CoronaVirus in US - Updates & Discussion

[riscol]

776.000 racing towards 800.000 this week ahead

 

[grey boy 2]

Looks like the grim milestone of "800,000" will probably reach by tomorrow the latest
Newest updates: "791,200" total cases along with "42,270" death toll

 

[riscol]

It is getting out of control. If US starts to relax the lockdown i fear a huge incoming wave will blast off all the way to the stratosphere.

 

[grey boy 2]

Latest update: in a 15 mins span: an increase of "3,539" new cases and "230" death toll
Newest data "794,739" total cases along with "42,500" death toll

 

[ghazi52]

President Donald Trump once again got into a confrontation with a reporter during a White House news briefing after being asked Sunday why he did not tell the American people sooner about the threat posed by the coronavirus.

CBS News reporter Weijia Jiang asked Trump about a comment he made at a briefing on Thursday, where he said he was "angry" because the truth about the COVID-19 outbreak "should have been told to us a lot sooner."

"People knew it was happening and people didn't want to talk about it. I don't know why, but we're going to get to the bottom of it," Trump said Thursday. When asked, he declined to say if he was referring to China.

"Many Americans are saying the exact same thing about you, that you should've warned them the virus was spreading like wildfire through the month of February instead of holding rallies with thousands of people. Why did you wait so long to warn them?" Jiang asked Sunday.

"Who are you with?" Trump asked twice as Jiang continued to speak. Jiang has covered the Trump White House for CBS News for nearly two years and has traveled with the president several times. During an April 3 news briefing, he told Jiang, "You ought to be ashamed of yourself" and said she asked her question about his son-in-law Jared Kushner in what he said was "a very nasty tone."

After Jiang identified herself, Trump pointed to his restrictions on travel from China, which were announced Jan. 31.

Jiang cut the president off to point out the restrictions "only applied to Chinese nationals" and not Americans returning from China.

"Nice and easy, nice and easy. Just relax," Trump told Jiang. He continued to tout the efficacy of his China travel ban, and cited Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, who has said if not for the travel ban, "we would have had many, many more cases."

"You're the president. You didn't warn people that it was spreading so quickly," Jiang said as she and the president began to speak over one another.

Jiang told Trump that when he issued the travel ban, the virus was already in the U.S. Trump responded by repeatedly asking the reporter how many COVID-19 cases there were in the U.S. at the time he issued his ban. (According to FactCheck.org, there were nine confirmed cases at the time, but experts believe the actual number was higher because little testing was being conducted then.)

 

[grey boy 2]

"800,000" total cases grim milestone is right here before our eyes much quicker than anyone's guess
Anyway newest updates: "800,197" total cases along with "42,940" death toll

 

[atan651]

Won't take long to see 1,000,000!

 

[ghazi52]

Coronavirus: Immigration to US to be suspended amid pandemic, Trump says

The US has the highest number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the world
President Donald Trump has said he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend all immigration to the US because of the coronavirus.

On Twitter, he cited "the attack from the invisible enemy", as he calls the virus, and the need to protect the jobs of Americans, but did not give details.

It was not clear what programmes might be affected and whether the president would be able to carry out the order.

Critics say the government is using the pandemic to crack down on immigration.

Immigration has traditionally been a strong campaigning theme for Mr Trump, but has taken a back seat during the pandemic and in the lead-up to the November election.

Mr Trump's announcement late on Monday came as the White House argued that the worst of the pandemic was over and the country could begin reopening. The restrictions on people's movement, implemented by many states to curb the spread of the virus, have paralysed parts of the economy.

Over the past four weeks, more than 20 million Americans have registered for unemployment benefits. That amounts to roughly as many jobs as employers had added over the previous decade.

 

[grey boy 2]

Newest updates: "821,184" total cases along with "45013" death toll

 

[ghazi52]

Director of key Trump administration vaccine agency suddenly departs

By Kaitlan Collins and Betsy Klein, CNN

April 21, 2020

(CNN)....The director of the agency responsible for leading the charge on the production and purchase of vaccines in the Trump administration is no longer leading the agency as of Tuesday, CNN has confirmed.
Dr. Rick Bright had led the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which has been central to the response to the coronavirus outbreak, since 2016. An acting director has taken over in his position, though the reason behind Bright's sudden departure is still unclear.

The move was first reported by STAT News.
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services confirmed Bright's move in a statement to CNN and said he will now lead a new government project: a public-private partnership on vaccine development and treatment.

"On April 17, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a new public-private partnership -- the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines (ACTIV) partnership -- to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccine and treatment options. At the same time, given the simultaneous importance of accelerating the development of diagnostic tests for COVID-19, Dr. Rick Bright will transfer the skills he has applied as Director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to the National Institutes of Health, as part of a bold plan to accelerate the development and deployment of novel point-of-care testing platforms," the HHS statement said.

The spokesperson added: "Dr. Bright brings extensive experience and expertise in facilitating powerful public-private partnerships that advance the health and well-being of the American people. Gary Disbrow with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will serve as the acting director of BARDA."
Bright had been with the agency as its influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases Division director since 2010 before he was tapped to lead it in late 2016.

 

[riscol]

8 days ago the McDonald clown said it was flattening and dropping. From 530.000 to 821.000, that is an increase of almost 300.000 in just 8-9 days. We could be very stupid and it is too difficult to comprehend but can someone who actually understands F22-Raptor's maths explain to us why this is called flattening and dropping?

 

[grey boy 2]

Newest updates: "826,490" total cases along with "45,411" death toll

 

[riscol]

i think by the end of this week 900.000 could be reached

 

[atan651]

I hope the infection and death numbers will spike up 100x folds when all lockdowns get lifted as planned. In that case DJT reelection will be doomed.

 

[riscol]

I understand that president Trump wants to reopen the economy as quickly as possible because that is the only thing he has for a 2nd term. 17 million filling for unemployment does not look good and that is why he is intentionally calling it the China virus to make it appear it was out of his control. It is hopeless for the US.