2020-04-07: News Headlines

RT (2020-04-07). 'Striking' evidence emerges that TB vaccine may be effective against Covid-19 — countries that use it have TEN TIMES fewer cases. rt.com The world may not have to wait 12 to 18 months for a Covid-19 vaccine — scientists hope a TB shot can be adapted to fight it much more quickly. But the research so far is based on statistics, and clinical trials are still needed.

Staff (2020-04-07). Deaths of Inequality: AOC on Black and Latinx Communities at Epicenter of Epicenter of the Pandemic. democracynow.org As COVID-19 deaths spike in African-American and immigrant communities, almost a third of New York City's infections are in Queens, one of the most diverse places in the world, and many in the hardest-hit neighborhoods are undocumented and working-class. We speak with Congressmember Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the neighborhoods at the epicenter of the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, about how the Trump administration's response to the pandemic is causing "deaths of incompetence," "deaths of science denial" and "deaths of inequality."

Kristinn Hrafnsson (2020-04-07). Video: Collateral Murder 10 Years On. globalresearch.ca Today April 05, 2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the WikiLeaks publication of the Collateral Murder video. | The video shows how two Apache helicopters murdered 11 Iraqi people including two Reuters journalists. | This is one of the publications Julian Assange…

Peoples Dispatch (2020-04-07). Mandatory online classes not accessible for millions in Italy: Communist Youth. peoplesdispatch.org Italy's Communist Youth Front (FGC) has stated that the Italian government's decision to start compulsory online classes for students during the COVID-19 lockdown will exclude millions who do not have internet access. On April 6, Monday, the council of ministers, including education minister Lucia Azzolina, approved a new school decree making online teaching mandatory. | FGC argued that the decree formalizes a model of education which discriminates against the children of workers. According to Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) data, one in three families in the country does not own a computer or ta…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-07). Open session of Parliament on Tuesday. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) — Chaired by First Deputy Parliament Speaker Masoud Pezeshkian, the open session of the Iranian Parliament was held on Tuesday morning to review the coronavirus outbreak in Iran and also to pose questions to Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namak on a series of relevant issues.

Staff (2020-04-07). The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Exposing the Plague of Neoliberalism. truthout.org The current coronavirus pandemic is more than a medical crisis, it is also a political and ideological crisis. It is a crisis deeply rooted in years of neglect by neoliberal governments that denied the importance of public health and the public good while defunding the institutions that made them possible. At the same time, this crisis cannot be separated from the crisis of massive inequalities in wealth, income and power. Nor can it be separated from a crisis of democratic values, education and environment…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-07). Iran hopefully to reach key stage of battling COVID-19 by May 20. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki expressed hope that the country would reach an important stage in battling coronavirus by May 20.

John W. Whitehead (2020-04-07). COVID-19's Challenge to the Christian Church: What Would Jesus Do? globalresearch.ca "The church must be reminded that it is not the master or the servant of the state, but rather the conscience of the state. It must be the guide and the critic of the state, and never its tool. If …

The Canary (2020-04-07). Belfast researchers lead UK-wide coronavirus clinical trial. thecanary.co Belfast researchers are leading a UK-wide clinical trial offering cell therapy treatment for coronavirus patients with acute respiratory failure. | The team at the Queen's University Belfast is investigating the use of allogenic Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) in patients with a complication known as Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) caused by Covid-19. | The trial involves the use of MSCs, a type of cell derived from human tissue such as bone marrow or umbilical cord to treat the injury to the lung caused by Covid-19. | Health Minister Robin Swann has visited Northern Ireland's first Nightingale site a…

Philip Giraldi (2020-04-07). Targeting Iran While America Locks Down. globalresearch.ca The United States has just declared war against the coronavirus, with President Donald Trump self-proclaiming that he is now a "wartime president." Whether one believes that the virus must be confronted with maximum aggression by effectively shutting down the country …

Andrew Korybko (2020-04-07). Trump and the COV-19 Hydroxychloroquine Cure. globalresearch.ca The intense politicization over the topic of experimenting with the promising drug hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients strongly suggests that the "deep state" has intensified its Hybrid War on Trump's America at its most vulnerable moment in modern history, all …

repost (2020-04-07). Venezuela Pres Maduro's Message to American people. indybay.org Oil rich Venezuela is again threatened with invasion, by Nazi Trump, with no opposition from any Democrat, sending an armada to Venezuela's shores, in the middle of a pandemic, under the obviously false pretext of drug-pushing, which the world knows Venezuela does not do. The democratically elected government of Nicolas Maduro has sent an open letter to the American people. See www.globalresearch.ca/letter-president-m…

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-07). COVID-19 expert answers questions on how the virus makes people sick and more. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Experts continue to learn more about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and how it behaves. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, is answering questions about how the virus makes people sick, how it compares to influenza, and how the COVID-19 pandemic response is affecting the …

Dr. Chandra Muzaffar (2020-04-07). Coronavirus: Sanctions and Suffering. globalresearch.ca In the midst of the most horrendous crisis to confront the entire human family in recent decades, the United States elite, it appears, is hell-bent on perpetuating massive sanctions against certain states and affecting regime change in some of them. …

True Publica (2020-04-07). COVID19 — Can Britain Avert the Coming Catastrophe. globalresearch.ca The Boris Johnson government have clearly demonstrated they are not the people to run the country in a crisis. Their refusal to partake in an EU procurement programme for desperately needed life-saving medical equipment is a last-gasp expression of their …

Jorge Capelan (2020-04-07). Nicaragua and COVID-19 — Western Media's Best Kept Secret. globalresearch.ca One of the best hidden secrets amidst the cacophony of panic and media terrorism caused by the current COVID-2019 pandemic has been how successfully Nicaragua, a small, impoverished country in one of the most climate change-prone regions on the planet, …

Kurt Nimmo (2020-04-07). COVID-19: A Pretext for World Government and Totalitarianism. globalresearch.ca The crazy thing about the COVID-19 "crisis" is how easy it is for the state and its media to frighten the public and manipulate ill-informed citizens into embracing economic and social decapitation. | Blinded by scary headlines based on irrational speculation—subsequently …

Hassanal Noor Rashid (2020-04-07). The COVID-19 Crisis: The Homeless and the Poor. How Can We Help Those under Duress. globalresearch.ca Global inequality and injustice have been heated topics and of deep social concern throughout human history. | In January 2020, OXFAM (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief), a reputable confederation of charitable organisations, declared in a widely circulated report "2,153 billionaires have …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-07). Working toward a COVID-19 vaccine. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org The push to create a vaccine that prevents people from contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, says developing a vaccine takes research, money and time. "Everyone wants to have a vaccine ready right now," says Dr. Rizza. "Researchers around the globe and at Mayo …

Nicolas Maduro (2020-04-07). Letter from President Nicolás Maduro to the People of the United States. globalresearch.ca In greeting you, with affection, I take the liberty of addressing you on the occasion of denouncing the severe events taking place against the peace and stability of Venezuela, at a time when the concern of the States and Governments …

Lucas Leiroz de Almeida (2020-04-07). Ecuadorian Humanitarian Catastrophe Amidst Pandemic. globalresearch.ca Among the countries affected by the global pandemic, it is undeniable that there is a certain imbalance in media coverage, with some very affected countries being scarcely followed by the news, while in other locations the situation is overestimated. An …

Pepe Escobar (2020-04-07). 'It Is Disease that Makes Health Sweet and Good'. globalresearch.ca He was known as "the Riddler." Even "the Dark." Heraclitus of Ephesus was one of a kind. | In his heart of hearts a contemptuous aristocrat, this master of paradox despised all so-called wise men and the mobs that adored them. …

Andre Vltchek (2020-04-07). Nà£o é a China, mas o mundo ocidental quem deve ser definido como "verdadeiro homem doentio" globalresearch.ca Nà£o há assim tanto tempo, o "Wall Street Journal" insultou a China, apodando-a de "verdadeiro homem doentio da àÅsia". A China retaliou, e depois os EUA contra retaliaram. As emoàßàµes têm estado ao rubro, e foram deportados jornalistas. | Subitamente, vários …

Johanna Ross (2020-04-07). Britain on the Brink: Boris Johnson Moved to Intensive Care. globalresearch.ca UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was moved to an intensive care unit at St. Thomas' hospital in London, it was revealed last night. The PM had been suffering from coronavirus and had self-isolated for over a week, before being admitted …

Telesur (2020-04-07). Venezuelan Leader Pens Open Letter to US Public. globalresearch.ca In a letter issued on Sunday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump against making any unwise military decisions against the Bolivarian Republic. | Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza read a letter on Sunday that Venezuelan …

Nick Hankoff (2020-04-07). Coronavirus Being Used to Scare You Away from Using Cash. globalresearch.ca Cash has been the target of the banking and financial elites for years. Now, the coronavirus pandemic is being used to frighten the masses into accepting a cashless society. That would mean the death of what's left of our free …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-07). Mayo Clinic research finds spina bifida surgery before birth restores brain structure. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org ROCHESTER, Minn.

Edward Curtin (2020-04-07). "Orders to Kill" Dr. Martin Luther King: The Government that Honors MLK with a National Holiday Killed Him. globalresearch.ca Few people, in a massive act of self-deception, have chosen to question the official explanation, choosing, rather, to embrace a mythic fabrication intended to sugarcoat the bitter fruit that has resulted from the murder of the one man capable of leading a mass movement for revolutionary change in the US.

Brian Terrell (2020-04-07). A Tale of Two Stockpiles: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Anniversary of His Murder in a Pandemic Year. globalresearch.ca The United States Strategic National Stockpile of essential medical supplies maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, seems unable to respond to the present COVID-19 crisis. There is much discussion in today's news about who is …

Cameron Kyle-Sidell (2020-04-07). Video: New York Medical Doctor: Is COVID-19 Really ARDS? Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? It's Not Pneumonia? globalresearch.ca An interesting analysis by Dr. Cameron Kyle-Sidell, emergency medicine physician based in Brooklyn, New York, affiliated with the Maimonides Medical Center. | According to Dr. Kyle Sidell, COVID-19 is an "Oxygen Deprivation Disease" dissimilar from Pneumonia | "I am a physician …

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-04-07). Greece and Turkey Clash in NATO Teleconference Waging Mini War of Words. globalresearch.ca A NATO teleconference last week saw Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlàºt àáavu≈üoƒülu engage in a mini war of words, with accusations made by both sides against each other. àáavu≈üoƒülu took the Council of Foreign Ministers …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-07). COVID-19: The tale of 1 virus and 2 testing methods. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org When a new virus emerges that infects and sickens humans, the wheels of innovation start turning quickly in the world of health care and biomedical research. Teams versed in different aspects of laboratory medicine work together to better understand the virus and develop tests to identify those who are infected or have been exposed to …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-07). Mayo Clinic Research in the news around the world. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org In this unconventional time, we are going to offer an unconventional article, really a collection of the previous week's news stories related to Mayo Clinic Research. Our plan – to share a brief excerpt and link to stories written by journalists around the world. Most will likely be about COVID-19, some may report findings that change …

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-07). COVID-19 expert explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2 virus. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org Health experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continue to drive home the message that excellent hand-washing is the most effective way to prevent illnesses, such as COVID-19. Dr. Gregory Poland, an infectious diseases expert and director of Mayo Clinic's Vaccine Research Group, explains what soap does to SARS-CoV-2, and other viruses …

March for Science, Earth Day Initiative, etc (2020-04-07). EARTH DAY 50: Virtual Kick-Off Event for Earth Week 2020. indybay.org Online event…

Labor Video Project (2020-04-07). Pandemics, History, Science, Public Health, COVID-19 & Lessons For Today With Dr. Rutherford. indybay.org WorkWeek interviews Dr. George Rutherford who is a professor at UCSF and is a world expert on pandemics.

newsnetwork.mayoclinic (2020-04-07). Science Saturday: The importance of antibody testing in addressing COVID-19. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org If there's one thing the world has learned so far in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's the important role of testing for the disease. The ability to know who has the virus and who doesn't provides critical information for people and entire regions. Early testing involved collecting cells from the back of the …

yenisafak (2020-04-07). Contactless card payments in Turkey tripled in March. yenisafak.com Contactless card (credit/debit/pre-paid) payments in Turkey tripled in March, compared to the same month last year, hitting 85.8 million transactions, the Interbank Card Center (BKM) said on Tuesday.Of these, the data showed, some 2.5 million contactless cards were used for the first time.The increase in contactless transactions comes at a time when the world is battling COVID-19, a respiratory illness that has claimed nearly 76,000 lives in 184 countries.Like others, even Turkey has implemented strict social distancing measures. Educational institutions, malls, cafes and restaurants remain closed to slow the spr…

sputniknews (2020-04-07). Better Than a Teddy Bear: Shaggy Dog Serves as Hug Pillow for Infant. sputniknews.com Having a pet is said to have a positive impact on children's development, teaching them responsibility, empathy, and trust. Many pets, especially dogs, are sometimes only happy to spend time with their owners' kids.

Global Research News (2020-04-07). Selected Articles: "Orders to Kill" Dr. Martin Luther King: The Government that Honors MLK with a National Holiday Killed Him. globalresearch.ca We have made some progress in our campaign to meet our running costs and put an end to our monthly deficit, but we still need your help. As grateful as we are to those who have given so far, the …

Manlio Dinucci (2020-04-07). A NATO pega em armas para "combater o coronavírus" globalresearch.ca Os 30 Ministros dos Negócios Estrangeiros da NATO (Luigi Di Maio, em representaàßà£o da Itália), que se reuniram, em 2 de Abril, por videoconferência (

Manlio Dinucci (2020-04-07). La Nato in armi per ´combattere il coronavirus ª. globalresearch.ca I 30 ministri degli Esteri della Nato (per l'Italia Luigi Di Maio), riunitisi il 2 aprile in videoconferenza, (

Dean Baker (2020-04-07). The Big Hit: COVID-19 and the Economy. counterpunch.org Most sectors took a big hit in employment, most concerning is a loss of 42,500 jobs in health care. The impact of the coronavirus shutdowns showed up very clearly in the March data as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a loss of 701,000 jobs, a decline almost as high as the peaks hit in

UC Santa Cruz Wildcat Strikers (2020-04-06). The University of California Strike Enters Its 4th Month. thenation.com Amid the Covid-19 outbreak, graduate student workers' living conditions are now their working conditions—and more than ever, we need them to be safe.

Consortiumnews (2020-04-06). Assange Extradition: Assange Won't be Released Amid Virus Crisis, Australian Newswire Reports. globalresearch.ca The British Ministry of Justice has told the Australian Associated Press that Julian Assange is not eligible for early release from prison in the midst of the Covid-19 crisis. | *** | Imprisoned WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange is not eligible for an …

Kevin Zeese (2020-04-06). "The Coronavirus pandemic is Magnifying the Cruelty of US Foreign Policy": The Decade of Transformation: Remaking International Relations. globalresearch.ca The coronavirus pandemic is magnifying the cruelty of US foreign policy. The economic collapse is showing the failure of neoliberalism and how the empire-economy is not working for the people of the world, including the United States. | The US is …

news.un (2020-04-06). How can the world counter COVID-19 online? UN issues hackers' challenge to CodeTheCurve. news.un.org The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is inviting young innovators, data scientists and designers throughout the world — especially those whose schools have closed due to COVID-19 – to join a month-long hackathon to come up with digital solutions to the global pandemic.

Dr. Binoy Kampmark (2020-04-06). University Bailouts, Funding and Coronavirus. globalresearch.ca In a set of stable circumstances, funding higher education should be a matter of automatic persuasion. If you want an educated populace, the tax payer should muck in. In some countries, however, this venture is uneven. In the United Kingdom, …

Mark Taliano (2020-04-06). Who Is "Winning" and Who Is "Losing".The "Transnational Corona Crisis" is Fabricated on a Bedrock of Unreliable Evidence. globalresearch.ca The "Corona crisis" is a transnational crisis fabricated on a bedrock of unreliable evidence. | People and institutions are making decisions in crisis based on unreliable data. People and institutions have been hoarding medical supplies, in panic, thus creating shortages elsewhere….

Sianny Rooney (2020-04-06). Corona Pandemic: The Perfect Scapegoat for the Financial and 'Everything Bubble' Market Crash: The Great Depression 2.0. globalresearch.ca Corona virus with its mysterious origin is the perfect cover up for the financial crash and the fall of Dollar as the world reserve currency. At the core of it, it is about United States' last kick to stay as …