Homemade masks may capture respiratory droplets, but no evidence shows they filter out aerosols, a new report says.
— Read on www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/data-do-not-back-cloth-masks-limit-covid-19-experts-say
Monthly Archives: April 2020
‘It’s all gone’: Cyclone Harold cuts a deadly path through Vanuatu | World news | The Guardian
The northern islands of the Pacific nation were hit by a category-5 cyclone on Monday, flattening buildings, cutting power and stripping trees
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/10/its-all-gone-cyclone-harold-cuts-a-deadly-path-through-vanuatu
Germany First (III) – GERMAN-FOREIGN-POLICY.com
(Own report) – At the euro finance minister’s video conference the German government blocked the introduction of “coronabonds,” in spite of massive pressure from other EU nations and recently even from within Germany. Whereas mainly Italy, Spain and France had insisted that this measure be taken, voices are now being raised from within the German establishment warning that the German government should stop blocking its implementation. The reason, as leading Green Party politicians are explaining, is that should Italy and Spain suffer economic collapse, Germany’s export industry would be seriously damaged by the loss of these important markets, and – should German assistance be refused – both countries could turn to China. This must be prevented. The “coronabonds” will cost Germany, however, specialists estimated years ago that the costs would be in the lower double-digit billions, while Germany is simultaneously reaping triple-digit billions in profits – annually.
— Read on www.german-foreign-policy.com/en/news/detail/8243/
Coronavirus $600 unemployment stimulus coming to California – Los Angeles Times
Unemployed Californians will soon get an extra $600 in weekly jobless benefits from a federal stimulus package, but a deluge of new claims amid the coronavirus crisis has the state struggling.
— Read on www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-09/california-unemployment-benefits-payments-coronavirus-stimulus
UK’s Raab says he has not spoken to Johnson since taking over – Reuters
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has not had any contact with his deputy, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, since he stepped in to fill Johnson’s role, Raab said on Thursday, adding that he has enough power to make key decisions without his boss.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-britain-raab/uks-raab-says-he-has-not-spoken-to-johnson-since-taking-over-idUSKCN21R3AP
Boris not gonna like that
WHO warned of transmission risk in January, despite Trump claims | World news | The Guardian
Notes to global health leaders on 10 and 11 January highlighted possible infection routes
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/who-cited-human-transmission-risk-in-january-despite-trump-claims
Hamas arrests Gaza peace activists for Zoom chat with Israelis | World news | The Guardian (get real: let people talk to each other in the open)
Rami Aman and others held for ‘establishing normalisation activities … via the internet’
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/09/hamas-arrests-gaza-peace-activists-for-zoom-chat-with-israelis
Poultry Worker’s Death Highlights Spread of Coronavirus in Meat Plants – The New York Times
Some employees are coming in sick, and one woman died after being ordered back to work. “Our work conditions are out of control,” a longtime Tyson employee said.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/us/coronavirus-chicken-meat-processing-plants-immigrants.html
Tyson better get it’s act together – test workers as they come to work help them if they become ill. Or guess what happens to their reputation and certification…
Trump scapegoating of WHO obscures its key role in tackling pandemic | World news | The Guardian
The World Health Organization has a tiny budget – for which the US is in arrears – but experts have praised its response to the coronavirus crisis
— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/world-health-organization-coronavirus-donald-trump
Totally self-serving and wrong
A Company Promised Cheap Ventilators to the Government, Never Delivered and Is Now Charging Quadruple the Price for New Ones — ProPublica
Royal Philips N.V. agreed in September to sell 10,000 ventilators to the U.S. for $3,280 each. It did not deliver. But the Dutch company just announced a new deal with the government. This time, it’s charging roughly $15,000 each.
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