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Please FReep Mail me regarding the ping list for these reports. Thanks. COVID-19 Update As of 03/31/2020 22:37 PDT (taken at 23:59) To the report... This information addresses solely the United States A Trend vs A Base Camp Several days ago I was feeling pretty good about a decrease in the volume of growth I had observed, and was presenting to you. It looked like we were seeing a trend toward stagnation in growth. Sadly, the numbers have begun to grow rapidly again. The flatening of the growth of each previous day, appeared to be developing a plateau. Instead it...

Rising temperatures may be having a profound physical impact on one of the world's favourite songbirds. Researchers in Spain found that over a 20-year period, nightingales had evolved smaller wingspans. The scientists say this is linked to a changing climate in the region which has seen the early onset of spring and increased drought. They are concerned that this could affect the bird's ability to migrate in winter. Famed for its ability to sing, the nightingale has a very rich repertoire as it is able to produce over 1,000 different sounds, compared to just 340 by skylarks. Although common in...

Pelican Lakes Golf Club among courses still open during COVID-19 outbreak News | March 30, 2020 Jadyn Watson-Fisher Select Weld County golf courses remain open for tee times and takeout food during the COVID-19 outbreak. The Colorado stay-at-home order says people shouldn’t go out unless they are performing an essential task. These include getting groceries, attending work at a “critical” business, picking up food or receiving medical care. Residents may hike, walk and participate in outdoor activities while remaining six feet from others. Pelican Lakes Golf Club General Manager Jason Kusel said the course is the “perfect place” for fresh...

China is facing a public relations catastrophe that is only likely to deepen, writes Sky's diplomatic editor Dominic Waghorn. We've long known about the dangers of a wild animal virus leaping the species gap and ravaging humans and so have the Chinese. They have been told repeatedly about the risks posed by their animal markets for decades. In 2005, we filmed secretly while being offered pangolins, rare lizards and snakes in an endangered animal restaurant in southern China. Year in, year out since, the Chinese have been warned by virologists that it was only a matter of time before a...

Actor John Cusack is calling for the impeachment of President Donald Trump in the midst of the worldwide coronavirus outbreak, saying that the president must be removed from power in order “to save lives.” The Say Anything actor tweeted Tuesday that he wants to see labor strikes as well as the impeachment of President Trump. “We need to remove Trump from power to save lives,” the Hollywood star wrote. “Impeach him again.” Cusack, who endorsed Bernie Sanders as the Democratic presidential nominee, recently told President Trump to “rot in hell” for scolding an NBC News reporter during a White House...

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has drawn attention for her scrapes with President Donald Trump over the federal government’s coronavirus response, is on Joe Biden’s list of potential vice presidential candidates, he said in an interview Tuesday. The former vice president made the remarks during an appearance on MSNBC, after host Brian Williams asked if Whitmer had “lengthened” Biden’s shortlist due to her performance during the pandemic. “She hadn’t lengthened the list - she made the list, in my mind, two months ago,” Biden said in a brief clip released by MSNBC. **SNIP** “We’ve had a big problem with...

The unprecedented global pandemic that knows no borders should be a clear lesson for all of us of how interconnected and interdependent we all are, as a human community, and how small our already frail planet has become in the era of globalization. Diversity & Inclusion would like to salute all of you—administrators, faculty, staff, and of course, our students—for your resilience and strength, whether at the frontlines, physically or virtually, in services and in the classroom. We also want to remind ourselves that as in all human experiences, the pandemic has not impacted all communities equally. Many communities are...

From his home in Burlington, Vermont early Tuesday morning, in a remote interview with a comedian stationed 250 miles away, Sen. Bernie Sanders made an unusual concession. "There is a path," Sanders, I-Vt., told Seth Meyers, when asked in an appearance on "Late Night" about his chances to win the Democratic presidential nomination, before continuing. "It is admittedly a narrow path." Sanders’ presidential bid exists, as with much of society's normal activities, in a state of coronavirus-induced holding pattern. With both the senator and former Vice President Joe Biden each suspending campaign activities, from rallies with tens of thousands of...

KARACHI: The world is united in fighting against Covid-19 pandemic but for Pakistan, religious discrimination remains a top priority amidst this global crisis. The country's Hindus and Christian minorities are not being given food supplies by authorities, saying they are meant for the Muslims. "Authorities are not helping us during the lockdown, the ration is also not being provided to us because we are part of a minority community," a Hindu man lamented. Scores of marginalised people gather at Karachi's Rehrri Ghoth to receive food supplies and daily essentials as shops remain shut to curb the spread of coronavirus. But...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Wednesday she’s “very disappointed” in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for fanning the flames of fear about the spread of the coronavirus in the United States. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, is warning Americans to start preparing now for “the expectation that this might be bad,” triggering a severe disruption in their daily lives. That may require what she called, “social distancing measures” that include smaller classes or closing schools, canceling meetings and conferences and allowing employees to work from home. Lightfoot essentially accused the federal...

**SNIP** The CDC analyzed more than 7,000 confirmed covid-19 cases across the country in which health officials had a written record about the presence or absence of any underlying medical condition. The preexisting conditions covered in the records include heart and lung diseases, diabetes, chronic renal disease, chronic liver disease, immunocompromised conditions, neurological disorders, neurodevelopmental or intellectual disability, pregnancy, current or former smoker status, and “other chronic disease.” The CDC found that, of people requiring admission to an intensive care unit, 78 percent had at least one underlying health condition. Of people hospitalized but not requiring ICU admission, 71 percent...

hing on the job, and employees can ask their boss to pay for hand sanitizer, experts told MarketWatch Walmart will start checking workers’ temperatures in an effort to keep its stores and warehouses free of the coronavirus and slow the spread of the virus, the company said Tuesday. It’s a step that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago, but workplace laws allow for this sort of measure during a pandemic, experts told MarketWatch. The coronavirus outbreak has upended the workplace, tearing millions of Americans from their jobs and forcing many others to work from home. Legislators are...

Compared to many other pursuits, turkey hunting may be the perfect outlet for outdoors enthusiasts who are paying attention to the current social distancing guidelines. While approximately 50,000 people hunt turkeys in South Carolina, it’s mostly a solitary pursuit. Although Lowcountry hunters with access to private lands have been taking advantage of the state’s turkey hunting season since March 22, the rest of the state and those who don’t have access to private hunting property can join in this week. The season opened on private lands in Game Zones 3 and 4 (basically the lower portion of the state) on...

How may virus particles (visions) does it take to start an infection? I don’t think anyone knows for sure but over the decades, at times like this, one ponders these things. My thoughts go along these lines, some things are known, much not. A lot of information is “proprietary”. If one viral particle (virion) is inhaled and lands on a nasal epithelium cell, on a specific receptor, it can...

(Virtual) pints?When Kav opened her calendar on Thursday morning, she saw a day packed with social events from start to finish. Coffee, a lunch date, work drinks, and a pub quiz were taking over her diary, leaving her wondering when she would even be able to get any work done in between. The only thing is, by this point, Kav was five days into quarantining and had no plans to step foot beyond her front door. This was her social schedule to be conducted entirely through video calls – all of which were organised by her workplace. Kav is one...

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Touted as a simple but effective shield against coronavirus infections, transparent screens have sprung up at supermarket tills and pharmacies across Germany. For plexiglass manufacturer Claus Müller, business has never been better — but no one is celebrating. The Plexiglas Riesner processing plant in Wiesbaden is abuzz with activity as owner Müller and his workers race to get out the next batch of orders, cutting and bending acrylic sheets to size while the phone rings off the hook. It’s the busiest time in the small company’s 114-year history, with requests coming in faster than the supply chain can handle. […]...

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Report updated in Spain at 18.30h on 31 March. Official figures released by the Spanish Health Ministry at 11.40am on Tuesday 31 March confirmed 94,417 known cases of Coronavirus (Covid-19) in Spain, 9,222 more than yesterday. Today’s rise in total confirmed cases marks an 11% day-on-day increase, compared to an 8.1% and 9% rise over the past two days. The rise in figures could also be due to increased testing. 8,189 people have died from the pandemic (up by 849 from yesterday – the worst figure to date for a 24 hour period in Spain). Monday’s figure in Spain was...

A WORLD WAR II vet, 95, who beat the killer coronavirus, said "I survived the foxholes of Guam, I can get through this bull****." Bill Kelly from Oregon recovered from the deadly COVID-19 virus on Monday after his 14-day home quarantine, reports The Oregonian.