Mumbai’s Struggles with Public Health Crises from Plague to COVID-19
The economic catastrophe precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the response of the dismal public health system has actually led to the heightening of the public health crisis.
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The economic catastrophe precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the response of the dismal public health system has actually led to the heightening of the public health crisis.
It is the way the government has responded to the corona crisis with a knee-jerk lockdown that destroyed the economy and destroyed employment and livelihoods.
There is little reason to to feel triumphant right now.
We have forgotten all the hard work and contributions of migrant workers, who worked to build our cities.
Before the use of vaccines, the herd immunity milestone occurred only after staggering numbers of people had died.
The greatest lesson Cuba gives us from its handling of the Covid crisis is: We can’t give people what is left over after we have given bailouts to the corporates; we must give them what we have.
Latin America has begun to lead the way, not only in the gravity of the Coronavirus crisis, but in the scale and character of the resistance that social movements are mounting.
Indian government’s actions against the pandemic reveals the Modi regime’s monumental, and actionable, incompetence – and yet Modi and Shah continue to make tall claims.
By successfully sending oil tankers to Venezuela despite US threats, Iran has sent out loud and clear a strong message.
Brazil’s General Heleno warned of “unpredictable consequences” if the Supreme Court granted a request to seize President Bolsonaro’s cell phone in an obstruction of justice investigation.
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