Coronavirus

Medical Staff Furloughed From New Mexico Hospitals

Over a hundred U.S. health centers, hospitals, and medical facilities have suspended discretionary procedures in order to focus on COVID-19 patients.
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Olympia, Washington

New Mexico Prisoners Petition for Release

Because of the design of prisons—compact, closeted, and congested—they become the ideal hotspot for the coronavirus to propagate. The New Mexico Supreme Court is still in the process of determining the fate of its inmates.

Latino Deaths in Meat Factories Raise Concern Regarding Quality of US Food Supply

The fatalities of three Latino factory workers in a Greeley meat facility in Colorado sparks questions about the health of employees as well as the country's food supply vulnerability.
Paramilitary officers in Beijing

China Secretly Conducting Nuclear Tests, Says US State Department

The US state department claimed China might have secretly conducted small nuclear tests, effectively violating international agreements banning such tests.
The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hamburg

Can Remdesivir Be the Cure for Coronavirus?

As medical researchers race to find a vaccine, they find that Remdesivir might become an effective drug against the coronavirus.
Honduran immigrants who were deported on a flight from Mexico are bused to a shelter to be quarantined due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tegucigalpa

Immigrants in Crisis: How the Pandemic Has Magnified Issues

It appears that the health crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has magnified pre-existing class stratification and divide.
Maria das Neves, 76, is pictured in Alemao slums complex during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Favelas: Neighborhoods Abandoned by the Brazilian Government Amid COVID-19 Crisis

While the Brazilian government imposes sweeping lockdown measures across the nation, many living in extremely impoverished areas fear they have been forgotten.
A man carries away fresh food at a Los Angeles Regional Food Bank giveaway

New Mexico Food Banks Seeing Fewer People Than National Food Banks Despite High Poverty Rate

New Mexico food banks are seeing fewer people in their establishments than national food banks despite having one of the highest poverty rates in the country.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Athens

COVID-19 Update: Recovered Patients Are Observed With Coronavirus ‘Reactivation’

South Korea grapples with the complications that came with the discovery of the coronavirus as a disease that can easily “reactivate”. The pattern of reactivation could be similar to that of chickenpox, but unlike the latter, contracting coronavirus does not grant the patient immunity.
Gator on the Street

Welcome to the Wild West: Animals Invade Streets Worldwide Amid Coronavirus Lockdowns

As humans hunker down inside their homes, animals have taken over the civilized world, pouring into city streets amid the coronavirus crisis.
A health worker wearing a protective gear tests people for coronavirus disease COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing while the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues, in Monterrey

Doctors Caution Against 'Ticking Time Bomb' as People Ignore Social Distancing in Mexico

As doctors describe the gatherings as "large focuses of infection," it seems as there is no current threat to public health at all in Mexico.

Is California Successfully Flattening COVID-19 Curve? What Are the Plans of the Government?

With the Golden State showing encouraging signs in flattening the coronavirus curve, California Governor Gavin Newsom gave some insight into his plans to reopen the state's economy soon.
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BUSTED! FBI Uncovers International Scam After 39 Million Masks Failed to Reach California

The FBI recently discovered an international COVID-19 fraud scheme involving over 39 million masks. (Photo: REUTERS/Nicholas Pfosi/File Photo) The Federal Bureau of Investigation recently discovered an international COVID-19 fraud scheme.
FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York

Insufficient Medical Equipment: Sick Health Workers and the 3rd Phase of COVID-19 in Mexico

As the world fights the pandemic for months on end, experts from the Mexican Society of Emergency Medicine predict that, with the lack of medical supplies and the weakening medical workforce, Mexico may be overwhelmed into phase 3 of the coronavirus outbreak.
Health workers wearing protective gear bring a dead body past a refrigerated container outside of Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guayaquil

The Dead of Ecuador Left on the Streets

As Ecuador is struggling to survive the pandemic with over 7,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, its densest city, Guayaquil, faces the dilemma of laying their dead to rest.
A woman holds a small bottle labbeled with a "Vaccine COVID-19" sticker and a medical syringe in this illustration

Researchers Around the World Scrambling for a Vaccine, Are They Close?

The pandemic is taking the medical world by storm as research is pooled into finding treatment for the growing number of people infected with the coronavirus.
Mexico's President Obrador holds a news conference in Mexico City

Lopez Obrador and the Price of the Pandemic

In the time of a health crisis drawn out by the pandemic, President Lopez Obrador prioritized the country’s economy by refusing to change his mind about his economic recovery plan, which only increases public investment.
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro is seen in a neighborhood Sudoeste, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Brasilia

'It's Just a Flu': Bolsonaro's COVID-19 Dismissal Putting Brazil In Danger, Experts Say

Health experts fear Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro's continuous dismissal of the global pandemic could lead to a devastating health crisis in the coming weeks.
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Doctor Treating COVID-19 Patients Takes a Chance on Clot-Busting Drugs

A woman in New York's Mount Sinai Hospital was on the brink of death. One doctor decided to take a risk.
Trump Offers To Help Mexico Amid Oil Price War Scheme

Trump Offers To Help Mexico Amid Oil Price Wars

US President Donald Trump declared in a White House briefing on Friday that he offered to help Mexico in a ploy to end the oil price war.
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City

Latin America’s Two Crises During the Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America’s lower-income countries are struggling to grapple with the situation. Pre-existing problems like the economy and poverty may erode any progressive response to the pandemic.
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