Daily Archives: March 28, 2020

2020-03-28: News Headlines

RT (2020-03-28). WATCH Russian biodefense troops disinfect nursing home in coronavirus-hit Italy. rt.com Experts from Moscow's biodefense unit have been deployed at the epicenter of the deadly Covid-19 outbreak in Italy, tasked with disinfecting a nursing home where patients died amid the coronavirus pandemic. | A Russian military biological and chemical protection team was dispatched to the Martino Zanchi nursing home in the city of Bergamo in Italy's northern Lombardy region on Friday. | Going from room to room, anti-epidemic specialists in hazmat suits and respirators sprayed disinfectant on all furniture, including beds and mattresses. They also thoroughly disinfected floors, walls and ceilings because traces…

RT (2020-03-28). 'We have many friends in the world': Italian FM says no ulterior motive to Russian Covid-19 aid, calls it 'act of solidarity'. rt.com Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio brushed aside suggestions that aid from Moscow to combat the coronavirus pandemic came with hidden intentions, stating his country had nothing to fear from Russian assistance. | In an

RT (2020-03-28). Russian military support 'much needed' in Italy's 'critical' battle against Covid-19 — Lombardy VP. rt.com Russian help is "very much needed" in Italy's ongoing battle against the Covid-19 virus, the VP of the Lombardy region Fabrizio Sala has said, as the country recorded its worst yet single-day spike in fatalities. | Sala said on Friday that the presence of Russia's military in Italy proves that the pandemic has become "a problem for the whole world" and that its scale indicates that countries "need to combine our efforts" and work "side-by-side" to beat it, according to a statement released by Russia's Defense Ministry. | A contingent of 100 Russian military personnel arrived in Italy at the weekend after Rome…

The Lancet (2020-03-28). [Editorial] Learning the lessons of Chernobyl: time is running out. thelancet.com Unit number 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded on April 26, 1986, causing radiation injuries to hundreds of people within a couple of weeks. High levels of radiation affected clean-up workers (liquidators) involved in the emergency response, more than 500‚Äà000 liquidators involved in later decontamination and containment, and the general population in the surrounding Soviet states. 116‚Äà000 people were evacuated, 220‚Äà000 were permanently relocated, and a 30 km exclusion zone still exists around the plant.

sputniknews (2020-03-28). Russia Registers 228 Coronavirus Cases Over Past 24 Hours – Operational Headquarters. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The number of patients infected with COVID-19 in Russia has increased by 228 people over the past 24 hours, the country's operational headquarters for preventing the spread of coronavirus said in a statement on Saturday.

sputniknews (2020-03-28). Spread of COVID-19 in Russia to Decline in May – WHO Representative on Health Ministry's Assessment. sputniknews.com Earlier this week, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said that there was no need for a hard quarantine in Russia, adding that Moscow was "one step ahead" in its fight against COVID-19.

sputniknews (2020-03-28). Russian Federal Biomedical Agency Presents Drug to Treat COVID-19. sputniknews.com Earlier in the day, Russia's operational headquarters for preventing the spread of COVID-19 reported that the number of patients infected with the coronavirus in Russia has increased by 228 people over the past 24 hours, and that one more person has died.

yenisafak (2020-03-28). COVID-19: Russia confirms 228 new cases, 1 more death. yenisafak.com Russia announced on Saturday 228 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total to 1,264 with an additional death.According to official figures, Moscow continues to be the epicenter of the epidemic in the country with half of the new cases.COVID-19 is now officially present in 62 of 86 Russian regions, with 49 people having recovered so far, the statement said."A total of 1,264 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in 62 regions of the Russian Federation to date. Over the past day, four people were discharged for recovery. Forty nine people were discharged during the entire period," it said.To…

yenisafak (2020-03-28). Uzbek doctor, 39, dies after coronavirus self-treatment. yenisafak.com A doctor in Uzbekistan died on Saturday after unsuccessfully trying to treat a coronavirus infection that he kept secret, the Central Asian nation's healthcare ministry said.The 39-year-old man had been in contact with Uzbek "patient zero", it said in a statement, who appeared to have infected him.He was hospitalised on March 26 in grave condition and died two days later, becoming the second coronavirus patient to die in the former Soviet republic.Uzbekistan has confirmed 104 cases of the virus and has locked down all of its provinces and barred citizens from leaving their homes except for work or essential shopp…

Richard Moser (2020-03-27). Russia-gate: the Dead But Undead. counterpunch.org Attention all Russia-gaters! Under the cover of pandemic, the US finally dropped charges against those dastardly Russian meme-bombers! Just in case you think this is yet another conspiracy led by Trump's Department of Justice to hide something, the case against the troll farm fell apart 2 years ago when Mueller was still in charge. It's

Steven Sahiounie (2020-03-27). Coronavirus: After the EU Failed to Deliver, Italy Looks to Russia for Help. mintpressnews.com The current global political scene is changing rapidly as a result of the coronavirus. New super-powers are emerging and former power-houses are weakening in the face of the crisis.

Pat Buchanan (2020-03-27). Foreign Policy: Can This Pandemic Usher In A New Era? iranian.com To fight the coronavirus at home, France is removing all military forces from Iraq. When NATO scaled back its war games in Europe because of the pandemic, Russia reciprocated. Moscow announced it would cancel its war games along NATO's border. Nations seem to be recognizing and responding to the grim new geostrategic reality of March …

Ajit Singh (2020-03-26). 'Forced labor' stories on China brought to you by US gov, NATO, arms industry to drive Cold War PR blitz. thegrayzone.com A new wave of media reports on Chinese forced labor relies almost entirely on a series of dubious studies by…

Darius Shahtahmasebi (2020-03-26). Has Saudi Arabia Shot Itself in the Foot With Its Oil Price War? mintpressnews.com The impact of coronavirus has destroyed the demand for oil and neither Saudi Arabia, Russia or the United States will escape the resulting price war unscathed.

Ramzy Baroud (2020-03-24). The Not-So-Shocking Report on Israeli Weapons Exports. dissidentvoice.org The Middle East region, battered by wars and adjoining humanitarian crises that have left millions of people stateless, hungry and diseased, is in urgent need for peace, security and reconstruction. Thanks to the US, Russian, French, Israeli and other weapons manufacturers, however, it is now the dumping ground for military hardware, an ominous sign for …

Evgenia Ostroumova, Joachim Schàºz, Ausrele Kesminiene (2020-03-18). [Correspondence] Future of Chernobyl research: the urgency for consolidated action. thelancet.com The Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986, continues to create fears and myths about its health consequences, as shown by the large response to a top-rated HBO miniseries devoted to the tragic event. Risk assessments range from recognising an increase in thyroid cancer incidence in exposed children and adolescents (becoming one of the single most established long-term health effects of the Chernobyl disaster on the general population), to claims of hundreds of thousands of deaths due to the accident.

Jon Rainwater (2019-11-07). Take Action — Some actual, SANE legislation. peaceaction.org Trump has plans to spend nearly $2 TRILLION over the next 30 years on unneeded and unnecessary nuclear weapons and delivery systems. This makes no sense. This is insane. That's nearly $100 million wasted every day for thirty years on weapons we are supposed to be getting rid of. To put that amount in perspective, …

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[Editorial] Learning the lessons of Chernobyl: time is running out
The Lancet | thelancet.com | 2020-03-28
Unit number 4 of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded on April 26, 1986, causing radiation injuries to hundreds of people within a couple of weeks. High levels of radiation affected clean-up workers (liquidators) involved in the emergency response, more than 500‚Äà000 liquidators involved in later decontamination and containment, and the general population in the surrounding Soviet states. 116‚Äà000 people were evacuated, 220‚Äà000 were permanently relocated, and a 30 km exclusion zone still exists around the plant.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30687-5/fulltext?rss=yes

WATCH Russian biodefense troops disinfect nursing home in coronavirus-hit Italy
rt.com | 2020-03-28
Experts from Moscow's biodefense unit have been deployed at the epicenter of the deadly Covid-19 outbreak in Italy, tasked with disinfecting a nursing home where patients died amid the coronavirus pandemic. | A Russian military biological and chemical protection team was dispatched to the Martino Zanchi nursing home in the city of Bergamo in Italy's northern Lombardy region on Friday. | Going from room to room, anti-epidemic specialists in hazmat suits and respirators sprayed disinfectant on all furniture, including beds and mattresses. They also thoroughly disinfected floors, walls and ceilings because traces…
rt.com/news/484343-italy-russia-covid19-response/

'We have many friends in the world': Italian FM says no ulterior motive to Russian Covid-19 aid, calls it 'act of solidarity'
rt.com | 2020-03-28
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio brushed aside suggestions that aid from Moscow to combat the coronavirus pandemic came with hidden intentions, stating his country had nothing to fear from Russian assistance. | In an interview with Euronews' Giorgia Orlandi published on Friday, the reporter pressed Di Maio to reveal the "real purpose" behind Moscow's mission to deliver medical supplies to the Mediterranean nation, citing amorphous "doubts" and "fears" that the aid could shift intern…
rt.com/news/484337-italy-fm-russian-aid/

COVID-19: Russia confirms 228 new cases, 1 more death
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-28
Russia announced on Saturday 228 new coronavirus cases, bringing the country's total to 1,264 with an additional death.According to official figures, Moscow continues to be the epicenter of the epidemic in the country with half of the new cases.COVID-19 is now officially present in 62 of 86 Russian regions, with 49 people having recovered so far, the statement said."A total of 1,264 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered in 62 regions of the Russian Federation to date. Over the past day, four people were discharged for recovery. Forty nine people were discharged during the entire period," it said.To…
yenisafak.com/en/world/covid-19-russia-confirms-228-new-cases-1-more-death-3515265

Uzbek doctor, 39, dies after coronavirus self-treatment
yenisafak.com | 2020-03-28
A doctor in Uzbekistan died on Saturday after unsuccessfully trying to treat a coronavirus infection that he kept secret, the Central Asian nation's healthcare ministry said.The 39-year-old man had been in contact with Uzbek "patient zero", it said in a statement, who appeared to have infected him.He was hospitalised on March 26 in grave condition and died two days later, becoming the second coronavirus patient to die in the former Soviet republic.Uzbekistan has confirmed 104 cases of the virus and has locked down all of its provinces and barred citizens from leaving their homes except for work or essential shopp…
yenisafak.com/en/life/uzbek-doctor-39-dies-after-coronavirus-self-treatment-3515274

Russian Federal Biomedical Agency Presents Drug to Treat COVID-19
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-28
Earlier in the day, Russia's operational headquarters for preventing the spread of COVID-19 reported that the number of patients infected with the coronavirus in Russia has increased by 228 people over the past 24 hours, and that one more person has died.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003281078741568-russian-federal-biomedical-agency-presents-drug-to-treat-covid-19/

Russia Registers 228 Coronavirus Cases Over Past 24 Hours – Operational Headquarters
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-28
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The number of patients infected with COVID-19 in Russia has increased by 228 people over the past 24 hours, the country's operational headquarters for preventing the spread of coronavirus said in a statement on Saturday.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003281078740343-russia-registers-228-coronavirus-cases-over-past-24-hours—operational-headquarters/

Spread of COVID-19 in Russia to Decline in May – WHO Representative on Health Ministry's Assessment
sputniknews.com | 2020-03-28
Earlier this week, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) representative in Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said that there was no need for a hard quarantine in Russia, adding that Moscow was "one step ahead" in its fight against COVID-19.
sputniknews.com/russia/202003281078740468-spread-of-covid-19-in-russia-to-decline-in-may—who-representative-on-health-ministrys-assessment/

Russia-gate: the Dead But Undead
Richard Moser | counterpunch.org | 2020-03-27
Attention all Russia-gaters! Under the cover of pandemic, the US finally dropped charges against those dastardly Russian meme-bombers! Just in case you think this is yet another conspiracy led by Trump's Department of Justice to hide something, the case against the troll farm fell apart 2 years ago when Mueller was still in charge. It's…
counterpunch.org/2020/03/27/russia-gate-the-dead-but-undead/

Coronavirus: After the EU Failed to Deliver, Italy Looks to Russia for Help
Steven Sahiounie | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-27
The current global political scene is changing rapidly as a result of the coronavirus. New super-powers are emerging and former power-houses are weakening in the face of the crisis.
mintpressnews.com/coronavirus-after-eu-failed-italy-looks-russia-for-aid/266126/

Foreign Policy: Can This Pandemic Usher In A New Era?
Pat Buchanan | iranian.com | 2020-03-27
To fight the coronavirus at home, France is removing all military forces from Iraq. When NATO scaled back its war games in Europe because of the pandemic, Russia reciprocated. Moscow announced it would cancel its war games along NATO's border. Nations seem to be recognizing and responding to the grim new geostrategic reality of March …
iranian.com/2020/03/27/foreign-policy-can-this-pandemic-usher-in-a-new-era/

'Forced labor' stories on China brought to you by US gov, NATO, arms industry to drive Cold War PR blitz
Ajit Singh | thegrayzone.com | 2020-03-26
A new wave of media reports on Chinese forced labor relies almost entirely on a series of dubious studies by…
thegrayzone.com/2020/03/26/forced-labor-china-us-nato-arms-industry-cold-war/

Has Saudi Arabia Shot Itself in the Foot With Its Oil Price War?
Darius Shahtahmasebi | mintpressnews.com | 2020-03-26
The impact of coronavirus has destroyed the demand for oil and neither Saudi Arabia, Russia or the United States will escape the resulting price war unscathed.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-arabia-shot-foot-oil-price-war-coronavirus/266079/

The Not-So-Shocking Report on Israeli Weapons Exports
Ramzy Baroud | dissidentvoice.org | 2020-03-24
The Middle East region, battered by wars and adjoining humanitarian crises that have left millions of people stateless, hungry and diseased, is in urgent need for peace, security and reconstruction. Thanks to the US, Russian, French, Israeli and other weapons manufacturers, however, it is now the dumping ground for military hardware, an ominous sign for …
dissidentvoice.org/2020/03/the-not-so-shocking-report-on-israeli-weapons-exports/

[Correspondence] Future of Chernobyl research: the urgency for consolidated action
Evgenia Ostroumova, Joachim Schàºz, Ausrele Kesminiene | thelancet.com | 2020-03-18
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986, continues to create fears and myths about its health consequences, as shown by the large response to a top-rated HBO miniseries devoted to the tragic event. Risk assessments range from recognising an increase in thyroid cancer incidence in exposed children and adolescents (becoming one of the single most established long-term health effects of the Chernobyl disaster on the general population), to claims of hundreds of thousands of deaths due to the accident.
thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30675-9/fulltext?rss=yes