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Photo: Hospitals Tell Doctors They'll Be Fired If They Speak Out About Lack of Gear Hospitals Tell Doctors They'll Be Fired If They Speak Out About Lack of Gear
Bloomberg - Tue Mar 31, 2020
Hospitals are threatening to fire health-care workers who publicize their working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic -- and have in some cases followed through. More»

Photo: Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town, Coronavirus "Hit Like a Bomb" Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town, Coronavirus "Hit Like a Bomb"
New York Times - Mon Mar 30, 2020
A mourner came to Albany, Georgia to attend the funeral of a retired janitor. More»

Photo: Trump demands appreciation from governors for coronavirus response Trump demands appreciation from governors for coronavirus response
Yahoo News - Sun Mar 29, 2020
WASHINGTON - President Trump used his daily coronavirus briefing to attack Democratic governors who in his estimation had shown insufficient gratitude for his administrations response to the pandemic. More»

Photo: Do I have COVID-19? Maybe. But like many Georgians, I've found it impossible to get a test. Do I have COVID-19? Maybe. But like many Georgians, I've found it impossible to get a test.
Atlanta Magazine - Sat Mar 28, 2020
Since my husband, Jim, and I returned from a trip overseas on Monday, March 16, weve followed the instructions CDC workers distributed on our plane: avoiding others, checking our temperatures, keeping an eye out for the major symptoms of coronavirus infection - fever, coughing, and shortness of breath. More»

Photo: New Jersey nursing home is evacuated after ALL 94 residents are presumed positive for coronavirus New Jersey nursing home is evacuated after ALL 94 residents are presumed positive for coronavirus
Daily Mail - Thu Mar 26, 2020
WOODBRIDGE, New Jersey - A nursing home in New Jersey has been evacuated after officials said that a coronavirus outbreak left all 94 patients presumed positive for the infection, and just three heroic nurses were left on staff to care for them. More»

Photo: Spanish Military Finds Dead Bodies And Seniors 'Completely Abandoned' In Care Homes Spanish Military Finds Dead Bodies And Seniors 'Completely Abandoned' In Care Homes
NPR - Wed Mar 25, 2020
The Spanish military has found older residents of some care homes "completely abandoned" and even "dead in their beds," Defense Minister Margarita Robles said in a television interview on Monday. More»

Photo: The coronavirus did not escape from a lab. Here's how we know. The coronavirus did not escape from a lab. Here's how we know.
Live Science - Mon Mar 23, 2020
As the novel coronavirus causing COVID-19 spreads across the globe, with cases surpassing 284,000 worldwide today (March 20), misinformation is spreading almost as fast. More»

Photo: American Airlines flight from Dallas to Nashville is delayed 8 hours after passenger was arrested for joking about having coronavirus American Airlines flight from Dallas to Nashville is delayed 8 hours after passenger was arrested for joking about having coronavirus
Daily Mail - Mon Mar 16, 2020
An American Airlines flight was delayed by eight hours after one of the passengers on board joked about having coronavirus. More»

Photo: How did Matt Gaetz get a coronavirus test when the rest of us can't? How did Matt Gaetz get a coronavirus test when the rest of us can't?
Raw Story - Fri Mar 13, 2020
I got the COVID-19 text at 8:30 Tuesday night, three days after returning from a journalism conference in New Orleans. More»

Photo: Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus Trump declares national emergency over coronavirus
BBC - Fri Mar 13, 2020
US President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to help handle the growing outbreak of coronavirus. More»

Photo: New York Govrnor Cuomo deploys National Guard to New Rochelle to establish coronavirus containment center New York Govrnor Cuomo deploys National Guard to New Rochelle to establish coronavirus containment center
CNBC - Tue Mar 10, 2020
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has deployed the National Guard to New Rochelle, a coronavirus hot spot just north of New York City. More»

Photo: Italy Sets Mandatory Quarantine For 16 Million People In Region Including Milan, Venice Italy Sets Mandatory Quarantine For 16 Million People In Region Including Milan, Venice
Huffington Post - Sun Mar 8, 2020
Italy instituted a mandatory quarantine for 16 million people in the northern part of the country that includes Milan and Venice, in a desperate bid to slow the spread of the coronavirus. More»

Photo: White House Overruled CDC Push For Elderly Not To Fly Due To Coronavirus White House Overruled CDC Push For Elderly Not To Fly Due To Coronavirus
Associated Press - Sun Mar 8, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) - The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile Americans be advised not to fly on commercial airlines because of the new coronavirus, a federal official told The Associated Press. More»

Photo: There Is a "Tipping Point" Before Coronavirus Kills There Is a "Tipping Point" Before Coronavirus Kills
Bloomberg - Sun Mar 8, 2020
The new coronavirus causes little more than a cough if it stays in the nose and throat, which it does for the majority of people unlucky enough to be infected. More»

Photo: FDNY orders firefighters to STOP responding to 911 calls involving coronavirus symptoms and instead send lower-paid paramedics FDNY orders firefighters to STOP responding to 911 calls involving coronavirus symptoms and instead send lower-paid paramedics
Daily Mail - Sat Mar 7, 2020
The Fire Department of the City of New York has ordered firefighters to stop responding to calls involving potential coronavirus symptoms. More»

Photo: Coronavirus infected Nebraska woman, 36, being taken to a bio-containment unit Coronavirus infected Nebraska woman, 36, being taken to a bio-containment unit
Daily Mail - Sat Mar 7, 2020
The number of cases of coronavirus in the US has topped 400, as the outbreak spreads quickly and the death toll reaches 19. More»

Photo: CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus CPAC attendee tests positive for coronavirus
The Hill - Sat Mar 7, 2020
The American Conservative Union (ACU) announced Saturday that an attendee at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). More»

Photo: Kroger limiting amount of hand sanitizer, cold and flu medications customers can buy Kroger limiting amount of hand sanitizer, cold and flu medications customers can buy
WSB-TV - Wed Mar 4, 2020
ATLANTA, Georgia - Kroger is limiting the amount of hand sanitizing products and cold and flu medications that customers can buy at one time as fears escalate about coronavirus. More»

Photo: South Korea declares "war" on coronavirus as outbreak spreads rapidly and unpredictably outside of China South Korea declares "war" on coronavirus as outbreak spreads rapidly and unpredictably outside of China
Washington Post - Tue Mar 3, 2020
Governments pledged urgent action on Tuesday as the novel coronavirus spread rapidly and unpredictably around the world and Americans braced for an increasing toll at home. More»

Photo: This is the coverup: CDC website stops reporting number of COVID-19 virus tests This is the coverup: CDC website stops reporting number of COVID-19 virus tests
Raw Story - Mon Mar 2, 2020
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) is no longer sharing vital statistics about the coronavirus on its website after a new death was confirmed this week. More»

Photo: Trump says coronavirus shows need for better flu shot Trump says coronavirus shows need for better flu shot
New York Post - Mon Mar 2, 2020
President Trump says the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak shows the need for a better flu shot. More»

Photo: South Korea's coronavirus cases surpass 3,100, more infections expected in Daegu South Korea's coronavirus cases surpass 3,100, more infections expected in Daegu
Korea Herald - Sat Feb 29, 2020
South Korea saw the number of the novel coronavirus cases surpass 3,100 with 17 deaths on Saturday afternoon, with the coming days until early March considered a watershed for the countrys efforts to contain community spread of the deadly virus. More»

Photo: Trump administration says the coronavirus vaccine might not be affordable for all Americans Trump administration says the coronavirus vaccine might not be affordable for all Americans
Business Insider - Wed Feb 26, 2020
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Wednesday declined to promise that a coronavirus vaccine would be affordable for all Americans. More»

Photo: Americans forced into bankruptcy to pay for prescriptions Americans forced into bankruptcy to pay for prescriptions
The Guardian - Fri Feb 14, 2020
Millions of Americans cant afford the prescription drugs they require to survive, forcing them into bankruptcy, trips to Mexico or cutting off utilities. More»

Photo: Utah cuts healthcare costs by flying employees to Mexico for prescriptions Utah cuts healthcare costs by flying employees to Mexico for prescriptions
The Guardian - Tue Feb 11, 2020
A health insurer in Utah is seeking to reduce prescription drug costs by flying state employees to Mexico, where they can collect medications at a fraction of the US cost. More»

Photo: County in rural Kansas is jailing people over unpaid medical debt County in rural Kansas is jailing people over unpaid medical debt
CBS News - Mon Feb 10, 2020
COFFEYVILLE, Kansas - There is at least one issue a divided electorate can come together on this election year: A recent poll finds 90% of those surveyed agreed on the importance of making health care more affordable. More»

Photo: Why is the flu killing so many American children? Why is the flu killing so many American children?
The Independent - Mon Feb 10, 2020
Kaylee Roberts had just earned her learners permit - she was 16 years old and excited about getting behind the wheel. More»

Photo: Largest maker of pesticide linked to brain damage in kids to stop producing chemical Largest maker of pesticide linked to brain damage in kids to stop producing chemical
The Guardian - Fri Feb 7, 2020
The announcement comes after Trump administration reversed plans to ban chlorpyrifos and rejected scientific conclusions of experts. More»

Photo: Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits Trump Administration Quietly Goes After Disability Benefits
Huffington Post - Sat Feb 1, 2020
Some Americans could lose Social Security Disability Insurance benefits under a recent Trump administration proposal ? a change that could affect thousands of people but that has received little attention since it was first floated in November. More»

Photo: Army Veteran Has Prosthetic Legs Repossessed After VA Refuses to Pay for Them Army Veteran Has Prosthetic Legs Repossessed After VA Refuses to Pay for Them
Clarion Ledger - Fri Jan 10, 2020
COLLINS, Mississippi - A man walked into a nursing home for military veterans two days before Christmas, picked up Jerry Hollimans legs and left. More»

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