RUSSIA
Scores of doctors unable to treat patients with adequate protective equipment have reportedly quit, hospitals are under resourced and overwhelmed ...
...The effects of the pandemic on top of the oil price collapse and the country’s main revenue stream appear to be destabilising the Russian regime.
Medical staff say they have run out of oxygen and ambulance crews queue for hours to deliver patients to overloaded hospitals.
Billionaire oligarchs have bought up desperately needed ventilators for private use in their mansions amid public anger that the government is favouring the rich.
NEWARK, NJ and ISRAEL
Israeli who flew to and from US with COVID-19 has his work visa revoked
The Israeli passenger is from the largely haredi Orthodox Jewish settlement of Beitar Illit and reportedly works to certify whether foods are being produced in accordance with Jewish dietary laws.
The man did not notify the United Airlines crew that he had the virus when he boarded the fight, according to Israeli media.
He flew to the United States last week despite having taken a COVID-19 test in Israel. He was informed of his positive test result while in the United States, Israel’s Channel 12 reported, and he flew back to Israel because he did not have insurance for health care in the United States. His family informed Israeli authorities while he was en route, a health official told the Times of Israel.