Sunday, May 3, 2020

And another day of alerts, closures, estimates, pauses, essentials, and plants comes to a close:

“America’s health care system is neither healthy, caring, nor a system.” -- Walter Cronkite

Deaths
US: 68,598 (+1154)
World: 248,282 (+3509)

Countdown: 184 days.

What the Coronavirus Models Can’t See. Pulling up short of 75,000 deaths means, in other words, an incredibly abrupt conclusion to the pandemic, with deaths going all the way to zero very soon and staying there permanently. That is not going to happen...“This thing’s not going to stop until it infects 60 to 70 percent of people,” one of the lead authors told CNN. “The idea that this is going to be done soon defies microbiology.” On April 30, NBC News reported the federal government, even while signaling optimism about the course of the disease, had ordered 100,000 new body bags.

Mitch Albom: We fear economic ruin and we're ready to move on, but the coronavirus is not. We are impatient and want to get back to business, but heaven help those we're willing to sacrifice if we end the coronavirus lockdown prematurely.

A new U.S. intelligence analysis obtained by the AP says Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the coronavirus pandemic in order to stock up on critical medical supplies needed to fight it.

US alerted Israel, NATO to disease outbreak in China in November. White House was reportedly not interested in the intel, but it was passed onto NATO, IDF; when it reached Israel’s Health Ministry, ‘nothing was done’.

Trump again shifts estimated US coronavirus death toll. Trump said Sunday that the US coronavirus death toll could reach 80,000 to 90,000, a considerable upward shift from his previous estimates last month. -- He has no idea what he is talking about.

All roads into Gallup, New Mexico, are closed over "uninhibited" COVID-19 spread.

Seeking relief from coronavirus lockdowns, people head outside across U.S.

The White House signals a pause on coronavirus aid, even as the economic situation becomes more urgent.

Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak.

US unemployment hasn't looked this bad since the 1930s.

53% of Americans Say the Internet Has Been Essential During the COVID-19 Outbreak. — Broadband internet should be classified as a utility.

Scientists have created glow-in-the-dark plants that produce their own luminescence, glowing brighter than previously possible and for their entire life cycle.

‘Murder hornets’ in Washington state threaten bees and whip up media swarm.

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

Until next time, my friends. Good night.