From Yahoo Finance: “Don’t believe the numbers when you see, even on our Johns Hopkins website, that 1,600 Americans have the virus,” he said. “No, that means 1,600 got the test, tested positive. There...
From David Knowles, Editor of Yahoo News: Connecticut’s chief epidemiologist said Thursday that 10 to 20 percent of the state’s population could contract coronavirus over the next month. Given Connecticut’s population of 3.75 million,...
By Mike Ahmadi Survival Economics Lesson One: Joe has a gun and ammo. Jim has no gun and a cheeseburger. Joe is hungry and there are no cheeseburgers left. Jim no longer has a...
Swine Flu Infected 60 Million People, Hospitalized 300,000 in the U.S.: Do you know how many people were hospitalized in 2009-2010 with the swine flu? Three hundred thousand were hospitalized. So 60 million people...
From The Atlantic: a number of prominent conservatives—including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas—are going with Wuhan virus, as if the deadly new pathogen were one more scourge to be...
AFP via Yahoo: “We know children get infected with the virus, but they don’t appear to get very sick or die,” said Justin Lessler, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public...
From DNYUZ: Between 160 million and 214 million people in the U.S. could be infected over the course of the epidemic, according to one projection. That could last months or even over a year,...
Anchorage Daily News: Beyond that, industry officials acknowledge some uncertainty about how exactly they will be able to replenish their stocks if factories and ports worldwide are short-staffed. Over the past decade, retailers have...
From FOX NEWS: A new report out of Beijing suggests the first confirmed case of the coronavirus can be traced back to mid-November, a month earlier than the Chinese government has claimed it knew about it. Government documents seen...
From the South China Morning Post: The Sars experience drove Beijing’s leadership to overhaul its infectious disease control system in a bid to prevent a future epidemic and, according to a former CDC official,...
From BioRxiv: Steroid compounds, which are expected to have dual functions in blocking host inflammation and MERS-CoV replication, were screened from a chemical library. Within this library, ciclesonide, an inhaled corticosteroid, suppressed human coronavirus...
From The HIll: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and President Trump have struck a deal on a multibillion-dollar stimulus package aimed at assisting millions of Americans directly hurt by the coronavirus outbreak. Pelosi announced the deal on Friday evening...
ABC News: As scientists scramble to understand more about the novel coronavirus, a new government-funded experiment shows that the virus can survive on surfaces such as plastic and stainless steel for up to three days. Though...
Rep. Crawford via FOX News: The president’s emphasis on public-private partnerships is a proven method of success. There are numerous examples that embody the fighting spirit of America, but one that immediately comes to...
From National Review: The bioethicist Ezekiel Emanuel — a prime architect of Obamacare — is the most famous person on the committee. Why is that important? Emanuel made headlines a few years ago by writing...
From New York Post: Europe is now the “epicenter” of the global coronavirus pandemic as it aggressively spreads through Italy and other European nations — at the same time as it has slowed in China —...
New York Post: Some patients who have recovered from the coronavirus have been left with a reduced lung capacity – and left gasping for air when walking briskly, according to a report. The Hong...
From CNBC: The New York Federal Reserve will begin buying Treasurys across the yield spectrum as part of its efforts to help the financial system through the coronavirus scare. In an announcement Friday, the...
From USA Today: Testing for coronavirus typically uses reagents, which are chemical substances used in laboratory analyses. The reagents extract, purify and stabilize RNA, or ribonucleic acid, in samples taken from patients suspected of having...
Politico: On Tuesday night, Joe Biden’s campaign was celebrating his latest primary night triumph. By Wednesday morning, #NeverBiden, #WriteinBernie and #DemExit2020 hashtags began trending on Twitter.
Lack of Testing Kits Stresses Political System: “The system is not geared toward what we need right now, what you are asking for,” Anthony Fauci, an immunologist and the head of the National Institute...
Miami Herald: Researchers looking at cases in China say patients could spread the virus for up to 37 days after they start showing symptoms, according to the study published in the British medical journal...
From Yahoo Finance: The coronavirus pandemic has killed over 4,000 people around the world, affecting over 100 different countries. It is making its way through the U.S., impacting 35 states so far with over 1,300 confirmed cases. There...
I think most people aren’t aware of the risk of systemic healthcare failure due to #COVID19 because they simply haven’t run the numbers yet. Let’s talk math. 1/n — Liz Specht (@LizSpecht) March 7,...
The Hill: 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...
From the WSJ: The spread of coronavirus through the halls of government marks an acute challenge for institutions that—by their very nature—are more vulnerable to the virus. Many heads of state and lawmakers are...
Lowry in the NY Post: Nonetheless, the virus first became known in Wuhan, in cases clustered around a wildlife market, and the locked-down city has remained the epicenter of the Chinese epidemic ever since....
NBC NEWS: The attending physician of the U.S. Congress & Supreme Court, Dr. Brian Monahan, briefed Senate Staff yesterday in a closed-door meeting that he expects anywhere from 70 up to 150 million people...
From PBS Newshour: Events DC, which operates the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, is suspending operations there from March 13 to March 31, disclosing that five people who attended the recent AIPAC conference had...
From the BBC: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country’s population – some 58 million people – could contract the coronavirus. Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at...
From CNBC: The coronavirus-induced sell-off reached a new low on Wednesday as Wall Street grappled with the rapid spread of the virus as well as uncertainty around a fiscal response to curb slower economic growth...
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The IRS regulation allows coronavirus testing and treatment to be covered below the deductible without jeopardizing your Health Savings Account eligibility. The reg is n-20-15.
From The Daily Star: Never have so many brain cells been sacrificed on the altar of toilet paper fever. Come on people, what is that about? Why, when you’re warned you may get a...
From DW: The coronavirus scare has seen quite a number of Germans resorting to panic buying, although the chances of them really needing a lot of stuff at home over a longer period are rather...
Surgeon general: “If you are a child or young adult, you are more likely to die from the flu, if you get it, than you are to die from coronavirus. So, there is something about being young that is protective.”...
From RCP: https://www.realclearpolitics.com/elections/betting_odds/democratic_2020_nomination/
From The Hill: Three employees with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in California tested positive for the coronavirus, the agency confirmed Tuesday. The employees, who work at Mineta San Jose International Airport in Santa...
From CNBC: Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden’s presidential campaigns canceled rallies set for Cleveland on Tuesday night due to coronavirus concerns, the first disruptions the outbreak has caused in the 2020 Democratic primary. In separate...
From the LA Times: An analysis of the novel coronavirus’ spread inside the United States suggests that thousands of Americans are already infected, dimming the prospects for stomping out the outbreak in its earliest...
From Postmates: As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continues to be a serious public health challenge affecting communities across the United States, Postmates announced today its industry-leading plan for providing couriers and merchants with additional resources for...
From Tech Crunch: Postmates couriers who have made at least one delivery in states where cases of COVID-19 have been identified will be eligible for credits from the emergency relief fund, which can be...
From Input: The Postmates Fleet Relief Fund, as it’s called, is available to anyone in the Postmates “fleet” in the following states: Wash., Ore., Calif., Nev., Utah, Colo., Ariz., Texas, Neb., Wis., Ill., Ind.,...
Washington Examiner: The same news media that spent the entire new year referring to COVID-19 as the “Wuhan virus,” the “Wuhan coronavirus,” or the “Chinese coronavirus” have decided this week that those terms are...
From Reuters: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the U.S. markets in turmoil due to coronavirus-driven recession fears and plunging oil prices, investors and analysts on Monday said they were factoring in the possibility that a...
Sometimes, I just love Speaker Pelosi, with a hat tip for Rep. Sherrill, from The Hill: With the Capitol consumed by anxiety over the coronavirus, Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) rose in a closed-door caucus meeting Tuesday and...
From The Lancet: In scenarios in which the reproduction number was 2·5, 15% of transmission occurred before symptom onset, and there was a short delay to isolation, at least 80% of infected contacts needed...
Tucker: “People you trust — people you probably voted for — have spent weeks minimizing what is clearly a very serious problem,” Carlson told his audience. “Though these people have good intentions as they...
First, the House Dems are at no payroll tax cut. Second, here is a reasonable summation of where a fair number of the Senate Republicans are at, if you want some money to help...
From Yahoo News: Despite vows to drastically expand coronavirus testing, federal and state public health authorities have tested only 4,987 people for the coronavirus as of Tuesday morning, according to the Centers for Disease...
From KHN: Stat: $125M Effort To Find Coronavirus Drugs Started By Gates Foundation, Wellcome, And Mastercard The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, along with the charitable group Wellcome and Mastercard, announced Tuesday that they...
From the NYT: Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases, is widely respected for his ability to explain science without talking down to his audience — and lately, for managing to...
From WTOP: The Securities and Exchange Commission is asking all personnel based at its headquarters to work from home due to an employee who may have coronavirus, according to an SEC spokesperson, becoming the first federal agency to...
From Arab News: DUBAI: Iran has temporarily freed about 70,000 prisoners to combat the spread of the coronavirus in jails, the head of the judiciary said on Monday, as officials reported hundreds of new...
From The HIll: Older Americans, especially those with underlying health conditions, should stockpile supplies and avoid unnecessary travel, a top official at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Monday. Most Americans...
It's actually very important we continue to refer to COVID19 as the Wuhan Virus The Chinese government is working overtime to blame the CIA and anyone else for their failings. The name should indicate...
From The Washingtonian: Politico, the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, and Mother Jones have asked reporters who covered CPAC to self-quarantine and work remotely due to concerns that they may have been exposed to the novel coronavirus....
From The Daily Caller: Republican Georgia Rep. Doug Collins and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz both announced Monday afternoon that they would be self-quarantining themselves after learning that they interacted with a coronavirus-infected person in...
From CBS News: The Federal Reserve is delaying processing dollars that have been repatriated from Asia. The Louvre Museum in Paris isn’t accepting cash from visitors. And Iran has urged its citizens to stop...
From CNBC: Italy will expand the lockdown of the Lombardy region to the entire country, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Monday as Italy’s case count surged, making it the country with the most COVID-19 cases outside...
Coronavirus Update: Number Of Cases Continues To Climb Across Tri-State; New Jersey’s 1st Patient Speaks Out
From the Washington Examiner: A firestorm erupted over the weekend in western media and politics over how to deal with China’s role in the outbreak of the new coronavirus, COVID-19. Many have taken to...
From Bloomberg News: (Bloomberg) — The new coronavirus causes little more than a cough if it stays in the nose and throat, which it does for the majority of people unlucky enough to be...
The head of port authority for NY/NJ who runs NY/NJ airports tested positive the Governor announced. — Shimon Prokupecz (@ShimonPro) March 9, 2020
NEW from @Kasie: Members of Congress are becoming increasingly anxious about coronavirus, and there is growing pressure on leadership to take steps to protect lawmakers — even potentially recessing for a period of weeks...
From The Seattle Times: Testing for the novel coronavirus in the Seattle area will get a huge boost in the coming weeks as a project funded by Bill Gates and his foundation begins offering...
From Business Insider: In a statement, an Uber spokesperson said the company will be compensating drivers and delivery people for up to 14 days who are either diagnosed with COVID-19 or are placed in...
6'8 Las Vegas Aces star Liz Cambage said she thinks she contracted the #CoronaVirus while playing in China last December. Cambage believes she survived the virus before the world knew what it was. She...
ALSO OF NOTE: Congress as a whole could be more susceptible to dangerous symptoms of the coronavirus. Sixty-six senators are over the age of 60 — fully two-thirds of the body, with more than...
Mudde in The Guardian: The most remarkable aspect of Super Tuesday is that Biden won in states that he had spent little money in and had few campaign staff. Against the millions of dollars...
From The American Prospect: What drove that consolidation is no mystery. It wasn’t a sudden enthusiasm for Biden. It was a deep fear of Sanders becoming the presidential nominee and dividing and dragging down...
“ACU chairman Matt Schlapp told the Washington Post on Saturday he did interact with the infected at the event. The precise chronology could not be learned, but Schlapp did shake Trump’s hand on the...
From Politico: The first case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Washington, D.C., according to Mayor Muriel Bowser.
From Reuters: Democrats are about twice as likely as Republicans to say the coronavirus poses an imminent threat to the United States, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted this week. And more Democrats than...
Here is my key question: If the social credit, uber-face recognition totalitarian state of China can’t quarantine this (as evidenced by its global spread and the fact that the 60 million person quarantine inside...
Really? From FOX: The Super Tuesday evening post, now deleted, said: “Bloomberg spent $500 million on ads. The U.S. population is 327 million. He could have given each American $1 million and still have...
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Klein: Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s presidential candidacy ultimately failed because voters saw right through her. Warren’s career, as I have detailed, has been built on a series of cons dating back to her time as an academic...
From Politico: “Let’s take a deep breath and spend a little time on that. We don’t have to decide right this minute,” Warren said. Pressed on whether an endorsement was coming, Warren said “not...
From the National Review: ‘If, then, the courts of justice are to be considered as the bulwarks of a limited Constitution against legislative encroachments, this consideration will afford a strong argument for the permanent tenure...
From the USA Today Editorial Board: For the Senate’s Democratic leader to stand on the front steps of the Supreme Court and furiously shout words that sound very much like a threat against two high court justices is unseemly...
From The Atlantic: When Joe Biden climbed to the stage in California to celebrate his Super Tuesday comeback in the Democratic primary, three things happened in a matter of minutes. He basked in the...
From the National Review: So, let me get this straight. After a year of campaigning, discussion, and debate among the Democrats, as of early February, the party had decided Joe Biden was the favorite...
From the Daily Mail: Mike Pence admitted Thursday that the administration will not be able to follow meet its promise to deliver one million coronavirus testing kits by the end of the week. ‘We don’t have enough...
MIT Technology Review: Few health institutions around the world are as renowned as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Which makes it all the more baffling that the CDC could have fumbled...
From The Week: Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly told CNBC on Thursday that the company has lost several hundred million dollars in a week’s time thanks to a decline in bookings amid increasing fears over COVID-19....
From Business Insider via Yahoo News: New modeling from The Australian National University looks at seven scenarios of how the outbreak might affect the world’s wealth, ranging from low severity to high severity. In the...
From the New York Daily News: “A city schoolteacher has self-quarantined after coming down with coronavirus-like symptoms, city officials confirmed Wednesday. The teacher recently traveled to Italy…”
From the New York Daily News: “Wife, son, and daughter of Westchester coronavirus patient test positive for the illness, along with a neighbor who drove him to the hospital…”
From the WSJ: “Seattle-area companies and schools began implementing contingency plans Thursday to help contain the new coronavirus in the hard-hit region, where the number of confirmed cases jumped to 70 from 39 a...
From Newsweek: The National Emerson College Poll of 1,128 registered voters between January 21 and January 23 found that 53 percent of Sanders supporters said “yes” when asked if they would support the Democratic nominee...
Savor this meltdown. pic.twitter.com/r6ArfZIN25 — David Reaboi (@davereaboi) March 4, 2020
Sanders predicting the Biden-Sanders delegate count will be neck-and-neck once the California ballots are counted, from The Hill: “I haven’t seen the latest delegate count, but my guess is that after California is thrown...
Turque in USA Today: …if the supposed Sanders-Warren agenda is really what they care about, now is the time to get behind the viable candidate, and that’s not Warren. If her base truly supports...