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Coronavirus roundup: Global death toll 7,813; nearly 190,000 infected
2020-03-18
Global coronavirus death toll at 7,813; nearly 190,000 infected
[IsraelTimes] The number of novel coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
 cases globally stood at 189,680 with 7,813 deaths, across 146 countries and territories at 1700 GMT Tuesday, according to a tally compiled by AFP from official sources.

Since 1700 GMT on Monday there were 806 new deaths reported and 14,159 new cases globally.

The tallies, using data collected by AFP offices from national authorities and information from the World Health Organization (WHO), take into account the fact that criteria for counting victims and coronavirus screening practices vary from country to country.

The countries with the most new deaths in the past 24-hour period are Italia (345), Spain (182) and Iran
...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneously taking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militias to extend the regime's influence. The word Iran is a cognate form of Aryan. The abbreviation IRGC is the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA). The term Supreme Guide is a the modern version form of either Duce or Führer or maybe both. They hate Jews Zionists Jews. Their economy is based on the production of oil and vitriol...
(135).

China ‐ excluding Hong Kong and Macau ‐ where the outbreak emerged in late December, has to date declared 80,881 cases, including 3,226 deaths, with 68,869 people recovered. The country declared 21 new cases and 13 new fatalities since Monday.

Belgium imposes general coronavirus lockdown until April 5
[IsraelTimes] Belgians must stay at home from midday on Wednesday until at least April 5 in case they spread the coronavirus further, Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes says on Tuesday. The only residents allowed out will be those heading for medical attention, solo exercise or work in some businesses deemed essential such as food markets and pharmacies, she says.

People with blood type A might be more susceptible to coronavirus, study finds
[NYPOST] People with blood type A might be more vulnerable to the coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
, while those with type O blood could be more resistant, according to a new preliminary study from China.
Researchers studying COVID-19 in its outbreak epicenter, Wuhan, and the city of Shenzhen found the proportion of Type-A patients both infected and killed by the disease to be "significantly" higher than those with the same blood type in the general public.

Type O patients, meanwhile, made up a smaller proportion of both those infected and killed by the virus.

"People of blood group A might need particularly strengthened personal protection to reduce the chance of infection," wrote the researchers at the Centre for Evidence-Based and Translational Medicine based out of Wuhan.

Though the team, led by Wang Xinghuan, couched the study as "preliminary," with more work needed to be done to develop concrete findings.

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Coronavirus: 2020-03-16 Good morning

Coronavirus bailout to cost more than $1 trillion, Mnuchin says
[NYPOST] A stimulus package to save the US economy from the ravages of the coronavirus
...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
 is expected to soar beyond $1 trillion, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Tuesday.

The bailout will include direct checks to Americans facing financial hardship, which is expected to cost $250 billion, as well as loans for small businesses and entire industries facing the brunt of the economic downturn.

"I know there’s been some rumors of the number. It is a big number," Mnuchin said after a luncheon with Republican senators on Capitol Hill.

"This is a very unique situation for this economy. We’ve put a proposal on the table that would inject a trillion dollars into the economy that is on top of the $300 billion from the IRS
...the Internal Revenue Service; that office of the United States government that collects taxes and persecutes the regime's political enemies...
 deferrals," he said.

At least $50 billion would be directed to the airline industry which has been devastated by travel restrictions in place around the globe.

The Senate has committed to staying in Washington until the stimulus package is passed and is preparing to sit through the weekend as the rest of the country goes into lock-down.

Comparatively, the bank bailout after the 2008 Great Recession, known as TARP, cost $700 million.

Conservative Republicans balked at the huge package which would further inflate the federal government deficit but said the COVID-19 health crisis was an unprecedented challenge.

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The Jerusalem Post adds:
The US military is preparing to distribute more then 5 million protective masks and other equipment, according to Reuters. Already, some 1 million are ready and will be given to the military strategic reserves for government redistribution, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday. US Defense Secretary Mark Esper told a news conference that the Pentagon would also be prepared to distribute up to 2,000 ventilators. He added that the US military's laboratories would additionally be made available to start carrying out coronavirus tests for civilians, increasing US testing capacity.

The Pentagon has also begun mobilizing US Navy hospital ships as part of the US Defense Department's plan to contain the domestic spread of the coronavirus, USNI News reported.

“We’ve already given orders to the Navy… to lean forward in terms of getting them ready to deploy,” Esper said Tuesday, the report stated.
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