Layoff: Another 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment last week in the 7th week of crushing job loss caused by the coronavirus shutdown. This brings the total of job losses to more than 33 million.   Heaviest hit are the services industries including …

Mutant Ninja Virus: In a frightening pandemic development, scientists say they have identified a mutated strain of the coronavirus that is more contagious and has become the dominant strain of the virus.   The mutant strain also multiplies more quickly in the …

3,000: With at least 42 states loosening restrictions to stop the coronavirus, an internal Trump administration projection says the daily death toll in the US may reach 3,000 by June 1st, roughly double the current numbers, The NY Times reports.   By comparison, 1,248 …

Death’s Door: The death toll from the coronavirus in the US may reach as high as 100,000 people, President Trump said last night during an appearance on Fox News.   “We’re going to lose anywhere from 75, 80 to 100,000 people,” he said …

Herd Infection: The coronavirus is likely to keep spreading at least another 18 months to two years until 60 percent to 70 percent of the population has been infected, a team of US pandemic experts predicted in a report released this week.   “The …

What to Do Now: With the President’s guidelines expired, the states are wrestling today with when and how to let Americans return to restaurants, movie theaters, and shopping malls. Governors in at least 30 states are planning gradual re-openings.   Coronavirus infections …

Injection of Hope: America’s doctor, Anthony Fauci, injected hope into the coronavirus crisis with the announcement that an experimental drug called remdesivir helps coronavirus patients recover faster from the disease.    It is not a cure. “The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, …

Shifting Sands: As the number of coronavirus cases in the US topped 1 million yesterday, the White House coronavirus task force issued a projection that 74,000 Americans will die of the disease by August.

Spotlight on Donald: No matter how angry he is with the press, President Trump couldn’t stay out of the spotlight for more than two days. After announcing he would have no more coronavirus briefings, Trump dove back into the pool yesterday.

New York State of Mind: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out plans for the gradual opening of his state, which has been hardest hit by the coronavirus in this country.