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WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma
WHO Renaming Monkeypox Amid Concerns Over Racism, Stigma The World Health Organization will officially rename monkeypox to make clear that it isn’t African and remove the possibility of offending anyone by making a particular race or skin complexion the face of the disease. The concerns about racism and stigma are similar to those that convinced the WHO to rename SARS-CoV-2 after it became commonly called the China or Wuhan virus. With more than 1,600 reported human infections in over two dozen countries, the WHO is “working with partners and experts from around the world on changing the name of monkeypox virus, its clades and the disease it cau…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program
NJ Resumes COVID Early Inmate Release Program As many as 1,200 New Jersey prison inmates and at least 10 sex offenders could be freed during another round of early pandemic releases, state corrections sources say. No public notice was given by Gov. Phil Murphy’s office of the latest releases, which corrections officials said resumed Thursday with 260 inmates freed. These come at a time when “violent crime me in some of our cities has gotten so bad” that “many urban mayors who supported bail reform are demanding a new law that would keep dangerous criminals in jail until trial,” state Sen. Anthony M. Bucco (R-25) said. An estimated 40%…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Here's What New Public Health Emergency Means For NJ Residents Here's What New Public Health Emergency Means For NJ Residents
Here's What New Public Health Emergency Means For NJ Residents New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday reinstated a public health emergency amid the Omicron surge. Murphy began his announcement by explaining what the health emergency does not mean: Going backward.  "This step does not mean any new restrictions," he said. "It simply allows [the] state government to continue to respond to the ongoing threat that COVID-19 poses to our daily lives." As of Tuesday, New Jersey was registering approximately 35,000 new COVID-19 cases a day. In the last two weeks, more than 10,000 residents were hospitalized due to COVID-19. The governor hopes that the re…

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by Cecilia Levine
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COVID-19: Murphy Extends NJ's Health Emergency Another 30 Days COVID-19: Murphy Extends NJ's Health Emergency Another 30 Days
Covid-19: Murphy Extends NJ's Health Emergency Another 30 Days Gov. Phil Murphy has extended New Jersey's public health emergency created by the COVID-19 pandemic another 30 days, for the 7th time since March. If not extended by the governor, the emergency declaration expires. The extension does not reverse any reopening steps, rather, keeps executive orders in place. “As we have mentioned before, today’s action means that we continue to be vigilant and prepared, and ready to act should there be a new outbreak,” Murphy said Friday during the most recent coronavirus briefing.  “It also continues the authority of the Department of Health to coordinate…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Stranded Jersey Shore Kite Surfer Rescued, Charged With Violating Coronavirus Beach Closure Stranded Jersey Shore Kite Surfer Rescued, Charged With Violating Coronavirus Beach Closure
Stranded Jersey Shore Kite Surfer Rescued, Charged With Violating Coronavirus Beach Closure A kite surfer was rescued in the water off Toms River -- and then charged with violating state coronavirus emergency orders, authorities said. Geoffrey T. Vonderlinden, 51, of Basking Ridge, got stuck about 50 yards from the Normandy Beach Shore on Friday after strong winds and the current kept him from getting back, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Fire department rescue crews and another surfer reached Vonderlinden and all returned to shore safely, he said. Police issued a summons to Vonderlinden for violating an emergency directive from Gov. Phil Murphy that included a prov…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Agitated Man Kicks, Spits, Shouts 'Now You Have Coronavirus' At Edison Officers Police: Agitated Man Kicks, Spits, Shouts 'Now You Have Coronavirus' At Edison Officers
Police: Agitated Man Kicks, Spits, Shouts 'Now You Have Coronavirus' At Edison Officers An emotionally disturbed man coughed on, spit at and kicked police officers, shouting, "I have the coronavirus. I want somebody to come touch me," authorities in Edison said. The man's parents called police around 11 p.m. Wednesday saying that he was "out of control," the department wrote in a Facebook post. Responding officers said they tried to calm him down, but the man fought with them at the house and then again at headquarters. "Now you all have the coronavirus," they said he told them. Police, who withheld his name, charged him with obstruction, criminal mischief, making terroristi…

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by Jon Craig