Quarantines are supposed to contain the new coronavirus, but are the right people going into isolation, and are federal guidelines strong enough?
COVID-19
Posted inAccountability, COVID-19
California created a massive medical reserve – with acute care beds, ventilators and N95 masks — then let it collapse
Mobile acute care hospitals, ventilators and N95 respirators were stocked, but state leaders refused to allocate funds to maintain them.
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Trump says he’s protecting veterans. VA workers say they’re forced to work without safety precautions.
Department of Veterans Affairs health workers exposed to COVID-19 are being forced to come to work without being tested for the virus, so long as they are not showing symptoms.
Posted inAccountability, COVID-19
Is 14 days enough?
New studies show that the debate over how long the new coronavirus incubates – and how long it sheds after recovery – is far from settled.
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COVID-19 in the ER
An ER doctor in Seattle gives a firsthand account of treating COVID-19 patients. Plus, an Iraqi man seeks justice for atrocities at Abu Ghraib prison.
Posted inAccountability, COVID-19, Immigration, Inequality
How federal agencies put immigrants and immigration workers at risk amid coronavirus
As American life grinds to a halt, the immigration system – with agencies across two federal departments – has often continued with business as usual.
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Understaffed Veterans Affairs scrambles to confront COVID-19
The nation’s largest integrated health care system has only limited protocols in place to protect its millions of elderly patients.
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Containing the coronavirus
How the coronavirus came to California and whether the response could have been better. Plus, a forgotten lynching in Atlanta raises new questions.
Posted inCOVID-19, Health Care
As coronavirus spreads, caregivers in elder care facilities fear they can’t afford to call in sick
Many low-wage caregivers lack paid sick leave and health care, increasing the risk of exposure for a vulnerable population.