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Family Of Six In ‘Forced Isolation’ By Mistake

A home in Nelson County, Kentucky is surrounded by Sheriff’s deputies 24 hours a day. They call it forced isolation. “The patient is cooperating now,” Sheriff Ramon Pineiroa assures. The incident highlights a crucial concern. When there’s an urgent health crisis, civil rights seem to get thrown right out the door. Public safety ‘forced isolation’ […]

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Crisis Response Force Deployed To Border Gates

The Pentagon deployed U.S. military troops to crossing gates along our southern border, as backup for Customs and Border Patrol agents. The “crisis response force” will also help with coronavirus screenings and stand by for additional support as needed. Crisis response force deployed A Pentagon spokesman announced on Friday that 160 military police officers, engineers […]

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Nightmare: LAX Screener Tests Virus Positive

Health officials in California have a nightmare on their hands. The customs agent tasked with screening passengers for the Wuhan coronavirus was carrying the disease and may have spread it anywhere. They’re scrambling to locate anyone who may have been in contact with the infected employee. A nightmare scenario Travelers passing through Los Angeles International […]

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Task Force Guidelines Focus Needed Resources

The Coronavirus Task Force reported on Wednesday that “nursing home inspection resources” which normally focus on detecting abuse and neglect problems “will be redirected exclusively to ensuring compliance with infection control standards.” The crisis in Kirkland, Washington exposed vulnerabilities which are being addressed sooner, rather than later. A focus on infection control At Wednesday’s daily […]

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HHS Investigating Useless COVID-19 Test Kits

On Sunday, the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that they’re investigating how improperly manufactured COVID-19 test kits were sent out to medical professionals in the first batch. The FDA is also looking into it. Meanwhile, to expedite the ability to detect the virus, they granted the state of New York permission to use […]

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