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3,000 a Day, Rose Garden Predictions
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
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 in the Forecast, It Came from Wuhan
Monday, May 4, 2020
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 …
Two More Years, Intelligence Denied
Saturday, May 2, 2020
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 …
Plans to re-open, Down at the Farm
Friday, May 1, 2020
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 …
Hope for a Drug, 30 Million Unemployed
Thursday, April 30, 2020
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, …
More Deaths Coming, Orthodox Breakup
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
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.
Man With a Plan, Numbers Tapering
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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.
Open and Monitor, The Trump Show Closes
Monday, April 27, 2020
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.
50,000 and Counting, Slow Opening
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Counting Up and Down: The US surpassed 50,000 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours; 51,949 Americans have died with no immediate end in sight, 1,986 of them in the last day. President Trump at his daily briefing said that the …
26 Million Unemployed, Muscling the Postal Service
Friday, April 24, 2020
Viral News: Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week, bringing the total to more than 26 million who have lost their jobs since the coronavirus pandemic caused the shutdown of the US economy. Some analysts say the unemployment …

