World - Part 23

Coronavirus ‘may have been quietly spreading long before pandemic’
Researchers from the United States, Britain and Australia looked at piles of data released by scientists around the world for clues about the virus’ evolutionary past, and found it might have made the jump from animal to humans long before the first det ...[Read more]
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Ousted expert on Florida’s Covid plan: They are not listening to the scientists
Rebekah Jones, creator and manager of the state’s official coronavirus database, first claimed she was ordered to censor information to justify Governor Ron DeSantis’s ambitious reopening plans for the state. Jones was fired for insubordination, and s ...[Read more]
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South Dakota Nurse: Dying COVID Patients Still Dont Believe The Virus Is Real
A South Dakota nurse has gone viral after explaining her ongoing frustrations with trying to convince COVID-19 patients they actually have the virus. “I can’t help but think of the Covid patients the last few days,” she tweeted. “The ones that st ...[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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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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