2020-03-20: Social Media Postees

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The mutilated world is moved by the nurses and doctors
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-03-20
SARS-Co-2 or COVID-19 moves swiftly across the planet, leaving no region untouched. It is a powerful virus, with a long enough incubation period to hide the symptoms and therefore to gather more and more people in its deadly arms. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/20/the-mutilated-world-is-moved-by-the-nurses-and-doctors/

Expert: US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during pandemic could be genocidal
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-20
Intensified US sanctions on Iran, Venezuela during the COVID-19 pandemic could amount to genocide, a former UN expert warns. Iran…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/20/expert-us-sanctions-on-iran-venezuela-during-pandemic-could-be-genocidal/

The US government's 'divide and conquer' tactics in the Caribbean
Jeb Sprague | thecanary.co | 2020-03-20
Recent multilateral meetings in Kingston and Mar-a-Lago signal US attempts at intensifying divisions in the Caribbean. 'Shithole countries' (as president Donald Trump allegedly labeled Haiti and many other low-income countries) can be important allies for undermining those states targeted for regime change. In particular, Trump's former national security advisor John Bolton has spoken openly about US and regional businesspeople benefiting finan…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/03/20/the-us-governments-divide-and-conquer-tactics-in-the-caribbean/

Sanctions: Unilateral Coercive Measures for Regime Change in Venezuela
Nino Pagliccia | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-20
In discussing the issue of "sanctions" there are two main points that need to be made. One is the use of the correct terminology when referring to the government actions that the US, Canada and the EU take in order …
globalresearch.ca/sanctions-unilateral-coercive-measures-regime-change-venezuela/5706847

German Chancellor Merkel's address to the nation: A declaration of criminal irresponsibility
wsws.org | 2020-03-20
The central message delivered by German Chancellor Angela Merkel in her address to the nation Wednesday evening was that the federal government will do nothing to avert a catastrophe for the population.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/03/20/merk-m20.html

California governor issues mandatory STAY AT HOME order, projects 56% of population infected with coronavirus in 8 weeks
rt.com | 2020-03-20
California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a mandatory "stay at home" order to all residents, shuttering all businesses beyond "critical sectors" while suggesting the state's hospitals could soon hit their breaking point. | "Everyone is required to stay home except to get food, care for a relative or friend, get necessary health care, or go to an essential job," read a statement on California's coronavirus response website, issued following Newsom's order. "If you go out, keep at least six feet of distance…
rt.com/usa/483570-california-stay-home-coronavirus/

Germany says coronavirus LOCKDOWN will happen if people continue to socialize & Saturday's the 'decisive' test
rt.com | 2020-03-20
Saturday will be the crucial day for German officials to decide whether a strict lockdown is needed to slow the spread of Covid-19

Fighting COVID 19 in Cuba, China and the United States
W. T. Whitney | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-20
Governments, according to Thomas Jefferson, are supposed to guarantee people's rights to "life liberty and the pursuit of happiness." COVID 19 has out people's lives and health in the spotlight now. What kind of tools do governments have at their disposal to protect lives and health? Cuba has the advantages of forward-looking leadership, well-orchestrated state…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/20/fighting-covid-19-in-cuba-china-and-the-united-states/

Cuba Sends 53 Doctors and Nurses to Fight Covid-19 in Italy
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-20
Cuban health authorities announced on Thursday that the country will send 53 health professionals to Lombardy, Italy, to help contain the new coronavirus pandemic. | RELATED: | Cuba UK Cruise Ship with 5 COVID-19 Cases Starts Evacuating in Cuba | The 53 doctors and nurses have experience in caring for these types of diseases. In 2014, they traveled to Sierra Leone in West Africa to fight the Ebola virus. | According to Cuban authorities, the arrival in Lombardy will take place…
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Bolivia: Coup-Born Regime Rejects Medical Cooperation From Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-20
Bolivia's coup-born president Jeanine Añez and her Health Minister Erwin Viruez rejected the Cuban health cooperation amidst the Covid-19 pandemic.‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã‚Äã | RELATED: | Bolivia: Senkata and Sencaba Events Under Investigation | In an interview with local news media, Viruez affirmed that the Bolivian doctors have "the capacity to respond to this or any other contingency." | "Cuban doctors we…
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Fighting COVID-19 in Cuba, China, and the United States
W. T. Whitney Jr. | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-20
Governments, according to Thomas Jefferson, are supposed to guarantee people's rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." COVID-19 has put people's lives and health in the spotlight now. What kinds of tools do governments have at their disposal to protect lives and health? Cuba has the advantages of forward-looking leadership, well-orchestrated state planning, …
peoplesworld.org/article/fighting-covid-19-in-cuba-china-and-the-united-states/

Germany mulls nationwide curfew to combat coronavirus
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-20
The German government is weighing to impose a nationwide curfew to stem the spread of the coronavirus, local media reported on Friday.Chancellor Angela Merkel's chief of staff Helge Braun told Der Spiegel weekly that the government would first look at the behavior of the population this weekend to see whether the recently issued restrictions were followed."Saturday is a crucial day. We have our eye on that day in particular," he said.Merkel is scheduled to meet on Sunday with premiers of 16 German federal states to review anti-coronavirus measures, and discuss possible further measures.Germany is the third-worst-…
yenisafak.com/en/world/germany-mulls-nationwide-curfew-to-combat-coronavirus-3514481

Argentina under lockdown as coronavirus cases surge
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-20
The country will remain under lockdown until at least March 31, President Alberto Fernandez said in a statement posted on Twitter Thursday night."I have just decreed social, preventive and compulsory isolation for the entire population. An exceptional decision at an exceptional moment," Fernandez said.The president stressed the decision was taken because the pandemic spreads rapidly across the world and it is "the most serious health problem.""After listening to the experts, the political forces, and the governors, I decided to: Restrict circulation. Everyone will stay in their own house. No one has to panic," he…
yenisafak.com/en/world/argentina-under-lockdown-as-coronavirus-cases-surge-3514488

From 'Blitz Spirit' to 'Unprecedented Support': How the UK Government is Handling Coronavirus So Far
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-20
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads across Europe and throughout the United Kingdom, the British government's approach to the crisis has shifted considerably in the last two weeks alone, jumping from permitting the virus to advance throughout the population to a proactive mobilisation of resources in order to halt its spread.
sputniknews.com/uk/202003201078629477-from-blitz-spirit-to-unprecedented-support-how-the-uk-government-is-handling-coronavirus-so-far/

Going in for the Kill: Gamers Rave Over Doom Eternal Release, Celebrate Return of Legendary FPS Hero
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-20
The long-awaited sequel to Bethesda Softworks and Id Software's 2016 Doom reboot was released on Friday, with fans of the iconic Doom Slayer returning to the battlefield – this time on Terra Firma – after a demonic invasion wipes out most of the planet's population.
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IMF refuses aid to Venezuela in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis
Vijay Prashad | mronline.org | 2020-03-19
On March 16, 2020, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva wrote a blog post on the Fund's website; it represents the kind of generosity necessary in the midst of a global pandemic. "The IMF stands ready to mobilize its $1 trillion lending capacity to help our membership," she wrote. | Source…
mronline.org/2020/03/19/imf-refuses-aid-to-venezuela-in-the-midst-of-the-coronavirus-crisis/

Cargo Arrives in Venezuela With Medical Aid From China
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-19
A special medicine and medical supplies shipment arrived in Venezuela from China on Thursday, March 19th, as the Asian nation continues to provide assistance to the Bolivarian Republic. . | RELATED: | Twitter Restricts Profiles of Venezuelan Officials | Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, announced that the cargo arrived and assured it would allow thousands to be tested for possible Covid-19 cases and diagnose the positive ones. | The mandatary explained that so f…
telesurenglish.net/news/cargo-arrives-in-venezuela-with-medical-aid-from-china-20200319-0014.html

Haiti Confirms First Two Cases of COVID-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-19
Haiti's President Jovenel Moise, in a press statement at the National Palace, revealed on Thursday the first two cases of people infected by the new coronavirus, COVID-19, in the country. | RELATED: | After the Earthquake: 10 Years of Domestic and International Failures in Haiti | Moise said the unidentified patients that tested positive for COVID-19 had been quarantined. He declined to release further details out of fear for…
telesurenglish.net/news/Haiti-Confirms-First-Two-Cases-of-COVID-19-in-the-Country-20200319-0020.html

Italians Print 3-D Valves for COVID-19 Patients in Record Time
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-19
As two Italian volunteers used a 3-D printer to produce a much needed respiratory device for coronavirus infected patients, some media reported Tuesday that the original manufacturer threatened to sue them for patent infringement. | RELATED: | Cuba's Interferon Alpha 2B, Successful in Treating COVID-19 | "There were people whose lives were in danger, and we acted, Period." Cristian Fracassi, who made the valves with Alessandro Ramaioli, saving at least 10 lives, wrote Sunday in a F…
telesurenglish.net/news/Italians-Print-3-D-Valves-for-COVID-19-Patients-in-Record-Time-20200318-0028.html

Economists Demand Trump Immediately Lift Iran, Cuba, Venezuela Sanctions
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-03-19
A group of economists and policy experts on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to immediately lift the United States' crippling sanctions against Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and other countries, warning that the economic warfare

UK Cruise Ship with 5 COVID-19 Cases Starts Evacuating in Cuba
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-19
The almost 700 passengers on board the British cruise ship MS Braemar, with at least five confirmed cases of COVID-19 on board, began disembarking on Wednesday at the Cuban port of Mariel, 45 kilometers west of Havana. | RELATED: | US Should Lift Sanctions to Avoid More Deaths From COVID-19 | During the disembarkation, dozens of passengers ass…
telesurenglish.net/news/UK-Cruise-Ship-with-5-COVID-19-Cases-Starts-Evacuating-in-Cuba-20200319-0015.html

Colombia: Senators Ask Duque for More Decision to Halt Covid-19
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-19
More than 60 Colombian lawmakers and senators Thursday asked President Ivan Duque to take more forceful measures in the face of the health emergency caused by the Covid-19. | RELATED: | Colombian and Venezuelan Ombudsmen Unite Against COVID-19 | They argued that while reconnecting water to thousands of homes is fine, Colombians need four things that the government is not doing. | Mandatory isolation is the most effective measure. However, for people to stay at home, the government mu…
telesurenglish.net/news/Colombia-Senators-Ask-Duque-for-More-Decision-to-Halt-Covid-19-20200319-0008.html

Iranian Doctors Urge Neighbours to Liquidate Any US Biological Labs Amid Coronavirus Fears
Sputnik News | iranian.com | 2020-03-19
With over 17,300 cases and 1,135 deaths to date, Iran has been one of the countries hit hardest by COVID-19, with the virus affecting not only the population at large, but a big portion of the political elite as well. Last week, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said there was evidence that the pandemic may have …
iranian.com/2020/03/19/iranian-doctors-urge-neighbours-to-liquidate-any-us-biological-labs-amid-coronavirus-fears/

Cuban drug could save thousands of lives in COVID-19 pandemic
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-03-19
Healthcare International solidarity Steve SweeneyIssue 1257 Cuba COVID-19March 19, 2020Cuban medicine could treat thousands of coronavirus patients as production of a "flagship" drug known to combat…
greenleft.org.au/content/cuban-drug-could-save-thousands-lives-covid-19-pandemic

Big Tech Firms are Using Automation to Censor News About the Coronavirus
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-18
Social media is awash with people angry that their posts have been removed for no legitimate reason. MintPress was no exception, with a story about Cuba's response to the coronavirus flagged and blocked.
mintpressnews.com/big-tech-firms-censoring-coronavirus-fake-news/265862/

IMF rejects Venezuela coronavirus loan request over U.S. claims Maduro isn't president
Morning Star | peoplesworld.org | 2020-03-18
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected Venezuela's request for a $5 billion emergency support package to help strengthen the country's health system in the fight against the coronavirus outbreak. President Nicolas Maduro wrote to the global financial organization earlier this week asking for support as the country struggles to cope with crippling U.S. economic …
peoplesworld.org/article/imf-rejects-venezuela-coronavirus-loan-request-over-u-s-claims-maduro-isnt-president/

'The US Has Played With Puerto Rico's Economy for the Last 122 Years' – CounterSpin interview with Julio López Varona on Puerto Rican debt
Janine Jackson | fair.org | 2020-03-18
Janine Jackson interviewed the Center for Popular Democracy's Julio López Varona about Puerto Rican debt for the March 13, 2020, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. | Media…
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Dominic Raab Thanks Cuba for Coronavirus Assistance
Bruce Cumings | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-18
Dominic Raab, the UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, thanked the Cuban Government today in parliament for their assistance with the stricken British cruise ship the MS Braemar which had passengers with possible coronavirus infections. | He …
globalresearch.ca/dominic-raab-thanks-cuba-coronavirus-assistance/5706722

Cuba and the Concept of Community of Nations
Bill Hackwell | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-18
Cuban Medical Brigade (Photo by Bill Hackwell) Some years ago I was talking to a Cuban doctor about what a remarkable achievement it was that Cuba was able to eliminate Malaria in 1973. He took the discussion in stride and said that it didn't mean much until we eradicate Malaria in the entire world. Today …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/cuba-and-the-concept-of-community-of-nations/

Cuba shows a lead in solidarity amid COVID-19 crisis
Susan Price | greenleft.org.au | 2020-03-18
International solidarity Latin America & the Caribbean Peter BoyleIssue 1257 Cuba COVID-19March 18, 2020Amid the mounting COVID-19 pandemic, capitalist governments around the world have cl…
greenleft.org.au/content/cuba-shows-lead-solidarity-amid-covid-19-crisis

US ramps up sanctions devastating Venezuela's health sector as coronavirus spreads
Leonardo Flores | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-17
Promising to "smash" Venezuela's government during a "maximum pressure March," Trump has imposed crushing sanctions that force Venezuela to spend…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/17/us-sanctions-venezuelas-health-sector-coronavirus/

Venezuela: American Teamsters tour printing factory
Fight Back | fightbacknews.org | 2020-03-17
Maracay, Venezuela

How Cuba is Leading the World in the Fight Against Coronavirus
Alan Macleod | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-16
As Cuba sends doctors around the world to help fight coronavirus, a Cuban antiviral drug, Interferon Alpha 2b, is helping countries like China stem the tide of the outbreak.
mintpressnews.com/cuba-leading-world-fight-against-coronavirus/265771/

UN Population Fund sounds alarm over dire situation facing women and girls in Syria, as 10th year of war begins
news.un.org | 2020-03-16
The UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNFPA, is expressing increasing concern about the women and girls trapped in Syria's dire and escalating humanitarian crisis, especially in the north-west, where hostilities have caused mass displacement, human suffering and damage to civilian facilities.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2020/03/1059562

Corporate Media Condone Destruction of Venezuela's Voting Machines
Lucas Koerner | fair.org | 2020-03-15
The vast majority of Venezuela's voting machines were incinerated on March 7 in a fire that engulfed the main warehouse of the National Electoral Council. Corporate outlets followed the familiar script of blaming the victim, repeating the US State Department talking point that the Venezuelan electoral system is "rigged" and floating outlandish conspiracy theories.
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No, Venezuela does not have a six child per family policy
Joe Emersberger | zcomm.org | 2020-03-13
I respect UK journalist Andrew Buncombe. As I noted for FAIR last year, he was one of the few corporate journalists who reported on a study linking Trump's financial sanctions on Venezuela to thousands of deaths by the end of 2018. Since 2018, Trump has repeatedly intensified the sanctions and threatened Venezuela with military action, Read…
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Julio López Varona on Puerto Rico's Disaster Capitalism
CounterSpin | fair.org | 2020-03-13
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Are Our Prisons and Jails Ready for COVID-19?
Maria Morris | aclu.org | 2020-03-06
The | country and the world face a public health emergency in the new coronavirus | causing COVID-19. The media is filled with concerns about how we will respond. | Will we close schools? Cancel sporting events and other large gatherings? Work | from home? Avoid public transportation? | But | little has been said about one of the most vulnerable sectors of our | population: the people in our prisons and jails. Although people often think of | prisons and jails as closed environments, they are not. Medical staff, correctional | staff, and visitors come from the community into the facilities every day and | then…
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