May 20, 2020

VIRUS UPDATE WEDNESDAY

CDC sources say White House putting politics ahead of science; 'We've been muzzled'

Navajo Nation Has Highest Covid-19 Infection Rate in the U.S. 

A senior FEMA administration official said on an interagency call that the Trump administration will allow the deployment of the workers, who have been helping states to test residents and trace the spread of the virus, to expire on June 24. The decision would leave many workers one day short of the 90 days of emergency service needed to move up their retirement by three months and get 40% off tuition at public colleges and universities.
 
CDC director says US ready to reopen

Trump Hopes You Forget How He Praised China And The WHO Before Blaming Them

Daily Mail UK - A nurse on an all-male coronavirus ward in Russia has been disciplined for only wearing 'lingerie' beneath her transparent protective gown. Her revealing picture went viral after being taken by a patient at a hospital in Tula, 100 miles south of Moscow, who said there were 'no complaints' from his bedfellows. But hospital chiefs were not amused and punished the nurse for 'non-compliance with the requirements for medical clothing'.
 
Maine rejects federal guidance that would give private schools more relief funds

Political Wire -  The Oregon Supreme Court stepped in to put a hold on a dramatic decision by an eastern Oregon judge that declared “null and void” all of Gov. Kate Brown’s (D) stay-at-home emergency orders to deal with the coronavirus crisis, the Oregonian reports.

49 of 50 governors have better coronavirus poll numbers than Trump

Axios - 35 of the 92 people (38%) who attended services at a rural Arkansas church March 6–11 tested positive for the coronavirus, ultimately killing three, according to a case study released Tuesday by the CDC.

Up to 1,500 English primary schools to defy 1 June reopening plan 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...


Here's the LINK about the Russian nurse wearing a bathing suit.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8339101/Nurse-disciplined-wearing-lingerie-PPE-gown-Russia.html

Not 'lingerie' apparently.