COVID-19 Update for Monday, April 20, 2020

ABOVE THE FOLD


An update for April 20th from Dr John Campbell: Asymptomatic spread and 2 different ships

20th April, Africa Difficulties




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The CDC website [LINK] reports 6,493 people in North Carolina are infected and that the infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 6,764 confirmed cases, 373 hospitalized and 179 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 6,842 people infected and 202 deaths (these include non-residents located in NC).

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


Video Briefings

World Health Organization (the World Health Organization has taken the weekend off from giving briefings to the public, so here is the one from the 17th of April)


White House (briefing from Sunday, April 19th)



North Carolina (the governor has taken the weekend off from giving briefings to the public)

English (briefing from today)

Spanish (briefing from April 17th)



COVID-19 Update


General Articles

Facebook Will Remove Content Organizing Protests Against Stay-at-Home Orders, Zuckerberg Says [LINK]

Some anti-vaxxers are changing their minds because of the coronavirus pandemic [LINK]

Dr. Anthony Fauci Condemns Coronavirus Lockdown Protests [LINK]

Michigan girl, 5, daughter of first responders, dies from coronavirus [LINK]

German chancellor Angela Merkel: "The situation is deceptive, we are far from over the mountain" [GERMAN]


'Land of the free!': Healthcare workers are heckled as they stand in front of anti-lockdown protesters cars' in Colorado and more demonstrations erupt across the US [LINK]

The Influencer Economy Hurtles Toward Its First Recession [LINK]

Florida: endangered sea turtles thriving thanks to Covid-19 restrictions [LINK]

Coronavirus stay at home order saves state taxpayers $1 billion after car crashes cut by 60% [LINK]

Shake Shack returning $10 million government loan meant for small businesses [LINK]

Man who served 44 years in prison dies from COVID-19 just weeks before his release [LINK] 

Workers head home after 28 days of making COVID-19 protective gear [LINK]




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Published at 4:20pm on Monday, April 20, 2020