Here, Thompson argues for the implementation of “test and trace,” where GPS phone information is used to trace the COVID-19 trail from an infected individual to other individuals, as a way to alleviate America from quarantine. This “Waze, but for sick” system has been effective in countries like South Korea, Singapore, and China, but it … Read more
“‘When you overwhelm the health system, you also overwhelm the death system,”‘ one funeral director said.” As funeral homes and hospital morgues reached their capacities, the New York City medical examiner’s office purchased 45 mobile morgues to increase their ability to handle approximately 3,500 bodies. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/nyregion/coronavirus-new-york-bodies.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
An overview of why Amazon and Instacart workers at the Staten Island facility participated in a strike on Monday, March 20. Christian Smalls, the organizer of the strike, claimed that “We’re not asking for much…we’re asking the building to be closed and sanitized, and for us to be paid [during that process]” as a response … Read more
