Coronavirus: 'US has no science-based reopening policy', Bernie Sanders warns
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus: 'US has no science-based reopening policy', Bernie Sanders warns

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Democratic senator Bernie Sanders has said 50 states are "going it alone" with no science-based national policy as the United States begins reopening from coronavirus lockdowns. During an interview with ABC News' This Week, the former presidential candidate deflected questions about "Obamagate" and how tough Joe Biden would be on China, towards Mr Trump's coronavirus response. "Instead, you have got 50 states going it alone because we don't have that national protocol based on science." Mr Sanders said that the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package passed by House Democrats needed improvements, and urged Congress to add a "paycheck security process" to circumvent corporate interests.

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Dr Fauci pushes back on Biden’s claim the Covid pandemic is over
2 years, 3 months ago

Dr Fauci pushes back on Biden’s claim the Covid pandemic is over

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anthony Fauci said on Monday that the US is not …

A year of coronavirus: Trump is gone. It's time to let go of the partisan responses to the pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

A year of coronavirus: Trump is gone. It's time to let go of the partisan responses to the pandemic

Salon  

After delaying long enough to cause serious anxiety among prominent public health experts, on Monday the Centers for Disease Control finally released their recommendations for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Many prominent public health experts celebrated the loosening of restrictions on vaccinated people because, as Harvard-based epidemiologist Julia Marcus explained on Twitter, "Vaccines provide a true reduction …

Editorial: Is Gov. Newsom ‘following the science’ on COVID reopening, or following the politics?
3 years, 11 months ago

Editorial: Is Gov. Newsom ‘following the science’ on COVID reopening, or following the politics?

LA Times  

New coronavirus infections are decreasing in California, as are the number of people filling intensive care hospital beds. Gavin Newsom’s announcement Monday that he was lifting the strict stay-at-home orders he put in place in December came as a surprise to many — and raised questions about whether the governor was truly “following the science,” as he so often says, …

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve
4 years ago

VIRUS TODAY: Make-or-break in California, Midwest reprieve

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Here's what's happening Friday with …

Pandemic politics leave DC in gridlock as virus surges
4 years, 1 month ago

Pandemic politics leave DC in gridlock as virus surges

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “For those great ‘historians’, please remember that these great discoveries, which will end the …

News orgs prove Trump’s outlandish claim wrong as they continue spotlighting coronavirus
4 years, 2 months ago

News orgs prove Trump’s outlandish claim wrong as they continue spotlighting coronavirus

CNN  

CNN Business — A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Wednesday’s WaPo A1 features a map accompanied by a headline that warns, “Surge shows no sign of easing.” CNN’s homepage is featuring a story with a headline that reads, “Coronavirus hospitalizations in US reach an all-time high with more than 60,000.” And NYT’s homepage focuses …

New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Several states report spike in hospitalisations and jumps in new cases, raising concerns of a ‘third wave’. “Things are starting to move in a concerning direction,” Justin Lessler, associate professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Al Jazeera. Learn more: https://t.co/1nMYQAjpSq pic.twitter.com/iObgUYrTeE — CDC October 21, 2020 Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at Johns Hopkins …

White House defends hitting 200k coronavirus deaths: ‘We were expecting 2 million’
4 years, 3 months ago

White House defends hitting 200k coronavirus deaths: ‘We were expecting 2 million’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The White House defended Donald Trump as the number of …

CDC retraction shows chaos of Trump’s Covid response
4 years, 3 months ago

CDC retraction shows chaos of Trump’s Covid response

CNN  

CNN — New chaos at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention over revised guidance on the spread of Covid-19 is a fresh sign of mixed messaging that long plagued the White House’s failed pandemic response. The move came less than a week after Trump publicly rebuked the agency’s director Dr. Robert Redfield, who voiced a timetable for all …

Trump rebukes CDC chief for his cautions on a coronavirus vaccine and masks
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump rebukes CDC chief for his cautions on a coronavirus vaccine and masks

LA Times  

President Trump contradicted one of his administration’s top scientists and announced Wednesday that widespread distribution of a coronavirus vaccine would begin as early as next month, further rattling the scientific and public health communities and stoking rival Joe Biden’s claim that Trump can’t be trusted to oversee development of a safe vaccine. For a vaccine to be “fully available to …

Trump ally accused of interfering with CDC reports to downplay coronavirus spread that could ‘hurt president’
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump ally accused of interfering with CDC reports to downplay coronavirus spread that could ‘hurt president’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Authors of the CDC’s weekly Morbidity and Mortality Weekly …

Public vs. private: A timeline of Trump’s comments on virus
4 years, 4 months ago

Public vs. private: A timeline of Trump’s comments on virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s comments on the threat posed by the coronavirus have varied widely depending on whether he was speaking in public or private. A look at some of the president’s public and private commentary during the early months of the pandemic that to date has killed about 190,000 Americans: JAN. 22 “We have it totally under control.” …

joe Biden says he would shut down US to stop coronavirus if scientists recommended it
4 years, 4 months ago

joe Biden says he would shut down US to stop coronavirus if scientists recommended it

CNN  

CNN — Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said, if elected, he would be willing to shut down the country again should there be a second wave of coronavirus in the US and scientists recommend the move to slow its spread. I would listen to the scientists,” the former vice president told ABC News’ David Muir during a joint interview with …

Coronavirus tracked: Explaining Trump’s confusing charts and debunking his claims
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus tracked: Explaining Trump’s confusing charts and debunking his claims

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has made a series of claims about how well …

‘You can’t do that’: Trump refuses to discuss coronavirus death rate and says US beating rest of world on cases
4 years, 5 months ago

‘You can’t do that’: Trump refuses to discuss coronavirus death rate and says US beating rest of world on cases

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump’s analysis, which he advanced during a …

Trump’s pandemic pivot is about politics, not policy (opinion)
4 years, 5 months ago

Trump’s pandemic pivot is about politics, not policy (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. Trump declared, “It will probably get worse before it gets better.” That would come as a shock to anyone who has limited their intake of information to the President’s rosy statements. For a moment, he sounded like a man who actually understands the virus is …

Kellyanne Conway suggests Trump revive regular coronavirus briefings that caused him many headaches
4 years, 5 months ago

Kellyanne Conway suggests Trump revive regular coronavirus briefings that caused him many headaches

The Independent  

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Trump’s solution for the coronavirus? Don’t talk about it
4 years, 7 months ago

Trump’s solution for the coronavirus? Don’t talk about it

LA Times  

President Trump drew a few laughs and hollers of approval Thursday when he railed against “the plague coming in from China” to supporters packed into a Dallas church. The coronavirus, “or whatever you want to call it,” as he told the crowd, is now just another throw-away line in Trump’s political patter, meant to jab a foreign adversary and energize …

Opinion: Fauci warns of colossal, deadly mistake. Will Trump listen?
4 years, 8 months ago

Opinion: Fauci warns of colossal, deadly mistake. Will Trump listen?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Jill Filipovic is a journalist based in New York and author of the book “The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness.” Follow her on Twitter. CNN — Dr. Anthony Fauci and the other experts at the top tiers of the American public health system have been clear: Reopening the nation without adhering to the clear guidelines from the …

White House considering winding down coronavirus task force, Pence says
4 years, 8 months ago

White House considering winding down coronavirus task force, Pence says

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Vice President Mike Pence told reporters on Tuesday that the …

Land of the free: Majority of US states begin to reopen as America enters new coronavirus phase
4 years, 8 months ago

Land of the free: Majority of US states begin to reopen as America enters new coronavirus phase

The Telegraph  

A majority of US states will partially reopen in the coming days as America enters a transition phase now the peak of coronavirus cases nationwide is believed to have passed. Senior US scientific advisers have warned that the change cannot be made like a “light switch” and remain concerned of a potential second wave of cases when autumn arrives. A …

Trump cancels daily coronavirus press briefing – then appears unable to resist
4 years, 8 months ago

Trump cancels daily coronavirus press briefing – then appears unable to resist

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The White House around 11 a.m. cancelled a planned 5 p.m. Monday coronavirus task …

‘Nothing to worry about’ and ‘it’s being contained’: How Trump officials downplayed the coronavirus
4 years, 8 months ago

‘Nothing to worry about’ and ‘it’s being contained’: How Trump officials downplayed the coronavirus

CNN  

CNN — A day after the White House requested $1.25 billion in emergency funding to address the growing worldwide coronavirus crisis, Larry Kudlow, the President’s chief economic adviser, appeared on CNBC. White House spokesperson Judd Deere told CNN that while the media and Democrats focused on impeachment and refused to seriously acknowledge the virus in January and February, “President Trump …

This stunningly detailed timeline of Trump's failures shows America's coronavirus crisis was a man-made disaster
4 years, 8 months ago

This stunningly detailed timeline of Trump's failures shows America's coronavirus crisis was a man-made disaster

Raw Story  

Crises have a way of sorting the good presidents from the bad. On November 18, 2019, “an independent, bipartisan panel formed by the Center for Strategic and International Studies concluded that lack of preparedness was so acute in the Trump administration that the ‘United States must either pay now and gain protection and security or wait for the next epidemic …

Coronavirus | President Donald Trump gives Governors options on how to reopen the economy
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus | President Donald Trump gives Governors options on how to reopen the economy

The Hindu  

President Donald Trump has given governors a road map for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. Also | Interactive graphic tracking global spread of coronavirus - WHO “We’re starting our life again,” …

White House Unveils Coronavirus Guidelines On Path To Reopening The Country
4 years, 9 months ago

White House Unveils Coronavirus Guidelines On Path To Reopening The Country

NPR  

White House Unveils Coronavirus Guidelines On Path To Reopening The Country Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP Updated at 7:21 p.m. Trump has said he believes many states could begin to re-open even before the federal guidelines for social distancing and mitigation expire on May 1, citing what he says are the low numbers of cases or …

Trump To Announce Advisory Council On Reopening The Country, Shuttered By Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump To Announce Advisory Council On Reopening The Country, Shuttered By Coronavirus

NPR  

Trump To Announce Advisory Council On Reopening The Country, Shuttered By Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP Evan Vucci/AP Updated at 4:36 p.m. Trump said on Friday that's the assignment he'll give to the new council he plans to appoint, which he said would include "great business, great doctors — we're going to have have a great group …

'He does not understand the word federal': Governor blasts Trump for months of delay and withholding coronavirus equipment
4 years, 9 months ago

'He does not understand the word federal': Governor blasts Trump for months of delay and withholding coronavirus equipment

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The president does not understand the word federal,” the Democratic governor said about comments …

Coronavirus: George Bush warned US to prepare for pandemic back in 2005
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: George Bush warned US to prepare for pandemic back in 2005

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. If allowed to smoulder, undetected, it can grow to …

AP FACT CHECK: Trump gets a reality check on coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

AP FACT CHECK: Trump gets a reality check on coronavirus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For weeks, President Donald Trump carved out a trail of groundless assurances about the coronavirus pandemic as health officials, governors and local officials sounded alarm about what was coming — and already here. ___ TRUMP: “I mean, we have never closed the country before, and we have had some pretty bad flus, and we have had some pretty …

READ: President Trump's Letter To Governors On New Coronavirus Guidelines
4 years, 9 months ago

READ: President Trump's Letter To Governors On New Coronavirus Guidelines

NPR  

READ: President Trump's Letter To Governors On New Coronavirus Guidelines President Trump said in a letter to U.S. governors on Thursday that his administration is working to publish new guidelines for state and local governments to use when making decisions about "maintaining, increasing or relaxing social distancing and other mitigation measures" for the coronavirus epidemic. Trump said officials are gathering …

Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump says he intends to reopen country in weeks, not months

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As cases of coronavirus rise, President Donald Trump said that he wants to reopen the country for business in weeks, not months, and claimed, without evidence, that continued closures could result in more deaths than the pandemic itself. “I’m not looking at months, I can tell you right now,” Trump said Monday, when asked about easing federal recommendations …

Coronavirus: Five tweets that prove Trump didn't take the outbreak seriously
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Five tweets that prove Trump didn't take the outbreak seriously

The Independent  

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Trump’s coronavirus conversion
4 years, 9 months ago

Trump’s coronavirus conversion

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Frida Ghitis, a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. CNN — “Beautiful day outside,” President Donald Trump gushed on Sunday from the White House podium. It had taken several weeks, much too long during an epidemic, but the efforts of public health experts, and a stubbornly pessimistic stock market, finally tore apart the President’s …

Trump, coronavirus and the politics of a pandemic
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump, coronavirus and the politics of a pandemic

Al Jazeera  

The coronavirus outbreak has swept the globe and been declared a pandemic, but experts warn the response of some world leaders, including the administration of US President Donald Trump, has been anything but global. Meanwhile, Trump administration officials including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in recent days have taken to calling the coronavirus the “Wuhan virus”, ignoring WHO’s guidelines and …

Leading Health Groups Urge Trump To Declare Coronavirus A National Emergency
4 years, 10 months ago

Leading Health Groups Urge Trump To Declare Coronavirus A National Emergency

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Three of the nation’s largest organizations representing hospitals, physicians, nurses and health care providers called on the Trump administration to declare the spread of COVID-19 a national disaster or emergency on Thursday, saying the designation could free up needed resources to help treat the growing number of Americans infected with the new coronavirus. “Preventing the spread of …

Bernie Sanders Calls For National Emergency Response To Coronavirus Pandemic
4 years, 10 months ago

Bernie Sanders Calls For National Emergency Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

Huff Post  

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to reporters about coronavirus on Thursday. ASSOCIATED PRESS Sen. Bernie Sanders warned that the coronavirus pandemic could reach wartime-levels of horror, in terms of both death count and economic fallout, if the United States does not act urgently to ensure universal access to health care, paid leave and unemployment benefits to American families. …

Trump Appears More Concerned With Closing Borders Than Testing For Coronavirus
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump Appears More Concerned With Closing Borders Than Testing For Coronavirus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING During his first address to the nation on the global coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump characterized COVID-19 as a “foreign virus” while touting his decision to institute travel restrictions with China and announcing plans to close the U.S. to visitors from most of Europe. Trump clearly sees the novel coronavirus as just another foreign invader to keep …

Sanders says his campaign consults local health officials before rallies
4 years, 10 months ago

Sanders says his campaign consults local health officials before rallies

CNN  

Washington CNN — Sen. Bernie Sanders said Monday that his campaign is consulting with local public health officials before his rallies as he chases the Democratic presidential nomination amid mounting concern over the spread of the novel coronavirus. And we, before we do rallies, consult with local public health officials to make sure that it’s OK. So we’ve never done …

Trump seeks a ‘miracle’ as virus fears mount
4 years, 10 months ago

Trump seeks a ‘miracle’ as virus fears mount

CNN  

Washington CNN — President Donald Trump is hoping for a “miracle” that will make the coronavirus disappear but tanking stock markets and signs the disease is stalking America are delivering their verdict on his scattershot management of the crisis. One day it’s like a miracle, it will disappear,” Trump said at the White House Thursday as the virus marched across …

A coronavirus outbreak in the US is inevitable. Here is what that means (Opinion)
4 years, 10 months ago

A coronavirus outbreak in the US is inevitable. Here is what that means (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Leana S. Wen is an emergency physician and a visiting professor at George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. When Covid-19 was first discovered, US public health officials worked to contain the outbreak with quarantines and travel restrictions. Given the lack of ongoing surveillance and high numbers of people who are not being tested and …

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