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Is Cuomo Directive to Blame for Nursing Home COVID Deaths, as US Official Claims?

“Does the #DemConvention know @NYGovCuomo forced nursing homes across NY to take in COVID positive patients and planted the seeds of infection that killed thousands of grandmothers and grandfathers?” — Michael Caputo, assistant secretary for public affairs, Department of Health and Human Services, in an Aug. 17 tweet This story was produced in partnership with… Read More »

UK announces official daily Covid-19 death toll of 113 – the lowest since lockdown

UK announces official daily Covid-19 death toll of 113 – the lowest since lockdown – taking the official count to 38,489 Today the Department of Health reported the lowest figure in almost ten weeks A total of 74 people died on March 23, when the crisis spiralled out of control Last Sunday health officials declared… Read More »

As deaths mount in Brazil’s Amazon, official COVID-19 toll under scrutiny

BRASILIA/SAO PAULO/MANAUS, Brazil (Reuters) – The death toll from COVID-19 in the worst hit part of Brazil’s remote Amazon region may be three times the official count, according to data from public notaries reviewed by Reuters, as the spread of the disease overwhelms the public health system. Officials in Manaus, state capital of Amazonas, said… Read More »