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Fri. Apr 10, 2020
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Rationing Protective Gear Means Checking on Coronavirus Patients Less Often. This Can Be Deadly.
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Low on essential supplies and fearing they’ll get sick, doctors and nurses told ProPublica in-person care for coronavirus patients has been scaled back. In some cases, it’s causing serious harm.
by Joshua Kaplan, Lizzie Presser and Maya Miller
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Trump Removed the Head of the Coronavirus Bailout Oversight Board. Its Members Could Be Next.
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Democrats are scrambling to stop the president from replacing independent government watchdogs after he quickly pushed aside the leader of coronavirus bailout oversight.
by Isaac Arnsdorf
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Pharmacy Workers Are Coming Down With COVID-19. But They Can’t Afford to Stop Working.
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As prescriptions surge, Walgreens and CVS employees say they need more protective gear, cleaning supplies and sick pay. “Someone will come into work sick and there’s nothing anyone can do about it,” a pharmacist says.
by Ava Kofman
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We Still Don’t Know How Many People Are in the Hospital With COVID-19
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Many states report coronavirus cases and COVID-19 hospitalizations differently, and the federal government is way behind on data tracking. Without consistent information, the U.S. won’t be able to properly respond as new coronavirus hot spots emerge.
by Charles Ornstein
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Inside the Union Where Coronavirus Put 98% of Members Out of Work
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Unite Here was a rare union success story. But then the coronavirus decimated the restaurant, food service and hotel industries, where most of its 307,000 members work. “We’re fighting for our survival,” its president told ProPublica.
by James Bandler
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A Company Promised Cheap Ventilators to the Government, Never Delivered and Is Now Charging Quadruple the Price for New Ones
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Royal Philips N.V. agreed in September to sell 10,000 ventilators to the U.S. for $3,280 each. It did not deliver. But the Dutch company just announced a new deal with the government. This time, it’s charging roughly $15,000 each.
by Patricia Callahan and Sebastian Rotella
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Yes, Trump Hotels Do Appear to Qualify for Coronavirus Bailout Benefits.
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President Donald Trump’s hotels in D.C., New York and Chicago all seem to qualify for benefits from the coronavirus bailout. So does his winery lodge in Virginia.
by Meg Cramer, WNYC
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A School on Navajo Nation Stayed Open. Then People Started Showing Symptoms.
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The federal government has released little information about the spread of coronavirus in Navajo schools. Now, some students and school staff are sick with symptoms consistent with COVID-19.
by Alden Woods, The Arizona Republic
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How the Coronavirus Bailout Repeats 2008’s Mistakes: Huge Corporate Payoffs With Little Accountability
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As the government rushes to aid the economy, how that’s done, who benefits and who is left behind matter. So far, the signs are ominous.
by Jesse Eisinger
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A Nurse Bought Protective Supplies for Her Colleagues Using GoFundMe. The Hospital Suspended Her.
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She raised more than $12,000 to buy and distribute protective gear for her colleagues, who say they felt inadequately protected against COVID-19. How a confrontation in one of the nation’s Coronavirus hotspots illustrates a troubling national trend.
by Marshall Allen
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How New York City’s Emergency Ventilator Stockpile Ended Up on the Auction Block
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A 2006 pandemic plan warned that New York City could be short as many as 9,500 ventilators. But the city only acquired a few hundred, which were ultimately scrapped because it couldn’t afford to maintain them.
by Justin Elliott, Annie Waldman and Joshua Kaplan
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Cancer Surgeries and Organ Transplants Are Being Put Off for Coronavirus. Can They Wait?
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In a given month, more than a million people have some kind of surgery. The elective procedures being postponed because of coronavirus aren’t all optional. Cancer patients and organ recipients are being forced to wait.
by Joanne Lipmanfor ProPublica
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