California, Oregon, Washington have joined into a “West Coast Pact” to coordinate their virus response regionally, and a number of states in the Northeast have joined to form a “Multi-state Council” for the same purpose. Tupac and Biggie were unavailable for comment at press time.
I think Kashkari is absolutely correct on this. Things are going to stay broken for a long time, because we’re going to keep breaking them periodically to fight flare-ups. Kashkari Says U.S. May Face 18 Months of Rolling Shutdowns.
I’m glad somebody else is going first and can work out some of the kinks. Austria set to relax coronavirus lockdown measures. “Austria will begin lifting its coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday. When Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced the plan it caused a great deal of excitement — but this is the first step in a long process, experts say.”
‘Elbow to elbow:’ North America meat plant workers fall ill, walk off jobs.
This is the same number of NYPD who died on 9/11. 23 members of the NYPD have died from coronavirus, commissioner says.
This is fine. As feds play ‘backup,’ states take unorthodox steps to compete in cutthroat global market for coronavirus supplies. “Elsewhere, some governors and lawmakers have watched in disbelief as they have sought to close deals on precious supplies, only to have the federal government swoop in to preempt the arrangements. Officials in one state are so worried about this possibility that they are considering dispatching local police or even the National Guard to greet two chartered FedEx planes scheduled to arrive in the next week with millions of masks from China, according to people familiar with the planning. ”
Dumped Milk, Smashed Eggs, Plowed Vegetables: Food Waste of the Pandemic. “The closing of restaurants, hotels and schools has left some farmers with no buyers for more than half their crops. And even as retailers see spikes in food sales to Americans who are now eating nearly every meal at home, the increases are not enough to absorb all of the perishable food that was planted weeks ago and intended for schools and businesses.”
No, You Did Not Get COVID-19 in the Fall of 2019
A tale of two countries, situated right next to each other with similar demographics:
As of Saturday 11 April, there have been 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland.
There have been 14.81 deaths per 100,000 people in the UK.
Guys, people have been dying at more than *twice the rate* in the UK.
— Elaine Doyle (@laineydoyle) April 12, 2020
How a Premier U.S. Drug Company Became a Virus ‘Super Spreader’
CDC Says U.S. Stabilizes; 70 Vaccines in Progress: Virus Update
South Korea confirms 111 cases of coronavirus reinfection
WHO officials say it’s unclear whether recovered coronavirus patients are immune to second infection
THREAD: This is the true human cost of #COVID that you don't see on TV very often. CNN obtained photos from ER staff at a Detroit hospital, showing bodies pilled up in vacant spaces because the morgue was full. Nearly 1,500 people have died in Michigan, and 23,000 nationwide. pic.twitter.com/zqzkv1sZAB
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) April 13, 2020
I Spent Seven Weeks in a Wuhan ICU. Here’s What I Learned
UPDATE: 239 new coronavirus cases and 25 new deaths in Los Angeles County Monday. That brings the county's total to 9,420 cases and 320 deaths. https://t.co/DyMvjtqYET https://t.co/2jZcgWQhF0
— CBS Los Angeles (@CBSLA) April 13, 2020
Newfoundland faces possible food shortage as pandemic hammers key shipping company
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