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5 States Shutter Schools; Ivanka Trump, AG Barr Met With Infected Aussie Minister: Live Updates
5 States Shutter Schools; Ivanka Trump, AG Barr Met With Infected Aussie Minister: Live Updates
It’s been another crazy morning around the world as more sports leagues suspended play and governments – most notably Germany – pledged to whip out their credit cards and spend whatever might be necessary to soften the economic blow, a chorus of reassurance that has helped to drive markets back to limit-up.
Following reports last night that Arsenal’s manager and a Chelsea player had both tested positive for the virus, the Premier League decided during an emergency meeting Friday morning that it would suspend play. Now, the Champions League, Premier League and Europa League have all been suspended because of the virus.
Indian Public health authorities confirmed the first virus-related death in the world’s second-most populous country on Friday. Fewer than 100 cases have been confirmed across the country, and dozens who came into contact with the man have been quarantined. But the government’s inability to safely quarantine and treat the now-deceased patient was hardly encouraging.
After closing its border with Italy, Austria has cancelled international flights to/from Spain, France and Italy and is reportedly weighing a wider border closure. Nearby, the Czech Republic is planning to close its borders, and people won’t be allowed to leave the country. In the Balkans, Slovakia has closed its borders completely.
The FDA has launched a 24/7 hotline for patients worried about their infections status. In Washington, President Trump and VP Mike Pence have both decided not to be tested, in accordance with their physicians’ advice since neither are showing symptoms, despite both having come into contact with the infected or potentially infected.
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The Entire Western World Is Starting To Shut Down As Authorities Brace For “Millions” Of Coronavirus Cases
The Entire Western World Is Starting To Shut Down As Authorities Brace For “Millions” Of Coronavirus Cases
Since the end of World War II, have we ever seen the entire globe gripped by so much fear? This week, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. and Europe has absolutely exploded, and authorities all over the western world are rushing to shut down public gatherings of all kinds. The NCAA has banned fans from upcoming tournament games, the NBA just suspended the entire season because a Utah Jazz player tested positive, and dozens of other sporting events have been canceled all over the planet. In both the U.S. and Europe, schools are being shut down for weeks, some universities are telling their students not to come back for the rest of the semester, and a whole host of concerts, conferences, festivals and religious gatherings are either being postponed or canceled altogether. We have never seen anything like this before, and the implications are staggering.
Keeping everyone at home for a few weeks is one thing.
But what is going to happen if this pandemic just keeps growing for the rest of this calendar year or even longer?
According to NBC News, the attending physician of Congress believes that “70 million to 150 million people in the United States will become infected”…
Dr. Brian Monahan, the attending physician of Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court, said he expects 70 million to 150 million people in the United States will become infected with COVID-19, NBC News reported Wednesday, citing two sources.
Monahan made the comments to Senate staff during a closed-door meeting Tuesday afternoon, according to NBC News.
Right now, there are less than 2,000 confirmed cases in this country and fear is off the charts.
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Trump Bans All Travel From Europe For 30 Days; Tom Hanks Infected; NBA Suspends Season: Live Updates
Trump Bans All Travel From Europe For 30 Days; Tom Hanks Infected; NBA Suspends Season: Live Updates
Summary:
- WHO declares Covid-19 is a pandemic
- President Trump declares a travel ban from all European countries (not UK)
- Tom Hanks, wife announce they have the Coronavirus
- NBA suspends all games until further notice
- Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert has tested positive for coronavirus.
- LA confirms first death
- Seattle schools close for two weeks
- Italy closes stores
- MGM says guest at Vegas’s ‘The Mirage’ tested positive
- Denmark closes schools, will send ‘non-critical’ public employees home to work
- New Jersey case total climbs to 23
- Juve player Daniele Rugani
- DC Mayor declares public health emergency
- Congressional doctor says up to
- Cuomo confirms 39 new cases in NY, raising total to 212
- First death in Indonesia
- Confirmed cases in France top 2,000
- Washington State to ban events over 200
- Details of cruiseline industry’s ‘health and safety proposal’ leak
- ‘Waffle House’ employee in Atlanta confirmed
- UK reports 7th death
- Chicago cancels St. Paddy’s Day parade
- NY sends in National Guard
- IADB cancels meeting in Colombia as virus spreads across Latin America
- Mnuchin says first part of virus stimulus plan will be ready in 2 days
- Utah reportedly planning to shut public college and university campuses
- Dr. Fauci warns virus 10x more deadly than flu and could infect millions if not handled early
- Australia passes A$18 billion stimulus package
- Seoul says 99 cases tied to call center
- FEMA evacuates Atlanta office over coronavirus scare
- 3 Boeing workers test positie
- Washington DC advises cancellation or postponement of all gatherings with more than 1,000 people
- Harvard to prorate room and board for students
- US cases surpass 1,000
- UK Health Minister catches virus
- Ireland, Bulgaria, Sweden report first deaths
- Connecticut declares state of emergency
- UK total hits 456 following largest daily jump on record (83 new cases)
- Global cases pass 120,000
- South Korea reports new outbreak in call center
- Japan reportedly planning to declare state of emergency
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US Not Prepared For “Coronavirus Winter” As Containment Window Passes
US Not Prepared For “Coronavirus Winter” As Containment Window Passes
Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at the University of Minnesota, told CNBC on Tuesday morning that the US is not prepared for a Covid-19 outbreak and warns the health crisis will get much worse in the weeks ahead.
“Right now, we’re approaching this like it’s the Washington, DC, blizzard — for a couple of days, we’re shut down,” Osterholm said. “This is actually a coronavirus winter, and we’re in the first week.”
He warned that the Trump administration has yet to put forth any meaningful containment policy, such as travel restrictions across the country or specific regions, to limit the transmission of the virus. As a result, the virus is “just going to keep spreading. We have to stop fooling people into thinking this is only by close contact where I have to be within 2 or 3 feet. We’re going to see much more transmission.”
Osterholm said, “There will be a widespread transmission of this virus around the country, and what we have to do is keep people who are at high risk of having bad outcomes, older, underlying health conditions, from being exposed.
Without containment policies in the hardest-hit areas, such as King County, Washington; Santa Clara, California; Los Angeles; and the Tri-state area, the window for suppression of the virus has long passed. This means virus migration has already started, also suggesting that the outbreak is in the early stages.
With 755 confirmed cases of Covid-19, the airborne virus is quickly spreading across the US, now seen in more than 30 states, with officials in several states declaring a state of emergency. The lack of test kits, limited travel restrictions, and no vaccine for 12-18 months suggest that the map below will get a lot redder in the coming weeks:
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A Dangerous Crossroads: What’s in Store for the Relations Between Russia and the West?
A Dangerous Crossroads: What’s in Store for the Relations Between Russia and the West?
No, it’s not a return to George Kennan and his containment policy. It looks more like a slow strangulation, with mounting pressure everywhere. The furor over the Skripal poisoning case is being raised at a time when moves by the West are going almost unnoticed, eclipsed as they are by the narrative of nefarious Russia. Although it all started in Europe, it’s largely being done the American way.
Recent reports pieced together from different sources lead to the conclusion that a well-thought-out and well-orchestrated campaign is underway. As tensions mount, the US is calling on NATO to step up its combat readiness. At least 30,000 allied troops, accompanied by over 360 fighter planes and roughly 30 warships, should be ready for deployment to a trouble spot within 30 days after NATO commanders put their forces on alert. That proposal is being debated but the US position has generally been accepted. There is hardly any doubt that it will be approved at the NATO summit in July.
This is at a time when the EU is working in unison with NATO to make it easier for those forces to move across Europe. It has been reported recently that US MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will start operating from Greece’s Larissa air base in May. The drones are destined for intelligence missions in sensitive areas. The Greek ports of Alexandroupolis and Thessaloniki have attracted America’s attention as facilities that could bolster the rotating US military presence in the Black Sea. According to media reports, NATO is to have a helicopter base in Alexandroupolis.
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