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Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks Monday about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

White House turns to statistical models for virus forecast

Like forecasters tracking a megastorm, White House officials are relying on statistical models to help predict the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and try to protect as many people as possible.
Healthcare workers assist a patient Friday at one of the intensive care units (ICU) at German Trias i Pujol hospital in Badalona, Spain. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

Europe's hospitals among the best but can't handle pandemic

As increasing numbers of European hospitals buckle under the strain of tens of thousands of coronavirus patients, the crisis has exposed a surprising paradox: Some of the world's best health systems are remarkably ill-equipped to handle a pandemic.
President Donald Trump speaks Monday about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

How dire projections, grim images dashed Trump's Easter plan

The projections were grim: Even if the U.S. were to continue to do what it was doing, keeping the economy closed and most Americans in their homes, the coronavirus could leave 100,000 to 200,000 people dead and millions infected. And the totals would be far worse if the nation reopened.
Daily Herald file photo, 2018 Chris Collins of Wasco finishes combining a row of corn in a field off Route 64 in Wasco. An unusually wet planting season caused lower yields last year. This year farmers must also worry about the flu pandemic’s effect on markets.

Illinois farmers cautious about corn, soybean season

Illinois farmers may feel the economic hit as COVID-19 could stall a rebound from the wet 2019.
Serbian soldiers set up beds for treatment of possible COVID-19 infected patients inside of the Belgrade Fair in Serbia. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness.
Dismantling democracy? Virus used as excuse to quell dissent
Soldiers patrol the streets with their fingers on machine gun triggers. The army guards an exhibition center-turned-makeshift-hospital crowded with rows of metal beds for those infected with the coronavirus. And Serbia's president warns residents that Belgrade's graveyards won't be big enough to bury the dead if people ignore his government's lockdown orders.
Vicktery Zimmerman works from her home in Chicago Friday during the coronavirus-related order to shelter in place. A self-proclaimed extrovert, Zimmerman has come up with workarounds like video calls to help herself deal with the lack of social interaction. (Justin Zimmerman via AP)
Extroverts (and introverts, too) face quarantine challenges
Within days, Vicktery Zimmerman had figured out how to connect with friends and family even as she and her husband shelter in place at their Chicago home.
FILE — In this April 13, 2018, file photo the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier is anchored off Manila Bay west of Manila, Philippines. The captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members on shore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. The ship is docked in Guam.
US warship captain seeks crew isolation as virus spreads
In a memo to Navy leaders, the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt said the spread of the disease is ongoing and accelerating, and said that removing all but 10% of the crew is a "necessary risk" in order to stop the spread of the virus. The ship is docked in Guam.
President Donald Trump’s is expected to mark a win in his two-year fight to gut one of the United States’ single-biggest efforts against climate change, relaxing ambitious Obama-era vehicle mileage standards and raising the ceiling on damaging fossil fuel emissions for years to come.
Trump rollback of mileage standards guts climate change push
The Trump administration's rollback of mileage standards Tuesday marks a win for Americans who like their SUVs and pickup trucks, but the government's own estimates show big costs, too -- more Americans dying from air pollution, more climate-damaging tailpipe exhaust and more expense for drivers at the gas pumps.
Pallets containing 250,000 face masks rest on a landing dock at United Nations headquarters. On Saturday, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio accepted the masks from the U.N. for use in the city’s battle against the coronavirus.
Hospitals tell doctors they'll be fired if they speak out about lack of gear
Hospitals are threatening to fire health care workers who publicize their working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic -- and have in some cases followed through.
U.S. index futures fluctuated on Tuesday while European stocks headed for a fifth increase in six sessions amid debate over whether the market meltdown has ended given the continued spread of the coronavirus. Treasuries and the dollar advanced.
Dow average suffers worst quarter since 1987
U.S. stocks sank, bulging the Dow Jones Industrial Average's loss in the quarter to a level not seen since 1987 as the pandemic almost certainly plunged the American economy into recession.
CDC considers advising the public to wear face coverings
Should we all be wearing masks? That simple question is under review by officials in the U.S. government and has sparked a grass-roots pro-mask movement.
CNN anchor Chris Cuomo arrives, shown here in 2017, has tested positive for COVID-19 and showed some symptoms but plans to keep working from home.
CNN's Chris Cuomo tests positive for Covid-19, will keep working from home
Chris Cuomo, the CNN anchor and brother of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, has tested positive for Covid-19 and showed some symptoms but plans to keep working from home.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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