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
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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
A Dark Day #goodfriday #bethanyandjudah

I am Bethany. In the Uganda village I am called la fofo (is that the right way to say it Lawrence?) Judah was a very lonely lion. All of his pride (…
A Dark Day #goodfriday #bethanyandjudah
Mis Ángeles: This Is What It’s Like To Get Tested for Coronavirus In Los Ángeles : LAist
Our columnist Erick Galindo got tested for COVID-19 at one of L.A. County’s drive-thru testing facilities. He chronicled it in real time.
Source: Mis Ángeles: This Is What It’s Like To Get Tested for Coronavirus In Los Ángeles : LAist
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