buzzfeed--2020-04-25--News O'Clock: Don't Put Bleach Into Your Body, Seriously Never

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Check out the full episode transcript here : Casey Rackham : Andy Cohen is calling out the FDA for discrimination .
Bleach , do n't inject it no matter what the president seemed to suggest .
And we talked to self senior health editor , Anna Borges , author of The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self Care .
CR : And I 'm Casey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ HB : It is Friday .
We did it .
HB : Now we just have to do this forever .
Forever .
CR : That is a very ambitious amount of time for us to have this podcast .
HB : At the heat death of the universe .
There 'll be just the void and News O'Clock .
CR : Glad to hear that there 's some hope for the future .
HB : Do you have any reflections after one whole week of this ?
CR : Honestly , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ before I was just like kind of getting up whenever , and now I have ... HB : Now you have a reason to wake up in the morning .
I 'm glad we provided that to you , Casey .
CR : I would just like , yeah , I would be like doing the first couple hours of work in my bed and now I have to get up and go to a table where a mic is .
So it 's been helpful .
HB : All right .
We @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Honestly , we simply ca n't not focus on something the president said during his daily press briefing yesterday about disinfectant and light and maybe shooting one or both into people .
CR : Please .
No , no .
President Trump : And supposing you brought the light inside the body .
You can , which you can do either through the skin or in some other way .
And I think you said you 're going to test that too .
Sounds interesting .
Right ?
And then I see @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in a minute .
One minute .
And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning because you see it gets in the lungs and it is a tremendous number in the lungs .
HB : OK .
There 's a lot to unpack there .
First , bottom line up front : Do not shoot disinfectant into yourself .
It is not a good idea .
In that clip , President Trump was talking to Bill Bryant , the head of the Department @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Bryant was talking about how bleach and sunlight and UV light killed the virus on surfaces , not in people and so I encourage you to go find the video because the reactions on some of the faces as Trump was saying this are really something .
I would be remiss not to point out though he 's not alone in touting the health benefits of bleach right now .
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo 's wife wrote on her health blog yesterday that she often added a half cup of Clorox to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ combat the radiation and metals in my system and oxygenate it.
” HB : That 's said again , bleach is not a treatment for the Coronavirus and it feels bonker to have to point that out .
The New York Times got some heat on Twitter earlier today for sitting in a tweet that Trump had talked about using disinfectants `` dangerously in the view of some experts . ''
They deleted that tweet and put out a new one apologizing and saying , `` to be clear , there 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Just to put a real button on things , the makers of Lysol had to put out a statement basically saying we are not medicine .
And while some studies are being done to see what effect UV light has on treating coronavirus , it 's kind of like how in the game telephone you start with the teachers are on strike but end up with purple monkey dishwasher .
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany issued a statement today saying that of course the media would `` irresponsibly take President Trump out @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
And here 's what the president himself had to say this morning as he signed a bill , adding more than $ 350 billion to a fund for small businesses .
President Trump : But I was asking a very sarcastic question to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside .
But it does kill it and it would kill it on the hands and that would make things much better .
That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters .
HB : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by the way , today we had 50,000 confirmed coronavirus related deaths in the United States and that 's today 's update .
CR : That was such an insane update .
I mean , I think everyone 's just been thinking about all this bleach stuff for what ?
Like over 12 hours now .
I mean it is insane .
HB : I completely agree .
It makes no sense , but once you trail it back to like where we started , which is UV and bleach kill the virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ see almost how it went from that to maybe we put it in the people and it 's good .
CR : Honestly , this is also insanely ludicrous that I 've turned to Tic Tok videos of users lip-synching to Trump 's bleach monologue .
And let me tell you , it is much more soothing than reality .
CR : OK , well now it 's time for today 's good news , bad news .
As you might guess from the name this is where I bring you some of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most `` oh my god , no '' stories from around the internet .
HB : Can we get the bad news out of the way first today ?
CR : OK , bad news .
If you 're the FDA , you messed with the wrong bravo host .
Andy Cohen spoke out on last night 's episode of Watch What Happens Live about his experience trying to donate plasma .
If you do n't know , Cohen had COVID-19 last month and after he recovered , he wanted to give back @ @ @ @ @ @ @ could n't donate because of an FDA rule mandating gay men must have not slept with another man for three months before donating .
And if you do n't know plasma from recovered people might have antibodies that could help treat coronavirus .
So every bit of it helps .
Here 's how Andy put it during his show .
Andy Cohen : Here 's the thing .
This virus is ravaging our planet .
The FDA says there is an urgent need for plasma from survivors .
All donated blood is screened @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can be done in 20 minutes or less .
So why the three-month rule ?
Why are members from my community being excluded from helping out when so many people are sick and dying ?
Maybe because we 're valuing stigma over science .
I do n't know .
My blood could save a life , but instead it 's over here boiling .
HB : Such a dumb rule at this point .
CR : I mean ... not even just dumb , it 's discrimination .
Has been for forever .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the 1980s at the height of the AIDS HIV crisis and it 's 40 years later and the stigma is still very much around .
HB : Earlier this month , man , the FDA even changed the rule from one year you have to have been abstinent from sleeping with a guy to three months at the start of April .
And that 's still too long a period with the tests that we have now .
CR : It is , and I think it 's like something really important @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , 1980s it was a lifetime ban you could n't donate blood right ?
Now in 2015 , they change it to a 12-month band and now in April they just change it to three months .
So I 'm like , why did ...
It seems very arbitrary in the amount of time that they 're changing it .
And like you said , in the 1980s , it 's like our testing was not what it is now .
And so it 's just wild and other countries are ahead of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Monica Hahn of UC San Francisco Health was on Good Morning America today and they said that countries like Italy and South Africa have moved onto what 's called an individual risk assessment where they ask the same questions to everyone regarding risk behaviors regardless of their sexual orientation .
HB : Maybe one day we too can be as advanced Italy and South Africa .
CR : OK. Now onto some much needed good news .
Parks and Recreation is coming back .
The show 's been off the air for four @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one time return next week .
It 's going to be a half-hour special starring all the original cast featuring Leslie trying to stay close to her friends during quarantine , metaphorically close , not literally .
And bonus , the show will be raising money for Feeding America .
So you get the funny and the fundraising .
Between the sponsors , cast producers and NBC universal , they 're putting up $ 500,000 in matching donations .
HB : That is such good news .
But I got to say I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the form of a half-hour special or not a telethon because I mean it was right there .
It was right there for them .
CR : And honestly there 's nothing more that this country needs than like a 24-hour live stream of the Parks and Recreation cast .
OK .
But I ca n't wait to see what all the characters are up to it in quarantine , like who 's going to be doing the worst in the middle of all of this ?
HB : My prediction is it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ trying to blow up on Instagram live , but literally no one is watching him and he 's very upset by this .
CR : No .
That seriously was my guess I was like , he is totally struggling being in there .
Even though he 's going to have social media , he 's going to struggle .
And I also think Andy 's really going to struggle because he does n't like rules and people telling him what he can and can not do .
Like I think he 's @ @ @ @ @ @ @ social distancing and how to wear a mask effectively and also he 's just going to be bored .
HB : This has been fanfic Friday brought to you from News O'Clock .
CR : In a minute we 'll be talking to Anna Borges about how to make self-care a thing when we 're all stressed beyond belief .
Be right back .
Welcome back .
It 's time for say more .
This is where we get to talk some of the best people out there and to spending some quality @ @ @ @ @ @ @ made it through another week of stress and bad news and staying away from people and guys , this shit is hard , which is why it 's so important that we try to take care of ourselves even as we 're looking out for everyone else in our lives .
CR : We 're joined by an expert on the matter , Anna Borges , she 's the senior health editor for Self magazine and author of the book , The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self Care .
Hello Anna @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , you wrote the literal book on self-care , which listeners can and should purchase from an independent bookseller .
Do you find that makes you feel more prepared at all for what we 're dealing with ?
AB : I wish .
Absolutely not .
I mean like yes , through my work I have , like , all of these tools at my disposal , I 'm always talking to therapists and experts and so like thus have some knowledge on what I technically should be doing .
But knowing in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ being skilled at doing those things .
Like I 'm awful at taking my own advice on the best of days and now under these circumstances , like everything 's out the window .
CR : OK .
So we 're all giant stress balls right now .
But the thing a lot of people turn to is self-care and that 's eating out , shopping , treating themselves and those are n't available .
Why do you think so many people equate spending money with taking care of themselves ?
AB : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ think for one it feels good .
Like , who among us can deny the short term pleasure of buying yourself something nice or dropping some money on Animal Crossing ?
That 's me .
That 's what I 'm doing .
It 's like an instinct gratification thing .
But also there 's this whole , I do n't know , treat yourself narrative that 's hard to be immune to .
Self-care got tied up with consumerism pretty quickly and so people associate buying things with self-care when , for me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ self-care is it 's not buying things .
It can be like no shame if that 's what it is for you .
But it 's all of the things that we do , like the fun and the not fun and the free and the money based things that we do to manage our mental health every day .
So it 's a lot more than spending money .
But also I know a lot of people who need something to look forward to right now , so they 're purchasing things @ @ @ @ @ @ @ up the pandemic and I get it .
I totally do .
HB : So I got to know what would you say is the worst piece of self-care advice that you 've heard lately ?
And you do n't have to name names , but I also totally think you should name names .
AB : Hayes , Oh my gosh .
OK , well do n't get mad .
No , this is going to be a total cop-out answer because for one like I actually ca n't think of anything @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can look a lot of different ways and so people are giving advice on what works for them .
I 'm not here to discount that , but that said , the self-care advice that I really hate is actually like a whole genre of advice , which is framing self-care as justification to do shitty things , especially to other people .
Like people will call anything self-care these days .
People will be like , `` I cancel on my friends all the time .
I 'm really awful .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ . ''
Self care and it 's like I 'm not saying you ca n't do those things .
We 're all only human .
But like framing it as self-care kind of plays into this narrative of why self-care has a bad rep in the first place .
AB : The biggest criticism or one of the many criticisms of self-care is that it 's selfish and self-indulgence and yeah , if your self-care definition is these things , a.k .
shitty stuff .
So yeah , I think that 's my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peddling that kind of advice under the guise of self-care , which I do n't think it is .
CR : You write a lot about mental health and depression and how to generally make your way through life without that dragging you down .
What are some of the resources you 'd recommend to people dealing with that right now ?
AB : Resources right now is kind of a tough subject because everything is kind of out the window .
Even the mental healthcare industry is moving completely virtual and so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ big supporter of therapy .
You should have a space to talk about yourself and go through your feelings and not have to worry about a relationship being reciprocal like it is with a friend or a partner or a family member .
AB : So that obviously is something that I 'm leaning on hard right now .
But therapy comes with a lot of barriers to entry .
It requires a lot of privilege to access and so it 's hard to give that as advice .
So if you can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not , short of that , I always definitely recommend crisis resources like the suicide prevention lifeline or crisis text line .
And what I want to say about that is I think people often have this high bar of what it means to be in crisis , quote-unquote , and they 're like , `` I 'm not going to reach out to say the suicide prevention lifeline because I do n't think I 'm saying a danger to myself . ''
But if you 're struggling right now , those resources @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just need someone to talk to because you do n't have that right now .
That 's what that is for .
HB : Anna , what 's the best thing that you 've done for yourself in the last month and a half would you say ?
AB : Do you want , like , the feelsy answer or like the consumeristic capitalism answer ?
HB : I would like both because I 'm legitimately curious what your answers are here .
AB : OK. OK .
So we 'll go with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many people on the internet right now I am finding like great comfort and self-soothing in Animal Crossing and video games in general .
Like I 'm sorry , I do n't want to think about the world .
I want to give like my little capitalism raccoon , like , his bells and make my island pretty and like that has been self-care for me .
And I will say that I actually did n't get Animal Crossing before I got it .
I was kind of like this is ...
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not my typical kind of video game , but it has been the savior for the pandemic .
Whoa .
But on the more feelsy side of things , I will say that just in general being kind to myself has been really important .
And even your question speaks to like the pressure that I feel myself , I 'm like you should know what to do now .
AB : You should know what to take care of yourself .
You have these tools and like reminding myself that a lot @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because we 're in this completely unprecedented wild situation and my CBT exercises do not stand a chance against like the anxiety spiral of the world kind of going off the rails .
And so just reminding myself of that is something that 's been very helpful and I encourage people to kind of lower the bar and go easy on yourself and just understands that you 're not equipped to deal with this .
And the best we can do is try our best .
CR : I truly think that is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ friend who also goes to therapy tells me always via text to be kind to myself and myself who also goes to therapy texts her kind to yourself because when you ca n't remember it for yourself , it 's nice to have a friend tell you that .
Also you wrote a piece for Self called `` 17 Totally Normal Things to Feel Right Now According to Therapists . ''
What on that list surprised you the most and what do you think your readers most needed to hear ?
AB : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ because everything felt so valid .
Like even if things I had n't thought of before , as soon as the therapist was like , this is coming up a lot , and I 'm like , `` yep , sounds right . ''
Like of course people are , I do n't know , fill in the blank .
Angry , grieving , maybe even a little relieved , bored , horny , like all of these things , everything .
I was like , `` yep , sounds legit . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ do think that something that readers most needed to hear and that came up most was help in validating the things that they feel most guilty about .
I mean this is something that everyone is going through in some way and we all have various levels of privileges or do n't have those privileges .
We are in spaces of safety or a spacious of danger .
AB : And people are kind of grappling with their role in all of this and like where they stand and whether or not they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And so the thing that came up a lot was people feel guilty if they have these privileges and these levels of safety and it 's making everything that they 're already going through worse .
So I think people needed to hear that being grateful that things are n't worse does n't mean that you ca n't be struggling too .
And you should make space for the ways that you 're hurting and the ways that you 're struggling even if you are lucky in some aspects .
HB : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the best thing I think for people to hear on a Friday going into the weekend .
I really thank you so much for coming on today .
I really appreciate it .
AB : Oh , thank you so much for having me .
This was like a very nice soothing break to my day .
HB : Good , good and really quick just to make sure we provide it to anyone who needs it .
The national suicide prevention lifeline is 1-800-273-8255 .
That 's 1-800-273-8255 .
Anna , thank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Have a good one guys .
Good one .
Honestly ... AB : Please like include that one .
It 's kind of like we 're all asking each other how 's it going ?
How are you doing ?
Because we 're like trained to be asking these things and we 're like conditioned to like have these pleasantries and like every time we 're like , `` wait , that is not what we do anymore . ''
AB : None of us are good .
CR : It 's time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ BuzzFeed at all , you know how much we love lists and today we 've got six movies to watch before they leave Netflix .
HB : Oh perfect .
I have nowhere to be this weekend , like every weekend on my calendar for the next however ... CR : One day we 'll have outdoor plans again , but for now we just have our beloved TVs .
So without further ado , here are six movies to watch before Netflix takes them away from us at the end of April @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Number two , The Craft .
Number three , National Treasure .
Number four , A Cinderella Story .
Five , Spy Kids .
And number six , Good Burger .
HB : All of those movies evoked a certain sort of `` Oh , good .
The world when it was nice , I remember . ''
Perfect .
CR : Yeah .
I want everyone to know that Hay 's list included The Shawshank Redemption and I took that out because I do n't need everyone to be in that headspace @ @ @ @ @ @ @ No , no , but you 're right .
All have these movies like kind of just elicit a childhood kind of nostalgia and stuff and so it 's just good going into it .
HB : I probably will wind up watching Space Jam or Good Burger now this weekend .
Now that I know that this is my last chance for a second .
CR : No , I definitely want to see Good Burger again .
I have n't seen it in so long and I think everyone should be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ National Treasure , Cinderella Story , Spy Kids , those are all iconic .
You 're wrong if you tell me otherwise .
OK. Just pure bliss .
HB : I 've never seen A Cinderella Story .
Which one is that ?
There were like a couple of Cinderella ones at that time , if I remember correctly .
CR : You are correct but this one stars up none other than Hilary Duff .
Oh , it is so good , HB : Is that the one where she 's wearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ movie poster ?
CR : Yes , you 're correct .
That 's it .
OK .
Please watch it .
And I 'm also , I do n't want to reveal it because I do n't want my queer card to be taken away , but I 've never seen The Craft .
And so I think ... HB : Even I 've seen The Craft .
CR : I have to watch it this weekend .
Oh my god , everyone 's so upset at me right now .
I 'm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is very , my brand .
I know .
I 'm going to love it .
I just like never saw it .
So now 's my chance .
HB : Yes it is .
CR : You can find the full list of movies and TV shows leaving Netflix and the ones being added in May on buzzfeed.com , the internet website .
HB : OK. We have time for one more thing because we can not let you go until we talk about this .
Namely Tom Hanks being an actual @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , can that just be a thing we do all the time ?
Talk about Tom Hanks ?
HB : I mean , I would if we could .
I think there 's other podcasts out there doing that and I would n't want to infringe upon them .
CR : OK , fair .
But what did he do at this time though ?
Save a baby whale ?
Build a drone that can bring medicine to the elderly ?
HB : Tom Hanks was nice to a little kid .
HB @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , recovering from the 'rona , an 8-year-old sent him a letter hoping he 's OK .
This kid 's name Corona DeVries .
CR : Oh no .
What a name to have right now .
HB : It 's literally several levels because it was n't until I was reading it just now that it hit me , that DeVries also sounds a little bit like virus .
So just several levels of like , `` Oh . ''
But anyway , little Corona , he wrote the letter to make @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also said he was being bullied for his name and that made him `` sad and angry . ''
CR : No .
Justice for little Corona .
HB : Well , Hanks did n't get the letter until after he 'd recovered , but he wrote back to Corona using his Corona brand typewriter because again , layers .
He told him that his name was great , saying , `` You are the only person I 've ever known to have the name Corona , like the ring around the sun @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Why am I crying right now ?
That is pure poetry .
HB : Hanks is a master of poetry .
As it turns out , he also said , and this is what got me verklempt , he wrote that “ you 've got a friend in me.
” CR : Oh my god , my heartstrings .
No , genuinely I think Tom Hanks could be the nicest person in the world .
HB : Entirely .
I feel like if there was a metric , it would have to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : OK .
I would just say first off that I do n't believe that Tom Hanks has done any murders for any lawyers listening , but if he ever did a murder , it would probably be entirely justifiable and we 'd all just be like , `` Oh yeah , I see it .
Fair . ''
CR : Oh my god .
OK , Hayes .
But besides murder , which I hope he has n't done , what do you think the worst thing Tom Hanks has ever done @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it like finish the cheese in the fridge and not tell his wife about it ?
HB : I mean something of that level of dastardly , I would assume .
Like maybe he is one of those people though who ... Oh man , maybe he 's one of those people who leaves like a sip of drink left in the carton and puts it back in the fridge .
That could be his one thing .
I could see Tom Hanks having that ... CR : That is genuinely so annoying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I can see that ... CR : But we forgive him .
HB : We do .
We do because Thomas Hanks , you are an angel of light .
Thank you for being so nice to Corona after having the 'rona .
CR : That 's it for today .
We 'll be back on Monday with whatever highs and Lows the weekend has bestowed on us .
HB : And remember , friends , bleach is not medicine .
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Check out the full episode transcript here:
Casey Rackham: Andy Cohen is calling out the FDA for discrimination. Bleach, don't inject it no matter what the president seemed to suggest. And we talked to self senior health editor, Anna Borges, author of The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self Care.
Hayes Brown: The date: April 24, 2020.
CR: The time: News O'Clock.
HB: Good afternoon. I'm Hayes Brown.
CR: And I'm Casey Rackham. Welcome to News O'Clock.
HB: It is Friday. We did it.
CR: A whole week of podcasts.
HB: Now we just have to do this forever. Forever.
CR: That is a very ambitious amount of time for us to have this podcast.
HB: At the heat death of the universe. There'll be just the void and News O'Clock.
CR: Glad to hear that there's some hope for the future.
HB: Do you have any reflections after one whole week of this?
CR: Honestly, I've been loving it. I think before I was just like kind of getting up whenever, and now I have...
HB: Now you have a reason to wake up in the morning. I'm glad we provided that to you, Casey.
CR: I would just like, yeah, I would be like doing the first couple hours of work in my bed and now I have to get up and go to a table where a mic is. So it's been helpful.
HB: All right. We now turn to our daily corona update. Honestly, we simply can't not focus on something the president said during his daily press briefing yesterday about disinfectant and light and maybe shooting one or both into people.
CR: Please. No, no.
HB: Roll the tape.
President Trump: And supposing you brought the light inside the body. You can, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way. And I think you said you're going to test that too. Sounds interesting. Right? And then I see the disinfectant where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside or almost a cleaning because you see it gets in the lungs and it is a tremendous number in the lungs.
HB: OK. There's a lot to unpack there. First, bottom line up front: Do not shoot disinfectant into yourself. It is not a good idea. In that clip, President Trump was talking to Bill Bryant, the head of the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Division. Bryant was talking about how bleach and sunlight and UV light killed the virus on surfaces, not in people and so I encourage you to go find the video because the reactions on some of the faces as Trump was saying this are really something. I would be remiss not to point out though he's not alone in touting the health benefits of bleach right now. CNN anchor Chris Cuomo's wife wrote on her health blog yesterday that she often added a half cup of Clorox to a full bath of warm water to “combat the radiation and metals in my system and oxygenate it.”
HB: That's said again, bleach is not a treatment for the Coronavirus and it feels bonker to have to point that out. The New York Times got some heat on Twitter earlier today for sitting in a tweet that Trump had talked about using disinfectants "dangerously in the view of some experts." They deleted that tweet and put out a new one apologizing and saying, "to be clear, there's no debate on the danger." Just to put a real button on things, the makers of Lysol had to put out a statement basically saying we are not medicine. And while some studies are being done to see what effect UV light has on treating coronavirus, it's kind of like how in the game telephone you start with the teachers are on strike but end up with purple monkey dishwasher. White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany issued a statement today saying that of course the media would "irresponsibly take President Trump out of context and run with negative headlines." And here's what the president himself had to say this morning as he signed a bill, adding more than $350 billion to a fund for small businesses.
President Trump: But I was asking a very sarcastic question to the reporters in the room about disinfectant on the inside. But it does kill it and it would kill it on the hands and that would make things much better. That was done in the form of a sarcastic question to the reporters.
HB: As all of this is happening, by the way, today we had 50,000 confirmed coronavirus related deaths in the United States and that's today's update.
CR: That was such an insane update. I mean, I think everyone's just been thinking about all this bleach stuff for what? Like over 12 hours now. I mean it is insane.
HB: I completely agree. It makes no sense, but once you trail it back to like where we started, which is UV and bleach kill the virus on top of things, you can see almost how it went from that to maybe we put it in the people and it's good.
CR: Honestly, this is also insanely ludicrous that I've turned to Tic Tok videos of users lip-synching to Trump's bleach monologue. And let me tell you, it is much more soothing than reality.
HB: I can only imagine.
CR: OK, well now it's time for today's good news, bad news. As you might guess from the name this is where I bring you some of the most awe and some of the most "oh my god, no" stories from around the internet.
HB: Can we get the bad news out of the way first today?
CR: OK, bad news. If you're the FDA, you messed with the wrong bravo host. Andy Cohen spoke out on last night's episode of Watch What Happens Live about his experience trying to donate plasma. If you don't know, Cohen had COVID-19 last month and after he recovered, he wanted to give back, but he was told that he couldn't donate because of an FDA rule mandating gay men must have not slept with another man for three months before donating. And if you don't know plasma from recovered people might have antibodies that could help treat coronavirus. So every bit of it helps. Here's how Andy put it during his show.
Andy Cohen: Here's the thing. This virus is ravaging our planet. The FDA says there is an urgent need for plasma from survivors. All donated blood is screened for HIV and a rapid HIV test can be done in 20 minutes or less. So why the three-month rule? Why are members from my community being excluded from helping out when so many people are sick and dying? Maybe because we're valuing stigma over science. I don't know. My blood could save a life, but instead it's over here boiling.
HB: Such a dumb rule at this point.
CR: I mean...not even just dumb, it's discrimination. Has been for forever. It's just that this started back in the 1980s at the height of the AIDS HIV crisis and it's 40 years later and the stigma is still very much around.
HB: Earlier this month, man, the FDA even changed the rule from one year you have to have been abstinent from sleeping with a guy to three months at the start of April. And that's still too long a period with the tests that we have now.
CR: It is, and I think it's like something really important to think about. So, OK, 1980s it was a lifetime ban you couldn't donate blood right? Now in 2015, they change it to a 12-month band and now in April they just change it to three months. So I'm like, why did... It seems very arbitrary in the amount of time that they're changing it. And like you said, in the 1980s, it's like our testing was not what it is now. And so it's just wild and other countries are ahead of us in this regard. So Dr. Monica Hahn of UC San Francisco Health was on Good Morning America today and they said that countries like Italy and South Africa have moved onto what's called an individual risk assessment where they ask the same questions to everyone regarding risk behaviors regardless of their sexual orientation.
HB: Maybe one day we too can be as advanced Italy and South Africa.
CR: OK. Now onto some much needed good news. Parks and Recreation is coming back. The show's been off the air for four years, but it's making a one time return next week. It's going to be a half-hour special starring all the original cast featuring Leslie trying to stay close to her friends during quarantine, metaphorically close, not literally. And bonus, the show will be raising money for Feeding America. So you get the funny and the fundraising. Between the sponsors, cast producers and NBC universal, they're putting up $500,000 in matching donations.
HB: That is such good news. But I got to say I'm a little disappointed that it's the form of a half-hour special or not a telethon because I mean it was right there. It was right there for them.
CR: And honestly there's nothing more that this country needs than like a 24-hour live stream of the Parks and Recreation cast. OK. But I can't wait to see what all the characters are up to it in quarantine, like who's going to be doing the worst in the middle of all of this?
HB: My prediction is it's Tom Haverford because he's probably trying to blow up on Instagram live, but literally no one is watching him and he's very upset by this.
CR: No. That seriously was my guess I was like, he is totally struggling being in there. Even though he's going to have social media, he's going to struggle. And I also think Andy's really going to struggle because he doesn't like rules and people telling him what he can and cannot do. Like I think he's going to be like not really understanding social distancing and how to wear a mask effectively and also he's just going to be bored.
HB: This has been fanfic Friday brought to you from News O'Clock.
CR: In a minute we'll be talking to Anna Borges about how to make self-care a thing when we're all stressed beyond belief. Be right back. Welcome back. It's time for say more. This is where we get to talk some of the best people out there and to spending some quality time with us.
HB: We made it through another week of stress and bad news and staying away from people and guys, this shit is hard, which is why it's so important that we try to take care of ourselves even as we're looking out for everyone else in our lives.
CR: We're joined by an expert on the matter, Anna Borges, she's the senior health editor for Self magazine and author of the book, The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self Care. Hello Anna.
Anna Borges: Hi.
HB: Hi. So Anna, you wrote the literal book on self-care, which listeners can and should purchase from an independent bookseller. Do you find that makes you feel more prepared at all for what we're dealing with?
AB: I wish. Absolutely not. I mean like yes, through my work I have, like, all of these tools at my disposal, I'm always talking to therapists and experts and so like thus have some knowledge on what I technically should be doing. But knowing in theory is not the same at actually being skilled at doing those things. Like I'm awful at taking my own advice on the best of days and now under these circumstances, like everything's out the window.
CR: OK. So we're all giant stress balls right now. But the thing a lot of people turn to is self-care and that's eating out, shopping, treating themselves and those aren't available. Why do you think so many people equate spending money with taking care of themselves?
AB: I mean a few reasons. I think for one it feels good. Like, who among us can deny the short term pleasure of buying yourself something nice or dropping some money on Animal Crossing? That's me. That's what I'm doing. It's like an instinct gratification thing. But also there's this whole, I don't know, treat yourself narrative that's hard to be immune to. Self-care got tied up with consumerism pretty quickly and so people associate buying things with self-care when, for me personally at least, my philosophy of self-care is it's not buying things. It can be like no shame if that's what it is for you. But it's all of the things that we do, like the fun and the not fun and the free and the money based things that we do to manage our mental health every day. So it's a lot more than spending money. But also I know a lot of people who need something to look forward to right now, so they're purchasing things. So that package arrives to break up the pandemic and I get it. I totally do.
HB: So I got to know what would you say is the worst piece of self-care advice that you've heard lately? And you don't have to name names, but I also totally think you should name names.
AB: Hayes, Oh my gosh. OK, well don't get mad. No, this is going to be a total cop-out answer because for one like I actually can't think of anything to be fair. I think self-care can look a lot of different ways and so people are giving advice on what works for them. I'm not here to discount that, but that said, the self-care advice that I really hate is actually like a whole genre of advice, which is framing self-care as justification to do shitty things, especially to other people. Like people will call anything self-care these days. People will be like, "I cancel on my friends all the time. I'm really awful. I ignore people. I do these things." Self care and it's like I'm not saying you can't do those things. We're all only human. But like framing it as self-care kind of plays into this narrative of why self-care has a bad rep in the first place.
AB: The biggest criticism or one of the many criticisms of self-care is that it's selfish and self-indulgence and yeah, if your self-care definition is these things, a.k. shitty stuff. So yeah, I think that's my biggest pet peeve when I see people peddling that kind of advice under the guise of self-care, which I don't think it is.
CR: You write a lot about mental health and depression and how to generally make your way through life without that dragging you down. What are some of the resources you'd recommend to people dealing with that right now?
AB: Resources right now is kind of a tough subject because everything is kind of out the window. Even the mental healthcare industry is moving completely virtual and so normally I'm like I'm a big supporter of therapy. You should have a space to talk about yourself and go through your feelings and not have to worry about a relationship being reciprocal like it is with a friend or a partner or a family member.
AB: So that obviously is something that I'm leaning on hard right now. But therapy comes with a lot of barriers to entry. It requires a lot of privilege to access and so it's hard to give that as advice. So if you can do that, do, but if not, short of that, I always definitely recommend crisis resources like the suicide prevention lifeline or crisis text line. And what I want to say about that is I think people often have this high bar of what it means to be in crisis, quote-unquote, and they're like, "I'm not going to reach out to say the suicide prevention lifeline because I don't think I'm saying a danger to myself." But if you're struggling right now, those resources are totally available to you if you just need someone to talk to because you don't have that right now. That's what that is for.
HB: Anna, what's the best thing that you've done for yourself in the last month and a half would you say?
AB: Do you want, like, the feelsy answer or like the consumeristic capitalism answer?
HB: I would like both because I'm legitimately curious what your answers are here.
AB: OK. OK. So we'll go with the latter first, which is that many people on the internet right now I am finding like great comfort and self-soothing in Animal Crossing and video games in general. Like I'm sorry, I don't want to think about the world. I want to give like my little capitalism raccoon, like, his bells and make my island pretty and like that has been self-care for me. And I will say that I actually didn't get Animal Crossing before I got it. I was kind of like this is... I don't buy this. This is not my typical kind of video game, but it has been the savior for the pandemic. Whoa. But on the more feelsy side of things, I will say that just in general being kind to myself has been really important. And even your question speaks to like the pressure that I feel myself, I'm like you should know what to do now.
AB: You should know what to take care of yourself. You have these tools and like reminding myself that a lot of those aren't helpful right now because we're in this completely unprecedented wild situation and my CBT exercises do not stand a chance against like the anxiety spiral of the world kind of going off the rails. And so just reminding myself of that is something that's been very helpful and I encourage people to kind of lower the bar and go easy on yourself and just understands that you're not equipped to deal with this. And the best we can do is try our best.
CR: I truly think that is the best advice. I think my friend who also goes to therapy tells me always via text to be kind to myself and myself who also goes to therapy texts her kind to yourself because when you can't remember it for yourself, it's nice to have a friend tell you that. Also you wrote a piece for Self called "17 Totally Normal Things to Feel Right Now According to Therapists." What on that list surprised you the most and what do you think your readers most needed to hear?
AB: I don't think anything surprised me because everything felt so valid. Like even if things I hadn't thought of before, as soon as the therapist was like, this is coming up a lot, and I'm like, "yep, sounds right." Like of course people are, I don't know, fill in the blank. Angry, grieving, maybe even a little relieved, bored, horny, like all of these things, everything. I was like, "yep, sounds legit." So nothing was surprising, but I do think that something that readers most needed to hear and that came up most was help in validating the things that they feel most guilty about. I mean this is something that everyone is going through in some way and we all have various levels of privileges or don't have those privileges. We are in spaces of safety or a spacious of danger.
AB: And people are kind of grappling with their role in all of this and like where they stand and whether or not they can still work or work from home. And so the thing that came up a lot was people feel guilty if they have these privileges and these levels of safety and it's making everything that they're already going through worse. So I think people needed to hear that being grateful that things aren't worse doesn't mean that you can't be struggling too. And you should make space for the ways that you're hurting and the ways that you're struggling even if you are lucky in some aspects.
HB: Anna, this has all been like the best thing I think for people to hear on a Friday going into the weekend. I really thank you so much for coming on today. I really appreciate it.
AB: Oh, thank you so much for having me. This was like a very nice soothing break to my day.
HB: Good, good and really quick just to make sure we provide it to anyone who needs it. The national suicide prevention lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. That's 1-800-273-8255. Anna, thank you again.
AB: Thanks. Have a good one guys. Good one. Honestly...
CR: That's perfect.
AB: Please like include that one. It's kind of like we're all asking each other how's it going? How are you doing? Because we're like trained to be asking these things and we're like conditioned to like have these pleasantries and like every time we're like, "wait, that is not what we do anymore."
HB: That's not feasible anymore.
AB: None of us are good.
CR: It's time for the list because if you know BuzzFeed at all, you know how much we love lists and today we've got six movies to watch before they leave Netflix.
HB: Oh perfect. I have nowhere to be this weekend, like every weekend on my calendar for the next however...
CR: One day we'll have outdoor plans again, but for now we just have our beloved TVs. So without further ado, here are six movies to watch before Netflix takes them away from us at the end of April. Number one, Space Jam. Number two, The Craft. Number three, National Treasure. Number four, A Cinderella Story. Five, Spy Kids. And number six, Good Burger.
HB: All of those movies evoked a certain sort of "Oh, good. The world when it was nice, I remember." Perfect.
CR: Yeah. I want everyone to know that Hay's list included The Shawshank Redemption and I took that out because I don't need everyone to be in that headspace going into the week.
HB: That's fair. That's fair.
CR: Hayes, how dare you.
HB: I know. I'm sorry.
CR: No, no, but you're right. All have these movies like kind of just elicit a childhood kind of nostalgia and stuff and so it's just good going into it.
HB: I probably will wind up watching Space Jam or Good Burger now this weekend. Now that I know that this is my last chance for a second.
CR: No, I definitely want to see Good Burger again. I haven't seen it in so long and I think everyone should be... I think my top three, National Treasure, Cinderella Story, Spy Kids, those are all iconic. You're wrong if you tell me otherwise. OK. Just pure bliss.
HB: I've never seen A Cinderella Story. Which one is that? There were like a couple of Cinderella ones at that time, if I remember correctly.
CR: You are correct but this one stars up none other than Hilary Duff. Oh, it is so good,
HB: Is that the one where she's wearing the pink Chuck Taylor's on the movie poster?
CR: Yes, you're correct. That's it. OK. Please watch it. And I'm also, I don't want to reveal it because I don't want my queer card to be taken away, but I've never seen The Craft. And so I think...
HB: Even I've seen The Craft.
CR: I have to watch it this weekend. Oh my god, everyone's so upset at me right now. I'm so sorry. Listen, The Craft is very, my brand. I know. I'm going to love it. I just like never saw it. So now's my chance.
HB: Yes it is.
CR: You can find the full list of movies and TV shows leaving Netflix and the ones being added in May on buzzfeed.com, the internet website.
HB: OK. We have time for one more thing because we cannot let you go until we talk about this. Namely Tom Hanks being an actual angel of light.
CR: Wait, can that just be a thing we do all the time? Talk about Tom Hanks?
HB: I mean, I would if we could. I think there's other podcasts out there doing that and I wouldn't want to infringe upon them.
CR: OK, fair. But what did he do at this time though? Save a baby whale? Build a drone that can bring medicine to the elderly?
HB: Tom Hanks was nice to a little kid.
CR: I am already delighted.
HB: So while he was in Australia, recovering from the 'rona, an 8-year-old sent him a letter hoping he's OK. This kid's name Corona DeVries.
CR: Oh no. What a name to have right now.
HB: It's literally several levels because it wasn't until I was reading it just now that it hit me, that DeVries also sounds a little bit like virus. So just several levels of like, "Oh." But anyway, little Corona, he wrote the letter to make sure the Hanks was OK, but also said he was being bullied for his name and that made him "sad and angry."
CR: No. Justice for little Corona.
HB: Well, Hanks didn't get the letter until after he'd recovered, but he wrote back to Corona using his Corona brand typewriter because again, layers. He told him that his name was great, saying, "You are the only person I've ever known to have the name Corona, like the ring around the sun, a crown."
CR: Why am I crying right now? That is pure poetry.
HB: Hanks is a master of poetry. As it turns out, he also said, and this is what got me verklempt, he wrote that “you've got a friend in me.”
CR: Oh my god, my heartstrings. No, genuinely I think Tom Hanks could be the nicest person in the world.
HB: Entirely. I feel like if there was a metric, it would have to be on a Hank some meter.
CR: Yes, exactly.
HB: OK. I would just say first off that I don't believe that Tom Hanks has done any murders for any lawyers listening, but if he ever did a murder, it would probably be entirely justifiable and we'd all just be like, "Oh yeah, I see it. Fair."
CR: Oh my god. OK, Hayes. But besides murder, which I hope he hasn't done, what do you think the worst thing Tom Hanks has ever done in his life could be? Is it like finish the cheese in the fridge and not tell his wife about it?
HB: I mean something of that level of dastardly, I would assume. Like maybe he is one of those people though who... Oh man, maybe he's one of those people who leaves like a sip of drink left in the carton and puts it back in the fridge. That could be his one thing. I could see Tom Hanks having that...
CR: That is genuinely so annoying.
HB: It is though and I can see that...
CR: But we forgive him.
HB: We do. We do because Thomas Hanks, you are an angel of light. Thank you for being so nice to Corona after having the 'rona.
CR: That's it for today. We'll be back on Monday with whatever highs and Lows the weekend has bestowed on us.
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buzzfeed--2020-04-02--These Medics In The UK Are Fundraising To Buy Their Own Coronavirus Tests

`` Fortunately , I spoke with Jon Long who very kindly volunteered to help fund a testing pilot program in the hospital I work in . ''
On Thursday the health secretary , Matt Hancock , announced he was aiming for 100,000 tests a day to be taking place by the end of April .
`` No test is better than a bad test , '' Hancock said , adding that one test he was being urged to buy `` missed three out of four positive cases '' .
Hilton said : `` We believe that we 've found a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Germany , will still require further independent validation before we can use it .
`` Essentially , I want to test frontline NHS staff and patients ; we are currently operating on the region 's urgent spinal surgery — I believe that this antibody testing will help with that and aid us in getting back to our normal way of living as soon as possible and I want to help minimise the damage COVID-19 is wreaking and reduce the casualties from it along the way — I believe that this testing will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added that he hopes independent validation will be completed this week , by laboratories attached to universities in Israel , the UK , and France .
`` Since I 've had to shut down my fish and chip business and go into lockdown I 've been sat here feeling totally powerless , '' Long added .
`` By buying these first 1,000 tests to enable testing of frontline staff , it has meant that I feel that I 'm making a real difference .
`` They will undoubtedly save a life .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it 's driven me on to want to do more — the sooner we take back control , the sooner we get our lives back . ''

"Fortunately, I spoke with Jon Long who very kindly volunteered to help fund a testing pilot program in the hospital I work in."
On Thursday the health secretary, Matt Hancock, announced he was aiming for 100,000 tests a day to be taking place by the end of April.
"No test is better than a bad test," Hancock said, adding that one test he was being urged to buy "missed three out of four positive cases".
Hilton said: "We believe that we've found a good test, which, although validated in Germany, will still require further independent validation before we can use it.
"Essentially, I want to test frontline NHS staff and patients; we are currently operating on the region's urgent spinal surgery — I believe that this antibody testing will help with that and aid us in getting back to our normal way of living as soon as possible and I want to help minimise the damage COVID-19 is wreaking and reduce the casualties from it along the way — I believe that this testing will very much do this."
Hilton added that he hopes independent validation will be completed this week, by laboratories attached to universities in Israel, the UK, and France.
"Since I've had to shut down my fish and chip business and go into lockdown I've been sat here feeling totally powerless," Long added. "By buying these first 1,000 tests to enable testing of frontline staff, it has meant that I feel that I'm making a real difference.
"They will undoubtedly save a life. I feel very much empowered now, and it's driven me on to want to do more — the sooner we take back control, the sooner we get our lives back."


buzzfeed--2020-04-02--The Family Of A UK Health Worker Who Died Of The Coronavirus Say He Was "Let Down" Over Protective E

The Family Of A UK Health Worker Who Died Of The Coronavirus Say He Was "Let Down" Over Protective Equipment

The family of a grandfather and frontline NHS worker who died after contracting the novel coronavirus say they feel `` let down '' after claiming he treated patients without the right protective equipment .
Thomas Harvey , 57 , from Hackney , East London , passed away on Sunday after developing symptoms including a cough , shortness of breath , and body aches .
The health care support worker , who worked at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford , was signed off from work on March 11 but was never tested for COVID-19 .
A former colleague has claimed he contracted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ infected with the disease .
The hospital confirmed that Harvey died after contracting COVID-19 , but said there were `` no symptomatic patients on the ward . ''
However , his family have said they feel `` let down '' , with his daughter Tamira telling the BBC : `` If he had just had the right equipment we would n't be in this predicament and it would n't have escalated in the way it did . ''
`` It 's so sad .
I feel like he was let down in so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` It 's an absolute tragedy , and he did n't deserve to lose his life the way he did . ''

The family of a grandfather and frontline NHS worker who died after contracting the novel coronavirus say they feel "let down" after claiming he treated patients without the right protective equipment.
Thomas Harvey, 57, from Hackney, East London, passed away on Sunday after developing symptoms including a cough, shortness of breath, and body aches.
The health care support worker, who worked at Goodmayes Hospital in Ilford, was signed off from work on March 11 but was never tested for COVID-19. A former colleague has claimed he contracted it after treating a patient who was infected with the disease.
The hospital confirmed that Harvey died after contracting COVID-19, but said there were "no symptomatic patients on the ward."
However, his family have said they feel "let down", with his daughter Tamira telling the BBC: "If he had just had the right equipment we wouldn't be in this predicament and it wouldn't have escalated in the way it did."
"It's so sad. I feel like he was let down in so many ways," she said. "It's an absolute tragedy, and he didn't deserve to lose his life the way he did."


buzzfeed--2020-04-02--The UK Government's 24-Hour U-Turn On Coronavirus Testing Is Revealed In Its "Lines To Take" For Min

The UK Government's 24-Hour U-Turn On Coronavirus Testing Is Revealed In Its "Lines To Take" For Ministers

The UK government 's screeching U-turn on coronavirus testing is laid bare in two internal memos leaked to BuzzFeed News @ @ @ @ @ .
On Wednesday , a `` lines to take '' briefing note — which are @ @ @ @ @ every morning to help them handle questions from the media — instructed government spokespeople to @ @ @ @ @ 's testing record .
If asked why the UK was not following World Health Organisation @ @ @ @ @ test '' like Germany , ministers and MPs were yesterday told to reject the WHO @ @ @ @ @ WHO talks about testing , it is addressing the global system .
Not all countries @ @ @ @ @ the UK and there are countries that the WHO needs to press on testing , @ @ @ @ @ told ministers to say .

The UK government's screeching U-turn on coronavirus testing is laid bare in two internal memos leaked to BuzzFeed News over the last 24 hours.
On Wednesday, a "lines to take" briefing note — which are sent to ministers and MPs every morning to help them handle questions from the media — instructed government spokespeople to dismiss criticisms of the UK's testing record.
If asked why the UK was not following World Health Organisation advice to "test test test" like Germany, ministers and MPs were yesterday told to reject the WHO guidance.
"When the WHO talks about testing, it is addressing the global system. Not all countries have the same infrastructure as the UK and there are countries that the WHO needs to press on testing," Wednesday's internal memo told ministers to say.


buzzfeed--2020-04-02--Matt Hancock Promised 100,000 Tests-A-Day As He Revamped The UK Government's Coronavirus Communicati

Matt Hancock Promised 100,000 Tests-A-Day As He Revamped The UK Government's Coronavirus Communications

Health secretary Matt Hancock vowed that the UK will be carrying out 100,000 coronavirus tests per day by the end of April — with all NHS staff able to be tested — as he laid out a `` five pillar '' approach to take on the pandemic in a significant turnaround of the government 's communications strategy .
After days of heavy criticism from frontline NHS staff and dire coverage in the media over Britain 's record on testing , Hancock took a more transparent approach than previous government ministers as he told the nation : `` I 'm going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ UK had been unable to match the level of testing in countries such as Germany because of its smaller diagnostics industry and a shortage of swabs and chemicals , he admitted .
But the health secretary committed to increasing overall testing capacity to 100,000 per day by the end of April .
This number includes both antigen tests , which tell whether someone currently has the virus , and antibody tests , which tell whether they have previously had it .
Eventually the UK wants to be able to carry out 250,000 tests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back in front of the cameras since testing positive for the virus , Hancock said he would increase swab testing in NHS and Public Health England labs , work with commercial partners including businesses and universities to boost swab testing capacity , work with private companies to produce an antibody blood test to determine who has previously had the virus , use these antibody tests to surveil the rate of infection across the country , and build an `` at scale '' British diagnostics industry to process tests .
He warned that while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ antibody tests — subject to them working — that could potentially help provide an `` exit strategy '' from the current lockdown measures .
But some of the tests offered to the government so far did not work .
`` Approving tests that do n't work is dangerous and I will not do it , '' he said .
The health secretary 's hourlong press briefing on Thursday evening marked a tangible change in the government 's communications this week , which had come under heavy fire .
Hancock 's plan offered more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the coronavirus than other senior ministers such as Michael Gove and Alok Sharma managed when they did the briefings this week .
In another notable shift , Hancock also allowed follow-up questions from reporters to press him on the details .
Asked whether criticism of the government this week has been fair , he replied : `` I 've been quite candid that we take ideas from everywhere .
This has been an effort in which we have listened . ''
Hancock urged Premier League footballers to take pay cuts in light of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ making including some of my colleagues in the NHS '' .
He also paid tribute to NHS workers from abroad who have died after contracting the virus in recent days .
`` I am awed by the dedication of colleagues on the front line .
Every single person who contributes to the running of this diverse and caring institution that our nation holds dear .
`` Many of those who have died who are from the NHS were people who came to this country to make a difference , and they did , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sacrifice , and we salute them . ''

Health secretary Matt Hancock vowed that the UK will be carrying out 100,000 coronavirus tests per day by the end of April — with all NHS staff able to be tested — as he laid out a "five pillar" approach to take on the pandemic in a significant turnaround of the government's communications strategy.
After days of heavy criticism from frontline NHS staff and dire coverage in the media over Britain's record on testing, Hancock took a more transparent approach than previous government ministers as he told the nation: "I'm going to level with you."
The UK had been unable to match the level of testing in countries such as Germany because of its smaller diagnostics industry and a shortage of swabs and chemicals, he admitted.
But the health secretary committed to increasing overall testing capacity to 100,000 per day by the end of April. This number includes both antigen tests, which tell whether someone currently has the virus, and antibody tests, which tell whether they have previously had it. Eventually the UK wants to be able to carry out 250,000 tests per day.
On his first day back in front of the cameras since testing positive for the virus, Hancock said he would increase swab testing in NHS and Public Health England labs, work with commercial partners including businesses and universities to boost swab testing capacity, work with private companies to produce an antibody blood test to determine who has previously had the virus, use these antibody tests to surveil the rate of infection across the country, and build an "at scale" British diagnostics industry to process tests.
He warned that while the UK had bought 17.5 million potential antibody tests — subject to them working — that could potentially help provide an "exit strategy" from the current lockdown measures. But some of the tests offered to the government so far did not work. "Approving tests that don't work is dangerous and I will not do it," he said.
The health secretary's hourlong press briefing on Thursday evening marked a tangible change in the government's communications this week, which had come under heavy fire.
Hancock's plan offered more clarity about the new strategy to fight the coronavirus than other senior ministers such as Michael Gove and Alok Sharma managed when they did the briefings this week. In another notable shift, Hancock also allowed follow-up questions from reporters to press him on the details.
Asked whether criticism of the government this week has been fair, he replied: "I've been quite candid that we take ideas from everywhere. This has been an effort in which we have listened."
Hancock urged Premier League footballers to take pay cuts in light of "the sacrifices that many people are making including some of my colleagues in the NHS".
He also paid tribute to NHS workers from abroad who have died after contracting the virus in recent days.
"I am awed by the dedication of colleagues on the front line. Every single person who contributes to the running of this diverse and caring institution that our nation holds dear.
"Many of those who have died who are from the NHS were people who came to this country to make a difference, and they did, and they've given their lives in sacrifice, and we salute them."


buzzfeed--2020-03-23--Boris Johnson Has Ordered A Full Coronavirus Lockdown Across The UK

Boris Johnson has ordered a full lockdown of the UK in a dramatic escalation of the government ’ s fight against the coronavirus outbreak — authorising police to fine Britons who leave their homes for nonessential reasons , closing all shops selling nonessential goods , and banning weddings and all other public gatherings of more than two people .
In a historic address to the nation from Downing Street on Monday night , the prime minister said : “ From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction : You must stay at home.
” People @ @ @ @ @ @ @ homes for one of four reasons : to shop for basic necessities , to take one form of exercise a day , for any medical need , such as providing care for a vulnerable person , or to travel to and from work `` if absolutely necessary '' .
Johnson said the government was closing all shops selling nonessential goods ,  including clothing and electronic stores and other premises , including libraries and playgrounds .
Gatherings of more than two people in public — excluding people you live with — will be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including weddings , baptisms , and other ceremonies , but excluding funerals .
`` You should not be meeting friends , '' Johnson said .
`` If your friends ask you to meet , you should say no . ''
Parks will remain open for exercise , but gatherings will be dispersed .
People will be allowed to run , walk , or cycle — alone or with members of your household — but only once a day .
“ If you don ’ t follow the rules , the police will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ including through fines and dispersing gatherings , '' Johnson said , adding that the measures will be reviewed in three weeks and relaxed if the evidence shows the government can do so .

Boris Johnson has ordered a full lockdown of the UK in a dramatic escalation of the government’s fight against the coronavirus outbreak — authorising police to fine Britons who leave their homes for nonessential reasons, closing all shops selling nonessential goods, and banning weddings and all other public gatherings of more than two people.
In a historic address to the nation from Downing Street on Monday night, the prime minister said: “From this evening I must give the British people a very simple instruction: You must stay at home.”
People will only be allowed to leave their homes for one of four reasons: to shop for basic necessities, to take one form of exercise a day, for any medical need, such as providing care for a vulnerable person, or to travel to and from work "if absolutely necessary".
Johnson said the government was closing all shops selling nonessential goods, including clothing and electronic stores and other premises, including libraries and playgrounds.
Gatherings of more than two people in public — excluding people you live with — will be prohibited, as will all social events, including weddings, baptisms, and other ceremonies, but excluding funerals.
"You should not be meeting friends," Johnson said. "If your friends ask you to meet, you should say no."
Parks will remain open for exercise, but gatherings will be dispersed. People will be allowed to run, walk, or cycle — alone or with members of your household — but only once a day.
“If you don’t follow the rules, the police will have the powers to enforce them, including through fines and dispersing gatherings," Johnson said, adding that the measures will be reviewed in three weeks and relaxed if the evidence shows the government can do so.


buzzfeed--2020-03-23--The Mayor Of Italy's Worst-Hit City For Coronavirus Is Bringing His Daughters Home From The UK

The mayor of Bergamo , the city at the centre of Italy 's coronavirus outbreak , is bringing his two @ @ @ @ @ — because he believes they will be safer out of the UK .
Giorgio Gori @ @ @ @ @ not understand why the UK government was not doing more now to `` protect the @ @ @ @ @ of the epidemic .
The walled city of Bergamo in the north of Italy has @ @ @ @ @ virus that has spread rapidly across the country , killing more than 5,400 people nationwide @ @ @ @ @ has been in lockdown for over two weeks , with people ordered to stay at @ @ @ @ @ except essential shops .
Meanwhile in the UK , pubs and restaurants have closed , @ @ @ @ @ but many people are still going out on day trips and using public transport .

The mayor of Bergamo, the city at the centre of Italy's coronavirus outbreak, is bringing his two student daughters home from England — because he believes they will be safer out of the UK.
Giorgio Gori told Sky News he did not understand why the UK government was not doing more now to "protect the citizens" given the scale of the epidemic.
The walled city of Bergamo in the north of Italy has been hardest hit by the virus that has spread rapidly across the country, killing more than 5,400 people nationwide as of Sunday.
Italy has been in lockdown for over two weeks, with people ordered to stay at home and everything closed down except essential shops. Meanwhile in the UK, pubs and restaurants have closed, as well as schools, but many people are still going out on day trips and using public transport.


buzzfeed--2020-03-23--17 Photos That Are Infuriating For Everyone Who Has Actually Been Socially Distancing And Following

17 Photos That Are Infuriating For Everyone Who Has Actually Been Socially Distancing And Following Coronavirus Guidelines

This headline about a person who went back to Argentina ( from the United States ) , did n't quarantine @ @ @ @ @ to a party .
This individual had the coronavirus , and now 10 other party @ @ @ @ @

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This headline about a person who went back to Argentina (from the United States ), didn't quarantine as advised, and went to a party. This individual had the coronavirus, and now 10 other party attendees are showing symptoms.


buzzfeed--2020-03-23--Release Hundreds Of Asylum Seekers Into The Community So They Can Self Isolate: Experts

Davis and Russo said the crowded conditions could pose a health risk of a COVID-19 outbreak to detainees , as well as staff , and could also threatened the broader Australian community .
“ We urge the Commonwealth government to consider the release of detainees into suitable housing in the community if they do not pose a significant security or health risk , ” they wrote .
The “ absolute minimum necessary step ” was for detainees to have rooms and bathrooms to themselves , though even this would not fully address the risk , the statement said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the head of the home affairs department , Michael Pezzullo , on Thursday .
In recent days , the UK has released 300 people from immigration detention , the Guardian reported .
Fears of a coronavirus outbreak in detention centres are high among the detainee population , which includes hundreds of people brought to Australia from offshore detention for medical treatment .
Detainees in Brisbane were told on Wednesday evening that an officer with detention contractor Serco had tested positive for COVID-19 .
The officer worked at Kangaroo Point hotel , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of detention ” , or APOD .
Photos and videos from the APOD shared with BuzzFeed News show the men queueing up close together to be served dinner , then sitting to eat side-by-side .
One man , A , told BuzzFeed News the men were watching prime minister Scott Morrison ’ s announcements about social distancing in the news but could not implement his advice .
“ We don ’ t have any place to move , ” A , who asked not to use his full name for privacy reasons , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ line for food , lunch , dinner and the place for using cigarettes .
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Davis and Russo said the crowded conditions could pose a health risk of a COVID-19 outbreak to detainees, as well as staff, and could also threatened the broader Australian community.
“We urge the Commonwealth government to consider the release of detainees into suitable housing in the community if they do not pose a significant security or health risk,” they wrote.
The “absolute minimum necessary step” was for detainees to have rooms and bathrooms to themselves, though even this would not fully address the risk, the statement said.
The Australian Human Rights Commission sent the statement to the head of the home affairs department, Michael Pezzullo, on Thursday.
In recent days, the UK has released 300 people from immigration detention, the Guardian reported.
Fears of a coronavirus outbreak in detention centres are high among the detainee population, which includes hundreds of people brought to Australia from offshore detention for medical treatment.
Detainees in Brisbane were told on Wednesday evening that an officer with detention contractor Serco had tested positive for COVID-19. The officer worked at Kangaroo Point hotel, which has been deemed an “alternative place of detention”, or APOD.
Photos and videos from the APOD shared with BuzzFeed News show the men queueing up close together to be served dinner, then sitting to eat side-by-side.
One man, A, told BuzzFeed News the men were watching prime minister Scott Morrison’s announcements about social distancing in the news but could not implement his advice.
“We don’t have any place to move,” A, who asked not to use his full name for privacy reasons, said. “We are standing in line for food, lunch, dinner and the place for using cigarettes.”


buzzfeed--2020-03-26--I Spent A Day In COVID-19 Lockdown Livestreaming Every Social Activity I Was Missing Out On

Unless you 've been living under a rock , you 'll know that large swathes of the world are confined to their homes as COVID-19 , the disease caused by the new coronavirus , spreads across the globe .
The enforced isolation means that many of us are suddenly physically separated from the people , groups and organisations we would usually spend our time with .
This may have been an insurmountable problem in the past .
But , newsflash : we 're living in freaking 2020 .
It 's the future , baby !
We 've got computers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of us are even stomaching using Facebook Portals to connect .
Broadcasting events over the internet is n't new , but I was curious whether a sudden influx of viewers would lead to a golden age of streaming .
I am not a big livestreamer .
I 've dabbled , both with watching and broadcasting my own , but I 'm much more likely to be found on Netflix than Twitch .
So I set myself a challenge : how many parts of everyday life could I consume through a screen , from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I began my experiment by spending my evening as I normally do : attending a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra ( MSO ) performance of Rimsky-Korsakov 's `` Scheherazade '' .
Or at least , I tried .
The performance started late and the audience — who were unexpectedly rowdy for a group tuning into an orchestral performance — were n't happy .

Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that large swathes of the world are confined to their homes as COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, spreads across the globe.
(If you have been under a rock, well, perhaps just stay there until further notice.)
The enforced isolation means that many of us are suddenly physically separated from the people, groups and organisations we would usually spend our time with.
This may have been an insurmountable problem in the past. But, newsflash: we're living in freaking 2020. It's the future, baby! We've got computers, smart phones, smart fridges, some of us are even stomaching using Facebook Portals to connect.
Broadcasting events over the internet isn't new, but I was curious whether a sudden influx of viewers would lead to a golden age of streaming.
I am not a big livestreamer. I've dabbled, both with watching and broadcasting my own, but I'm much more likely to be found on Netflix than Twitch. So I set myself a challenge: how many parts of everyday life could I consume through a screen, from the comfort/privacy/loneliness of my own home?
I began my experiment by spending my evening as I normally do: attending a Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) performance of Rimsky-Korsakov's "Scheherazade".
Or at least, I tried. The performance started late and the audience — who were unexpectedly rowdy for a group tuning into an orchestral performance — weren't happy.


buzzfeed--2020-04-29--Hospitals In The UK Have Been Told To Treat BAME Staff As Being At A Higher Risk For The Coronavirus

NHS England has written to all hospital trust chief executives , GP practices , and providers of community health services , saying that they should treat staff from black , Asian , and ethnic minority backgrounds as being at a higher risk for the coronavirus .
In the letter , which was sent today , the organisation said that based on `` emerging UK and international data '' , employers should `` make appropriate arrangements accordingly '' .
BuzzFeed News has previously spoken to epidemiologists , community leaders , and medical professionals , who said that a range of genetic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ driving higher rates of death among ethnic minority communities .
The government has already begun investigating the issue .
“ That ’ s something that we ’ re looking at very carefully to try to understand , ” the government ’ s chief scientific adviser , Patrick Vallance , said when he announced the probe , adding the impact was “ particularly noticeable among some of the health care practitioners that we ’ ve seen who have unfortunately succumbed as a result of this ” .
This week , the government confirmed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Fenton is Public Health England 's national director for health and wellbeing and a visiting professor in epidemiology and public health at University College London .
With more information on exactly how the coronavirus is disproportionately affecting those from different ethnic backgrounds , NHS has told managers to treat the staff from these groups as being more at risk .
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has already moved to step up protection for BAME members of its workforce by prioritising them for tests and mask fittings .
Trust managers said they had taken @ @ @ @ @ @ @ into the vulnerable and at-risk group '' in light of the ongoing national inquiry into why people from BAME backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus .
Peter Lewis , chief executive of the Trust , said : “ We recognise how worrying it is at the moment for our colleagues and we want to provide them with as much support as we can .
“ Our BAME colleagues make a significant contribution to our Trust and the care we provide to patients .
We are grateful for their ongoing commitment.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ which sets out the second phase of the NHS 's COVID-19 response , said : `` Emerging UK and international data suggest that people from Black , Asian and Minority Ethnic ( BAME ) backgrounds are also being disproportionately affected by COVID-19 .
`` Public Health England have been asked by [ the Department of Health ] to investigate this .
In advance of their report and guidance , on a precautionary basis we recommend employers should risk-assess staff at potentially greater risk and make appropriate arrangements accordingly . ''
Health care managers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demand for services in the community .
`` We are going to see increased demand for COVID-19 aftercare and support in community health services , primary care , and mental health , '' the letter said .
It also set out a plan for providing mutual aid with those working in social care , including care homes .

NHS England has written to all hospital trust chief executives, GP practices, and providers of community health services, saying that they should treat staff from black, Asian, and ethnic minority backgrounds as being at a higher risk for the coronavirus.
In the letter, which was sent today, the organisation said that based on "emerging UK and international data", employers should "make appropriate arrangements accordingly".
BuzzFeed News has previously spoken to epidemiologists, community leaders, and medical professionals, who said that a range of genetic and cultural factors were likely to be driving higher rates of death among ethnic minority communities.
The government has already begun investigating the issue. “That’s something that we’re looking at very carefully to try to understand,” the government’s chief scientific adviser, Patrick Vallance, said when he announced the probe, adding the impact was “particularly noticeable among some of the health care practitioners that we’ve seen who have unfortunately succumbed as a result of this”.
This week, the government confirmed that Professor Kevin Fenton will lead the inquiry. Fenton is Public Health England's national director for health and wellbeing and a visiting professor in epidemiology and public health at University College London.
With more information on exactly how the coronavirus is disproportionately affecting those from different ethnic backgrounds, NHS has told managers to treat the staff from these groups as being more at risk.
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust has already moved to step up protection for BAME members of its workforce by prioritising them for tests and mask fittings.
Trust managers said they had taken the decision "to include BAME colleagues into the vulnerable and at-risk group" in light of the ongoing national inquiry into why people from BAME backgrounds appear to be disproportionately affected by the coronavirus.
Peter Lewis, chief executive of the Trust, said: “We recognise how worrying it is at the moment for our colleagues and we want to provide them with as much support as we can.
“Our BAME colleagues make a significant contribution to our Trust and the care we provide to patients. We are grateful for their ongoing commitment.”
The letter from NHS England, which sets out the second phase of the NHS's COVID-19 response, said: "Emerging UK and international data suggest that people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are also being disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
"Public Health England have been asked by [the Department of Health] to investigate this. In advance of their report and guidance, on a precautionary basis we recommend employers should risk-assess staff at potentially greater risk and make appropriate arrangements accordingly."
Health care managers were also told to expect an increased demand for services in the community.
"We are going to see increased demand for COVID-19 aftercare and support in community health services, primary care, and mental health," the letter said.
It also set out a plan for providing mutual aid with those working in social care, including care homes.


buzzfeed--2020-06-22--Heidi N Closet Opens Up About Her Time On "RuPaul's Drag Race,” Dealing With The Quarantine, And Wha

Heidi N Closet Opens Up About Her Time On "RuPaul's Drag Race,” Dealing With The Quarantine, And What Pride 2020 Means To Her

I did want to start off by asking how the meaning of Pride has changed for you this year in light of the Black Lives Matter movement .
Heidi N Closet : I feel like it 's really breathing in an air of inclusivity , as well as making it a time to really look inward and see more important things than just going to a fabulous parade or having a party .
I think it 's really allowing us to see the true meaning of what Pride is — that we are truly what makes up the Pride and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the clubs or whatever , we can still participate in something that means something to us all .
The true inclusivity of the movement with Black Lives Matter has really brought the community together and is not only really helping us look at issues within our own community , but also issues outside of our community that should have been addressed a long time ago .
I think that 's a very important message you 're sending to the LGBTQ community , that when it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the issues that are being brought up are also our issues .
HNC : Yes , we are all part of the issues that are going on .
Whether it 's that you are an exact member of that community of people that is directly being affected by it or whether you 're not a part of it yourself — in which case you can be a part of the solution .
And if you 're not helping to be part of the solution , then you are part of the problem , @ @

I did want to start off by asking how the meaning of Pride has changed for you this year in light of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Heidi N Closet: I feel like it's really breathing in an air of inclusivity, as well as making it a time to really look inward and see more important things than just going to a fabulous parade or having a party. I think it's really allowing us to see the true meaning of what Pride is — that we are truly what makes up the Pride and even though we're not out celebrating at the clubs or whatever, we can still participate in something that means something to us all.
The true inclusivity of the movement with Black Lives Matter has really brought the community together and is not only really helping us look at issues within our own community, but also issues outside of our community that should have been addressed a long time ago.
I think that's a very important message you're sending to the LGBTQ community, that when it comes to the Black Lives Matter movement we're all in it together and the issues that are being brought up are also our issues.
HNC: Yes, we are all part of the issues that are going on. Whether it's that you are an exact member of that community of people that is directly being affected by it or whether you're not a part of it yourself — in which case you can be a part of the solution. And if you're not helping to be part of the solution, then you are part of the problem, really.


buzzfeed--2020-03-19--People Are Losing Their Jobs Suddenly Because Of The Coronavirus

James Morrison was laid off last week from a full-time job as an audiovisual technician .
`` We got $ 2.7 million worth of cancellations in events , which was the final death knock in regards to our business being able to stay afloat while paying employees , '' Morrison told BuzzFeed News .
The government 's announcement to ban public gatherings of more than 500 people and then indoor gatherings of more than 100 people have made the events industry unsustainable for now , Morrison said .
Morrison said he was brought into a room with 20 other employees @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said they would be `` stood down indefinitely without pay '' .
`` He said 'look guys , it 's pretty fucked ' and he pretty much told us in his 35 years in the business he 'd never seen anything like it , '' Morrison said .
`` There are a couple of people who would have preferred a redundancy ... but it is good that we will still be on the books but it could be three , six , eight months without work and that uncertainty is really tough when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' A few days earlier all casual staff were told their shifts had been cancelled .
`` One had the next 16 days in a row full for work and that went to nothing , '' Morrison said .
Morrison 's plan is to use the time to work on creative projects because there are `` no other jobs in the events industry '' right now .
`` Especially with the banning of events of 100 people or more that is even less nightclubs or bars I could work at , '' he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Seek and I 'm thinking of working on construction and applying for sales assistant roles . ''

James Morrison was laid off last week from a full-time job as an audiovisual technician.
"We got $2.7 million worth of cancellations in events, which was the final death knock in regards to our business being able to stay afloat while paying employees," Morrison told BuzzFeed News.
The government's announcement to ban public gatherings of more than 500 people and then indoor gatherings of more than 100 people have made the events industry unsustainable for now, Morrison said.
Morrison said he was brought into a room with 20 other employees and a board member of the company said they would be "stood down indefinitely without pay".
"He said 'look guys, it's pretty fucked' and he pretty much told us in his 35 years in the business he'd never seen anything like it," Morrison said. "There are a couple of people who would have preferred a redundancy... but it is good that we will still be on the books but it could be three, six, eight months without work and that uncertainty is really tough when there are people who support families."
A few days earlier all casual staff were told their shifts had been cancelled.
"One had the next 16 days in a row full for work and that went to nothing," Morrison said.
Morrison's plan is to use the time to work on creative projects because there are "no other jobs in the events industry" right now.
"Especially with the banning of events of 100 people or more that is even less nightclubs or bars I could work at," he said. "I've been on Seek and I'm thinking of working on construction and applying for sales assistant roles."


buzzfeed--2020-03-19--YouTube Is Letting Millions Of People Watch Videos Promoting Misinformation About The Coronavirus

YouTube has allowed videos promoting misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic to be viewed by millions of people , it can be revealed , leading campaigners to demand emergency legislation to remove “ morally unacceptable ” conspiracy theories from the platform .
Videos falsely claiming that coronavirus symptoms are actually caused by 5G phone signals or that it can be healed by prayer — as well as claims that the UK government is lying about the danger posed by the virus — have been viewed 7 million times , according to an analysis by the Center for Countering Digital Hate that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ A YouTube account belonging to an American chiropractor called John Bergman has produced a series of videos on COVID-19 amassing more than a million views .
Bergman advocates using “ essential oils ” and vitamin C to treat the disease , against medical advice .
In another video , he falsely claims that hand sanitiser causes “ hormone disorders , cancer , heart disease , and diabetes … weakens the immune system , plus it doesn ’ t work ” .
This directly contradicts the principal medical advice from the UK 's National @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Disease Control and Prevention , which urge people to wash their hands regularly and use hand sanitiser if soap and water is not available .
Bergman did not respond to a request for comment from BuzzFeed News .

YouTube has allowed videos promoting misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic to be viewed by millions of people, it can be revealed, leading campaigners to demand emergency legislation to remove “morally unacceptable” conspiracy theories from the platform.
Videos falsely claiming that coronavirus symptoms are actually caused by 5G phone signals or that it can be healed by prayer — as well as claims that the UK government is lying about the danger posed by the virus — have been viewed 7 million times, according to an analysis by the Center for Countering Digital Hate that has been shared with BuzzFeed News.
A YouTube account belonging to an American chiropractor called John Bergman has produced a series of videos on COVID-19 amassing more than a million views.
Bergman advocates using “essential oils” and vitamin C to treat the disease, against medical advice.
In another video, he falsely claims that hand sanitiser causes “hormone disorders, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes … weakens the immune system, plus it doesn’t work”.
This directly contradicts the principal medical advice from the UK's National Health Service and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which urge people to wash their hands regularly and use hand sanitiser if soap and water is not available.
Bergman did not respond to a request for comment from BuzzFeed News.