COVID-19 Update

1st (official) dead American = Feb 29, 2020

By the time I started tracking it (Mar 23rd), the total had risen to 4,081.

In the next 10 days or so, we'll top over 200,000 dead Americans.

We know there are many deaths that can be attributed to COVID-19 that are not being included in the numbers (co-morbidities, dying at home, etc), so the low estimate is that one American has died from this disease every 86 seconds for the last 187 days.

WaPo:

Fearing homelessness could worsen coronavirus crisis, Trump administration halts evictions

Citing fears that increased homelessness could exacerbate the coronavirus crisis, the Trump administration on Tuesday issued a ban on evictions for the next four months. But housing experts say the policy doesn’t go far enough, since it doesn’t provide any aid for renters who will eventually owe what may be sky-high past-due balances.

Surprise! 45* throws another bone up in the air that doesn't do one fuckin' thing for people who could really use a little help. All that shit does is put another phony star next to his name so he looks like he's doing something good, while he's actually doing nothing but postponing the misery and worsening the tensions in a marketplace that's already pretty fuckin' tense. 

How is it this "businessman" doesn't seem to know much about how business actually works?

Some other stuff:

• The Trump administration said it will not join a global effort to develop, manufacture and equitably distribute a coronavirus vaccine, in part because the World Health Organization is involved.
• The U.S. coronavirus death toll has surpassed 181,000, and more than 6 million cases have been reported.
• Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified before Congress on Tuesday that a new stimulus package is still needed. But talks with Democrats after the hearing went nowhere.
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is facing criticism for visiting a hair salon in San Francisco that was closed to the public due to coronavirus restrictions.
• New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) announced he would delay the start of in-person school by nearly two weeks after teachers threatened to strike over safety concerns.
• A new study out of Iceland found that coronavirus antibodies lasted for at least four months, which could be good news for vaccine development efforts.