Category: Public health

Fingers Start Pointing to Trump’s Inaction, ‘Fairy Tales’ for Unnecessary COVID-19 Deaths

Fingers Start Pointing to Trump’s Inaction, ‘Fairy Tales’ for Unnecessary COVID-19 Deaths

After weeks that he has been delivering falsehoods and incorrect information to the American people looking for answers in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic--and now growing accusations that he's not taking enough action--fingers are now pointing to Donald Trump for directly causing unnecessary deaths from the virus.
Fmr. Labor Sec’y: No Bailouts For Big Companies, Trump Admin Should Use Money To Help Regular People

Fmr. Labor Sec’y: No Bailouts For Big Companies, Trump Admin Should Use Money To Help Regular People

Given that the way out of this crisis seems to be social distancing and quarantine conditions, any economic rescue legislation ought to focus on direct help to average people, not the sort of massive corporate bailouts which were common after the 2008 financial meltdown, according to Robert Reich, former labor secretary in the Clinton administration, and a popular progressive activist in the decades since.
‘I Am Frightened That the Hospitals Across the Country Will Be Running Out of Supplies’

‘I Am Frightened That the Hospitals Across the Country Will Be Running Out of Supplies’

As the coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic continues to mushroom across the United States and abroad, the fear is growing that healthcare systems simply will become overwhelmed by the demand.
Trump Completely Loses It on NBC’s Peter Alexander, Who Says, I Was Trying to Toss Him a ‘Softball’

Trump Completely Loses It on NBC’s Peter Alexander, Who Says, I Was Trying to Toss Him a ‘Softball’

Trump unloaded on NBC News reporter Peter Alexander in the White House briefing room, while Alexander maintains that he was actually only trying to offer Trump the chance to answer a "softball," or easy, question designed to demonstrate leadership.
de Blasio: US Military Should Aid Coronavirus Crisis, Not Keep Building the Border Wall

de Blasio: US Military Should Aid Coronavirus Crisis, Not Keep Building the Border Wall

Donald Trump should have the US military intervene on behalf of helping alleviate the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic, not still stuck at the southern border building a wall, according to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Trump Continues To Stand at the Podium Daily and Says Untrue Things About Coronavirus

Trump Continues To Stand at the Podium Daily and Says Untrue Things About Coronavirus

Despite declaring himself a "wartime president" amidst the spread of the novel coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic, Donald Trump continues to prove detrimental at the presidental podium, according to some expert observers.
Miami Springbreakers Defend Partying, But Some Young Coronavirus Patients Have Decreased Lung Function

Miami Springbreakers Defend Partying, But Some Young Coronavirus Patients Have Decreased Lung Function

Spring Breakers may be ignoring advice for "social distancing," and the COVID-19 pandemic can cause lasting damage in its young victims, Dr Gupta said.
WaPo Blogger Says That More Republicans Will Die of Coronavirus Than Democrats

WaPo Blogger Says That More Republicans Will Die of Coronavirus Than Democrats

It's Donald Trump's older supporters who are most at risk of falling ill, and potentially dying, of the COVID 19 disease caused by the coronavirus, according to a prominent Washington Post blogger.
Coronavirus Possibly Spreading to Prisons: ‘Now Would Be the Time to Commute Some Sentences’

Coronavirus Possibly Spreading to Prisons: ‘Now Would Be the Time to Commute Some Sentences’

A Democratic congresswoman is calling on the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to commute the sentences of some federal inmates as part of its response to relieve the potential for the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic to infect prison populations.
Doctor Infected with COVID-19 Tells His Story

Doctor Infected with COVID-19 Tells His Story

Dr. Yale Tung Chen was busily treating patients at a university hospital in Madrid, Spain. That is, until five days ago, when he first developed symptoms of COVID 19, the disease produced by the coronavirus.