Trump Welcomes More Guest Workers Amid Crisis While Rejecting Asylum Seekers
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-11
Two recent news items neatly sum up U.S. immigration policy during the COVID-19 crisis. | Asylum seekers are now being turned away at the border without even a chance to make their asylum claims; the excuse for the new policy is a March 20 order from the…
truthout.org/articles/trump-welcomes-more-guest-workers-amid-crisis-while-rejecting-asylum-seekers/

Trump Welcomes More Guest Workers Amid Crisis While Rejecting Asylum Seekers
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-11
Two recent news items neatly sum up U.S. immigration policy during the COVID-19 crisis. | Asylum seekers are now being turned away at the border without even a chance to make their asylum claims; the excuse for the new policy is a March 20 order from the…
truthout.org/articles/trump-welcomes-more-guest-workers-amid-crisis-while-rejecting-asylum-seekers/

Assange\'s Extradition: Incarceration in the Time of Covid-19 Threatens His Life
Nozomi Hayase | commondreams.org | 2020-04-11
Demonstrators protest outside Westminster Magistrates Court in London on October 21, 2019. (Photo: Isabel Infantes/AFP via Getty Images) | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/views-article/thumbs/assange_coronavirus.jpg …
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A year since the arrest of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2020-04-11
Assange\'s arrest was an historic crime, setting a precedent for escalating attacks on press freedom and the democratic rights of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/11/assa-a11.html

A year since the arrest of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange
wsws.org | 2020-04-11
Assange\'s arrest was an historic crime, setting a precedent for escalating attacks on press freedom and the democratic rights of the working class.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/11/assa-a11.html

Bernie\'s Decision: Retreat Should Not Be Confused with Surrender
Norman Solomon | indybay.org | 2020-04-11
Class war continues without a letup…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/10/18832268.php

Colombia\'s Government Acts Like Doormat for U.S
Vijay Prashad | zcomm.org | 2020-04-11
–and Its People Aren\'t Going Along With It…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/colombias-government-acts-like-doormat-for-u-s/

[Comment] Centring sexual and reproductive health and justice in the global COVID-19 response
Kelli Stidham Hall, Goleen Samari, Samantha Garbers, Sara E Casey, Dazon Dixon Diallo, Miriam Orcutt, Rachel T Moresky, Micaela Elvira Martinez, Terry McGovern | thelancet.com | 2020-04-11
Global responses to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic are converging with pervasive, existing sexual and reproductive health and justice inequities to disproportionately impact the health, wellbeing, and economic stability of women, girls, and vulnerable populations. People whose human rights are least protected are likely to experience unique difficulties from COVID-19.1 Women, girls, and marginalised groups are likely to carry a heavier burden of what will be the devastating downstream economic and social consequences of this pandemic.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30801-1/fulltext?rss=yes

[Editorial] Palliative care and the COVID-19 pandemic
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-04-11
Palliative care services are under-resourced at the best of times. The 2017 Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief described the widespread lack of access to inexpensive and effective interventions as a travesty of justice. And these are not the best of times. As health systems become strained under COVID-19, providing safe and effective palliative care, including end-of-life care, becomes especially vital and especially difficult.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30822-9/fulltext?rss=yes

[Comment] Offline: COVID-19–bewilderment and candour
Richard Horton | thelancet.com | 2020-04-11
\"This disease is unlike anything I have seen before. If you end up on ICU, you are potentially in real trouble. I have never seen anything like it before.\" These words were written by one intensive care physician working at a London teaching hospital. As deaths accumulate, the early message that severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes mostly a mild illness has been shown to be dangerously false. One in five patients develop complications and are at grave risk. A further misunderstanding concerns age.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30850-3/fulltext?rss=yes

[World Report] Regulators split on antimalarials for COVID-19
Susan Jaffe | thelancet.com | 2020-04-11
US and French authorities have authorised the use of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine, but the EU regulator and WHO say the science doesn\'t support the decision. Susan Jaffe reports.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30817-5/fulltext?rss=yes

[World Report] Virtual health care in the era of COVID-19
Paul Webster | thelancet.com | 2020-04-11
Patients are under lockdown and health workers are at risk of infection. Paul Webster reports on how telemedicine is being embraced like never before.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30818-7/fulltext?rss=yes

The US Seeks to Set New Military Base in Syria Amid Pandemic
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-11
President Donald Trump administration on Friday deployed a military convoy in Syria to establish a new base in this Arab nation. | RELATED: | Erdogan, Merkel, Macron, Johnson Address Situation of Syria | A caravan of 35 trucks loaded with vehicles and warfare and logistics materials headed for the city of Shadadi, in the southern Hasakeh province, 866 kilometers northeast of Damascus, as reported by outlet Ikhbariya TV. | Local activists reported on the convoy as it was traveling on…
telesurenglish.net/news/The-US-Seeks-to-Set-New-Military-Base-in-Syria-Amid-Pandemic-20200411-0001.html

Will This Public Health Crisis Lead to a Voting Rights Crisis?
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-04-11
Welcome to Moyers on Democracy. | Bill\'s guest in this episode is the journalist David Daley. His best-selling first book, Ratf**ked

Rapid spread of COVID-19 in US meat processing facilities
wsws.org | 2020-04-11
Coronavirus has hit the US meatpacking industry, provoking worker protests, short-term closures and an outburst by Vice President Mike Pence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/11/meat-a11.html

Rapid spread of COVID-19 in US meat processing facilities
wsws.org | 2020-04-11
Coronavirus has hit the US meatpacking industry, provoking worker protests, short-term closures and an outburst by Vice President Mike Pence.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/11/meat-a11.html

St. Vincent & Grenadines, Grenada Thank Venezuela for Donations
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-11
Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves appreciated the COVID-19 screening tests that Venezuela\'s President Nicolas Maduro sent to his country on Saturday. | RELATED: | Venezuela Donates COVID-19 Tests to Caribbean Countries | \"We have received 3,000 rapid test kits for the COVID-19 and a relevant quantity of reagents for the PCR test,\"
telesurenglish.net/news/St.-Vincent–Grenadines-Grenada-Thank-Venezuela-for-Donations-20200411-0006.html

Venezuela Donates COVID-19 Tests to Caribbean Countries
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-11
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez reported Friday that the Bolivarian Government donated rapid and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to several Caribbean countries to help them in the fight against COVID-19. | RELATED: | COVID-19 in the Caribbean: Overview of the Situation, Outbreak | Rodríguez said that, by order of President Nicolas Maduro, tests were sent to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua, and Barbuda, as well as Dominica and Grenada. | \"To our brothers in…
telesurenglish.net/news/Venezuela-Donates-COVID-19-Tests-to-Caribbean-Countries-20200410-0017.html

To Heal From COVID-19, We Must Imagine a Different World
Noam Chomsky | zcomm.org | 2020-04-11
Neoliberal indoctrination has pampered big business and Wall Street into believing that corporate socialism will always be theirs for the asking…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/to-heal-from-covid-19-we-must-imagine-a-different-world/

COVID-19: Capitalist Crisis & Socialist Solutions
Bob P | indybay.org | 2020-04-11
Online Forum: Join via internet or phone. | Register here: | zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-mhqjwsjeCVfc5xIsy7Yuf-wngN4g…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832202.php

John Pilger: Can we trust our governments in what they say to us about Coronavirus? No, we can\'t, absolutely not!
John Pilger | mronline.org | 2020-04-11
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to legendary journalist and film-maker John Pilger about the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
mronline.org/2020/04/11/john-pilger-can-we-trust-our-governments-in-what-they-say-to-us-about-coronavirus-no-we-cant-absolutely-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=john-pilger-can-we-trust-our-governments-in-what-they-say-to-us-about-coronavirus-no-we-cant-absolutely-not

Will the Coronavirus Pandemic Help Curb War and Militarism?
Lawrence Wittner | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-04-11
Decades ago, when I began teaching international history, I used to ask students if they thought it was possible for nations to end their fighting of wars against one another. Their responses varied. But the more pessimistic conclusions were sometimes tempered by the contention that, if the world\'s nations faced a common foe, such as …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/04/will-the-coronavirus-pandemic-help-curb-war-and-militarism/

Sanders \"Broke the Spell\" of Neoliberalism
Naomi Klein | zcomm.org | 2020-04-11
Interview about Bernie Sanders\'s historic presidential campaign and coronavirus capitalism

Bolsonaro Prompts Crowds After Visiting Emergency Hospital
telesurenglish.net | 2020-04-11
Brazil\'s President Jair Bolsonaro Saturday made his visit to Aguas Lindas city, state of Goias, a reason to gather his supporters, although quarantine regulations recommend otherwise. | . | RELATED: | Brazil Bolsonaro Hits the Streets To Defy COVID-19 Guidelines | After visiting an emergency hospital, the former captain went out to meet his fans who wanted to…
telesurenglish.net/news/Bolsonaro-Prompts-Crowds-After-Visiting-Emergency-Hospital-20200411-0005.html

Indigenous Resilience & Activism in the East Bay (Virtual)
Richmond Museum of History & Culture | indybay.org | 2020-04-11
Online, see below.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/10/18832254.php

China sends virologists & aid to Russia ahead of its Covid-19 peak
rt.com | 2020-04-11
Just out of its own fight against the coronavirus, China has sent several tons of medical supplies as well as a team of virologists and doctors that will share their firsthand experience with their Russian colleagues. | Invited by the city authorities of Moscow, the Chinese medical team boarded their flight on Saturday, Russia\'s consulate in Harbin, China said. The task force is comprised of \"renowned Chinese virologists and doctors who have huge clinical experience and practical knowledge,\" the consulate stated. | | © Russian Consulate in Harbin | The mission, run by China\'s National Health Commission…
rt.com/news/485567-china-russia-coronavirus-aid/

Car production resumes at almost full pace as coronavirus restrictions ease in China
rt.com | 2020-04-11
Almost all car production lines in China have returned to business after prolonged closures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus, according to a survey cited by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). | The poll of 204 auto manufacturing bases shows that 86 percent of employees returned to work, while the production resumption rate hit 99.5 percent, the association said on Friday. | However, China\'s auto market, which was hit hard by the pandemic as demand was crippled, is struggling to get sales back to normal after prolonged lockdowns and restrictions. Sales on the world\'s biggest…
rt.com/business/485558-china-auto-pruduction-resumes/

\"This is forced labor\": Six GM workers stricken with COVID-19 at parts warehouse
wsws.org | 2020-04-11
While GM assembly plants remain shut, the company\'s Burton, Michigan parts warehouse is operating with 200 \"volunteers.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/11/gmco-a11.html

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes California close to Nevada border
rt.com | 2020-04-11
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Yosemite National Park, along the California-Nevada border. | Occurring at a depth of six miles (10km), the quake hit shortly after 7: 30am on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. | Its epicenter was around 90 miles (144km) southeast of Lake Tahoe, just north of the sprawling Yosemite National Park. | Also on rt.com | | The Big One: Fear of catastrophic quake grows in California as dormant fault line moves for 1st time in 500yrs | Yosemite draws upwards of four million visitors per year, b…
rt.com/usa/485576-california-earthquake-nevada-usgs/

Public backlash as star journo Ross Kemp allowed into Covid-19 ward, but visits remain off limits for mortals
rt.com | 2020-04-11
Relatives and friends of Covid-19 patients aren\'t allowed to visit their loved ones in hospital. But celebrity journalist Ross Kemp and his camera crew are. Commenters on twitter are furious. | More than 78,000 cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus have been recorded in the UK, with more than 1,500 of these critical. Owing to the risk of transmission, the National Health Service (NHS) last week suspended all hospital visits \"with immediate effect and until furth…
rt.com/uk/485587-ross-kemp-coronavirus-hospital/

Ambulances create traffic jams outside Moscow hospitals as Covid-19 patients keep coming (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-04-11
While heavy traffic is no longer an issue on Moscow\'s roads due to the coronavirus lockdown, the city\'s emergency medical response teams have encountered another unexpected problem

Yemeni forces have little reason to trust Saudi proclamations: Prof. Cavell
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-11
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA)

\'The Past Continuous\' wins at Chennai filmfest. in India
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-11
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA)

Biological viruses part of future ruthless asymmetrical warfare: Ogutcu
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-11
TEHRAN, Apr. 12 (MNA)

What will happen to India\'s economy if coronavirus lockdown isn\'t lifted until May?
rt.com | 2020-04-11
With India set to extend the lockdown that was due to end next week in an effort to prevent the further spread of Covid-19, global consulting firm McKinsey & Co has warned that the measures could come at a great cost. | …
rt.com/business/485569-india-extended-lockdown-losses/

Trump: Postal Workers Don\'t Deserve a Financial Lifeline
Sarah Anderson | zcomm.org | 2020-04-11
No one else can deliver essential goods to every home in America. But the president is dismissing dire warnings of an imminent USPS collapse, falsely claiming that postal financial woes are self-inflicted…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/trump-postal-workers-dont-deserve-a-financial-lifeline/

\"This is forced labor\": Six GM workers stricken with COVID-19 at parts warehouse
wsws.org | 2020-04-11
While GM assembly plants remain shut, the company\'s Burton, Michigan parts warehouse is operating with 200 \"volunteers.\"
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/11/gmco-a11.html

VIDEO: WHO warns against lifting restrictions too quickly
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-11
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA)

California Buffalo Soldiers Project ~ National Buffalo Soldiers Study Celebration
Michael Harris, Congressional Action | indybay.org | 2020-04-11
National Buffalo Soldiers Study has been released and 2020 Memorial Day in Oakland and 2020 Buffalo Soldiers Day in San Francisco we share the journey toward educating everyone about the \"good news.\"
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832201.php

India\'s coronavirus lockdown prolonged beyond existing deadline
rt.com | 2020-04-11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decided to extend the nationwide lockdown which was set to end next Tuesday, Delhi\'s Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has confirmed. | The measure comes after several states reportedly urged Modi not to end the restrictions, despite concerns that they have badly affected millions of poor people who migrated from large cities to the countryside. | Commenting on the announcement, Delhi\'s chief minister said: \"India\'s position is better than many developed countries because we started lockdown early.\" He warned that \"all gains would be lost\" if the lockdown was lifted. | India has r…
rt.com/newsline/485571-india-extends-coronavirus-lockdown/

US blocks IMF loan for Iran\'s fight against COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-11
The denial of desperately needed aid as Iran confronts one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world is part of a US sanctions regime that is tantamount to a state of war.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/11/iran-a11.html

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes California close to Nevada border
rt.com | 2020-04-11
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Yosemite National Park, along the California-Nevada border. | Occurring at a depth of six miles (10km), the quake hit shortly after 7: 30am on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported. | Its epicenter was around 90 miles (144km) southeast of Lake Tahoe, just north of the sprawling Yosemite National Park. | Also on rt.com | | The Big One: Fear of catastrophic quake grows in California as dormant fault line moves for 1st time in 500yrs | Yosemite draws upwards of four million visitors per year, b…
rt.com/usa/485576-california-earthquake-nevada-usgs/

IDO introducing new approach to combat enemy\'s soft war amid outbreak
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-11
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA)

The Post-Pandemic Economy
Dean Baker | cepr.net | 2020-04-11
(This post first appeared on my Patreon page.) We have a lot of economist type people telling us how awful the economy will be once we get through our near-term shutdown period. At the risk of being accused of unwarranted optimism, I am not sure I buy the pessimists\' story. Before saying anything about the …
cepr.net/the-post-pandemic-economy/

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Plan for healthy meals, fewer trips to the grocery store during pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-11
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: During the COVID-19 outbreak, I\'m trying to limit trips to the grocery store. But I want to continue to eat healthy meals. What foods should I consider stocking up on, knowing that I probably won\'t be buying anything fresh for a couple of weeks? ANSWER: Most people are in the habit of …
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-qa-plan-for-healthy-meals-fewer-trips-to-the-grocery-store-during-pandemic/

Saudi-led coalition responsible for COVID-19 outbreak in Yemen: al-Houthi
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-11
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA)

Cuba enraged over \'cruel & genocidal\' US blockade impeding anti-coronavirus efforts
rt.com | 2020-04-11
The suffocating sanctions in place for almost six decades make it extremely difficult for the island nation to import essential supplies needed to battle the coronavirus, Cuban health officials say. | \"The United States\' economic-financial blockade is the most unfair, severe, prolonged system of sanctions of all time by one country against another,\" Nestor Marimon, the Cuban Health Ministry\'s international relations director, told re…
rt.com/news/485557-cuba-us-sanctions-covid/

Sanctions the best cure? Trump signs order laying out visa sanctions for countries that \'delay or deny\' return of their citizens
rt.com | 2020-04-11
US President Donald Trump has signed an order envisioning penalties for foreign nations that are reluctant to take back their citizens or residents as the coronavirus ravages the US, citing \"public health risks.\" | \"Countries that deny or unreasonably delay the acceptance of their citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents from the United States during the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 create unacceptable public health risks for Americans,\" the memo released by the White House late on F…
rt.com/usa/485552-us-sanctions-coronavirus-foreign-citizens/

Sanctions the best cure? Trump signs order laying out visa sanctions for countries that \'delay or deny\' return of their citizens
rt.com | 2020-04-11
US President Donald Trump has signed an order envisioning penalties for foreign nations that are reluctant to take back their citizens or residents as the coronavirus ravages the US, citing \"public health risks.\" | \"Countries that deny or unreasonably delay the acceptance of their citizens, subjects, nationals, or residents from the United States during the ongoing pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 create unacceptable public health risks for Americans,\" the memo released by the White House late on F…
rt.com/usa/485552-us-sanctions-coronavirus-foreign-citizens/

Vatican responds to Iran\'s call for removing US sanctions
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-11
TEHRAN, Apr. 11 (MNA)

Be A Hero: COVID-19 w/ Ady Barka, Rep. A. Ocasio-Cortez, & Rahna Epting of MoveOn
Be A Hero Fund, MoveOn | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
Online via Zoom…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/07/18832151.php

Freedom from fear
John Pilger | zcomm.org | 2020-04-10
Interview on coronavirus, Assange, propaganda and human rights…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/freedom-from-fear/

Femicide does not respect the quarantine
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-04-10
Days, weeks, months, an indeterminate amount of time as the world seems paralysed by the journey of SARS-CoV-2. The lack of certainty increases the anxiety. This virus, as Arundhati Roy writes, \'seeks proliferation, not profit, and has, therefore, inadvertently, to some extent, reversed the direction of the flow [of capital].
mronline.org/2020/04/10/femicide-does-not-respect-the-quarantine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=femicide-does-not-respect-the-quarantine

Orange King COVID
Paul Street | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-10
Listen to Paul Street on this week\'s edition of CounterPunch Radio. One of the reasons to have joined Refuse Fascism and other activists in the streets demanding the end of the lethal Trump-Pence regime for the last three years and three months was the danger that the demented president and his white nationalist party in…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/10/orange-king-covid/

Organizing under lockdown: online activism, local solidarity
Bernd Bonfert | zcomm.org | 2020-04-10
As the pandemic forces us into lockdown, activists across Europe demonstrate that there are still ways to organize and practice solidarity at a safe social distance…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/organizing-under-lockdown-online-activism-local-solidarity/

Three Illinois prisoners die of COVID-19 as Chicago jail identified as a \"hotspot\"
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
Protests have taken place against inhumane treatment, crowded conditions, inadequate sanitation and official inaction on the growing demands for inmate release.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/jail-a10.html

Noisy \"OUTNOW! Tuesday\" in SF Bay Area
TRUMP | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
With the tag line \"Trump is an American virus, it\'s time to break the silence,\" members of Refuse Fascism, Vigil for Democracy, and the Raging Grannies Action League protested while maintaining social distancing rules on Tuesday, April 7. They demand that the US government provide aid and protection for humanity globally, not just for Americans, based on international co-operation, not competition in this time of pandemic.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/08/18832161.php

Venezuela Pres Maduro\'s Message to American people
repost | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
Oil rich Venezuela is again threatened with invasion, by Nazi Trump, with no opposition from any Democrat, sending an armada to Venezuela\'s shores, in the middle of a pandemic, under the obviously false pretext of drug-pushing, which the world knows Venezuela does not do. The democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro has sent an open letter to the American people. See www.globalresearch.ca/letter-president-maduro-people-united-states/5708882…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/07/18832148.php

Solidarity in the Age of Coronavirus: What the Arabs Must Do
Ramzy Baroud | zcomm.org | 2020-04-10
Let COVID-19 be that opportunity that will allow all nations, especially in the Middle East, to take a stance against war, hunger and disease, to share their wealth and to extend the hand of solidarity to Africa and our historic allies throughout the world…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/solidarity-in-the-age-of-coronavirus-what-the-arabs-must-do/

Solidarity in the Age of Coronavirus: What the Arabs Must Do
Ramzy Baroud | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-10
While the Coronavirus continues to ravage almost every nation on earth, Arab countries remain unable, or unwilling, to formulate a collective strategy to help the poorest and most vulnerable Arabs survive the deadly virus and its economic fallout. Worse, amid growing international solidarity, we are yet to see a pan-Arab initiative that aims to provide…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/10/solidarity-in-the-age-of-coronavirus-what-the-arabs-must-do/

COVID-19: Capitalist Crisis & Socialist Solutions
Bob P | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
Online Forum: Join via internet or phone. | Register here: | zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYof-mhqjwsjeCVfc5xIsy7Yuf-wngN4g…
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832202.php

Another Sanders Betrayal
Laurie Dobson | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-10
As people come to grips with the announcement today that Bernie Sanders has suspended, i.e. dropped out of, his campaign, a myriad of collective feelings will have to run their inevitable course. My first reactions are that I feel profoundly let down. In the middle of Holy Week, for God\'s sake! While the virus is…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/10/another-sanders-betrayal/

Congress Must Lead The Way in This Unprecedented Crisis
Bernie Sanders | zcomm.org | 2020-04-10
The American people deserve and require leadership from Washington amid this horrific pandemic and economic meltdown. In this unprecedented moment in American history, we need an unprecedented legislative response…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/congress-must-lead-the-way-in-this-unprecedented-crisis/

Freedom from Fear: John Pilger Discusses Coronavirus Propaganda, Imperialism, and Human Rights
T.J. Coles | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-10
John Pilger is the world-renowned journalist and filmmaker. The author of several books and maker of over 60 documentaries (the latest being The Coming War on China and The Dirty War on the NHS), Pilger has won dozens of prestigious awards and has been honoured by several universities. I asked him about the coronavirus in…
counterpunch.org/2020/04/10/freedom-from-fear-john-pilger-discusses-coronavirus-propaganda-imperialism-and-human-rights/

Exporters like Russia won as Covid-19 fears pushed grain market up, but now veggies may get sliced & diced
rt.com | 2020-04-10
Coronavirus tanked global markets, but for grain producers like Russia, the pain was eased by a surge in prices. More bad news is on the horizon, however, as virus-induced labor shortages threaten the fruit and vegetable supply. | The Covid-19 pandemic caused a worldwide economic slowdown, sending the prices of oil and many other commodities into free fall. Grain prices went sharply against this trend, surging in the second half of March and prompting observations in Russia that carbohydrates were becoming more valuable than hydrocarbons. | This provided an unexpected economic boon for Russia, the world\'s numb…
rt.com/business/485396-grain-markets-coronavirus-surge/

EEU regards US sanctions on Iran amid COVID-19 \'irrational\'
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-10
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA)

Russia\'s workers sent back to factories as coronavirus continues to spread
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
Industrial and manufacturing enterprises are reopening in Russia, even as thousands of new infections are reported daily.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/russ-a10.html

Number of coronavirus cases in Russia rises by 1,786 to 11,917
rt.com | 2020-04-10
The number of coronavirus cases in Russia rose by 1,786 in the past 24 hours, the country\'s largest daily rise so far, the crisis center said in a statement on Friday. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Russia to 11,917. | It added that coronavirus patients had been identified for the first time in southern Siberia\'s Tuva region. \"A total of 11,917 coronavirus cases have so far been recorded in 82 Russian regions, up by 17.6 percent,\" the center said. | \"As many as 97 people were discharged from hospitals in the past 24 hours. Eighteen coronavirus patients died in the past 24 hours, taking the…
rt.com/newsline/485459-cases-rise-russia-tuva/

Syrian chemical dossier: Russia slams misinformation in OPCW team\'s report on alleged Ltamenah incidents in 2017
rt.com | 2020-04-10
The Investigation and Identification Team (IIT) of the world\'s chemical weapons watchdog has released its initial report on the three alleged chemical incidents in the Syrian village of Ltamenah on March 24, 25 and 30 in 2017. The Russian Foreign Ministry said it was difficult to expect anything else from the body, set up by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), after the report said that \"there are reasonable grounds to believe\" that in all three instances, chemical weapons were used by the Syrian Air Force. | The relevant Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) requires the mandatory dis…
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Mayo Clinic expert says be diligent, patient when COVID-19 guidelines change
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
Guidelines to help slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are in place across the U.S. Dr. Stacey Rizza, an infectious diseases specialist at Mayo Clinic, says it\'s important to be diligent in following the current health guidelines and recommendations, especially as they continue to change. \"I want to remind everyone that sometimes we …
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Australian government bails out private childcare industry
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
As with every other measure taken by the government, the sole concern is to get workers back on the job, regardless of the COVID-19 danger.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/chil-a10.html

Navigating the new world of COVID-19 with virtual appointments
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
As Mayo Clinic continues to prioritize keeping patients and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, video appointments are helping providers see their patients while maintaining social distancing recommendations. This article is written and contributed by the Mayo Clinic News Center As COVID-19 continues to upend life as most people know it,?Dr. Seth Gregory, a pediatrician …
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Tips for connecting to Mayo Clinic using Patient Online Services
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
ROCHESTER, Minn. ? Telehealth is becoming more important as a way of delivering health care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Video appointments are one form of telehealth that is seeing an increased usage. Patients also can take advantage of the telehealth offerings available through patient portals. Mayo Clinic\'s patient portal, Patient Online Services, offers its patients several …
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Crucial test to identify those who have recovered from COVID-19 and have active immunity
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
A test that can determine if a patient had been infected and recovered from COVID-19 is being developed at Mayo Clinic Laboratories. The test will detect the presence of antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Antibodies are produced by a person\'s immune system, and are critical for control and clearance of the …
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Convalescent Plasma: A Therapy for COVID-19?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
To develop a treatment for patients with COVID-19, researchers around the world are steadfastly exploring numerous angles, including testing existing antiviral drugs and new compounds. One potential treatment that has garnered attention is known as convalescent plasma therapy. The approach involves giving patients an infusion of antibody-rich plasma from people who have recovered from an infection …
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International Labour Organisation warns of massive job losses from COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
According to the International Labour Organisation, the COVID-19 crisis is expected to wipe out 6.7 percent of total working hours globally in the second quarter of this year–equivalent to 195 million full-time workers.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/ilor-a10.html

Mayo Clinic named national site for Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
ROCHESTER, Minn.

New guidance to support innovators fighting COVID-19
imperial.ac.uk | 2020-04-10
Imperial researchers have set out key regulations innovators must comply with when designing and building technologies safely to tackle COVID-19.
imperial.ac.uk/news/196795/new-guidance-support-innovators-fighting-covid-19

What you need to know about spring allergies and COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
In many parts of the U.S., spring is in full bloom. And with the arrival of spring comes an increase in seasonal allergies and now questions about increased risk related to COVID-19. \"Currently, there is no data to substantiate those patients with allergies and asthma are at an increased risk for contracting COVID-19,\" says Dr. …
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Qeshm streets vacant amid Covid-19 outbreak
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-10
QESHM ISLAND, Apr. 10 (MNA)

COVID-19 and tropical cyclone hit South Pacific Islands
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates across the Pacific, the powerful cyclone has devastated nations in the region and caused 28 deaths.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/paci-a10.html

Europe\'s investors celebrate stock market rally as thousands die of COVID-19
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
While over 4,100 people died of COVID-19 yesterday, stock markets finished the week with huge gains as the ruling elite\'s plan to force workers back to work emerges.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/euro-a10.html

Catholic Bishops Urge President Trump to Lead Global COVID-19 Debt Relief
Kate Zeller | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network, an interfaith religious group, is urging President Trump to lead the G20 on coronavirus global debt relief plans.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832196.php

Wet Markets and Wild Longings
Lee Hall | counterpunch.org | 2020-04-10
I went to a Red Cross site to give blood this week, but was told to leave without donating. Turns out I\'m in a \"deferral\" category, having spent more than three months in Britain between 1980 and 1996. It\'s related to mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. I might have eaten spinal cord or brain tissue from infected cattle. I became vegan in England, so this whole thing is richly ironic for me. If we were all vegan, mad cow disease wouldn\'t be a thing. Nor, presumably, would COVID-19.
counterpunch.org/2020/04/10/wet-markets-and-wild-longings/

Science Saturday: The importance of antibody testing in addressing COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
If there\'s one thing the world has learned so far in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it\'s the important role of testing for the disease. The ability to know who has the virus and who doesn\'t provides critical information for people and entire regions. Early testing involved collecting cells from the back of the …
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How does COVID-19 affect the heart?
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
The effects of COVID-19 on the lungs are well-known. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, more information is becoming available about the role the virus, called SARS-CoV-2, has on the heart. \"Individuals with known cardiovascular disease are at an increased risk of more severe complications from respiratory viral illnesses, including the flu and COVID-19,\" says Dr. …
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68,192 infected by, 35,465 recover from Covid-19 in Iran
en.mehrnews.com | 2020-04-10
TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA)

The COVID-19 crisis in New York City: Why Elmhurst has become a center of the crisis
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
Elmhurst is the most heavily immigrant working class district in New York City.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/elmh-a10.html

Mayo Clinic Q&A: Plan for healthy meals, fewer trips to the grocery store during pandemic
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: During the COVID-19 outbreak, I\'m trying to limit trips to the grocery store. But I want to continue to eat healthy meals. What foods should I consider stocking up on, knowing that I probably won\'t be buying anything fresh for a couple of weeks? ANSWER: Most people are in the habit of …
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Press Release: California Courts Suspend Most Evictions During Shelter-in-Place
Posted by Lynda Carson | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
On April 6, 2020, the Judicial Council, the head of California Courts, issued new rules for court cases in California during COVID-19.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832220.php

Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: COVID-19 update
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
On today\'s Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and head of Mayo Clinic\'s Vaccine Research Group, shares the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Poland discusses antibody testing, immunity, and how the scientific and research communities are collaborating to fight this disease. Click the player below: Mayo Clinic Q&A is available …
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Deaths from COVID-19 mount in German elderly care homes
wsws.org | 2020-04-10
The large number of deaths stems from the failure to implement timely countermeasures or follow them, a shortage of staff, overworked personnel and the absence of personal protective equipment (PPE).
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/04/10/care-a10.html

Front Line Advocates Speak Out About Homelessness Crisis and COVID-19 in Oakland
Dave Id | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
On April 9, homeless advocates held an online Town Hall to speak out about the crisis faced by Oakland\'s curbside communities during the coronavirus pandemic. Over 100 people watched and/or participated. Questions from the media were taken at the end of main panel discussion.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832209.php

COVID-19: Informed but not overwhelmed
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
World events, like the COVID-19 pandemic, can create uncertainty and a feeling of being out-of-control. Collecting information and keeping up with the news can be helpful, according to Dr. Craig Sawchuk, a Mayo Clinic psychologist. \"But at some point it can actually be too much of a good thing,\" he says. \"It\'s important, whether we …
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Disturbing Facts About COVID-19 in Louisiana
Bill Quigley | zcomm.org | 2020-04-10
One of the nation\'s hotspots is suffering severely from the outbreak…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/disturbing-facts-about-covid-19-in-louisiana/

Trump gloats over ABC \'fake news\' as medical intelligence refutes shock report, denies warning Washington of Covid-19 in November
rt.com | 2020-04-10
A bombshell ABC News report that claimed US military intelligence warned the White House about a looming coronavirus outbreak was denied by the service itself, giving President Trump an opportunity to gloat at his accusers. | The story, released on Wednesday, claimed the National Center for Medical Intelligence (NCMI) reported in November that a possible \"cataclysmic event\" was in the making in China\'s Wuhan city. The NCMI

COVID-19 SF DPH Healthcare Workers Under Attack, Health & Safety, Racism & Retaliation
Labor Video Project | indybay.org | 2020-04-10
The COVID pandemic is being used to violate union contracts and retaliate against whistleblowers. This pandemic is also hitting Black workers and their families even more heavily. There is also no enforcement by Governor Newsom\'s Cal-OSHA which has fewer than 200 inspectors for 18 million workers.
indybay.org/newsitems/2020/04/09/18832221.php

Boeing may slash staff by 10% amid coronavirus crisis & 737 MAX fiasco
rt.com | 2020-04-10
American aviation giant Boeing could cut its more than 150,000-strong workforce by around 10 percent as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on the global airline industry, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). | The plane maker could offer its workers early retirement as well as voluntary layoffs, the outlet said, citing sources, adding that the plan could also include buyouts. The company has not made the final decision yet. | Also on rt.com | | Boeing shuts down Washington state factories due to coronavirus threat…
rt.com/business/485450-boeing-may-slash-workforce/

Mayo Clinic expert explains gastrointestinal symptoms related to COVID-19
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
COVID-19 most commonly presents with respiratory symptoms, including cough and shortness of breath, as well as fever. However, digestive symptoms also can occur in patients with COVID-19, and with or without respiratory symptoms. In this Q&A, Dr. Sahil Khanna, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, answers questions about gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms related to COVID-19. Watch: Dr. Sahil …
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COVID-19: Mayo Clinic expert answers questions about masks after CDC updates its recommendation
newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org | 2020-04-10
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending people wear nonmedical cloth masks while in public to decrease the risk of COVID-19 transmission from person to person. The cloth masks should: Fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face.Be secured with ties or ear loops.Include multiple layers of fabric.Allow for breathing …
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