“You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, and know when to run.” -- Don Schlitz (but was made famous by Kenny Rogers)
An American Catastrophe. The scale of death and economic damage that the coronavirus is bringing to the U.S. could have been avoided—if only we had started testing for the virus sooner.
There Isn’t Going to Be an All-Clear Signal. The shutdowns happened remarkably quickly, but the process of resuming our lives will be far more muddled.
Fox News Has Always Lied to Old People. This Time It May Kill Them. The pandemic makes obvious what has long been true: Fox News is dangerous.
Experimental drug holds promise for treating the coronavirus. At least two hospitalized patients who got the drug remdesivir started to feel better the next day. Clinical trial results expected in late April.
Italy closed all parks and is banning its citizens from venturing outdoors except for essentials such as food. This comes after the country recorded 627 deaths in a single day, the biggest 24-hour spike of any country.
More than 300 people in the US have died from coronavirus, and there are more than 23,000 cases nationwide. — And it’s about to get worse.
Biden, who has held several briefings over the past week about the coronavirus and whose campaign created its own coronavirus public health advisory committee, also said he had been in personal contact with Democratic leaders in the House and Senate, as well as a number of Democratic governors to help them “coordinate” their responses to the pandemic. -- He’s not even President and he’s doing what a President should.
World leaders are fighting the virus. And each other. — Because that’s what the world needs right now.
Mexico confirms total of 251 coronavirus cases, up 48 from prior day.
While there's concern for the elderly catching coronavirus, there's another high-risk group that has nothing to do with age. People with underlying medical conditions are also more likely to become seriously ill if they get it.
COVID-19 mortality twice as high for men in Italy as women. "While we do not know the causes of increased mortality in men, we do know that being male, much like being older, is a risk factor for more severe outcomes from COVID-19.”
Coronavirus: UK government to pay 80% of wages for those not working during crisis. -- How a government should actually help its citizens in such a crisis.
Coronavirus restrictions put extra burden on the blind community: Experts.
How to not kill your kids during coronavirus lockdown. Parents may be joking on social media about their childcare hell as more countries go into lockdown with the coronavirus. But child protection professionals have real worries about the risks with families locked up 24/7 for an indefinite period.
Chefs across the US are transforming their restaurants into relief centers for laid-off restaurant workers.
77% of Republicans who get political news exclusively from outlets with right-leaning audiences say they are very confident that Donald Trump is doing a good job in responding to the coronavirus outbreak. -- Goebbels would be so proud of Republicans.
RIP Kenny Rogers. He was 81.
“I’ve always said music should make you laugh, make you cry or make you think.” -- Kenny Rogers
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Good night.
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