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2022-05-03: News Headlines

imperial.ac.uk (2022-05-03). Lasting brain impacts of severe COVID-19 equivalent to 20 years of ageing. imperial.ac.uk The lasting mental impacts of severe COVID-19 on areas like memory, attention, or problem solving, may be equivalent to 20 years of ageing.

____ (2022-05-03). Beijing's makeshift hospital put into use. ecns.cn Beijing has officially started to use the Xiaotangshan Hospital, which was used solely for SARS patients in 2003 and COVID-19 cases in 2020, on Sunday, in a bid to contain the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus in the city, said a senior official of the municipal government.

____ (2022-05-03). Newly developed COVID vaccine approved for clinical trials in China. ecns.cn Shanghai-based high-tech biotechnology company, Stemirna Terapeutics, has domestically developed a COVID-19 vaccine based on mRNA technology and has been recently approved for clinical trials.

____ (2022-05-03). Climate change will lead to increasing spillover of viruses to humans, potentially causing new pandemics. wsws.org A new modeling study of climate change finds that the resulting forced migrations of animals will significantly increase the transfer of pathogens to humans.

teleSUR, ajs, JCM, JGN (2022-05-03). Conoce el origen de celebración de la Cruz de Mayo en América Latina. telesurtv.net Varias naciones de América Latina celebrarán la conmemoración religiosa y cultural aún bajo medidas preventivas sanitarias establecidas por la pandemia de la Covid-19.

____ (2022-05-03). New York City raises COVID-19 alert level to medium. ecns.cn New York City (NYC) on Monday adjusted up its COVID-19 alert level from low to medium, indicating the presence of medium community spread of COVID-19.

____ (2022-05-03). Shanghai reports 274 confirmed, 5,395 asymptomatic local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn China's Shanghai reported 274 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 5,395 local asymptomatic cases on Monday, the municipal health commission said Tuesday.

____ (2022-05-03). Beijing reports 41 new local COVID-19 cases. ecns.cn Beijing reported 41 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine asymptomatic cases between 3 p.m. Sunday and 3 p.m. Monday, local authorities have said.

____ (2022-05-03). HKSAR gov't continues to provide free COVID-19 testing service for elderly, targeted groups. ecns.cn The Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Saturday that it continues to provide free COVID-19 nucleic acid testing service for eligible persons of high-risk or high-exposure targeted groups and all elderly people aged 60 or above.

____ (2022-05-03). Shanghai has steady decline in cases. ecns.cn Shanghai announced on Sunday that it achieved phased results of COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control thanks to the joint efforts from all over the country and the city's residents in the past month.

____ (2022-05-03). Shanghai enterprises on track to resume operations. ecns.cn Enterprises in Shanghai are on a steady track to resume operations and the city's smaller businesses stand to receive more government support to withstand this round of COVID-induced lockdown.

____ (2022-05-03). Beijing ups restrictions to contain latest COVID-19 flare-ups. ecns.cn The Chinese capital city of Beijing intensified restrictive measures against COVID-19 on Saturday to best reduce cross-infection as high mobility is expected during the five-day Labor Day holiday starting from Saturday.

____ (2022-05-03). Shanghai sees continuous drop in COVID numbers. ecns.cn Shanghai has seen continued drops in the number of both confirmed and asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 as it is making all efforts to transfer and quarantine as many patients as possible.

____ (2022-05-03). FAO chief says forests can overcome global challenges. ecns.cn Qu Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, said forests can help overcome global challenges such as food security, climate crisis and biodiversity loss.

Prof Michel Chossudovsky (2022-05-02). Biggest Lie in World History: There Never Was A Pandemic. The Data Base is Flawed. The Covid Mandates including the Vaccine are Invalid. globalresearch.ca Fake science was supportive of this devastating agenda. The lies were sustained by a massive media disinformation campaign. The historic March 11, 2020 lockdown triggered economic and social chaos Worldwide. It was an act of "economic warfare": a war against humanity.

Staff (2022-05-02). Venezuela Defeating COVID-19: Only 27 Deaths in April. orinocotribune.com Caracas, May 1, 2022 ( During the month of April only 27 COVID-19-related deaths were reported across Venezuela. The pandemic has claimed more than six million deaths worldwide, including the tragic loss of over one million lives in the United States alone. Brazil has registered over 663,000 COVID-related deaths,…

Kate Fisher (2022-05-02). Night events return to U.S. National Gallery of Art. america.cgtn.com For the first time since the pandemic, the U.S. National Gallery of Art has opened its doors at night.

____ (2022-05-02). The CIA Democrats and their media courtiers celebrate the "end" of the COVID pandemic. wsws.org Some 2,600 corporate journalists, capitalist politicians and Hollywood celebrities were packed into a Washington ballroom despite the worst global pandemic in 100 years.

____ (2022-05-02). Mainland medical supplies against COVID-19 arrive in Hong Kong orderly. ecns.cn Anti-pandemic medical supplies from the Chinese mainland have arrived in Hong Kong in good order and have been distributed to people in need through various channels.

____ (2022-05-02). Quebec educator speaks out against being forced back to work while infected with COVID-19. wsws.org Quebec school workers are being forced back to work on their fifth day of infection with COVID-19. That is, while still contagious with the debilitating and potentially fatal disease.

Alejandro Marcó del Pont (2022-05-02). Occidente y su conflicto de objetivos. globalizacion.ca La invasión rusa de Ucrania se produjo en un mal momento para la economía mundial. Uno podría imaginar que tan inoportuna iniciativa contribuye a la vulnerabilidad existente ante la lenta recuperación económica pos-COVID-19. | Sin embargo, durante 2019 en los ámbitos…

Staff (2022-05-02). Feria Nacional de Artesanía Arte para Mamá abre sus puertas otra vez el próximo jueves. cubadebate.cu La Feria "Arte para mamá" regresa, del 5 al 25 de mayo, tras una pausa de dos año por el azote de la COVID-19. En la Estación Cultural Línea y 18 se desarrollará el tradicional evento, un regalo de la cultura cubana a todas las madres en la Isla. Además de las ofertas de muebles, calzado, textil, orfebrería y cerámica, ha sido organizada una programación cultural.

Kamal Iranidoost (2022-05-02). Turkey continues to conduct airstrikes in northern Iraq. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) — The Turkish fighter jets on Monday once again conducted air raids on areas in the northern Iraqi province of Dohuk in the Kurdistan region.

____ (2022-05-02). The Russian Prince Turned Anarchist and Pioneering Scientist Peter Kropotkin's Advice to the Young. transcend.org The Art of Putting Your Talent in the Service of the World – "Courage, devotion, the spirit of sacrifice, are as contagious as cowardice, submission, and panic."

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