Tuesday 31 March 2020

Projections: Statistical model paints grim picture of what's to come in US



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Analysis: Trump's demeanor contrasts starkly with death toll

It is falling to President Donald Trump to lead America into its most tragic month in decades, as experts say the coronavirus pandemic could kill more citizens than the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.


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California doctors 'cautiously hopeful' early shelter at home measures are working

Two weeks after San Francisco issued the country's first shelter-in-place order for residents to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus, hospital emergency rooms throughout the region appear to be seeing the early effects.


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He walked every block of New York City and died of coronavirus

William Helmreich, a prominent sociologist perhaps best known for walking nearly every block of New York City, died Saturday morning of coronavirus, his family said.


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Trump spars with CNN reporter when confronted with past remarks

CNN's Jeremy Diamond presses President Donald Trump after he denied instructing Vice President Mike Pence to not call governors he felt were being unappreciative of federal assistance during the coronavirus crisis, despite video evidence to the contrary.


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Coronavirus Live Updates: Three Out of Four Americans Ordered to Stay Home

Leaders around the world are using the pandemic as pretext for seizing virtually dictatorial authority. In the U.S., President Trump said the states had plenty of testing kits, but governors disagreed.

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Stock Markets in Asia Signal Investor Caution: Live Updates

Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Hospital Safety Rules Are Relaxed to Fight Coronavirus

The federal government has redefined a hospital to include tents and dormitory rooms.

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Hive Mind of Makers Rises to Meet Pandemic

Tinkerers, sewers and scientists bring their ideas and 3-D printers to bear on the shortage of medical supplies.

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Days After a Funeral in a Georgia Town, Coronavirus ‘Hit Like a Bomb’


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Restrictions Are Slowing Coronavirus Infections, New Data Suggest


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Inside G.M.’s Race to Build Ventilators, Before Trump’s Attack


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Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Through End of April


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White House Airlifts Medical Supplies From China in Coronavirus Fight


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They Survived the Spanish Flu, the Depression and the Holocaust


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The 36 Questions That Lead to Love


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Nurses Die, Doctors Fall Sick and Panic Rises on Virus Front Lines


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914 Dead in N.Y.C., and City’s Virus Case Count Tops 38,000: Live Updates


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Behind Trump’s Reversal on Reopening the Country: 2 Sets of Numbers

An estimate of the number of possible deaths and polling that showed a cautious public changed, for now, the president’s approach to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Virus Prompts Workplace Protests Over Health Concerns

Instacart and Amazon are the latest targets of labor action by groups fearing coronavirus exposure on the job.

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U.S. Retail Crisis Deepens as Hundreds of Thousands Lose Work

Furloughs by Macy’s and Gap will affect the majority of their work forces, and show how the pandemic will devastate many retailers.

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Keep It Simple, Albany. This Is No Time for Budget Games.

Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers should pass a streamlined budget and fight their policy battles another day.

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Trump to Governors: I’d Like You to Do Us a Favor, Though

Once again, the president is using aid to extort re-election help.

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Monday 30 March 2020

Ken Shimura, famed Japanese comedian, dead at 70 after contracting coronavirus

Famed Japanese comedian Ken Shimura has died after contracting novel coronavirus, according to his representatives.


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Stunning projection: Fauci estimates between 100,000 to 200,000 deaths. But that could change, he said

Social distancing guidelines that have shut down cites across the US have been extended to April 30 as a top US health official warns that 100,000 or more people could die in the US from the novel coronavirus.


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How States Are Enticing Employers to Help Their Workers Save for College

With college costs high, at least eight states now offer tax credits or deductions for employers that contribute to workers’ 529 accounts. ...