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The Workers Who Supply the World’s Food Are Starting to Get Sick

bloomberg.com - Eggs are collected from a barn of Lohmann Brown chickens at a farm in Illinois, U.S. Sign up here for our daily coronavirus newsletter on what you need to know, and subscribe to our Covid-19 podcast …

More Costco Employees Have Tested Positive For The Coronavirus Days After A Coworker Died From The Disease

buzzfeednews.com - The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus. To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak…

Trump Blames Hospitals for Coronavirus Mask Shortages

nymag.com - The Trump administration dithered as the coronavirus swept the planet, and because of its delay, has had to scramble to provide hospitals with the equipment they need to save lives and protect patien…

A Chilling Account From A Doctor At The Center Of The Coronavirus Crisis

buzzfeednews.com - Medical workers outside at Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York City, March 26. The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about …

South Africa Under Lockdown as COVID–19 Spreads

unicornriot.ninja - Durban, Kawzulu-Natal, South Africa – On March 5, 2020, South Africa reported its first official case of coronavirus (COVID–19) in the Kwazulu-Natal province. Since then, the virus has expanded into …

The Lost Month: How a Failure to Test Blinded the U.S. to Covid-19

nytimes.com - Alex Azar had sounded confident at the end of January. At a news conference in the hulking H.H.S. headquarters in Washington, he said he had the government’s response to the new coronavirus under con…

Bail Out Journalists. Let Newspaper Chains Die.

nytimes.com - “There’s all this ‘doom and gloom for local journalism stories’ that have happened in the last week or so, and I hope that other people see what we’re doing and understand that the important thing is…

Coronavirus live news: expert claims UK infection 'may be slowing' as New York state passes 1,000 deaths

theguardian.com - The Scottish government has finally launched a volunteering scheme for members of the public to help during the coronavirus crisis, in a collaboration with the British Red Cross, the NHS and a volunt…

The coronavirus crisis is exposing how the economy was not strong as it seemed

washingtonpost.com - Jennifer Wittlin prepares dinner takeout orders at Big King March 25 in Providence, R.I. Owner James Mark said pushing to restart the economy before the health crisis is over would put him under pres…

In West African Coronavirus Hotspot, War Has Left 700,000 Homeless and Exposed

theintercept.com - Sawadogo remembers the raid on Rofenega as a chaotic blur punctuated by gunfire. The long-legged octogenarian with rheumy eyes and a white beard seemed dazed by the violence that had left him homeles…

The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration

newyorker.com - So you have to develop a model which is going to explain why there’s a fairly rapid increase at the outset, and then why the thing starts to turn flat, ultimately down, and then disappears. That’s th…

The Fate of the News in the Age of the Coronavirus

newyorker.com - In 2009, as the economy struggled to rebound from the Great Recession, executives at the New York Times found themselves in a vigorous internal debate. They were trying to decide whether their conten…

Medical Professionals Reportedly Believe Coronavirus Deaths May Be Higher Than Official Numbers Say

complex.com - According to a BuzzFeed News report that relies on comments from medical professionals dealing directly with the coronavirus pandemic, people within the medical industry think more individuals are dy…

Opinion | Covid-19 Brings Out All the Usual Zombies

nytimes.com - True, there may be some billionaires who imagine that denying the crisis will work to their financial advantage. Just before Trump made his terrifying call for reopening the nation by Easter, he had …

President Trump extends social distancing guidance until end of April

washingtonpost.com - By Ian Duncan and close Ian Duncan Member of the transportation team focused on the U.S. Department of Transportation Email EmailBio BioFollow Follow Felicia Sonmez close Felicia Sonmez National repo…

Ethicists Race to Offer Rules For Deciding Who Lives and Who Dies

undark.org - With the fast-spreading SARS-CoV-2 virus overwhelming hospitals and leaving crucial life-saving equipment in short supply, doctors and other health care providers in Italy, Spain, and possibly elsewh…

Country Artist Joe Diffie Dead From Coronavirus at Age 61

billboard.com - Veteran country artist Joe Diffie has died following complications from COVID-19. The Grammy and CMA-Award winner passed away Sunday (March 29), according to his publicist. He was 61. Diffie went pub…

In Exchange for Aid, Trump Wants Praise From Governors He Can Use in Campaign Ads

theintercept.com - As he increasingly tries to shovel blame for the shortage of medical supplies onto the governors of states with densely populated areas that are suffering the most from the coronavirus pandemic, Pres…

Doctors And Nurses Say More People Are Dying Of COVID-19 In The US Than We Know

buzzfeednews.com - In California, one ER doctor who works at multiple hospitals in a hard-hit county told BuzzFeed News, “those medical records aren't being audited by anyone at the state and local level currently and …

This is Very Important News from Italy. Please Read.

talkingpointsmemo.com - In a time of uncertainty and fear I’m reluctant to pass on startling information based on first pass looks at statistics. But this seems sufficiently compelling and concrete to merit our attention. H…

Asymptomatic Carriers Are Fueling the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here’s Why You Don’t Have to Feel Sick to Spread the Disease

discovermagazine.com - This week, the White House issued a warning for anyone who recently fled New York City: Quarantine yourself for a full 14 days or risk spreading COVID-19 to a new community — regardless of whether yo…

Dyson Designs Portable Ventilator in 10 Days to Fight Coronavirus: 'The Race Is Now On'

yahoo.com - It took Dyson just 10 days to design an entirely new ventilator meant to help coronavirus patients — and now, the company is making 15,000 of them, Dyson said. The British Dyson, best known for its v…

Coronavirus pushes GOP's Biden-Burisma probe to back burner

thehill.com - As the fallout from the coronavirus dominates Washington and the country, one high-profile item has fallen out of the spotlight: a GOP effort to investigate Hunter Biden and Ukraine gas company Buris…

Influencer Who Participated in Toilet Licking Challenge Says He Tested Positive for Coronavirus

people.com - A California influencer who participated in the viral toilet-licking challenge claims to have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The social media star, known as Larz and GayShawnMendes…

Why is the CDC 'sitting on the sidelines' in the Covid-19 fight? - STAT

statnews.com - The public health challenge of our generation is right in front of us. SARS-CoV-2 appears to be the Andromeda strain that public health workers fear to see emerging. After many years of working at th…

Trump: America’s Most Dangerous Pathogen? - The Bulwark

thebulwark.com - It has come to this: America’s deadliest pathogen may be its own president. In one sense, COVID-19 is Trump’s dream come perversely true—it has licensed his endless voracity to consume our mass consc…

Rush Limbaugh argues that medical experts are just part of the ‘Deep State’

alternet.org - Far-right talk radio host Rush Limbaugh, like President Donald Trump, has been a frequent source of nonsense during the coronavirus crisis: on his February 24 show, he equated COVID-19 with “the comm…

Opinion: COVID-19 isn’t the only thing that’s gone viral. Ageism has, too

theglobeandmail.com - Nathan Stall is a geriatrician at Sinai Health System (SHS) in Toronto and a research fellow at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Samir Sinha is …

Opinion | The coronavirus gives Russia and China another opportunity to spread their disinformation

washingtonpost.com - (Denis Charlet/Afp Via Getty Images) By Editorial Board March 29, 2020 at 4:59 PM EDT AS FAST as the coronavirus has raced around the globe, it has been outpaced by a blinding avalanche of social med…

Trump Is Fighting a War Against Governors, Not the Coronavirus

nymag.com - We’re committed to keeping our readers informed. We’ve removed our paywall from essential coronavirus news stories. Become a subscriber to support our journalists. Subscribe now. On March 18, Preside…

The Coronavirus-Denial Movement Now Has a Leader

theatlantic.com - He’s described the illness as a “little flu,” a trifling “cold.” He’s accused the media of manufacturing “hysteria”—even as confirmed cases of the coronavirus, which causes the disease COVID-19, soar…

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News digest brought to you by the Doomstead Diner.

The Workers Who Supply the World’s Food Are Starting to Get Sick

More Costco Employees Have Tested Positive For The Coronavirus Days After A Coworker Died From The Disease

Trump Blames Hospitals for Coronavirus Mask Shortages

A Chilling Account From A Doctor At The Center Of The Coronavirus Crisis

South Africa Under Lockdown as COVID–19 Spreads

The Lost Month: How a Failure to Test Blinded the U.S. to Covid-19

Bail Out Journalists. Let Newspaper Chains Die.

Coronavirus live news: expert claims UK infection 'may be slowing' as New York state passes 1,000 deaths

The coronavirus crisis is exposing how the economy was not strong as it seemed

In West African Coronavirus Hotspot, War Has Left 700,000 Homeless and Exposed

The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration

The Fate of the News in the Age of the Coronavirus

Medical Professionals Reportedly Believe Coronavirus Deaths May Be Higher Than Official Numbers Say

Opinion | Covid-19 Brings Out All the Usual Zombies

President Trump extends social distancing guidance until end of April

Ethicists Race to Offer Rules For Deciding Who Lives and Who Dies

Country Artist Joe Diffie Dead From Coronavirus at Age 61

In Exchange for Aid, Trump Wants Praise From Governors He Can Use in Campaign Ads

Doctors And Nurses Say More People Are Dying Of COVID-19 In The US Than We Know

This is Very Important News from Italy. Please Read.

Asymptomatic Carriers Are Fueling the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here’s Why You Don’t Have to Feel Sick to Spread the Disease

Dyson Designs Portable Ventilator in 10 Days to Fight Coronavirus: 'The Race Is Now On'

Coronavirus pushes GOP's Biden-Burisma probe to back burner

Influencer Who Participated in Toilet Licking Challenge Says He Tested Positive for Coronavirus

Why is the CDC 'sitting on the sidelines' in the Covid-19 fight? - STAT

Trump: America’s Most Dangerous Pathogen? - The Bulwark

Rush Limbaugh argues that medical experts are just part of the ‘Deep State’

Opinion: COVID-19 isn’t the only thing that’s gone viral. Ageism has, too

Opinion | The coronavirus gives Russia and China another opportunity to spread their disinformation

Trump Is Fighting a War Against Governors, Not the Coronavirus

The Coronavirus-Denial Movement Now Has a Leader

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