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Federal Prisons Will Keep Majority Of Inmates In Cells For Next 14 Days To Slow Spread

April 1, 2020 Morning Briefing

Prisoners will only be allowed out in small groups in order to shower, eat and make phone calls. The federal Bureau of Prisons plans additional steps to try to stop COVID-19 spread, like limiting transfers between facilities. News on how prisons are handling with coronavirus also comes out of Louisiana, New York and California.

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Can Coronavirus Spread While Patients Don’t Have Symptoms? Report Saying ‘Yes’ Was Flawed, But That Doesn’t Mean It’s Untrue

February 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

While research showing that the coronavirus was spreading while patients were asymptomatic was based on faulty information, experts say it doesn’t mean that the virus isn’t spreading before symptoms appear. “We had been getting reports from highly reliable people in China — scientists, investigators and public health people who we’ve known over the years — and they’ve been telling us, ‘There’s asymptomatic disease, for sure, and we are seeing asymptomatic transmission,’” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Viewpoints: Where Is All The Important Information Health Care Providers Need About Coronavirus?; Suppressing News Is China’s Biggest Medical Mistake

February 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

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

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Nebraska Governor Overruled Public Health Officials’ Warning To Close ‘Hot Spot’ Meatpacking Plant

May 8, 2020 Morning Briefing

Documents obtained by ProPublica show that in March public health officials in Grand Island, Nebraska, wanted a JBS meatpacking plant closed after several workers tested positive for the novel coronavirus. But Gov. Pete Ricketts (R) said no. Since then, cases have skyrocketed and Nebraska has become one of the fastest-growing hot spots for COVID-19 in the nation. News from other meatpacking facilities is reported, as well.

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Pandemic Hit To U.S. Jobs Rises To 30 Million, With 3.8 Million New People Filing For Unemployment Last Week

April 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

Business shutdowns created by the coronavirus outbreak continue to ravage the labor market, with another 3.84 million Americans filing for jobless benefits last week. Those numbers still likely under count the number of people out of work, as many state unemployment systems experience ongoing issues with applications. News outlets report on other financial indicators that point toward a U.S. recession.

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Republicans Were Counting On An ‘America Vs. Socialism’ Dichotomy For 2020. Then Came The Pandemic.

April 6, 2020 Morning Briefing

The coronavirus is unending political plans on both sides, but has hit Republicans particularly hard as more and more Americans turn to the government for help. Meanwhile, Democrats refocus their message to point to how quickly the economic success voters attribute to President Donald Trump has been wiped out. And Wisconsin mayors call on state officials to postpone Tuesday’s primary.

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Viewpoints: Pandemic Panic Could Severely Limit Medical Response To Controlling Coronavirus; Latest Medicaid Policy Hits Like A Sledgehammer

January 30, 2020 Morning Briefing

Editorial pages focus on these health issues and others.

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Connecticut’s Test To Relocate Sick Nursing Home Patients Puts Rural Town, Health Care Workers On Edge

April 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

More than 50 older patients recovering from the coronavirus are being moved out of hospitals located near New York City into Sharon Health Care Center, which is located in a rural area and has a low number of cases compared to other areas in the state. Other nursing home news is from Rhode Island, New York, Utah, Washington, Massachusetts, California and Michigan, as well.

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Chicago Hospital Built After 9/11 To Handle Mass Casualties Faces First Big Test

April 10, 2020 Morning Briefing

The Washington Post takes a look inside Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, which was designed to handle just such an event as the coronavirus outbreak. For example, instead of patients being held in a crowded waiting room, the ambulance bay has been transformed into a triage area that keeps potential patients separated. Other hospitals news focuses on the financial burden as well as the preparedness of the facilities.

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Coronavirus In U.S.: Cases Climb But All Still Linked To Travel Abroad; White House Seeks Emergency Funding; Cities Balk At Hosting Patients

February 24, 2020 Morning Briefing

So far there has been no community spread of the disease in the United States, which means no cases in which the source of the infection is not known. But looking ahead, community spread within the country is very possible and maybe even likely, said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Other stories on the outbreak and the United States focus on self-quarantines, scientists’ work understanding the virus, drug shortages, the politics of an epidemic, and more.

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New Region-Specific Guidelines To Ease Social Distancing Expected From Trump Today

April 16, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump plans on Thursday to announce new guidelines that would allow regions that haven’t been hit as hard to relax some social distancing policies. Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, said that while data across the country shows the nation “improving,” Americans must recommit to social distancing to keep up the positive momentum.

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Nursing Homes With Bad Track Records Eye Financial Incentives To Take In COVID Patients

June 5, 2020 Morning Briefing

Advocates say that the generous government incentives designed to help patients who are recovering from COVID-19 will only serve to expose more elderly people to some of the factors that led to nearly 26,000 deaths in nursing homes during the pandemic. For example, eight of 20 nursing homes in Michigan selected by the state government to build wings for coronavirus-positive patients are currently rated as “below average” or “much below average.” Meanwhile, CMS says it will fine nursing homes weekly for not submitting outbreak data.

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Testing In U.S. Still Scattershot Even As Study Of Germany’s Cases Finds Early Detection Can Sharply Cuts Death Rates

March 10, 2020 Morning Briefing

Confusion persists over which patients can get tested for coronavirus as U.S. struggles to keep up with the demand. Meanwhile, Germany has only had two deaths despite confirming more than 1,000 cases. Rapid testing at the onset of the outbreak might be the reason behind that success.

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Insurers Turn To Congress With Hands Out Even As They Reassure Investors Outbreak Might Be A Boon

April 29, 2020 Morning Briefing

The extra costs of covering coronavirus care is being offset by missed elective procedures, insurers are reporting. But America’s Health Insurance Plans, the powerful health insurance lobby, is telling a different story in Washington. Meanwhile, worried that the surge in unemployment will bolster support for “Medicare for All” plans, big businesses get behind a bailout for employer-sponsored coverage. And aggressive debt collection continues during the crisis, ProPublica reports.

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For President Whose Re-Election Chances Are Tied To Economy, Outbreak Presents Trump Existential Political Threat

February 25, 2020 Morning Briefing

Global stocks plunged on Monday as investors finally began to adopt a more pessimistic view of the coronavirus outbreak’s impact on the world’s economy. For President Donald Trump, who has banked on strong growth to propel him into another four years in office, that could spell trouble ahead.

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Trump Seeks New Convention Location After N.C. Governor Holds Ground On COVID Safety Measures

June 3, 2020 Morning Briefing

President Donald Trump and Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper have been in escalating discussions about whether the Republican convention can be held as planned amid the pandemic. Cooper on Tuesday said that with the state of the outbreak being so fluid, he couldn’t guarantee that there wouldn’t be safety measures in place that would affect attendance. Officials say it isn’t a done deal, but Republicans are looking into other cities. How the coronavirus crisis is impacting the primaries and voting is also reported.

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How A Crisis Simulation Run Before Trump’s Inauguration By Obama’s Team Eerily Mirrors Current Outbreak

March 17, 2020 Morning Briefing

As part of the transition of power, aides from the Obama administration prepped President Donald Trump’s advisers on different crises they could face in the upcoming years. One of those was a flu pandemic. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s current response to the coronavirus outbreak shows all the cracks that have been glimpsed over the past few years.

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FDA Grants Emergency Clearance To Quick Virus Test, But Health Experts And Lawmakers Still Lament Government’s Testing Fumbles

March 12, 2020 Morning Briefing

Scientists across the country are working around the clock to develop quicker tests for the coronavirus. But many worry that the lack of testing in the early days of the outbreak will come back to haunt the country. Meanwhile, travelers returning from international hot spots say they’re still not getting screened when they re-enter the country.

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States Must Increase Daily Testing By Tens Of Thousands To Get High Enough Rates To Reopen, Analysis Finds

April 27, 2020 Morning Briefing

Stat and Harvard reviewed how many tests states are processing each day and found that some places, like New York, need to increase coronavirus testing levels by up to 100,000 more a day to keep up with the spread of the fast-moving virus. Meanwhile, Dr. Anthony Fauci says he’s confident the U.S. will be able to double its testing capacity over the next several weeks.

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Immigration Rights Groups Call On ICE To Release Detainees At High-Risk Of Infection

March 11, 2020 Morning Briefing

The groups are focusing on high-risk detainees at a facility in Tacoma, Washington which is close to epicenter of the U.S. outbreak. ICE says it has not had any confirmed cases of COVID-19 at the jail. Meanwhile, immigration courts have been ordered to take down coronavirus information from courtrooms and waiting areas.

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