Six days after President Trump allowed social distancing guidelines to expire, states that are beginning to reopen see a spike in cases and deaths. Yet President Trump continues to tout his administration’s response — disregarding continued supply shortages, lags in testing, and the increasing economic toll.
Six Days After Trump Let Social Distancing Guidelines Expire, States See Spikes in New Cases and Deaths
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KHOU 11: Texas Sets Two-day Record For New COVID-19 Cases As Limited Reopening Occurs
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Texas Tribune: Reopening Texas As Hot Spots Multiply
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Alabama Political Reporter: Alabama COVID-19 Cases Rising At Pace Not Seen Since Early April
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: In Northeast Georgia, A New Covid-19 Hot Spot Emerges
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WKMG News 6: Florida Coronavirus Cases Top 38,000 As State Works To Its Revive Economy
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CNBC: Trump Says ‘There’ll Be More Death’ From Coronavirus, But Reopening Is Worth It
Acute Supply Shortages Continue Thanks to Trump’s Botched Response
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Politico: Trump Touted Reopening. Privately, His Team Sounded Alarms.
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“President Donald Trump boasted on May 1 that his success in responding to the coronavirus pandemic has made ventilator, test kit and mask shortages a thing of the past… But that same day, his own health and emergency management officials were privately warning that states were still experiencing shortages of masks, gowns and other medical gear.” [Politico, 5/6/20]
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NBC News: Native American Health Center Asked For Covid-19 Supplies. It Got Body Bags Instead.
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Miami Herald: As [Florida] Touts Supply, Many Nursing Home Workers Still Can’t Get Protective Gear
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“At Hillcrest Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hollywood, where two residents died of COVID-19 and eight current residents and staff have tested positive, nursing assistants ‘have to beg for protective gear,’ one CNA told the Miami Herald and Tampa Bay Times. ‘Yesterday, they had no gloves in the rooms,’ she said Monday. ‘Management stored the gloves in their office, and the director of nursing said I’m not giving them any because they will steal it.’” [Miami Herald, 5/6/20]
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Daily Beast: Donald Trump Boasted Medical Shortages Were Fixed While Officials Fretted About Supplies on Conference Calls
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Minnesota Public Radio: Concern About PPE Shortage Remains As MN Moves To Allow Elective Procedures
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Bloomberg: Dentists Face Another Hurdle Before Reopening: Too Few Masks
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Fox 7 Austin: Austin Healthcare Clinic Treating Uninsured, Underinsured Patients Reportedly Experiencing PPE Shortage
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“Dr. Pritesh Gandhi, Associate Chief Medical Officer at the People’s Community Clinic, says the clinic is experiencing the shortage while testing and treating COVID-19 patients… Gandhi says he has an N-95 mask that he rotates every three to four clinics. He often wears masks over the N-95 to help keep it clean for reuse.” [Fox 7 Austin, 5/5/20]
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Richmond Times-Dispatch: ‘We Need It Now’ – State Supplies Of Protective Gear Not Reaching Private Ambulance Companies
Testing Lags Across the Country, as Administration Fails to Enhance Efforts
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Portland Press Herald: Shortage Of Swabs Hampers Covid-19 Testing In Maine Nursing Homes
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Zack Cooper, Associate Professor, Yale School of Public Health, for Washington Post: We Can Scale Up Testing. We’re Just Waiting On The Government To Agree.
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Bangor Daily News: Many Nursing Homes Still Haven’t Tested Any Residents Or Staff For The Coronavirus
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The Baltimore Sun: Logistical Challenges Mean Nursing Home Residents And Staff Aren’t Getting Widely Tested For The Coronavirus Yet
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ABC 9: Nursing Home Testing Lags One Week After Gov. Bill Lee Orders Nursing Homes Test Everyone
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Montgomery Advertiser: More Alabama Inmates Quarantined, But Prison Coronavirus Testing Remains Low
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Lincoln Journal Star: Five Nebraska Prison Staff Have Coronavirus, Still No Testing Of Prisoners
Trump Failure to Prepare Nation for COVID-19 & Callous Response Is Causing Economic Suffering
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Vox: Why The Covid-19 Economy Is Particularly Devastating To Millennials, In 14 Charts
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Vox: The Economy Is In Free Fall. So Why Isn’t The Stock Market?
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Washington Post: Socialism For Investors, Capitalism For Everyone Else