March 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

USA

‘Sailors Do Not Need to Die’: US Navy Captain Pleads for Help as COVID-19 Consumes Carrier

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

As the COVID-19 outbreak onboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt gets worse, its captain has penned a pleading letter to the Navy for enough resources to isolate his entire crew. … Read More >‘Sailors Do Not Need to Die’: US Navy Captain Pleads for Help as COVID-19 Consumes Carrier

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How is Russia helping the US in the fight against coronavirus?

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

Moscow has the biological strains that Washington needs to create a vaccine against 2020’s uninvited guest. … Read More >How is Russia helping the US in the fight against coronavirus?

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Videos: Bodies of NYC Coronavirus Victims Loaded via Forklift Into Refrigerated Trucks

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

Eyewitness footage has emerged from New York City, New York, showing victims of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus being lifted into refrigerated trucks that have been converted into makeshift morgues amid the pandemic. … Read More >Videos: Bodies of NYC Coronavirus Victims Loaded via Forklift Into Refrigerated Trucks

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‘This is NUTS!’ Russiagaters see red over Putin’s planeload of corona-aid for Trump, queue to look gift-horse in mouth

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

Russophobic pundits and red-baiting blue-checks are gasping in horror and floating bizarre scenarios as Moscow prepares to send a planeload of much-needed medical supplies to the US amid its worsening coronavirus epidemic. … Read More >‘This is NUTS!’ Russiagaters see red over Putin’s planeload of corona-aid for Trump, queue to look gift-horse in mouth

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Russian Covid-19 aid plane to US: Putin asked Trump if he needed help & he accepted, Kremlin spokesman says

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

A cargo plane loaded with medical supplies and protection equipment may depart for the US by the end of Tuesday, the Kremlin said, after a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. … Read More >Russian Covid-19 aid plane to US: Putin asked Trump if he needed help & he accepted, Kremlin spokesman says

Attempted coup & assassinations: Venezuelan prosecutors subpoena Guaido as ‘among main perpetrators’ in US-backed regime-change op

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

Venezuela’s prosecutors have summoned Juan Guaido over his role in the “attempted coup d’etat,” as well as in alleged assassination attempts. Guaido is the main figure in US-backed efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. … Read More >Attempted coup & assassinations: Venezuelan prosecutors subpoena Guaido as ‘among main perpetrators’ in US-backed regime-change op

Op-ed

The US was named the best equipped country to deal with a pandemic not a year ago — what happened there?

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

Just last year, the US topped a list of the countries best equipped to deal with a pandemic. But the experts have egg on their face as America spirals into Covid-19 catastrophe. What went wrong? … Read More >The US was named the best equipped country to deal with a pandemic not a year ago — what happened there?

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New Zealand becoming police state: Covid-19 lockdown to be taken seriously, but reporting neighbors & abuse of power goes too far

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

New Zealand – the “land of the long white cloud” – has evolved into a police state overnight amid the fallout of Covid-19, with people now being encouraged to dob in fellow Kiwis who flout lockdown rules. … Read More >New Zealand becoming police state: Covid-19 lockdown to be taken seriously, but reporting neighbors & abuse of power goes too far

Russia

‘All fine’: Putin takes regular tests, Kremlin reassures public, as chief of сoronavirus hospital diagnosed with Covid-19

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

The head of Moscow’s coronavirus hospital has tested positive for Covid-19, sparking questions about the tour he personally gave to Vladimir Putin last week. The Kremlin assured everyone there was nothing to worry about. … Read More >‘All fine’: Putin takes regular tests, Kremlin reassures public, as chief of сoronavirus hospital diagnosed with Covid-19

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US Central Bank: 47 Million Americans May Go Jobless Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on March 31, 2020March 31, 2020By Editor

Economists project that the number of layoffs in the US could possibly spike to 47 million as states across the country increase COVID-19 novel coronavirus prevention measures and certain at-risk businesses continue to lay off employees. … Read More >US Central Bank: 47 Million Americans May Go Jobless Amid COVID-19 Pandemic