Not even close to taking it seriously enough. A lot of my friends are still congregating, eating together, drinking together, smoking together, partying together, and gaming together. Not good. The President's thoughts seem to tell the American people that this will be over in two weeks, fourteen days, that's when he wants to reopen everything again. Hence the lax citizens continuing to party. Anyways, here are some headlines that will put more of a worldly context on my series entitled Plague Journal, or you might recognize more as part of Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse Virus Parts 1-4, so far.
3/24 Headlines
Trump, defying experts, talks of easing restrictions by Easter.
People who left N.Y.C recently are asked to self-quarantine.
China to ease lockdown.
Bernie Sanders to participate in the next debate.
Some pregnant women in New York City will have to deliver babies alone.
US and U.A.E troops hold major exercise amidst the virus and Iran tensions.
Women should have to register for the military draft, Commission tells Congress.
States say some doctors are stockpiling trial coronavirus drugs for themselves.
Density is normally good for us, that will be true after coronavirus too.
Virus knocks out thousands of healthcare workers in Europe.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick of Texas said he and other grandparents might be willing to die to keep the economy going.
Terrence McNally, Tony-Winning Playwright of Gay Life, Dies at 81. [from the virus]
Nearly a million children left behind in Venezuela as Parents Migrate.
Here's how to give your space a makeover while you're homebound.
Olympians have another year to prepare, a blessing and a curse.
Prime Minister of India orders total lockdown of India, including all 1.3 billion Indians.
Facebook is "just trying to keep the lights on" as traffic soars.
Waves of suspect websites look to cash in on pandemic.
Helping your neighbor could hurt the neighborhood.
For abused women, a lockdown holds dangers of its own.
How to stay sane when the world seems crazy.
Why mundane moments truly matter.
Be more productive in 7 days.
Burnout isn't just in your head, it's in your circumstances.
A D.I.Y dance for your home.
The Doctor and the "Apocalypse."
Young adults come to grips with the coronavirus health risks.
What does our body temperature say about our health?
Share blood with your friends for vampire bats, it's good manners.
3/25 Headlines
Senate approves a $2 trillion-dollar economic stimulus package.
New York City has over 20,000 confirmed cases, and the death toll stands at 280.
13 Deaths in a day: An 'Apocalyptic' surge at an N.Y.C. hospital.
Calls for federal intervention as the need for ventilators grow.
The fine print in the bill contains special industry deals.
Can you become immune to the virus?
Governors tell outsiders from 'hot zone' to stay away as virus divides states.
"Hi, please cancel our cleaning for tomorrow." Undocumented household workers are being cast out with little help.
Europe's leaders ditch austerity and fight pandemic with cash.
A deluged system leaves some elderly to die, rocking Spain's self-image.
Arts groups, facing their own virus crisis, get their own piece of the Stimulus.
Food supply anxiety brings back victory gardens.
Even before coronavirus, the U.S. population was growing at the slowest rate since 1919.
How to see the world when you're stuck at home.
How to get more sleep tonight.
Britain enlists an army of volunteers to fight the outbreak.
Sanders is ready to debate again. Biden says, "We've had enough debates."
White Supremacist Pleads Guilty to New Zeland mosque killings.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe wins a victory in the Pipeline case.
3/26 Headlines
Markets shrug off jobless claims; Pelosi predicts bipartisan aid vote.
S&P has the best 3-day run since 1933 as U.S. deaths top 1000.
Jobless numbers convey the scale of economic wreckage.
With a doctor in Brooklyn E.R.: "We're in disaster mode."
Wallstreet shakes off the unemployment report as aid nears.
Will I get some money? How much? And when?
6 die as coronavirus races through an upscale retirement community.
Europe fumbled coronavirus at first. Can it manage the pandemic now?
Louisana may be experiencing the world's fastest growth in new cases. Mardi Gras may be why.
Japan's virus success has puzzled the world. Has its luck run out?
Trump wants to 'reopen America.' Here's what happens if we do.
How to look your best on a webcam.
What you can do about coronavirus right now.
The baseball season opens with a dash of imagination.
A promoter's screen test involved sex on camera, lawsuits charge.
Venezuelan President is charged with drug trafficking in the U.S.
Jane Goodall is self-isolating too.
Life on the planet Mercury? It's not completely nuts.
Take steps to counter the loneliness of social distancing.
3/27 Headlines
Trump signs a $2 trillion dollar coronavirus relief package.
Some U.S. cities could have outbreaks worse than Wuhan.
'White-collar quarantine,' Virus puts a spotlight on the class divide.
'We take the dead from morning till night."
I became a disciplined investor for over 40 years. The virus broke me in 40.
'The other option is death,' New York starts sharing of ventilators.
Blood plasma from survivors will be given to coronavirus patients.
In the U.S., luxury brands board up the store.
These stores are deemed 'essential' in the pandemic but not everyone agrees.
The U.S. now leads the world in confirmed coronavirus cases.
Updates: States plead for more federal help.
'It's a wreck,' 3.3 million file unemployment claims.
How the largest stimulus in history united a polarized Senate.
$1 Billion price tag for ventilators gives White House second thoughts.
A nurse dies, angry co-workers blame a lack of protective gear.
Trump says he will label regions by the risk of coronavirus threats.
The stimulus package will fundamentally transform the government.
Fact check: Trump's claim that recession will be deadlier than the virus is baseless.
I was an accidental playboy pinup.
3/28 Headlines
- President Trump says he is weighing enforceable quarantines for hot spots like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as U.S. cases pass 104,000.
- New York State’s primary is delayed, and New York City may fine those who break social-distancing rules.
- Federal civil rights office rejects rationing medical care based on disability or age.
- As deaths surge, Spain and Italy look for signs of a turning point.
- Ireland enters a strict lockdown, and the U.K. checks its rule book.
- Japan is ‘barely holding on,’ Abe says, but declines to order a lockdown.
3/29 Headlines
- C.D.C. issues a travel advisory for the New York region, after Trump backs off his quarantine threat.
- U.S. civil rights office moves to prevent discrimination over who gets lifesaving care.
- A sudden lockdown in India leaves hundreds of thousands of migrants homeless and jobless.
- Illinois reports first known U.S. coronavirus infant death; Louisiana inmate dies.
- A surgeon on the front lines dies as Britain is warned of a ‘significant’ lockdown.
- America’s lost month: How the U.S. fell behind on coronavirus testing.
- Wealthier Europeans escape to second homes, stoking fear and anger in smaller communities.
- As the virus’s impact expands, Washington mulls more emergency measures.
- Roughly three out of four Americans are under orders to stay home, or will be soon.
- China says it’s halting the virus’s spread. Is that true?
- Agony in Spain and Italy as deaths climb and lockdowns are extended.
- “Doctors are getting sick everywhere.” Health workers confront fear as colleagues fall ill.
- As the virus spreads behind bars, there are calls rising to free inmates.
4/3/2020
- New York State records its biggest daily death toll, and pleads for the nation’s help.
- Should you wear a mask? The White House and public health officials are debating the advice.
- U.S. tries to bar 3M from exporting face masks.
- With joblessness soaring, Pelosi says it’s time to “go bigger” on another economic relief bill and wait on infrastructure.
- Half the planet is on lockdown, but not every U.S. state.
- Britain has its deadliest day as the government races for an “immunity passport.”
- Small businesses seek a share of $350 billion as some predict a chaotic process.
4/9/2020
- As millions more Americans lose their jobs, more aid from Washington is uncertain.
- European officials agree to spend more than half a trillion euros to blunt the economic effects from the virus.
- OPEC and Russia reach a deal to cut oil production, as the pandemic drives down demand.
- New York State and Pennsylvania set new single-day records.
- In California, Newsom defends his decision to send ventilators to other states.
- In the race for virus drugs, a scientist on the front lines is urging caution.
5/1/2020
- As many businesses open their doors around the country, some governors face growing resistance.
- W.H.O. extends its declaration of a global health emergency.
- Labs across the U.S. join a federal initiative to study the virus genome.
- As stay-at-home orders lift, individuals are wrestling with decisions that feel life-or-death.
- Mnuchin says private schools with large endowments should return funds.
- Texas moves aggressively to restart businesses, with restaurants, malls and movie theaters all open.
- Schools across N.Y. State will stay closed through the end of the school year, Cuomo said.
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