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]
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COVID-19 Update for March 30th
The CDC website [LINK] reports 764 people in North Carolina are infected and that the infections are widespread, the NCDHHS website [LINK] also reports 935 cases, 87 hospitalized and 4 deaths in the state. The Johns Hopkins Dashboard [LINK] reports 1,063 people infected and 5 deaths.
Resources for Reliable Information about the Corona Virus (COVID-19) [LINK]
VIDEO BRIEFINGS
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White House Coonavirus Task Force
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GOOD NEWS
Zookeepers Self-Isolate In A Wildlife Park For 12 Weeks To Look After The Animals [LINK]
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds Donate $400,000 to New York Hospitals Amid Coronavirus [LINK]
Police officer pulls over speeding doctor — and gives her his safety masks [LINK]
Social distancing restrictions are slowing coronavirus infections, new data suggests [LINK]
Medtronic to share ventilator designs [LINK]
Supercars team Erebus Motorsport designs equipment to aid fight against coronavirus [LINK]
THE FALLEN
New York neurosurgeon who separated conjoined twins dies from complications of Covid-19 [LINK]
90 Yr Old Woman Dies From Coronavirus After Refusing Ventilator, Tells Doctor To Save It For Sick Younger People [LINK]
REGIONAL COVID-19 NEWS
Buncombe’s COVID-19 rules stricter than state order [LINK]
Coronavirus update: Buncombe has had 21 COVID-19 cases, peak expected in three weeks [LINK]
Watauga County: Grocery Stores Taking Extra Precautions to Deal with the COVID-19 Coronavirus Spread [LINK]
Swain County closes hotels, rentals as precaution [LINK]
Macon County: Food banks deal with spike in demand [LINK]
Macon County: CareNet partners with Free Little Pantry to feed the community [LINK]
Henderson County: Churches turn to online services, parking lot sermons, drive-by birthdays during coronavirus in Henderson County [LINK]
Macon County: Cooking up a new strategy [LINK]
Cherokee County: Coronavirus clampdown: Disease spreads to area [LINK]
Graham County: County clarifies closure of borders [LINK]
Haywood County: So long tourists: Coronavirus safeguards target visitors, second-home owners [LINK]
Qualla Boundary: Harrah's extends casino closure [LINK]
Qualla Boundary: Trump signs CARES Act, includes billions for Indian Country [LINK]
GENERAL ARTICLES
New COVID-19 Forecasts: US Hospitals Could Be Overwhelmed in the Second Week of April by Demand for ICU Beds, and US Deaths Could Total 81,000 by July [LINK]
(VIDEO) Update from Dr John Campbell
What to Say if People You Know Aren't Taking The Pandemic Seriously [LINK]
The @EmpireStateBldg reminding us that the city is in the middle of an emergency. pic.twitter.com/50TjEjOogN— Rita J. King (@RitaJKing) March 31, 2020
Dr. Birx predicts up to 200,000 U.S. coronavirus deaths 'if we do things almost perfectly' [LINK]
(VIDEO) WHY THE CORONAVIRUS DEATH RATE WILL INCREASE--I'm A Surgeon--Here's The SCIENCE
Coronavirus job losses could total 47 million, unemployment rate may hit 32%, Fed estimates [LINK]
L.A. Suspends All Farmers Markets After Another Crowded Weekend [LINK]
(VIDEO) Coronavirus Pandemic Update 46: Can Hot/Cold Therapy Boost Immunity? More on Hydroxychloroquine
Six Days Before Dying From COVID-19, He Tried to Get Tested and Was Turned Away [LINK]
A 25-year-old pharmacy tech dies from coronavirus. It's an urgent warning for young people [LINK]
CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public [LINK]
Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says [LINK]
Bodies loaded by forklift into truck as coronavirus death toll nears 1,000 in New York [LINK]
Tampa megachurch pastor arrested after leading packed services despite 'safer-at-home' orders [LINK]
West Allis police shut down Hobby Lobby for being a non-essential business [LINK]
New York governor says ventilator prices went from $20,000 to $50,000 in a matter of weeks [LINK]
Entire county in Colorado getting tested for COVID-19 [LINK]
World Health Organization encourages playing video games during coronavirus pandemic [LINK]
New York man refuses to let son back in house after taking spring break trip amid coronavirus outbreak [LINK]
Managing Steam Bandwidth During COVID-19 Pandemic [LINK]
BAD PEOPLE
Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island strike for more coronavirus protection [LINK]
New York City man arrested for running speakeasy where people were drinking and gambling during coronavirus lockdown [LINK]
Spring breakers who came to Gulf Shores test positive for COVID-19 [LINK]
Hospital administrators are trying to silence and threatening retaliation against doctors and nurses who comment on COVID-19 shortages [LINK]
COVID-19 Update Archive
March 2020
03-30 [LINK]
03-29 [LINK]
03-28 [LINK]
03-27 [LINK]
03-26 [LINK]
Published at 4:00am on Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Coronavirus job losses could total 47 million, unemployment rate may hit 32%, Fed estimates [LINK]
L.A. Suspends All Farmers Markets After Another Crowded Weekend [LINK]
(VIDEO) Coronavirus Pandemic Update 46: Can Hot/Cold Therapy Boost Immunity? More on Hydroxychloroquine
Six Days Before Dying From COVID-19, He Tried to Get Tested and Was Turned Away [LINK]
A 25-year-old pharmacy tech dies from coronavirus. It's an urgent warning for young people [LINK]
CDC considering recommending general public wear face coverings in public [LINK]
Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says [LINK]
Bodies loaded by forklift into truck as coronavirus death toll nears 1,000 in New York [LINK]
Tampa megachurch pastor arrested after leading packed services despite 'safer-at-home' orders [LINK]
West Allis police shut down Hobby Lobby for being a non-essential business [LINK]
New York governor says ventilator prices went from $20,000 to $50,000 in a matter of weeks [LINK]
Entire county in Colorado getting tested for COVID-19 [LINK]
World Health Organization encourages playing video games during coronavirus pandemic [LINK]
New York man refuses to let son back in house after taking spring break trip amid coronavirus outbreak [LINK]
Managing Steam Bandwidth During COVID-19 Pandemic [LINK]
BAD PEOPLE
Amazon fires warehouse worker who led Staten Island strike for more coronavirus protection [LINK]
New York City man arrested for running speakeasy where people were drinking and gambling during coronavirus lockdown [LINK]
Spring breakers who came to Gulf Shores test positive for COVID-19 [LINK]
Hospital administrators are trying to silence and threatening retaliation against doctors and nurses who comment on COVID-19 shortages [LINK]
COVID-19 Update Archive
March 2020
03-30 [LINK]
03-29 [LINK]
03-28 [LINK]
03-27 [LINK]
03-26 [LINK]
Published at 4:00am on Tuesday, March 31, 2020
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