22 Mar 2020: Global
death toll rose above 13,000 while infection count surpassed 311,000.
Governments around the world continued to lock down cities and countries. Latest
curfew coming into effect in India. Besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza
registered its first two cases.
Word of the day trending on Twitter...
Word of the day trending on Twitter...
AP News reported congress is still negotiating relief bill. Bless their hearts. https://apnews.com/c32bc143d362d684cb1cd7cf33a5ea44
Associated Press (AP) is rated borderline Left-Center Biased due to left leaning editorializing, but Least Biased on the whole due to balanced story selection. We also rate them Very-High for factual reporting due to proper sourcing and a clean fact check record. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/associated-press/
https://apnews.com/APFactCheck
https://apnews.com/DonaldTrump
Rand Paul was the first senator to test positive. Interestingly,
he earned a medical degree from Duke University and practiced opthalmology for 18 years before becoming a senator. He recently voted against pandemic relief. Currently
asymptomatic, he was tested and quarantined as a precaution. Many
have questioned why he was tested since he had no symptoms, especially considering
some people with symptoms reported being unable to get a test. After Paul was
tested, but before he knew the results, he was seen in the senate gym, swimming
in the senate pool, and having lunch with other GOP senators. Shortly after his
diagnosis was made public, several senators announced their own quarantine plans, thus
complicating congressional efforts to pass pandemic relief bills. https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/488943-rand-pauls-coronavirus-diagnosis-sends-shockwaves-through-senate
The Hill is rated Right-Center Biased based on editorial
positions that moderately favor the right, however basic news reporting is
generally balanced in story selection and reported in a straightforward manner.
Also rated Mostly Factual in reporting, rather than High, due to
previous opinion columns promoting unproven claims. https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-hill/
VP Pence and his wife received their test results within
hours; both negative.
I no longer watch Trump daily press propaganda briefings because I
find them more confusing and upsetting than helpful. CSpan has recordings and
additional updates for anyone wanting a deeper dive: https://www.c-span.org
In kinda sorta local news, Hanes Brands (which is based in
Winston Salem) has negotiated to make surgical masks, utilizing US grown
cotton, at their factories in Latin America. I commend their efforts, though I
think it would be ideal if they could make N95 respirator masks instead of
simple surgical masks. Here are links for more information.
Austin’s
test results FINALLY came back – NEGATIVE!!!!! Hip hip hooray! After SIX DAYS
of waiting and worrying, it is a tremendous relief knowing he does not have the
virus.
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