RT (2020-03-26). \'Covid-19 could be seasonal\': Fauci warns coronavirus is likely to return in \'CYCLES\', stresses need for vaccine. rt.com Even if the US and other nations battling Covid-19 succeed in beating it back, the illness may return in yearly cycles, warned Anthony Fauci, a top expert on the US coronavirus task force, urging for the fast rollout of a vaccine.

RT (2020-03-26). Sanders threatens to hold up $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus over \'anti-worker\' bias. rt.com Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says he is willing to stall the already much-delayed coronavirus stimulus plan if more restrictions are not placed on the \"$500 million corporate welfare fund.\" | Sanders says the \"anti-worker objections\" from several Republicans over proposed unemployment benefits in the bill have him ready to delay the whole process. | \"Unless these Republican Senators drop their objections, I am prepared to put a hold on this bill until stronger conditions are imposed on the $500 billion corporate welfare fund,\" Sanders said in a statement on Wednesday, responding to several GOP lawmakers who…

WSWS (2020-03-26). Peru deploys army in the streets to enforce COVID-19 curfew. wsws.org The quarantine and curfew imposed by President Vizcarra are aimed at protecting the interests of the wealthy and preparing the repression of a likely social explosion.

WSWS (2020-03-26). \"We are not going to die in our cubicles!\" — Wildcat strikes erupt at call centers across Brazil. wsws.org Workers have rebelled against unsafe conditions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, challenging transnational corporations like AlmaViva.

WSWS (2020-03-26). Johnson\'s \"herd immunity\" strategy and the London Conference on Intelligence whitewash: Britain\'s ruling class and eugenics. wsws.org Innumerable posts on social media have drawn the connection between the reactionary ideology of eugenics and the British government\'s criminally delayed and negligent response to the pandemic.

WSWS (2020-03-26). Norwegian parties grant government emergency powers as coronavirus leads to record rise in unemployment. wsws.org The agreement, which suspends parliament for up to six months, means the right-wing coalition can make changes to laws without consulting deputies.

RT (2020-03-25). Is there a doctor in the house? Nevada state medical team that banned malaria drug for coronavirus lacks qualification. rt.com Nevada\'s top health officials lack the qualifications one might expect in leaders making public health recommendations for the US, but that hasn\'t stopped them from attacking a potential Covid-19 treatment. | Trump\'s detractors in the Nevada state health department have moved heaven and earth to stop doctors in the state from prescribing two drugs the president deemed promising for treatment of coronavirus, insisting he\'s not qualified enough for his opinion to outweigh a lack of medical consensus. However, a few Twitter detectives discovered on Wednesday that these \"professionals\" don\'t seem to have all the n…

RT (2020-03-25). France recalling troops from Iraq over coronavirus. rt.com Paris will remove all of its troops currently stationed in Iraq for the time being over concerns about the spread of Covid-19, the French military announced. | \"France has taken the decision to repatriate until further notice its personnel deployed in operation Chammal in Iraq,\" the Armed Forces Ministry said on Wednesday, adding that around 100 troops were in the country, and that air strikes against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) would continue. | Abdul-Karim Khalaf, the spokesman for the caretaker Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi told the newspaper Al-Sabah on Wednesday that the French troops have alr…

RT (2020-03-25). Russia sends cargo ship with military ambulances toward Syria after virus outbreak — report. rt.com A cargo ship operated by the Russian Navy passed through Turkey\'s Bosphorus strait en route to Syria on Tuesday loaded with ambulances, Reuters said. | The Dvinitsa-50 ship, part of Russia\'s auxiliary fleet, was reportedly carrying at least three military ambulances along with a shipping container on its deck. | Russia operates a naval facility at Tartus in Syria and an airbase in Latakia. | The United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday that an immediate nationwide ceasefire is needed across Syria to enable an \"all-out-effort\" to stamp out the coronavirus and prevent it fr…

RT (2020-03-25). US defense secretary issues order halting all travel & movement overseas for up to 60 days, Afghanistan withdrawal will proceed. rt.com US Defense Secretary Mark Esper has put forth a stop movement order halting all travel overseas for officials, but he insists the Afghanistan withdrawal will continue as planned. | Esper has told

Staff (2020-03-25). \"People Go Before Money. This Is About Saving Lives,\" Says San Juan Mayor on Pandemic in Puerto Rico. democracynow.org Puerto Rico announced a record $787 million financial package to fight the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic Monday, as the island\'s death toll hits two with 39 cases reported. The pandemic follows a series of devastating earthquakes in Puerto Rico earlier this year and comes as the island continues to deal with fallout from Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico\'s infrastructure and killed at least 3,000. \"One of the things that I think is evident is that with the Trump administration and FEMA, we have to continue to remind them, time and time again, that we are people and that we deserve to be…

RT (2020-03-25). \'Failed liberalism left us without masks\': Covid-19 crisis exposed Western liberal democracy, brought back ideals of \'sovereignty\'. rt.com The Covid-19 pandemic lifted the veil on Western democracies\' failures, but the media has had no interest in exposing how liberalism and free-market ideologies are silent killers, French philosopher Michel Onfray told RT France. | RT France: Maybe a few more weeks of quarantine, it\'s not really a surprise; what is your reaction to that? | Onfray: It is obvious that the president of the Republic is stumbling around, that he is rowing here and there, that it is his slogan \"at the same time\" — at the same time to the left and to the right, to the right, to the left, we don\'t really know what we are doing. Th…

Staff (2020-03-25). Calls Grow for Sen. Burr to Resign After He Sold $1.7 Million in Stocks & Downplayed COVID-19 Risks. democracynow.org Calls are growing for Republican Senator Richard Burr to resign after he reportedly sold up to $1.7 million worth of stocks after receiving privileged briefings about the coronavirus\'s threat to the global economy. ProPublica reports Burr, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, unloaded his holdings on February 13 in 33 separate transactions. At the time, he had access to classified information about the coronavirus and was receiving daily intelligence briefings. The stock market began plummeting a week after Burr\'s sales and has since lost about 30% of its value. We speak with Derek Willis of ProPublica…

Staff (2020-03-25). Madrid\'s Ice Rink Turned to Morgue as Spain Exceeds China in Coronavirus Deaths. democracynow.org We go to Madrid, Spain, one of the epicenters of the pandemic in Europe, where health workers account for nearly 14% of the country\'s infections. Many face limited availability of protective equipment. So many people have died that Madrid\'s municipal funeral home has stopped collecting bodies. A large ice rink is now being used as a makeshift morgue, and the government plans to extend the state of emergency by another 15 days in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. \"If Madrid was a country, it would actually be fifth in terms of death rate in the entire world,\" says María Carrión, journalist and former De…

Staff (2020-03-25). Frontline NY Nurses Lack Protective Masks & Ventilators, Say Worst Yet to Come as COVID-19 Spreads. democracynow.org As the New York metro area has 60% of all the new coronavirus cases in the United States and is responsible for half the cases all over the country, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the number of hospitalizations is expected to peak in the next 40 days as hospitals are already encountering shortages of equipment needed to protect medical workers and to keep patients alive when the city\'s COVID-19 cases peak in the coming weeks. We\'re joined by two people on the frontlines of the pandemic: Sean Petty, a registered nurse in the pediatric emergency room of a public hospital in the Bronx and member of the…

The Canary (2020-03-25). Wildflowers moving north as climate changes, citizen survey shows. thecanary.co Wildflowers are moving northwards as temperatures rise, prompting calls to manage landscapes to make space for plants in the face of climate change.Results from the first five years of the government-funded National Plant Monitoring Scheme, using data from 15,000 surveys by volunteer citizen scientists, already shows the impact of a warming world on the UK\'s plants.The data reveals that plants such as wild orchids are expanding their range northwards, experts said.The National Plant Monitoring Scheme looks at 30 different habitats, from woodland and hedgerows to blanket bogs and streams, with around 30 wild flowe…

RT (2020-03-25). Iran will impose restrictions on movement, adopt new measures against coronavirus — Rouhani. rt.com Iran\'s President Hassan Rouhani warned on Wednesday that his government is poised to introduce tough new measures against the coronavirus, AFP reports. | Rouhani said that the new measures, which could be adopted as soon as Wednesday evening, include Iran\'s first restrictions on movement to try and stem the spread of the virus, and are likely to be \"difficult\" for the public. So far, Iran has resisted imposing any lockdown, choosing instead to rely on verbal appeals for people to stay home, but those have been widely ignored. | \"There has been a long debate within the national committee for fighting the corona…

RT (2020-03-25). Bulgaria bans entry of trucks en route to Turkey as Ankara imposes Covid-19 restrictions. rt.com Bulgaria has imposed a temporary entry ban on trucks from more than 65 countries that plan to pass through the Balkan state en route to Turkey, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The decision was taken after Ankara imposed stringent coronavirus restrictions on truck drivers. | A 45-km long line of trucks has already built up at the Bulgarian-Turkish main border checkpoint of Kapitan Andreevo after Turkey banned entry of truck drivers coming from countries with large coronavirus outbreaks, Reuters reports. | Many of the drivers, who have to wait more than 72 hours to cross the border into Turkey, do not hav…

RT (2020-03-25). \'Whole of humanity\' at stake in Covid-19 pandemic, UN chief warns in urgent plea to \'fight back\'. rt.com UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has warned that the \"whole of humanity\" is in danger of the coronavirus crisis, and we must all fight against it. | \"Global action and solidarity are crucial. Individual country responses are not going to be enough,\" Guterres said on Wednesday. | The secretary general said the Covid-19 crisis is unlike anything the UN has faced in its 75-year history and is pleading with the developed world to raise trillions of dollars to help poorer countries fight off the deadly viral scourge. | The UN is launching a $2 billion program to help the world\'s poor fight against the coronavi…

RT (2020-03-25). Paramushir Island in Russia\'s Kuril Islands evacuated after 7.2 earthquake causes small tsunami wave. rt.com Residents of Severo-Kurilsk, a small Russian town with a population of just over 2,500 on the northern end of the Kuril Islands, were evacuated to safety after an earthquake triggered a tsunami warning. | \"The safety of the people is the most important for us. It is necessary to make sure that there are no people in the area that may be affected by the wave,\" Sakhalin Region Governor Valery Limarenko said as he announced the evacuation on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the earthquake shook the town. | Residents of the town, which is 30m (100ft) above sea level, were led to higher ground. Students and st…

Marshall Auerback (2020-03-25). Germany Signals a Historic Shift From Austerity That Could Upend the Economy of Europe. counterpunch.org Until March 21, Germany\'s policymakers were like the Japanese soldiers who spent years lingering in the jungles of the Philippines, refusing to accept the reality that their country had lost World War II. In the case of Berlin, it was a case of the country stubbornly refusing to abandon six years of fiscal restraint, even

The Canary (2020-03-25). Doctors\' union warns that both staff and patients will die without proper protection. thecanary.co Doctors and patients will die without adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) across the NHS, the British Medical Association (BMA) has warned.It said doctors are risking serious illness and death due to a lack of stock, and it warned many more could go off sick unless immediate steps are taken.The BMA said there is \"growing evidence that thousands of GPs and hospital staff are still not being provided with the kit they need to properly protect themselves and their patients\", despite government assurances. The union said it has heard accounts of no stock, very small amounts of PPE, rationing and kit that doe…

RT (2020-03-25). Pompeo\'s focus on blaming China for coronavirus derails joint G-7 statement. rt.com G-7 leaders reportedly balked at US insistence that Covid-19 be called the \'Wuhan virus\' and blaming China for a \"disinformation campaign\" about it, letting the group\'s conference call end without a joint statement. | Following the hours-long teleconference with the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK — since the physical meeting of the group has been canceled due to the pandemic — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured reporters that everyone was on board with his view of things. | \"Every one of the nations that were at that meeting this morning was deeply aware of the di…

RT (2020-03-25). Watch Russian Su-57 fire missile during NEAR-VERTICAL CLIMB as pilots master new jet\'s capabilities (VIDEO). rt.com Russian combat pilots have mastered the new capabilities of the fifth-gen Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets, the Defense Ministry reported. Footage of the test flights includes a rare firing of a missile while in a near-vertical climb. | The Su-57 is an advanced warplane which can speed straight up into the sky immediately after take-off, thanks to powerful engines and state-of-art controls needed to maintain stability during such a maneuver. | The extreme climb can be accompanied by a barrage of missiles launched at the enemy. A video released by Russia\'s Defense Ministry includes such a deployment among other act…

Hiroyuki Hamada (2020-03-25). Feudal Japan\'s Edo and the US Empire. dissidentvoice.org After the warlord period of 15th century, Japan was united by a few families and then by a shogun family. The period is called the Edo period. They disarmed civilians and established a mild caste system. The country was closed except for a few ports controlled by the central government, travel restrictions were put in …

Steve Sweeney (2020-03-25). Italian workers to strike after bosses put profits over health with coronavirus loopholes. peoplesworld.org Metalworkers in Italy\'s Lombardy region are set to walk out for 24 hours on Wednesday. The region\'s three main metalworker unions—FIOM, FIM, and UILM—warned that bosses are exploiting loopholes and exceptions in a government decree that forces businesses to close due to the coronavirus. They said that the government list \"has been excessively extended, covering …

RT (2020-03-25). White House and US senators reach late night deal on massive coronavirus stimulus package after days of talks. rt.com US senators and the Trump administration have finally reached an agreement on a massive rescue plan to help stem the impact Covid-19 is having on the country\'s economy. | The compromise bill directs around $2 trillion to help keep the economy afloat amid the massive shutdown of businesses in a bid to curb the financial fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. | Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer called the proposal \"the largest rescue package in American history.\" | Schumer said that the bill is \"far from perfect, but we believe the legislation has been improved significantly to warrant its quick consideration…

The Canary (2020-03-25). Next offers staff 20% bonus for travelling to work despite lockdown. thecanary.co High street fashion chain Next is offering staff a 20% boost to their pay if they turn up to stores on Wednesday, despite government warnings to stay home.The retailer is asking workers to travel to shuttered sites and pick clothes for online orders \"to keep the company operating\", according to a letter seen by the PA news agency.But worried staff have questioned whether picking clothes is an \"essential\" job at the same time the government has called for all non-essential workers to temporarily avoid unnecessary travel.Prime minister Boris Johnson said on Monday night that the public \"must stay at home\" unless th…

RT (2020-03-25). 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Russia\'s Far East, sparks tsunami alert. rt.com A 7.2-magnitude quake has struck Russia\'s Far East region, striking off the Kuril Islands and prompting a tsunami warning for the sparsely populated region. | The quake was felt across the region on Wednesday afternoon local time, with a depth of 56.7km (35 miles). There are no reports of damage or casualties as of yet. | The earthquake triggered a tsunami alert in Hawaii, 5,600 kilometers away, but it was soon called off, with the US National Tsunami Warning Center concluding there was no danger to the small Pacific island chain. | Tsunami Info Stmt 2: M7.5 East Of Kuril Islands 1949PDT Mar 24: Tsunami NOT ex…

RT (2020-03-25). WATCH Russian military infection specialists heading for coronavirus-plagued northern Italy. rt.com Russian military specialists who arrived in Italy to help with the fight against coronavirus are heading towards the north of the country, which has been affected by the deadly epidemic the worst. | The convoy, composed of 22 trucks and other vehicles, set off for the northern Italian city of Bergamo early on Wednesday. The convoy, escorted by the Italian Carabinieri, has reached Florence, making a brief stop there, the Russian military says. | One hundred Russian military medics and disease specialists were airlifted to Italy over the weekend, landing at Pratica di Mare Air Base 30km (18.6 miles) from Rome…

RT (2020-03-25). Gunmen attack Sikh religious gathering in Afghan capital, Kabul, 25 people reportedly killed. rt.com Gunmen and suicide bombers stormed a Sikh gathering in the heart of the Afghan capital\'s old city Wednesday morning. The Afghan interior ministry reports at least 25 people were killed and eight others injured in the attack. | One attacker has been shot and three others are still fighting with security forces, according to reports. | \"People are stuck inside the building and [security forces] are trying to rescue them,\" Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian said. | Defense forces arrived at the scene, blocked off the place of worship, known as a \'Gurdwara\', and engaged in a gun battle with the attackers. | \"

John Wojcik (2020-03-25). New York the \'canary in the coal mine\' for U.S. peoplesworld.org Doctors at New York hospitals are saying they fear that very soon they will have to make decisions about who lives and who dies because they do not have the equipment they need to treat all of their patients. In a desperate attempt to deal with an unprecedented pandemic, New York\'s leaders are warning that …

RT (2020-03-25). Not enough rooms in hospitals, \'many can\'t make it and die at home\', says mayor at epicenter of Covid-19 outbreak in Italy. rt.com Hospitals simply lack the space and resources to help everyone, confining many to die from Covid-19 at home, warned Giorgio Gori, the mayor of Bergamo in Italy\'s northern Lombardy region, which was hit hardest by the virus. | The healthcare system has been entirely overwhelmed by the outbreak, Gori told Il Messaggero on Wednesday, with everyone \"working from 8am till we collapse exhausted in the evening.\" | \"Too many people are arriving in hospitals late and in grave condition, requiring intubation in intensive care units,\" Gori said, adding that more than 300 people died last week in Bergamo region alone. | M…

RT (2020-03-25). ÔªøPutin proposes mortgage & loan holidays, new payments for families with children to tackle aftershocks of Covid-19. rt.com Russia\'s President Vladimir Putin has proposed a package of social and economic benefits, aimed at providing relief for citizens as the coronavirus outbreak keeps hammering the economy. | \"I suggest loan and mortgage holidays,\" Putin said Wednesday addressing the nation in a televised speech. The said steps also include new payments for families with children. | Families that have children aged three and younger will be eligible for an additional monthly payment of 5,000 rubles (some $63) per child for the next three months starting from April. | \"The Russian economy, like the economies of other countries,…

RT (2020-03-25). Two elderly coronavirus patients with pre-existing conditions die in Moscow — authorities. rt.com Russia\'s Covid-19 death toll rose to three on Wednesday evening after officials announced that two elderly coronavirus patients have died in Moscow. Both of them suffered from pneumonia and had pre-existing medical conditions. | The two deaths occurred in Moscow, and the deceased were aged 88 and 73 respectively. Both were diagnosed earlier with Covid-19. Last week, a 79-year-old patient, with a range of other illnesses, died after contracting coronavirus, although a postmortem showed the cause was ultimately detached blood clot. | The latest development comes as Russia experienced a major surge in reported in…

RT (2020-03-25). Saudi Arabia accepts UN call for coronavirus ceasefire in Yemen — reports. rt.com The Saudi-led coalition has reportedly agreed to a truce in Yemen — five years to the day of launching an intervention there — as part of a United Nations call for a global armistice among the Covid-19 pandemic. | Riyadh\'s decision to stand down follows the acceptance of the ceasefire by the pro-Saudi followers of ousted President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi and the Houthi rebels that have controlled the capital since January 2015. | Hadi government, Houthis and

RT (2020-03-25). Singapore \'not ruling out\' holding general election during Covid-19 outbreak. rt.com Singapore\'s government said on Wednesday it was not ruling out holding a general election during the coronavirus outbreak in the city-state, saying strong leadership was needed in a crisis. | Singapore, which must hold a ballot by early 2021, revised its electoral boundaries earlier this month, in a move typically seen as a precursor to calling a vote. Some opposition parties have urged against an election due to health risks. | Speaking in parliament, senior minister Teo Chee Hean said \"the present situation is not ideal\" but added that because the outbreak could go on for some time, the country could go for…

RT (2020-03-25). 'Did Covid-19 write this article?' Federalist raked through the coals for recommending 'voluntary infection' to fight coronavirus. rt.com An article in conservative outlet the Federalist has folks up in arms online over a recommendation for \"controlled voluntary infection\" to battle the spread of the deadly coronavirus. | In the

RT (2020-03-25). Julian Assange denied bail by London court. rt.com WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been denied bail by a London court after his lawyers argued that the Covid-19 pandemic posed a serious threat to his health in light of his pre-existing conditions. | Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled that the global pandemic \"does not provide grounds\" for Assange\'s release. | Also on rt.com | | The judge also cited Assange\'s \"past conduct\" which she said \"shows the lengths he is prepared to go to avoid extradition…

RT (2020-03-25). Russians could face up to SEVEN YEARS in prison for violating coronavirus quarantine rules. rt.com At first glance, it either looks like a staggeringly severe punishment or a sign Moscow is taking the Covid-19 pandemic seriously, depending on who you ask. But experts say its bark will likely be far worse than its bite. | On Wednesday, a draft law on criminal punishment for the violation of quarantine restrictions was submitted to the national parliament, the State Duma. Offenders face between three and seven years imprisonment if found guilty. The bill was co-authored by the body\'s Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin and the head of the committee on state building and legislation, Pavel Krasheninnikov. Both are mem…

Al Neal (2020-03-25). Settling equal pay lawsuit a top priority for new U.S. Soccer leadership. peoplesworld.org Slow weeks are the new normal (what is \'normal\' anyway?). The slow drag of time is also reinforced by the lack of sports—except for golf, which is not at all surprising. But it doesn\'t mean there can\'t be a bit of good sports news tucked behind all the Covid-19 pandemic bad news. The newly minted president …

RT (2020-03-25). London City Airport closing amid Covid-19 lockdown. rt.com All commercial and private flights from London City Airport will be suspended from Wednesday evening until the end of April, amid a three-week national lockdown imposed by the British government to tackle the Covid-19 crisis. | In a statement, the airport said the suspension of services was the \"right and responsible course of action\" for the safety and wellbeing of staff and passengers. | The airport said it had told the government that it would remain open and available to support \"emergency flights,\" the military or other government agencies. | It said the fundamentals of its business remain strong and that…

RT (2020-03-25). Putin calls for 15% tax on offshore funds as part of plan to stabilize Russian economy. rt.com Russian President Vladimir Putin outlined a range of measures on Wednesday to tackle the economic impact of the Covid-19 outbreak. They included making sure that everyone pays their fair share of taxes. | According to the Russian president, all income payments (as interest and dividends) leaving the country should be taxed adequately. Putin called on increasing tax on offshore funds to 15 percent. | \"Currently two-thirds of such funds, and, in fact, this is the income of specific individuals (as a result of various kinds of schemes of the so-called optimization), are subject to a real tax rate of only 2 percen…

RT (2020-03-25). 'I'm so happy I can barely speak': Trump responds to Romney's negative coronavirus, gets bashed for \'sarcasm\'. rt.com President Donald Trump says Senator Mitt Romney not having coronavirus is \"really great news,\" but he followed that up by slamming him as a \"RINO\" and \"terrible presidential candidate.\" | Romney announced this week he has tested negative for Covid-19 following a move into self-isolation in Utah after he discovered Senator Rand Paul — with whom he\'d had recent contact — had tested positive for the disease. | Trump took his usual swipes at his political adversary, though this time in a rather sarcastic fashion. | \"This is really great news! I am so happy I can barely speak,\" the president tweeted in…

RT (2020-03-25). Spain overtakes China virus toll with 3,434 deaths – government. rt.com Spain has now surpassed China in its number of fatalities due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest government tally puts the number of deaths at 3,434. | The Spanish health ministry said it has registered 738 new coronavirus deaths since Tuesday. The overall number of cases in the southern European nation has soared to 47,610, from 39,673 the day before. | There have been 3,281 coronavirus death on mainland China so far, according to official statistics. | The country, where the global outbreak started, has managed to quash the Covid-19 epidemic with tight quarantine measures. It still gets its share of new ca…

RT (2020-03-25). Putin forced to delay key vote to reset presidential term limits due to Covid-19. rt.com The planned national vote on constitutional amendments in Russia will be postponed from April to a later date, President Vladimir Putin said, citing the threat of Covid-19. | Speaking in a televised address on Wednesday, Putin announced a number of measures to support the Russian people during the increasingly serious threat of coronavirus in the country. | The Russian government will postpone the vote on the constitution, which was scheduled for April 22. The changes involve, among other things, empowering Russia\'s Upper House, creating a new government body — the State Council — and restricting all…

RT (2020-03-25). Spain\'s Deputy PM Carmen Calvo tests positive for coronavirus. rt.com The Spanish government announced Wednesday that their Deputy Prime Minister Carmen Calvo has contracted Covid-19, which was only revealed after she took her second test. | After Calvo\'s first test came back inconclusive, she underwent testing again on Tuesday. The 62-year-old is currently in a stable condition and receiving medical treatment. She had been hospitalized at the Ruber Hospital Complex in Madrid on Sunday with what the government reported to be a \"respiratory infection.\" | Calvo\'s condition is now \"progressing favorably,\" according to a government statement. | The politician recently came into cont…

RT (2020-03-25). Italy\'s coronavirus death toll DIPS to 683 in one day, rising above 7,500 in total. rt.com Health officials in Italy have reported a drop in the daily death toll from the Covid-19 outbreak following a spike in fatalities on Tuesday. The country has suffered the highest losses in the world from the pandemic. | Italy recently overtook China as the epicenter of the outbreak, with the number of deaths there from the rapidly-spreading novel coronavirus. On Saturday, single-day fatalities hit a new high at 793 before falling on Sunday and Monday, however it climbed again on Tuesday. | Overall, the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 rose to 74,386 on Wednesday, from 69,176 the day prior, Italy\'s Civil P…

RT (2020-03-25). China\'s Wuhan reports ZERO new cases of coronavirus as US sees deadliest day yet with 160+ fatalities. rt.com The city of Wuhan is coming back online, with no new cases of Covid-19 reported in the virus\' first epicenter and residents resuming business as usual. But as China recovers, the US has seen its worst day yet, tallying 163 deaths.

Jocelyn Sherman (2020-03-25). \'Imperative to take proactive steps\' to ensure farm worker safety. peoplesworld.org After carefully monitoring developments over coronavirus COVID-19, the United Farm Workers has sent an open letter to all agricultural employers and organizations urging them to take \"proactive steps to ensure the safety of farm workers, protect buyers and safeguard consumers.\" Those steps include extending \"state-required sick pay to 40 hours or more,\" removing \"caps on …