Coronavirus:

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Maryland goes into mandatory lockdown at eight o'clock tonight. If they catch you out and about on non-essential frivolities, it's a misdemeanor, up to one year in jail and a $5000 fine.

So this virus only affects people after 8pm in Maryland. Is anything actually open there after 8pm. In my neck of the woods it's pretty dead after 8pm. With or without the virus.

[robert.]

I noticed people social distancing while driving. When they stop for red light. they now stay 20 ft off the bumper in front of them.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I noticed people social distancing while driving. When they stop for red light. they now stay 20 ft off the bumper in front of them.

If only..........

[robert.]

Rufus. I saw your post about lock down until June 10. That's a long ways out. I rent a store in Richmond. Come july i'll need to empty it. The landlord has been really hard line about collecting rent through this fiasco.

[Chris Webster]

A video clip of sports talk radio host Mike Francesa:
March 30, 2020 - The day that Mike Francesa's unwavering loyalty to his old friend @realDonaldTrump finally came to an end.

[HONDO74]

Coronavirus: Huge crowds as India lockdown sparks mass migration
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia- ... -migration

Watch the video. This is unbelievable,

Streets around the Indian capital Delhi have been filled with people walking to reach their villages in neighbouring states.

Most of them are daily-wage workers who are now out of work after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a complete lockdown of the country on 24 March to halt the spread of coronavirus.

In the absence of money and jobs, they are desperate to reach their villages. Some found government-run buses to reach home and others just continued to walk.

[HONDO74]

'Virus-fighting' scientist gets magnets stuck in nose
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-52094804

An Australian astrophysicist who hoped to create a device to help stop people catching the coronavirus has ended up in hospital - after getting magnets stuck up his nose.

Dr Daniel Reardon came up with a plan to create a necklace which would react if your hands were near your face.

Unfortunately, the device did not work quite as planned.

[HONDO74]

Bill de Blasio told people through a tweet on March 2, ‘Go live your lives and go out on the town,’ and then recommended what show everybody go see.

New York's coronavirus death toll just topped 1,000, but Gov. Cuomo warns that 'thousands' will die
https://news.yahoo.com/yorks-coronaviru ... 28017.html

New York's coronavirus death toll passed 1,000 on Sunday night, with a total of at least 1,026 people dead, according to Associated Press.

New York City reported on Sunday evening that its death toll had risen to 776. At least 250 cases have been confirmed outside of the city, according to AP.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that "thousands" will die in the state, which he called the "epicenter" of the US's COVID-19 outbreak — the world's largest.

Cuomo extended the state's lockdown by another two weeks. Accessible point-of-care testing could allow states to lift these restrictions, officials say.

[Chris Webster]

New York's coronavirus death toll just topped 1,000, but Gov. Cuomo warns that 'thousands' will die
https://news.yahoo.com/yorks-coronaviru ... 28017.html

Meanwhile at the White House:

Barely a month ago, Trump claimed the coronavirus would go away on its own. Then he said it paled in comparison to the 2009 H1N1 flu outbreak, which killed about 12,500 Americans. Now he’s saying that the estimates showing Covid-19 could kill 100,000 Americans — roughly equivalent to two Vietnam Wars or 38 September 11 attacks — actually reflect how effective he’s been.

During a news conference on Sunday, Trump said that a final US coronavirus death toll somewhere in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 people would indicate that his administration has “done a very good job.”

“You’re talking about 2.2 million deaths,” Trump said, referring to an Imperial College study that identified 2.2 million people as the high end of how many Americans could die if no measures were taken to slow the spread of coronavirus. “So if we can hold that down, as we’re saying, to 100,000, it’s a horrible number, maybe even less, but to 100,000, so we have between 100 [thousand] and 200,000, we altogether have done a very good job.”

Trump says 200,000 Americans could die from coronavirus, because he’s done “a very good job”

[Chris Webster]

Vanity Fair's Gabe Sherman: Fox News is concerned their downplaying of Coronavirus exposes them “to potential legal action” from misled viewers

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Rufus. I saw your post about lock down until June 10. That's a long ways out. I rent a store in Richmond. Come july i'll need to empty it. The landlord has been really hard line about collecting rent through this fiasco.

Yup. 10 weeks seems long. Might want to check to see if VA has suspended rent impacted by this lock down

[HONDO74]

Coronavirus: Three out of four Americans under some form of lockdown
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52103066

People in New York gathered to watch the arrival of the USNS Comfort, ignoring social distancing guidelines

[Rufus T. Firefly]

People in New York gathered to watch the arrival of the USNS Comfort, ignoring social distancing guidelines

[robert.]

It's not clear yet about rent. Evictions have suspended. (courts are closed). Come july i may owe 3 months rent. It will take many entities to have compassion. The person that i rent from, His landlord, Landlords bank, and the city of Richmond to forego 3 or more months of property tax. Then when that is all said and done. I'll need people to want to spend money on useless stuff.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I I'll need people to want to spend money on useless stuff.

And there's the real problem - 3 (if we are lucky...) months from now it's going to be a long slow climb uphill.