US Surgeon General warns that this week will be the “hardest and saddest week of most Americans’ lives”. Wearing homemade face masks and face coverings in public is encouraged by the CDC. A Texas city mandates that people wear masks in public or face fines. Projections suggest that “flattening the curve” appears to hold true for states as much as it does for countries. A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus. The UN warns of a surge in domestic violence during global lockdowns. In the UK, 5G cell towers are being burned due to conspiracy theories.