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The New Yorker April 6, 2020

The New Yorker April 6, 2020 | The New Yorker. -. -. -. -. -. -. - The New YorkerThe New Yorker. REPORTING. More Reporting. THE CRITICS. - A Critic at Large. Pandemics And The Shape Of Human History. Outbreaks Have Sparked Riots And Propelled Public-Health Innovations, Prefigured Revolutions And Redrawn Maps. - Books. The History Of Loneliness. Until A Century Or So Ago, Almost No One Lived Alone; Now Many Endure Shutdowns And Lockdowns On ... Full story

CBS News Caught Using Footage From Italian Hospital While Describing Conditions in New York

It appears CBS News recycled footage from Sky News’ coverage of a hospital in Italy and misrepresented it as a hospital in New York City. In a segment about New York, the footage of the Italian hospital was inserted in between two segments showing Gov. Cuomo speaking. This is an image from the CBS coverage. This is an image from the Sky News coverage, where it appears the scenes look remarkably similar. This is a link to the story about New ... Full story

Report Claims Virus Death Toll in Wuhan Over 10x China’s Official Number [Opinion]

A report by Breitbart has revealed that there has been rising skepticism of the numbers of deceased being reported by Chinese Authorities as a result of the coronavirus, as reports from eyewitnesses in Wuhan described numbers drastically higher than the Communist Party is advertising to the world. The entire of Wuhan was under an intense authoritarian lockdown for months authorities took extreme measures like welding the doors shut of people ... Full story

New York’s Death Toll Nears 2k as Tri-State Cases Surpass 100,000; All NYC Playgrounds Close

- New York has now reported more cases than China's Hubei province, where the pandemic started; many on the front lines are getting infected, some have already died. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday the state would close down NYC playgrounds and leave open spaces available. - More than 105,000 in the tri-state area have now tested positive for COVID-19; nearly 2,300 have died, including first responders. The tri-state area has now seen more ... Full story

Indian Supreme Court denies government request for prior censorship of COVID-19 news

New Delhi, March 31, 2020 – The Indian government should stop trying to censor news coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The Indian government today approached the Supreme Court seeking a directive to news outlets to refrain from publishing any COVID-19-related news without clearance from the government, according to an affidavit filed by the government in the court and a report by the legal news ... Full story

Visitors barred from nursing homes until Apr 30 after COVID-19 cases detected in old age home

SINGAPORE: No visitors will be allowed at all nursing homes in Singapore for the month of April, said the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) on Wednesday (Apr 1). The joint statement came after MOH announced 10 more cases of COVID-19 at the Lee Ah Mooi Old Age Home, which reported one case on Tuesday. Advertisement Advertisement. Caregivers will be given alternative ways to interact with nursing home residents, such ... Full story

Our coronavirus symptom-tracking app has been used by millions — here’s what we're learning

The global COVID-19 pandemic caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus is a public health emergency. In just under three months, we have gone from distant reports of a new disease emerging in China to seeing cities locked down and health services brought to breaking point. Politicians and healthcare leaders are in the unenviable position of having to make impossible decisions about how best to tackle this fast-moving situation. Yet they are ... Full story

Yoga with Resistance Bands Yoga Journal

Yoga often attracts hypermobile students, but practicing without awareness of hypermobility could lead to injury and pain. This sequence uses resistance bands to help you build awareness and avoid injury. Want to explore modern movement science and get stronger? Join Laurel for her six-week online program, Resistance Bands 101 . You'll discover how bands can help your body adapt toward resilience, flexibility, and precision. Sign up today! Ask ... Full story

What you need to know about paying your rent or mortgage during the coronavirus pandemic

But the federal moratoriums do not cover more than 40 million renters or 5 million homeowners with mortgage loans not backed by the government. And while the halt to foreclosures and evictions will keep many people in their homes temporarily, a bigger financial shock is brewing as others fall behind on their payments, industry analysts say. Mortgage servicers, which collect homeowners’ monthly loan payments, say they have already begun to see ... Full story

Disputed Canada-US oil pipeline work to start in April

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A Canadian company said Tuesday it plans to start construction of the disputed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline through the U.S. Midwest in April, after lining up customers and money for a proposal that is bitterly opposed by environmentalists and some American Indian tribes. Construction would begin at the pipeline’s border crossing in Montana, said TC Energy spokesman Terry Cunha. That would be a milestone for a project ... Full story