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— Read on www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/11/we-will-only-beat-coronavirus-if-cities-pull-together
Monthly Archives: April 2020
He Beat Coronavirus. Now His Blood May Help Save Lives. – The New York Times
A New Jersey doctor’s blood was found to have high levels of virus antibodies. Researchers plan to use it to treat other patients.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/nyregion/coronavirus-antibodies-nj-doctor.html
Where Thousands of Masks a Day Are Decontaminated to Battle the Virus – The New York Times
A mask cleaning project inside shipping containers is part of recent efforts to greatly increase the supply of equipment to health care workers.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/11/business/coronavirus-n95-mask-decontaminating-reuse.html
Early String Ties Us to Neanderthals – The New York Times
A 50,000-year-old fragment of cord hints at the cognitive abilities of our ancient hominid cousins.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/science/neanderthals-fiber-string-math.html
The US was warned it could run out of ventilators. So why wasn’t its healthcare system prepared for coronavirus? – ABC News
The United States has about a fifth of the ventilators it’s likely to need to treat COVID-19 patients during the pandemic. But the reasons behind the nationwide shortage are complicated and can’t be solved overnight.
— Read on mobile.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-12/why-is-the-us-out-of-ventilators-amid-coronavirus/12137178
Feds are seizing coronavirus supplies, hospitals say – Los Angeles Times
Trump administration seizes medical supplies, baffling hospitals fighting Coronavirus.
— Read on www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-04-07/hospitals-washington-seize-coronavirus-supplies
Coronavirus scam: 39 million masks exposed as fake – Los Angeles Times where are seized goods going?
The FBI thwarted a fraudulent deal for 39 million masks, saving Kaiser Permanente millions. But, the reason the federal government got involved was to see whether the cache of masks could be added to the national stockpile.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-11/coronavirus-seiu-masks-fraud-fbi
Major Outbreak in San Francisco Shelter Underlines Danger for the Homeless – The New York Times
The number of coronavirus infections at a single San Francisco homeless shelter went from five to 70 in three days.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/us/coronavirus-san-francisco-homeless-shelter.html
25 Latin American & Caribbean Countries Promise to Work Together to Feed Everyone in the Region

Julyssa López (Remezcla) reports that twenty-five Latin American and Caribbean countries—including Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize…
25 Latin American & Caribbean Countries Promise to Work Together to Feed Everyone in the Region
100-year-old turtle lays eggs due to less foot traffic at Zoo

Loop News reported that, with the Emperor Valley Zoo in Trinidad and Tobago emptied of people due to the COVID-19 clampdown, a 100-year-old South …
100-year-old turtle lays eggs due to less foot traffic at Zoo
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