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Trump Muses About Light as Remedy, but Also Disinfectant, Which Is Dangerous
“Supposing we hit the body with a tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light,” Mr. Trump said. “And I think you said that hasn’t been checked, but we’re going to test it?” he added, turning to Mr. Bryan, who had retu ...[Read more]
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As Coronavirus Spreads, Poison Hotlines See Rise in Accidents With Cleaning Products
As awareness of the coronavirus pandemic has spread throughout the United States, doctors who monitor activity at poison call centers have noticed an alarming trend: a significant increase in accidental exposures to household cleaners and disinfectants. A ...[Read more]
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Argentina to Soon Welcome 200 Cuban Doctors for COVID-19 Fight
Argentina’s government confirmed Sunday night that a contingent of 202 Cuban doctors will arrive in the South American nation to help local health professionals with the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The idea is for them to contribute and join medic ...[Read more]
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U.S. Trump Was Real Time Informed During COVID-19 Outbreak in China
U.S. health experts briefed President Donald Trump in real time about the emergence of COVID-19 in China while working full-time at World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva in late 2019. A dozen U.S. researchers, doctors and experts were at WHO h ...[Read more]
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The untold story behind America’s biggest outbreak
The Smithfield pork plant, located in a Republican-led state that is one of five in the US that has not issued any kind of shelter-in-place order, has become a microcosm illustrating the socioeconomic disparities laid bare by the global pandemic. While ma ...[Read more]
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The White House Has Erected A Blockade Stopping States and Hospitals From Getting Coronavirus PPE
Whenever you start to think that the federal government under Donald Trump has hit a moral bottom, it finds a new way to shock and horrify. Over the last few weeks, it has started to appear as though, in addition to abandoning the states to their own devi ...[Read more]
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Democrats’ Big Coronavirus Idea Is to Subsidize Health Insurers
An unprecedented number of people are losing their jobs in the United States right now. Because of the employer-dependent health care labyrinth we have set up, that means an unprecedented number are also losing their health insurance. The new group of uni ...[Read more]
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Illinois Governor arranging secret flights from China to bring millions of masks and gloves to Illinois
Gov. J.B. Pritzker is planning to obtain millions of masks and gloves from China and bring those supplies back to Illinois on charter jets — but he’s keeping the details secret out of fear the Trump administration might seize the cargo for the federal ...[Read more]
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US coronavirus death toll rises to 40,000, almost double Italy’s figures – Reuters tally
The number of people who have died in the US due to Covid-19 climbed to over 40,000 on Sunday, according to calculations by Reuters. The American death toll is the highest in the world and is almost two times larger than the figures from Italy, which is ...[Read more]
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US alerted Israel, NATO to disease outbreak in China in November — TV report
White House was reportedly not interested in the intel, but it was passed onto NATO, IDF; when it reached Israel's Health Ministry, 'nothing was done' US intelligence agencies alerted Israel to the coronavirus outbreak in China already in November, Israe ...[Read more]
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NYC Gears Up For Coronavirus Crisis Rent Strike
Housing advocates are organizing a massive rent strike May 1 to pressure New York lawmakers to cancel rents during the COVID-19 shutdown. Donnette Leftord, a Flatbush mom of three and an undocumented New Yorker, wouldn't pay her $1,700 month rent next mon ...[Read more]
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