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Navy Hospital Ship Comfort Arrives In NYC As Number Of Coronavirus Deaths In Country Climbs Past 3,000

The number of U.S. deaths is nearing the total China has reported. Shortly after the USNS Comfort arrived in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the statewide death toll had risen by 253 in a single day. The naval ship will offer 1,000 hospital beds to help alleviate the strain for local hospitals. Meanwhile, other sites in the city, including Central Park, are being turned into field hospitals to help handle the overflow. And FEMA is sending refrigerated trucks to make up for the lack of space in the city's morgues.

By brilabuskes

March 31, 2020
First Edition: March 31, 2020

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations.

By brilabuskes

March 31, 2020
Viewpoints: Pros, Cons On FDA Approval Of Unproven Drugs For Treatment; States’ Patchwork Response Undermines Recovery

Opinion writers weigh in on these COVID-19 topics and others.

By janicelkff

March 31, 2020
Viewpoints: No Admittance Policy For Caregivers Is Harming Vulnerable Patients; Time To Demand Equal Access — Not Just The Rich — For COVID-19 Testing

Opinion writers weigh in on these health care topics and others.

By janicelkff

March 30, 2020
China’s Failed Alarm System: Some Wuhan Health Officials Kept News Of Spread In Dark For Too Long

The New York Times reports that some local health officials disobeyed rules and chose not to inform Beijing of the mysterious pneumonia, causing the country and world lost time. Global news is on Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Gaza, Egypt, Israel, Peru, Guatemala and other countries, as well.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Different Takes: Private Research Leads The Way On Getting U.S. Back On Course; Federal Response On Medical Supply Shortages Is Woefully Inadequate

Editorial pages express opinions about ways to deal with COVID-19.

By janicelkff

March 30, 2020
How A Straight-Shooting New Yorker Won Over The Public’s Attention

The Los Angeles Times takes a look at how Dr. Anthony Fauci got where he is serving under but Democratic and Republican presidents. Some have praised his ability to contradict President Donald Trump's more optimistic messaging. Meanwhile, Fauci's prediction that the death toll could climb past 100,000 may have swayed Trump's decision to extend social distancing guidelines through April.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
CDC Fumbled Early Communication With Public Health Officials, Underestimated Coronavirus Threat, Emails Reveal

ProPublica and KHN have obtained emails that show missteps from the CDC and other agencies in the early, crucial days of the outbreak. What comes through clearly is confusion, as the CDC underestimated the threat from the virus and stumbled in communicating to local public health officials about what should be done.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Medical Workers From Washington Paint Grim Picture Of What’s To Come In Terms Of Protective Gear For Doctors, Nurses

Health care providers from the state that was among the first hit by the outbreak have stories about having to reuse masks and remove expiration date stickers from protective gear. The issue has raised red flags across the country, especially since health workers account for an outsized percentage of cases.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Advocates Plea For Inmates’ Release To Slow Contagion As First Death Occurs In Federal Prison

The Louisiana inmate was serving a 30-year sentence for drug trafficking. Other prison news is on the risk to the more than 2 million prisoners held in detention centers.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Access To Abortion Shrinks Further As More States Halt The Procedure During Pandemic

In Texas, abortion providers talk about the way the state's new restrictions on the procedure is already impacting patients. Meanwhile, Oklahoma's governor says its suspension of elective surgeries includes abortion, unless necessary to save the mother. And anti-abortion activists in Georgia want that state to make the same move.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
VA Says It Stands Ready To Offer Overflow Help For Hospitals Strained By Crisis But Trump Needs To Give Go-Ahead

“At this time, VA has not received specific requests from FEMA for assistance," the agency said. Veterans Affairs hospitals are supposed to serve as backup in times of crisis, but VA Secretary Robert Wilkie has made clear the agency won't spring into action absent guidance from the federal government. Meanwhile, states across the country scramble to figure out what to do with their overflow patients. And some hospitals wrestle with federal guidance to scrap elective surgeries.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Because Humans Have Never Experienced This Coronavirus, We Are ‘Kind Of Sitting Ducks’ In Its Sights

Experts take a look at how contagious the virus is on a population that's never experienced it before. In other public health news: the painful xenophobia that comes with the outbreak, pregnancy and the coronavirus, smart thermometers and artificial intelligence, increased substance abuse risk, the stress of fighting addiction while social distancing, and more.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Demands For Hazard Pay, Protective Gear: Instacart Workers Call For Nationwide Strike As Risks Increase

Orders have surged more than 150% as people order groceries and other supplies from their homes. Other news on essential workers is on meat packers, farm and trash industry jobs, as well.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Emerging Fortresses: Three States Try To Restrict Travelers From Hot Spots; CDC Issues Advisory

While governors from Rhode Island, Florida and Texas, among others, took steps to keep travelers from virus "hot zones" away or to self quarantine, critics say the Constitution only gives the power to regulate interstate travel and commerce to the federal government, not the states. Also, the CDC urges residents from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut to avoid nonessential travel for 14 days.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Indian Health Service Deficiencies Makes It Difficult To Track And Treat Outbreak Among Tribes

Those IHS gaps put the health of Native Americans at risk and may hinder national efforts to fully eradicate the coronavirus. Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Times reports on how the lack of electricity and running water for many on the largest reservation leads to fear and confusion for those Navajo Nation residents.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Texas Emergency Coordinator Knew Better Than To Believe Trump’s ‘We Have It Totally Under Control’

In late January, Kyle Coleman, who lives in Bexar County, home to nearly 2 million residents, including those in the city of San Antonio, started ordering more medical supplies, including 25,000 respirator masks. Media outlets have more stories out of New York, Florida, Chicago, California, Louisiana, Arkansas, Ohio, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia, as well.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
As New York Approaches 1,000 Deaths, Leaders Brace For A Tough Week Ahead

“I don’t see how you look at those numbers and conclude anything less than thousands of people will pass away," said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has become well-known for his realistic and open communication during the outbreak. With New York City's hospitals trying to keep up with the surge, Mayor Bill de Blasio projected supplies would run out by next weekend.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Friends And Family Of Coronavirus Patients Have To Say Their Goodbyes Through Nurses, If They Get To At All

Visitors are banned from coronavirus wards in many hospitals, creating a situation where the patients are dying alone and friends and family don't get to say proper goodbyes.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020
Private Lab Announces Portable 5-Minute Coronavirus Test Amid Nationwide Shortages, Slow Results

Many experts have pointed to the United States' inability to test properly as a crucial failure in containing the crisis and say fixing that flaw is a major part of being able to return to normalcy. Abbot Laboratories gained FDA-approval for its quick test that it says could help health workers rapidly identify those who are actually sick. Meanwhile, the FDA still hasn't approved any at-home kits, so those currently being promoted are unauthorized. And KHN looks at why the results take so long to get.

By brilabuskes

March 30, 2020

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