New Jersey police found 17 bodies in one of the state's largest nursing homes after an anonymous tip said a body was being stored in a shed - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52314860
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Police find 17 bodies at New Jersey nursing home after anonymous tip
Seventeen bodies were piled in a morgue built to handle four at a large nursing home in New Jersey.
San Diego's border dogs are our kryptonite - https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2020/apr/15/cover-san-diegos-border-dogs-kryptonite/#home
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San Diego's border dogs are our kryptonite
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Burials on Hart Island, where New York’s unclaimed lie in mass graves, have risen fivefold
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Burials on Hart Island, where New York’s unclaimed lie in mass graves, have risen fivefold
During the coronavirus pandemic, the mass-grave burials of indigent New Yorkers whose families could not be found or who could not afford a private funeral have quintupled, officials said, growing from an average of 25 per week to 120. They’re happening five…
The Mexican government was ordered to extend its coronavirus protections to migrants in a ruling made public on Friday.
The ruling said health care should be guaranteed to detainees and that temporary residency should be given to people found to be particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/world/coronavirus-news.html#link-661186d3
The ruling said health care should be guaranteed to detainees and that temporary residency should be given to people found to be particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/world/coronavirus-news.html#link-661186d3
Nytimes
Germany Starts Broad Antibody Testing to Assess Spread of Coronavirus; Israel Relaxes Restrictions
Iran lifts Tehran’s lockdown. Hong Kong arrests pro-democracy figures even as it fights the virus.
Allies and industries quietly warn Trump against a hasty reopening until more testing - https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article242038636.html
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Quietly, allies and industries warn Trump against a hasty reopening
Experts are telling the White House it will take robust testing that is not currently available to most Americans for businesses to reopen safely
If Trump thinks it is safe enough for his followers to rally in large numbers as the virus still spreads unchecked, why doesn’t he leave the White House and join them? - https://theintercept.com/2020/04/18/trump-urges-followers-risk-lives-rallies-wont-attend/
The Intercept
If Trump Thinks It's Safe for His Followers to Gather at Protests, Why Doesn't He Attend One?
The president has no plans to violate his own stay-at-home order, but he is encouraging his followers to risk their lives by gathering to protest governors.
Bavaria on Tuesday cancelled the iconic Oktoberfest for the first time since World War II dealing a fresh blow to Germany's beer industry already hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. - https://www.thelocal.de/20200421/we-risk-a-beer-shortage-oktoberfest-cancellation-deals-fresh-blow-to-german-beer-industry
Germany's Oktoberfest beer festival will be cancelled this year as "risks are too high" from the novel coronavirus, Bavarian state premier Markus Söder said Tuesday. - https://www.thelocal.de/20200421/germanys-oktoberfest-2020-cancelled-due-to-coronavirus-pandemic
The COVID Tracking Project collects and publishes the most complete testing data available for US states and territories - https://covidtracking.com/
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The COVID Tracking Project collects and publishes the most complete testing data available for US states and territories.
Nurses Across the U.S. Are Getting Fired for Fighting PPE Shortages
Clashes over necessary protective equipment, social media policies, and volunteering in understaffed regions have led to terminations for many health care workers. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akwxze/nurses-across-united-states-fired-for-fighting-covid-19-ppe-shortages
Clashes over necessary protective equipment, social media policies, and volunteering in understaffed regions have led to terminations for many health care workers. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/akwxze/nurses-across-united-states-fired-for-fighting-covid-19-ppe-shortages
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Nurses Across the U.S. Are Getting Fired for Fighting PPE Shortages
Clashes over necessary protective equipment, social media policies, and volunteering in understaffed regions have led to terminations for many health care workers.
With more than 2.5 million people now infected worldwide in the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany has authorized the first clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine. The first human tests will begin before the end of April. - https://p.dw.com/p/3bGhz
Deutsche Welle
Germany to start first coronavirus vaccine trial
With more than 2.5 million people now infected worldwide in the COVID-19 pandemic, Germany has authorized the first clinical trial of a coronavirus vaccine. The first human tests will begin before the end of April.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country must remain "clever and cautious" in handling the coronavirus crisis, as "it's not the end phase but still just the beginning".
"We will be with it for a long time," she warned parliament, ahead of an EU video summit on the crisis.
She stressed the need for European cohesion in fighting the virus.
And she said Germany should be ready to "make very different, meaning much higher contributions to the EU budget".
The extra funding should be provided "in a spirit of solidarity" and for a limited time, she said - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52394645
"We will be with it for a long time," she warned parliament, ahead of an EU video summit on the crisis.
She stressed the need for European cohesion in fighting the virus.
And she said Germany should be ready to "make very different, meaning much higher contributions to the EU budget".
The extra funding should be provided "in a spirit of solidarity" and for a limited time, she said - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52394645
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Merkel warns coronavirus crisis 'still just the beginning'
Germany begins tough EU summit talks on emergency funds for stricken Europe.
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Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying from strokes
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Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying from strokes
Oxley gasped when he got to the patient’s age and covid-19 status: 44, positive. The man was among several recent stroke patients in their 30s to 40s who were all infected with the coronavirus. The median age for that type of severe stroke is 74. As Oxley…
Germans have started wearing facemasks outside the home as new rules come into force to curb the spread of coronavirus.
The use of cloth masks is now mandatory on public transport and, in most regions, within shops. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52439926
The use of cloth masks is now mandatory on public transport and, in most regions, within shops. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52439926
BBC News
Coronavirus: Germans don compulsory masks as lockdown eases
Simple cloth masks are now mandatory on public transport and in shops within most states.
New Zealand says it has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, effectively eliminating the virus.
With new cases in single figures for several days - one on Sunday - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the virus was "currently" eliminated.
But officials have warned against complacency, saying it does not mean a total end to new coronavirus cases. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52436658
With new cases in single figures for several days - one on Sunday - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the virus was "currently" eliminated.
But officials have warned against complacency, saying it does not mean a total end to new coronavirus cases. - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52436658
BBC News
Coronavirus: New Zealand claims no community cases as lockdown eases
The country has stopped community transmission of Covid-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says.
Starting this week, face masks will be required for every Germany states - across the board for public transport and in some states in shops and other public places, as well. Here are the details state by state:
Bavaria:
Those who don’t wear a mask on public transport and stores starting on Monday will be subject to a fine, according to head of the state chancellery Florian Herrmann (CSU). Offenders can pay €150 if they don't don one of the coverings on public transport or in shops.
However, shop owners could pay as high as €5000 if they don't ensure that their staff use masks, according to Bavaria's updated catalogue of fines.
Both the police and the personnel in buses and trains will then be required to check that the coverings are being worn - https://www.thelocal.de/20200423/face-masks-in-germany-what-are-the-requirements-and-fines-for-every-state
Bavaria:
Those who don’t wear a mask on public transport and stores starting on Monday will be subject to a fine, according to head of the state chancellery Florian Herrmann (CSU). Offenders can pay €150 if they don't don one of the coverings on public transport or in shops.
However, shop owners could pay as high as €5000 if they don't ensure that their staff use masks, according to Bavaria's updated catalogue of fines.
Both the police and the personnel in buses and trains will then be required to check that the coverings are being worn - https://www.thelocal.de/20200423/face-masks-in-germany-what-are-the-requirements-and-fines-for-every-state
More than 200 doctors from Cuba are due to arrive in South Africa to help fight coronavirus.
The medics left on a plane that first carried a donation of South African medical supplies to the Caribbean island, its embassy in Pretoria said.
They are among 1,200 healthcare workers sent to battle Covid-19 in 22 countries that have requested help from the communist state - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52431627
The medics left on a plane that first carried a donation of South African medical supplies to the Caribbean island, its embassy in Pretoria said.
They are among 1,200 healthcare workers sent to battle Covid-19 in 22 countries that have requested help from the communist state - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52431627
BBC News
Coronavirus: Cuban doctors go to South Africa
The 200 medics are among 1,200 sent to countries that requested help from the communist state.
Battling Virulent Coronavirus Rumors in Africa. Inaccurate claims and potentially dangerous medical advice is spreading in Africa even faster that the coronavirus itself. This "infodemic" could have disastrous consequences. - https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/deadly-fake-news-battling-virulent-coronavirus-rumors-in-africa-a-56aff54e-29cb-4f79-9839-a8ba0598063f
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Deadly Fake News Battling Virulent Coronavirus Rumors in Africa
Inaccurate claims and potentially dangerous medical advice is spreading in Africa even faster that the coronavirus itself. This "infodemic" could have disastrous consequences.
Doctors, including community health and infectious disease specialists, arrived early Monday morning and were welcomed by military and health authorities.
South Africa requested assistance from the Cuban government, which is sending more than 1,000 doctors to 22 countries, including Togo, Cap Verde and Angola in Africa. - https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/cuban-doctors-arrive-help-south-africa-fight-coronavirus
South Africa requested assistance from the Cuban government, which is sending more than 1,000 doctors to 22 countries, including Togo, Cap Verde and Angola in Africa. - https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/cuban-doctors-arrive-help-south-africa-fight-coronavirus
Voice of America
Cuban Doctors Arrive to Help South Africa Fight Coronavirus
More than 200 doctors from Cuba have arrived in South Africa to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The doctors, including community health and infectious disease specialists, arrived early Monday morning and were welcomed by military and health authorities.…
The doctors, including community health and infectious disease specialists, arrived early Monday morning and were welcomed by military and health authorities.…