Sunday, March 22, 2020

Sunday news: "deniers and disbelievers"

From Rough and Tumble:

Orange County’s number of coronavirus cases jumps by 13, now up to 78 -- Orange County has 78 confirmed cases of coronavirus as of Saturday, March 21, an increase of 13 from the day before, officials said. Of the 13 new cases, seven are related to travel and three were acquired locally. Others are under investigation or involve someone who had contact with a known COVID-19 case. Jeong Park in the Orange County Register -- 3/22/20

Californians urged to stay home as experts warn coronavirus-related death toll will rise -- As the number of California coronavirus infection cases reached 1,500, state officials called on residents to stay home as much as possible, raced to get more people tested and enlisted the support of tech titans. Experts, meanwhile, warned that the number of U.S. deaths would rise in the months ahead. Phil Willon, Alex Wigglesworth, Richard Winton, Laura King in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 3/22/20
With coronavirus, California’s economy is in uncharted territory -- COVID-19 is almost certain to cause the first pandemic-induced recession of the postwar era. For millions of Californians and their families, that may mean less work, lower income and more financial stress. Ben Christopher Calmatters -- 3/22/20

‘Time to wake up,’ Newsom says, again urging Californians to stay home in coronavirus fight -- “Be a good neighbor. Be a good citizen. Those young people that are still out there on the beaches thinking this is a party time — grow up,” Newsom said during a news conference on Facebook and Twitter on Saturday afternoon. “ Phil Willon, Taryn Luna, Hannah Fry in the Los Angeles Times$ -- 3/22/20
Deniers and Disbelievers: ‘If I Get Corona, I Get Corona.’ -- A climbing destination on the remote eastern side of the snow-capped Sierra Nevada, Bishop, Calif., was packed last weekend, as crowded as any holiday, despite growing calls for isolation in advance of a predicted wave of coronavirus cases. John Branch in the New York Times$ -- 3/22/20

Short-term thinking plagues Trump’s coronavirus response -- The show of action played well in the White House briefing room and with the public, but has had a different impact behind the scenes. Health-agency officials and outside advisers to the administration, speaking on the condition of anonymity, described a chaotic situation in which leaders rushed to address presidential requests that sometimes seem to come on a whim while losing focus on longer-term challenges. Dan Diamond Politico-- 3/22/20

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

NO SURPRISE HERE. BEHIND THE SCENES WOULD BE PANIC GIVEN THE PEOPLE trump HAS PUT IN PLACE. THEY KNOW THEIR PLACE--GROVELING.

Anonymous said...

Life is different. Sadly so.

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