White House Says to Avoid Gatherings Larger Than 10 Peoplehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/mar/16/donald-trump-joe-biden-bernie-sanders-coronavirus-live-news-updatesThe White House has now said Americans should avoid gatherings larger than 10 people in order to slow the spread of the virus
Trump said the health guidelines aimed at mitigating the spread of coronavirus could extend into the summer.
The president said experts have told him to expect that this new reality could extend into July or August and possibly longer.
“It’s bad,” Trump acknowledged of the coronavirus crisis. However, he said the US is trying to avoid a worst-case scenario by deploying these guidelines.
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... yesterday it was 'Relax ... Everything will be fine')
Trump says he's not currently considering nationwide lockdown
https://mobile.twitter.com/finnygo/status/1239634404529618944But Fauci clarified that the president was not saying these guidelines will necessarily be in effect until then.
The latest guidelines, which advise Americans to avoid gatherings larger than 10 people, will be in effect for 15 days, Fauci said. Then the coronavirus response team will revisit them.
However, Fauci said experts expect coronavirus cases to continue into the summer and possibly later.
... "If we do a really good job... people are talking about July, August," Trump told reporters, saying he
might ask the military to help build temporary hospitals to tackle rising numbers of sick.
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US Airlines Want $50 Billion In Government Bailout Welfare From the Coronavirushttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/16/us-airlines-seek-more-than-50-billion-in-aid-as-coronavirus-roils-business.htmlBut...but...socialism!
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Trump says market will 'take care of itself' after Dow drops nearly 3,000 points
Trump voiced confidence that the markets would recover from the coronavirus crisis, as the Dow closed down nearly 3,000 points.
“The market will take care of itself,” Trump said. “The market will be very strong
once we get rid of the virus.” (...
the virus is likely to become endemic)
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Trump says postponing elections is 'unnecessary'Trump said he did not think it was necessary to postpone elections amid the coronavirus crisis.
“Postponing elections is not a very good thing,” Trump said. “I think postponing is unnecessary.”
His comments came shortly after Ohio announced it was canceling in-person voting tomorrow for the Democratic presidential primary.
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Unclear on the Concept Trump gave himself top marks for his administration’s response to the coronavirus crisis.
“I’d rate it a 10,” the president said when asked to rate his response on a scale of 1 to 10. “I think we’ve done a great job.”-----------------------------
The Pentagon has moved to Health Protection Condition Bravo, or HPCON B. Gen.Miller and other defense officials spoke to the department’s global workforce via public livestream on the military’s DVIDS imagery site.
A few miles away, the Armed Forces Retirement Home has been moved to HPCON C, one level higher than the Pentagon, to provide added protection for the elderly population there.