Category Archives: pandemic

Caribbean nations can’t get U.S. masks, ventilators for COVID-19 under Trump policy

A report by Jacqueline Charles and Alex Harris for the Miami Herald. Caribbean nations struggling to save lives and prevent the deadly spread of the …

Caribbean nations can’t get U.S. masks, ventilators for COVID-19 under Trump policy

Broad coronavirus testing crucial in lifting restrictions: U.S. experts – Reuters

The United States needs to ramp up testing for the coronavirus as the White House considers when and how to lift stay-at-home restrictions and lockdowns triggered by the pandemic, U.S. health experts said on Sunday.
— Read on www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-tests/u-s-health-experts-stress-need-for-widespread-coronavirus-testing-idUSKCN21U0QF

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

Coronavirus vaccine trials: Chinese volunteer in Wuhan tells his story | South China Morning Post

‘I didn’t feel afraid at all. In my mind, it’s already a successful vaccine,’ says Wuhan restaurant owner and former volunteer ambulance driver Xiang Yafei.
— Read on www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3079216/coronavirus-vaccine-trials-chinese-volunteer-wuhan-tells-his