| Trump suggests China won't be punished if coronavirus was 'a mistake' Posted: 18 Apr 2020 03:47 PM PDT  President Trump offered competing messages on Saturday about how his administration would handle China's alleged culpability in the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in the southeastern city of Wuhan.
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| As COVID-19 deaths outpace funerals, New York’s public burial ground becomes a way-stop between the morgue and cemetery Posted: 18 Apr 2020 05:12 AM PDT  Occupying 131 acres in Long Island Sound, off the Bronx shore, Hart Island is the largest public burial ground in the United States. The process used to bury the unclaimed on Hart Island is not new. … There will be no mass burials on Hart Island.
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| 'Delusional,' 'Absolutely false': Governors cry foul on Trump testing claims Posted: 19 Apr 2020 09:29 AM PDT  Experts have said testing would need to be at least doubled from current levels in order to allow for even a partial reopening of America's economy.
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| ‘A mistake is a mistake’: Trump on consequences for China following virus outbreak Posted: 18 Apr 2020 03:35 PM PDT  When asked if China should face consequences following the coronavirus outbreak that originated in the country and spread around the world, President Trump said that "a mistake is a mistake."
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| A test of 200 people just outside Boston found that 32% had been exposed to the coronavirus, compared to an official rate of 2% Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:47 AM PDT  The study was carried out last week on passersby in Chelsea, Massachusetts. It suggests that the outbreak there is more severe than previously known.
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| ‘Cartels are scrambling’: Virus snarls global drug trade Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:18 AM PDT  Coronavirus is dealing a gut punch to the illegal drug trade, paralyzing economies, closing borders and severing supply chains in China that traffickers rely on for the chemicals to make such profitable drugs as methamphetamine and fentanyl. One of the main suppliers that shut down is in Wuhan, the epicenter of the global outbreak. Associated Press interviews with nearly two dozen law enforcement officials and trafficking experts found Mexican and Colombian cartels are still plying their trade as evidenced by recent drug seizures but the lockdowns that have turned cities into ghost towns are disrupting everything from production to transport to sales.
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| Adherence to social distancing spurs dip in projected U.S. coronavirus deaths Posted: 18 Apr 2020 12:40 AM PDT  Better-than-expected social distancing practices have led an influential research model to lower its projected U.S. coronavirus death toll by 12%, while predicting some states may be able to safely begin easing restrictions as early as May 4. The University of Washington's predictive model, regularly updated and often cited by state public health authorities and White House officials, projected on Friday that the virus will take 60,308 U.S. lives by Aug. 4, down from 68,841 deaths forecast earlier in the week. "We are seeing the numbers decline because some state and local governments, and, equally important, individuals around the country, have stepped up to protect their families, their neighbors, and friends and co-workers by reducing physical contact," said Christopher Murray, director of the university's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME).
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| Italian church-turned-morgue 'finally empty' of coffins Posted: 18 Apr 2020 11:13 AM PDT  A church in Bergamo that served as an overspill morgue at the height of Italy's coronavirus epidemic "is finally empty", the mayor said Saturday. Where dozens of coffins once stood, nothing but flowers are left to be seen in a photograph tweeted by mayor Giorgio Gori that symbolises the easing of a crisis that has killed over 23,000 people in Italy. Bergamo is in the wealthy northern region of Lombardy, which accounts for over half Italy's virus victims.
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| North Korea is advancing its nuclear program, UN report says Posted: 19 Apr 2020 12:47 PM PDT  The 267-page U.N. report that provides surveillance photos and new evidence.
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| Without supplying evidence, Trump says China has more coronavirus deaths than the U.S. Posted: 17 Apr 2020 05:56 PM PDT  President Trump claimed on Friday that China was minimizing the number of deaths it has suffered from the coronavirus, disputing figures that showed the United States had suffered more fatalities from the disease.
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| 4 family members battling coronavirus after Virginia bishop's death Posted: 18 Apr 2020 02:37 PM PDT  Bishop Gerald Glenn of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church died from the virus. Now his wife, two daughters and son-in-law are sick.
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| Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy activists in biggest crackdown since protests began Posted: 18 Apr 2020 08:10 AM PDT  The novel COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic had led to relative calm when it came to Hong Kong's pro-democracy, anti-government protests in recent months, but the city's police arrested at least 15 pro-democracy activists Saturday in connection with the mass demonstrations that took place throughout last year.Media tycoon Jimmy Lai and former legislators Martin Lee, Albert Ho, Leung Kwok-hung, and Au Nok-Hin were among those arrested. Lee is reportedly considered the founding father of Hong Kong's democratic movement and helped write the city's Basic Law when it returned to Chinese rule in 1997.Their supporters said the arrests were meant to squash dissent since they came after Beijing authorities complained about the democratic camp disrupting legislative proceedings, but Hong Kong's police chief denied that, The South China Morning Post reports.After Lee was released on bail later in the afternoon, he said he has no regrets about participating in the protests.Per Al Jazeera, the raids were the biggest crackdown on the movement since the anti-government protests began last June in light of a since-abandoned extradition bill. Read more at Al Jazeera and The South China Morning Post.More stories from theweek.com A parade that killed thousands? 5 brutally funny cartoons about Dr. Fauci's Trump troubles America's fake federalism
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| A bizarre conspiracy theory puts Bill Gates at the center of the coronavirus crisis — and major conservative pundits are circulating it Posted: 19 Apr 2020 12:21 PM PDT  From fringe conspiracy theorists to mainstream conservative pundits, this is how Bill Gates became the scapegoat for the coronavirus pandemic.
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| Turkey has most coronavirus cases outside Europe and U.S. Posted: 19 Apr 2020 09:58 AM PDT  Turkey's confirmed coronavirus cases have risen to 86,306, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Sunday, the highest total for any country outside Europe or the United States. An increase of 3,977 cases in the last 24 hours lifted Turkey's confirmed tally above that of China, where the novel coronavirus first emerged. Koca said 127 more people have died, taking the death toll to 2,017.
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| Fact check: Herd immunity would not fully stop the spread of coronavirus Posted: 18 Apr 2020 01:46 PM PDT  Although herd immunity may eventually be achieved, through vaccination or outbreak, other factors help stop respiratory diseases like COVID-19.
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| Israel eases coronavirus restrictions Posted: 19 Apr 2020 02:30 AM PDT  Israel began easing movement restrictions on Sunday while pointedly avoiding announcing any exit from an ongoing lockdown to forestall the spread of coronavirus. A cabinet vote in the early hours of the morning approved several measures, including a reopening of high street shops, schools for children with special educational needs and a resumption of small scale prayer meetings, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said. In a televised address on Saturday, Netanyahu had outlined "a responsible and gradual" plan allowing the return of some workers to offices and industry.
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| Laboratory in Wuhan breaks silence to deny claims that the coronavirus originated there Posted: 18 Apr 2020 07:40 AM PDT  "There is no way this virus came from us,' said Yuan Zhiming, a vice director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
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| Use One of These Grill Cleaners to Ensure a Food-Safe Cooking Space Posted: 18 Apr 2020 07:00 AM PDT |
| Congress, Trump administration close to deal on new aid package Posted: 19 Apr 2020 06:00 AM PDT  The more than $400 billion in emergency funding focuses on small businesses hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
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| A Connecticut man broke into a restaurant that was closed due to COVID-19 and spent four days eating, and drinking 70 bottles of liquor, police say Posted: 19 Apr 2020 06:41 AM PDT  New Haven police said a man was found asleep inside a closed restaurant after spending days stealing thousands of dollars worth of food and drinks.
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| We are not prepared at all': Haiti, already impoverished, confronts a pandemic Posted: 18 Apr 2020 05:09 PM PDT  Haiti has barely 60 ventilators for 11 million people, and a limited number of doctors who can operate them.
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| Iran's Revolutionary Guards say have increased Gulf patrols Posted: 19 Apr 2020 04:49 AM PDT |
| Over 200 people gathered in California to protest the state's stay-at-home order Posted: 18 Apr 2020 12:51 PM PDT  More than 200 protesters defied public health expert advice, ignoring social distancing guidelines to remain six feet apart and crowded without face masks.
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| Sheriff threatened to jail teen's family if she did not delete Instagram posts about coronavirus, lawsuit says Posted: 18 Apr 2020 02:22 PM PDT  The Marquette County sheriff maintained the girl did not have the right to make her Instagram posts, the lawsuit says.
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| Europe reaches grim milestone, surpasses 100,000 coronavirus deaths Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:53 AM PDT  The continent has become the epicenter of the contagion.
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| Trump ponders whether China let coronavirus get out of control 'deliberately' Posted: 19 Apr 2020 04:59 AM PDT  President Trump continued his criticism of China's handling of the initial novel COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, even going so far as to question whether Beijing let the virus get out of control "deliberately."During his daily White House briefing Saturday, Trump said if China was "knowingly responsible" for the novel COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic "there should be consequences." He suggested the Chinese government was likely "embarrassed" about the virus getting out of control, adding that the question now is whether it was a "mistake that got out of control" or deliberate in the first place. "There's a big difference between the two," he said.> "Our relationship with China was good until they did this."> > President Trump says that China may face consequences for the coronavirus "if they were knowingly responsible" pic.twitter.com/9gaWIyjF3c> > — Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) April 19, 2020The president also questioned the legitimacy of the coronavirus death toll reported by Beijing, whose officially data places China's fatalities per 100,000 people far below the figures in the United States and Europe. "Does anybody really believe these figures?" he asked. Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, agreed that the numbers were "unrealistic."While many people have raised concerns about Beijing's response to the virus and especially the legitimacy of China's case and death totals, Trump's own critics believe the White House is focusing heavily on China as a way to divert attention from its own missteps in responding to the pandemic. Read more at The Guardian and Reuters.More stories from theweek.com A parade that killed thousands? 5 brutally funny cartoons about Dr. Fauci's Trump troubles America's fake federalism
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| Experimental virus drug remdesivir effective in monkeys : study Posted: 18 Apr 2020 01:35 AM PDT  The experimental antiviral drug remdesivir has proven effective against COVID-19 in a small experiment involving monkeys, US government scientists reported Friday. One group received the drug, which was developed by Gilead Sciences, and the other group did not. One of the six treated animals showed mild breathing difficulty, while all six of the untreated monkeys had rapid and difficult breathing.
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| Asia virus latest: India curbs foreign takeovers; Japanese tulips snipped Posted: 19 Apr 2020 02:52 AM PDT  India has increased restrictions on direct foreign investment to curb "opportunistic" takeovers and acquisitions of Indian companies due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the trade ministry said. Under the new policy released Saturday, foreign investors that share land borders with India -- including China -- will only be allowed to invest in the country with government approval. The previous policy restricted the need for government approval for investments from Bangladesh and Pakistan.
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| Kim Jong Un's absence from event fuels speculation over health Posted: 18 Apr 2020 08:02 AM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's absence from an important anniversary event this week has fueled speculation over his potential health problems, analysts said on Friday.
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| 'Armed bandits' kill 47 in northwest Nigeria's Katsina state: police Posted: 19 Apr 2020 10:58 AM PDT |
| Israelis accuse Netanyahu of endangering democracy Posted: 19 Apr 2020 11:45 AM PDT |
| Michigan residents sue governor over coronavirus pandemic orders Posted: 18 Apr 2020 12:48 PM PDT  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faces at least two federal lawsuits challenging her April 9 executive order to fight the coronavirus outbreak, including requirements that residents stay at home and that most businesses close.
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| Bill Cosby wouldn't survive coronavirus behind bars, spokesman says Posted: 18 Apr 2020 06:31 PM PDT  "Mr. Cosby was not given a life sentence," the spokesman said of the comedian's sexual assault case.
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| Column: This man masterminded my friend Daniel Pearl's abduction in 2002. He shouldn't be set free Posted: 19 Apr 2020 10:09 AM PDT  Pearl's beheading opened the door to more violence against journalists. Those who abducted him should remain in prison.
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| An anti-lockdown protest in Austin, Texas, drew anti-vaxxers and Trump supporters chanting 'Fire Fauci' Posted: 18 Apr 2020 01:58 PM PDT  Despite not having adequate testing in place, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced he would begin reopening Texas businesses by May.
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| Boko Haram suspects 'die of poison' in Chad jail Posted: 19 Apr 2020 02:55 AM PDT  The 44 men were taken into custody around Lake Chad during an offensive against Islamist militants.
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| Iranian president says prisoner leave to be extended Posted: 19 Apr 2020 06:21 AM PDT  Iran will extend leave for prisoners for one more month, President Hassan Rouhani announced Sunday, after the country temporarily released 100,000 detainees to combat the spread of coronavirus. "Prisoners' leave was supposed to continue until the end of Farvardin (April 19)... it will be extended until the end of Ordibehesht (May 20)," Rouhani said during a televised meeting of the government's coronavirus taskforce, referring to two Iranian months. Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili did not directly confirm Rouhani's remarks but further leniency was anticipated.
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| Sea turtles are thriving now that people are stuck indoors Posted: 18 Apr 2020 04:32 PM PDT  Swimsuit season may be at a halt, but nesting season is in full swing.
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| U.S. says China should stop 'bullying behaviour' in South China Sea Posted: 18 Apr 2020 06:50 AM PDT |
| Trump Joins Chorus Saying Agreement on New Virus Aid is Close Posted: 19 Apr 2020 05:40 PM PDT  (Bloomberg) -- Democratic leaders and the White House are close to an agreement for as much as $450 billion to top a loan program aimed at helping small businesses stay afloat and provide funds for hospitals and coronavirus testing. "We have a good chance of getting a deal," President Donald Trump said Sunday evening at a White House press briefing, mentioning both the small-business element and "helping our hospitals," including in rural areas. "A lot of good work has been going on. We could have an answer tomorrow," Trump said. Earlier, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on CNN's "State of the Union" that he's hopeful the deal can be passed in the Senate on Monday and the House on Tuesday. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said the chamber could meet as early as Wednesday morning. While the Senate has a pro forma session scheduled for Monday, passage of any measure then is unlikely. Leaders of both parties must check with all senators to ensure they would agree to approve something by unanimous consent, and text of legislation is usually provided first. The Senate's next scheduled session is currently set for Thursday.Discussions are focused on adding an additional $300 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, designed to help small businesses keep workers on their payrolls as much of the country remains under stay-at-home orders, Mnuchin said.He also proposed $50 billion more for a separate Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, or EIDL, that provides financing and advances as grants of as much as $10,000.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hosted a call for his members Sunday afternoon to discuss the package, said a senior Republican leadership aide. President Donald Trump, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and Mnuchin were among those on the call.McConnell and Mnuchin reiterated that state and local government funding and food-stamp demands from Democrats would not be part of the package now under review.Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, also on CNN, said he was hopeful the framework of the small-business deal could be reached on Sunday night or early Monday, including tweaks to the program designed to make money more available to the smallest of businesses.Congress is "very close" to a bipartisan deal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on ABC's "This Week," adding that the Democratic caucus backed her approach to dig in and demand additional money for hospitals and other segments in the current round."We're close. We have common ground," Pelosi said. "I think we're very close to an agreement."On CNN, Mnuchin said all sides were "making a lot of progress" on another $300 billion in small business funding. The deal will include $75 billion of the $100 billion Democrats have demanded for hospitals, and $25 billion for virus testing, he said.Separately, two senators on Sunday proposed a $500 billion fund for state and local governments as part of the next, comprehensive rescue package from Congress.House Republicans held a call Sunday evening to get an update from the their leaders on the status of negotiations on replenishing the tapped-out PPP, according to multiple party officials.One Republican lawmaker familiar with the situation said there's been no official whipping or vote counting on a possible deal. Read more: Democrats Make Offer to Mnuchin in Effort to Break Aid DeadlockDemocratic insistence that the Congress do more than simply "top up" the PPP funds stalled action on the measure last week as funds dwindled, drawing criticism from Republicans and Trump. "Overwhelmingly, my caucus, and we're working closely with the Senate Democrats, know that we have an opportunity, and an urgency, to do something for our hospitals, our teachers and firefighters and the rest, right now," Pelosi said.Pelosi on Saturday penned a progress report to Democrats -- a "Dear Colleague" letter -- that praised the "brilliant leadership of our Chairs and the overwhelming support of our Members to strengthen" and broaden the availability of the PPP.Compromise Offer"It is very urgent though that we support our police and fire, first responders, teachers," Pelosi said in a "Fox News Sunday" interview. "Everything we're doing is about the coronavirus. Not going afield into anything else."The Small Business Association's $349 billion PPP program, which was intended to help mom-and-pop businesses, ran out of funds in less than two weeks.It's come under fire for payouts made to certain operations like large chain restaurants. More than a dozen publicly traded companies with revenue of more than $100 million, including Shake Shack Inc., Potbelly Corp. and a Tex-Mex restaurant chain with more than 10,000 employees, received loans.The National Federation of Independent Business, the largest group representing small businesses in the country, is calling on Congress to reserve $200 billion in the next tranche of funds for firms that have 20 or fewer employees.In an interview on CNN Saturday and on Twitter, former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the types of businesses that can apply for funds "is too broad.""Most of the money now is going to people who have hundreds of people working for them, and millions of dollars in their accounts," Summers said. "We need to change the rules."The industries that received the largest share of loans were construction; professional, scientific and technical services; manufacturing; and health care and social assistance, according to a report from the SBA.The PPP offers loans of as much as $10 million that convert to grants if proceeds are used to keep workers on the payroll and cover rent and other approved expenses for about two months, a stopgap designed to help businesses get by until the economy reopens.Schumer said on CNN that "from one end to the country to the other, we have been hearing that people can't get the loans -- the local restaurant, the local barbershop, the local drugstore, or even startup businesses."Democrats "want to put some more money in, but let's set aside some money to make sure it goes to the rural areas, to the minority areas, to the unbanked," he said.Mnuchin conceded that "some big businesses" were getting money from the PPP. "That was in the bill. But let me say, the majority of these are going to small businesses."For more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Questions mount over Christian group behind Central Park Covid-19 hospital Posted: 19 Apr 2020 04:00 AM PDT  Facility run by Trump ally Franklin Graham's organisation requires staff to sign statement opposing gay marriageWhen big white field hospital tents appeared in Central Park in late March, they became a potent symbol of the scale and severity of New York's coronavirus crisis.But just over two weeks since the opening of the 68-bed facility run by Franklin Graham's organisation Samaritan's Purse, questions are mounting over why the controversial religious leader viewed by many to be homophobic, Islamophobic and politically extreme was chosen to perform this vital role outside Mount Sinai hospital on Fifth Avenue, and who sanctioned it.Graham, a close ally whom Donald Trump praised in a recent briefing, has previously described Islam as "evil" and has described gay people as "the enemy". Coronavirus, he recently said, was a result of "the sin that's in the world".Samaritan's Purse – which has so far treated 130 coronavirus patients and has about 90 staff at the Central Park field hospital – requires all staff and volunteers to sign a "statement of faith".Statements in the document include "we believe that marriage is exclusively the union of one genetic male and one genetic female" and "human life is sacred from conception to its natural end".The decision to allow the group to run such a key Covid-19 effort in the city has drawn protests from both activists and politicians."His hostility towards LGBTQ people does not comport, in my opinion, with his desire to provide assistance and relief to New Yorkers during this time of crisis," the New York state senator Brad Hoylman said. "That said, the federal government has put us in the unfortunate position of having to accept charity from bigots like Franklin Graham and at the very least I think it's government's responsibility to ensure that he follows the law."Hoylman has requested that the Mount Sinai hospital network ask Samaritan's Purse staff to sign a non-discrimination agreement acknowledging their understanding of New York's human rights law. But he still fears the organisation's presence in the city will cause "incalculable" damage."I do fear that we've given Franklin Graham a platform in one of the most famous pieces of public land in the country to spew his hatred of LGBTQ people, and unfortunately at the same time legitimise his homophobia," Hoylman said.On Easter Sunday, Graham – son of the late evangelist Billy Graham – gave an Easter message from outside the Central Park hospital, broadcast on Fox News with the charity logo on a banner in the background.Natalie James, a member of Reclaim Pride Coalition, which staged a protest outside the hospital on Tuesday, said: "Franklin Graham, their notoriously transphobic and homophobic leader of their organisation, had an Easter sermon right there in Central Park next to those tents, which I can only imagine was furthering their fundraising."Among those who spoke at the protest was Timothy Lunceford-Stevens, who said he was rejected as a volunteer by Samaritan's Purse because he did not want to sign the statement of faith. James said the protesters were not necessarily trying to shut down the hospital – acknowledging that help was needed – but that the group wanted Samaritan's Purse to drop the statement of faith, which they believe could be in violation of state and city human rights laws.A group of US lawmakers from New York – including the Democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Adriano Espaillat and Jerry Nadler – wrote a public letter warning of their "concern about the policies governing Samaritan's Purse emergency field hospital in Central Park specifically, the implications for LGBTQIA+ New Yorkers with Covid-19".The letter, addressed to New York's governor, Andrew Cuomo; the New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio; and the Mount Sinai Health System CEO, Kenneth Davis, called for answers to a series of questions, including details of the process that granted the charity use of public land, any non-discriminatory agreements in place and funding.New York state approved the field hospital application. De Blasio has previously said that he found the organisation "troubling" but that Mount Sinai had assured him there would be no discrimination and that his office would be monitoring.Espaillat, whose district includes Mount Sinai hospital, said he believes the situation has come about because the city is in "crisis mode". He added: "Had it been any other time, this would have been a major scandal."Despite all the outrage, Graham, 67, told the Guardian in an interview on Thursday that he believed "the vast majority of New Yorkers are glad that we are there" and that the organisation would remain in Central Park for as long as it was needed.The preacher, who lives in Boone, North Carolina, added: "It's just a small handful of people who are opposed. And I find in life there's always somebody who's opposed to whatever you do and they're just naysayers who disagree with our difficult positions and take exception to that."Defending the statement of faith, he said: "We are an evangelical Christian organisation and we want to have people of like mind."He said "a handful" of qualified people had been turned away because they could not sign the statement of faith, which he said was non-negotiable. "If they agree with it they'll sign it, if they don't agree with it then they move on. That's just who we are and we're not going to change who we are."But he insisted that all patients were treated the same "regardless of their sexual orientation, their race or their religion, it doesn't matter".He also claimed he was not homophobic or Islamophobic, but added: "I certainly disagree with homosexuality and I believe the Bible's very clear about what it has to say about homosexuality, and that's my opinion and that's what I believe, but I'm not anti-gay."The charity is also working in Cremona, Italy, where it has another coronavirus field hospital, and Alaska, where it has airlifted medical supplies. If it were no longer needed in New York and another city requested the field hospital, Graham said, it would "certainly go to that city".Graham said the collaboration with Mount Sinai came about after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) found out Samaritan's Purse had a spare field hospital in a warehouse and asked if the group would be willing to go to New York. He said Mount Sinai had got in touch with the organisation and soon after it began considering different locations.He said Mount Sinai decided the tents should be in Central Park because of its "close proximity" to the hospital. He said the field hospital – including its equipment and staff – was entirely funded by private donations, adding: "We have no state, federal or city money."Fema did not respond to a request for comment. The New York state department of health spokesman, Jonah Bruno, said it had approved the application for Mount Sinai and Samaritan's Purse to erect the field hospital in the park on a "temporary basis, until the governor's emergency declaration is lifted".He added: "The department will fully enforce any and all applicable anti-discrimination laws and regulations against any healthcare provider operating in New York state."The New York City spokeswoman, Jane Meyer, said a member of staff from the mayor's office checked in with staff of Mount Sinai and Samaritan's Purse "every day to ensure things are running smoothly and they also visit the site in person". But Samaritan's Purse said they only came "on occasion".The Mount Sinai spokesman, Jason Kaplan, said: "While our organisations may have differences of opinions, when it comes to Covid-19 we are fully united: we will care for everyone and no patients or staff will be discriminated against. Mount Sinai and Samaritan's Purse are unified in our mission to provide the same world-class care to anyone and everyone who needs it. No questions asked. Any suggestion otherwise is incorrect."
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| If You’re Cooking as Much as We Are, You Need These Kitchen Essentials Posted: 19 Apr 2020 07:00 AM PDT |
| Storms hit South in prelude to tornado threat Posted: 19 Apr 2020 04:42 PM PDT  High winds, hail and heavy rain pounded parts of Alabama on Sunday.
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| Virginia governor says 'this is not the time for protest' as Trump links anti-social distancing demonstrations to Second Amendment rights Posted: 19 Apr 2020 09:40 AM PDT  Northam called Trump's claims about adequate testing capabilities "delusional." Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Trump's claims were "absolutely false."
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| Latinos disproportionately dying, losing jobs because of the coronavirus: 'Something has to change' Posted: 19 Apr 2020 10:55 AM PDT  Latinos are disproportionately suffering from the coronavirus because of a combination of factors, including working in low-paying front-line jobs.
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| Searching for dead brings extra agony in Ecuador's largest city Posted: 18 Apr 2020 12:15 AM PDT  Darwin Castillo's father died in Guayaquil during the coronavirus pandemic that has caused the Ecuadoran city's health system to collapse. Guayaquil, Ecuador's largest city, is the capital of Guayas province has recorded roughly 70 percent of the country's more than 8,200 coronavirus cases. Castillo, 31, who works in a factory making plastic products, ended up returning the coffin he had purchased to the funeral home.
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