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The coronavirus primaries were illegitimate elections, here’s why? (1)
Mar 23, 2020 14:48Multiple American states postponed their primaries, due to the coronavirus risk, before in-person voting took place on March 17. Rather than respect the fact that states were trying to protect the health of voters and poll workers, the US Democratic National Committee threatened states with the loss of delegates if they did not hold their primaries before June 9.
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New York Gov. Cuomo’s panel proposes Medicaid cuts amid coronavirus crisis
Mar 23, 2020 14:07A panel appointed by New York governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled on Thursday its plan to reduce the state’s Medicaid spending by some $400 million over the next year. The plan will now go to the state legislature for consideration. Remarkably, the proposal is being put forward in the middle of a healthcare crisis that threatens the very lives of the many vulnerable New Yorkers who depend upon such services as Medicaid.
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With US hospitals unprepared for COVID-19, European students urged home
Mar 22, 2020 15:01The U.S. has fewer than one million staffed beds, a lower rate than countries like Italy, where bed and ventilator shortages have led doctors to ration care and decide who lives or dies. The number of deaths in Italy has exploded in recent days as overwhelmed hospitals have struggled to handle the quickly growing caseload. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, anywhere from 2.4 million to 21 million people in the United States may require hospitalization due to the virus.
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IMF refuses aid to Venezuela in midst of Covid-19 crisis
Mar 22, 2020 14:54Recently Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with senior government officials in Caracas. During the meeting, the Venezuelan pharmaceutical body (CIFAR) and Venezuelan medical equipment companies said they would be able to increase production of machines and medicines to stem the coronavirus crisis; but, they said, they would need key raw materials that have to be imported.
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Amid coronavirus pandemic, global digital mobilization to mark 50th anniversary of Earth Day
Mar 21, 2020 09:11"Whether it be coronavirus or our global climate crisis, we cannot shut down. Instead, we must shift our energies and efforts to new ways to mobilize the world to action", says Jessica Corbett, staff writer for the Common Dreams website in an article titled: Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Digital Mobilization to Mark 50th Anniversary of Earth Day.
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Years of austerity weakened the US public health response to coronavirus
Mar 21, 2020 08:26Unlike the health care system in other developed countries, the U.S. system is shaped by the profit-seeking private insurance companies and health care providers. As a result, medical resources are “maldistributed”, says Mike Ludwig, writer for Truthout website in an article titled: Years of Austerity Weakened the US Public Health Response to Coronavirus.
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Coronavirus outbreak is revealing the appalling conditions faced by Palestinians in Israeli prisons
Mar 20, 2020 12:32According to 2019 statistics from Palestinian non-governmental organization The Center for Defense of Liberties and Civil Rights “Hurryyat,” more than 5,000 Palestinians — including women and children ¬— are currently held in Israeli prisons with 700 suffering from poor health and nearly 300 in critical condition.
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How China saved millions of people dying from coronavirus
Mar 20, 2020 12:29China was able to restrict coronavirus' spread within China itself by containing and controlling it with this very proactive lock-down of Wuhan and the surrounding Province of Hubei, so that the virus never did escape into the rest of the country.
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Norway University calls on students to return home from countries with 'poorly developed health systems'—such as the US
Mar 20, 2020 07:20As The Norway University of Science and Technology (NTNU) warned about the United States' poorly developed "collective infrastructure," the for-profit healthcare sector has left many patients with financial burdens after being treated for COVID-19. The New York Times reported late last month that some patients have faced surprise medical bills amounting to thousands of dollars following their government-mandated quarantine.
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US health care workers on front lines of COVID-19 outbreak lack key protections
Mar 20, 2020 07:17Across the US, health care and domestic workers lack key health and workplace protections as COVID-19 continues to spread. In this regard we have prepared an article for you written by Mike Ludwig, writer for Truthout, under the heading: US Health Care Workers on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak Lack Key Protections.