COVID-19 Update for Monday, March 30, 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

Cherokee, Nantahala and Pisgah National Forests temporarily shut down trailheads, access points to Appalachian National Scenic Trail [LINK]

Governor Roy Cooper Issues "Stay at Home" Order for the state to mitigate the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 [LINK]

The Town of Franklin and Macon County have added further restrictions to the State of Emergency currently in effect. [LINK]

COVID-19 Update for March 30th


The CDC website [LINK] reports 764 people in North Carolina are infected and that the infections are spreading person-to-person, the NCDHHS website [LINK] reports 1,167 cases, 91 hospitalizations, and 5 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 1,189 people infected and 6 deaths.

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

HEADLINES

Trump extends federal social distancing guidance for 30 days [LINK]

Fauci predicts millions of coronavirus cases in US, and more than 100,000 deaths [LINK]

Food Safety and Coronavirus: A Comprehensive Guide [LINK]

New blood tests for antibodies could show true scale of coronavirus pandemic [LINK]

Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency. FDA is issuing this guidance to provide a policy to help expand the availability of general use face masks for the general public and particulate filtering facepiece respirators. [PDF]

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Dr John Campbell Update for Sunday, March 29th

Part One

Part Two



White House Task Force



GOOD NEWS

Nordstrom alterations teams to sew more than 100,000 medical masks for health care workers [LINK]

Columbia Sportswear employees to receive regular pay as CEO cuts own salary to $10,000 [LINK]

Usage of Masks "Flattened" Growth of Coronavirus Cases in Czech Republic [LINK]

Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus squad give up $100 million in wages amid coronavirus outbreak [LINK]

Cigna and Humana waive coronavirus treatment costs [LINK]


THE FALLEN

FDNY mechanic, an ‘unsung hero’ who kept ambulances running, dies of coronavirus [LINK]


GENERAL ARTICLES



COVID-19 Coronavirus: Just Like the Flu or Worse???



President Trump Participates in a Meeting with Supply Chain Distributors



New Yorkers who break social distancing rules will now face fines up to $500 [LINK]

Alan Merrill, songwriter of 'I Love Rock and Roll' dies of COVID-19 [LINK]

NYPD: 730 uniformed members test positive for coronavirus [LINK]

Western Michigan University student dies of coronavirus weeks before graduation [LINK]

Wuhan Residents Claim The True Death Toll From Coronavirus Is Close To 47,000 [LINK]

Wuhan COVID-19 death toll may be in tens of thousands, data on cremations and shipments of urns suggest [LINK]

FDA approves use of Battelle’s mask sterilizing technology at full capacity [LINK]

WHO ignored Taiwan's warnings about coronavirus in December [LINK]

'Stealth Transmission' of COVID-19 Demands Widespread Mask Usage [LINK]
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A 37-year-old pregnant woman with coronavirus and her baby die in La Coruña [LINK] (article in Spanish)


DUMB PEOPLE

Choir practice turns fatal. Airborne coronavirus strongly suspected [LINK]


MCHD: Numbers of people hospitalized in Alabama won’t be shared with the public [LINK]

Central pastor continues to defy Governor’s orders, hosts more than 1,200 for Sunday service [LINK]

BAD PEOPLE

Coronavirus: Rudy Giuliani has Twitter account temporarily blocked for spreading 'COVID-19 misinformation' [LINK]

Exclusive: Justice Department reviews stock trades by lawmakers after coronavirus briefings [LINK]

ER doctor fired after criticizing coronavirus response at his hospital in Washington [LINK]




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Published at 8:30am on Monday, March 30, 2020