After abandoning the daily press briefing for more than a year, the White House decided to conduct daily COVID-19 task force briefings once the pandemic swept through the United States. President Trump has, however, exploited these briefings for political gain and attacked at least eight journalists from NBC, ABC, FOX, CNN, PBS and CBS since the briefings started airing daily
— Read on rsf.org/en/news/rsf-calls-trump-end-attacks-journalists-encourages-news-outlets-assess-coverage-covid-19-briefings
Category Archives: healthcare
Religion and COVID-19 – sister-hood magazine. A Fuuse production by Deeyah Khan.
Religion and COVID-19 – sister-hood magazine. A Fuuse production by Deeyah Khan.
— Read on sister-hood.com/khadija-khan/religion-and-covid-19/
Feds are seizing coronavirus supplies, hospitals say – Los Angeles Times
In Florida, a large medical system saw an order for thermometers taken away. And officials at a system in Massachusetts were unable to determine where its order of masks went. “Are they stockpiling this stuff? Are they distributing it? We don’t know,” one official said. “And are we going to ever get any of it back if we need supplies? It would be nice to know these things.” PeaceHealth, a 10-hospital system in Washington, Oregon and Alaska, had a shipment of testing supplies seized recently. “It’s incredibly frustrating,” said Richard DeCarlo, the system’s chief operating officer.
Source: Feds are seizing coronavirus supplies, hospitals say – Los Angeles Times
Trump stokes fresh coronavirus row as Wuhan reopens | US news | The Guardian (Not my fault, I don’t know what to do but blame others for my stupidity – Trump)
US president accuses World Health Organization of China bias as New York records its highest daily death toll and Wuhan lockdown eases
Source: Trump stokes fresh coronavirus row as Wuhan reopens | US news | The Guardian
Why Wisconsin Republicans Insisted on an Election in a Pandemic – The New York Times (Party over health and life)
Mask-wearing voters in endless lines. Five polling places instead of 180. Voting amid the coronavirus crisis is full of challenges — and connected to G.O.P. efforts to limit who gets a ballot in the state.
Trump accuses U.S. Health Department watchdog of ‘fake dossier’ on coronavirus – Reuters
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’s Office of the Inspector General is led by Christi Grimm, the principal deputy inspector general, who has served in the office since 1999.
Source: Trump accuses U.S. Health Department watchdog of ‘fake dossier’ on coronavirus – Reuters
Those Health Concerns
Now more than ever have Americans shown concern for their health….us old farts have been concerned for a very long time but the younger among us are …
Those Health Concerns
Wisconsin Governor Postpones Tuesday’s Elections; G.O.P. Plans Challenge – The New York Times
The state was set to hold in-person balloting for presidential primaries and many local races on Tuesday, but Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat, issued an emergency order shutting down the voting.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/politics/wisconsin-primary-election-postponed-coronavirus.html
GOP in Wisconsin favors death over health and life 😡🤬🥵
Open Thread | Some Words About the GOP and COVID-19
I have tried to put into words, but only feel pure, unadulterated RAGE when I think about the response to COVID-19, across the board from the GOP. I …
Open Thread | Some Words About the GOP and COVID-19
To provide Americans with paid sick time and paid leave so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families. (H.R. 6442) – GovTrack.us
H.R. 6442. In GovTrack.us, a database of bills in the U.S. Congress.
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