Whistle-Blower: U.S. Health Workers Responding to Coronavirus Lacked Training and Protective Gear

By artappraiser on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 5:07pm |

No surprise another cabinet member lied to facilitate a cover up. Will Trump voters care that Americans, not Ukrainians, put directly at risk? https://t.co/yCkBeZnj4u
— Frank Rich (@frankrichny) February 27, 2020

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/politics/coronavirus-us-whistleblower.html

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It's over @ WaPo too, headline story: HHS whistleblower says workers without protective gear or proper training met coronavirus evacuees

The whistleblower alleges she was improperly reassigned after raising concerns with HHS Secretary Alex Azar's office.

By Lena H. Sun and Yasmeen Abutaleb
1 hour ago

by artappraiser on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 5:22pm

And this is the story WaPo editors put right next to it at the top

Coronavirus pushes Trump to rely on experts he has long maligned

At a time when expertise is paramount, the president has hollowed out the very government agencies responsible for the tasks at hand.

By Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker
2 hours ago

by artappraiser on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 5:25pm

Not a chance - Larry Kudlow & Mike Pence are on it.

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 6:12pm

I started a blog on this, Pence is to lead the cover-up.

by NCD on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 6:20pm

Meanwhile, how the Yanks are dealing with it "over there", not paying any attention to the White House circus, don't have to, the military not a democracy, after all"

US Military Braces for Base Lockdowns in Germany as Coronavirus Cases Rise

25 Feb 2020 @ Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk

The U.S. military is bracing for coronavirus cases to rise in Germany, potentially putting thousands of troops on lockdown or restricted movement, according to the head of U.S. European Command.

"We're anticipating an increase in the number of cases reported in Germany," Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters said in response to questions from Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday [....]

Wolters, who also serves as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, said the military preparations are underway following recent base facility closures in Vicenza, Italy.

Roughly 7,000 U.S. service members are stationed in Vicenza. About 70% percent of those troops are on accompanied tours with spouses and children and are unable to access on-base schools and child care facilities, gyms, chapels and other public buildings. Approximately 35,000 troops reside in Italy altogether, according to Wolters.

Wolters said there is a "50-50" chance that the closures in Vicenza will be extended following an Army guideline issued Sunday that closed community and public gathering venues through this week, as reported by Stars and Stripes. According to Reuters, Italy had recorded 322 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Monday, mostly in its northern regions. No cases have been reported in Vicenza.

Similar military measures are underway in the Pacific.

At a joint Pentagon press briefing with South Korean Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said that Army Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, is "looking at scaling back" training exercises with Republic of Korea forces until the coronavirus cases are contained.

"The situation is quite serious," Esper said Monday.

One U.S. military dependent has tested positive for the coronavirus, named COVID-19 by the WHO, and there are at least 13 confirmed cases among South Korean service members. The dependent, believed to be the first-known U.S. military case, is the widow of a retired soldier living in South Korea.

Last week, U.S. Army Garrison Daegu [....]

by artappraiser on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 7:37pm

I can’t remember a time since the 79 revolution that Tehran Friday prayers have been cancelled nor a time when top ranking government officials were being hit with a virus of this type. It’s unprecedented. https://t.co/bV8ALyCX4Y
— Arash Karami (@thekarami) February 28, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 02/27/2020 - 10:46pm

Robin Wright ot The New Yorker

How Iran become an epicenter of the #Coronavirus outbreak--with the highest mortality rate in the world. Cases likely to be underrerported--by the thousands. My @newyorker analysis. https://t.co/GOhchm7Mie
— Robin Wright (@wrightr) February 28, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 9:57pm

The CDC wants sick workers to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, but American labor laws and the country's attitude toward work make that impossible for millions of people, writes @amandamull. https://t.co/hXkGgFxlX2
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) February 28, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 5:04pm

excellent twitter thread of several people offering specific examples of actual supply chain problems that will impact the economy

by artappraiser on Fri, 02/28/2020 - 9:43pm

Media hides Trump crazy

https://presswatchers.org/2020/02/big-media-is-covering-up-trumps-terrif...

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 02/29/2020 - 2:50am

I read that but I think his complaint is overblown, it was just in the immediate aftermath of the press conference. I had both CNN, MSNBC, CNBC on the last couple days and they've been bashing his idiocy and the danger of it galore.

Just came her to post this one

Ezekiel Emanuel, special adviser to the director general of the World Health Organization, told MSNBC Wednesday he found "most" of what Trump said at his briefing on the novel coronavirus "incoherent."https://t.co/nelFsC7myx
— Axios (@axios) February 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 02/29/2020 - 7:17am

comes to mind after posting that, it conveniently fits with the interpretation that this is all a plot to bring Trump down starting with installing Obamacrat health czar (and Rahm Emmanuel's bro) at W.H.O.

by artappraiser on Sat, 02/29/2020 - 7:20am

Whistle-Blower: U.S. Health Workers Responding to Coronavirus Lacked Training and Protective Gear

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