(2022-09-23). China experiences surge in COVID-19 cases after relaxing travel and quarantine policies. wsws.org In recent weeks, China has experienced significant outbreaks of COVID-19 in several cities throughout the country after the National Health Commission announced in mid-July that the Zero-COVID strategy would become somewhat less stringent.
(2022-09-23). Nobody knew China landed on the moon and Bill Gates. indybay.org The four organizations have spent nearly $10 billion on covid since 2020 – as much as the lead U.S. agency tasked with fighting it. The organizations collectively gave $1.4 billion to the World Health Organization (WHO)*, where they helped shape a major initiative to distribute Covid 19 vaccines and test kits. This program failed to achieve its original goals.
(2022-09-23). Epidemiological situation continues to be marked by dengue. en.cubadebate.cu Dengue continues to be the most complex hygienic-sanitary situation that we have today in the country, it was reiterated at this Wednesday's meeting of the Government's temporary working group for the prevention and control of covid-19. The exchange was led by the first secretary of the Central Committee of the Party and president of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, and the prime minister, Manuel Marrero Cruz, a member of the Political Bureau. The head of the Ministry of Public Health, José àÅngel Portal Miranda, reported that there is dengue transmission in the 15 provinces and the Isle of Youth.
(2022-09-23). New Zealand government promotes complacency about COVID-19. wsws.org After removing nearly all mask mandates and other public health measures, the Labour Party-led government is scrapping regular COVID press briefings, as it seeks to normalise mass infection and death.
(2022-09-23). On eve of Brazil's election, Workers Party covers up collaboration in Bolsonaro's COVID-19 "herd immunity" policy. wsws.org The Workers Party's claim that it will "rebuild and transform" Brazil is directly refuted by the role it played in implementing the herd immunity policy in Brazil.
(2022-09-22). Pope Francis: Humanity is globalized, but poverty, injustice and inequality remain. en.cubadebate.cu The great recession of 2007, public debt, covid, the Ukraine war, global threats. And meanwhile: "cruel" conflicts throughout the world, the explosion of migrations, climate change, endemic poverty because, during these years, "while some men and women improved their daily lives, another part suffered unscrupulous elections, becoming the main victims of a kind of counter-development". It is a stark analysis, as stark as the reality that the world has been forced to face in the last fifteen years, that of Pope Francis in his speech to Deloitte Global.
(2022-09-22). Tidal flats create unique landscape due to drop of water level in Hubei. ecns.cn Tidal flats are exposed as a result of falling water levels at Tianxingzhou Island, creating a unique scenery in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 21, 2022.
(2022-09-22). Giant panda research base in Chengdu reopens. ecns.cn Giant pandas play at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. The research base reopened to the public after a half-month closure and completion of deep cleaning and disinfection.
(2022-09-22). COVID-19 Still a Risk: WHO Director-General. telesurenglish.net On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said "there is still a long way to go" and warned of the still latent risks. | RELATED: | This time, Tedros said, as he did last week, that the world was in the best position it had ever been in to end the pandemic, given the steady decline in the number of deaths per week.
(2022-09-22). New Zealand ruling elite glorifies British monarchy. wsws.org The endless tributes to the Queen are being used to divert attention from worsening social inequality, the policy of mass COVID infection and New Zealand's integration into imperialist wars.
(2022-09-22). Why Aren't Workers At Unions Eligible For Public Service Loan Forgiveness? popularresistance.org In 2007, the Bush-era Congress created the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, also known as 20 USC 1087e (m)(1). The premise of the program was simple: student loan borrowers who made their payments would have any remaining educational debts forgiven after 10 years of public service. | Through PSLF, lawmakers and advocates intended to make public service a viable option for more borrowers, including graduates carrying large student loan balances. Unfortunately, this intention has not been realized for most borrowers or PSLF participants. Rife with exclusions and plagued by a history of poor communica…
(2022-09-22). Cuban FM Addresses Non-aligned Movement at the UNGA 77. telesurenglish.net During a NAM Ministerial meeting on post-pandemic recovery, within the framework of the United Nations General Assembly, the head of Cuban diplomacy urged to act with unity, cohesion, creativity, and solidarity in defense of collective interests. | Cuba called for action with unity, cohesion, creativity and solidarity, in defense of collective interests at the NAM Ministerial Meeting on global post-pandemic recovery.
(2022-09-22). UN: Cuba Reaffirms its Position in Favor of Multilateralism and Peace. libya360.wordpress.com Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, at the General Debate of the High-Level Segment of the United Nations General Assembly. New York, September 21, 2022 Mr. Chairman: Distinguished delegates: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed, as never before, the true essence…
(2022-09-22). Census Data Proves Anti-Poverty Measures Work. otherwords.org The U.S. Census Bureau recently reported that poverty dropped notably in 2021. Amid a pandemic and widespread economic pain, this is a significant accomplishment. There are three lessons here — about government programs, about how we measure poverty, and about how far we have left to go. First, these numbers show that government programs work. …
(2022-09-22). Home Depot Workers Form Independent Union. popularresistance.org Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – On September 19, workers filed a petition to organize a union among 276 workers at a Home Depot in northeast Philadelphia. If successful, the independent union would be the first at the home repair chain, the fifth-largest private employer in the U.S with 500,000 employees. | Vince Quiles, who's worked at the store for five years, says the union effort gathered over 100 signatures for an election in just five weeks. | At the beginning of the pandemic, Quiles was promoted to supervisor in the plumbing department. Plumbing is the highest-volume section of the store, with around 6,000 sa…
(2022-09-22). Latin American Economy Under the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Interview With Ladislau Dowbor. orinocotribune.com For Pointing out neoliberal governments, in the following interview Doctor Dowbor observes that Latin America is "systemically dysfunctional," which has caused the region the world's most severe economic crisis under the new coronavirus, since the disease got to the region in February 2020. Latin Am…
(2022-09-22). Chinese scientists design face mask that detects viruses in 10 mins. ecns.cn A group of Chinese scientists have developed a face mask that can detect viral exposure from a 10-minute conversation with an infected person.
(2022-09-22). N.Y. Times workers rebel vs. bosses' return-to-office order. peoplesworld.org 
NEW YORK —A majority of workers at The New York Times are rebelling against management's mandate to return to the office despite the continuing, but at a lower level, coronavirus pandemic. They say they have worked, and can work, just as well from home, and that health and safety is a mandatory subject for bargaining …
(2022-09-22). As COVID deaths and infections climb, Biden presses claim that pandemic is over. wsws.org Biden claimed in an interview on "60 Minutes" Sunday that the pandemic is over, but by Tuesday he was seeking to evade criticism.
(2022-09-22). MSM Goes After Kyrie Irving For Sharing Alex Jones Clip About New World Order And Engineered Plagues. moguldom.com National Basketball Association player Kyrie Irving is in hot water again over his views about the coronavirus and the covid-19 vaccine mandates. The Brooklyn Nets guard was a longtime vaccine holdout, repeatedly losing roughly $380,000 per game. He was allowed to join the team again for home games. Now he has re-shared a video of …
(2022-09-22). Chile levanta restricciones impuestas desde inicio de la pandemia. telesurtv.net La ministra de Salud afirmó que la mascarilla "será altamente recomendable en aglomeración como en el transporte".
(2022-09-22). Cuba reporta 16 nuevos casos de COVID-19, ningún fallecido y 20 altas médicas. cubadebate.cu Al cierre del día de ayer, 21 de septiembre, se encuentran ingresados un total de 123 pacientes, sospechosos 48 y confirmados activos 75. En el día en Cuba para la COVID-19 se realizaron un total de 2 002 muestras para la vigilancia, resultando positiva 16. El país acumula 14 138 207 muestras realizadas y 1 111 096 positivas.
(2022-09-21). UN Expert: US Sanctions Undermine Venezuelan People's Right to Health. venezuelanalysis.com Venezuela is currently unable to repair electron microscopes, crucial to diagnose diseases, due to US sanctions.
(2022-09-21). [Articles] Effect of intravenous almitrine on intubation or mortality in patients with COVID-19 acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: A multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. thelancet.com In patients with COVID-19 acute hypoxemic respiratory failure, low-dose almitrine failed in reducing the need for MV or death at day 7.
(2022-09-21). 'Silent' mutations help bacteria to evade antibiotics. imperial.ac.uk Researchers have discovered a new way hospital-acquired infections resist antibiotics, through a 'silent' genetic mutation.
(2022-09-21). Mosquitoes that can't spread malaria engineered by scientists. imperial.ac.uk Scientists have engineered mosquitoes that slow the growth of malaria-causing parasites in their gut, preventing transmission of malaria to humans.