Stay safe guys. Self distance. There is so much we still don't know. Stock up so you can get through a few weeks in the event of everything being shut down.
Tests indicate coronavirus can survive in the air | Federally funded tests conducted by scientists from several major institutions indicated that the novel form of coronavirus behind a worldwide outbreak can survive in the air for several hours. A study awaiting peer review from scientists at Princeton University, the University of California-Los Angeles and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted online Wednesday indicated that the COVID-19 virus could remain viable in the air "up to 3 hours post aerosolization," while remaining alive on plastic and other surfaces for up to three days. | The test results suggest that humans could be infected by the disease simply carried through the air or on a solid surface, even if direct contact with an infected person does not occur. That finding, if accepted, would come in stark contrast to previous media reports that suggested the virus was not easily transmittable outside of direct human contact.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487110-tests-indicate-coronavirus-can-survive-in-the-air
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.09.20033217v1.full.pdf
Nancy Pelosi Says House Will Pass Major 'Families First' Coronavirus Response Bill With Free Testing For All | House Republican leadership and the White House said they were opposed to a Democratic coronavirus bill as its currently constructed, they told lawmakers Thursday morning. | At the same time, senior White House sources said that Donald Trump was preparing Thursday to declare a disaster under the Stafford Act, which would free up federal funds to help cities, states and municipalities deal with the fallout from the deadly virus. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told Republicans on a conference call that declaration could come Thursday.
https://www.newsweek.com/pelosi-says-house-pass-coronavirus-package-free-testing-all-1491887
Pelosi Statement on Introduction of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/31120-2
The legislation includes:
- Free coronavirus testing for everyone who needs a test, including the uninsured;
- Paid emergency leave with both 14 days of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave;
- Enhanced Unemployment Insurance, a first step that will extend protections to furloughed workers;
- Strengthened food security initiatives, including SNAP, student meals, seniors nutrition and food banks;
- Clear protections for frontline workers, including health care workers and other workers who are in contact with those who have been exposed or are responsible for cleaning at-risk places;
- Increased federal funds for Medicaid, as states face increased costs.
“The House will move to pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act tomorrow and send it to the Senate.”
Republicans to oppose Democratic coronavirus bill
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/kevin-mccarthy-republicans-to-oppose-democratic-coronavirus-bill-126962
McConnell Trashes Dems’ Coronavirus Bill Calling For Paid Sick Leave, Free Testing
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/mcconnell-reject-house-democrats-coronavirus-bill-package
Senate will cancel next week’s recess as Congress works to pass coronavirus response plan
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/coronavirus-outbreak-congress-cancels-recess.html
If all beds are full, then even treatable conditions unrelated to the virus are going to be death sentences, at least for a few weeks or longer while the pandemic plays itself out. Unrelated illnesses, injuries, accidents, and the like won't take a holiday during the (more and more likely) coming pandemic, but they will be many times deadlier than usual. If you get into a car accident, care will not be available. If you have a heart attack, the ambulance may never come. Or if your child has an infection, no one will be able to see her. We must flatten the curve of this pandemic so that it doesn't overwhelm our already stretched healthcare system.
Here’s the Biggest Thing to Worry About With Coronavirus | We don’t have enough ventilators and I.C.U. beds if there’s a significant surge of new cases. As with Italy, the health system could become overwhelmed. | A crucial thing to understand about the coronavirus threat — and it’s playing out grimly in Italy — is the difference between the total number of people who might get sick and the number who might get sick at the same time. Our country has only 2.8 hospital beds per 1,000 people. That’s fewer than in Italy (3.2), China (4.3) and South Korea (12.3), all of which have had struggles. More important, there are only so many intensive care beds and ventilators. It’s estimated that we have about 45,000 intensive care unit beds in the United States. In a moderate outbreak, about 200,000 Americans would need one. A recent report from the Center for Health Security at Johns Hopkins estimated that there were about 160,000 ventilators available for patient care. That may seem like a lot, and under normal circumstances, it is. Pandemics, however, change the calculations. | Further, a greater proportion of people who are becoming ill now are seriously sick. According to some estimates, 10 percent to 20 percent of those who are infected may require hospitalization. In a metropolitan setting, if enough people become infected, the numbers who may need significant care will easily overwhelm our capacity to provide it. | South Korea has flattened its curve by engaging in extreme testing and social distancing. It has set up drive-through screening stations so people can check if they’re infected without putting others at risk. As of Sunday, almost 190,000 people there had been tested for the virus. That allowed a more targeted quarantine of infected people. | Colleges are closing campuses left and right because they’re worried — correctly — about spring break, and the potential for students to travel, become infected and then spread the disease among other students and faculty in the next few weeks. But the rest of us have much harder decisions to make. | What might help the most is comprehensive paid sick leave from work. The people who are ill — or who need to care for children who are ill — need to be able to stay home and not expose others to illness. If that doesn’t happen, everyone is at higher risk.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/upshot/coronavirus-biggest-worry-hospital-capacity.html
https://data.oecd.org/healtheqt/hospital-beds.htm
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/coronavirus-outbreak-hospital-icu-masks-shortages_n_5e6521f9c5b6670e72f9b902?guccounter=1
https://www.statnews.com/2020/03/11/flattening-curve-coronavirus/
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-testing-covid-19-tests-per-capita-chart-us-behind-2020-3
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/10/upshot/coronavirus-paid-sick-leave.html
Should've named it American Patriot Families, Veterans and First Responders Corona Virus Threat Level Midnight Response Act Because Obama Failed To Act And China Spread It Act and 100% Republicans would be screaming at their Republican leaders to pass it. Or perhaps America's Great Again Response to the China Virus Hoax for People that need medical treatment that could possibly get us more votes and seen as heroes this fall because President Trump is the Greatest President ever Act", Trump would sign it in an instant
The long-term political effects of a successful... health care bill will be even worse—much worse. ... It will revive the reputation of. ... Democrats as the generous protector of middle-class interests. And it will at the same time strike a punishing blow against Republican claims to defend the middle class by restraining government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinton_health_care_plan_of_1993
Russia Parliament Passes Reforms Allowing Putin to Stay in Power Till 2036
https://www.news18.com/news/world/president-for-life-russia-parliament-passes-reforms-allowing-putin-to-stay-in-power-till-2036-2533245.html
Trump Attacks Democrats Hours After Calling for Bipartisanship (see his twitter)
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html
It's not 'politicizing the crisis' to monitor how the president is handling a crisis, all Republicans and their supporters are pure evil terrorists
Coronavirus patients who refuse to self-isolate face murder charges in Italy
https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/12/people-coronavirus-italy-refuse-self-isolate-face-murder-charges-12385790/
Italy confirms nearly 200 people died from coronavirus in 24 hours.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/487124-italy-confirms-nearly-200-people-died-from-coronavirus-in-24-hours-report
COVID-19: Study says placing Wuhan under lockdown delayed spread by nearly 80%
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/covid-19-study-says-placing-wuhan-under-lockdown-delayed-spread-by-nearly-80/amp-11583923473571.html
China sends volunteer doctors, ventilators, and other critical medical equipment to Italy after the country asked China for help. Chinese teams are also in Iran and Iraq to help manage the outbreak.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3074682/china-sends-team-medical-experts-gear-help-italy-fight
Coronavirus pandemic could be over by June if countries act, says Chinese adviser
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/coronavirus-pandemic-over-by-june-if-countries-act-says-chinese-adviser-idUSKBN20Z046
Colorado's first drive-up COVID-19 testing facility opens in Denver, is free of charge
https://www.koaa.com/news/national/coronavirus/colorados-first-drive-up-covid-19-testing-facility-opens-in-denver-is-free-of-charge
Wuhan doctors say colleagues died in vain amid official cover-up
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/wuhan-doctors-say-colleagues-died-in-vain-amid-official-cover-up
Canadian Prime Minster self-quarantines after wife exhibits mild virus symptoms upon returning from the UK, after person with coronavirus attends event where Trudeau gave speech.
https://globalnews.ca/news/6666482/justin-trudeau-self-isolation-coronavirus/
Food emergency in three continents - Locust swarms the size of cities threaten starvation of 20 million people | Governments have been left under-prepared for the scale of these attacks, and the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has appealed for US$138 million in urgent funding — some of which is needed to lease aircraft that can drop chemicals to curb the spread.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00692-3
Dow Drops 1,600 Points, Stocks In Meltdown Over Trump's Coronavirus Plan
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814853898/stocks-in-meltdown-over-trumps-coronavirus-plan
We're back to mid-2017 numbers for the Dow. It's almost as if Trump's sole alchomlishment as President was wiped out in less than a week. Did-Nothing-Don!
'Can we panic now?': Stocks, oil, bitcoin, and Treasury yields plunge after Trump's coronavirus plan fails to calm investors
https://www.businessinsider.com/stocks-oil-bitcoin-yields-fall-trump-coronavirus-response-2020-3
Congress shutting down US Capitol through the end of the month
https://www.kshb.com/news/national/coronavirus/congress-shutting-down-us-capitol-through-the-end-of-the-month
Senate staffer tests positive for coronavirus. A staffer in Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell's D.C. office has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Washington state Democratic senator announced on Wednesday night. The announcement marks the first known instance of a congressional staffer getting the virus and follows days of heightened anxiety on Capitol Hill. The staffer, according to a notice from Cantwell's office, has been isolated since they started to have symptoms. Cantwell is closing her D.C. office for the remainder of the week for a deep cleaning. "The individual who tested positive for COVID-19 has had no known contact with the senator or other members of Congress. The senator is requesting that testing be done on any other staffers who have been in contact with the individual and show symptoms," the notice continues.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/487162-senate-staffer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus
Kim Jong-un has fled Pyongyang over fears of the coronavirus
http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2020/03/11/2020031102055.html
Bernie is such a terrible, unlikable, divisive politician that he managed to make an enemy out of the one person in the primary who had the 99% the same platform as him.
Elizabeth Warren offered a potential endorsement to Bernie a month ago and his campaign said no. They only sought an endorsement when they became desperate for one. At least we know that Warren really is an antisemitic racist misogynist hateful piece of shit. Primary her out already.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rubycramer/bernie-sanders-democratic-primary-joe-biden-campaign
Biden asks the #KHive to join him in wholesome video with Kamala and thanks them for considering him. Bernie take note: this is how you reach out to people who didn't always support you: If you're a member of the #KHive, know that there is a home for you in our campaign. I would be honored to have your support.
https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1237795924656578560?s=20
Biden just barely leads Sanders in Washington
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries#Washington
California still has 1,645,785 unprocessed ballots, and they're dealing with a covid-19 that has rapidly spread across California
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2020_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries#Washington
The behaviour of Sanders supporters, and their antisemitism and racism and misogyny, leaves me feeling devastated about the future of our country.
(About Sanders supporters refusal to vote for Biden if Biden is nominee): "Imagine being so insulated by your own privilege that you respond to your candidate losing the primary by announcing your plan to take out your frustrations on the most vulnerable who will likely not survive another 4 years under trump."
https://twitter.com/eclecticbrotha/status/1237972038825975808?s=19
New rules could spell the death of a "throwaway" culture in which products are bought, used briefly, then binned - The regulations will apply to a range of everyday items such as mobile phones, textiles, electronics, batteries, construction and packaging. They will ensure products are designed and manufactured so they last - and so they're repairable if they go wrong. It's part of a worldwide movement called the Right to Repair, which has spawned citizens' repair workshops in several UK cities. | The rules will also fight what is known as "premature obsolescence", the syndrome in which manufacturers make goods with deliberately low lifespan to force consumers into buying a newer model. | The EU also wants to set a food waste reduction target, end over-packaging, and curb microplastic pollution. Other recommendations under the proposals, known as the Circular Economy Action Plan, are: -increasing recycled content in products -reducing the impact of products on the climate and environment -providing incentives for a new type of consumer use where producers keep the ownership of the product or the responsibility for its performance throughout its lifecycle - similar to car leasing | The idea is to encourage manufacturers to make sure things don't break - because they'll have to pick up the bill for repair or replacement.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51825089
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46797396
India quarantines itself from the world for a month to fight Coronavirus
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-quarantines-itself-from-world-for-a-month-to-fight-coronavirus/articleshow/74584811.cms
Warren is out; prediction markets think Sanders is toast, and they're probably right. This will probably be over by the 17th, when the Northern Marianas vote. Well, maybe Florida — which Biden seems set to win big — matters more. But progressives shouldn't despair. 1/
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1235640774987051009
The fact is that whatever you may say about Biden's past positions, the policies he's advocating now are remarkably progressive. He's calling for a major expansion of Obamacare, which would probably get us close to universal coverage 2/
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1235641204219371520
And the Tax Policy Center has a new analysis of his tax proposals https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/analysis-former-vice-president-bidens-tax-proposals …
which would hit the top 1% and the top 0.1% hard 3/
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1235641668612902912
So Democrats we call "moderates" are actually pushing an agenda that would have been considered very liberal just a few years ago (and of course is vastly to the left of the right-wing radicals of the GOP). 4/
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1235642127146770433
Jazz star Donovan Mitchell has tested positive for the coronavirus, league sources tell ESPN. Jazz players privately say that Rudy Gobert had been careless in the locker room touching other players and their belongings. Now a Jazz teammate has tested positive.
http://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1238114778167599110
Charles Barkley: "I’m probably going to get in trouble cause I work for Turner & CBS...I think we need to close down March Madness...You can’t have these players breathing on each other for 2 weeks.”
https://streamable.com/avj4n
Donovan Mitchell was the only Jazz player/personnel to test positive for coronavirus out of 58 tests administered on Wednesday night. Remaining tests came back negative.National Writer
https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1238118755777105921?s=19
So far this season, Adam Silver has already had to navigate the China controversy, the deaths of David Stern and Kobe Bryant, the revamped All-Star game, and now the coronavirus outbreak and suspension of all league activities.
Former Clippers and current Real Madrid player Trey Thompkins is positive for coronavirus. Real Madrid's basketball and football team has entered quarantine as they share facilities
https://www.marca.com/baloncesto/acb/2020/03/12/5e6a10b922601d95208b459a.html
The league expects revenue losses totaling hundreds of millions of dollars due to coronavirus-related complications, according to the report.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/coronavirus-nba-revenue-lost
If Vince Carter has played his final game, he ends his career just five blocks shy of Michael Jordan's record for a guard and player 6'6" or below.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is introducing a bill on Thursday to prevent lawmakers convicted of felonies from receiving pensions. The bill, entitled the "No Cash for Crooks Act," comes after the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this year that former Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), who pleaded guilty to a felony, was still likely to receive congressional retirement benefits.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/487169-gop-senator-introduces-bill-to-block-lawmakers-convicted-of-felonies-from
Why President Trump Wants to Frame COVID-19 as a 'Foreign Virus'
JetBlue passenger from NYC landed in Palm Beach with coronavirus
https://abc7ny.com/travel/jetblue-passenger-from-nyc-landed-in-palm-beach-with-coronavirus/6006144/
Literally all Bernie had to do was identify as a regular democrat instead of a demcoratic socialist and he literally would have expanded his base of potential support by fucking MILLIONS of people. It's crazy to me than someone who's been in politics for so fucking long, understands politics so poorly. While he can't back away from the term now (he's been calling himself a democratic socialist for 40 years), he should have rebranded as a New Deal Democrat.
The following conferences have canceled their men's basketball tournaments because of the coronavirus. SEC ACC Big Ten Big 12 Pac-12
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1238151632367628289
The NHL has suspended its season due to the rapid spread of coronavirus but hopes to resume in the future
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1238156384375574529
MLB is suspending all operations indefinitely
https://www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2020/03/12/spring-training-expected-to-be-suspended-as-soon-as-today/
MLB is expected to suspend baseball operations indefinitely later today according to @JeffPassan.
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1238152948087128071
Pence says there's been 'irresponsible rhetoric' from people downplaying coronavirus
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/pence-says-there-s-been-irresponsible-rhetoric-people-downplaying-coronavirus-n1156371
Ya Don't Say!
February 10: Trump says without evidence that the coronavirus “dies with the hotter weather”
February 24: Trump baselessly claims the situation is “under control”
February 25: A senior White House official falsely claims the virus has been “contained”
February 25: Trump falsely claims Ebola mortality was “a virtual 100%”
February 25: Trump falsely claims “nobody had ever even heard of Ebola” in 2014
February 26: Trump wrongly says the coronavirus “is a flu”
February 26: Trump baselessly predicts the number of US cases is “going very substantially down” to “close to zero”
February 26: Trump wrongly says the flu death rate is “much higher” than Dr. Sanjay Gupta said
February 27: Trump baselessly hints at a “miracle”
February 28: Trump baselessly hints at an immigration link to the virus
February 29: Trump exaggerates Tim Cook’s comments about Apple and China
March 1: Azar wrongly says 3,600 people have been tested
March 2: Trump falsely claims “nobody knew” the number of US flu deaths
March 2: Trump says a vaccine is coming “relatively soon”
March 4: Trump falsely claims Obama impeded testing
March 4: Trump wrongly says as many as 100,000 people died of the flu in 1990
March 4: Trump says “the borders are automatically shut down”
March 4: Trump says he believes there was a coronavirus death in New York, though there hadn’t been one
March 4: Trump falsely claims the Obama administration “didn’t do anything” about H1N1
March 5: Trump misleadingly describes a Gallup poll relating to his handling of the virus
March 5: Trump wrongly claims the virus only hit the US “three weeks ago”
March 6: Azar wrongly claims there is no test shortage
March 6: As the number of cases and deaths in Italy rises, Trump says the number is “getting much better”
March 6: Trump falsely claims anybody can get tested if they want
March 6: Trump exaggerates the number of people on the Grand Princess cruise ship
March 6: Trump falsely says US coronavirus numbers “are lower than just about anybody”
March 6: Trump baselessly muses that “maybe” the coronavirus improved US jobs numbers
March 9: Pence says Trump’s “priority” was getting Americans off the ship
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/11/politics/fact-check-trump-administration-coronavirus-28-dishonest/index.html
February 28: At a rally in South Carolina - “They tried the impeachment hoax. That was on a perfect conversation. They tried anything. They tried it over and over. They’d been doing it since you got in. It’s all turning. They lost. It’s all turning. Think of it. Think of it. And this is their new hoax.” “Now the Democrats are politicizing the coronavirus, you know that, right?” he said. “Coronavirus, they’re politicizing it. We did one of the great jobs. You say, ‘How’s President Trump doing?’ They go, ‘Oh, not good, not good.’ They have no clue. They don’t have any clue.
https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-charleston-south-carolina-rally-transcript-february-28-2020
MLS is also suspending its season for a month+
MLS is suspending its season until further notice because of the coronavirus
Hundreds of ravenous wild monkeys terrorise Thai city in search of food after coronavirus drives tourists away.
http://newsparliament.com/2020/03/12/hundreds-of-ravenous-wild-monkeys-terrorise-thai-city-in-search-of-food-after-coronavirus-drives-tourists-away/
The world's super-rich jet off to private and secret disaster bunkers amid coronavirus outbreak
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/11/disease-dodging-worried-wealthy-jet-off-to-disaster-bunkers
Trump has already lost his re-election thanks to his and the entire Republican party's response to covid-19. I actually see Trump losing badly and Democrats flipping a few Senate seats.
My happiness has been eliminated from 2020 contention, fade me, fade everyone
With the economic crash, global pandemic, Trump’s position on gutting medicare/Medicaid and the ACA, no one wants Trump to replace RBG..... there are so many reasons for Bernie to help Joe after the lessons learned, Sunday's debate will be Biden championing his progressive platform and championing some of Sanders' key proposals as part of that platform
It's not Gobert's fault for catching COVID-19 but it's 100% his fault to take it so lightly and trivialize the need for precaution.
Thieves in Indonesia Are Posing As Coronavirus Response Teams to Steal From People’s Homes
https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/bvgpk3/thieves-indonesia-coronavirus-response-teams-steal-homes
Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers third bleaching event in 5 years
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australias-great-barrier-reef-suffers-third-bleaching-event-in-5-years
China's coronavirus epicenter sees single-digit cases for first time
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china/chinas-coronavirus-epicenter-sees-single-digit-cases-for-first-time-idUSKBN20Z046
Amazon to provide 2 weeks paid leave to any employee and contractor quarantined or diagnosed with COVID-19, creates 25M USD relief fund
https://blog.aboutamazon.com/working-at-amazon/covid-19-update-more-ways-amazon-is-supporting-employees-and-contractors
China Claims Peak of Coronavirus Epidemic Has Passed As New Cases Decline and More Than 60,000 Have Recovered
https://www.newsweek.com/china-says-passed-peak-coronavirus-epidemic-covid-19-1491863
Virginia becomes the first state in the South to target 100% clean power: The state’s Democratic majority is doing what Democratic majorities do.
https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/3/12/21172836/renewable-energy-virginia-100-percent-clean
Joe Biden gives speech on coronavirus pandemic. This is the speech Trump should have given. Biden may not be the smoothest speaker, but this is what the American public needs to hear. This was a very unpolitical speech. Everything he discussed is just run of the mill best practices in the fields of epidemiology and public health. He told the truth and resisted the urge to hype up his own policy proposals and health plans. Meanwhile, Trump used the virus to blame China and downplay the virus in order to prop up the stock market.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMxokey64pU
https://joebiden.com/covid19/
The Trump Administration literally refused offers from other countries to supply us with their test kits, instead opting to make our own. The first batches of American test kits were botched as well.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/other/485106-new-york-making-its-own-coronavirus-test-after-botched-cdc-testing
U.K. authorities have abandoned efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus and will focus on delaying the worst of the outbreak, as officials said as many as 10,000 Britons may be infected. | Schools will not be routinely advised to close, because such closures would need to last for months -- potentially into the summer, she said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/u-k-abandons-effort-to-contain-virus-moves-to-delay-the-worst
US Illegally Bombs Iran-Backed Militias Just as House Passes Resolution to Prevent Unauthorized War
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/03/12/us-reportedly-bombs-iran-backed-militias-just-house-passes-resolution-prevent
Rep Katie Porter has Dr Redfield from the CDC agree to provide free COVID-19 testing to all, including the uninsured.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4860841/user-clip-rep-katie-porter
The Federal Reserve today announced that it will launch a series of massive cash injections into funding markets and begin buying longer-term government bonds as panic over the coronavirus pandemic increasingly stresses the nation's financial system. The announcement that more than $1.5 trillion will be pumped into the banking system over the next two days comes as the Treasury market has shown signs of strain. Interest rates on U.S. government debt recently plunged to record lows, as investors poured money into safe assets, but now trading in that market is not flowing smoothly.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/fed-announces-massive-cash-injection-to-relieve-us-debt-market-127284
https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/opolicy/operating_policy_200312a
Connecticut Republican gun activists sue officials over post-Sandy Hook law limiting their ability to kill children
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/487262-connecticut-gun-activists-sue-state-over-post-sandy-hook-law-limiting
The U.S. Labor Department on Thursday gave states flexibility to amend their laws to provide unemployment benefits in events related to the coronavirus in an effort to limit the damage on the economy from the pandemic. States can pay benefits in cases of temporary unemployment because the coronavirus is preventing employees from coming to work. Individuals quarantined with the expectation of returning to work after the quarantine is over can also receive unemployment benefits as well as those leaving employment due to a risk of exposure or infection or to care for a family member.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-economy-labor/u-s-labor-department-allows-unemployment-benefits-for-coronavirus-idUSW1N29L03G
Alaska judge stalls logging in Tongass National Forest
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/487286-alaska-judge-stalls-logging-in-tongass-national-forest
CBS News Evacuates in New York After Two Employees Test Positive for Coronavirus
https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/cbs-news-coronavirus-susan-zirinsky-1203530906/
CDC tested only 77 people this week; coronavirus testing slow around the nation
https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-tested-only-77-people-this-week-coronavirus-testing-slow-around-the-nation-153646616.html
Donovan Mitchell: Thanks to everyone who has been reaching out since hearing the news about my positive test. We are all learning more about the seriousness of this situation and hopefully people can continue to educate themselves and realize that they need to behave responsibly both for their own health and for the well being of those around them. I appreciate the authorities in Oklahoma who were helpful with the testing process and everyone from the @utahjazz who have been so supportive. I am going to keep following the advice of our medical staff and hope that we can all come together and be there for each other and our neighbors who need our help❤️🕷
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9pEkQOAOB0/
White House says Trump and Pence "do not require" testing despite proximity to infected Bolsonaro aide
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazilian-press-secretary-who-was-near-trump-saturday-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/
China donates 1000 respirator machines, 2 million masks, 20 000 medical suits and 50 000 COVID-19 test kits to Italy, thanking Italy for its help in China's initial outbreak. China will also prioritize all Italian orders for respirators in its factories.
https://impresadiretta.net/covid-19-cina-invia-aiuti-allitalia/
FAA yanks license from Dallas aviation company for illegally flying Major League Baseball teams
https://www.dallasnews.com/business/airlines/2020/03/11/faa-yanks-license-from-dallas-aviation-company-for-illegally-flying-major-league-baseball-teams/
rudygobert27: I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of concern and support over the last 24 hours. I have gone through so many emotions since learning of my diagnosis…mostly fear, anxiety, and embarrassment.
The first and most important thing is I would like to publicly apologize to the people that I may have endangered. At the time, I had no idea I was even infected. I was careless and make no excuse. I hope my story serves as a warning and causes everyone to take this seriously. I will do whatever I can to support using my experience as way to educate others and prevent the spread of this virus. I am under great care and will fully recover. Thank you again for all your support. I encourage everyone to take all of the steps to stay safe and healthy. Love.
https://www.instagram.com/rudygobert27/
It would be really beneficial for all of us if we can change our way of thinking from just "am I going to get sick?" to "can my actions inadvertently put others at risk? do I want to be a link in a chain that ends in someone's death if doing so is avoidable?"
Coronavirus can live in your body for up to 37 days, according to new study
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-can-live-in-your-body-for-up-to-37-days-according-to-new-study/
Bernie's socialism in Italy and now Venezuela: Venezuela's doctors are alarmed that the country is utterly unprepared for the health crisis that may be about to overwhelm it. “Even if we do get supplies, so many of our workers, from doctors to technicians and administrators, have migrated.” Our story:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/venezuela-doctors-fear-pandemic-will-overwhelm-wrecked-hospitals
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has decided to suspend all public gatherings around the world until further notice due to coronavirus
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-03-12-20-intl-hnk/h_840a40d5ed690d080b36ffcba4db24b9
If one has dry cough, fever or shortness of breath, should he or she go to ER? Dr. Fauci: "They should stay home, call their healthcare provider, call their physician, or even call the ER & say, 'These are symptoms that I have had. I'm staying home. What can I do to get a test?'"
https://twitter.com/CBSEveningNews/status/1238236793490767872
Judges, prison officials and lawyers are struggling to balance the constitutional rights of defendants against concerns that the public institutions could unwittingly become contamination sites.
https://twitter.com/eorden/status/1238248390259027968
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/politics/legal-system-weight-of-coronavirus/index.html
Some Democrats urge party to weigh alternatives for national convention amid coronavirus outbreak
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/some-democrats-urge-party-to-weigh-alternatives-for-national-convention-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/2020/03/12/66c6b5fa-6486-11ea-845d-e35b0234b136_story.html
Many older Americans think the coronavirus crisis is overblown. So they’re holding onto cruise reservations, attending concerts and Zumba classes... in spite of pleas to social distance.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/03/12/older-americans-coronavirus/
Cancellations hit Trump’s hotels and clubs amid coronavirus outbreak
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cancellations-hit-trumps-hotels-and-clubs-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/2020/03/12/87c4ad88-647d-11ea-912d-d98032ec8e25_story.html
Keep in mind that even though we are likely to see a large spike in cases with broader testing, it does not mean massive deaths. It means we will know where stand on the “curve,” whom to isolate, & will help us prevent further spread. Stay calm, but prepare for lifestyle changes.
https://twitter.com/curefinder/status/1238248010259279876
While he presents himself as the nation’s commanding figure, Trump has become a bystander as school superintendents, sports commissioners and business owners shut down much of American life without clear guidance from the president.
Medicare will be covering #COVID19 tests, and there is generally no copay for original #Medicare - deductible applies. @CMSGov is also permitting #MedicareAdvantage plans to waive cost sharing for these tests.
https://twitter.com/SeemaCMS/status/1238234631276814342
#Medicare’s initial payment for the @CDCgov test will be about $36 & non-CDC tests will be around $51. These prices may vary slightly depending on the local Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC). View the full price by MAC list here: https://www.cms.gov/files/document/mac-covid-19-test-pricing.pdf …
https://twitter.com/SeemaCMS/status/1238234632342175756
Russian trolls have outsourced their disinformation campaigns to Ghana and Nigeria, focusing on racial issues in the US ahead of the presidential election
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/12/world/russia-ghana-troll-farms-2020-ward/index.html
CNN has identified and visited a troll factory in Ghana —backed by Russia and posing as an NGO — that is actively aiming to influence the 2020 US presidential election.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/12/world/russia-ghana-troll-farms-2020-ward/index.html
Facebook, Instagram and Twitter have now taken down all 274 accounts associated with this effort. In total, they were followed by more than a quarter of a million people.
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/12/world/russia-ghana-troll-farms-2020-ward/index.html
Charles Barkley announces that he is self-quarantining for 48 hours. He has been tested for COVID-19 and has not gotten results back. "I'm in limbo right now," Barkley said on TNT just now.
https://twitter.com/ByTimReynolds/status/1238255150386601985
California Governor Calls Out What A Mess Coronavirus Testing Is Right Now | The Golden State received test kits for COVID-19 from the federal government that did not include all the components needed to actually run a test.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-coronavirus-testing_n_5e6a957dc5b6bd8156f3d84b
AOC is now for Universal Basic Income when she was against it 4 months ago when Andrew Yang proposed it.
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-aoc-demands-universal-basic-income-other-radical-measures-2020-3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4LL-Pm5n0A
It looks like the Cavaliers are following suit with the Mavs regarding worker compensation: "We are developing a compensation plan to continue paying our event staff and hourly workforce that is impacted with the changes to our regular event schedule."
https://twitter.com/joevardon/status/1238190470938931200
Thank you to the Utah Jazz for everything they did to make sure I am healthy and to make sure I got home because I can’t fly commercially right now. I appreciate them recognizing this as a human issue and doing everything to make sure we were taken care of 💯
https://twitter.com/Tjonesonthenba/status/1238183998557499392
Mark Cuban: "I told my players this is not a lockout or the end of season, you can't just go off and do whatever you want (ie vacation). It's the exact opposite, effectively you have to self-quarantine"
https://streamable.com/nsqrm
Reminder: Two Republican senators who encountered the Brazilian delegation last weekend have quarantined themselves and one has gotten tested. Trump, who posed for a photo w/the Brazilian official who tested positive, is not doing either.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/congress-closes-u-s-capitol-to-the-general-public-11584026289
The White House confirms to me that there is no Coronavirus Task Force briefing today. So much for daily updates.
https://twitter.com/davidalim/status/1238212959748395008
This just happened today, in Scranton, PA. In the midst of a lethal pandemic, ICE's jackbooted jackals are barging into HOSPITALS to arrest people. They'll undoubtedly cage him in a packed detention center, at a time when people are being warned to avoid crowded areas. Horrific.
https://twitter.com/GrimKim/status/1238166682742464516
Atlantic City to Carl Icahn: Tear down crumbling Trump Plaza before it kills somebody
https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey/trump-atlantic-city-plaza-demolished-carl-icahn-20200312.html
Tom Hanks had a cold, or so he thought. In the U.S., those symptoms may not be enough to get tested for the coronavirus. But in Australia, testing is free and widely available, thanks to early and coordinated planning for a pandemic.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/world/australia/tom-hanks-rita-wilson-coronavirus.html
Dr. Fauci on availability of coronavirus tests in the US: “The system is not really geared to what we need right now, what you are asking for. That is a failing … Let’s admit it.”
https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/1238146210755723267
Less than two weeks ago, Bernie Sanders was the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, it was hard to find a Republican who thought Donald Trump was at serious risk of losing re-election, and toilet paper scarcity would have been a funny concept.
Know what's not canceled? Voting. 64K votes cast at early voting centers in Florida yesterday according to state's update. Now at 1.56M votes cast total R and D
https://twitter.com/NewsbySmiley/status/1238214333634576384
In the time before you end up totally self-isolating, if you’re in a position to do so, tip as much as you can. The coming months will be tough for a lot of people and this is your chance to get cash into the hands of folks within your orbit that will need it.
NYAG issues cease and desist order to Alex Jones over fake coronavirus treatments.
https://ag.ny.gov/press-release/2020/attorney-general-james-orders-alex-jones-stop-selling-fake-coronavirus-treatments
Gov. Jay Inslee to order the closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties starting March 17 until April 24.
https://twitter.com/seattletimes/status/1238198539399901185
As of right now, there have been 40 deaths and at least 1523 cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States, according to the state and local health agencies, governments and CDC
https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1238212762846793728
Coronavirus Vaccine Made In Saskatchewan Canada Is Now In The Testing Stages
https://www.narcity.com/news/ca/sk/coronavirus-vaccine-made-in-saskatchewan-is-now-in-the-testing-stages
The Trump Administration Will Move Ahead With Their Plan To Kick People Off Of Food Stamps Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/coronavirus-food-stamps-trump-administration
Dow plummets most since 1987 as Trump stimulus plan fails to materialize
https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-market-news-today-index-reaction-coronavirus-trump-fed-stimulus-2020-3
Kevin Love: I'm committing $100,000 in support of the Cavs arena and support staff that had a sudden life shift due to the suspension of the NBA season. I hope that during this time of crisis, others will join me in supporting our communities.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ph25mgJtQ/
The NBA has notified its teams that all players are advised to stay in their home markets, remain home as much as possible and that teams are not allowed to hold group practices, meetings or workouts through at least March 16
https://twitter.com/TheSteinLine/status/1238227921010999296
Taiwan has only 47 coronavirus cases. Its response to the crisis shows that swift action and widespread healthcare can prevent an outbreak.
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-taiwan-case-study-rapid-response-containment-2020-3
https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
Florida primary voters: Voters with symptoms of #COVID19 can designate someone to pick up their vote-by-mail ballot for them as late as Election Day by filling out affidavits for that designee. Voted ballots must be received by the Supervisor of Elections by 7 pm Election Day.
https://twitter.com/FLSecofState/status/1237363711582633984
Coronavirus Can Live in Patients for Five Weeks After Contagion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-12/coronavirus-can-live-in-patients-for-five-weeks-after-contagion
M4A wouldn't fix the US's response to coronavirus. Italy has universal healthcare with a system similar to M4A. They have run out of hospitals, doctors and ventilators. They are triaging. They literally have to pick which patients get treatment based on the likelihood of survival because the hospitals are overwhelmed.
House vote on likely Pelosi-Mnuchin deal expected tonight - possibly between 8p-9p, per source. Trump’s proposal for a payroll tax cut not expected to be included in current measure. The payroll tax cut will be part of the next round of talks, another source says
https://twitter.com/mkraju/status/1238238770828361730
There will be no payroll tax cut because it's not a tax cut, it's defunding social security and medicare.
It has only closed 3 times since its opening: For a national day of mourning after President Kennedy's assassination in 1963, after the Northridge Earthquake in 1994, and after the Sept. 11 attacks.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/business/disneyland-coronavirus.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
The biggest obstacle to containing coronavirus may be chronic understaffing at retailers and restaurants. So-called lean staffing makes it hard to keep stores disinfected and let workers call in sick, even when companies say that's what they want.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/business/starbucks-coronavirus.html
Nasty recession coming according to JP Morgan: 🔥 JPMORGAN: "Revised GDP forecast of -2.0% annualized growth in 1Q, followed by -3.0% growth in 2Q. ... forecast assumes a fiscal response of about $500 billion. .... If the spread of virus moderates .... stage could be set for a return to growth in 3Q, when we forecast 2.5%"
https://twitter.com/JimPethokoukis/status/1238208191202238464
Mitch McConnell is taking a 3-day weekend during a pandemic: As @SpeakerPelosi & Steve Mnuchin negotiate, @senatemajldr has left the building to head home for the weekend. Senate to address any House coronavirus legislation next week
https://twitter.com/kasie/status/1238177967752257541
Public Catholic worship has been officially prohibited throughout Italy for the first time since the Emperor Constantine legalized Christianity in the year 313.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/italian-priests-struggle-to-tend-to-sick-while-avoiding-coronavirus-contagion-11583946692
Lawmakers even entertaining the idea of waiting to address a coronavirus bill until they got back from recess (that thankfully has since been canceled) is some monumental bullshit.
https://www.wired.com/story/congress-needs-to-get-act-together-coronavirus/
I did the math: a full battery of coronavirus testing costs at minimum $1,331. I also did the legal research: the Administration has the authority to make testing free for every American TODAY. I secured a commitment from a high-level Trump official that they’d actually do it.
https://twitter.com/RepKatiePorter/status/1238147835859779584
I want to be clear. Medical professionals are advising that unless you have serious symptoms, avoid going to the hospital/doc’s office. Stay home. We don’t currently have the capacity to test healthy people, and going to the hospital puts people at risk.
https://twitter.com/RepKatiePorter/status/1238226568960512001
This is a thread that attempts some back-of-the-envelope calculations to assess how the ban on flights from Europe to the USA could affect the number of #COVID19 cases in the US. These sorts of calculations are often called Fermi calculations (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermi_problem …). 1/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238171677046894593
I'm only attempting to do a broad comparison of the number of new infections introduced from Europe daily to the number of new infections generated endemically by the growing US outbreak. 2/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238171769459990528
First, new introductions from Europe. One important data point is the @MRC_Outbreak report that on Feb 1 flights from Wuhan had about 1% prevalence (https://www.imperial.ac.uk/mrc-global-infectious-disease-analysis/news--wuhan-coronavirus/ …). This was when there were 14k total cases reported. 3/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238171854386262017
I'm going to multiply confirmed cases by 5 to get an estimate of current prevalence. Note that this is approximately what we'd expect from WA state right now with 338 reported cases and 1000 to 2000 active infections. 4/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172145819119616
We have close to 20k reported cases in Europe (https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports …), primarily in Italy, Spain, Germany, France and Switzerland, and so an extremely rough estimate of 100k active infections. 5/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172232167256064
The population of these countries is 260 million. This would give a current prevalence in these countries of 1 infection in 2600 people. 6/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172312899207168
There are roughly 250k passengers per day from Europe to the US (https://www.transportation.gov/office-policy/aviation-policy/us-international-air-passenger-and-freight-statistics-report-second-0 …). If we assume that sick people travel just as often and that air travel would be at normal levels without ban, we get roughly https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172428204793856
Next, new infections from within the USA. There are 1289 confirmed cases today (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html …) and so I estimate extremely roughly 6500 active infections in the US at this moment. 8/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172535197327360
If we expect the number of infections to double in 7 days, that means that our current rough estimate of 6500 cases will be 13,000 cases 7 days from now. This means that at the moment, there are 13000/7 = ~1800 new infections per day. 9/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172645750784001
There are many assumptions here (particularly the ratio of 5 to 1 active infections to confirmed cases), but the key result which should be fairly robust to these assumptions is the ratio of 1800 endemic infections vs 100 travel introductions from Europe. 10/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172746422480896
This is a ratio of 18 to 1 for the number of new infections generated within the USA vs infections brought in from Europe. 11/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172829457108993
I've tried to be conservative in this estimate, sources of error (lack of testing in US vs Europe, current travel behavior) would throw things in the direction of higher ratio of endemic infections rather than lower. 12/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238172917684289536
I believe the focus needs to be on testing and case finding in the US to slow transmission here. Introductions through air travel are likely to have a more minor impact at this point. 13/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238175890346872832
And thanks to @nicfelm and @alliblk who helped me work through this calculation. 14/14
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238175972588810240
(Revised tweet #13. I felt more exact language was necessary.)
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238176249354174464
Follow up: Not all cases are the same. New introduction events into areas without endemic US circulation is an issue. Some fraction of new endemic infections could introduce the virus to a new geography, but not all will, while European introductions may be more likely to do so.
https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1238181107910111232
Coalition airstrikes illegally underway against multiple Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/politics/coalition-airstrikes-retaliation-iraq/index.html
.@realDonaldTrump actually can’t help that he’s intellectually, psychologically, and morally unfit for any public office. But there are 52 people who could’ve done something about it 5 weeks ago. No one should forget their responsibility, not this fall, in 2022 and 2024—or ever.
https://twitter.com/gtconway3d/status/1238207143037321221
Reminder: Biden always surrounded by super-smart people. Trump surrounded by Sebastian Gorka, Roger Stone, Larry Kudlow, and Jared Kushner: If you haven't watched @JoeBiden 's speech today on how we should respond to #coronavirus, take a few minutes to do so. It is both an urgent call to action and a reminder of what responsible, sensible presidential leadership at a time of crisis looks like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWYmE97K2XA
Trump's budget director stands by plan to cut CDC budget by 15 percent
https://www.salon.com/2020/03/12/trumps-budget-director-stands-firm-on-plan-to-cut-cdc-budget-by-15-percent/
Michigan has same-day registration, mail-in voting, early voting, and automatic voter registration if you've renewed your license in the last two years. Were there long lines in some places? Yes. And that's something that needs to be fixed. It 1- did not affected hundreds of thousands of voters and 2- there's really only so much you can do to make voting easier and Michigan has done a ton of it. Michigan wasn't rigged. There was no voter suppression. Michigan had HISTORIC RECORD TURNOUT.
Georgia purge removes nearly 309,000 voter registrations
https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-purge-removes-nearly-309-213210934.html
I keep thinking about how 12 years ago Joe Biden and Sarah Palin were debating for Vice President. And now he’s the Democratic frontrunner and she’s singing Baby Got Back in a bear costume.
Trump's 10-min speech reflected not only his handling of the crisis but much of his presidency - riddled with errors, nationalist and xenophobic in tone, limited in its empathy, and boastful of his own decisions and the supremacy of the nation he leads.
The NBA will not be fine or suspend Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert for his actions leading up to testing positive for the coronavirus, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
http://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1238301219279400961
We are committed to assisting all of our employees through this uncertain time. All part-time, hourly Kings event team members will be compensated for the shifts they were previously scheduled to work in March.
https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1238283135265263616?s=19
All Detroit Piston employees, including Little Caesars Arena operations, to be paid during NBA's hiatus
https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2020/03/12/detroit-pistons-news-employees-little-caesars-arena/5039226002/
Hawks owner Tony Ressler is joining Mark Cuban in making sure the arena’s hourly employees will continue to have income.
https://twitter.com/ChrisKirschner/status/1238126264503984129?s=20
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