I'm an E.R. Doctor in New York. None of Us Will Ever Be the Same.
New York Times - Tue Apr 14, 2020
A Covid diary: This is what I saw as the pandemic engulfed our hospitals. More»
Massive Spike in NYC "Cardiac Arrest" Deaths Seen as Sign of COVID-19 Undercounting
WNBC-TV - Fri Apr 10, 2020
The FDNY reported a nearly 400 percent increase in "cardiac arrest" home deaths in late March and early April, a spike that officials say is almost certainly driven by COVID-19, whether they were formally diagnosed or not. More»
Trump fumes after CNN's Jim Acosta asks if his coronavirus briefings are just "happy talk"
Raw Story - Fri Apr 10, 2020
During Friday's coronavirus task force press briefing, President Donald Trump lost his patience with CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta when he questioned whether the hearings were whitewashing the challenges facing the government. More»
Workers in full Hazmat suits bury rows of coffins in New York's Hart Island mass grave
Daily Mail - Thu Apr 9, 2020
Workers wearing hazmat suits have been spotted burying caskets in a mass grave on New York's Hart Island - as the number of burials quadruples amid the coronavirus pandemic and the city's death roll rises to more than 4,200. More»
Trump says mass COVID-19 testing not needed
CNN - Thu Apr 9, 2020
President Donald Trump said Thursday that there have been more than two million coronavirus tests completed in the United States but suggested that mass testing is not going to happen. More»
Hospitals say feds are seizing masks and other coronavirus supplies without a word
Los Angeles Times - Wed Apr 8, 2020
WASHINGTON - Although President Trump has directed states and hospitals to secure what supplies they can, the federal government is quietly seizing orders, leaving medical providers across the country in the dark about where the material is going and how they can get what they need to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. More»
Ten times as many New Yorkers are dying in their homes than normal and they aren't being tested for COVID-19
Raw Story - Tue Apr 7, 2020
As of this writing, 12,242 people have died in the United States as a result of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More»
Doctors Say Hospitals Are Stopping Them From Wearing Masks
NPR - Mon Apr 6, 2020
Neilly Buckalew is a traveling doctor who fills in at hospitals when there's need. More»
Fauci: no evidence anti-malaria drug pushed by Trump works against virus
The Guardian - Mon Apr 6, 2020
Donald Trump's top coronavirus adviser has warned again that there is no scientific evidence to support the use of an unproven anti-malaria drug the president has been pushing as a possible remedy for Covid-19. More»
Why is California still waiting for nearly 60,000 coronavirus test results?
The Guardian - Sat Apr 4, 2020
Nearly two-thirds of the coronavirus tests conducted in California are still awaiting results - in part due to an initial bottleneck at a single laboratory - leaving medical providers and patients in the dark, and health officials without the information they need to understand the disease's spread. More»
Pentagon says it still hasn't sent ventilators because it hasn't been told where to send them
CNN - Wed Apr 1, 2020
Washington, DC - Despite having committed to transferring 2,000 ventilators in military stocks to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services to fight the coronavirus outbreak, the Pentagon has not shipped any of them because the agencies have not asked for them or provided a shipping location, the Pentagon's top logistics official said Tuesday. More»
Hospitals Tell Doctors They'll Be Fired If They Speak Out About Lack of Gear
Bloomberg - Tue Mar 31, 2020
Hospitals are threatening to fire health-care workers who publicize their working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic -- and have in some cases followed through. More»
Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town, Coronavirus "Hit Like a Bomb"
New York Times - Mon Mar 30, 2020
A mourner came to Albany, Georgia to attend the funeral of a retired janitor. More»
Trump demands appreciation from governors for coronavirus response
Yahoo News - Sun Mar 29, 2020
WASHINGTON - President Trump used his daily coronavirus briefing to attack Democratic governors who in his estimation had shown insufficient gratitude for his administration's response to the pandemic. More»
Do I have COVID-19? Maybe. But like many Georgians, I've found it impossible to get a test.
Atlanta Magazine - Sat Mar 28, 2020
Since my husband, Jim, and I returned from a trip overseas on Monday, March 16, we've followed the instructions CDC workers distributed on our plane: avoiding others, checking our temperatures, keeping an eye out for the major symptoms of coronavirus infection - fever, coughing, and shortness of breath. More»
Donald Trump sends broken ventilators to blue state
KRON-TV - Sat Mar 28, 2020
SAN JOSE, California - As COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the United States - where it has the most cases in the world - local, state and federal governments have been working together to slow the spread of the deadly virus. More»
Trump Campaign Threatens TV Stations That Air Ad Critical Of President
Huffington Post - Sat Mar 28, 2020
Not removing the ad about rising US coronavirus cases “could put your station’s license in jeopardy,” the Trump campaign warned. More»
New Jersey nursing home is evacuated after ALL 94 residents are presumed positive for coronavirus
Daily Mail - Thu Mar 26, 2020
WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey - A nursing home in New Jersey has been evacuated after officials said that a coronavirus outbreak left all 94 patients presumed positive for the infection, and just three heroic nurses were left on staff to care for them. More»
Mexicans demand crackdown on Americans crossing the border
BBC - Thu Mar 26, 2020
Mexican protesters have shut a US southern border crossing amid fears that untested American travellers will spread coronavirus. More»
Amid a Viral Pandemic, the Republicans Reveal Their Contempt for Working Americans
The Editorial Board - Thu Mar 26, 2020
It’s still unclear to me what Lindsey Graham was complaining about last night. More»
GOP's Coronavirus Insider Trading Scandal
Raw Story - Fri Mar 20, 2020
In a series of bombshell news reports, two GOP senators, Richard Burr of North Carolina and Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, are facing serious questions surrounding their dumping of hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars worth of stock as the coronavirus began to unfold and become a major international news story. More»
American Airlines flight from Dallas to Nashville is delayed 8 hours after passenger was arrested for joking about having coronavirus
Daily Mail - Mon Mar 16, 2020
An American Airlines flight was delayed by eight hours after one of the passengers on board joked about having coronavirus. More»
All Las Vegas MGM casinos, hotels to temporarily close
Las Vegas Review Journal - Sun Mar 15, 2020
MGM Resorts International announced Sunday it is temporarily suspending operations at all Las Vegas properties "until further notice" effective Tuesday. More»
Pentagon goes on lockdown and bans all domestic travel for service members nationwide
Daily Mail - Sat Mar 14, 2020
The Pentagon building has been placed on lockdown and the Department of Defense has suspended nearly all domestic travel for military service members and civilian employees due to the coronavirus pandemic. More»
How did Matt Gaetz get a coronavirus test when the rest of us can't?
Raw Story - Fri Mar 13, 2020
I got the COVID-19 text at 8:30 Tuesday night, three days after returning from a journalism conference in New Orleans. More»
Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus
BBC - Fri Mar 13, 2020
US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to help handle the growing outbreak of coronavirus. More»
New York Govrnor Cuomo deploys National Guard to New Rochelle to establish coronavirus containment center
CNBC - Tue Mar 10, 2020
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has deployed the National Guard to New Rochelle, a coronavirus hot spot just north of New York City. More»
Florida school defends handcuffing seven-year-old boy with special needs
The Guardian - Mon Mar 9, 2020
A Florida school security officer handcuffed a seven-year-old boy with special needs and had him taken to a mental health facility, a decision the boy's mother is criticizing but school officials are defending. More»
Alabama Bill May Lift Yoga Ban In Public Schools But Prohibit 'Namaste' Greeting
The Guardian - Sun Mar 8, 2020
Alabama could takes steps to lift a decades-old ban on yoga in public schools this week, but would keep a ban on the greeting “namaste” in place. More»
White House Overruled CDC Push For Elderly Not To Fly Due To Coronavirus
Associated Press - Sun Mar 8, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) - The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press. More»