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We Must Hire More Contact Tracers to Stop COVID, Global Health Doctor Says
Contact tracing -- discovering who infected patients have been in contact with so they can get tested -- is essential.
Greta Thunberg: Climate Activists Are Changing How They Organize Amid a Pandemic
Greta Thunberg speaks about how the Fridays for Future school strikes movement is responding to COVID-19.
Amid Hunger Crisis in Africa, Some Countries Face COVID-19 Without Ventilators
The number of COVID-19 cases in Africa could rise to 10 million in the next three to six months.
Trump Supporters Are Brandishing Automatic Weapons at Anti-Shutdown Protests
Armed protests could become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.
Pepper-Sprayed, Otay Mesa Detainees Demand Release as COVID-19 Spreads Inside
Activists say hundreds imprisoned in detention centers in California are on hunger strike.
Gig Workers at Instacart and Grocery Stores Demand Safety Gear and Hazard Pay
Grocery stores are one of the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NYC Medical Workers Protest New Policy Demanding Doctor’s Notes for Ill Staffers
"We know that people just need a mental health day,” says New York State Nurses Association board member Sean Petty.
Noam Chomsky: Trump Blaming WHO for COVID-19 Deaths Is Dictator-Like Behavior
Chomsky notes that when something goes horribly wrong, autocrats find a scapegoat. Trump is following that strategy.
India’s Prime Minister Is Using Pandemic to Repress Dissent, Says Arundhati Roy
Officials in India say six major cities are coronavirus hot spots, including the capital city, New Delhi.
Zoologist Debunks Trump’s COVID-19 Origin Theory, Calling It “Pure Baloney”
President Trump is trying to deflect attention from his handling of the pandemic by waging war on public health experts.