Here is the afternoon COVID-19 update for April 9th. The government briefings will be published in the daily weather briefing tomorrow morning.
Numbers
Earth
Total Confirmed Cases 1,567,734
Total Tested 12,080,018
Total Confirmed Deaths 91,940
USA
Total Confirmed Cases 450,968
Total Tested 2,306,861
Total Confirmed Deaths 15,878
North Carolina
Total Confirmed Cases 3,578
Total Tested 47,809
Currently Hospitalized 398
Total Confirmed Deaths 68
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Local Government Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Electronic Meetings During the COVID-19 Emergency: Recommended Practices [LINK]
Good News
Dr Fauci says US may begin to reopen by summer as Bill Gates predicts schools returning by fall [LINK]
A Georgia bar owner removed $3,714 worth of bills stapled to the walls to give to her unemployed staff [LINK]
Army field hospital for Covid-19 surge leaves Seattle after 9 days. It never saw a patient [LINK]
Amazon is mobilizing its computing power to help the research on a COVID-19 cure [LINK]
Analyzing data on COVID-19? MariaDB offering cloud database use for free to qualifying projects [LINK]
Academic Reports/Simulations
Belgian research: cycling, jogging or walking should not be done consecutively in times of corona. - Anyone who breathes, coughs or sneezes while moving creates a cloud of drops behind them that extends further than 1.5 meters, explains Professor Bert Blocken [Translated to English in comments] [LINK]
COVID-19 interactive simulation by artificial life pioneer illustrates the importance of social distancing [LINK]
TWiV 599: Coronavirus update – we need a plan [LINK]
How coronavirus spread across the globe - visualised [LINK]
Lockdowns shouldn't be fully lifted until coronavirus vaccine found, new study warns [LINK]
General Articles (USA)
Coronavirus becomes leading cause of death per day in the US. More than cancer or heart disease. [LINK]
Fauci: US death toll 'looks more like 60,000' than 100-200K estimate [LINK]
A funeral and a birthday party: CDC traces Chicago coronavirus outbreak to two family gatherings [LINK]
Minnesota landlord charged over eviction attempt during pandemic [LINK]
Baptist Memorial Healthcare now using antibodies from recovered patients to treat coronavirus [LINK]
Massachusetts town enforcing one-way sidewalks to ensure social distancing amid coronavirus fight [LINK]
In-person voting was likely a 'disaster' for Wisconsin's efforts to flatten coronavirus curve, national experts say [LINK]
Sailor from USS Teddy Roosevelt found unconscious, transferred to intensive care [LINK]
Fauci says we need to "redouble our efforts" at virus mitigation [LINK]
US rocked by 6.6 million more initial unemployment claims last week [LINK]
Twitter lets pro-China disinformation linger on its platform amid coronavirus pandemic [LINK]
Trump plans to launch second coronavirus task force focused on economy [LINK]
New York coronavirus daily death toll reaches third-straight record at 799, Gov. Cuomo says [LINK]
Pharmacy Workers Are Coming Down With COVID-19. But They Can’t Afford to Stop Working. [LINK]
Checkpoints, Curfews, Airlifts: Virus Rips Through Navajo Nation [LINK]
General Articles (Outside USA)
Coronavirus, over one and a half million cases worldwide The EU closes its external borders until May 15 [LINK]
Coronavirus UK death toll in hospitals alone rises by 881 in one day [LINK]
Doctor who warned prime minister about PPE dies with Covid-19 [LINK]
COVID-19 and dengue, co-epidemics in Ecuador and other countries in Latin America: Pushing strained health care systems over the edge [LINK]
Video Updates
Dr. John Campbell: Thursday 9th April Global Update
Coronavirus Pandemic Update 52: Ivermectin Treatment; Does COVID-19 Attack Hemoglobin?
Coronavirus: Treating The Disease
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COVID-19 Update Archive
April 2020
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 2:05pm on Thursday, April 9, 2020
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