“What happens when a nation systematically cuts or underfunds its public health workforce? We are seeing an answer to that in the response to the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping across the United States.”
“I’ve started to refer to the time before this as peace time. Because this feels like a war.”
According to a friend who was a Navy flier for many years, “ADM Stavridis is probably one of the most respected minds in the Navy (now retired). Extremely educated and wise.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2020-04-01/an-aircraft-carrier-is-no-place-to-fight-coronavirus
A stark description of what is happening inside a Welsh hospital; the local epidemic has not yet reached its peak.
By this point in January, it was clear to some observers that something bad might be coming down the pike. But at the time, the Post reported: “The health commission in Wuhan, a transit and business hub, says there is no clear evidence that the unidentified disease can be transmitted between humans, and no health-care … Read more
A compelling investigative reporting piece on what happened with the testing failure in this country, something that in the end historians will note caused many needless deaths. https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2020/04/03/coronavirus-cdc-test-kits-public-health-labs/?arc404=true
Hey, who would have known that way back in March this was an issue?
A 23-year-old woman originally from Wuhan created a graphic novel about the discrimination she faced and the wonderful qualities of the city itself before it became known for a disease. Part of the graphic novel is included in the link. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/03/30/823825436/the-wuhan-i-know-a-comic-about-the-city-behind-the-coronavirus-headlines?live=1&utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20200403&utm_term=4500285&utm_campaign=the-new-normal&utm_id=52308689&orgid=
An examination of the changing knowledge of covid-19, and how groups pursuing disinformation can put those changes to use.
And now, the USS Ronald Reagan has covid-19 on board. The pandemic becomes more of a national security threat. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32772/now-both-aircraft-carriers-in-the-western-pacific-have-covid-19-cases-raising-readiness-concerns
