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Desperate hunt for food by Peru's poor amid virus quarantine

April 6, 2020, 6:06 am
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By FRANKLIN BRICENO

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Pushing a shopping cart with two children, César Alegre emerges from the large, deteriorated house near Peru’s presidential palace that is shared by 45 families to search for food. Sometimes he begs in markets. Sometimes he sells candies.

It is a task that was hard at the best of times, but with a month-long quarantine that has forced 32 million Peruvians to stay home and closed restaurants and food kitchens, it has become much harder.

“We eat once or twice a day,” said the 52-year-old, who says he has spent time in six different prisons for theft. Many among the 100 or so residents of the three-story house are ex-convicts who can’t find work. The old building is opposite Lima’s San Lazaro church, which was founded in 1650 as a hospital for refugees from a leprosy outbreak.  Read more >>
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Moultrie: Parliament has no COVID-19 contingency plans

April 6, 2020, 6:14 am
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House Speaker Halson Moultrie

At least 10 MPs in at-risk age group for severe cases.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – There is currently no contingency plan for the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) among parliamentarians, said House Speaker Halson Moultrie, who has categorized the possibility as a “constitutional crisis”.

At least 10 members of Parliament are at-risk for developing a severe case of the virus, due to age.

These include Prime Minister Dr. Hubert Minnis, House Speaker and Nassau Village MP Halson Moultrie, Carmichael MP Despond Bannister, South Beach MP Jeffrey Lloyd, Golden Gates MP Brensil Rolle, Fox Hill MP Shonel Ferguson, North Eleuthera MP Rickey Mackey, Golden Gates MP Michael Foulkes, Opposition Leader and Cat Island and San Salvador MP Philip Brave Davis, and Englerston MP Glenys Hanna-Martin.

Last week, Attorney General Carl Bethel insisted that there is nothing in the constitution that prevents the Parliament from meeting remotely.

Bethel said this will likely be the case.

To date, The Bahamas has recorded 29 confirmed cases of the virus and authorities have confirmed community transmission.  Read more >>
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Police Probe Patient Data Leak

April 6, 2020, 6:18 am
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By KHRISNA RUSSELL
Deputy Chief Reporter
krussell@tribunemedia.net

ROYAL Bahamas Police Force investigators are expected in Grand Bahama today to investigate how confidential patient records were leaked from the Rand Memorial Hospital and disseminated on social media, Commissioner Paul Rolle told The Tribune yesterday.

This comes after an alleged confidential HIV/AIDS list, revealing dozens of names along with identifying information and addresses, was posted on social media over the weekend. While the majority of the alleged patients were residents in Grand Bahama, some were said to live on nearby islands and cays.

It is unclear whether this is a recently updated document. However, the year 2011 is written on the document and ages of the patients given at the time correspond to around that time.

While Commissioner Rolle would not go into further details this probe, the Public Hospitals Authority said in a statement Saturday it was assured the investigation would be swift and come with a “serious” outcome for anyone engaged in the leak and circulation of the document.  Read more >>
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Bahamas Defence Force sets up blockade; New COVID-19 orders

April 6, 2020, 6:22 am
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By Deandrea S. Hamilton

Coral Harbour Base, 03 APR. ‘20 (RBDF): In enforcing the Emergency Powers Order of COVID-19, the Royal Bahamas Defence Force has stepped up security efforts to ensure the safety of  the Bahamian residents.

Defence Force vessels have established a blockade off the northern Bahamas to ensure the closure of harbours as it relates to vessels entering or departing those inlets. Sections 10 and 11 of the COVID-19 Orders calls for the “Restriction are better equipped to deal with the probability of a local COVID-19 outbreak, after a series of preparatory and training seminars were hosted at the Coral Harbour Base this past week.  Read more >>
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Forbes: Potentially 60% of the population will be exposed

April 6, 2020, 6:33 am
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Dr. Nikkiah Forbes

By Rayne Morgan

Potentially 60 percent of people in The Bahamas will be exposed to COVID-19, according to Director of the National HIV/AIDS & Infectious Diseases Programme at the Ministry of Health Dr. Nikkiah Forbes.

She noted, however, that the government cannot risk letting people be exposed to the virus to build up an immunity against it because the chances are too high that many people could die as a result.

“We know that with this infection, potentially 60 percent of the population will be exposed,” said Forbes while appearing as a guest on the talk show “Patio Politics” with Howard Grant, which aired yesterday.  Read more >>
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Updated: Nationwide Lockdown From Wednesday 9pm Till Next Tuesday

April 6, 2020, 12:43 pm
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 Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis

By RASHAD ROLLE
Tribune Senior Reporter
rrolle@tribunemedia.net

ANOTHER nationwide lockdown will begin at 9pm on Wednesday and last until 5am next Tuesday as the country fights the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis announced in the House of Assembly on Monday.

“We will experience five days of pain, but a lifetime of resolution,” he said.

He said such strong measures are needed because some people did not listen to warnings to take the COVID-19 threat seriously. Health officials, he said, need time to identify super-spreaders of the virus who may be asymptomatic.

He also warned that the increase in unemployment as a result of economic fallout from the disease will be “tremendous and greater than most of us have seen in our lifetime.”

Dr Minnis acknowledged the five-day lockdown could be especially painful for poor people who may not have a stock of food supplies.  Read more >>
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Sands: Govt. preparing for wider community testing

April 6, 2020, 12:52 pm
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Health Minister Dr Duane Sands providing an update to Parliament last week. (photo credit: BIS/Kemuel Stubbs)

By Royston Jones Jr.

Bahamas’ case fatality rate at 17.2 percent; global projection is four percent.

NASSAU, BAHAMAS — As The Bahamas undergoes a “surge” of COVID-19 cases that have yet to peak, Minister of Health Dr. Duane Sands said today the government is exploring the introduction of wider testing at a community level.

To date, over 300 people have been tested.

There have been 29 confirmed cases and five deaths, giving The Bahamas a case fatality rate of over 17 percent — four times higher the projected global CFR rate.

“We are exploring the introducing of rapid testing,” Sands advised Parliament.

“The first step in the process requires in-country validation of  the rapid serological testing.

“Once this validation is completed, wider screening for COVID-19 at the community level will commence.”

The Bahamas has more than 10,000 rapid test kits in-country, Sands announced.  Read more >>
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Fishermen unhappy with govt orders as Holy Week begins

April 6, 2020, 12:57 pm
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By Chester Robards

The world entered Christendom’s Holy Week yesterday, a week typically anchored by a ritualistic feast of fish and seafood – a windfall week for fishermen. But the new coronavirus (COVID-19) could change that this year, as curfews and social distancing will likely remain in place, and fishermen and Potter’s Cay Dock vendors await the government’s next move.

Dwayne Bastian, better known as “Tall Boy”, who is the president of the Bahamas Docks and Allied Venues Association and a stall owner on the dock, told Guardian Business yesterday that many of the vendors are hurting since the government put its emergency orders in place, shutting down their businesses.

Bastian said fishermen who sell their catches at Potter’s Cay Dock are not happy with the government’s orders, while food vendors are forced to remain closed and watch franchises like Wendy’s and KFC remain in business.  Read more >>
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Scientists have found another potential coronavirus cure

April 6, 2020, 1:17 pm
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By Chris Smith

Called ivermectin, the drug is hopefully something you’ll never have to deal with unless it can hasten COVID-19 recovery. That’s because the medicine was developed in the mid-1970s to fight parasites. Think head lice, scabies, and other diseases caused by roundworms and whipworms. The drug also works in onchocerciasis, or river blindness, where those affected experience severe itching, bumps under the skin as well as blindness. Taken once every six to 12 months, ivermectin can also kill larvae and adult worms. It’s also been used in HIV, dengue fever, and Zika treatments, As reports. That’s probably why researches have tried it against the SARS-CoV-2 virus as well.  Read more >>
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10,000 dead of coronavirus in USA, more fatalities than six wars combined

April 6, 2020, 1:32 pm
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By Joel Shannon, USA Today

The USA reached a grim milestone in its fight against the coronavirus Monday: More than 10,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the nation.

There were 10,335 deaths as of Monday afternoon, according to the Johns Hopkins dashboard, which tracks the numbers.

That total surpasses the number of battle deaths from six U.S. wars combined, according to data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.  Read more >>
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson spends night in intensive care after symptoms worsen

April 7, 2020, 3:56 am
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spent the night in intensive care at a central London hospital after his coronavirus symptoms worsened.

Mr Johnson, 55, has been given oxygen but has not been put on a ventilator, cabinet minister Michael Gove said.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has been asked to deputise for the PM. Arriving at No 10 on Tuesday, he said the prime minister was "in very good hands".

World leaders have sent messages to Mr Johnson wishing him well.

The prime minister, 55, was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital with "persistent symptoms" on Sunday evening and moved to the intensive care ward on Monday at 19:00 BST.  Read more >>
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Japan to declare state of emergency over coronavirus pandemic

April 7, 2020, 4:02 am
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By Will Ripley and James Griffiths, CNN

Tokyo (CNN)Much of Japan will enter a state of emergency Tuesday, as the country struggles to rein in the coronavirus pandemic, months after the first domestic cases were reported.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that "basic economic activity" will continue in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Osaka, Hyogo and Fukuoka, the seven affected prefectures, with public transport and supermarkets remaining open, but urged people to exercise social distancing and avoid unnecessary trips.

The state of emergency, which is expected to be formally announced at a press conference Tuesday, will last for approximately one month. The declaration comes as Japan reported 252 new cases of the coronavirus and seven more deaths Monday, bringing the total number of infections to over 4,600, with 91 deaths.  Read more >>
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As School Moves Online, Many Students Stay Logged Out

April 7, 2020, 4:08 am
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Teachers at some schools across the country report that less than half of their students are participating in online learning.

Daniel Gonzalez Rosas, 17, outside of his shuttered school, the Maywood Center for Enriched Studies in Los Angeles County. Daniel said that only about half of his classmates join video conference calls for class. “Most are under the impression that school is optional given the circumstances we are in,” he said.Credit...David Walter Banks for The New York Times

By Dana Goldstein, Adam Popescu and Nikole Hannah-Jones

Chronic absenteeism is a problem in American education during the best of times, but now, with the vast majority of the nation’s school buildings closed and lessons being conducted remotely, more students than ever are missing class — not logging on, not checking in or not completing assignments.

The absence rate appears particularly high in schools with many low-income students, whose access to home computers and internet connections can be spotty. Some teachers report that less than half of their students are regularly participating.

The trend is leading to widespread concern among educators, with talk of a potential need for summer sessions, an early start in the fall, or perhaps having some or even all students repeat a grade once Americans are able to return to classrooms.  Read more >>
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Spain’s Coronavirus Crisis Accelerated as Warnings Went Unheeded

April 7, 2020, 4:14 am
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The Spanish epidemic has become a painful example of the tendency of one government after another to ignore the experiences of countries where the virus has already struck.

Coffins of coronavirus victims, to be buried or incinerated, were stored in an underground parking lot at an unused funeral house in Barcelona on Thursday.Credit...Samuel Aranda for The New York Times

By Raphael Minder

MADRID — At the end of January, a German tourist became Spain’s first coronavirus patient. At the time, the health threat seemed for the nation as remote as the tiny Spanish island of La Gomera, where he was treated. Two weeks later, the German walked out of hospital, and Spain celebrated being again “virus free.”

It proved a very brief respite. But even as more cases surfaced, Spanish officials continued to stress that the coronavirus was being imported, notably onto another island by tourists from Italy, where hospitals were already under siege. The story line was that Spain faced an external threat, but did not risk a domestic epidemic.

But then on Feb. 26, a resident of Seville, who had not done any traveling, tested positive. A week later, another man in the region of Valencia became Spain’s first coronavirus victim, starting a grim count that is approaching 14,000 dead. Spain now ranks second in the world, behind the United States, in total number of cases.  Read more >>
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Lady Gaga on talk show solicits $10 million donation from Apple CEO Tim Cook for COVID-19 benefit

April 7, 2020, 4:24 am
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Sizable pledge: Lady Gaga during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday solicited a $10 million donation from Apple CEO Tim Cook.

By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com

Lady Gaga during a remote talk show appearance Monday solicited a $10 million donation from Apple CEO Tim Cook for her upcoming COVID-19 benefit.

The 34-year-old pop star while on the Home Edition of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon discussed the One World: Together At Home benefit that's she's been working on in collaboration with Global Citizen and the World Health Organization.

Gaga shared that Fallon, 45, will co-host the April 18 live broadcast along with fellow talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, 52, and Stephen Colbert, 55.  Read more >>
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Supermoon: Catch this week’s ‘Pink Moon’, biggest and brightest of year

April 7, 2020, 4:37 am
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The “Supermoon” rises over the Rio de la Plata as seen from Buenos Aires on February 19, 2019. (Photo by Alejandro PAGNI / AFP) (Photo credit should read ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP via Getty Images)

By: Associated Press

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A supermoon rises in the sky this week, looking to be the biggest and brightest of the year.

Not only will the moon be closer to Earth than usual, it will also be a full moon. Scientists call this cosmic combo a supermoon. The moon will be 221,855 miles (357,042 kilometers) away at its fullest Tuesday night, making it appear larger and more brilliant.

NASA says this supermoon is known as the "Pink Moon;" it is encouraging everyone to look skyward, whether it’s outside or through a living room window.  Read more >>
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Most cases of coronavirus in children are mild but severe cases have been reported, CDC says

April 7, 2020, 4:42 am
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While children typically suffer mild cases of coronavirus, some severe pediatric cases have been reported.

By Gina Yu and Hollie Silverman, CNN

(CNN)Children diagnosed with coronavirus in the United States typically have mild cases, the Centers for Disease Controls and Prevention said in a report released Monday.

However, some severe cases in children are being reported and three children have died, the analysis said.

Cases in children make up less than 2% of reported cases in the US, according to the research published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
The report analyzed 149,760 laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the US occurring between February 12 and April 2.

Of the 149,082 cases in which an age was reported only 2,572, or 1.7%, were children younger than 18 years old, the report said.  Read more >>
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Pets at Risk of Catching COVID-19 From Unsuspecting Owners

April 7, 2020, 4:50 am
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The coronavirus pandemic could wreak havoc in a frightening new way, because your house pets could be at risk of coming down with COVID-19.

An expert at the National Institute of Health tells TMZ ... while people might be worried about catching the coronavirus from their pets, it's actually the other way around, and the potential for humans to infect animals is being way overlooked.

It's pretty alarming ... we're told cats and ferrets are most likely to be infected with COVID-19 from humans. For dog owners, we're told preliminary studies show canines are less likely to contract the virus. However, as we reported, 2 dogs in Hong Kong did test positive.  Read more >>
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The one thing a scientist wants you to do, to bolster your immune system

April 7, 2020, 4:56 am
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Image: Stocksy

By Roisin Dervish-O'Kane

It’s natural, when in the grips of a global pandemic, to want to grasp onto things you can do in order to shield yourself from harm.

Dr Jenna Maccioch, a lecturer in Immunology at the University of Sussex and author of new book Immunity: The Science Of Staying Well, understands why people are wanting to do all they can to protect themselves.

"People are desperate," she says on the latest episode of Women's Health's podcast, Going for Goal. "There is so much uncertainty – it’s completely understandable that people will cling to something that makes them feel as though they have some control in what is, ultimately, an uncontrollable situation."  Read more >>
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Trump holds "financial interest" in pharmaceutical company that produces hydroxychloroquine: NYT

April 7, 2020, 5:01 am
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Trump and his allies have financial ties to companies that manufacture untested drug he’s touting for COVID-19

By Matthew Chapman

President Donald Trump's fixation with hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to treat malaria and lupus, as a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus has left many medical experts, including members of his own administration, frustrated. The drug comes with severe side effects ranging from nausea and hair loss to blindness and cardiac arrest; the hoarding of the drug to test it in COVID-19 patients has resulted in autoimmune patients being denied it, and the evidence that it even helps COVID-19 patients in the first place is anecdotal at best.

But according to The New York Times, all of that may be secondary — because some people in the president's orbit stand to profit if hydroxychloroquine is approved to treat coronavirus.  Read more >>
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