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New York's virus toll tops 9/11, while Wuhan ends lockdown

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Trump Removes Acting Pentagon IG Slated to Lead Pandemic Oversight

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Ten times as many New Yorkers are dying in their homes than normal and they aren't being tested for COVID-19

alternet.org - As of this writing, 12,242 people have died in the United States as a result of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Over 5,000 of those losses were in New Yor…

Coronavirus live news: China's Wuhan city reopens as Boris Johnson spends second night in intensive care

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Expert urges making Covid-19 vaccines before we know they work - STAT

statnews.com - There’s a one-word exit strategy for the devastating Covid-19 pandemic, which is crippling economies around the world: vaccines. Political leaders and captains of industry know preventing Covid-19 in…

Trump in 2nd Day of Meltdown Over Government Report on Hospital Shortages

nymag.com - Yesterday, the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services published a study summarizing interviews with 323 hospitals. The study confirmed that hospitals are desperately short o…

As Coronavirus Spread, Financial Services Contractor Told Warehouse Workers They Aren’t Allowed to Get Sick

theintercept.com - M. was midway through her 12-hour shift in late March, sorting financial documents in a cavernous Long Island warehouse, when a supervisor stopped by and handed her a flyer. Several days earlier, New…

The Chinese Government Has Convinced Its Citizens That the U.S. Army Brought Coronavirus to Wuhan

vice.com - U.S. Army sergeant Maatje Benassi was among several hundred U.S. service men and women who traveled to Wuhan to take part in the Military World Games in October. But, according to a widely-believed c…

Coronavirus Hasn’t Stopped Jared Kushner’s Real Estate Empire From Hounding Tenants With Debt Collection, Eviction Lawsuits

theintercept.com - Jared Kushner’s family real estate company, which owns and manages thousands of apartment units, continued its aggressive eviction practices and debt collection lawsuits as Americans wait for governm…

Why We Underestimated COVID-19

newyorker.com - Even as the scale of the coronavirus outbreak was becoming apparent, spring breakers flooded the beaches of Florida and New Yorkers continued to congregate in parks. Despite the warnings of politicia…

Japan declares month-long state of emergency over coronavirus

france24.com - Abe said Tuesday that there would be no European-style lockdowns. The state of emergency will only permit Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike and heads of six other designated prefectures to do more to reinforce…

New White House Press Secretary Said a Month Ago That the Coronavirus Would Never Spread to the U.S.

slate.com - Kayleigh McEnany speaks at a Trump campaign rally on Jan. 9 in Toledo, Ohio. An Interview With the College Senior Behind the Iconic Photo of Wisconsin’s Pandemic Election Trump Is the Star of the Cor…

A ‘Liberty’ Rebellion in Idaho Threatens to Undermine Coronavirus Orders

nytimes.com - Mr. Wheeler, the Bonner County sheriff, said in his letter to the governor that the state needed to discuss how serious the threat was. “I do not believe that suspending the Constitution was wise, be…

Here's how scientists are tracking the genetic evolution of COVID-19

theconversation.com - When you hear the term “evolutionary tree,” you may think of Charles Darwin and the study of the relationships between different species over the span of millions of years. While the concept of an “e…

Interview: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed on the Politics of COVID-19 ❧ Current Affairs

currentaffairs.org - Current Affairs editors Nathan J. Robinson and Eli Massey recently spoke to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, CNN contributor, former head of the Detroit health department, host of the America Dissected podcast, a…

So Much for Keeping the Military Out of Politics

defenseone.com - Jim Mattis must be rolling in his political grave. The Marine general-turned-defense secretary did everything in his power to keep the military out of the spotlight and disconnected to Trump’s firebr…

"Who's Going to Pay For it?" A Dying Patient's Last Words Before Being Placed on a Ventilator

mintpressnews.com - Who is going to pay for it? Those were the last words a patient dying of COVID-19 asked Derrick Smith, a certified registered nurse anethetist in New York City. The man appeared more concerned about …

Standing on the Shoulders of Solitude: Newton, the Plague, and How Quarantine Fomented the Greatest Leap in Science

brainpickings.org - In the 1650s, the penumbra of plague slowly began eclipsing Europe. Italy fell first, soon Spain, then Germany, then Holland. From across the slender cell wall of the Channel, England watched and tre…

Trump Orders Military Bases To Stop Releasing COVID-19 Infection Numbers

mavenroundtable.io - On Monday, Pentagon spokeswoman Alyssa Farah revealed in a statement that the military bases and combatant commands are ordered to stop publishing coronavirus case numbers, according to the Hill. “As…

Ohio Church-Goer Unworried About Infecting Others: “I’m Covered In Jesus’ Blood”

mavenroundtable.io - Politics/Causes The Intellectualist U.S. & Global News CNN caught up with a woman who attended church on Sunday, despite warnings about large gatherings as the coronavirus continues to spread within …

“Worse Than Anything We’ve Seen”: Frontline Doctors Race to Learn the Mysteries of Coronavirus

vanityfair.com - As the official U.S. death toll from COVID-19 passed 10,000, Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned that Americans should brace for “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives. During a press appearan…

Why Does Covid-19 Make Some People So Sick? Ask Their DNA

wired.com - SARS-CoV-2, the pandemic coronavirus that surfaced for the first time in China last year, is an equal opportunity invader. If you’re a human, it wants in. Regardless of age, race, or sex, the virus a…

The coronavirus is infecting and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rate

washingtonpost.com - By Reis Thebault , Reis Thebault National and breaking news reporter Email Bio Follow Andrew Ba Tran and Andrew Ba Tran Data reporter on the rapid-response investigative team Email Bio Follow Vanessa…

Opinion | Wisconsin’s debacle may be the most infuriating of the coronavirus failures

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Acting Navy secretary resigns after insulting aircraft carrier’s ousted captain

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Fox News Is Preparing to Be Sued Over Coronavirus Misinformation

vanityfair.com - Just over a week ago, former Fox Business host Trish Regan parted ways with the network, ostensibly because she called the coronavirus melee “yet another attempt to impeach...demonize, and destroy th…

How Will We Know When It’s Time to Reopen the Nation?

nytimes.com - Some cities or states will recover sooner than others. It’s helpful to have criteria by which cities or states could determine they’re ready. A recent report by Scott Gottlieb, Caitlin Rivers, Mark B…

How the Coronavirus Pandemic Intensifies the Fight Over Voting Rights

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Mad Man Modly: The Secretary of the Navy Gets the Boot - Antiwar.com Original

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The Technology That Could Free America From Quarantine

theatlantic.com - Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. It’s a cool fall evening in September 2020. With a bottle of wine in hand, …

Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate — ProPublica

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Opinion | On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not Happiness

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Critic who called Xi a 'clown' over Covid-19 crisis investigated for 'serious violations'

theguardian.com - Ren Zhiqiang, an influential critic of the Chinese Communist party who suggested president Xi Jinping was a “clown” over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, is being investigated for “serious v…

John Prine, US folk and country songwriter, dies aged 73 due to Covid-19 complications

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How the right is responding to the coronavirus: denial, realism or dangerous contrarianism | Jason Wilson

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Coronavirus Is Forcing the GOP to Admit Its Ideology Is Delusional

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These are the trade-offs we make when we depend on billionaires to save us

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Kushner’s Grand Theft Ventilator scheme

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On China and the World Health Organisation, Donald Trump wants to have it both ways

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Lice drug a head-scratching Covid-19 home remedy

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