COVID-19 Update for Friday, April 17, 2020

Several curated videos and links to articles are posted below to allow you to follow the course of humanity's response to this global pandemic.

ABOVE THE FOLD

Stats for Friday, April 17, 2020, at 5pm per CoronaWiki.org

Earth

2,235,533 Known Infections
153,315 Known Deaths

USA

698,851 Known Infections
36,842 Known Deaths

North Carolina

6,012 Known Infections
173 Known Deaths

Macon County

2 Known Infections
1 Known Death

Our Best Bets for Treating COVID-19

Global Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 150,000: Reuters Tally [LINK]

Tesla sales in China jump 450% as it bounces back from coronavirus [LINK]

Tracking the novel coronavirus in the U.S. [INTERACTIVE MAP]

More than 1,500 N.J. nursing home residents have died from coronavirus, state reveals [LINK]


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COVID-19 Update



The CDC website [LINK] reports 5,465 people in North Carolina are infected and that the infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 5,859 confirmed cases, 429 hospitalized and 152 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 6,012 people infected and 173 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).

Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]





Coping with Humor

Coronavirus Rhapsody (based on Bohemian Rhapsody) - Covid19



Quaranqueen (Dancing Queen Parody)







GENERAL ARTICLES

Two-thirds of Americans worry states will lift restrictions on public activity too quickly: poll [LINK]


Redlener: Those Downplaying Coronavirus Are Disconnected From Reality | The 11th Hour | MSNBC


Fauci Calls Laura Ingraham’s Comparison Between Coronavirus and HIV ‘Misleading’ [LINK]

Counting Bodies and Pointing Fingers as Spain Tallies Coronavirus Dead
No country is really sure how many people it has lost to the pandemic. But in Spain, it has become bitterly political. [LINK]

Man, 72, seriously assaulted on Baltimore bus after he wouldn't stop coughing, police say [LINK]

Lawmakers put banks on notice: Stop charging overdraft fees during the coronavirus pandemic [LINK]

Wearing face masks in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic: altruism and solidarity [LINK]

Coronavirus survey finds that only 45% of L.A. County residents still have jobs [LINK]

Why are so many COVID-19 patients also seeing blood clots? [LINK]  (Warning Auto-playing video)

(VIDEO) Update from Dr John Campbell

Friday 17th April, Good and simple idea




Coronavirus Pandemic Update 57: Remdesivir Treatment Update and Can UV-C Disinfect Public Spaces?






COVID-19 Update Archive


April 2020

04-08 [BELOW WX BRIEFING]
04-07 [AFTERNOON UPDATE]
04-06 [AFTERNOON UPDATE]
04-05 [NEWS AND WEATHER]
04-04 [NEWS AND WEATHER]
04-03 [NEWS AND WEATHER]
04-02 [LINK]
04-01 [LINK]


March 2020

03-31 [LINK]
03-30 [LINK]
03-29 [LINK]
03-28 [LINK]
03-27 [LINK]
03-26 [LINK]






Published at 5:00pm on Friday, April 17, 2020