National security adviser says it is imperative World Health Organization report be free of China’s intervention The Wall Street Journal By Alex Leary Feb. 13, 2021 11:53 am ET WASHINGTON—The Biden administration issued a formal statement criticizing China over refusing to provide World Health Organization pandemic investigators with data on early Covid-19 cases that could help explain how the virus spread. “We have deep concerns about the way in which the early findings of the Covid-19 investigation were communicated and questions about the process used to reach them,” … [Read more...] about U.S. Expresses ‘Deep Concerns’ Over China Withholding Data From Pandemic Investigators
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Possible Early Covid-19 Cases in China Emerge During WHO Mission
WHO team scrutinizing cases of 90 patients with coronavirus-like symptoms in October 2019, two months before Beijing acknowledged first infections The Wall Street Journal By Drew Hinshaw, Jeremy Page and Betsy McKay Updated Feb. 10, 2021 7:00 pm ET BEIJING—About 90 people were hospitalized with Covid-19-like symptoms in central China in the two months before the disease was first identified in Wuhan in late 2019, according to World Health Organization investigators, who said they pressed Beijing to allow further testing to determine whether the new virus was … [Read more...] about Possible Early Covid-19 Cases in China Emerge During WHO Mission
The Plague Year
The mistakes and the struggles behind America’s coronavirus tragedy. The New Yorker A Reporter at Large January 4 & 11, 2021 Issue By Lawrence Wright December 28, 2020 1. “An Evolving Situation” There are three moments in the yearlong catastrophe of the covid-19 pandemic when events might have turned out differently. The first occurred on January 3, 2020, when Robert Redfield, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spoke with George Fu Gao, the head of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, which was … [Read more...] about The Plague Year
Cuomo administration conceals records behind controversial nursing home study
Times Union Chris Bragg Jan. 11, 2021Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 10:25 a.m. ALBANY — After months of furor from mourning families, the administration of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo issued a report in July absolving itself of blame for thousands of COVID-19-related deaths at nursing homes in New York. Although Cuomo portrayed the findings as definitive proof, six months later, his administration is refusing to back up the findings by providing copies of the records that were the basis of the report’s conclusions. In response to a written request from the Times Union, the administration last … [Read more...] about Cuomo administration conceals records behind controversial nursing home study
Trump’s Focus as the Pandemic Raged: What Would It Mean for Him?
New York Times By Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman, Noah Weiland, Sharon LaFraniere and Mark Mazzetti Dec. 31, 2020 President Trump missed his chance to show that he could rise to the moment in the final chapter of his presidency and meet the defining challenge of his tenure. WASHINGTON — It was a warm summer Wednesday, Election Day was looming and President Trump was even angrier than usual at the relentless focus on the coronavirus pandemic. “You’re killing me! This whole thing is! We’ve got all the damn cases,” Mr. Trump yelled at Jared Kushner, his son-in-law and senior … [Read more...] about Trump’s Focus as the Pandemic Raged: What Would It Mean for Him?