Thursday, March 26, 2020

Thursday, March 26, 2020

And another day of timelines, inconsistencies, threats, trash bags, assigned shopping days, unemployment, and a host of other fun activities comes to a close:

“A lot of equipment is being asked for that I don’t think they will need.” — Donald Trump

Deaths
US: 1,295
World: 24,073

US Has Most Cases in the World

"You don't make the timeline, the virus makes the timeline." Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, had a straightforward message about how long the novel coronavirus could affect daily life in the US.

“Medical professionals around the US told BuzzFeed News that the official numbers of people who have died of COVID-19 are not consistent with the number of deaths they’re seeing on the front lines.”

UW researchers find self-collection makes COVID-19 testing safer. Based on these findings, the FDA will now allow patients nationwide to self-collect nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing.

Trump campaign demands halt to Coronavirus ad. — There is nothing misleading about the ad. He said all of it.

The Trump campaign told TV stations they could lose their licenses for airing an ad criticizing the president’s actions in the coronavirus crisis. — Inching closer to fascism.

The lockdown in the Chinese outbreak city of Wuhan brought the COVID-19 epidemic crashing to a halt, giving health systems crucial breathing room to deal with serious cases, new research showed Thursday.

Trump tells governors he is setting new coronavirus social distancing guidelines.

Worker at NYC hospital where nurses wear trash bags as protection dies from coronavirus. — You read that correctly. Nurses are wearing trash bags.

Lake Stevens assigns shopping days by last names.

Los Angeles mayor threatens to cut power and water for businesses violating coronavirus orders.

Trump looking to put troops near Canadian border amid coronavirus fears. — WTF? Is he trying to keep people in the US, because why would a Canadian want to come here?

Canada attacks 'damaging' Trump plan to deploy troops at border.

More than 3 million Americans filed for unemployment claims last week.

30,000,000 people in the US are living without insurance. America's working poor face a pandemic without any aid.

This is what Trump is doing in the Middle East while you're distracted by coronavirus.

Trump administration to designate Venezuela as a state sponsor of terrorism and charge the country's President Nicolás Maduro.

Joe Arpaio, who was pardoned by Trump over two years ago, says he has officially filed election papers in a bid to win back his former position as sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona.

UK police record 51% rise in modern slavery offences in a year.

Now Is Not the Time to Assess Online Learning.

RIP Fred ‘Curly’ Neal. He was 77.

Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.

Until next time, my friends. Good night.

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