Новости за 04.04.2020

“The national health insurance system is crumbling more with every day that passes.” The coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic collapse could cause a staggering 35 million people in the U.S. to lose their employer-sponsored health insurance over the next several months, with lower-income Americans bearing the brunt of the damage. That’s according to a report […]

A delicate remote control operation to remove a tracking collar from a tiger on an epic 13-month trek through India has been carried out to avoid the device choking the animal. The feline explorer, named Walker for the roughly 3,000 kilometres (1,800 miles) of terrain it covered, has been tracked by Indian wildlife experts through […]

The last few weeks have brought previously unimaginable changes to the lives of people throughout the United States. Americans everywhere are waking up to a new reality in which they can’t go to work or school outside the home and they have to stay six feet away from others. More than 80% of Americans are […]

We’re all going to know someone who has died of the coronavirus when this is over. The tragic news is all over Facebook and Twitter already. My friend Patricia Bosworth, the actress and biographer, died on Friday of the virus. Everyone has friends and acquaintances who have the virus, family members who have died, favorite […]

HBO’s Bill Maher returned on Friday night via YouTube to blast Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and took on fans of the president who are rallying around him, calling their response “irrational.” Speaking from what appeared to be his backyard, the “Real Time” host noted that Americans tend to rally around their leaders […]

Doctor Ling Min is the first emergency room doctor to be fired for going public with his concerns about poor hospital emergency room safety practices and shortages of medical supplies and protective gear for health workers. He won’t be the last. Like many hospitals in the US, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham Washington, […]

Administration officials told The New York Times that they expect White House adviser and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s coronavirus team to come under congressional scrutiny after a series of questionable moves stunned government officials. Kushner has recruited friends with business and start-up backgrounds to create what he calls an “impact team,” but administration officials […]

When her doorbell rang Sunday night, Blanche Jordan was just starting a new Game of Thrones puzzle on her living room floor. Jordan, 39, is a breast-cancer survivor who is taking social distancing seriously, so she put on a mask before opening the door. A woman handed Jordan a paper and said: “You’ve been served.” […]

MIAMI — As of Monday, Carolina Guity and her husband will be jobless with two young children at home to feed.Guity, an undocumented domestic worker from Honduras, was one of tens of thousands of people in Florida who suddenly found herself unemployed amid the coronavirus crisis.Her husband, a worker for an air-conditioning repair company, is […]

Scientific research suggests that prayer has the power to calm the mind, increase resistance to temptation and make people happier.One thing prayer can’t do, however, is stop the coronavirus. So far, two members of one Sacramento church have died from COVID-19. Four other members of the church are infected. It’s important to note that these […]

The Supreme Court has canceled all April arguments because of the coronavirus, it announced Friday in a news release.All planned arguments for March and April have now been indefinitely postponed.“The Court will consider rescheduling some cases from the March and April sessions before the end of the Term, if circumstances permit in light of public […]

In an effort to improve social distancing measures amid the coronaviruspandemic, Walmart announced Friday more changes to its store’s policies.Beginning Saturday, the company will limit the number of customerswho can be in a store at once, Walmart Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Dacona Smith said in a blog post.“Stores will now allow no […]

Four men acquitted in the kidnapping and killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl in Pakistan have been rearrested and will stay in jail while prosecutors appeal the ruling, officials said. A Pakistani court sparked US outrage on Thursday after it overturned the death sentence of British-born militant Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh as well as the […]

After facing mounting pressure—including calls from public health officials, voting rights advocates, and presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders—Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers finally on Friday called on the state’s Republican-led legislature to hold a special session Saturday afternoon to take up legislation that would delay the state’s Democratic primary and a number of state and local […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders on Friday released his demands for six key priorities that he said must be included in the next round of federal economic relief for suffering Americans as the coronavirus pandemic cripples the country’s healthcare system and eviscerates the economy. “We are in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic that could lead to […]

DETROIT — A Detroit emergency physician’s 15-year-old idea — rigging one ventilator to assist two or more patients — is gaining global attention, as the novel coronavirus pandemic causes skyrocketing hospitalization rates and doctors face a critical shortage of the life-saving breathing machines.Dr. Charlene Irvin Babcock, an emergency physician at Ascension St. John Hospital in […]

The tens of millions of Americans who lack health insurance will be covered by the government if they fall sick with the COVID-19 illness, the US health secretary said Friday. Alex Azar told reporters that the CARES act, a coronavirus stimulus package passed by Congress, included $100 billion for health care providers who “will be […]

As Amazon grapples with coronavirus infections among workers at a growing number of its facilities, senior leaders sought to discredit the organizer of a walkout in New York this week, according to an internal memo.Amazon general counsel David Zapolsky, in notes from a meeting of top executives circulated within the company and leaked to VICE […]

Public health officials consistently promote hand-washing as a way for people to protect themselves from the COVID-19 coronavirus. However, this virus can live on metal and plastic for days, so simply adjusting your eyeglasses with unwashed hands may be enough to infect yourself. Thus, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionand the World Health Organizationhave […]

Amid a constant swirl of grim coronavirus news, the surreal tale of a gay, mullet-wearing private zookeeper who calls himself “Joe Exotic” — now in prison for murder-for-hire — has captivated a nation stuck on the couch. “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness” — featuring a menagerie of big cats, wacky employees and misfit lovers […]

President Donald Trump joked about being “involved in” models during a coronavirus briefing at the White House. The quip came while the president was fielding questions about the trajectory of the pandemic.“The models show hundreds of thousands of people are going to die and you know what I want to do? I want to come […]

A military hospital ship which arrived in New York City on Monday is fighting to stay in a coronavirus-free “bubble” so as not to risk bringing the disease on board, its medical officer said. The 1,000-bed USNS Comfort, previously deployed to conflict and natural disaster zones, was sent to Manhattan to ease the strain on […]

In one of the oddest developments of the coronavirus crisis, there’s been a run on a pair of antimalarial drugs, hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, which are used primarily in the U.S. to treat arthritis and to prevent organ damage from lupus. The drugs are being sucked out of pharmacies at an alarming rate, thanks to Americans who […]

An ambulance driver wearing a white protective gown enters a Barcelona hotel and announces the arrival of three new “customers” — a trio of coronavirus patients discharged from hospital into luxury quarantine. “Good morning! How are you? My name is Enrique Aranda and I am probably the first non health care worker you see in […]

Britain’s main opposition Labour party on Saturday unveils a new leader who will take the helm of a defeated and divided party in the midst of the coronavirus crisis. Keir Starmer, a former director of state prosecutions and Labour’s Brexit spokesman, is the runaway favourite to win the ballot of around 500,000 party members and […]