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-01/trump-chloroquine-coronavirus-bad-science-hiltzik-column Jennifer Herrera is down to her last 15 days of a drug she needs to control her inflammatory arthritis. Her pharmacy is out of stock and has no idea when its next shipment will come in. Her misfortune is that she’s dependent on […]

Posted by Mike Davis, Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 1:22 PM https://abc7.com/coronavirus-nyc-news-updates-new-york/6070758 Thursday, April 2, 2020 9:12AM NEW YORK — New guidance for EMS in New York City and Long Island says that patients in cardiac arrest should not be transported to the hospital if they cannot be saved in the field. The hospitals in […]