No, the coronavirus is not an "equalizer."
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Fri. Apr 3, 2020
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Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate
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No, the coronavirus is not an “equalizer.” Black people are being infected and dying at higher rates. Here’s what Milwaukee is doing about it — and why governments need to start releasing data on the race of COVID-19 patients.
by Akilah Johnson and Talia Buford
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How Tea Party Budget Battles Left the National Emergency Medical Stockpile Unprepared for Coronavirus
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Fiscal restraints imposed by Republicans in Congress in the early years of the Obama administration left the U.S. less prepared to respond to the coronavirus pandemic today.
by Yeganeh Torbati and Isaac Arnsdorf
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One Reason Caregivers Are Wearing Trash Bags: A U.S. Firm Had to Recall 9 Million Surgical Gowns
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Cardinal Health withdrew the gowns just before the pandemic because a Chinese supplier failed to sterilize them properly. The recall has created what a hospital association official called a “ripple effect.”
by David Armstrong and Topher Sanders
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Rural Counties Consider an Alternative Type of Social Distancing — Kicking Chicago Out of Illinois
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In counties where COVID-19 has yet to hit, a timeless topic is flaring up again: Would Illinois be better off without Chicago?
by Logan Jaffe and Duaa Eldeib
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In This Remote Town, Spring Means Salmon — and Thousands of Fisherman From Coronavirus Hot Spots
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A remote fishing region will soon be flooded with seasonal workers. The hospital is equipped for only four COVID-19 patients and its chief operating officer is out of a job after emailing a coronavirus conspiracy meme. Welcome to Dillingham, Alaska.
by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News
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Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately — Ignoring Asylum Law
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Citing little-known power given to the CDC to ban entry of people who might spread disease and ignoring the Refugee Act of 1980, an internal memo has ordered Border Patrol agents to push the overwhelming majority of migrants back into Mexico.
by Dara Lind
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Meet the Pastors Holding In-Person Services During Coronavirus
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide stay-at-home order, though he declined to refer to it as such, that also designated religious services as essential. Some religious groups in Texas — it’s unclear just how many — are still welcoming parishioners.
by Kiah Collier, Vianna Davila and Perla Trevizo
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Now That Coronavirus Is Inside This Adult Home for the Elderly or Mentally Ill, It May Be Impossible to Stop
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The staff and residents of an adult home for old, sick or mentally ill New Yorkers fear the virus is spreading and nobody will tell them who is sick. At least one resident has already died. Several have tested positive.
by Joaquin Sapien
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Trump Congratulates Businesses for Helping Fight Coronavirus. But His Own Company Has Been Absent.
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We checked in on the Trump Organization’s properties and couldn’t find any sign they were joining the effort to fight the coronavirus, even as the president urges other companies to do so.
by Peter Elkind
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In Desperation, New York State Pays Up to 15 Times the Normal Prices for Medical Equipment
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State data shows that New York is paying enormous markups for vital supplies, including almost $250,000 for an X-ray machine. Laws against price gouging usually don’t apply.
by Lydia DePillis and Lisa Song
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Coronavirus in New York City: How Many Confirmed Cases Are Near Me?
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We’re tracking how many New York City residents have tested positive for the coronavirus in every ZIP code and how each neighborhood compares with others.
by Lylla Younes and Al Shaw
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What We Need to Understand About Asymptomatic Carriers if We’re Going to Beat Coronavirus
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ProPublica’s health reporter Caroline Chen explains what the conversation around asymptomatic coronavirus carriers is missing, and what we need to understand if we’re going to beat this nefarious virus together.
by Caroline Chen
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“I’m Terrified”: Pregnant Health Care Workers at Risk for Coronavirus Are Being Forced to Keep Working
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Pregnant doctors, nurses and medical support staff have continued going to work, whether they want to or not, even as the latest research on coronavirus and pregnancy has caused a new sense of worry.
by Nina Martin and Bernice Yeung
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