COVID-19 Archives - Page 5 of 5

Donald Trump sits at his desk in the oval office, with a bill in front of him. He is flanked by an array of advisors, who are all older white men wearing blue suits.

‘I’ll be the oversight,’ Trump says as his political appointees protect Wall Street, real estate

by Aaron Glantz March 30, 2020June 30, 2021

As families and small businesses wait for a share of the $2 trillion stimulus, banks, real estate investors and lenders have already been bailed out.

A cardboard sign says "stay at home" outside a house

COVID-19

Quarantine nation

by Kevin Sullivan, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa, Amy Mostafa, Najib Aminy, Al Letson, Will Carless, Will Evans, Taki Telonidis, Elizabeth Shogren, Jennifer Gollan, Brett Myers, Lance Williams and Katharine Mieszkowski March 28, 2020July 1, 2021

Quarantines are supposed to contain the new coronavirus, but are the right people going into isolation, and are federal guidelines strong enough?

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Governor Jerry Brown looking concerned and speaking at a podium.

Accountability, COVID-19

California created a massive medical reserve – with acute care beds, ventilators and N95 masks — then let it collapse

by Lance Williams, Will Evans and Will Carless March 27, 2020June 30, 2021

Mobile acute care hospitals, ventilators and N95 respirators were stocked, but state leaders refused to allocate funds to maintain them.

A medical worker walks past a line of workers and visitors

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Trump says he’s protecting veterans. VA workers say they’re forced to work without safety precautions.

by Aaron Glantz March 23, 2020June 30, 2021

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.

Grand Central Terminal is nearly empty during the morning rush hour in New York.

Accountability, COVID-19

Is 14 days enough?

by Jennifer Gollan and Elizabeth Shogren March 23, 2020June 30, 2021

New studies show that the debate over how long the new coronavirus incubates – and how long it sheds after recovery – is far from settled.

A medican worker wearing gloves and full-body protective gear holds a COVID test outside a car window.

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COVID-19 in the ER

by Sarah Mirk, Kevin Sullivan, Taki Telonidis, Michael Montgomery, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Amy Mostafa, Najib Aminy, Al Letson, Mwende Hinojosa and Byard Duncan March 21, 2020July 1, 2021

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.

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An adult woman wearing a medical mask carries a sleeping child, also wearing a mask, through a crowd of people at immigration court.

Accountability, COVID-19, Immigration, Inequality

How federal agencies put immigrants and immigration workers at risk amid coronavirus

by Patrick Michels, Laura C. Morel and Aura Bogado March 17, 2020June 30, 2021

As American life grinds to a halt, the immigration system – with agencies across two federal departments – has often continued with business as usual.