BET has established a COVID-19 relief fund in partnership with United Way Worldwide to support African Americans who have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. United Way, the largest private funder of human services in the U.S., has a presence in 95% of communities across the country and has mobilized the caring power of the community to advance the common good for more than 130 years. United Way is unparalleled in its power to help local partners, providers and resources join together to address the needs of vulnerable communities on the ground.
Members of the Coronavirus Task Force brief reporters on the current situation with Covid-19 in the US.
The Sun – which each year celebrates our amazing hospital workers in our Who Cares Wins Awards – has launched an appeal to raise £1MILLION for NHS workers.
The Who Cares Wins Appeal aims to get vital support to staff in their hour of need – from providing food and care packs to giving them somewhere to sit and rest.
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Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin and Lanette Siragusa, spokesperson for Shared Health, provided an update on the government’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday.
Roussin reported two new cases of the virus, bringing the total to 257. In addition, he said that all symptomatic workers in essential industries are eligible for testing, as the province has expanded its COVID-19 testing capacity.
Siragusa said that 25 health care workers in the province have tested positive for the virus, with four new cases in the past week. She stated that 15 of the infected individuals have recovered and returned to work, and that over 780 staff were tested in the past seven days.
Today, April 22, Nova Scotia is reporting two more deaths related to COVID-19, for a total of 12, and 35 new cases. The deaths were at the Northwood long-term care home in Halifax Regional Municipality. Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang will provide an update today at 3:30 pm.
Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr. David Williams and associate chief medical officer of health Dr. Barbara Yaffe provided an update on the latest COVID-19 cases in the province and discussed the public health agency’s ongoing response to the pandemic on Wednesday.
Ontario reported 510 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday and 37 additional deaths, bringing the provincial total to 12,245 cases.
The death toll has risen to 659.
Meanwhile, 6,221 people have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 50.8 per cent of cases.
Health care expert Avik Roy says that even without widespread testing, it’s time to reopen schools and allow healthy, younger employees to go back to work.
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The UK government is facing growing anger over its response, or lack thereof, to Covid-19 following multiple bombshell reports in the nation’s media at the weekend. One key charge has been its failure to foresee shortages in personal protective equipment for frontline hospital workers.
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Apr.22 — Bloomberg Intelligence’s Sam Fazeli wraps up the latest efforts by European drug companies, academics and scientists to find a vaccine for the Covid-19 virus. He speaks on “Bloomberg Surveillance.”
‘Is the dollar more important than the lives of Americans, than the lives of our world?’ — This doctor is sending a stern message to her governor as he plans to reopen the state of Georgia to business.
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In US news and current events today, Dr. Karla Lorraine sent a grave warning to Georgia Governor Kemp on his decision to reopen the local economy. Listen to this Doctor fighting COVID-19 warning.
New York state has emerged as a major epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. as the state which has reported the highest number of COVID-19 deaths and cases.
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South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will give an update on the state’s response to Coronavirus (COVID-19). April 22, 2020. For more information visit: https://www.scetv.org/coronavirus.
There’s been a spike in sexual violence following the spread of coronavirus. Amanda Nguyen and Rise USA have created a Survivor Safe Haven program to help out. Learn more: https://www.risenow.us/covid
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Some states are reopening before there is a COVID-19 vaccine, but many are worried about a second wave of cases. NBC News’ Alexa Liautaud spoke with infectious disease Dr. Mike Reid who explained how contact tracing could prevent a second outbreak.
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Trump is now calling for a halt to immigration in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, but health experts say it will do little to stop a virus already in the U.S. Kimberly Atkins joins to react. Aired on 04/21/2020.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced plans to restart the state’s economy before the end of the week as long as owners follow strict social distancing and hygiene requirements.
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Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw and other officials gave an update on the COVID-19 response in the province on Tuesday.
Alberta’s total number of COVID-19 cases has surpassed 3,000 and the number of cases linked to two meat plants in the province continues to rise as well, according to Hinshaw.
The doctor said the province has recorded 187 new cases over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number to 3,095. She said 401 of those cases are linked Cargill’s meat plant near High River and 77 to the JBS plant near Brooks. There are now 29 outbreaks confirmed at continuing care homes in Alberta that have resulted in 367 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Italy finally turns a corner after weeks of battling COVID-19 infections. Infections are decreasing and doctors are releasing patients.
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Update: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti delivered an update Tuesday on the city’s COVID-19 response, addressing mental health and service workers being able to get their jobs back. #coronavirus #COVID-19 https://ktla.com/news/local-news/l-a-mayor-garcetti-expected-to-hold-daily-briefing-on-citys-coronavirus-response-2/
Prime Minister Jacinda Adern and Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield addresses media on 22 April 2020 at 1:00pm, to give an update on COVID-19 (novel coronavirus).
