Tag: Coronavirus

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Target becomes latest retail giant hit by wave of Covid-19 walkouts over ‘insultingly low pay’ & on-the-job hazards

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Delivery workers at US megachain Target have walked off the job, demanding paid sick leave, personal protective equipment and hazard pay, following wildcat strikes at Amazon, Whole Foods and Instacart. … Read More >Target becomes latest retail giant hit by wave of Covid-19 walkouts over ‘insultingly low pay’ & on-the-job hazards

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‘Take me back!’ NYC patients ‘crying & screaming’ not to be sent to overcrowded hospitals during Covid-19 — doctor (VIDEO)

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Patients in New York, gripped by a massive outbreak of the Covid-19, are resisting hospitalization out of fear of catching the deadly disease as medical facilities are severely overcrowded with coronavirus cases, a doctor said. … Read More >‘Take me back!’ NYC patients ‘crying & screaming’ not to be sent to overcrowded hospitals during Covid-19 — doctor (VIDEO)

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Too EARLY to talk about positive trend on Covid-19 infection rate despite dropping figures, Germany’s public health chief warns

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Health officials need more time to determine whether a decrease in the daily rate of new Covid-19 patients is a long-lasting trend in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) head has said. … Read More >Too EARLY to talk about positive trend on Covid-19 infection rate despite dropping figures, Germany’s public health chief warns

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‘WHO blew it!’ Trump accuses global health watchdog of being CHINA-CENTRIC despite ‘largely US-funded’

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US President Donald Trump slammed the World Health Organization for its “faulty recommendation” that the US – which now has more coronavirus cases than China – should keep its borders open during the early weeks of the epidemic. … Read More >‘WHO blew it!’ Trump accuses global health watchdog of being CHINA-CENTRIC despite ‘largely US-funded’