March 15, 2020

Coronavirus update

 Lenka Kay

California Governor Issues Executive Order for State To Commandeer Hotels, Motels For Coronavirus Patients

Seattle Airport to House Homeless during pandemic

Coronavirus: Dutch to close all schools, bars and restaurants

Austria bans all gatherings of more than five people

How to flatten the coronavirus growth curve


Andrew Cuomo - Using federal troops to help create hospital beds is one we should try.

How South Korea is handling the virus better than other countries

Twenty states and a number of large urban districts are shutting down K–12 schools. The closures will be particularly hard for areas like Los Angeles, where roughly 80 percent of students rely on their school for lunch and more than 20,000 are homeless.


Sam Smith - If the virus was a bunch of terrorists we would be spending a lot more on it. One good standard for funding would be to treat such a major health crisis as a military attack. The $8.6 billion being budgeted for the virus war is minute compared to, say, what we spent after 9/11

In response to the coronavirus, U.S. President Donald Trump has just waived interest on all student loans.  “I am announcing the following emergency actions today: to help our students and their families, I’ve waived interest on all student loans held by federal government agencies and that will be until further notice."

Internet Providers Won’t Cut Off Users Over Unpaid Bills for 60 Days

Trump budget chief holds firm on CDC cuts amid virus outbreak

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