WTF Just Happened Today?

Day 1187: "Complaining."


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  • 🔥 Daily Damage Report.
  • ğŸŒ� Global: Total confirmed cases ~2,463,000; Total deaths: ~170,000; Total recoveries: ~644,000. (Johns Hopkins University)

  • 🇺🇸 U.S.: Total confirmed cases ~778,000; Total deaths: ~42,000; Total recoveries: ~72,000

  • 💰 Markets: Dow 📉; S&P 500 📉; Nasdaq 📉

  • âœ�ï¸� The World Health Organization warned that “the worst is yet ahead of usâ€� in the coronavirus outbreak, reviving the alarm just as many countries ease restrictive measures aimed at reducing its spread. (NBC News)

  • âœ�ï¸� Trump’s plans to reopen the country face major obstacles. The White House sees doors opening for the economy, but health experts see them, at best, ajar. (Politico)

  • âœ�ï¸� Coronavirus in America: The year ahead. (New York Times)

  • 👑 Trump, head of government, leans into antigovernment message. With his poll numbers fading after a rally-around-the-leader bump, the president is stoking protests against stay-at-home orders. (New York Times)

  • 💻 Live Blogs: New York Times / Washington Post / NBC News / CNN / CNBC / The Guardian / ABC News / CBS News / Wall Street Journal

    1/ U.S. manufacturers shipped just over a billion face masks and more than 25 million protective suits to China in January and February with encouragement from the Trump administration. In those two months, the value of protective items exported from the U.S. to China grew more than 1,000% — from $1.4 million to about $17.6 million. (Washington Post)

    • The Trump administration doesn’t have a plan to cover coronavirus treatment for the uninsured two weeks after pledging to have a plan. (Politico)
    • 2/ Trump blamed governors for not using coronavirus testing capacity available in their states, saying they’re “complainingâ€� and that “they don’t want to use all of the capacity that we’ve created.â€� Several Democrat and Republican governors, however, said they face shortages of needed supplies to conduct the tests. Public health experts said widespread testing is a key requirement for safely reopening business...

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