(Natural News) The global coronavirus pandemic and the measures being implemented to stop its spread are rewiring people’s sensitivities about digital surveillance and data privacy. Governments around the world are now rolling out surveillance schemes — even some that are particularly invasive — all in the name of stopping the pandemic. Privacy advocates, however, warn that […]

(Natural News) President Donald Trump introduced a $19 billion relief program for farmers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, which has currently infected 759,786 people in the U.S., causing 40,683 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins University tally late Sunday. The program will also include an “out of the box” approach from the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to send billions of dollars […]

(Natural News) According to new projections, New York — as well as the neighboring states of New Jersey and Connecticut — may be able to begin safely lifting coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions as early as June. This prediction is based on a model by Washington University‘s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) that shows the beginnings of a downward […]

(Natural News) Even as scientists uncover more about COVID-19, they remain uncertain about whether patients who’ve recovered from the disease gain immunity from it. A number of conflicting reports and studies on the subject have come out, prompting experts to call for more study into the matter. For RNA-based viruses such as the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes COVID-19, it […]

(Natural News) Preppers never do anything at the last minute. After all, “prepping” itself implies being prepared before SHTF, not after. But if things aren’t going your way while trying to buy supplies from the nearest stores, there are several last-minute purchases you can make online so that you can restock even after a lockdown or quaratine […]

(Natural News) By the end of the month, billions of people around the world would have been affected by full or partial lockdowns due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This means that more people are spending their time indoors. While this does reduce their chances of contracting coronavirus, this does bring to light another issue […]

(Natural News) These are very unpleasant times, and nobody should make you feel guilty for being worried at a time when the freedom of movement of more than a third of the planet’s population is being restricted to avoid a deadly virus. It’s difficult to stay positive during this time – but you should still […]

(Natural News) The Cobble Hill Health Center nursing home in Brooklyn has reported a total of 55 dead, the highest nursing home deaths in the country. The death toll at Cobble Hill surpasses that of the Kirkland, Washington nursing home that was one of the first to get struck by the coronavirus (COVID-19) and those of five other nursing […]

(Natural News) The Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned on Thursday that outbreaks of COVID-19 across conflict zones in the Middle East could cause massive upheaval in the already unstable region. Millions of people in the Middle East live across multiple conflict zones; millions more are refugees or internally displaced persons fleeing from war. […]

(Natural News) The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of Health, Montefiore Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center, Monday for failing to protect the health and safety of nurses during the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “These lawsuits were filed to protect our nurses, our patients and our communities from grossly inadequate […]