Coronavirus

With US postal service on 'verge of collapse' and 630,000 jobs at risk, Trump slammed for refusing to act

Apr 16, 2020 14:22

The U.S. Postal Service warned Congress this week that it will completely "run out of cash" in the next several months without immediate action from the White House and Congress, but—with as many as 630,000 jobs at risk—President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers have refused to commit to rescuing the prized government institution as it falters amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump may push for new task force to reopen economy, against Americans’ wishes

Apr 16, 2020 14:13

As Americans struggle with the economic realities that COVID19 has wrought,rumors abound that President Donald Trump is planning to unveil a second coronavirus task force, whose goals will include offering a roadmap on how to reopen the nation’s economy as quickly as possible. The task force, it is believed, will be headed by Trump’s Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, and will include a number of private-sector business leaders as well as administration officials whose focus is primarily on economics.
Global pandemic a toll on mental health

Apr 16, 2020 03:48

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation poll conducted March 25 to 30, nearly half of people in the US say the coronavirus pandemic has affected their mental health, with 19 percent reporting a “major impact.” The survey said women, Hispanic adults and black adults report higher rates.
Prioritizing jails over hospitals has made rural US more vulnerable to COVID-19

Apr 15, 2020 14:16

The United States’ smallest communities are meeting the outbreak clinging to a woefully inadequate or virtually nonexistent public health safety net. Rather than hospitals or health clinics, much of the rural U.S. is dotted with jails and prisons; places where vulnerable people live in inescapably close proximity, and the novel coronavirus can be a death sentence.
How to save black and Hispanic lives in a pandemic

Apr 15, 2020 14:10

Across the United States, black and Hispanic people suffer disproportionately from poverty, poor health care and chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension and asthma. Data shows that black and Hispanic Americans are dying of the coronavirus disease at rates far higher than white Americans.
Feeling more tired than usual during lockdown? Psychologists explain why?

Apr 15, 2020 06:00

The coronavirus pandemic has made people confused and uncertain, and given some a sense of trepidation. All these feelings can lead to poor sleep quality, which in turn can make people more tired and anxious. To break this cycle, exercise is a useful tool. Going for a walk or doing an online exercise class can make you feel physically tired but in the longer-term it will reduce feelings of fatigue as your sleep quality improves.
Why few next weeks are critical in India’s coronavirus war?

Apr 15, 2020 05:55

Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the next three to four weeks would be "critical" to prevent the spread of coronavirus in India. Ever since its first case was confirmed on January 30, India has taken a number of measures to try and combat the coronavirus. It has eased testing eligibility and invoked a draconian 122-year-old colonial-era epidemic diseases law to restrict public gatherings, among other things.
Life amid COVID-19 will get worse in Gaza

Apr 14, 2020 18:15

COVID-19 cases are fast spreading in the Gaza Strip, where close to two million Palestinians live in crowded neighborhoods and refugee camps where social distancing is out of question. It doesn’t take a strategic mind to realize that a major outbreak of the illness would swiftly overwhelm Gaza’s health care system, which has been devastated by years of the Zionist regime's war and blockade.
US systemic racism is making coronavirus worse in black America

Apr 14, 2020 18:08

With scarce testing, health care workers and ventilators, combined with a pattern of red state governors ignoring science and placing profits above people, there are signs that Black communities across the US are bearing the brunt of an inept federal response and unjust health care system unprepared to handle the surge of COVID-19 patients.
How the pandemic hit America's poorest?

Apr 14, 2020 03:32

As millions of Americans apply for unemployment benefits, the coronavirus pandemic has brutally laid bare the extent of US’s growing inequality, not only between the super-rich and the rest of the country, but in the quality of jobs and the social protections that come with them.