https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-shuttered-neighborhood-next-door-touring-one-of-israels-virus-hotspots/
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Bnei Brak mayor thanks soldiers for their help during virus lockdown
https://www.timesofisrael.com/bnei-brak-mayor-thanks-soldiers-for-their-help-during-virus-lockdown/
“This is the place to express on our behalf, and on behalf of all the
residents of our city, thanks, appreciation and esteem for the hundreds
of IDF soldiers and their commanders from diverse and excellent units,
for the high quality and welcome actions for the welfare of 210,000
residents during the difficult days of the coronavirus epidemic,” said
Rubinstein, who initially opposed the quarantine restrictions.
Fact check: Trump repeats false claims and Pence misleads on previous testing comments
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/fact-check-trump-coronavirus-briefing-april-27/index.html
President Donald Trump's Monday coronavirus news conference
in the White House Rose Garden was shorter than usual and at least
somewhat less acrimonious than many of the briefings he's held over the
past month.
But
Trump still made false and misleading claims, most of them repeats from
past briefings. And Vice President Mike Pence accused a reporter of a
misunderstanding about testing that Pence's own words had created weeks
earlier.
Here are some fact checks from the briefing:
Trump returns to the stage with underwhelming testing promises
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/donald-trump-testing-coronavirus-news-conference/index.html
Trump still thinks the best way to
navigate out of the worst domestic crisis since World War II for which
his administration has been exposed as unprepared and behind the curve
is more Trump. But his routines of misrepresentation and overly
optimistic assessments of the fight against the virus are doing little
to build a convincing impression the President can find an exit
strategy, or even is capable of keeping the nation heading in the same
direction while one -- probably based on an elusive Covid-19 vaccine
that is months away -- is found.
Monday, April 27, 2020
End all restrictions, they were unnecessary, Hebrew University researchers say
https://www.timesofisrael.com/end-all-restrictions-they-were-unnecessary-hebrew-university-researchers-say/
Israel should end all coronavirus restrictions and reopen the country
to international travel, according to a Hebrew University research team
that includes a prominent epidemiologist and two finance professors.
They crunched statistics from around the world and concluded in a
newly published study that while lockdowns were necessary in London,
New York and various other places, Israel didn’t need to confine people
to houses or impose other strict rules.
Rabbis Edelstein and Kanievsky postpone beginning of yeshiva semester
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/rabbis-edelstein-and-kanievsky-postpone-beginning-of-yeshiva-semester-626099
On Sunday, a letter written by Edelstein and signed by Kanievsky stated
that the semester should now begin with pupils remaining at home and
conducting study partnerships and listening to lessons via the
telephone.
The rabbis in
their letter also requested that the teachers, educators, and rabbis of
the various schools and yeshivas should speak with their pupils at least
once a week to ensure that they have a study partner and are able to
study. The rabbis also
appealed to mothers and called on them to dedicate a room in the home so
that their sons could study appropriately.
Exclusive: She's been falsely accused of starting the coronavirus. Her life has been turned upside down
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/27/tech/coronavirus-conspiracy-theory/index.html
Maatje
Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target
of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China.
The
false claims are spreading across YouTube every day, so far racking up
hundreds of thousands of apparent views, and have been embraced by
Chinese Communist Party media. Despite never having tested positive for
the coronavirus or experienced symptoms, Benassi and her husband are now
subjects of discussion on Chinese social media about the outbreak,
including among accounts that are known drivers of large-scale
coordinated activities by their followers.
The
claims have turned their lives upside down. The couple say their home
address has been posted online and that, before they shut down their
accounts, their social media inboxes were overrun with messages from
believers of the conspiracy.
Trump, In His Own Twisted Way, Finally Owns Up to a Mistake
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-in-his-own-twisted-way-finally-owns-up-to-a-mistake
The Orange One’s humble shuffling off the
stage Friday night without taking questions showed that even he reaches a
point where he knows he blew it.
FDA issues warnings on chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine after deaths and poisonings reported
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/24/fda-issues-warnings-on-chloroquine-and-hydroxychloroquine-after-serious-poisoning-and-death-reported.html
The agency also said it became aware of reports of “serious heart rhythm problems” in patients with the virus who were treated with the malaria drugs.
The agency also said it became aware of reports of “serious heart rhythm problems” in patients with the virus who were treated with the malaria drugs.
- It said patients taking the drugs for approved reasons, including malaria or to treat autoimmune conditions like lupus, should continue taking their medicine as prescribed.
Trump offered a confusing coronavirus theory. Conservative pundits explained it for him.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/26/trump-coronavirus-conservatives-209325
The evolution of Trump’s idea that light might be used
inside patients shows the symbiotic relationship between the president
and his boosters.
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